tripple pilar gauge pod and whole set of autometer c2 gauges..sold the gauges already but still have the tripple gauge pod sitting here...
specailly a $72.00 re amemiya radiator cap..which I am not using too...

 

$72 radiator cap!!!!!

 

damn I'm still working....keep it comming, it keeps me up. ^^ This is very educational, I've learned to not to get a a/f meter already! haha

 

$150 non-bose cargo cover from Mazmart. Damn, that was costly.

Also, the $1,200 rebuild on the turbos.....should've upgraded instead.

 

It would be much easier to list the benefits of a turbo timer. Heres the list of good things about a turbo timer in an FD:

1.

 

I regret installing 5.25" components in my doors when I could have used 6.5" since I had to do custom work to make them fit anywayws.

 

cheap headlight sonversion kit on ebay didnt fit.... failed to inform me that the catz lights ( pictured ) where not produced any more and they gave me some cheap *** fog lights sits in my garage im to lazy to **** with it. 500$ THOSE BASTARDS

 

replaced my tranny, i still have the same exact problem before i even went to the shop..costed me a fortune..

can someone pm me and give me tech advice on trannys? i need to know what could be the problem before i go nuts..

 

Audio equipment, what a ******* waste. I had more then 5K in speakers and **** in my car....I was into the whole SPL thing for a while. Damn, now I'm mad cause that was a good portion toward the 20B.

 

biggest mistake: buying a car with an engine fire, and buying a 20b.... needless to say, i dont think either will ever run -heath

 

Most of the things I regret buying I bought way back when before I knew much about the car and the 2 biggest things are both already on the list.....

turbo timer and a a/f gauge. I've never even installed the a/f gauge and I've had it for around 3 years.

I also have the Pettit toe links and trailing arms, I wish I'd never got those as they rattle over rough surfaces like gravel ect. I probably should have just got a upgraded bushing setup instead or if we'd had them back then a diff brace prob would have worked. Actually now that I think about it the best setup probably would have been the upgraded bushings and a TII diff. Then I could launch the car decent without fear of busting the diff all over the track.

Anyway, I cant think of much else that I bought that I regret. Most people should either just minor simple boltons with a upgraded Pettit ecu OR go all out with a big IC like a V mount, single turbo, and standalone computer. There is no middle ground because most everyone eventually ends up falling into one of 2 categories....either mildly modded and safe OR wild, there really isnt anyone that stays middle ground so just skip it and either spend the money for wild or stay mild. Thats my .02, and if you can't afford the single then keep it mild with a few boltone and a upgraded Pettit ecu because you cant afford the replace the engine.

Stephen

 

Heath, I just noticed that you're in the Bay Area. By chance, did you buy that car from a someone in San Francisco? I saw that car a few blocks from my house burnt up just like that and figured it to be the same. This was maybe 2 years ago.

 

1. Turbo Timer
2. Autometer a/f gauge

 

Yup! exactly when/where i got it. ill bet you its the same car! its in oakland now in my backyard. ive stripped it down to just the chassis... motor is out, as well as everything else from the engine compartment, and ALL of the interior/dash etc is in my basement. im just waiting to take it in to get the engine bay painted.... i need to find a "reasonably priced" shop in the bay area (yeah right) that does good work to do the paint work. after that i can get mount the new subframe which is on its way and FINALLY get the 20b in. then im sure i will fiddle with it for another 15 years trying to get it to run

SpeedKing, you live in SF still?

 

Yep, work and go to school here. Head out to Rick's for service and C2 in Oakland for my alignments. Good luck w/ the car - you definitely have your work cut out for you! And BTW, I just remembered that thread now when your whole interior was full of mold!

 

worse thing i ever bought was my datalogic from speedking. steve kan used it once so far when i got my car tuned in orlando. wouldnt be a bad buy except i am to cheap to buy a laptop. lol j/k its great even though i need a laptop. also the first thing i think about whenever i see rotormotor's name is the mold thread too!

 

My ex.

So far nothing on the car.

 

My non-working AEM UEGO wideband that I have been too lazy to figure out what is wrong with. I hope the warranty isnt up yet...

With all the threads about how useless the a/f guages and turbo timers are, I cant believe that so many people still bought them!

 

ok just forget you ever saw the mold thread.... haha thats exactly what i need associated with my name... a nasty *** moldy car ... ive still yet to determine the source of the mold, and the spare wheel well still fills with water when it rains... ive checked everything/replaced seals etc... i dont want to put any interior back in untill i figure it out though. sorry that was way off topic. -heath

 

I remember that mold... that was just

 

I'm sure everyone's forgotten about that by now, RotorMolder...

I mean "RotorMotor"...

 

I regret buying a set of 550 cc injectors. I thought mine were leaking because I was smelling fuel. Now, the fuel smell is gone.

Hey, does anyone want to buy them from me. Recently cleaned an tested by RC engineering.

I actually find my Turbo timer to be helpful. When I need to open my garage, and use the garage door keyt, I can pull my keys from the ignition without having to shut the engine off. Also, since I have a mine battery that has sut a small reserve, I end-up having to, jump start and let my alternator recharge the battery. The turbotimer set to ten minutes works great for this.

 

Carbon Fiber vented headlight cover, pretty but doesn't fit unles I stop being lazy and modify it...

Cheapo short shifter that rattles like mad

Ebay intake hard pipes that doesn't fit (the top one fits)

Used RB intake duct and foam filter I threw in the trash because it was too used (broken, nasty)

My 2 exes

a huge collection of gamecube and gameboy games that I don't even use (some still in wrapper after months)

My Traxxas T-maxx I hopped up a lot and then stop using it... been sitting in my closet for a year

2 tiny wankel engines used in model airplanes I planned to use on a twin rotor RC car but never did... still in boxes

My 6 megapixel camera I rarely use...

etc

 

Loud *** KAAZ differential

 

MY 2 FDs, couldnt stay away so i just sunk more and more and more. Now im going to get a new 1 after the other 1 got totalled (stupid drivers) and i just cant stay away