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twack
07-15-2008, 11:25 PM
I got a fin under my radiator to just like that
asshanson
07-15-2008, 11:30 PM
Hey it took me three afternoons to change my tranny, I'm such a noob.

Glad to see things are coming together on the car Brandon! I want a ride sometime
Halon
07-17-2008, 06:20 PM
LESSON LEARNED

If you are installing a SMIM, and your stock brake booster line does not fit, do some research before just adding some 3/8" hose. There's a friggin check valve inside the OEM vacuum line that goes easily un-noticed. I've been boosting into my brake booster for the last few weeks now and couldn't figure out where this boost leak was coming from. I feel like an idiot, and just figured I'd warn anyone else out there reading this, so they don't do what I did.

Thank god I just happened to have a bunch of extra 3/8" check valves sitting at home randomly from when I did my Catch Can setup!
FattyBoomBatty
07-17-2008, 06:32 PM
So, the dsm oem valve is invisible from the outside?
Kevin 1G Drummer
07-17-2008, 10:14 PM
That sucks Brandon, Hopefully you didn't blow the diaphram in the booster.
Halon
07-18-2008, 10:53 AM
So, the dsm oem valve is invisible from the outside?

It is shoved inside the OEM line. Now that I know about it, I can see it if I look down the inside of the hose. It's in there a good 3" or so.

And my brakes seem to be working just fine. I guess I'm not sure how to really test if it was damaged a little bit though. Maybe I'll change it out this winter just for safety sake.
Kevin 1G Drummer
07-18-2008, 04:47 PM
Your brakes would feel a little stiff, like you would have to push harder to get the same ammount of stopping power. If the pedal feels like it did before, I wouldn't worry about it too much.
FattyBoomBatty
07-18-2008, 06:50 PM
Well, you want to have it working how its supposed to, the brake booster needs a check valve.
Halon
07-18-2008, 08:38 PM
Yeah, I did put one in. Like I said above, I had like 5 3/8" check valves laying around from when I did my catch can setup. So about 2 minutes after I posted up the lesson learned, I installed one of them. So it's all good now.
Halon
07-22-2008, 07:52 PM
Car is running better and better every day.

But tomorrow it will be heading in to MAP to get the new clutch and tranny installed.