finally get to drive my fd....
#1
finally get to drive my fd....
I finally get to drive my FD around after 6-8 months of downtime... gotta love full time school, girlfriend and work, lucky i picked up an FB, love how it only takes 30 dollars or so to fill it up vs my 60 dollar FD....
LIM gasket was leaking ...
ended up getting a downpipe (thx richard) in and coated it
the updated y-pipe (thx martin)
saxyman990's solenoid kit put in (thanks rob)
Ray for selling me $500+ worth of gaskets, nuts, fuel kit, belts, coolant kit, spark plug, spark wires, the list goes on, funny how he remembers me now >_>
silicone vacuum lines (it's actually not that bad after u remove the alternator, and use a lot of pb blaster)
cleaned my fuel injectors
put on a stock cat..(thanks chris, hope the baby is doing good) previous owner had some unknown brand cat welded to the stock pipes...
relay egr trick.
idles a lot better then b4! and pulls a lot harder then my FB!!!!
now the bad...
acv is leaking, making horrible noises.... i changed the "wagonwheel" 3 times, each time with a new wheel, and the gasket 3 times and still makes noises.... followed a previous thread to fix it, but it just won't go away..... any suggestion ?
Is the engine bay supposed to be this hot? i drive it around for 15 mins i can't even touch the plastic elbow cuz it gets too hot.....
brake rotors covered in rust from sitting so long... should i get them turned?
used to spike to 12-13psi with old style y-pipe and 2 cheap welded cats and
now it spikes 13-14 with stock cat, updated y-pipe and downpipe?
My girlfriend sat in it today and could feel the boost kick in everytime and she said it was nerve racking. Then i pointed out it can go even faster ^_^ and it sure did and now she wants me to drive my FB T_T
Any suggestions for my problem guys?
Thanks for spending an hr reading it
robb
LIM gasket was leaking ...
ended up getting a downpipe (thx richard) in and coated it
the updated y-pipe (thx martin)
saxyman990's solenoid kit put in (thanks rob)
Ray for selling me $500+ worth of gaskets, nuts, fuel kit, belts, coolant kit, spark plug, spark wires, the list goes on, funny how he remembers me now >_>
silicone vacuum lines (it's actually not that bad after u remove the alternator, and use a lot of pb blaster)
cleaned my fuel injectors
put on a stock cat..(thanks chris, hope the baby is doing good) previous owner had some unknown brand cat welded to the stock pipes...
relay egr trick.
idles a lot better then b4! and pulls a lot harder then my FB!!!!
now the bad...
acv is leaking, making horrible noises.... i changed the "wagonwheel" 3 times, each time with a new wheel, and the gasket 3 times and still makes noises.... followed a previous thread to fix it, but it just won't go away..... any suggestion ?
Is the engine bay supposed to be this hot? i drive it around for 15 mins i can't even touch the plastic elbow cuz it gets too hot.....
brake rotors covered in rust from sitting so long... should i get them turned?
used to spike to 12-13psi with old style y-pipe and 2 cheap welded cats and
now it spikes 13-14 with stock cat, updated y-pipe and downpipe?
My girlfriend sat in it today and could feel the boost kick in everytime and she said it was nerve racking. Then i pointed out it can go even faster ^_^ and it sure did and now she wants me to drive my FB T_T
Any suggestions for my problem guys?
Thanks for spending an hr reading it
robb
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iTrader: (7)
1) the 13-14psi boost spikes are scary. Install a boost controller and don't drive it hard until you have that boost firmly down at 10psi. Assuming you're on stock ecu, you're > < this close to blowing your engine.
2) brake rotors are fine getting rusty. Mine do all the time. It'll clean off at the first stop.
3) dunno about your ACV - have you cleaned the internals? I suggest just replacing it since they're so cheap.
2) brake rotors are fine getting rusty. Mine do all the time. It'll clean off at the first stop.
3) dunno about your ACV - have you cleaned the internals? I suggest just replacing it since they're so cheap.
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The engine bay heat is (unfortunately) normal for a near stock car with the oem twin turbos.
With my single setup, deleted a/c and p/s, and everything ceramic coated, along with a heat blanket over the turbines housing, my engine bay is much cooler than it used to be......
With my single setup, deleted a/c and p/s, and everything ceramic coated, along with a heat blanket over the turbines housing, my engine bay is much cooler than it used to be......
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