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08-27-07, 01:48 PM
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I was pulling my tranny out and had a issue. It slipped out of my arm and knocked the front right jackstand right out from under the car. Fk if my car did not budge, but my heart skipped about 10 beats.
Hopkins. Your IDS went out today. I had bass troubles Sat morning and could not get it out.
Hopkins. Your IDS went out today. I had bass troubles Sat morning and could not get it out.
08-27-07, 09:56 PM
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I'm surprised the previous owner didn't. He was such an asian guido, had random carbon fiber stickers on the end of the turn signal and wiper switches and on the glove box release. And KYB stickers on the shift consol. Those were the first thing I took off from the car.
08-27-07, 10:02 PM
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I'm surprised the previous owner didn't. He was such an asian guido, had random carbon fiber stickers on the end of the turn signal and wiper switches and on the glove box release. And KYB stickers on the shift consol. Those were the first thing I took off from the car.
08-29-07, 03:19 AM
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ok..im going totally turbo fc noob with this but...if u know me...i have only owned na 7s....so here it goes....my car does not boost until full operating temp...just wanna make sure...is that a safe mode?..or should my car boost wenever i want it to?....it boosts fine wen its warm and has been driven for about 5-10 min....and also...wen i changed my oil..i always chek the dipstick after 4 qts.....well on this one after i cheked...it was full after 4 qts...am i seeing things?...i know my na's took almost 5....and in the pepboys lube guide (yes i work at pepboys...stop laughing), it even said all models 4.7qts....i called the dealership but they didnt seem to know...are jdm s4 t2 motors different wen i comes to oil capacity?...pls sum1 lemme know asap...cuz i dont wanna blow my 1st turbo fc.. im beginning to wonder if thats even the stock dipstick? could these two symptoms be linked together?.....randy
08-29-07, 12:30 PM
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ok..im going totally turbo fc noob with this but...if u know me...i have only owned na 7s....so here it goes....my car does not boost until full operating temp...just wanna make sure...is that a safe mode?..or should my car boost wenever i want it to?....it boosts fine wen its warm and has been driven for about 5-10 min....and also...wen i changed my oil..i always chek the dipstick after 4 qts.....well on this one after i cheked...it was full after 4 qts...am i seeing things?...i know my na's took almost 5....and in the pepboys lube guide (yes i work at pepboys...stop laughing), it even said all models 4.7qts....i called the dealership but they didnt seem to know...are jdm s4 t2 motors different wen i comes to oil capacity?...pls sum1 lemme know asap...cuz i dont wanna blow my 1st turbo fc.. im beginning to wonder if thats even the stock dipstick? could these two symptoms be linked together?.....randy
jk, you don't have a Haynes manual? or looked it up in the FSM? Or the real question, why won't I read that huge paragraph you posted?
08-29-07, 07:07 PM
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ok..im going totally turbo fc noob with this but...if u know me...i have only owned na 7s....so here it goes....my car does not boost until full operating temp...just wanna make sure...is that a safe mode?..or should my car boost wenever i want it to?....it boosts fine wen its warm and has been driven for about 5-10 min....and also...wen i changed my oil..i always chek the dipstick after 4 qts.....well on this one after i cheked...it was full after 4 qts...am i seeing things?...i know my na's took almost 5....and in the pepboys lube guide (yes i work at pepboys...stop laughing), it even said all models 4.7qts....i called the dealership but they didnt seem to know...are jdm s4 t2 motors different wen i comes to oil capacity?...pls sum1 lemme know asap...cuz i dont wanna blow my 1st turbo fc.. im beginning to wonder if thats even the stock dipstick? could these two symptoms be linked together?.....randy
08-30-07, 01:22 AM
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u know..i was just testing that out...it seems to boost according to the gauge..it just doesnt pull like it does wen its at full operating temperature...it feels like an n/a wen cold....seems like a fuel issue...feels like the injectors arent letting enuf fuel to the engine until its at full op. temp...im guessing its a safe mode?...so that i cant boost until its warm...but anyways..im more worried about the oil issue....the haynes manuals are garbage....every1 knows that...thats why im asking u guys....any1 that has a jdm s4 t2 motor?...zach?...
