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Ok, keep an eye on it. I'd seriously suggest buying a wideband. Also buy an ELM327 bluetooth OBDII device, and the Torque app if you have an Android device. There is Windows software as well but the decent ones cost quite a bit. Have you tried replacing the plugs yet? This car goes through...

You do not need to remove the manifold. I highly suggest you do not remove it, since you'll need to remove the oil and coolant lines and then will need to replace all the washers and gaskets or you'll have tiny leaks that will make your engine bay very dirty. Long need nose help, but you can...

I noticed in my Torque app today that it was idling at 10% TPS, and even if I stabbed it, the highest it would reach is 12%. Very peculiar. I'll need to do some more investigation. The car drives well, but occasionally idles low. I figured it was the PCM relearning due to being unpowered for...

Th stock tune doesn't make the car jerky. It will make the car feel like it is driving through mud and give some vary inconsistent power delivery, but it does not cause the car to jerk unless it misfires. A cylinder can be too rich to fire, but the stock tune should not do that without some...

Tweety, you keep saying that it is obvious, but you have yet to point to anything I've said that is incorrect. The bashing was directed just at you, I apologize if anyone else thinks otherwise. The OP has made up his mind and I think he made the right choice for him. He asked for our...

At no point did I say anything about what RPM you would see 16psi. The time it takes to go from 0 psi to Xpsi has many variables. All I am saying is that whatever that number is, be it 1ns or 10 minutes, you will double it if you double the volume of intake piping. I don't see how I can make...

The cotter pin is the hardest part. I would suggest lifting the car up a foot or so, taking off the splash guard off from underneath the turbo so you can get to it from either side. Also, remove the hot pipe. If you still have the plastic hot pipe, use a hair dryer or heat gun to soften it up...

Cleverfrog. Imagine a magical turbo or one that was electric that spooled immediately. It would still take twice as much time to fill twice the volume. So that's why I am saying ignore spooling. While the spool time will obviously have a major affect on the absolute time, the affect will be...

It isn't about spooling, it is simply a matter of repressurizing the intake capacity. More capacity means more time. I estimated it from the piping sizes and turbo flow rates on a 2.0L engine at 2.5rpms to be around half a second. I would think that would be very noticeable. I currently have...

I don't know why anyone would regret it. The CustomMSP SMIC is far superior over the stock. I run around in 115 degree weather and it was a night and day difference. The hard pipes don't do anything at all. The plastic does not flex enough to make any sort of difference in response, nor...

Just checked it with a voltmeter. It was sitting right at 12.4 which is borderline. I am actually pretty sure now the battery is still fine, just completely depleted because the alternator was providing nothing until the car shut off. The trickle charge was only providing 2amps, so even...

So my Optima lasted 9 years. It was dead after a short vacation; I jumped it, and drove to work. It was dead again when I left work so I jumped it again but the whole car shut off on the highway on the way home. I had to get a tow home. To test the battery, I charged it overnight and it...

Their exhaust is only J-pipe back so you'll still have the bung on your J-pipe for the wideband. There will be a bung post-cat for your secondary O2 sensor as well. They do however sell a down pipe which is pretty much the only existing option now and it does have an O2 bung for a wideband...

I am with you on the quiet thing. One reason I didn't go to a 3" exhaust is because the welder I talked to said he could only make it as quiet as a 3" exhaust can be. I was pretty certain it was going to be louder than I wanted and aborted. Upon recommendation from respected vendors, I tried...

So my Red Top finally died on me. I bought it for my MX6 in '03 and I moved it over to the MSP in '06. It is over 9 years old so it had a good run. It failed to start after being out of town a week, so I figured I might have left the dome light on or something and jumped it to get to work. It...

Good to know. I don't think Pope had his working when he sold it so that had me a little scared. I am not sure if I'll ever get around to the KL swap. It's one of those projects that I would love to do, but is probably more trouble than it is worth. The MSP will be re-classified as "fun...

No, that is weird. The breather hose is nothing more than a hose that runs from the driver's side of the valve cover to the intake. If there is a plastic reducer the previous owner put it there to try to stop oil from being pushed out the breather hose into the intake, or to reduce the amount...

Has anyone done a KL swap and kept the power steering? I'll add that to my list of challenges down the road if I ever get to that point. My friend's Exige doesn't have power steering and despite all the rave reviews about the "steering feel" and go-kart like handling, it is absolutely retarded...

What good is an unbeating heart? I hope you mean it just hasn't been started in a while.

The "bogging" is normal. It is factor of a MAF based ECU designed for a NA car. As we all know, the car runs super rich straight from the factory. This was to play it safe since there could not achieve very good accuracy with a MAF that is several feet of piping, an intercooler, and a turbo...