Giulia Tech CommunityLess then a month till the 1 year mark with the turbo still going strong. I recently had the car retuned to fix a few underlying problems. We tuned the car for 10psi and got the a/fs corrected, it really pulls nice now. I am really wanting the top end
Well, because of overwhelming email responses about the last post in the turbo trial I decided I better clear things up a bit. When I said the turbo spiked to 16psi I did NOT mean that was a sustained 16psi of boost. It was just a spike to about 16
The other day I got to playing with the boost a little and totally blocked the waste gate closed. The turbo would spike to 16psi which I am really impessed at since when I bought this turbo I never thought it would get past 10. I would never run the
Yuck.. These rotors got way to hot. The spots you see are caused by hot spots that developed in the metal during hard braking. Choose your brake rotor/pad combo wisely. {gallery}picturesandstuff/rotorstoohot{/gallery}
8/12/06 Brembo Brake Upgrade The brakes on my 99? civic were starting to show some wear so I decided now was the time to upgrade some of the components. For the front discs I went with some Brembo Sports Slotted rotors and PBR/Axxis Ultimate ceramic pads. In the rear I
10,000 mile checkup Well.. it?s been 10,000 miles (actually 10,300 at the time I am writing this) since the turbo install so I decided to pull things off and do a little checking. Aside from a few small oil leaks in the plumbing (no fault of the turbo) the turbo
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Valve lapping 101 First I should start by telling you that unlike the old days, lapping valves in is not as important as it once was. The technique of grinding and surfacing valves and seats has been refined over the years to the point where many engine builders do not
Today I lowered the boost to 8 – 9 psi. The reason behind doing this is because I am still running the stock bottom end on this motor and I kind of want it to last. Though 10 – 11psi is not all that high, it did put the engine somewhere
"Long Walk Home" finding myself in a place i've never been, where i don't know myself or anyone else. i can dream about the past or i can just let it go; i lost track of time five days ago. what is it about you that makes me want