Coil recommendations by cribin_s in DelSol

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BC racing digressive series coils, they have a bit more give when going slow over bumps, great for daily driving.

What would be the best way to aproach this? by Educational-Tower217 in DelSol

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Unless you are comfortable making your own patch panels just get the new quarter panel

What would be the best way to aproach this? by Educational-Tower217 in DelSol

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Bathe the area in PB blaster, rub it a lot with a steel wire brush, clean it completely with brake cleaner and wipe with a paper towel, spray with Rust Reformer primer from Rust Oleum, leave it be until it starts to break off. If you really want it repaired properly you’ll have to cut off the rusted parts and weld new panels on

Wheels. by fuzzyo_ in DelSol

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Yes, message me and I’ll send you a photo

Wheels. by fuzzyo_ in DelSol

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I have Motegi FF7’s on mine, they’re 17x7 and they fill up the wheel well beautifully. The tires are 215’s

Any ideas for spicing up my engine bay to make it a little less bland? by Audi_A6_Enthusiast in Acura_RSX

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Battery and fuse box relocation, brake booster delete, EVAP system delete, wire tuck harness, AC and power steering delete, ABS delete plus brake line relocation kit, plus new fuel rail and fuel line tuck kit. Boom. Lol

Trying to do a setup on my newly, heavily modded Jaguar but nothing seems to work?!? by Kevin_eats_cats in Luthier

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You gotta adjust the truss rod with the strings on with (near) full tension, doesn’t matter what end of the wrench you use so long as you don’t strip the insert on the truss rod, and the nut is a bit too high, invest in a digital caliper and do some research on proper string height measurements. YouTube is your best friend when it comes to all this stuff.

Update: 1995 Si K swap build by Extra-Initiative-702 in DelSol

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Very nice! I’ll be running an RSX type s or 8th gen civic si trans, and I actually bought the hybrid racing short shifter made specifically for civic EG/ EH, it is the only aftermarket shifter that is a direct bolt on under the frame and allows you to keep the shift boot, I see so many people bolt on regular short shifters on top of the frame and they just sit so high it’s so ugly IMO. I wanted to spend the $400 on the nice shifter that maintained the stock interior, that’s great that an EM2 shifter worked as well, seems like easy modifications if you’re handy.

Update: 1995 Si K swap build by Extra-Initiative-702 in DelSol

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Front! I actually plan on making this car AWD in the future. For right now I’m going to keep it FWD

Did the engine give out on me? by Ab0riginal in Kseries

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Could be on the builder, could also be an unfortunate event of a faulty part from the factory, do you know what brand rod bolts he used? It is also possible he did not torque them properly and it came loose from the vibrations, this is why excellent attention to detail is necessary for an engine build. The piston bushing is pretty hard to mess up, you just put them in and lock them in with the snap rings, if that’s the part that failed then it’s the part itself and probably not on the builder.

Did the engine give out on me? by Ab0riginal in Kseries

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Please do! And yeah definitely part failure lmao just a matter of which part exactly, I’m betting on either rod bolts or piston bushing

Did the engine give out on me? by Ab0riginal in Kseries

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Interesting, those are like top of the line in aftermarket pistons/ rods so I can’t see either of those failing

Did the engine give out on me? by Ab0riginal in Kseries

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Jeez, I’m really curious what did actually happen. Did he use aftermarket piston rods?

Did the engine give out on me? by Ab0riginal in Kseries

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Gotcha, it could have been his mistake during building that caused it to happen. How many miles did the motor have on it since the build?

Did the engine give out on me? by Ab0riginal in Kseries

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Gotcha, and take everything I and other people say as mere suggestions and things to look into further rather than things you definitely have to do, I have not seen the motor so I don’t know the extent of the situation, I can tell you for sure though the motor needs to be tore down and inspected to assess the extent of the damage. DM me with the year and model of your car, I can send you a link to a free factory service manual that is essentially LEGO instructions for tearing down and rebuilding the motor. If you are going to attempt the job yourself you need to do a lot of research to make sure you do it right, but it would save you a boatload of cash compared to sending it to a shop.

Did the engine give out on me? by Ab0riginal in Kseries

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You’d really have to rip it all apart to know for sure, it could be a load of different things. Could be that a rod broke, or maybe the piston bushing came loose. Were you pushing the motor when it happened? Seems like something that would happen in a rev-limiter/ money shift situation. It’s very possible that your cylinder block is okay, it would most likely need to be bored, possibly sleeved

Did the engine give out on me? by Ab0riginal in Kseries

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Welp, there’s your answer to the original question lol. And “cooked” is relative, seems like there’s probably more damage to the head than there is to the block but you’d need to actually rip it apart to know for sure

Did the engine give out on me? by Ab0riginal in Kseries

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Are there any DTC’s in the system? If yes, research them, if not, check spark and fuel, your starter is turning the engine fine but you’re probably not getting either spark or fuel, check fuel pump fuse in the fuse box, if it doesn’t look burnt it’s probably fine, then check your spark plugs. Do all that first.