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    Have a wicked issue in need of quick help.

    So here's the issues... The tach on the instrument cluster got hit when I was messing with something else and it failed to work properly after the fact. I ordered another cluster and am wondering a few things before I go ahead and pay dealer price for stuff to get fixed. Problem 1: Put the...
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    WTB: random part (heatshield behind exhaust mani)

    anyone want to sell me the heatshield behind the exhaust mani? i got a new exhaust mani and f-ed the s*** out of mine....it fell off. lol. i need a new one just because i have wires and hose that used to run behind it now its dangerously close to catching the new manifold and burning up...
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    exhaust manifold/boost problem

    heres the scoop... got a new exhaust mani. went for a spin after it was installed and my boost was only hitting 15-16 psi. (target 19) brought it back to the shop for a look see and sure enpough there was an exhaust mani leak right at the turbo housing. i fixed it. went for a spin on the...
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    need some help with diagnosing a few cel codes

    p2119 and p2088. i know the technical terms but tomorrow morning im going to go try to figure out what it could be. if anyone could help me out on what to lok at and such it would be great. i hve an idea but again....more help is always aweosme.
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    oil pres gauge help

    hooked up the ground and power to the same as my boost gauge but when i connected the final wire from the sender to the gauge i got no reading. am i missing something here? wire is hooked up to the connector on the sender right to the gauges connector. hmmm.... ill recheck my ground and...
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    Wtb nextmod f lip

    Thats it. Anyone has a nextmod front lip they want to get rid of let me know.
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    coilovers

    bc vs h&r. any thoughts on usability and such? not sure which one to get. price isnt a concern between the 2
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    WTB: suspension parts

    bc coilovers/camber adjusters/f+r endlinks. want to redo the suspension and want to start here before i buy everything brand new. just to save a few bucks. thanks. EDIT: sorry, for MS3
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    BOV problem?

    probably from about early december whenever i creap into boost from -2 vac into low psi range i get what sounds like a whistle. the gauge reads very unsteady boost and all of a sudden if i creap the gas in just enough it snaps into about 5 psi boost. all my numbers according to my ap are fine...
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    just an experience to share

    was driving for the past month and couldnt find what i thought was a boost leak. took apart the whole bumper and front mount and rebuilt the entire intake side of the engine. took it out for a spin....same, 16-17 lbs of boost with a quick taper. (target 19) thought the catch can was looking a...
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    access port and ecu problems

    i was running the accessport v103 fmic map and my ecu threw a U2064 code which is, off the top of my head, a multiple malfunction code error. asked around no one really knew what it meant and it was concluded it wasnt serious. along with the u2064 code recently my car wouldnt start and it...
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    possible ecu malfunction....please help

    i tried to start my car saturday afternoon and it didnt turn over. lights worked, fuel pump made preperation noises etc etc. i held it in start for about 3 seconds and randomly it started. i thought....weird but ill just keep an eye on it. went out to a local bar later that night and it...
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    did a bs delete

    removed the balance shaft in cylinder 3 today. gotta say, dont feel a difference at all. not during accel, decel, WOT, light throttle....idk why it was there. lol. the damn thing must have weighted 20 lbs. it was fairly easy to remove. you remove the 16? bolts that hold the pan on, a few...
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    installed ptp internals

    installed my ptp fuel pump internals and i gotta say they are the difference i needed. i was running cdfp internals so it was expected that these were naturally going to run better anyway. besides that my fuel pressure is spot on and ready as soon as i shift or punch it. i havent hit below...
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    need immediate help fuel pump

    i cant figure out how to get the stock rretainer off of the factory piston assembly. it seems like it has a lip that the factory piston wont get by and i dont want to mess up the retainer because thats the only one i can use. please help quickly!
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    dual exhaust

    just wondergin for no real reason at all. has anyone ever tried to run a dual exhaust on the 07-09 speed 3? i dont know if the suspension would allow it but i cant see why you wouldnt be able to run it like the current setup only use a y pipe right at the rear. it would have no function....it...
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    a praise to fmic

    im heavily modded but was recently without an upgraded intercooler. my boost wouldnt fully boost unless i loaded it...it would spike and settle a lot lower than it was tuned for...it would run slightly rough and feel...just...not right. i recently ungraded the IC to a pg piping kit and...
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    speaker replacement

    so i was in my cousins jeep the other day with a factory infinity system and realized, wow, wtf is up with this bose system in my ride? then i got in my brothers prius with the jbl system....and once again the ms3 bose system was stomped yet again. i want to buy some infinity speakers as...
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    electronic nerds please help.

    ok so hang with me here... i want to do a keyless push button start. i also want it to be like a rfid keyless start. i was planning on picking up some sort of key card much like the 6's have in their cars stock along with a reader. i wanted to connect the button to the ignition system but...
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    noob stereo q

    i wanted to clean up the sound a bit. i know these speakers play the whole audio range. if i picked up some xovers to change that what ones would i get for what speakers? are there treble/mid/low xovers? or would it be more worth my while to just sound deaden the doors for the mids? i dont...
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