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Old 05-24-05, 11:03 PM
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Unhappy 86 s4 faster than my 90 s5?!?!!

i just purchased my new s5 rx and it seems like the s4 was faster than my new s5, the s4 had 160,000 miles k&n and a short throw, and no cat. my s5 has 115,000 a header and exhaust back to the muflers, and k&n. i have wondered if it is just the driver or is there something wrong with it, also, there is a small problem yet i don't know if this is making is slow? underneath the passenger part of the dash it drips water or whatever and smells like ***, i was driving like 10 miles and when i stoped, i noticed a nasty soaked puddle in my passenger floor mat. im about to throw a fit. a little help or info would be greatly appriciated.
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Sounds like your heater hose is leaking, or heater core.
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yea, pull the dash (its easy check the archives theres a SWEET writeup)

punch that heater core in the face and check the hoses
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make sure your 5th and 6th ports are still working
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Originally Posted by trainwreck517
Sounds like your heater hose is leaking, or heater core.
Agreed.
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how would i make sure my 5th and 6th ports are working
also i was wondering on how to get my antenna to get its *** down in the hole and stay down, i hate it, and i dont want to just jam it in .......i dont know about taking my dash out, are there any other ways of fixing the heater core.
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Originally Posted by kboneRX7
i just purchased my new s5 rx and it seems like the s4 was faster than my new s5, the s4 had 160,000 miles k&n and a short throw, and no cat. my s5 has 115,000 a header and exhaust back to the muflers, and k&n.
The S4 weighed (depending on model) 100-200 lbs less than a 90 GXL, with the 90 only having marginally more power, so yes the S4 could have been faster.
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