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If it wasn't for me being 6'5" I might have an argument to just use the Evo, it'll fit 2 car seats fairly easily but you have to move the seats up a decent amount, and as much as i love having my knees in my chin when i drive, I don't love it

I'll have to look at the X7, you're actually the second person I've heard that recommendation from. As for the pathfinder, after working on Nissan ECMs and TCMs the last decade I'm so Nissan averse it's not even funny...probably the one manufacturer I'll never own again

I'm exploring off-road but at the moment I don't care too much, it's never really been on my radar but does sound fun, don't care where it's built. Yeah budget probably would have helped my bad...looking at used vehicles only under 25k

So wife and I are having our second child in a few months. And since my biggest car is currently an Evo X, and my wife has a Kia Niro (which is barely larger than the Evo), we're getting something larger. So what SHE doesn't have to know of my requirements, I'm kind of looking for something with...

New DI injectors installed, new PCV installed (this is basically cheating with the state my engine is in right now). Took the thermostat housing project a bit farther though... No aluminum housing available so i got it modelled based on scan of the housing, contacted quite a few places to...

Yeah i did kind of gloss over the mitigation of corrosion, so oxidation isn't the strongest argument against it. For argument's sake, let's assume you take all the precautions and use the steps you said to seal off the cut traces. And sure, let's assume no copper smearing, so I'll go ahead and...

I'm about 9 years too late to this, but cutting traces on auto PCBs is a really, really bad idea unless you like playing the game "How long will my electronics work until they catastrophically fail". Especially since you're cutting so near vias you altering impedance and interrupting a...

If you go to Precision Raceworks website right now they still have a 12 days of Christmas code for $75 gift card with a 75 dollar purchase and $50 gift card with a 50 dollar purchase. I used it to get one of their harnesses instead of the janky harness i was making. Snag a pump. (Twist, you can...

I barely know what I'm doing tomorrow most of the time, how am i supposed to plan for September

Just some more parts ordering this week. Injectors had a ton of carbon buildup, and cleaning/flow testing was about $60 per injector after shipping...so I just ordered new ones at $75 per injector. Got a set of 4 Golf R injectors (supposedly about 9.2% higher flow capacity than the GTI according...

034 billet RMS installed. Gotta get a replacement bolt, they sent me one without a head lol If feel so OCD looking at both the OEM and aftermarket RMSes not being perpendicular to the block lines. At least the trans covers it up.

Block is primed and painted, a little bit of overspray but I put some Vaseline around the edges where I masked so it'll scrape off easy. I left the rear main seal on to mask that area since the old one is getting trashed, once everything fully cures I'll install the new billet RMS. All in all...

Whatever kind they sell at Advance Auto Parts, pretty sure it's PB Blaster. I'll pick up a can of Kroil and just see if it does anything I have the Klein laser thermometer, it's never really worked well for me, I'd probably have to buy something else. Part of my worry with focused heat too...

I could use some collective group help. These two turbo feed lines were pretty stuck, the fat one on the left i managed to get free, but the smaller one with the bends in it is now apparently critical to the structural integrity of the block (sarcasm). I broke the retaining tab free, and then...

All sides of the block have been rust removed. Getting some flash rust near the bolt holes but that comes off with an acetone wipe. No more rust bucket updates people, the next one will be restoration. Probably. One more before an after picture for good measure because i'm pretty proud of it.

Oh and if anyone has a part number on this, i need to order a new one, mine is cracking and leaking a bit of oil. Rusted over so i can't see the PN

I quit BS-ing around with the water pump (not really) but got back to derusting the block, and I think i'm about done. If i combined all the work so far on the block, I'm hitting on maybe 10 hours of chemical work, scraping and sanding to get the rust off and block prepped. And it's almost...

Might be worth doing the compressor/alternator bracket gasket that goes to the block while you have everything off it's like a 5 minute/20 dollar job. I thought my valve cover was leaking too but it was a break in that gasket, surprised there's no service interval on those things since they're...

Listing this higher in the general marketplace, but wanted to offer this lower here for any 1.8 guys looking for a slight bump to their build for cheap. 106k miles, no play, **** works fine, I just have a couple other turbo options to choose from right now. Sensor/lines/wastegate not included...

Why is a good question. One which requires a good answer. Unfortunately I don't have one. It started with opening the pump up because i was curious what was inside. Then 5 hours had passed.