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by 5yearplan
Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:30 am
Forum: Body (exterior)
Topic: Under body sealant
Replies: 14
Views: 11494

There's more sealant under the black wax! :shock: Great, more work... Haha, j/k my car didn't seem to get much if the sealant, as it's pretty rusted. at any rate here are a few links to the truck bed liner that comes in spray cans, otherwise there is rhino liner which you would have sprayed professi...
by 5yearplan
Sun Aug 12, 2007 5:14 pm
Forum: Performance
Topic: Oil/Water Lines
Replies: 10
Views: 6502

If I were to do it: To run oil from the car to the turbo, put a sandwich plate in to remote mount the oil filter and put a T in the lines to run to the turbo (otherwise you could put the T in the line for the mechanical oil pressure gauge...assuming it is mechanical, I haven't actually looked), then...
by 5yearplan
Sun Aug 12, 2007 12:32 pm
Forum: Body (exterior)
Topic: Under body sealant
Replies: 14
Views: 11494

I think he means the waxy, tar-like junk. At any rate, I would use truck bed liner instead of that. It works so much better without the mess. I am in the process or restoring my car, and that is what I will use to coat the whole under-body.
by 5yearplan
Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:29 pm
Forum: Performance
Topic: Water inj and air temp effects on knock-limited power.
Replies: 34
Views: 17846

Yeah, but graphs look more official. Go with the graphs to begin with, then use the other style to break down the results?
by 5yearplan
Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:35 am
Forum: Engine
Topic: Piston valve contact
Replies: 6
Views: 5723

As long as the liners and pins are fine, I wouldn't worry about it. There was a girl I worked with once that had a Daewoo (econobox POS)... While on a road trip with her mom, the timing belt broke and they proceeded to drive probably 1000 ft or so, without realizing there was a problem, until all 16...
by 5yearplan
Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:24 pm
Forum: Performance
Topic: Water inj and air temp effects on knock-limited power.
Replies: 34
Views: 17846

Greg Gordon wrote:Usually about a 1/2 gallon. A lot more at the track!
Haha, I would suppose so.
by 5yearplan
Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:28 am
Forum: Performance
Topic: Water inj and air temp effects on knock-limited power.
Replies: 34
Views: 17846

How much water/meth. do you go through per tank of gas?
by 5yearplan
Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:42 pm
Forum: Performance
Topic: Water inj and air temp effects on knock-limited power.
Replies: 34
Views: 17846

Interesting history, I hope there will be plenty of pictures in the book :D I will have to browse the cooling mist site.
by 5yearplan
Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:35 pm
Forum: Performance
Topic: Water inj and air temp effects on knock-limited power.
Replies: 34
Views: 17846

I'm sure it's been touched on before but what water injection system do you use?
by 5yearplan
Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:06 pm
Forum: Performance
Topic: Water inj and air temp effects on knock-limited power.
Replies: 34
Views: 17846

I understand what you are trying to say, I guess I just explain water injection as helping to raise the octane of the gas (loosely) as well as absorb heat. Given that when you use water inj. (once again temp. is a constant) you raise the amount of energy it takes to ignite the new mixture, thereby r...
by 5yearplan
Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:45 am
Forum: Performance
Topic: Water inj and air temp effects on knock-limited power.
Replies: 34
Views: 17846

The only feasible argument as to reliability of water injection system would depend on what system you bought, I've heard of water injectors leaking and causing problems. Hi Maldi, Thanks for the response. It seems clear that you understand the charts which is what I am concerned about. The text in ...
by 5yearplan
Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:05 am
Forum: Engine
Topic: head gasket
Replies: 15
Views: 10004

Copper headgaskets are usually used for higher CR and high boost applications, but I'm not sure if they cause electrolysis of coolant or help it... I had a Ford Thunderbird in which Ford used different metals for the head and block, so electrolysis was a problem, ruining the coolant in a year or les...
by 5yearplan
Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:31 pm
Forum: Performance
Topic: Water inj and air temp effects on knock-limited power.
Replies: 34
Views: 17846

Sweet, I'm glad you are writing a book. Me and a friend have actually read alot into water injection after he stumbled across it on the magical world wide web. Then we had to try to convince another friend of it's feasibility and history. He fails to believe that it is effective AND reliable AND con...
by 5yearplan
Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:52 pm
Forum: Parts
Topic: Misc: GTV6 Parts F/S
Replies: 0
Views: 2563

Misc: GTV6 Parts F/S

I am starting a restoration with my '84 GTV6. I am putting in a custom driveline and redoing the electrical system too. This said, I will be selling all of the things I don't need off the car. The driveline was in pretty good shape, only having 55k miles on it. the problem was that the body and susp...
by 5yearplan
Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:45 am
Forum: Engine
Topic: Need help...
Replies: 69
Views: 36291

Could it be a corrosion issue, or a wire running to ground?