BoostedAce Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Its a simple mistake im not worried about. Yes it is turbo. I picked up a wrx fuel pump for the car today and found some 750cc injectors im picking up in the next 3 weeks. I also just order a pacesetter header for it to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 AWD vs. FWD is a fairly big "mistake" in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Given what has transpired already, I sure hope it's even turbo. It would explain how he didn't know it was AWD. ahahaaaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Its a simple mistake im not worried about. Yes it is turbo. I picked up a wrx fuel pump for the car today and found some 750cc injectors im picking up in the next 3 weeks. I also just order a pacesetter header for it to. wat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleskate Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Race a slow Mazda for $5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 I also just order a pacesetter header for it to. Either you ate far too much lead paint as a child, or it's not a turbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 wat? Either you ate far too much lead paint as a child, or it's not a turbo. lol This would be epic if this turns out to be true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 OMG!!! i remember like many moons back when Passen was still around going there with a buddy and there was some dude in there talking about modding his eclipse that he said was turbo'd then he asked the salsedude how much headersss were for his car, because he read that was what everyone was buying... this thread brings back memories for sure. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubar231 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 I also just order a pacesetter header for it to. wat? x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 sucks dude. at least i won't make fun of you. these things happen when you get excited about buying a car---you get blinders on, forget to do/check obvious things, tend to be more impulsive, and before you know it, you end up making a fairly large blunder. that's what your friend is there for--to be the voice of reason, and be the 'devil's advocate', so to speak. he's supposed to be the critic, finding flaws in the car that would give you negotiating power--like the fact that the car is only 2wd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 sucks dude. at least i won't make fun of you. these things happen when you get excited about buying a car---you get blinders on, forget to do/check obvious things, tend to be more impulsive, and before you know it, you end up making a fairly large blunder. that's what your friend is there for--to be the voice of reason, and be the 'devil's advocate', so to speak. he's supposed to be the critic, finding flaws in the car that would give you negotiating power--like the fact that the car is only 2wd and non-turbo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoostedAce Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 sucks dude. at least i won't make fun of you. these things happen when you get excited about buying a car---you get blinders on, forget to do/check obvious things, tend to be more impulsive, and before you know it, you end up making a fairly large blunder. that's what your friend is there for--to be the voice of reason, and be the 'devil's advocate', so to speak. he's supposed to be the critic, finding flaws in the car that would give you negotiating power--like the fact that the car is only 2wd Well thanks. Jones probably has fucked up worse then me, he's got a lot more miles than me. http://www.jegs.com/i/Pace+Setter/766/70-1225/10002/-1 And the car has a 16g turbo http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af262/Boosted_ace/c.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Well thanks. Jones probably has fucked up worse then me, he's got a lot more miles than me. http://www.jegs.com/i/Pace+Setter/766/70-1225/10002/-1 And the car has a 16g turbo http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af262/Boosted_ace/c.jpg Despite what the fine folks at "pacesetter" may have put on the site, that would be a tubular manifold, not tubular "header". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoostedAce Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Despite what the fine folks at "pacesetter" may have put on the site, that would be a tubular manifold, not tubular "header". Im just going by what I see. Can you cut me some slack? I just spent a chunk of money and to have my project smashed on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Im just going by what I see. Can you cut me some slack? I just spent a chunk of money and to have my project smashed on. Sure thing junior, hope you enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubar231 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Im just going by what I see. Can you cut me some slack? I just spent a chunk of money and to have my project smashed on. Get used to it. My car still gets shit talked about it. Fuckin happens. Just get a AVCR (Gear Dependant Boost Controller) and your good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Could not imagine how that must feel right about now, all your dreams.... ripped away... by a missing differential. I wouldn't even fuck with it, not starting out like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted98gst Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Instead of buying all these tite mods for it why not do all the maintence for the car? Before worrying about power you should dump 3k into that shitty tranny and spend another 800-1k on a nice diff if your trying to mod a wrong wheel drive. I mean GEEZ WITH THAT SUPER SWEET PVC UPPER INTERCOOLER PIPING you can tell some cheap asshole had the car before you. If someone rigged that do you really think they took the time to change the timing belt? PVC UPIC ----------check! Black valve cover --------check! drive shaft?