Re: 1992 Eagle Talon TSI Project
 

wired his ignition system backwards.

Re: 1992 Eagle Talon TSI Project
 

what swifty said

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Swifty beat me to it.

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I thought you asians where fast..

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Sweet! Now do some break in miles to seat that ring, and lets see this puppy at the dyno day!

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Does it run 10's yet?

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Exactly what I said! Sweet! Glad ur cars up and running

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Yes she finally runs.
I had checked everything and even swapped the wires earlier but this was when the injector resistor pack was plugged into the wrong one.
I was doing some break in today, couple vacuum pulls from around 5000 and letting the engine brake the car. Transmission is great, no grinds whatsoever.
Couple things i need to figure out:
- There is a vacuum leak somewhere i have to find, likely coming from the IC Piping due to the retarded Radiator hose couplers (2 of them).
- The Prosport boost gauge is not reading boost, it just spikes to 35. I was running it between the FPR and the Intake Mani, not sure if thats how 1gs do it. but may try another port.
- The HIDs are not working. I have one new ballast so im thinking its somewhere in the wiring to the switch.

And Finally.....

The newest stupid thing... We took the car to the movies tonight to watch Alice in Wonderland... Car drove fine there, parked and locked the doors. Go in and watch the movie, come out and try to open the door..... yeah the fucking key doesnt work in the doors. Im really not sure how i missed this as i have had the car for 4 months now. but never locked the door and checked if the key opened it. There seems to be something stuck in the lock on the drivers side, but the locks on the passenger and trunk dont work either. Fuckin hell. So looks like i will be replacing the locks in it. The funny thing is, we went to the local MANN theater because it was closer to the house so if the car didnt run we could always walk home. Well we walked home for an entirely different reason.
But i was able to get in, so thats that. and the car started just fine. :)

Re: 1992 Eagle Talon TSI Project
 

go off of the "P" port on the TB for boost gauge.


haha, my 1g does the same thing with the doors, its like the best security system evar!! except my trunk opens.

Re: 1992 Eagle Talon TSI Project
 

Thanks. Usually on the 2gs you go off the little fuel solenoid.

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I have my boost gauge ran off my vacuum hose that goes the the fpr. Been fine on mine like that for the past 3 years.

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im thinking its in the wiring. something i probably did. it wasnt installed by him so i cant fault him for that.

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Haha, Tom got owned by his car already.

How did you get back in? Pop out your sunroof?

Re: 1992 Eagle Talon TSI Project
 

Awesome man! Keep breaking it in, the dyno day is so close!

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If you just remove the door lock cylinders, and bring them to a lock smith along with the key that works in the ignition, they can adjust them so that they work together. That's what I did when someone stole 1 set of keys from me. I bought a new ignition cylinder that came with new keys, then I just popped the door locks and trunk lock out, brought em in, and it was maybe like $8 per cylinder for them to adjust.

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Nice. there is a lock smith near me at ace hardware. ill do that.

I figured out most of the issues.
The HIDs were plugged in backwards. so now they work and are adjusted. i love watching them come on. yay.
The vac leak was on the turbo, the inside bolt on the j pipe wasnt all the way tightened. so i put a new bolt in there and used silicone on all of the couplers to make sure the seal is good.
Also put in a new bolt in the throttle body, one of them was too short.
Im sure the boost gauge is just the signal wire, will be looking at that in a moment.

Im going to put the power steering pump back in as soon as i find a full setup for sale. No power steering sucks ass for a wimp like me. lol

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Whats with you plugging in things wrong? lol

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I fail i fail i fail. ok are you happy dammit.

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Boost gauge fixed - Check (ground wire on the sender wasnt hooked up)
Door locks fixed - Check (The key was correct, but the locks were soo gunked up and corroded that they wouldnt turn)
Boost/vac leaks fixed - Check (Main leak was on the J pipe, but used silicone RTV on all couplers to make sure no other leaks were present)
HIDs fixed - Check (plug was reversed)
Crossmember installed - Check (Forgot to install the drivers side one so i did that tonight, car didnt come with a passenger side one, but oh well)

Still need:
Power steering!
Windshield
More break in miles
A good wash
New paint job.
Emergency brake! (car tends to roll down the driveway if i just keep it in gear where i need to actually put a peice of wood behind the wheel.)

Re: 1992 Eagle Talon TSI Project
 

Good work, Tom. Sure is nice to see this thing running!

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I'm pretty sure its not suppose to roll if its in gear... I could be wrong though.

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Please explain. If you put it in gear it still rolls?

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^ Exactly

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How far do you have to pull your e-brake up when you engage it? if it goes all the way back and it's really loose you probably need to adjust it. Easy fix. I adjusted mine and now it holds like a champ.

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if ajusting the cables does not work. it will be time to get new rear brakes

I have a p.s. pump in one of the bins and a full p.s set up

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No you guys dont understand... I have NO FREAKIN E BRAKE. No cables, no arm, no ebrake period. LOL
It only really rolls when its in 2-5th. Same thing that happened with jasons car when he fell on his face chasing after it.

and mark, i will take that full power steering setup from you. (Dont need the actual rack though.)

Re: 1992 Eagle Talon TSI Project
 

Wish you had a video of that fall

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Screw you guys :lol:

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Bahaha I can picture that too.

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Power steering's for poofs. You drove my car, it's not that bad. Plus you gain +40awhp when you're in VTEC.

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well... took my first highway pull...
It started to overheat. So i limped it home and stopped once to let it cool down on the way home.
so im thinking its:
A) the headgasket (i hope not and please no i told you sos)
B) Not enough coolent in the system
c) Thermostat stuck closed

It heats up incredibly fast from full cold to right in the middle in around a minute.

And i think the idle surging has to do with the coolent lines not being hooked up to the FIAV. So i will probably just block the FIAV off and call it good.

Re: 1992 Eagle Talon TSI Project
 

I would get a new thermostat and burp the system real good. Then go try it again.

Re: 1992 Eagle Talon TSI Project
 

You are some kind of OG noob aren't u?

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I, Tom Ferlaak, Would like to apologize to the members i doubted that you should not reuse a head gasket. I realize that even though in the past this has worked. this is just not the case in this situation. From this day forward, when the head comes off, the head gasket will be thrown away.
Thank you for your time,
Tom

Re: 1992 Eagle Talon TSI Project
 

TYS, apology accepted.

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LOL, can't believe you actually re-used it. How is the polished exhaust mani going? :)

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hahaha

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Oh boy. :lol:

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It hasnt rusted. but it turned a cool copper color. i dont know if it was from the FP bolts that like somehow did an anodised thing to it, because the bolts turned gold and the mani turned copper. lol

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Ok so two things that may be causing the car to seem to run hot.
a) The Coolant dump line from the turbo is coming in to the Thermo Housing right above the sensor.
b) I think the overflow tank is mounted upside down. (there are no markings on this summit catch can as to which end should be up and the overflow tank is empty but spits out coolant every time i stop.)

What do you guys think? it wasnt overheating. it was just running a bit hot at the slower speeds this time and would cool down when i cruise at higher speeds. right now i dont have a thermostat in.