<![CDATA[90 Talon TSi project]]>So, friday i bought a new ride, a 90 TSi, for $1300. The car is all original, 77k miles, 5-speed, plum/grey paint, and has NO RUST. So the story is, in Aug 1996, the original owner put it into the ditch somehow, somewhere, and hit an immovable object of some sort. In doing this he absolutely destroyed the front and rear suspension, ripped the fuel tank open, bent all 4 rims, and ripped the exhaust off. Well, it got put in his shed until i came and got it.
So friday at 4pm, i got this car unloaded. Saturday i had the rear subframe out, swapped diffs, and painted. Yesterday I installed the new tank, rear subframe, and changed the front subframe.
After hooking up the new tank and pump, the car fired right up from its 11 year hatius. About 9:00 last night I had it off the stands, and took it for a test drive. Car ran and drove very nice, needs an alignment, but i was satisfied.
Today i plan to get it rinsed off and ill get a few pics of it posted.
Gary

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/13331/90-talon-tsi-projectRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 09:19:17 GMTMon, 25 Feb 2008 16:18:37 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:02:01 GMT]]>Well, i fixed the head gasket today, new MLS and ARP studs. Its all back together and runs fine. Update in the for sale section as well.
Gary

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/199685https://fargostreet.com/post/199685Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:02:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:40:41 GMT]]>Nice dude. Looking good.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/199054https://fargostreet.com/post/199054Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:40:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:22:43 GMT]]>Good work Gary, I was planning on doing something similar with a 96 FWD turbo I just cant find a shell for the drivetrain the shock towers on the turbo car are gone.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/198977https://fargostreet.com/post/198977Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:22:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:57:35 GMT]]>Heres some pics, the net is slow out here so im not gonna post up any vids. Got the timing set today and it runs really good. drove it about 30 miles today already and am going to go back out with it in a little bit. couple small things i need to adress, one of the brake backing plates on the rear is rubbing a little, its annoying. Also I think its hitting fuel cut already, in 3rd and 4th about 5k, it does a hard cut. Didnt think it would be that easy, it took alot to get to that point with the 92. Compression is really strong on all cyl, i think around 170-180, i already forgot the exact number.
Need to get an alignment and a set of tires on the 17's, shampoo the interior, and buff out the rest of the car and its done. None of the shops in town had the radiator hoses either, so those need to be changed someday. Aside from that, no real complaints! It goes straight, everything works, the cruise is smooth and theres no rattles or anything. Hope to get another 50 miles on it tonight so its good and broke in, then its getting cleaned and put up with a for sale sign on it.
Gary

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Parker;210186 wrote:
wrong.. rotaries are just unrelible.... period n00b

Parker, just because you dont have the strongest geometric shape working for you anymore, its alright because i am still your friend:pickle:

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/198933https://fargostreet.com/post/198933Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:34:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:04:48 GMT]]>lol^

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Krazy_Kling;210185 wrote:
wow dude, im proud of you. i know nothing about you but i give you props for really kickin ass on this project. +11 from me
ummmmm could you be kissing his ass any more?

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kylush;208086 wrote:
Agreed... same goes for people and their hatred of rotaries......

Looks like a nice project!
wrong.. rotaries are just unrelible.... period n00b

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/198880https://fargostreet.com/post/198880Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:11:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:09:53 GMT]]>wow dude, im proud of you. i know nothing about you but i give you props for really kickin ass on this project. +11 from me

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/198879https://fargostreet.com/post/198879Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:09:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:56:11 GMT]]>got the car all back together tonight, gonna post up some pics and vids tomorrow, forgot my camera. All in all, it went very quick and smoothly, and looks simply bad-ass. The car runs great, still need to set the timing, just got it close, and top off the fluids. What i did
New intake valves & seals
New valve guides
painted most everything that came off
fixed the broken manifold studs
removed all emmissions and extra worthless bracing
new water pump
New tensioner, idlers and timing belt
new accessory belts
major cleanup
Also i have found no leaks so far, and i drove it about 5-6 miles. The car as a whole is great, lots of power, and turbo comes on really nice. I polished out all the black, top, spoilers and it shined up great and looks sweet. Hopefully i can get this thing cleaned and buffed out so i can sell it soon, so if your interested, its availible to drive if you would like. Anyway pics and vids to come tomorrow.
Gary

