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I've recently been trying to diagnose the slop in my drivetrain. It is a little bit troubling since both my R154 and rear end have been rebuilt (less than 1000km ago) and my driveshaft centre bearing is new. I checked out the driveshaft u-joints and they have minimal torsional play as well. I...

I present to you, the end result of tonight's hockey game. Puck to the mouth = goodbye teeth. Damn am I grateful for 100% emergency dental coverage at work, though I'm not really looking forward to tomorrow morning.

This is not something that happened recently, and there is really nothing I can do about it right now since it is -20C and my car is sitting in an unheated shed likely encased in snow, but I was wondering if anybody had any insight... I installed a new Spec 3+ clutch (on machined flywheel) in...

So has anybody managed to disassemble their ABS pump sucessfully? I'd like to disassemble/clean this pump I just picked up, but I don't want to start turning bolts to disassemble without a clue as to how to proceed. Any help would be appreciated (oh, and this is an 89+ unit.) Adam

Took my car for a few hard runs last weekend before having to put it away for the winter. At 5500+ RPM in 3rd and 4th gear, i was hearing what seemed like a rattle, which at the time, sounded like it was coming from the transmission (un-dampened sogi shifter currently). Later on, after...

I'm not sure if I should call this a problem, more of an annoyance I suppose. Anytime I'm moving the car at low speed, be it first or reverse, I encounter a rather severe drivetrain shudder, which sounds like it is focused around the differential. Since the drivetrain really only has ~750...

It seems the time has come that I need to replace my valve stem seals. While my rebuild is only ~50k km old, it seems as though the stem seals were not replaced when the head was built. As a result, my car smokes on startup and after prolonged idling. I've got a bag of fel-pro valve stem...

So I finally got around to doing a pressure test of my intake system. It turns out that my Q45 throttle body is leaking from the shaft seal. Has anybody else experienced and managed to fix this, or do I get a new (used) TB and hope for the best? If I pushed the throttle arm toward the TB, the...

First off, I don't want any BS about "you should have left it stock, you need a standalone, etc". This is an interim solution that will be rectified by a standalone. I'm using a Q45 throttle body with a FFIM, on an engine controlled by the stock ECU and an S-AFC2 (for what its worth, I'm...

I've put a MK4 manifold on my car (along with a Q45 throttle body) and would like to retain some sort of semblance to the stock PCV system. At the current time, I'm not using any catch cans or anything fancy like that. My problem is that the q45 throttle body is obviously not set up to...

anybody know the thread size for the gas filter on the 2JZ-GTE intake manifold? I'm using that port for my PCV system and wanted to be sure of the size before ramming in the wrong size threads. It looks to me like a 1/8 thread, but I'm not sure if its NPT or BSPT. Adam

Anybody have any recommendations for an appropriate size for PCV tubing? I'm doing away with the stock lines and I'm going to braze or tig a stainless line. I've got a 1/2" stainless line sitting in my office but I'm not convinced that it is big enough. Any recommendations?

This is for the guys that have used a Fields or Autosport wiring harness extension. How did you position the ecu/route the harness to retain a functional glove box? I spent over an hour trying to figure this out last night....I even attempted to re-position the ABS computer with no luck...

So, a little background... In my current position at work, I am responsible for (among other things) specialized corrosion testing that requires a relatively complex laboratory set-up to complete (that my company no longer has for some reason). So, we outsource the lab work to a place in...

I know I should know the answer to this, but I am second guessing myself. Does the portion of the engine wiring harness containing the diagnostic block/ignitor plugs/etc route through the 2-3 intake runner gap or in front of the #1 runner? The wiring harness being installed is brand new so it...

So once or twice a week, I skip out of work at lunch and go play drop-in hockey for an hour at the local rink. Last Tuesday I went and played. Thursday I looked at my online credit card statement, and see a purchase at a body building supplement store that neither my wife nor I made. So I...

I was trying to figure out how to install my brand-spanking new oem wiring harness without modifying it to fit my 550cc injectors, and I figured out a pretty straightforward way to do it, and I figured some other guys would like a way to install 550's without having to hack up their harnesses...

Does anybody know where to buy replacement open barrel terminals for our wiring harness? As far as I can tell, the connectors on our harness are manufactured by sumitomo...I've found their website, but it seems to cater more towards the automotive OEM than the DIY guy. here is the catalogue...

I just wanted to make sure that I am connecting this ground to the correct place, however, I have a feeling that it is currently attached to the incorrect bolt. Right now, I have the ground attached to one of the bolts which secures the fuel feed line, but the way the wiring is angled, I...

I was attempting to install my spec stage 3+ clutch today and noticed something startling...The pressure plate does not have any rivets at the locations indicated in the photograph. Is this a f-up on specs behalf? it seems that these rivets would prevent excessive elongation of the clutch...