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    climate control fuse? or just bad?

    alright so ever since i got my car i cant control the temp in it. it is stuck at 85 degress all the time. everything else works but i cant control the temp. it hasnt been that much of a deal since its been winter and all. but once the cold breaks it might suck. so i was wondering if anyone else...
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    Cranks And Dies!!!!

    that happened with my afm too. or possibly a vac line no hooked up. had that happen too.
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    Turbo question

    i think IJ ran an .83 a/r on his old setup. said it worked real well. but he told me that he wouldnt go any bigger unless you had a bunch of motor work for higher rpms. like those huge ones off ebay that are 1.06, thats way big, tons of lag time.
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    ebay clutch kits? eClutchmaster, XTD, Gripforce F1, Pro Clutch

    where is a good place to buy a good clutch then? and what brands? i am looking for something to hold 18+ boost. so i am deff looking into a 6 puck design atleast. probably sprung b/c i havent heard anything good about unsprung.
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    ebay clutch kits? eClutchmaster, XTD, Gripforce F1, Pro Clutch

    i was acutally looking at the fidanza flywheel. who all out there has sprung or unsprung setup? i heard the unsprung is was hard to drive on the street. and its not really needed unless your gonna be using it for racing?
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    ebay clutch kits? eClutchmaster, XTD, Gripforce F1, Pro Clutch

    well what are some good ones people have bought? and where is a good place to get a drivshaft?
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    ebay clutch kits? eClutchmaster, XTD, Gripforce F1, Pro Clutch

    alright i was looking around ebay and i was wondering if anyone out there has tried any of these clutch kits? the prices vary kinda wildley thats why i was wondering if they were any good? also if anyone has went to the aluminum flywheel and driveshaft? i heard that our flywheel has a problem...
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    some people just dont know

    i also went through a problem like that back when i got my first car. i found a 95 cavalier z24, so i called about it and the guy was like "yeah its red, 5 speed, low miles blah blah blah." so i go 2 hours to take a look at this car that i was gonna get. it was at a custom paint place so i...
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    turbo mapping site

    well i am looking in the ball park of something around 18-21 psi. but just like you said, i dunno whats too big b/c i dont want a "lag monster". i am not striving for high hp numbers. its gonna be a street car, so i am more in it for the torque aspect that pulls strong. but yet still have the...
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    turbo mapping site

    do you feel its accurate in choosing a turbo to use for a specific application? or that there are just too many turbo variations out there that this works to a certain extent, but not totally?
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    turbo mapping site

    hey guys, i dunno if anyone else has a found a site that you can map out turbos or not. but i found this site and its pretty cool. you can put in your engine size, cylinders, fuel ratio and tons of other stuff. and then it shows how diff turbos will work for you. i am fairly new to mapping so i...
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    cleaning up under the hood

    yeah i think i am gonna remove the vac lines and egr fore sure. since i am goigng to the front facing intake and diff tb. but as far as knowing what to do, did you buy manuals? b/c i cant find any. or did you buy a manuaul on cd like from a shop or something. i have been wanting something like...
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    cleaning up under the hood

    i am currently getting parts together in order to do some work. i am doing the head gasket among other things. but what i was wanting to know was what is there under the hood that i can remove? like stuff thats not really needed. i have read bout the egr and stuff like that. but just wondering...