Greddy Fmic Installed
02-24-2003, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by bl|nk' date='Feb 24 2003, 03:51 PM
So am I .. 
I was swapping things between my two motors and was like WTF! whipped out the trusty cell phone and was checking to see what the deal was unfortunately I think i have a S4 motor w/ S5 front housing.. I would have rather had a straight S5 
02-24-2003, 05:50 PM
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So for the vac line that goes to the stock FPR, can I just run the line right to a nipple on the intake manifold? Or does it have to run through the solenoid valve?
Last night I spent over 4 hours modding the front bumper, and sanding down all of the old paint. I am in the process of spraying it with white primer. I'm just going to use that untill I can afford the Corksport front end. I'll post pics of that later.
Rob: Yes the vert does look like **** with the AE wheels on it, but I have not driven the car in over 3 months so I don't care.
Last night I spent over 4 hours modding the front bumper, and sanding down all of the old paint. I am in the process of spraying it with white primer. I'm just going to use that untill I can afford the Corksport front end. I'll post pics of that later.
Rob: Yes the vert does look like **** with the AE wheels on it, but I have not driven the car in over 3 months so I don't care.
02-24-2003, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ILUVMY88CABRIO' date='Feb 24 2003, 11:50 PM
So for the vac line that goes to the stock FPR, can I just run the line right to a nipple on the intake manifold? Or does it have to run through the solenoid valve?
Last night I spent over 4 hours modding the front bumper, and sanding down all of the old paint. I am in the process of spraying it with white primer. I'm just going to use that untill I can afford the Corksport front end. I'll post pics of that later.
Rob: Yes the vert does look like **** with the AE wheels on it, but I have not driven the car in over 3 months so I don't care.
Last night I spent over 4 hours modding the front bumper, and sanding down all of the old paint. I am in the process of spraying it with white primer. I'm just going to use that untill I can afford the Corksport front end. I'll post pics of that later.
Rob: Yes the vert does look like **** with the AE wheels on it, but I have not driven the car in over 3 months so I don't care.
02-24-2003, 08:21 PM
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Nice intercooler. Very nice indeed. Hope to see it in person soon.
So that's what the hell that nipple is for. I never really knew that. I wished I had known that sooner to save me some grief. Last afternoon was the only time it's ever been an issue. I though the engine was blown when I found pools of oil under my car in the pit lane at autocross. I looked under the hood and saw way too much oil all over that area. I thought that either a seal went on the block or the oil pressure unit was leaking somehow. After seeing that there was still plenty of oil in the engine and it looked nice and then revving the **** out of the engine to see if the oil was pumping out with the added pressure. Nope nothing. Then I looked close and saw that nipple. That was where it looked like all the oil was dumping out after each run.
Well, it looks like it's time for a oil catch can. My car is finally getting to the point that it can corner hard enough to get oil out of that nipple. This was a first in three seasons of autocrossing. Plus it was the fastest, dryest course I've been on since I completed the suspension buildup, alignment, and decently sticky tires. Mmmm. lateral G forces. There's more to be had but too bad it'll never be as good as the fully prepared '95 Porsche 993 with slicks that I hitched a ride in. Damn, I wish I was rich right about now. That truly was a ride to remember. I've been in faster cars, I've been in cars that could grip like a ****, but none that could touch this thing on a track. No wonder this car is usually posting some of the top times of the day. I was practically speechless afterwards.
So that's what the hell that nipple is for. I never really knew that. I wished I had known that sooner to save me some grief. Last afternoon was the only time it's ever been an issue. I though the engine was blown when I found pools of oil under my car in the pit lane at autocross. I looked under the hood and saw way too much oil all over that area. I thought that either a seal went on the block or the oil pressure unit was leaking somehow. After seeing that there was still plenty of oil in the engine and it looked nice and then revving the **** out of the engine to see if the oil was pumping out with the added pressure. Nope nothing. Then I looked close and saw that nipple. That was where it looked like all the oil was dumping out after each run.
Well, it looks like it's time for a oil catch can.
02-25-2003, 09:37 PM
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Here are a few more pics. The car wouldn't start, but the battery was almost dead, so the engine turned over about 2 times very slow and then the battery died. I tried a compression start, that didn't work either, but the car wasn't going very fast. So I had my friend jump the car, but that didn't work either, it just turned over kind of slow. So I pulled the UIM and TB back off, pulled the injectors, all of the O rings were in place, everything looked good. All of the vac lines were hooked up in the right spots, all nipples were capped. Anyway, here are the pics....
