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  1. Turbo Habanero

    Car hitting a wall in power band after 5500rpms

    1st and 2nd it will get there just no point might as well shift but 3rd i would have to stay in it a loge time to get past 6k
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    My $300 paint job

    I need better friends......
  3. Turbo Habanero

    Car hitting a wall in power band after 5500rpms

    so just to be sure i went to check the codes on my car again and it throwing 24-34-51 and 71 :( Im thinking 24-34 poped up because i shimmed my wastegate and that was the first time ive checked my codes since i have shimmed it. OK so i think i fixed the 24-34 problem i forget to tighten...
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    Car hitting a wall in power band after 5500rpms

    Im sorry its code 51 51 is TPS problems correct?
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    Car hitting a wall in power band after 5500rpms

    So like it says car picks up strong until 5500 and its almost as if im hitting redline but no limiter. it honestly wouldnt climb to 6500 if i held the gas down for 3-5 more seconds i think. Mods - Driftmotion Intercooler/Hks SSQV 3 Intake filter. Shimmed Wastegate 8psi or more only...
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    Serious Question: Black or Silver?

    hmmm pm a price for the 3 wheels and 4 tires. Shipping is gonna be kinda steep i beleave
  7. Turbo Habanero

    Serious Question: Black or Silver?

    so those mk4 wheels you should sell to me :)
  8. Turbo Habanero

    Serious Question: Black or Silver?

    all so sexy .... i wish i had wheels... but i like the silver
  9. Turbo Habanero

    Question for those who know...

    i feel ya. this is my 5th mk3. But my first car ive ever had to deal with rust with
  10. Turbo Habanero

    Question for those who know...

    I dont want to lol. I'd Rather not know almost.... :( ---------- Post added at 12:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:00 PM ---------- Im not really a body work person ethier im sure they charge a arm and a leg for this stuff.
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    Question for those who know...

    all this rust talk makes me worry... I live in Tucson AZ its a desert so we dont have to worry about rust much... BUT my car is from San Diego and thats where it was its whole life until last year .. I know for sure rust has already took advantage of the spare tire well pretty badly i can see...
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    Stumbled apon a wonderful find...

    im more curious about its history and i think you should be trying to snag the car as a whole.
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    adjusting the tps how do you know its in the right place

    um A/C i have made sure is off. EGR is still on the car and it is a cali car.. i didnt ever have these codes be for i did the head gasket i have gone over the car time and time again and everything seems right. Only one thing is off and its the VTV and Filter that comes off i believe its...
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    adjusting the tps how do you know its in the right place

    Sorry its just typo on my part its code 51 and 71 TPS and EGR related.
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    adjusting the tps how do you know its in the right place

    except that everything its telling me that is wrong seems to be okay.... Anyway my original question is how to Know you have your tps adjusted right... i dont see this self diagnosis helping me much on that at the moment... and the only reason im asking this is because the code says its a TPS...
  16. Turbo Habanero

    NGK Spark Plug wires Installation help

    yup i believe they call it a Y pipe.
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    6.98@193 7mgte

    Sounds like heaven
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    A upto date picture thread of our cars. engine bay/interior/body ect...

    Like it says here are some of my 89 Turbo 7M-GTE Mods- Driftmotion intercooler Intake filter Hks knock off bov.
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    adjusting the tps how do you know its in the right place

    Yeah its a android. And that's kinda ridiculous LOL. Ethier way I have no idea why the car is throwing these codes
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    adjusting the tps how do you know its in the right place

    Hmm what else should I check out. Only thing I can think of is the little filter on the egr that goes on a vacuum line is missing