Why not just get an aluminum one off eBay for cheap and either satin finish it with an abrasive wheel or full on polish it.
I went the satin finish route with a turbocoupe cover, looks decent...
Perhaps for the near future, until we all get our drive by wire hydrogen powered weenie cars...don't you people get it? Thats why on all these shows that "pimp" someones ride they never go under the hood, so everyone will be content with a lot of "bling, bling" and a real loud stereo on a car...
Sounds to me like the engine overheated to the point the oil broke down,the motor is seized,and you are destroying the starter gear against the now immobile(frozen) flywheel. :shrug:
If that is the case the Probe is dead... :(
tealtiger:
the DOHC heads benefit is that there are two intake valves and two exhaust valves per cylinder as opposed to our SOHC heads. That allows the engines to move the air/fuel in very fast and the exhaust out very fast. Also each side has a dedicated cam...
Some cars* that come in for service are gonna leave the shop with a few extra hard miles on 'em... :D
*defined as any factory hi-perf, or owner modified hot rod, loosely anything that goes FAST
I know it is obvious, but if you keep your foot out of it ALL the time, you will really get some great mileage. Yeah , I was planning a V8 swap too, till I was on this forum for a year, now I'm hunting for a large journal turbo 4 cyl. block...
James, I actually changed out IAC to a new unit.
How do you do a base idle/computer reset? Is this just a matter of removing the neg. battery cable for a few minutes then reattaching?
Thanks!
To Christmas:
I can't set the TPS, the sensor is made to go on only one way, the sensor casing has crescents into which the panhead screws go and there is no play. I think this is an improvement over the older model(mine is a '93). Thanks for the help and for lookin' out dude!
To 16v:
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Hey all!
My pony is acting up! She was trying to stall out(but has not actually stalled out)when I first cranked her up in the morning(she does ok for the rest of the day). One particular morning I started her up then proceeded to drop the conv. top and the engine shuddered violently.
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