08-30-07, 10:45 AM
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08-30-07, 01:44 PM
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Hey check this guy out
http://www.moller.com/index.htm
He's in Davis and he made a sky car (flying car) out of 8 rotary engines. Supposedly he improved on the engine as well to make it more fuel efficient and less emissions. I thought it was pretty interesting.
His cars go on sale in a few months, but I don't know the price yet.
http://www.moller.com/index.htm
He's in Davis and he made a sky car (flying car) out of 8 rotary engines. Supposedly he improved on the engine as well to make it more fuel efficient and less emissions. I thought it was pretty interesting.
His cars go on sale in a few months, but I don't know the price yet.
08-30-07, 06:08 PM
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lol those sky cars have been around for 20 years now, and he's always saying they'll go on sale in a few months, supposedly they were gonna do some testing, but i haven't heard anything about it in years
08-30-07, 07:27 PM
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u know..i was just testing that out...it seems to boost according to the gauge..it just doesnt pull like it does wen its at full operating temperature...it feels like an n/a wen cold....seems like a fuel issue...feels like the injectors arent letting enuf fuel to the engine until its at full op. temp...im guessing its a safe mode?...so that i cant boost until its warm...but anyways..im more worried about the oil issue....the haynes manuals are garbage....every1 knows that...thats why im asking u guys....any1 that has a jdm s4 t2 motor?...zach?...
08-30-07, 07:42 PM
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u know..i was just testing that out...it seems to boost according to the gauge..it just doesnt pull like it does wen its at full operating temperature...it feels like an n/a wen cold....seems like a fuel issue...feels like the injectors arent letting enuf fuel to the engine until its at full op. temp...im guessing its a safe mode?...so that i cant boost until its warm...but anyways..im more worried about the oil issue....the haynes manuals are garbage....every1 knows that...thats why im asking u guys....any1 that has a jdm s4 t2 motor?...zach?...
You shouldn't be "punching it out" when it's cold.
Some cars limit boost till a certain temperature is attained however I think FC's are a little pre-historic to that idea. But I could be wrong.
08-31-07, 10:47 AM
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u know..i was just testing that out...it seems to boost according to the gauge..it just doesnt pull like it does wen its at full operating temperature...it feels like an n/a wen cold....seems like a fuel issue...feels like the injectors arent letting enuf fuel to the engine until its at full op. temp...im guessing its a safe mode?...so that i cant boost until its warm...but anyways..im more worried about the oil issue....the haynes manuals are garbage....every1 knows that...thats why im asking u guys....any1 that has a jdm s4 t2 motor?...zach?...
S4 TII's didn't have a safety system to keep you out of boost when the engine was cold. But it's a good thing that yours does it anyway.
Boosting on a cold motor is bad news. About the oil thing, I'm not sure what to think of that. I had a USDM motor in my car. But I've never heard of a lower oil capacity in any 13B. My TII used to take just under 5 quarts. How's she running? I'm sure that you're loving life in boost.Zach
08-31-07, 07:50 PM
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Nice. What stage? I stalled my civic with an ACT in it a few times. Then I go into my FC with a stock clutch and it feels like a feather and take forever to engage. I want a clutch kit.
08-31-07, 09:16 PM
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09-01-07, 07:13 PM
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Randy,
S4 TII's didn't have a safety system to keep you out of boost when the engine was cold. But it's a good thing that yours does it anyway. Boosting on a cold motor is bad news. About the oil thing, I'm not sure what to think of that. I had a USDM motor in my car. But I've never heard of a lower oil capacity in any 13B. My TII used to take just under 5 quarts. How's she running? I'm sure that you're loving life in boost.
Zach
S4 TII's didn't have a safety system to keep you out of boost when the engine was cold. But it's a good thing that yours does it anyway.
Boosting on a cold motor is bad news. About the oil thing, I'm not sure what to think of that. I had a USDM motor in my car. But I've never heard of a lower oil capacity in any 13B. My TII used to take just under 5 quarts. How's she running? I'm sure that you're loving life in boost.Zach
ps...ha...i drove my gurls base model the other day....BIG DIFFERENCE.....lol..so slow....im never going bak to na..lol