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So, yesterday, the car started smoking huge amounts of white smoke even at idle. There is a MAM Street Sleeper kit on it (GT28RS) and just barely over 4000 KM on it. The only variables, that I could think of, that have changed are time and the age of the oil. The exact symptons are: - after...

So, my starter finally gave out. It was periodically not turning over and just slowly whining. Tonight, it whined for a bit, then stopped. Smelt like burning clutch (battery like smell) and then now it just clicks and doesn't even whine. Can anyone confirm that this is in fact a dead...

This isn't just aimed at MPI Tuners but moreso for general tuning. How do people know to retard and advance in certain areas. Do I need a knock sensor? Or, is there some trivial method.

Anyone have stalling issues while the car is warming up? (temp needle less than 1/2). I can't keep the revs up in traffic situations. It's a real PITA. Does the engine use a higher load when cold? I'm probably too rich and the cursor locations are offset while cold. Does that make sense...

So, I recently had to change my oil after only 500KM (first oil change since turbo install) and my oil was very thick and solid black. Is this the expected consistancy of oil this new? The oil filter was changed 500 KM ago with the original turbo install. If not, what is this indicative of...

I'm looking to get a custom 2.5" catback created to bolt up to the MAM 2.5" midpipe (w/ cat). Does anyone know the least number of bends necessary and what angles? I just did a quick search for some under car photos to see where the bends are, but came up with nothing (didn't look very hard...

To anyone who can help, I've finally managed to take the car out around the block several times and I'm noticing the following problems. 1. The idle sometimes stumbles and is rough. At times, the vacuum gauge reads 20Hg and everything is fine and dandy. Sometimes, the vacuum gauge reads...

I'm getting a slow coolant leak from somewhere above the front of the oil pan. Any ideas where this may be coming from?

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About one every 10 starts my car seems to have trouble starting. The first half second the starter just whines and the car feels like it won't turn over. Then, everything returns to normal and it cranks. It severity seems to be eratic and sometimes its only a half second, sometimes a full...

So, seeing as this book is ALMOST, if not, the bible of turbo chargers, how many times have you read it? Personally, I've read it cover to cover 3 times, and selective parts (about 2/3's the book) 6-8 times. Where do you go next from 'Maximum Boost'? I'm looking for more reading material.

My MPI Tuner + TM is in the mail but without a s/w cd. Can someone hook me up with an image of the CD or a zip of the contents? PM for email or FTP information. Thanks in advance.

Just a quick brand specific question. What is the size of the oil feed line into the engine block? This component is normally connected to a T which connects to where the stock oil pressure sender is. My initial impression is that it would be 1/8" BSPT. MAM Owners? I tried Beau but this...

Question to anyone who knows about mounting kits... I have a mounting kit to mount my Kenwood x859 into the double DIN slot. This mounting kit is one piece and includes a pocket. I have a gauge pod single DIN coming soon and so I need to replace the double DIN mounting kit with a single DIN...

I have a double DIN aftermarket harness in my P5. The bottom is simply an empty pocket. I'd like to remove this harness but I can't figure out for the life of me how it pops out. I'm hoping that most harnesses have similar ways of removing them. Any ideas? Otherwise, I have to head back...

I currently have an oil pressure gauge installed. Both the aftermarket sender and the stock sender are connected to a T in the stock sender port. What is the best way to get the turbo oil feed in there? The problem is now getting 3 ports out of 1. What have people done to resolve this...

I currentl have the compustar 2wfm-as with the CM3300 brain. The installer originally set up the alarm to have the 2nd car function instead of the turbo timer. I've checked the manual to see how they enable turbo timer but couldn't find anything. Do I have to bring it back to the installer...

Hi all, I'm doing some simple research before I use the MPI Tuner. I'm curious about the problems associated with the USB->Serial adapter. What adapters have people had success with? Also, will a db9->db28 serial adapter work? I believe the db28 is the printer port. Thanks.

So, I've noticed this disturbing trend where we have very few choices when it comes to gauge styles and vendors. IIRC, at some point in time, there were: A-pillar pods by Autometer (still exist) Steering wheel pods (from protege5online.com - don't exist) Radio dinn pods (multiple sources -...

Is it possible to check the integrity of struts? I recently hit a bad pothole that was bad enough to write off two tires and bend two wheels. I'm curious if there's an actual way of checking strut integrity. Any thoughts? Additionally, would there be any other components that may have been...