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    Re: "Wide" tires on a Spirit

    I run 16x8 wheels on my lancer. Currently has 205/50's but when they wear out I will go to a 225.
  2. Re: How badly does a intake manifold heatsoak on a 8 valve?

    Most cars nowadays put the intake temp sensor in the intake tube before the throttle body.
    https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1QYWZ3CCJPBBn1j-RLavg0K-aQUQNB27x
    My eagle hemi 5 speed...
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    Re: Lancer Shelby

    I always pulled the turbo without pulling the head. I'm stubborn.
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    Re: Laser XE coming back

    Looks incredible.
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    Re: Chinese Heads

    My car has a Chinese head on it. It's an earlier Chinese head. The newer ones look kinda bad. It's the head that I was porting in the porting thread.
  6. Thread: AC How To?

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    Re: AC How To?

    That style is the absolute worst when the vehicle gets old. Gotta twist and yank and twist to get them apart.
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    Re: AC How To?

    From what I've read it's compatible with pag and ester.
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    Re: AC How To?

    Y'all have me wanting to try the duster now. Did you guys try and empty all the mineral oil out of your system first and then add the ester? Or just add a little bit of ester to what's already there?
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    Re: '89 CB Crank Sprocket Removal

    I don't know the measurements but if it's different, it's probably a non common block crank. He should have compared them before doing anything. No reason not to turn the original crank .010/.010 if...
  10. Thread: AC How To?

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    Re: AC How To?

    Gasoline is flammable too lol. Not really a big deal. 1234yf is also flammable.
  11. Thread: AC How To?

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    Re: AC How To?

    Usually compressors have a blow off valve if pressure gets too high. Not sure on our cars.
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    Re: AC How To?

    It would look pretty nice and might be a little more flexible as far as routing.
  13. Thread: Head Porting

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    Re: Head Porting

    Dead on. I measured mine out to right at 53cc's.
  14. Thread: AC How To?

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    Re: AC How To?

    I was curious about using AN hose for refrigerant.
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    Re: AC How To?

    I used envirosafe refrigerant in my lancer. Basically a propane type refrigerant.
  16. Thread: Head Porting

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    Re: Head Porting

    Think I'll be going with +1's for this head. I probably won't take it as far as the scribe marks. I'm debating on tossing the first head on there and run it or port this one and use it. Only problem...
  17. Thread: Head Porting

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    Re: Head Porting

    Using the ole eyeballs I think it's pretty similar to the one Todd posted in post #91.
  18. Thread: Head Porting

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    Re: Head Porting

    Getting started on another head I have. What do y'all think about my scribe lines? Too far, too close to the valve?https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1Zi3nuPypSGSLM0JiC5-TlgTu-n_CZvPl
  19. Re: Interesting H20 Video from Richard Holdener

    Richard has tons of great videos. Especially the intake manifold and camshaft turbo vs n/a.
  20. Thread: Head Porting

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    Re: Head Porting

    Thanks for the tips. Between you guys and the hours of YouTube videos I've watched, I'm learning a lot.
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    Re: Head Porting

    I just realized my phone has a super macro mode and does close pics pretty good.https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1YSMojDOrfKYOrsdB73kdx7014OX_9NRL
  22. Thread: Head Porting

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    Re: Head Porting

    Oh yeah. That bit is tough. I do have a set of junk valves I used that I ground thinner to make it a little easier to grind around them. Pic might not show it good enough but I tried to radius the...
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    Re: Head Porting

    Seats are just dirty and/or metal dust on them. That's the hardest damn part though. Not hitting the seats.
    You mean radius this...
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    Re: Head Porting

    Well, more or less done with my first ever attempt at porting. Thoughts and criticisms? https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1XetONteNzyJr6MAb1-HYCEEh7wr9mdOo
  25. Thread: Head Porting

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    Re: Head Porting

    The Dremel is great for getting in the small areas that need just a little touch up and when you need more precision. This particular Dremel maintains the same RPM regardless of load. The blue point...
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