jettster91 submitted a new DSM Profile :My talon build!Read more about this vehicle here...

Finally got everything back from the machine shop and started assembly today I plasti gauged the mains came up with .002 and .0015 on the rods. I know the manual says Main and rods are .0008 to .002 But my machinest says that .0015 is to tight for the rods, And that i could possibly cause lack...

Well i just got a call from my machine shop this morning informing me my parts are finished. he told me they had to deck my head and block. both. I asked how much they milled off. He said they took .012 off the head Which i wasnt to happy about. and .005 of the block so im sitting at .017 total...

I just picked up a FRH intake manifold and it came with the spacer from the head to intake. But there isnt a gasket from the plenum to intake runners.. i have no idea what i should do about this. Is there anything you guys suggest for that gasket?

While I was performing the Oiling mod on my block. My carbide Bit snagged the corner, and hopped right up onto the ridge and cut right thru the tape i had laid and cut a little groove into where the gasket lays, Happened twice.. And you can see Via pictures.. Is this going to cause a gasket...

Well ive been searching for about an hour now and i cant really find any good answers. Im at the stage where im buying my rods and Pistons. I already decided that im going with Manley H beam rods. But im stuck on what the best piston to get. Wiseco. Manley. Ross. Or JE pistons. Ive seen alot of...

Hey guys I had my oil pan blasted and when he did the edge for the gasket he also hit the inside of the pan leaving parts bare. Any ideas what I should do about it? Leave it bare ? Or paint it with something. let me knowI added a picture so you guys can see clearly

I've got a 90 talon with dsmlink v3 and I'm trying to hook up my wideband to link I've got a glowshift wideband and I've ran the 0-5 volt output on the wideband to my number 4 pin on the ecu. And it's functioning but the reading is totally off on link compared to my gauge . Cause on link there...

i purchased the bundle SD of Ecmlink http://www.ecmtuning.com/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=50 came with the GM 4 bar MAP. I just got it wired and i ran up link v3 and followed ECMS website step by step and ive noticed there is not a selection for a GM 4 bar sensor, only a 3bar and a...

Been having an issue with pulling knock retard.. cant figure it out ive replaced knock sensor checked wiring checked. mech timing. got good compression no boost leaks, etc ive read and read on ECM link trying to figure out what could be causing this and ive been searching here as well. im...

Hey guys I just bought a new bw s360. And I asked the dealer what oil restrictor needed to be ran for this turbo and he said I did not need one. I told him I was running a 4an line off my oil filter housing and he still claimed I did not need to run a restrictor... Doesn't seem right to me. What...

what do you guys think of these plugs?

Valve stem seals or turbo?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcPlI3gAZnc&list=UUuNiMojWaZuAtjDBXQZPjdghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=130LBu9Fg1o&list=UUuNiMojWaZuAtjDBXQZPjdg

My Build, 30 Over Manle Pistons, 6 bolt rods, BS Delete, Acl Bearings, triple layer head gasket, ARP head studs, HKS 272 cams, Stock mani, Garrett 50 trim turbo, FMIC, DSM Link v3, 2g mas. Compresson test 180 across, Give or take a psi.my problem I seem to be Burning oil after shifting from a...

ive got a 98 gst and im converting it over to awd, i have a buddy whose got all the parts im getting the subframe rear end drive shaft transfer case tranny fly wheel and axels all for 200 bucks, pretty much got everything for doing this at a steal price, the problem im having is the rear end and...

In the next week im planing on getting my car dynoed and i was curious what you guys think it mite make, this build was pretty much a budget build so heres the mod list stock 6 bolt block crank and rods, supertech foraged pistons 8.3.1 7 bolt head mild port and polish new oem valves, reground...

I am swaping a 6 bolt into my 2g and im using the 7 bolt front motor mount bracket, and my problem is i already know that ive got to trim the one screw hole to get it to fit but the problem im having is the swinging part on the bracket that the tension pulley goes on is hitting the water pump...

Im rebuilding my engine and i pulled the head it had a few bent valve so im replacing the valve stem seals and was curious if there was a way i could check the valve guides to see if okay to make sure theyre not cracked or anything like that, does anyone know of a way i can check them at home...

I had a built 7 bolt that spun a bearing around 3000 miles, and i had a machine shop bore out some 6 bolt rods and i had him put the the foraged pistons on the 6 bolt rods and in the prosses i asked him if it would be ok to re use the piston rings on the piston since the only had 3000 miles on...