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/198873https://fargostreet.com/post/198873Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:56:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:48:22 GMT]]>looks nice!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/198187https://fargostreet.com/post/198187Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:48:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:11:40 GMT]]>Just a little progress over the last week. The head will be done tomorrow or tuesday, thats all im waiting on. The last week i blasted the engine and bay, and jason painted the engine and trans. Then i finished removing everything that i didnt want in there, polished up everything i could reach under the hood. I even took all the fuse boxes and stuff loose and cleaned under them. New water pump, timing belt bearings, tensioner all installed. Just have to put the head back on to finish.
After that i started painting up all the little brackets and cleaning the engine parts. Intake is assembled, and yesterday Jason sprayed some black ceramic on the manifold and turbo, got that put together this morning. Anyway heres some pics!
Gary

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/198182https://fargostreet.com/post/198182Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:11:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:27:02 GMT]]>These are the cross members that were replaced.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/196836https://fargostreet.com/post/196836Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:27:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:58:09 GMT]]>So, i got the head and everything off today. The belt and tensioner were in really good shape, but turns out that stupid balance shaft belt broke and got into the timing belt, slipping it about 6 teeth.
So, it needs all 8 intake valves and guides, they are all cracked. None of the exhaust valves were damaged so at least that is good
Also today i got all the emmissions stuff out of the car, ended up removing alot of stuff, some of you know what im talking about. Removed charcoal canister, all the vacuum lines, and EGR, associated solenoids and relays.
The rest of the week, and this weekend, i am going to do a complete cleanup of the engine bay, and paint the block and trans. Once the head is done, it along with the intake and all covers will be painted. Figured i might as well do the whole thing since i will be waiting for parts for a week or 2, and with spring break i wont have anything else to do anyway.
Gary

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Grr;207963 wrote:
meh, you guys and your dsm hatred. 90% of all dsm problems can be traced to just plain poor maitinence, its simple as that. Even in my case, i knew i had to replace it, but i thought i could at least get it washed first, guess not.
anyway, heres some pics

Agreed... same goes for people and their hatred of rotaries......

Looks like a nice project!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/196805https://fargostreet.com/post/196805Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:38:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:54:13 GMT]]>

Grr;207963 wrote:
meh, you guys and your dsm hatred. 90% of all dsm problems can be traced to just plain poor maitinence, its simple as that. Even in my case, i knew i had to replace it, but i thought i could at least get it washed first, guess not.
anyway, heres some pics

Exactly, its just a case of an old timing belt that needed to be replaced. Simple as that. Looks good though. :icon_thumleft:

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/196685https://fargostreet.com/post/196685Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:54:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:53:21 GMT]]>that sucks

He really fucked the original subframes, rest looks really clean though

you pull the head off yet?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/196684https://fargostreet.com/post/196684Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:53:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:44:48 GMT]]>meh, you guys and your dsm hatred. 90% of all dsm problems can be traced to just plain poor maitinence, its simple as that. Even in my case, i knew i had to replace it, but i thought i could at least get it washed first, guess not.
anyway, heres some pics

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/196682https://fargostreet.com/post/196682Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:44:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:22:29 GMT]]>dsm fails again.... good luck on the project

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/196675https://fargostreet.com/post/196675Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:22:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:22:44 GMT]]>Oh man, that sucks. Well I still wanna see pictures of it, so post em up!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/196642https://fargostreet.com/post/196642Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:22:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:00:10 GMT]]>didnt break, think it slipped from a weak tensioner. Anyway all the intake valves are bent.
BUT, i guess it isnt a terrible thing to happen, ive just hot a ton of porting to do now, lol. Anyway, its gonna be apart for awhile so im gonna port the head, intake, maybe get a 2g manifold, port the turbo and make a 3" elbow, downpipe, remove all the emmissions shit and clean up the engine bay.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/196641https://fargostreet.com/post/196641Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:00:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:05:49 GMT]]>Grip!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/196636https://fargostreet.com/post/196636Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:05:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 90 Talon TSi project on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:38:44 GMT]]>you really broke the timming belt that fast??

quit letting jason drive things 🙂

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KA-T_240;207891 wrote:
Project name= Project please do not go boom!

Too late, i guess i should have done the t-belt and tensioner first.
Anyone want to donate a set of intake valves they have laying around??

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