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Bolt in kit is great in theory, but keep in mind this is very new - they can't have sold many of them yet. I'm not even sure there are any in the wild that are working yet. There's a sleeve around the input shaft that can be cut down on a lathe for more clearance, IIRC. Bit of a pain to...

Any decent machine shop will check the block you have already built and tell you if anything is in sad shape for a small fee.

Not a chance... your imagination doesn't get nearly grumpy enough to create IJ.

Ah, here's a similar vid... this is the OS Giken, but still, you get the idea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFtL-7RQRWU&feature=related

The rattle isn't a 'think' item... it's obvious. The plates rattle ... if they don't, I'd suspect your system isn't releasing the pressure plate all the way. I've got a vid on youtube somewhere... lemme dig... Bah. Got a vid, but the engine wasn't on. Duane doesn't have that clutch...

I'll see your drunk idiot behind the wheel, and raise you by one transformer owl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCgbYnNAbSM

Congrats Ryan. We've got VERY similar powerbands, but he's right, his is a bit... odd. I've got about 100rpm on him on the way up the powerband, and I make about 20 more torque than he does. On the flip side, past 6100rpm, he starts making more horsepower than me... so his 7M is totally...

It shouldn't have any preload. The throw bearing shouldn't be contacting the pressure plate unless your foot is on the pedal. Admittedly, the clearance between the bearing and the pressure plate should be very small. Can you hear the plates rattle when it idles with the clutch out and the...

When mine failed, it went from reading 14.7 at cruise to reading 23+ all the damn time. It wasn't a slow thing, either - fine one day, and toast the next. As I was using it to run the MAFT Pro in open loop all the time, it was *really* obvious when it went. Furthermore, it failed in a way...

I've had better luck with private citizens who wrench than shops. And for the most part, I can tell when a car is a hack job - look at the wiring, hose clamps, and check the nuts and bolts under the hood for signs that they've been rounded off. If a car passes those three tests, chances are...

I'm reasonably certain that 100k is an educated guess on their part, these should really be rated in hours of use, not distance traveled. My Zeitronix didn't last very long - just over a year, so around 20k km.

Kong by TKO in 1 round. Jaws was defeated by some floaty barrels and an exploding ... fire extinguisher? I don't recall the exact item, but he shot a cylinder that exploded in his mouth, no more Jaws. King Kong, on the other hand, got in a fight with a division of the army, backed up by...

Oh the other hand, buying someone else's *finished* project is a great way to save money. You'll never get your money back out of a modded car... so if you're buying instead of selling, you can get some really steep discounts if you're lucky and have some coin to spend.

Definitely a wear item. I've never seen a wideband sensor with a long life expectancy. This is one of the big reasons why OEM depends on narrowband sensors.

What exactly do you mean? Seat belts? Body moldings? Better descriptions or actual pictures wouldn't hurt any, here.

No problem... I should probably grab my text, if we can, at the same time, I spent some time writing that up!

As I said... bad form.

Yes, it vanished when we upgraded to this version of vBulletin. It's not on Mike's list of things to do, either: http://www.supramania.com/forums/entry.php?20-Site-modifications-status-Updated-2-28-12-25-ET I'll mention it and see what he says.

Damn, I remember those too - did exactly the same thing, got one as a courtesy car. I remember that if you floored the accelerator, it would make a lot more noise, and swallow a lot more fuel, but it didn't actually go any faster.

Mine was a '77 Ford Pinto. I recall that I had to carry solvent with me at all times, because the gas tank was so badly rusted on the inside that the fuel filter would clog up within 30 miles... then I'd have to stop, pop the hood, pull out the fuel filter, flush it out with solvent, and plug...