I hate my car
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Re: I hate my car
In short every time I go to the track something else goes horribly wrong.
For instance I got an alignment done Monday so I could start hitting the track/tuning. The car drives fine. I decide to go to Bristol yesterday to do some tuning (turns out that was a bad idea with the change in elevation I’m making a lot more boost and the A/F are off here). I got to my brothers house there and throw the drag radials on. I’m driving along I make a turn onto a back road to go to the track and all the sudden anything over about 35 mph and the hard is shaking and shuddering hard. So I figure it’s uneven tire pressure or something stupid like that. Make it to the track lower the pressure in both tires; make sure the lug nuts are tight with my torque wrench and go for my first run. Take off and from 35 mph all the way up to middle of 4th the car is doing some hard shaking. So I figure maybe the radials have a flat spot from sitting or need to be balanced. I go to my brother’s house change back to the stock wheels and tires and start home. Everything seems fine. Once back near Salem I go ahead and slow down to about 45mph and drop it into 3rd to do a pull and bam hard shake so now I can’t even say it’s the radials...
Basically I can look back and just about every time I’ve ever gone to the track the car either develops an issue right as I get to the track or it develops one after one run.
I think maybe it needs an exorcism...
For instance I got an alignment done Monday so I could start hitting the track/tuning. The car drives fine. I decide to go to Bristol yesterday to do some tuning (turns out that was a bad idea with the change in elevation I’m making a lot more boost and the A/F are off here). I got to my brothers house there and throw the drag radials on. I’m driving along I make a turn onto a back road to go to the track and all the sudden anything over about 35 mph and the hard is shaking and shuddering hard. So I figure it’s uneven tire pressure or something stupid like that. Make it to the track lower the pressure in both tires; make sure the lug nuts are tight with my torque wrench and go for my first run. Take off and from 35 mph all the way up to middle of 4th the car is doing some hard shaking. So I figure maybe the radials have a flat spot from sitting or need to be balanced. I go to my brother’s house change back to the stock wheels and tires and start home. Everything seems fine. Once back near Salem I go ahead and slow down to about 45mph and drop it into 3rd to do a pull and bam hard shake so now I can’t even say it’s the radials...
Basically I can look back and just about every time I’ve ever gone to the track the car either develops an issue right as I get to the track or it develops one after one run.
I think maybe it needs an exorcism...
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From: Lurking at Big A's House
Re: I hate my car
Why do you think i took all of my shit off mine?????
Lets count the shit and money ive wasted on it so far....
1. 5 different BOVs and none of them ever worked properly ($75-150 a pop)
2. Stage 4 Turbo set up. Never could get the A/F tuned ( 700 turbo + 200 injectors + 800 UTEC + 100 Fuel pump + 1000 FMIC = One fucked up 3rd and 4th gear knocking non running car!!)
3. 3 different up pipes... all developed leaks even the one Joey welded! (avg.$150)
4. 3 different cat backs and now im back to stock
5. 4 different intakes (2 i borrowed and 2 i actually bought... none worked right back to stock box)
6. Header that did nothing but take away all the cars low end power.
7. Currently on second clutch and I have only been to the track once!
Currently:
1. Bad turbo with fragged compressor wheel
2. Bad Boost solenoid
3. Who knows WTF is wrong with the suspension.... keep going through front pass side tires and always have a vibration when driving. Took it to get aligned and the car wasnt even out of alignment so who knows????
4. Brake rotors warped
5. Tranny first gear synchro going out
6. the freakin mystery exhaust/vacuum leak that no one can seem to find
7. Turbo leaks oil
8. Fuel leak somewhere under the hood
So bitch about your some more!
Setting in my living room is a new turbo, gaskets, and factory gutted up pipe that i dont have the money to get installed.
The thought has passed through my head many times of dumping mine off a cliff!
Lets count the shit and money ive wasted on it so far....
1. 5 different BOVs and none of them ever worked properly ($75-150 a pop)
2. Stage 4 Turbo set up. Never could get the A/F tuned ( 700 turbo + 200 injectors + 800 UTEC + 100 Fuel pump + 1000 FMIC = One fucked up 3rd and 4th gear knocking non running car!!)