-----------oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Despite what the fine folks at "pacesetter" may have put on the site, that would be a tubular manifold, not tubular "header". Sweet jesus i was hoping i wasnt the only one who caught onto that. Make a mental note, when buying parts you get what you pay for. Ever wonder why tubular exhaust manifolds made by reputable venders costs a few hundred dollars? Because they're worth it and dont crack like that pacesetter junk will. If you already bought it... TAKE IT BACK! And despite what everyone says about your newly aquired FWD, I say keep it. Just b/c its not AWD doesnt mean it cant be fast or make it somewhat reputable ride. Everyone always equats DSM's with AWD, Ive seen plenty of nicely put together FWD DSM's. If it already has a 16g (which you may want to check on that) then you dont NEED a tubular exhaust manifold. Pick up a used 2g exhaust manifold, get it ported to match a big 16g, MAYBE a tubular 02 sensor housing (at the very least a 2g piece thats ported) and onto a bigger downpipe and exhaust. You dont have to spend, spend, spend and throw parts at a car to make it respectable. The beuty of DSM's has always been cheap speed, there are proven upgrade path's that hundred's of DSM owner's have done before you, follow that and you'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Instead of buying all these tite mods for it why not do all the maintence for the car? Before worrying about power you should dump 3k into that shitty tranny and spend another 800-1k on a nice diff if your trying to mod a wrong wheel drive. I mean GEEZ WITH THAT SUPER SWEET PVC UPPER INTERCOOLER PIPING you can tell some cheap asshole had the car before you. If someone rigged that do you really think they took the time to change the timing belt? PVC UPIC ----------check! Black valve cover --------check! drive shaft?-----------oops OUCH! but seriously he's right. Your cars modded which means its been beat on. ALways a good idea to remember "no matter how much you buy the car for your probably going to reinvest that much in maintenance on it in the future" (quoted by Mike at Road Race Engineering). Do maintenance stuff before modd's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted98gst Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 OUCH! but seriously he's right. Your cars modded which means its been beat on. ALways a good idea to remember "no matter how much you buy the car for your probably going to reinvest that much in maintenance on it in the future" (quoted by Mike at Road Race Engineering). Do maintenance stuff before modd's. ding!! for the price of the shitty ass pacesetter exhaust manifold you could buy a nice oem timing belt and componets. then with your injector money buy a water pump and fix the hack job! Who the hell would put a freaken PVC pipe on a car and fit a bov to it? That is freaken crazy. I bet you anything its vented to the atmoshpere and making the car run rich and shitty just for noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubar231 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Like there saying even though my cars not a DSM, i did all of this before even putting an intake on. Cometic MHG Decked the head and block 100% flat for the headgasket had the head tanked/rebuilt, a few burnt valves replaced, valve seals replaced ARP Head Studs New Waterpump Tons of old water hoses / vac lines replaced Brakes/tires all the way around Etc. Theres stuff to do before you just dump money in your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Like there saying even though my cars not a DSM, i did all of this before even putting an intake on. Cometic MHG Decked the head and block 100% flat for the headgasket had the head tanked/rebuilt, a few burnt valves replaced, valve seals replaced ARP Head Studs New Waterpump Tons of old water hoses / vac lines replaced Brakes/tires all the way around Etc. Theres stuff to do before you just dump money in your car. I agree, however there have been arguments for years going on about a mfg headgasket vs aftermarket. Either way this is a good way to go, you could/should replace the timing belt if you did all of this to ensure your shit doesnt blow. Timing belts need to be done at 100k NO MATTER WHAT! if your previous owner wasnt sure when the last time it was done was or you didnt ask assume it wasnt done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoostedAce Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 The car has a rebuilt engine. The timing belt is brand spanking new. Remember I just picked up the car sunday night and have not had very much time to work on it. After I had the pump and injectors and safc in I planned on buying a front mount kit along with the piping. So the Pvc piping must deff go, I had no plan on even keeping it. Yes the car is currently not recirculating so its running rich, but im not driving it. Its my project and im taking my time on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubar231 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 The car has a rebuilt engine. Stop there. How do you know its rebuilt? Did you pull the oil pan off and look at the crank/rods/pistons? Did you pull the valve cover off and look at the cams and the valve springs etc? The timing belt is brand spanking new. Remember I just picked up the car sunday night and have not had very much time to work on it. Did you check the timing belt? After I had the pump and injectors and safc in I planned on buying a front mount kit along with the piping. So the Pvc piping must deff go, I had no plan on even keeping it. Yes the car is currently not recirculating so its running rich, but im not driving it. Its my project and im taking my time on it. Thats good. But before you start buying mad tyte jdm parts for it, you should just do the routine maintenance and make sure everything is up to par. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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