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TheBlizzard
09-06-2006, 06:30 AM
I am thinking of getting back into the DSM game again but I want to know if there is something major with the car I am thinking of getting before I commit to it.

The car is a 92 Talon TSi FWD with about 100k miles on it. Its black and has absolutely no rust at all. There is some paint fade but other than that its mint.

Anyway the car is bone bone stock other than a catback exhaust and a boost gauge. The car starts and runs great but after its running for about 30 seconds it starts to stumble and idle a bit lumpy. Smoke starts coming out of the exhaust as well. If you rev it up a few times it will usually go away but then comes back here and there. I was thinking it may be the PCV valve opening prematurely but I am not sure.

The car has a rebuilt shortblock and head that only has 10k miles on it. Its basically a brand new motor and head, the brakes were totally redone about 1k miles ago as well.

It was brought into a shop that I know the owner of and had all the work done there, which totaled about 1900 dollars. But the guy never picked it up. So the owner wants to get rid of it, I am going to trade him one of my snowmobiles for it I think.

So anyway tell me what is the matter with this thing so I can decide if I want to get a DSM again.
TheBlizzard
09-06-2006, 06:33 AM
And like I said, the car has no other problems than this. I wonder if it may be the ECU going to shit on it since it has sat for awhile. The guys said before it sat it ran totally mint. After it sat now it started acting up a bit, I am sure its not anything major but I have been away from these things for awhile so I am not sure what it is.
Shotgun!
09-06-2006, 05:39 PM
I say get it (If you really want a FWD again) and trouble shoot. It can't be that big of a problem right? ECU, Coil, CAS-whatever. We are DSMer's we can fix anything.
Matt D.
09-06-2006, 05:47 PM
What about the ISC motor being bad?
Elementality158
09-06-2006, 05:48 PM
Maybe some vacume leaks. But the smoke.. hmm. It is FWD though. So if your thinking about putting money into it. Dont bother.
Halon
09-06-2006, 05:52 PM
Plenty of fun can be had with a FWD. I would let you borrow my ECU craig, but you'd need to find a stock EPROM chip, because I have a burnt one in mine and it probably wouldn't run right.

If it's for a good price, I'd go for it. If that's the only problem then that's not so bad. You will find the problem.
Kracka
09-06-2006, 05:56 PM
FWD's can be a ton of fun as both Craig and I know first-hand. Less to break, better gas mileage, better handling, lighter weight, faster from a roll on the highway, etc.

If you want back in the game you may as well get it since non-molested ones are getting very tough to come by.
Halon
09-06-2006, 06:00 PM
FWD's can be a ton of fun as both Craig and I know first-hand. Less to break, better gas mileage, better handling, lighter weight, faster from a roll on the highway, etc.

If you want back in the game you may as well get it since non-molested ones are getting very tough to come by.

Yup. I had tons of fun with me FWD back in the day. I just switched over to AWD, and I love it. But FWD can be plenty fun, and does have a few advantages. Look at the FWD's that RRE soups up for road racing. They mop up the competition pretty damn well!
TheBlizzard
09-07-2006, 08:11 PM
It is a awesome deal to say the least. I just wanted some ideas about what was happening with it before I got it. FWD doesn't bother me either.
x-pride
09-07-2006, 09:33 PM
I say go for it. You can always turn around and sell it.