New to the boards

Hi guys, I registered a while back but never got the time to post and I got a couple days off over the holiday so I figured I might as well introduce myself

Anyway, I drive a 92 AWD Talon. I dont have any timeslips yet but its fairly quick

Mods:
Engine:
Stock 6 bolt Longblock
Evo 3 Exhaust Manifold

Driveline
ACT 2900lb Clutch with Street Disk
Fidenza 8lb Lightweight Flywheel

Induction
K&N Filter (2.5" intake w/ universal filter not installed yet)
3" Turbo-back Exhaust
21" X 9" X 3" (core size) Front Mount Intercooler
2.5" Short Route IC pipeing
TurboXS RFL bov (pos, getting a tial soon)
Joe P. Manual Boost Controller
Mitsubishi TD06 20g Turbocharger
Tial 44mm External Wastegate
GM MAF sensor in UICP

Electronics
Keyless entry/alarm system
POS JVC CD Player
Limited Edition Apexi SAFC II
Ramchargers GM Mass Airflow Translator with 3" sensor in blow through configuration
Keydiver custom burned eprom chip with the following features:
900 RPM Idle, 6k rpm stutter launch, 6500 rpm no lift to shift, 8250 revlimiter
Injector compensation for 880cc injectors
Factory boost gauge to knock gauge conversion
Check engine light shift light at 7k rpms
Enhanced closed loop operation
Permanant removal of fuel cut and reset of octane rating

Fuel
880cc Injectors
Walbro 255lph high pressure fuel pump

Visual
Tinted tail lights
Clear corners
5% window tint on rear windows
Refinished stock wheels in black
Lovely scrape on the rear bumper from sisters friend who backed into it when it was parked on the street...

Other
93+ AWD "big brake" upgrade
ABS removed
AC removed
Autometer Boost, EGT, and Oil Pressure Gauges
TRE EGT probe
Pocketlogger datalogging software




Please excuse the smoke covering the engine, it melted the line for the oil pressure gauge and sprayed oil all over my engine which in turn ignited

Thats all for now, let me know what you think

[SuperSleeper]

Unless that's a very faded blue, I've never seen that color before. Welcome to the boards.

[A//// Guy]

Very nice setup! Clean up that engine though! haha. I like the color of the exterior

Dane- the car had to be repainted as the engine bay color is grey/silver.

[At-Least-It's-An-Evo]

Welcome to the boards. Is there a reason you are running a 2900 and a 44mm Tial?

[HondaKiller]

That baby blue is kind of nice, I think. The opposite of the neon green and orange painted Hondas running around.
And until I read the rest of your post I was thinking you needed a new valve cover gasket pretty bad, lol

Originally Posted by illegaLaser

Unless that's a very faded blue, I've never seen that color before. Welcome to the boards.

Yea, it was repainted before I bought it. It is a nice color but there are a few defects so when the point comes for me to get a cage i'm going to gut the car and have it all resprayed in black... black = good

Originally Posted by . guest .

Welcome to the boards. Is there a reason you are running a 2900 and a 44mm Tial?

Cause I am a sore loser

Actually the "overkill" stuff is in preperation for the g4cs (6 bolt 2.4l) engine I am working on but never seem to have enough money to finish.

I have cleaned up the engine again but I still need to get the coolant bottle and such straightned out so it still looks kinda bad.

Thanks for the compliments guys

[SpicyOrange]

Nice Car! Welcome!

[Jakey]

Nice looking ride, welcome!

[Shotgun!]

Cool ride, and you seem less noobish than most...Welcome!

[Jana]

Nice! I like the color

Originally Posted by Grey Wulf

Cool ride, and you seem less noobish than most...Welcome!

Thanks, I do what I can

This is my 3rd dsm, I am looking at getting a 4th tonight

1) 90 laser NT converted to turbo
2) 90 laser turbo, parts car
3) This car
4) Looking at a 91 tsi awd 5spd for a winter/backup car

Originally Posted by DSMChick

Nice! I like the color

Thanks, like I said, it isn't a bad color but there are some defects in it that bug me.

Thanks for the compliments guys, I still have a few issues I need to sort out with it. Two new ones I found today, one was that we had the first flurries of the season up here today and as I was hanging the 1-2 shift midway through a powerslide the car let out a nasty backfire that scared me half to death. It took me a bit to figure it out but it turns out the stock tach wasn't keeping up with the engine and when I shifted I thought it was at around 6800rpms but when i looked at the max reading on the safc it read 8180 and since I have the no lift to shift feature at anything more than 6500rpms and I was under full boost it let a few of the backfires from the no lift to shift out through the wg dump tube which sounded mean but was very scary when I didnt know what it was

The other problem is simple but annoying, my pos jvc cd player skips whenever i'm on the throttle hard, apparantly it doesn't like strong g-forces. Anyone ever have a problem like that? I've never heard of anyone else having that problem and i'm trying to figure out if its just my cheap cd player or if most of them do it. Like I said its nothin serious but it is annoying to be trying to have fun out on the streets after a long day at work if your music keeps cutting out

[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

welcome aboard man. You did a very nice introduction. Its nice to see people USE this thread for what its for. I admire your car and welcome to the real dsm site.