Recent content by wrigmatt

DEFINATELY A LOOSE BELT, i had the exact same problem on my 2.0l, i replaced the two belts off the crank pulley with gator belts from parts source, and tensioned. Whamo no squealing

Your engine uses about 300cfm of air running without turbo etc. Someone correct me if im wrong. That amount of air is equivilant to a 100PSI 5gallon tank being exausted in a matter of seconds. ( 2 to 3 Inch intake tube ) So not possible. A turbo blasts a LOT of air. The boost is positive...

Yeah I've already decided to go with the red cap battery, i like the fact that if i do destroy it i have some sort of warantee on it

Ok guys sounds like alot of good advice, and as of now there will be a new battery going in, something deep cycle, the yellow top 6 pack looks like a good choice.

and yes there is a resonator as part of the exaust system i forgot to mention that

Thanks for the heads up man, what kind of gain would be acheived through the use of the alternator and water pump pulleys.... I need all the power i can take from the alternator due to alot of stereo equiptment inside the car

I recently put in an order for a ceramic coated 4-2-1 header midpipe combo, 2.5" Exaust all the way back, high flow cat ( 1 insead of the 2 stock ones ), and the possibility of an unorthodox underdrive pully along with a set of 9mm magnacore wires. What kind of WHP gains should i expect...

The alpine decks with the v-drive amps REQUIRE their own constant 12v source from the battery.... i think the wire is 10ga. I tried running my 9815 HU off of the 12v that was already there and at higher volumes the deck would dim and turn off, ran a new wire like the manual says and it works...

Just a side note, you shouldnt use stainless screws for anything that has any kind of load or stress on it. The tensile strength of the ss screw is much much much lower then a hardend regular bolt or screw. IF you want to avoid corrosion ( as is the enemy of alot of daily driven show rides ) to...

So you guys are saying if you want to boost hard, boost hard in the first three gears only because the load on the engine is not as great. If wanting to boost hard in 4th or 5th you must keep revs up, 4000+? Either that or get an EBC and have it significantly reduce the amount of boost in the...

02 ES, currently thinking about dropping the BC2 front bumper for something different Any suggestions? I heard there was a new body kit out for the protege with a really wide mouth and futuristic type look with loads of room for an intercooler? Anyone have a link to where this is made?

This is my ride, unfortuneately this picture doesnt show my new seats i installed... Future plans, shave the body kit, small tastefull decals on skirts. Let me know what you think

For all the people that keep talking about double clutching when downshifting, i hope you like having to replace the syncros in your tranny, because you are effectively destroying them

The expelled C02 from the cryo i was told can be directed thru a line out the rear bumper on your ride which then gets sucked up into your competitors engines making them run rich, and have a loss of HP... Kinda Sneaky

The mp3 ecu doesnt support VCTS right? So its pointless getting it anyways, cause those little butterflies in your intake manifold would always stay closed ( The rattle you get from your engine on cold start up ) Effectively turning your car into a rattling worse performing poop mobile