Recent content by phalyn13

Anybody know of a place in or near Richmond that will pass me without a catalytic converter?

So I took my car to get inspected and got called out for not having a catalytic converter. I have a 3" Thermal turboback exhaust system so I ordered a 3" cat converter for it. When I took it to the shop they said they couldn't weld the cat on where it was supposed to go because the inlet pipe...

Well, the clutch may be going, but I'm not experiencing any loss of power once I'm in gear. There's no problems shifting, it's mainly when I'm putting on the gas and releasing the clutch. If I don't put enough gas in reverse, the car bucks and that's when I hear the rattling. In first, the grind...

Hey, my MSP makes a rattling sound from under the hood when I start the car. It also does it if I have a rough shift (especially into reverse) when I let off the clutch. Also, when I go to start in first gear, unless I let the RPMs drop to near 0 or let off the clutch really slow, it seems to...

yeah man I'm down with that. I just moved out to the west end from the fan but if you're in the city we could meet at carytown or something. this month i'm pretty busy, but sometime mid-september things should calm down for me.

I live in Richmond and just got my silver 03.5 MSP #158. Since I got it, I've seen two others. One was spicy orange, saw it yesterday on Gaskins, and the other was mica black at J. Sarge today. Any other MSP's in Richmond? And do any of you guys work on your cars at all?

2003.5 #158 Richmond, VA. Anybody else on here in VA?

Will the extra pound of boost burn my engine up? That's my main concern. I really like this car, and I want to get it, but I can't afford having to replace an engine 6 months after I get it...

OK so I test drove the car, runs really smooth, quick as hell. The boost made it up to 7 psi, and the vacuum was around 17. These are a little off what you guys had recommended, is that a problem? Does it indicate a leak? Also, there are coilovers on it (even though it doesnt look lowered) and...

Sweet, so when I drive it, do I watch the boost gauge? If so, do I check the psi when the turbos spooling, or when the car is idle? Or is there another way to check it? Sorry for my ignorance, all my car knowledge is first off Honda knowledge, and second, NA knowledge. You guys have been really...

So with the injection and mods on the turbo, does that put me at increased risk of blowing the engine if it doesn't have forged internals? I've read that the BOV is good for the turbo b/c it keeps the fan from spinning too much. If those mods can hurt the stock engine, what would be the...

Advice? Hey there I'm new to the forum, (and car-buying for that matter) and I'm going to look at a MSP on Tuesday that I found on autotrader here: http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=277768936 Couple of things, I'm pretty certain this car is modded as there's a BOV, what looks to be...