Sidekick/Tracker (two door soft top ONLY) were at the top of my husband's list before we settled on importing another Jimny from Japan. The unibody Sidekick with better road manners would have been a better fit for him, but he wanted the smaller size of the Jimny plus he was SUPER nostalgic for...

I came here expecting a V8-swapped RWD 4th gen Eclipse and while I am slightly disappointed, this is pretty cool!A 4th gen Camaro/Firebird was originally at the top of my list for a first car.

I no longer have a MAF car as all six of my gas cars were either speed density from the factory or have been converted via standalone ECUs. Not sure that I have a preference, to be honest. I might even prefer MAF. Maybe.The van is SD from the factory and it is completely stock. I had some...

Things have been very quiet on the DSM front, and for good reason. I fought the aforementioned "line of high VE" problem for a full year, only resolving it in October of last year. But I didn't have time to celebrate because that cleared the way for a new problem: cycling between 8% lean...

The shifter in my Suzuki Every is SUPER stiff. It has been sitting since around Christmas and I'm assuming that the stupid brass shifter bushings have corroded onto the linkages and are preventing everything from rotating as needed. It's in the garage and the heater's going, and I'll tear into...

The Outlander upgrade uses just Outlander brackets to move the stock 2 piston caliper outward more, plus the larger Outlander rotors. It wouldn't have any risk of lack of forward clearance and I THINK there's still plenty of diameter left inside the 16s, but let me check mine. I have the 17" GSX...

I've been running them on the Eclipse for a few years and other cars for probably a decade. They're rebuilt OE calipers that are powdercoated red. What else can I say? For any car that just needs red calipers, these are the ones to get.

I've never driven a FWD coupe but certainly the AWD models haven't been any louder than the Spyders. At least not in terms of road noise...

Taken from Part 5 of my life story over on Opposite-Lock. I was trying to sell my Talon, which I had disassembled.I failed to mention that I had laid a tarp out on the floor of the unit before driving the Talon in, and I had the used oil sitting out in open containers that got kicked over as...

I've been browsing Copart, as one does, and I couldn't ignore this Laser! Someone needs to save this thing...https://www.copart.com/lot/38061053/clean-title-1992-plymouth-laser-rs-ca-sun-valley

All of this...Just to replace this...And now it turns out the wiper arms don't fit on the new post. Neat!

That's a lot of work to end up right where you started. Are you wanting to end up driving the RS or are you pulling parts from the RS to fix up your GS? Your post mentions doing both. Aside from the aforementioned aftermarket parts, what makes the RS better than what you've got?

I just saw one for sale for $100 on the Facebook group. I would link but Facebook is hot garbage and I couldn't find the post even if I know who posted it and exactly when.

I'll say the same thing I say every time this question comes up. If you're keeping the factory engine mounts, toss the balance shafts. I wouldn't go out of my way to remove them, but since you'll already have the engine apart, there's no reason not to.If you have or are upgrading to stiffer...

My whole build thread is pretty wild, but you can start at Post 7 for just the DSM stuff. Short answer: very yes. The average DSM owner is barely more intelligent than a pudding, and the used market shows this.

Dumb idea indeed. I've also been thinking about it. Single cab only, though.

@1990TSIAWDTALON I had mine set to either 17 or 18 psi and the bearings lasted 18 months before the whole thing blew to the point where the wheels were damaged and unrebuildable. It depends on how long you want the thing to last. And even then, you're still limited by the stock turbine housing...

I was going to comment about the FP manifold along the same lines, but I haven't personally run one so I left it to others to chime in.I STILL don't have a definitive answer on the various EVO exhaust manifolds, but FWIW I have an EVO II and it seems to provide the same benefits as the III...

Don't. Do. It.This is the only bit that I've posted on here but I've had nonstop problems since I installed my MS3X two years ago. I've considered throwing it away and getting something else more than once, including dropping $1500 on a Link (not ECMLink) but in the end I'm still stuck with...

At that power level I'd definitely stick with a 2g head and EVO 3 intake manifold. I doubt it really matters what you put underneath it. There are plenty of theoretical advantages and disadvantages to the different bottom ends but I'm still waiting for any of them to manifest. FWIW I've always...

I think that whole chart was supposed to be bhp and not whp. I'd question most of the numbers otherwise.

Compressor maps will give you an idea of a turbo's potential, but turbine maps will tell you the behavior because response comes from the hot side. Compressor maps are rare enough, though.But this platform is 30 years old. You're not trying to make a big turbo kit for an engine that just came...

Not during the winter, but the AZ-1 is all over the midwest when there isn't salt on the ground. Hell, it just went to Huntsville two weeks ago. Cars & Coffee and Artomobilia every year, too.

I attended their event at PRI 2021 when they announced this year's schedule. I should have followed up with it more. This year certainly wouldn't have happened but I'm thinking about it. Just a little more tuning and the Eclipse will be more ready than it has ever been...

@Alexg0d Risk of damage seems to be limited to the earlier models, but I don't know what the cutoff is or even if there was a hard cutoff. My 2003 still has the original manifold and pre-cats and is at 227,000 miles so I tend to view the panic as overblown, but I don't have any experience with...

It's my Autozam AZ-1. The shop mangled my turbo that year so the DSM wasn't ready. The AZ-1 became a pit vehicle of sorts. Now that I think about it, I've never taken a DSM to the shootout. How fitting.

