pheonix165

i remember my first d/r car... two words sum it up best rally cross

yeah, theres this bang or clunk noise that comes if you hold the rpms too high too long. the tell tail sign of the specific situation is the oil on the road behind you

how did the "PA" cars do? i couldn't stay and watch because i had to catch a ferry....

sometimes you need to look at yourself and think "is it time for me to move on to a new stage in my life?"

i was totally willing to stay for an extra day (which would have been even better considering the 550km drive down)

while i was there...i slept through most of the show we showed up at about 130am saturday morning, i didn't get my tent set up until about 330am and i got up at 7am. went to have a nap after the rallyx at about 330pm and didn't wake up again until 730am sunday morning... i had a good time but man i wish i had seen more...

wow, i had to leave my own country for someone to take a picture of my car. great pictures, thanks

woo-hoo, komo 4 says no ran sat or sun

when do gates close tonight (29th)

i just thought of a bright side. if it can stay under 60f i wont have to retard my timing (currently 11btdc)

well, atleast we wont need the water truck for the rallyx

help me out here...didn't those cars come complete with rust from the factory? j/k looks like a good find for the both of you...enjoy

something worth pointing out is that if it is just your reservoir warning light...it may stick in the low position so you may have to manually lift it.

have you checked the switch itself. in some cases the tab that holds the switch can be a little worn preventing the switch from functioning properly.

i think that a thread very much like this one should be stickied. basically if we provide a thread for those that go up...let there be somewhere for the rest of us to go...well you get the idea ps thanks to a member on this board for directing me to the ebay "specials" that will be on my car after wcss9

anybody know what the weather will be like?

i use Nippon (part number 15208-55y00), from my experience its the widest one i can put on my car.

i bought one of my cars cheaper then that!!!

are you ready?!! here we go :banana:

how did he get that wing to even mount to the rear deck:confused:

thanks for the comments guys. it looks like i wont be needing to worry so much, it turns out it will be just me and a friend in the same car as apposed to the three cars that i was originally going to be taking.

the difference, as near as i can tell, is in the technology. for example...my 86 has a denso (or something to that affect) distributor with a 6000rpm redline, while my 87 has a hitachi distributor with 6500rpm redline...one can assume that there is different ignition curves and as such rev limititions due to limited advance. and i'm sure someone will mention that the cams are different too, providing different power bands. the late 80's and early 90's provided a lot of different changes...i would say that these are just the first steps to the better things that came after.

get rid of the platinums, platinum doesn't like any kind of moister at all...go for copper or silver plugs. i use bosch myself but i completely agree that ngk's suit most peoples needs.

to check timing you unfortunately need a timing light, if you have one great...by the sounds of it though...you don't. to check the vacuum advance is easy. with the engine warm and running, remove the vacuum line from the distributor. if you hear a change in the idle its working, if you don't it isn't.

it could be ignition timing as well, if its been a while since its been done...it could have retarded itself. and on that not it could verry likely be the distributor vacuum advance