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by russty
Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:54 am
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: Brat lost power. Possible reasons?
Replies: 9
Views: 2462

Sorry i've been gone but WOW i'll be sure to try out all that out and see if anything works. I'll let you guys know as soon as possible if it works out or not. Thanks alot.
by russty
Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:44 am
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: Brat lost power. Possible reasons?
Replies: 9
Views: 2462

it will sit there just fine but when you get it on the road it doesn't want to go anywhere.
by russty
Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:39 pm
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: Brat lost power. Possible reasons?
Replies: 9
Views: 2462

Brat lost power. Possible reasons?

Hey so i got a brat that slowly lost power i checked every thing spark, fuel i rebuilt the carb, but then i thought i did it wrong so i just bought a new one $500 of racing power. But still the same im thinking its the vacume advance on the distributer but cant check it at the moment. What do you al...
by russty
Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:22 pm
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: Rx 1.8 turbo need help over heating
Replies: 18
Views: 3939

haha nope washington
by russty
Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:19 pm
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: Rx 1.8 turbo need help over heating
Replies: 18
Views: 3939

Ok thanks for the info Matatak. So finally got around to taking pics of the car so here they are. Its got some rust spot but i got stuuf to take care of that. http://aycu10.webshots.com/image/26809/2001656304858280834_rs.jpg http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/23934/2001650127721935849_rs.jpg http://ay...
by russty
Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:19 pm
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: Rx 1.8 turbo need help over heating
Replies: 18
Views: 3939

Thanks timmo i think thats the road im going t take. So now im looking for a whole new exhaust and i just want to know what would be better a 3 inch or 2.5 keep in mind im not looking to race this thing or anything im just looking to get some good performance from it.
by russty
Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:16 am
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: Rx 1.8 turbo need help over heating
Replies: 18
Views: 3939

Ya i was think about that and i've searching aroung and i cant find a scoop thats not to wide for that middle part of the bonet so i must be lookingin all the wrong place cuz i know there out there. Does any one know where i could find a scoop?
by russty
Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:03 pm
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: Rx 1.8 turbo need help over heating
Replies: 18
Views: 3939

ok thats what i've been looking for but coudnt' i use the intercooler from a WRX? and also the turbo?
by russty
Sat Aug 11, 2007 3:49 pm
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: Rx 1.8 turbo need help over heating
Replies: 18
Views: 3939

Hey guys i got it fixed it turned out to be nothing but a stupid bad bolt on the dis. cap and so the timming was off. It now runs great but still not fast enof for me. Now im looking to put inercooler on maybe a WRX turbo what do you guys think? Or am i going to kill my self?
by russty
Wed Aug 01, 2007 3:08 pm
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: Rx 1.8 turbo need help over heating
Replies: 18
Views: 3939

Well no luck getting the comp check even the dealership wont do it. So we'll have to do with out that knowledge. So i will check the heads tomorrow and i'll be sure to get some pics up also. thanks for the help. And i meant part time i've just got an old import thats fulltime sorry for the mix up.
by russty
Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:44 pm
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: Rx 1.8 turbo need help over heating
Replies: 18
Views: 3939

well no luck on getting the comp tested yet. They only check trouble codes and anyone can do that. But anyway its a Turbocharged 1.8 litre engine and full-time 4WD with over head cams so you know for sure. 1988 this thing is an awesome collectable but its pissing me off. I still think i might have m...
by russty
Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:52 am
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: Rx 1.8 turbo need help over heating
Replies: 18
Views: 3939

Rx 1.8 turbo need help over heating

so this babys over heating really bad it will sit there just fine but when you get it on the road its gutless and the turbo heats up like crazy. i need some help i've been told it might be the timing. so far i've erased the comp memory cleaned the injectors everything should be running fine. im abou...

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