Re: the wifes (Ali's) new car 89 mirage turbo
 

That's what I'm scared off. These things do resemble 4th Gen. Civics.

Re: the wifes (Ali's) new car 89 mirage turbo
 

As some of you may know, this thing blew up a couple weeks ago. Mark and I tore the engine apart and this is what we found.

Re: the wifes (Ali's) new car 89 mirage turbo
 

Wow, how did that happen? Timing belt come off and break all those valves?

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Yeah. A few days prior to this an oil cooler line came off when she was going down the freeway. It still started and ran ok after the line was re-connected and oil was added, but it seized up a balance shaft and took out the timing belt the day we got all that snow

Re: the wifes (Ali's) new car 89 mirage turbo
 

she was driving to work and the oil cooler line blew out and out came all the oil. the car still ran after we fixed on the side of 94 and got drove it home. the oil pump failed when I went to move it out and back into the drive way so they could plow it.

so pretty much
oil cooler line blew
oil pumped failed
locked up the b.s.
took out the b.s. belt
b.s. belt took out timing belt

it has not been a few good weeks
alys car blew up
ripped 1 of the tial's off the manifold on the evo (snow and jack jumping on my arm and curb dont mix)
car ran into our tree in the front yard(still have to post the pics up)
blew a 6in hole in the right rear tire of the evo
Ali is losing her job also
I need the month to be over already

Re: the wifes (Ali's) new car 89 mirage turbo
 

Damn dude, rough month for sure :( Why is Ali loosing her job? She's still at the museum, right?

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Wow, no one ever can catch a break. I totally feel ya man.

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it all started when her car died on 94 and she was late and they said it was a unexcused late. Then the car hit our tree a few days later amd we could not get out of the drive way so she call in to work and told them that we had to wait for the cops and a tow truck to get it out of the way. they were fine with it then. but a few days later she got a letter saying she was a no call no show to work for her reg day. she called early since there was an event in the morring. So they are saying she had to call 2 times. They are trying to out sorce the jobs for over 1/2 of what is makes now. So we made the choice yesterday for her to put in her 2 weeks so she will not be fired so it will look better on her apps to all the places she has sent her resume to already. They are looking at everything down there right now to fire everyone soon. It is total b.s.

Re: the wifes (Ali's) new car 89 mirage turbo
 

Smart idea of her to just put in the 2-weeks and quit if thats how they're going to be. Hopefully she's able to find something she likes quickly.

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^I wish I did that, and knew..

Re: the wifes (Ali's) new car 89 mirage turbo
 

Wow, that really sucks. Good luck to you two, hope shit gets better.

Re: the wifes (Ali's) new car 89 mirage turbo
 

have not updated this in a long time

I picked up a fresh rebuilt head for free never installed. was decked,tanked,and ported

I also picked up a set of bc springs and retainers for 60.00 from a local and slapped them in with a set of evo 3 cams and called it good.

this was all when it was still n/a

also installed oem power windows traded cvd my crank set up for his power set up

Re: the wifes (Ali's) new car 89 mirage turbo
 

now to the new stuff. I have 90% of the parts to put a turbo set up on the car. I think it is funny since it is a oem 4g61t car and it has been a na car since I put it together even with the built engine and built head.

first off I traded off my zentronics wideband for a maft translator,extension harness and new gm mas and 400.00 cash
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/IMG_9681.jpg

mhi evo 3 turbo and evo 3 o2 housing
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/IMG_9679.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/IMG_9678.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/IMG_9677.jpg

evo 3 mani
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/IMG_9676.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/IMG_9675.jpg

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also picked up a socked and rebuilt 90 eprom ecu for 130.00 shipped off of dsmlink
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/IMG_9674.jpg

I will be using the fmic I had on the talon, The shorty fmic piping that I made for the evo, and a 3in intake I made for the evo.

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few new parts
got a brand new tial bov for 150.00
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC02859.jpg
also got a brand new forced performance j-pipe for 40.00
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC02858.jpg

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have had the turbo on the car for awhile

changed things up a bit with the car
db performance mbc
db performance custom eprom chip
dejon tool 3in intake pipe
k&n filter
new heater core,t.stat, and rad cap
fic 850cc injectors
put in a new pass side axel
put in a new alt.
new p.s. and alt belts

still have to put in the 255 wally pump and the buschur racing afpr and gauge when the tank is not full

used the shorty piping I made for the evo 3. just had to shorten up the hot side pipe.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC03074.jpg

Also had to totaly rebuild the FP j-pipe since it was for a 2g install kit.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC03075.jpg

just used the boost gauge I found in the garage also found the shift boot for the car that I got last summer then lost in the garage.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC03071.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC03072.jpg

the fmic moved the lic plate to the side
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC03073.jpg

also put on one of the pink valve covers today
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC03076.jpg

Re: the wifes (Ali's) new car 89 mirage turbo
 

that is were it is at today. I have been D.D. the car for a few months with the new set up on it. I am getting 30mpg with it and not being nice at all to it

Re: the wifes (Ali's) new car 89 mirage turbo
 

Nice.

I get about 28 mpg in my FWD tsi

Re: the wifes (Ali's) new car 89 mirage turbo
 

WTF you've had this thing turbo'd for months and didn't say shit?! you punk! I want a ride!!!!

Re: the wifes (Ali's) new car 89 mirage turbo
 

cool update :) Must be fun as hell!