xxx rated asked: i have a 1987 mazda rx7 turbo…I have the following enigne mods.. Street ported 13B TO4E turbo with S5 exhaust side corksport 3″ wide front mount hks bov Rtek 2.1 standalone system Full turboback apexi exhaust etc…. now this is my issue…about 2 weeks after i purchased the car it started overheating…the [...]
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What upgrades should i do to my stock sr20det engine in my 93′ 240sx?
Sitemax asked: I already have 3″exhaust, 255 walbro fuel pump, hks sqv blow off valve, and front mount intercooler.
cold air intake or blow off?
ddrfreak5x asked: idk wat to decide between these 2…im getting an exhuast and my left over money is only enough for 1 of these….its either between the hks bov (which i love the noise to) or the intake which will improve my wrx’s performane(dont really race tho and not planing to put it on the [...]
HKS SSQV valves won’t open. Not making blow off sound. Need help?
fireball75427 asked: I just installed a turbo kit and I can’t seem to get the blow off valve to work properly. I hear compressor surge instead of the blow off valve. Does the vacuum line have to be a hard line or is a soft one fine? Thinking the soft line is collapsing or something. [...]
How can I increase the gas mileage in my 1999 eclipse GST?
MEEK asked: Hi I was wondering the best way to increase the gas milage in my eclipse it has all these upgrades to factor in and I don’t plan on taking any out, only adding new thing or cleaning things to increase it. 14b Turbo, HKS BOV, aluminum Intercooler piping, Kyb shocks, Coilovers, Custom 2.5 [...]
I have 2 vacuum inputs on my garrett turbo. Not sure where they connect to and if they should be soft or hard?
fireball75427 asked: I didn’t get instructions to put my turbo on so Im winging it from looking at pictures. It looks like one connects to the wastegate and I’m not sure where the other goes too. Im thinking it connects to the intake manifold? Im trying to hook up a hks ssqv blow off valve [...]
Why does the idle sound of my car sound jumpy?
anton_campos625 asked: I drive a lancer evolution 7, it has a a full exhaust, hks super power filter, hks bov, and an apex safc2. the tune is fine not too rich and not too lean. the display in the safc shows steady rpm readings but the sound from the exhaust is a jumpy. this only [...]
blow off valve on stock turbo?
ddrfreak5x asked: i have a 07 wrx 2.5 liter turbo and i was wondering if a hks bov will work on my whip and will it still mak that ill noise evwn with a stock turbo?………does it matter turbo i have on my car?