90 Talon TSi project
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I do think it is funny when people get DSM's as DDs. Their other car must be always broken.....
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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. -
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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 picsExactly, its just a case of an old timing belt that needed to be replaced. Simple as that. Looks good though. :icon_thumleft:
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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 picsAgreed... same goes for people and their hatred of rotaries......
Looks like a nice project!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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
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