Hello all! The car ive been putting together for more than a year is now running, and running great!!! Put about 2000 miles on the car and im loving it. Its my first dsm and this site has helped me a lot. My question today is about cam selection. I am currently running a set of comp 101300's...

So yesterday I had a problem with my alternator wire getting fried. I replaced the alternator wire and fuse anf the alternator itself today and everything started up fine. Now the issue is when I pull my key out if the ignition my acc power stays on. As soon as I put the key back in the...

So yesterday I had a problem with my alternator wire getting fried. I replaced the alternator wire and fuse anf the alternator itself today and everything started up fine. Now the issue is when I pull my key out if the ignition my acc power stays on. As soon as I put the key back in the...

So I was driving today and smelled something burning under my hood. I quickly pulled over and looked in the engine bay and saw that the wire that attaches to my alternator by a ring terminal was glowing hot. I let the engine cool and then started looking for wires that might have been frayed...

Hello Tampa area!! Ive just recently moved from Ohio to North Port FL (south of sarasota) and was wanting to find some fellow dsm'ers around me and maybe meet up and talk cars. Im so used to all the dsms from my home town, its wierd to not know any other dsm owners. Looking forward to meeting...

Hello all, Ive been building a 1991 fwd turbo talon that i got almost a year ago and am about ready to fire it up. Put a lot of time and effort into the build (and a good bit of money to boot) The car started life as a rolling shell with just a bottom end and i have have basically put a whole...

Hello all, Putting together the final touches of my first dsm build and I need some more help lol. I started with a shell so I didn't have many parts like the maf or intake pipe. My buddy upgraded his evo to speed density so he gave me his maf to help get my car running. I already have a...

Ohh my goodness. Ive owned a DSM project since october and have been running into issues lol. Ive made some really stupid mistakes and have had to ask several questions. You have all been great so im reaching out again for some advice. The motor that came with my car was just a bottom end...

Hello all, I recently recieved a free ecu for my 1g from a buddy of mine. I was looking it over and ran the numbers on the outside of the case which was covered up by a reman sticker and the numbers read md166255 and when I look it up it says the ecu is for a non turbo. When I opened up the...

Hello. I purchased some cams off a buddy of mine under the assumption they where only comp 101200 (272) but after looking up the grind code i have come to find out that they are comp 101300 (280's!!!). I only paid 100 bucks so im not complaining but my question is what springs should i run...

Hello all. I've finally started my car project and tore in to the motor last week. I've currently have the block ready for the machine shop (and EVO 8 pistons lol). I was looking at the oil pump after I had cleaned it up and it looked fine. It already had the balance shafts eliminated and I...

Hey all, I recently bought a 91 tsi fwd shell that was not running. It dropped a valve so one of the pistons needs replaced. I think I'm going to do a complete rebuild of the motor so I'm needing a 6 bolt turbo motor to throw in while I'm building the motor that came with the car. Any help...

Hello all. New guy from Ohio. Just bought my first dsm yesterday. It's a red 1991 Talon tsi fwd. Have several friends that have dsm's and I couldn't pass up the deal. This car is going to be a ground up project seeing how its just a shell with a short block. Should be lots of fun!! Not...