3. 3 different up pipes... all developed leaks even the one Joey welded! (avg.$150)
4. 3 different cat backs and now im back to stock
5. 4 different intakes (2 i borrowed and 2 i actually bought... none worked right back to stock box)
6. Header that did nothing but take away all the cars low end power.
7. Currently on second clutch and I have only been to the track once!
Currently:
1. Bad turbo with fragged compressor wheel
2. Bad Boost solenoid
3. Who knows WTF is wrong with the suspension.... keep going through front pass side tires and always have a vibration when driving. Took it to get aligned and the car wasnt even out of alignment so who knows????
4. Brake rotors warped
5. Tranny first gear synchro going out
6. the freakin mystery exhaust/vacuum leak that no one can seem to find
7. Turbo leaks oil
8. Fuel leak somewhere under the hood
So bitch about your some more!
Setting in my living room is a new turbo, gaskets, and factory gutted up pipe that i dont have the money to get installed.
The thought has passed through my head many times of dumping mine off a cliff!
Last edited by hitmanG35; Jun 15, 2005 at 09:58 AM.
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Re: I hate my car
Originally Posted by elementalfirex
Have you checked the spark plugs? Mine fouls plugs like skittles and then does exactly what you described. Almost feels like fuel cut.
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Re: I hate my car
Originally Posted by hitmanWRX
Why do you think i took all of my shit off mine?????
Lets count the shit and money ive wasted on it so far....
1. 5 different BOVs and none of them ever worked properly ($75-150 a pop)
2. Stage 4 Turbo set up. Never could get the A/F tuned ( 700 turbo + 200 injectors + 800 UTEC + 100 Fuel pump + 1000 FMIC = One fucked up 3rd and 4th gear knocking non running car!!)
3. 3 different up pipes... all developed leaks even the one Joey welded! (avg.$150)
4. 3 different cat backs and now im back to stock
5. 4 different intakes (2 i borrowed and 2 i actually bought... none worked right back to stock box)
6. Header that did nothing but take away all the cars low end power.
7. Currently on second clutch and I have only been to the track once!
Currently:
1. Bad turbo with fragged compressor wheel
2. Bad Boost solenoid
3. Who knows WTF is wrong with the suspension.... keep going through front pass side tires and always have a vibration when driving. Took it to get aligned and the car wasnt even out of alignment so who knows????
4. Brake rotors warped
5. Tranny first gear synchro going out
6. the freakin mystery exhaust/vacuum leak that no one can seem to find
7. Turbo leaks oil
8. Fuel leak somewhere under the hood
So bitch about your some more!
Setting in my living room is a new turbo, gaskets, and factory gutted up pipe that i dont have the money to get installed.
The thought has passed through my head many times of dumping mine off a cliff!
Lets count the shit and money ive wasted on it so far....
1. 5 different BOVs and none of them ever worked properly ($75-150 a pop)
2. Stage 4 Turbo set up. Never could get the A/F tuned ( 700 turbo + 200 injectors + 800 UTEC + 100 Fuel pump + 1000 FMIC = One fucked up 3rd and 4th gear knocking non running car!!)
3. 3 different up pipes... all developed leaks even the one Joey welded! (avg.$150)
4. 3 different cat backs and now im back to stock
5. 4 different intakes (2 i borrowed and 2 i actually bought... none worked right back to stock box)
6. Header that did nothing but take away all the cars low end power.
7. Currently on second clutch and I have only been to the track once!
Currently:
1. Bad turbo with fragged compressor wheel
2. Bad Boost solenoid
3. Who knows WTF is wrong with the suspension.... keep going through front pass side tires and always have a vibration when driving. Took it to get aligned and the car wasnt even out of alignment so who knows????
4. Brake rotors warped
5. Tranny first gear synchro going out
6. the freakin mystery exhaust/vacuum leak that no one can seem to find
7. Turbo leaks oil
8. Fuel leak somewhere under the hood
So bitch about your some more!
Setting in my living room is a new turbo, gaskets, and factory gutted up pipe that i dont have the money to get installed.
The thought has passed through my head many times of dumping mine off a cliff!
If you are back to your stock intake, let me get that Perrin back...