What have you done to your MP3 today???
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This website has all the info you will ever need. This is where I learned how to build it:
http://www.mp3car.com
I'm a member out there too.
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JoeManNorth
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I`m getting her out of the ice tonight! nice warm day, been spending lots of time melting the ice.. oh boy oh boy am i exited!! Attention CulRidr you`ll see a twin going by a light speed!
JoeManNorth
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ok.. well we all know that our cars are far far away from light speed.. but hell it will be way fucken quicker then my old Jimmy!
JoeManNorth
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I blead the breaks, changed the oil, cleaned the filter and painted the calipers.. i forgot how awesome this car is! and now it looks even better without all the rusty calipers!
Ok, so I got under the hood of my car, and found a couple of things:
1. I believe I have a fake-ass HKS SSQV. I applied pressure to the intake track,using this, and found that right away the BOV was leaking. I have the screw all the way loose, so I tightened it, until I couldn't hear the leak anymore from the BOV. The only worry I have now is that maybe it won't respond and open as easy as it should, and would send surge back toward the turbine blades. Bottom line is that I need a new (AUTHENTIC) BOV. I'm considering getting this one: Synapse Engineering SB001
1. I believe I have a fake-ass HKS SSQV. I applied pressure to the intake track,using this, and found that right away the BOV was leaking. I have the screw all the way loose, so I tightened it, until I couldn't hear the leak anymore from the BOV. The only worry I have now is that maybe it won't respond and open as easy as it should, and would send surge back toward the turbine blades. Bottom line is that I need a new (AUTHENTIC) BOV. I'm considering getting this one: Synapse Engineering SB001
JoeManNorth
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There must be a spec on how tight that screw is supose to be no? I've got no experiance with BOV`s but I imagen that the are somewhat ajustable to your needs. Like if you`re pushing 6psi it needs to be looser then if you`re pushing 14psi.
JoeManNorth
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4 Years?? Ya.. I would have to agree with Culridr.. It may just be done, everything has a life span.
At the time when I bought it, I didn't know it was a knock-off. I got it off of a forum member, who was going back to stock. Got it for $125, back in 2005. The thing is, it has probably been causing issues with my car all this time, and I didn't even consider it.
MP3Performance
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After 3 days, busted up knuckles, bruised elbows and back, and countless unforeseen problems.......its finished (nana). I installed the exedy stage1 clutch, fidzanza flywheel, SS clutch line, new rear main seal, pilot bearing and throw out bearing, and two new axle seals. And the end result is a awesome feeling car as well as deep oil stained hands that I still can't scrub clean. And thanks to LinuxRacer about mentioning the rear main seal, since it was starting to leak a tiny bit at the bottom when I took off the flywheel. Also the throw out bearing was done for when I took it out cause it was loose and making a clicking noise.
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neat thread guys. but, you need more pictures. linux, and mp3 perf... how hard was the rear seal?
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That's what the MP3 photo thread is for
must have missed that one.
