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mesean13

Member Since 26 Feb 2005
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In Topic: Gettin A Lil Paranoid Here......

12 November 2008 - 12:05 PM

QUOTE (87crexsi @ Nov 12 2008, 05:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
so the new motor is runnin good....feels good....got around 550 miles or so on it so far. but i've noticed that my valve cover gasket has a slight leak on the distributor side so that bottom corner of the head *where part of the cometic mls headgasket comes out* has some oil on it.....but it seems to have some coolant on it. i don't see any coolant leaks from the backside of the motor like the water pipe n all, and the radiator hoses and radiator itself are leak free. so i'm freakin out if my headgasket is not sealing. the car idles fine when its at operating temp, i have it set around 1100-1200rpm and it doesn't smoke any. just a lil oil from the turbo if i park on a hill or something. but i had the block and head shaved, comeitc d16a1 mls .030" headgasket and arp studs....i can't remember now but i think i torqued them to 60 ft lb in 3 stages in proper order. i'm gonna be doin a leak-down test on it very soon now but really.....what are the chances of the head gasket not sealing? or should i do a re-torque on the arp nuts????? plz help cuz this is really burning me thinkin about it.....

I am assuming that you also shaved the head when you put on the new gasket. How much did you shave the head? I know I shave d mine .5mm and I had to also shave down the 2 little guides that go into the head and block. If not than maybe the block is not straight.

In Topic: $50.00 Score?

08 July 2008 - 01:59 PM

QUOTE (Screech @ Jul 8 2008, 12:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
There is no intended way of using the glass and the deflector at the same time. If the glass in on the car the mount points for the deflector are blocked. They use the same mounting points at the front.

That's what I thought.sad.gif

In Topic: Zc Swap

07 July 2008 - 06:56 PM

The blacktop us is the same as the euro d16a8/9 or z5 with electronic advance, the zc1 is the same as the 86-87 d16a1 vacuum advance. No the electronics are not the same and the motor mount points are different.
This is some good basic swap info:
ff-squad
http://www.redpepper...D_and_B_Engines

In Topic: Vehicle Temperature

07 July 2008 - 06:27 PM

LOL WTF!!!
Yeah, might be your tire pressure too!!!
Come on guys. Think what makes a car run cooler and then work from there in reverse order. Simplfy, not stupify...

In Topic: Mugen Papers / Documentation

07 July 2008 - 06:08 PM

I am going to cry!! I want everything...