Evo X upgrades

[mlomker]

Why is it so much to fix? Seems awfully high. Just labor?

Mostly labor but I suspect they're fucking me on parts, too. Those water pumps are $29 at cost. I'll know when I see the bill.

This car has a water pump driven by the timing belt so everything on the side of the motor has to come off. The timing belt was smoking pretty good since the water pump was no longer turning, etc.

[Matt D.]

Evo X has a timing chain. Are you sure you're talking about the correct thing?

[Super Bleeder!!]

Evo X has a timing chain. Are you sure you're talking about the correct thing?

Dude is talking about his beater car, not the efo.

[Murlo26]

Evo X has a timing chain. Are you sure you're talking about the correct thing?

He is talking about his plymouth beater car ;)

[mlomker]

Evo X has a timing chain. Are you sure you're talking about the correct thing?

Sorry man, talking about my beater that went down yesterday. I wasn't going to make another thread for it. I'm car-less at the moment.

[Matt D.]

Haha, it all makes sense now.

[turbotalon1g]

I just did a tbelt in the wife's civic not fun but will be easier next time I know to get the pulley tool before hand.

[mlomker]

I just did a tbelt in the wife's civic not fun but will be easier next time I know to get the pulley tool before hand.

I wish it had waited until the Evo was done. I would have worked with/hired someone on here to take care of it instead of a shop. I still need to do a CV boot or joint on the thing so the repairs aren't quite done on it.

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Dave told me that Shane looked at the Evo this morning and it still has problems...maybe a bad MAF and my suction line issue is not solved.

I think I'll have Shane look at the MAF part but I'm at the end of my rope on the fuel system. I'll need to bring the car to Full Blown and have them take a look at it.

[mlomker]

Shane called and it isn't really a suction line issue, it is a fuel pickup issue. In a straight line the car runs fine but turn either left or right and it knocks/misfires and all that bad stuff. I have an email in to LJ to ask a few questions about the hanger.

The MAF issue is that it is reading 4.9 volts at the current airflow. Shane speculated that the pipe was too small and that I need a larger one for more airflow. This is an AMS intake pipe and they only sell one size. It's possible that there's something wrong with the MAF but I sent an email to AMS to see what sort of power they've run through one in the past.

He said the car is at 430whp right now but that's the limit for the MAF and I suppose the injectors aren't far from maxing.

[Murlo26]

Shane called and it isn't really a suction line issue, it is a fuel pickup issue. In a straight line the car runs fine but turn either left or right and it knocks/misfires and all that bad stuff. I have an email in to LJ to ask a few questions about the hanger.

The MAF issue is that it is reading 4.9 volts at the current airflow. Shane speculated that the pipe was too small and that I need a larger one for more airflow. This is an AMS intake pipe and they only sell one size. It's possible that there's something wrong with the MAF but I sent an email to AMS to see what sort of power they've run through one in the past.

He said the car is at 430whp right now but that's the limit for the MAF and I suppose the injectors aren't far from maxing.

Well I am would guess Ryan Gates was still using his stock MAF on his 566whp run...you aren't there yet, so I would guess the MAF is taking a dump. I have heard quite a few people have had failures with them...warranty!