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post Jun 20, 2008 - 11:32 AM
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DirtyCon

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HI My name is Andrew, I own a 1994 GT Coupe Front Wheel Driven. It was manufactured in Japan ( i know this because of the J starting at the beginning of the s/n). This car was handed down to me from my father when he bought it 10 years ago. Its in decent condition, everything works mechanically(radio is starting to come apart but i know how to fix that). There has been no modification made to this car. The only thing ive change is the clutch(for same one but newer) and the antenna.
The only problem i hear is when sometimes i turn left it starts to squeal as if to rough metal pieces are rubbing againts each other. NOt a lumpy kind of squeal a solid one that ends only after the car starts to straithen up. However this does not happen every time, it happens once in a while. I am a aggressive driver and i love this car. I have seen the possibilities with this car and finally got a job that will pay me enough to spend money on this car.
Now the problem is im not very familiar with aftermarket parts. I have a very generall knowledge about the car(i.e. I know where most things are brakes, engine, exhaust, raidiator, etc, but i dont know the specifics which make all differnece in my car). Now im not doing this project alone i have my dad and my uncles to help, They know alot about "fixing" cars. But what i need help is what parts should i buy for my car and where should i start. Im looking in to buy ithe best or something close to the best for my car. So if anyone can help please post. Also the last thing i plan on buying is a 3rd gen 3sgte to swap with(I belive this is the best engine to swap my current one. Unless theres a better one please post). So the parts i need, need to work around this engine.
...Appreciate the help...
 
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post Jun 21, 2008 - 2:35 PM
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Well if u have someone else do it when something goes wrong again u wont know as much about as if u did when u did it urself no matter how longs it takes once ur done u will know the engine in real detailed way so u can do routine matinence urself instead of taking it to a shop or dealership to overcharge or a shop to do something stupid i wouldnt trust a shop with my swap anyways its all up to you

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- DirtyCon   What do I need?   Jun 20, 2008 - 11:32 AM
- - snapshotgt   As far as parts, i'd suggest checking the ...   Jun 20, 2008 - 11:42 AM
- - D-Man   QUOTE (DirtyCon @ Jun 20, 2008 - 11...   Jun 20, 2008 - 12:04 PM
- - DirtyCon   My idea was if i swapped the engine first it would...   Jun 20, 2008 - 12:28 PM
|- - lubu   QUOTE (DirtyCon @ Jun 21, 2008 - 1:2...   Jun 21, 2008 - 8:00 AM
- - trdproven   First you need to know what you really want to do ...   Jun 20, 2008 - 10:47 PM
- - DirtyCon   Ya my idea was start with performance because id r...   Jun 21, 2008 - 2:16 PM
- - bringindaheat573   Well if u have someone else do it when something g...   Jun 21, 2008 - 2:35 PM
- - DirtyCon   hmm good point, Another question, I have seen FWD...   Jun 21, 2008 - 2:59 PM
- - trdproven   AWD conversion is pretty expensive. A 3sge turboe...   Jun 22, 2008 - 9:06 AM
- - shane1   QUOTE (DirtyCon @ Jun 20, 2008 - 12...   Jun 27, 2008 - 5:36 AM
- - shane1   QUOTE (DirtyCon @ Jun 20, 2008 - 12...   Jun 27, 2008 - 5:39 AM
- - D-Man   DIRTYCON: AWD conversion is a hard thing to do in...   Jun 27, 2008 - 9:13 AM
|- - lubu   QUOTE (D-Man @ Jun 27, 2008 - 10...   Jun 27, 2008 - 10:14 AM
|- - D-Man   No no, Lubu, Please dont misunderstand QUOTE (D...   Jun 27, 2008 - 10:26 AM
|- - lubu   QUOTE (D-Man @ Jun 27, 2008 - 10...   Jun 27, 2008 - 10:42 AM
- - xs94st   the squeal could be a belt. check em for aging. w...   Jun 27, 2008 - 1:21 PM
- - DirtyCon   thanx guys been very helpful   Jul 1, 2008 - 4:36 PM
- - delusionz   A factory turbo is always going to be more reliabl...   Jul 1, 2008 - 8:12 PM


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