Evo X upgrades - Page 83

**Shane@DBPerformance** · 11-19-2010

Whenever I hone a block, I pull it out and apart to make sure nothing gets in there. It makes a huge mess when you ball hone a block. I am not comfortable doing that in car on a customer car, it doesn't take much metal to screw up things.

**mlomker** · 11-22-2010

Planning to bring the intake to Primo tonight. I'm going to have them weld an AN fitting on it for a return from my catch can.

**mlomker** · 11-23-2010

I was doing a lot of reading on crankcase ventilation today.

I'm probably wasting my time trying to make the stock setup work--it is only a single fitting that couldn't be more than 3/8ths. It sounds like most setups are running two to four large AN connections (AN10+). Four is obviously overkill but I won't get much ventilation with the stock setup.

I did learn a fair bit. The can on the front of the motor (PCV to intake manifold) collects the most oil but is apparently not the important can for ventilation...the back one is.

For now I'm going to get a fitting on my intake for that connection and see if it does anything. My suspicion is that I'm going to have to pull the valve cover and have some large fittings welded in, along with a different catch can.

**mlomker** · 12-15-2010

Went to drive the Evo to Sensers tonight. The car dies every time that I let the clutch out. Doesn't move at all. I fear that something expensive happened to the drivetrain on my venture into the snow on Saturday. Guess I'll try warming it all the way up tomorrow night and try again. FML

The beater works and the Blue Moon is cold.

**Murlo26** · 12-15-2010

That doesn't sound good at all. Hopefully its nothing serious.

**scheides** · 12-15-2010

Does it idle ok?

**mlomker** · 12-15-2010

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Originally Posted by scheides

Does it idle ok?

It starts and runs fine. I revved it a few times and it felt like the car was cold but responding normally. I tried it three times in reverse and once forward. It didn't move at all, it just conked out.

Nothing seemed unusual when I parked it. I'll try it again on Thursday night...bring a flashlight out to the garage and see if I can see anything (like a puddle of fluid!).

**Murlo26** · 12-15-2010

Was your parking brake on?

Also I have had parking brakes ice up and stick to rotors before. Perhaps that is what happened and you need to jar the ice loose.

GG_9_SE · 12-15-2010

^ +1 on that ive had it happen a few times to me. ive also made the facepalm mistake of leaving the hand brake up.

**mlomker** · 12-15-2010

Yeah guys, I park nose up so I always leave the parking brake on. I'll keep that in mind but you'd think you'd feel the car move at least a little in that case. I even revved it up to 3k and let it out in reverse and it died.

**Murlo26** · 12-15-2010

Ive had them ice up pretty bad before

**mlomker** · 12-15-2010

I'd love if that were the solution, Dave. One of those propane heaters (or just waiting a few weeks) is better than many things that crossed my mind.

GG_9_SE · 12-16-2010

any easy way to test would be to disengage the parking brake and see if it roles on its own

**mlomker** · 12-16-2010

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Originally Posted by GG_9_SE

any easy way to test would be to disengage the parking brake and see if it roles on its own

I obviously had it off before I tried to move the car. I'm willing to entertain that the pads may have frozen themselves to the rotors. I thought that was what you were suggesting. You'd think the motor would be able to overcome that, though.

**goodhart** · 12-16-2010

This really does sound like something is frozen. I've had this *type* of thing happen a few times after playing in the snow. Something is frozen up pretty good, and I have to give it a fair amount of gas (3-4,000 rpm) to crawl out of it. Hopefully thats all it is.

**Kracka** · 12-16-2010

A few winters ago when Scheides, Matt D, myself, and a few others took a man-weekend up north it was really cold and snowing hard. The entire car iced over and after sitting for 2 days in a cold garage the tires froze to the concrete and the brakes were packed solid with ice. Long story short, it took some high RPM clutch dumping to get everything broken loose.

**scheides** · 12-16-2010

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Originally Posted by Kracka

A few winters ago when Scheides, Matt D, myself, and a few others took a man-weekend up north it was really cold and snowing hard. The entire car iced over and after sitting for 2 days in a cold garage the tires froze to the concrete and the brakes were packed solid with ice. Long story short, it took some high RPM clutch dumping to get everything broken loose.

HAHAAH I forgot about that! Yea even letting it warm up for like 15 mins wasnt enough, had to basically rev to 3000+ and do a little mini launch (in reverse) out of your parents garage.

**mlomker** · 12-16-2010

This one creeps me out because it doesn't move at all. Normally when you try to move a car with the parking brake on it'll lurch or squat. Nothing here.

I suppose I should pull the back wheels and give the rotor a couple taps with a mallet. That'll make sure the tire isn't frozen on the ground and maybe free it up a bit.

Matt D. · 12-16-2010

When my car sat outside overnight this past Saturday and all day Sunday it was literally frozen in place. I had to rev it to about 6k and dump the clutch to break it free. This was in reverse as well.

rose0529 · 12-16-2010

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Originally Posted by Matt D.

When my car sat outside overnight this past Saturday and all day Sunday it was literally frozen in place. I had to rev it to about 6k and dump the clutch to break it free. This was in reverse as well.

Wish i had been there to see that!!