[praha-sti]

OEM are fine, but eventually they do get old -- especially if you've taken them on/off a few times .... and the spacers are used with gaskets brah! :P I got'em on my beast, awesome goodness.

Originally Posted by scby rex

oem ftw. grimspeeds are not needed nor any gasket at all if he had, had the money for spacers.


btw did you ever cap the bov return or you still rockin 2? hahahha

[armyssoldierboy]

dont get me wrong...i would love the spacers and to go reversed manifold.

[armyssoldierboy]

holy f#ck me running!! so i fixed the couple pieces and finished putting the coolant in and went for the start up. wasnt quite running when i remembered....duhhhhhh forgot to torque the bolts down, thats why i got my torque wrench!! oh well, so there i am torquing down the tgv bolts and my manifold bolts when SNAP!!! i broke one of the manifold bolts so close yet so far. so i finished with the rest of the bolts and tried burping the system. my mom said she heard a little bit of knock then it went away. i kept hearing a metalic clicking noise....no clue what that is. the car barely stays on, i expected a rough idle but not a 100rpm idle bumping to 1000 then 2000 back to 450ish.....wtf???

[praha-sti]

If you're on a budget, I'd definately look at having GrimmSpeed take your stock headers and have them port, polish, and thermal coat them -- it's not that much compared to new ones, and they'll definately be worth it. When I go with your turbo, that's what they'll be running on in my beast.

Originally Posted by armyssoldierboy

dont get me wrong...i would love the spacers and to go reversed manifold.

[praha-sti]

A rough idle on a cold start is normal for a few minutes -- once the car warms up, it shouldn't do it, though. Start it up, let it idle for 5 minutes -- if it keeps doing it afterwards, somethings wrong. Also, you definately need to tune your ECU bro -- you're getting more air into the engine now, which means without a tune, you're probably going to run a bit lean ... you need to spray more fuel and advance timing ;-)

Originally Posted by armyssoldierboy

holy f#ck me running!! so i fixed the couple pieces and finished putting the coolant in and went for the start up. wasnt quite running when i remembered....duhhhhhh forgot to torque the bolts down, thats why i got my torque wrench!! oh well, so there i am torquing down the tgv bolts and my manifold bolts when SNAP!!! i broke one of the manifold bolts so close yet so far. so i finished with the rest of the bolts and tried burping the system. my mom said she heard a little bit of knock then it went away. i kept hearing a metalic clicking noise....no clue what that is. the car barely stays on, i expected a rough idle but not a 100rpm idle bumping to 1000 then 2000 back to 450ish.....wtf???

[scby rex]

Originally Posted by praha-sti

OEM are fine, but eventually they do get old -- especially if you've taken them on/off a few times .... and the spacers are used with gaskets brah! :P I got'em on my beast, awesome goodness.

I have the spacers, with no gaskets runs great no leaks and Im not your "brah".

[munky69]

i think he's just practicing his english

[armyssoldierboy]

Originally Posted by praha-sti

If you're on a budget, I'd definately look at having GrimmSpeed take your stock headers and have them port, polish, and thermal coat them -- it's not that much compared to new ones, and they'll definately be worth it. When I go with your turbo, that's what they'll be running on in my beast.

lol i already have el headers. maybe its me, but the few min's/ times i had the car running, it sure seemed like it had alot more throttle response. then again i was excited to see the car running after a project like this

when i get back from spending the holidays in dallas, i gotta get an easy-out bit and replace that snapped manifold bolt then i can start it up and check to see the warmed up idle. maybe then i could drive it over to your house josh so you can listen to it (that metalic clicking noise) ....just make sure your hearing aid is charged lol

[BANKAI]

u didn't drop anything in your heads did you?

[armyssoldierboy]

no, i have some more pics to upload. i got some fine grit sand paper and sanded down the tgv housings and the heads to get the old gasket crum off. i stuck a couple rags in the holes and made sure nothing was in there before i reassembled everything.