I liked your original plan better. Remove passenger seat and go full send. Here's me on my way to the shootout three years ago. The transmission fit in there nicely.

I had mine replaced a few months ago for under $300 total. The warehouse had lied about having one with the mirror mount attached (they could get one in two days) but I elected to go with the one without and just have them transfer the mirror mount themselves because I was rushed. Cheap and...

So wow, that's all kinds of messed up. I will never understand why people change the factory fan setup, because it works WELL.Yes, the AC switch can be replaced separately from the rest of the HVAC controls. There are two styles. The early (95 only?) style with green and amber LEDs and three...

You don't have to use whatever came on your car, but the binary and the XML must match because the addresses are different. If there is a Ceddy binary and XML that match what your ECU came with, definitely use that. Otherwise, pick one.

I'm working on my garage.My neighbor drove THROUGH the garage door and hit my MR-2 on Saturday. I finally got the door tracks repaired enough to get one of the doors open and get the cars out, but now I have 5 cars on the street. I also worked on this pumpkin today.

And because I forgot to throw this in the original post, @Ramsey91 's post here inspired me to take one last stab at fixing this bullshit before I drop $1600 replacing my ECU. I started back at the above mentioned log, where I can see that no sensor inputs are nonlinear during the disruption but...

Okay so. I found the problem, and it goes back to another reason that I hate MegaSquirt. When I had to downgrade firmware because 1.5.x is a dumpster fire that would be amusing if it weren't so sad, the firmware flashing tool changed a setting in my tune.If that table looks alarming to you...

So you're 1g or GVR4 then? I was referring to the EVO8 version for my 2g, but they have been out of production for almost a year now and people in the industry seem to think that the ECU connector is NLA and therefore it's the end of the road for PnPs for a ton of Japanese applications that use...

I have a MS3X and I'm super tempted to throw it in the trash. I'm not going to spend money on another MegaSquirt product ever again.I'm going with Link for the Eclipse because Link is one of the only options for my ZZW30, but I otherwise would have considered Haltech. I spoke at length with an...

While I can't really help with the overheating beyond what others have posted, I can say that with a large FMIC attempting to cool a maxed-out turbo, full AC, the stock radiator and fans, and zero ducting whatsoever, I never had temperature problems even in extreme weather during autocross...

Do you not have any AFR measurement? If so, come back when you do. This is going to be spark or fuel and the spark looks reasonable to me. You can't reasonably diagnose fuel issues without being able to measure it.And then to contradict that, you open the throttle significantly but don't see...

Is any part of your suspension aftermarket? Loose ball joints and bushings will give you an unpleasant ride but I'm thinking mostly about springs and dampers. Being poorly matched in either direction will give you a shit ride, so look for aftermarket or blown shocks. Most coilovers go overboard...

Definitely the former. We'd need to know your plans for the car and the 10% that isn't stock currently to make a suggestion, but I would plan on doing a turbo swap soonish. Do you know how old that turbo is?

My husband is in the environmental health field, so he has been looking into this a lot. To be honest I haven't looked into it at all myself, but he is quick to point out that what this ruling forbids is stuff that the EPA hasn't actually been doing anyway. No change to existing regulation CAN...

@High PSI I feel your pain. I am running the Evo 3 O2 housing and the RRE downpipe is exactly what I needed, but the only option these days seems to be custom. I was planning to scrap my Megan unit but I guess I'll keep using it for now. STM is holding the fort down with good current exhaust...

I don't have any experience rebuilding the factory T25, but I have used GPopShop's rebuild kits for other turbos and can't say enough good things about them. I called to ask about RHB31 disassembly and the guy I spoke to off the top of my head knew what my problem was and how to progress on a...

You can do 9005 high beam and 9006 low beam, or 9005 in both and trim the low beam according to the instructions above. You might as well do both at the same time.If you mean the amber DRL/turn signal, the housing's lens is amber in both 2ga and 2gb so the bulb itself is not visible. There...

I have a set of 3G nozzles in my basement. I never installed them because I couldn't figure out how to get the old ones out. Not that I really tried...

The very tip of the rod looks bent. I'd guess it has been bending slowly and that last start was enough to bend it to the point that it could pop out of the fork. Or break the rod. Either way, it looks like it's just a new slave and clutch bleed, which is the best that you could ask for in this...

Welcome! I love that color! Tops are easy to do if you've got the indoor space and a few days to fool with it. It looks like you're just a few trim pieces away from having a complete car! Nice score!

With oil in the spark plug wells, it's also a good idea to replace the oil cap itself.Water in the trunk is somewhat common. It can come from the rear wiper hole (if deleted), spoiler mount holes, or a deteriorated hatch seal. On turbo cars it can also be a result of a leaking windshield...

If it has been modded, it has probably been modded poorly or incorrectly. Don't let high miles scare you away from an otherwise clean example.Also, when checking for strut tower rust, check from inside the wheel well. It rusts from the inside out so by the time you see it in the engine bay...

How does the oil look? Have you performed a compression test? The first (and only) thing that comes to mid for me is a blown headgasket pushing combustion gases into the coolant passages once the engine gets warm.How good is the heat in the car? Can you confirm that coolant is actually flowing?

I love how they optimistically gave it a 170mph speedo. That must have been A LOT of cocaine.I got to hang out with one at a Cars & Coffee back in 2019 and the owner didn't really have good things to say about it. He talked about how the door struts and springs were awful and pulled the roof...