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    How to swap an AOD into a 93 lx 4 cyl?

    go C4 or T5... the a4ld's are piles of junk... I've broken 4... now I have a T5 and I beat on it on a daily basis... much more fun to drive too.
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    Tough motors they are

    nice work on swapping out the 2.3... im going to swap in a 331 stroker within the next month or so... deciding on if i wanna go carb'ed or EFI... efi would be easier to supercharge, carb'ed i could get rid of the whole ECU and harness and have a much easier reliable car to work on and drive...
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    Water Pump??

    autozone has region specific pricing... what might be $12 in his area, might be $500 in your area... I drove 5 miles and the price on a flexplate was a $40 difference. :notnice: changing a waterpump is super fricking easy... pull off the belt, pull off the pulley, pull off the radiator...
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    bushings

    i would just get a complete bushing kit from 50resto.com... after 10+ years it all gets old and cracked and worn out anyways... it comes with: -Front and rear control arm bushing sets -Transmission crossmember bushings -Coil spring isolaters -Steering rack bushings -Strut mount...
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    The Perfect 2.3L Tuneup

    haha no id be broke if i did that... but like the rotors and bearings get replaced like every 6 months, etc etc... its just habit... plus I work on my car so much that the stuff is just easier to replace than clean and reuse... heh. most of the stuff on there is just once in a while things...
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    Fuel pump/injector question

    sounds like the fuel pump has either been wired directly to the battery, or the relay is bad... then you will need to replace the injector. take out the drivers seat and under that there is a small relay by the carpet. check the connections to see if they've been tampered with by the previous...
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    The Perfect 2.3L Tuneup

    replace cap and rotor replace wires replace spark plugs clean K&N air filter (or replace stock) replace fuel filter flush out radiator and cooling system fuel injector cleaner carb/TB cleaner down intake while running change power steering fluid new brake fluid and bleed brakes front...
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    CAI question

    i have a GT bumper on the front with duct from the passenger foglight hole up to where that is... So it ISSSS somewhat a CAI... I could figure out a way to route the intake tube into the fender... but being that I dont have inner fenders, it would just suckup tons of dirt and get wet... :notnice:
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    AutoMeter Tach not reading correctly!

    nope mine is nice and steady. i had an MSD 6A ignition with a blaster coil as well... nice and smoooth... it acutally moves up and down quicker than the stock tach...
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    Help, Bad Injectors? Hesitant/Backfiring

    id put another set of plugs in it... my car had a HORRIBLE backfire and studder at random rpm's... i put in a new set of plugs and it went away... remember just because things are new... doesnt mean they are good.
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    AutoMeter Tach not reading correctly!

    i have an autometer tach and mine is about 200-400 rpm's off at high rpms... the autometer is reading the actual coil fire, while the stock tach reads the PIP sensor on the distributor... id rather trust the actual coil firing rather than yet ANOTHER faulty sensor...
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    4 cyl dual exaust

    oops... 2.25 after the mufflers... brain fart.
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    Legit only Drag racing question

    around here, anything lower than 10sec doesnt allow passenger...
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    4 cyl dual exaust

    http://mail.j0o.com:8000/misc/ka0tyk.mp3 pacesetter header, 3" to y-pipe, 2.5" to dual spintech mufflers, then out to 3" stainless steel tips...
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    How bad of shape am I in with a DP 2.3t?

    id try and go with what you have... contact that guy and see what needs to be changed to run higher levels of boost safely... that'd be kinda neeto... theres no need to swap in a whole different motor when the one you have works... kinda. just gotta workout the bugs...
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    Gauge Faces

    i put a set of 93 5.0 gauges in my 89 (swapping to a 331 soon... you CAN use them with a 2.3 but the RPM's will be cut in 1/2)... the guage clusters are ENTIRELY different shape and such... you need to find the correct set of gauges your your vehicle... the non airbag gauge clusters have a...
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    CAI question

    for the love of god... PVC pipe moves POOP to the sewer... get a CAI for a civic and be done with it... it fits up perfect, just plug the 2 vacuum holes with something and you got the blingage under the hood...
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    Stalls on first turnover, then fine? Help

    I could turn over my car 51835093158103895 times when I first tried to start it in the morning and it wouldnt start... if I gave up and turned it back on and did it, it would turn over the VERY first little click of the starter... after putting in the 255lph fuel pump I didnt have that...
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    My car got hit today, rear quarter and tranny damage.

    i still dont understand how that could EVER cause transmission damage... you didnt even bend the axle, and the rim doesnt even look scuffed...
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    If belt is too big, will it effect my charging system???

    oops... yah bigger crank pulley...