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    Help in Denver

    Hi guys, Can anyone from the Denver area help me out a bit? I ran by Engines to Go here a few days ago to see if they would help me with some work and they are no longer there! It's some BMW shop now,.... :confused: I have an ATR exhaust,... and when it was installed the guy did a...
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    Quick question about my heat shield

    Hi Guys, I'm going to be putting on a G-body parts down pipe here in a few days and was wondering if I'm going to have to modify my heat shield??? Asking because this afternoon I'm going to have access to a plasma cutter and I can take the shield along with me and zip it right off...
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    Ready for engine work

    But not by me. =] Got the car painted and it looks awesome. I now need to find someone local here in Denver who is willing to do a bit of work to the engine for me. Anyone out there want/willing to do the following? Valve springs New stall converter Dut neck on intercooler...
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    Finally,.....

    Got the stupid oil return line gasket to stop leaking from the turbo! Was a bit impatient for things to cool off after work so my hands got a bit scorched,....but so far so good,...not a drop. I did stop by Sears and picked up some tools to help,.... ratcheting swivel head box end...
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    I Think I screwed up

    Hey Guys, I bought a replacement TCC solenoid and replaced it this last weekend. The replacement that I bought from Napa Auto came with some funky directions and in order to install I had to cut the wires from the original and splice it in. Here's the question. The replacement...
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    Quick question about Be-Cool radiators for anyone that has one

    Quick question about the Be-cool radiator that's advertised for the 87GN at Jegs.com,...... I'm about to hit the purchase key,..... but before I do wanted to ask those who have it a question. The trans cooler/oil cooler,.... It has BOTH built into it??? The ad only mentions the...
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    Quick question about torque specs

    I looked on GNTTYPE.ORG and no dice. Breaking down this weekend and finally changing the sludge out of the rear Diff. Anyone know how many Ft. Lbs to torque the cover bolts back on with? Thanks in advance A-
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    Dashboards

    ??? I was just looking on e-bay at a few GNs that were for sale and noticed that quite a few had digital dashboards. Was this an option for the 87 cars??? I never realized that this was an option...
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    How well would this idea work??

    Anone tried this yet??? Easier way/location to install a bleeder valve? Drill out the hole on the vent side of the wastegate solenoid,....install a bleeder directly in line?? Closed all the way takes you to stock setting and you can open slightly or more to up the boost??? Anyone? Or...
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    TPS and IAC connector Pins

    Anyone know how to remove these??? Got my new connectors from Casper's electronics and I really don't wanna splice em in. Would prefer pulling the pins and putting them into the new shell. =/ :confused:
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    Still worried about fuel,.. I want to know exactly

    What kind of pump I have,... So,.. Did the test today again,..... instead of just squirting gas and seeing that I have good flow... I timed it. I clamped a hose on the fuel rail and made a switch from the test connector to the red wire at the alternator. When switched on I...
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    Can I make an assumtion about this?

    Just curious,.... I do have one of the billet water neck thinggies,...and I was going to replace it when I did my themostat. But,.... From the looks of it I might not have to. (Replace the thermostat with a 160 degree unit) My temps (When the weather was nice a few days ago) NEVER...
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    Got the Tin man installed

    Geeze what a pain in the neck! Haven't had a chance to run the car around yet and check it out,..... It seems like the fitment could have been a tad bit better. (Gave myself arthritis trying to get the damned hoses over the MAF sensor and turbo inlet) Out of curiosity,...any...
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    DAMMIT! I am the only person breaking these?!

    I just snapped off the plastic clip on my TPS!!! :( What the hell?! The plastic was so brittle I barely tugged on the thing to get it free and it snapped off the sensor like a twig!! Not the second either,... tried being gentle,.... but barely pried up on the IAC sensor clip to...
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    Hey XLR8!

    I see that you're in Littleton. Want to trade some pizza/beer for some tuning tips??? :D A-
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    Anyone ever have their alternator chatter at them?

    Just curious. Once the car gets hot,... and I noticed by placing my hand on it,...the alternator gets DAMNED hot,... it seems like when the battery draws current the alternator suddenly chatters like crazy. I DO plan on replacing it,.... it also seems to charge the battery ok...
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    Tuning questions about KR

    So,...a couple quick questions. Once the snow melts here in a couple days and I can get the car out to try tuning it with a Scanmaster I want tomake sure I have a coupel things straight. Knock Retard. I want to tune for zero obviously,...But I'm seeing several folks though who mention...
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    For the love of GOD please someone help

    Got the boost leak fixed,..all is good. Am trying to pop the thrasher chip in,... but I can't get the damned old chip out of the carrier. WTF?!?! I'm afraid of breaking the thing!!! Can anyone give a hint as to how to remove the stock chip out of the carrier??? I'm stuck!!
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    How much of a gain for a tin man

    Just bought a hard MAF pipe and a Tin man cold air intake from aggresive. Silly question,..... but will I notice anything at all in the way of gains? (Wondering if the seat of my pants will let me know I've installed this stuff) One thing I am hoping for is a bit louder turbo sound from...
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    I think I'm retarded when it comes to working on this car

    So,...driving around this afternoon I get on it,...and notice I can only build 10 Lbs in 1st gear no matter what. It really acts like it's having a hard time building RMPs as well,... takes a bit to shift from near redline. Boost leak right? Well,..... checked all my hoses,... they...
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