Project GC8 AKA USDM STi Killer

[Tachyon]

I wasn't going to post anything, because at this point... it's just fucking retarded and funny. But at this point I'm done, as of 30 minutes ago I more or less confirmed I have a major blown head gasget. As in coolant was spewing out of my DS head area and my car was overheating to 217F if sitting for a bit.

This has been the worst year in cars I've ever had and I've had some pretty bad ones. I can't work on my cars anymore because of the cold garage, I guess I'm taking the bus to work this winter.

/end fucking rant

Dammit, that is some horrible luck! Let me know if I can help in any way.

[A//// Guy]

Man that sucks. I think you need a beater NA honda to get you through these types of times. Modded/project cars are ftl for DDs.

[goodhart]

Shitty man, how the hell did you catch my luck??? It must have rubbed off on you on the cruise or something...

[mlomker]

Shitty man, how the hell did you catch my luck???

Two nice cars and walking? He has a better sense of humor than I do.

I'm starting to think that complications are normal when it comes to modding. My car seems to know the balance of my checking account...

[Kracka]

I'm starting to think that complications are normal when it comes to modding.
Yup.

[scheides]

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[Halon]

Sorry to hear dude, that really sucks :(

But this is exactly why I will never own a modded vehicle without also having a normal, reliable DD vehicle on the side as well. As much as it sucks, I'd recommend keeping one toy/project, and get a 2nd vehicle as a reliable DD.

[cmspaz]

Wow, this car is really out to kick your ass...

What's it going to take to do the HG, I'm assuming the engine would have to be lifted, right?

[DoughtCom]

Well I have good news and better news. Firstly I would like to apologize for last night's emo session. Basically I was driving and saw it overheat, tried to stay positive and say "oh it's out of coolant." I did put new coolant in it and drove it and it seemed fine, then it started overheating again. I still tried to be positive and look in the engine bay and I could hear what sounded like a hissing noise coming from the DS head area. Looked underneath the car and saw coolant spraying everywhere from where it looked like the head. So naturally I assumed it was the head with the limited recourses I had at the time.

My car problems have just been one after another so I think I hit my limit last night and I apologize.

The good news is it wasn't the head gasget, it was the heater core feed hose. Which happens to be RIGHT NEXT to the head gasget area. It was spewing coolant onto the head and therefor looked like a blown gasget from the angles I was looking. I fixed that and it's fine.

The BETTER news is I found my boost leak I believe and the car is retarded fast now as it holds boost to redline now, instead of tapering to 10PSI. It makes so much torque on the dry pavement I can't keep traction through 1st, 2nd and part of 3rd. I do think I'll need a retune though with this amount of boost, I'll be logging it this week.

[mlomker]

Fuck the bus pass, then. :D