zukiru

between the valves is a very common crack and I have read several times that they don't really hurt anything. but a lot of people fix them.

I have this too. I am beginning to believe it is a head gasket or an intake gasket but I am not smoking.... do you also have the hard start when cold?

I don't think we have a "body store" either....... examples? all I know that we have are the standard auto parts stores o' crappys Auto Chrones adcrack autoparts and Nappy lol

man I need an air compressor.... I miss out on so many great tools/

yes I have based most of my knowledge of the axle assembies off the inner construction of the axles as I have yet to tear into any hub/spindle set-ups thank you!

edit. I am trying to be a nicer guy!

the XTs in question all have a cup/bearing/boot setup... what about that isn't a CV joint? you may have a different word for it... thank you for the info that they are different though.

the FWD is fine for now and will be left alone till after the XT dragon meet. but I may use the part time trans for RWD when the EJ25 goes in... maybe. thanks for the info Gary!

maybe I'll get some better answers if I put it on out there. I have an 86 FWD and an 85 turbo part time 4wd turbo Was going to use the rear end drive shaft and tranny from the part time car locked in 4wd but with no front axles. but the axles on the 4WD car are ALL toast. so I was wondering if my FWD axles will work with the rear diff and suspension.

^^ lol no I do know that all of them use CV joints at both ends....... NEXT!

see it old you it was stupid.. I was wondering if my fwd front axles could be used on a 4wd rear assembly IE are my FWD front axles the same as Rear axles.

I have an 86 XT 4 banger FWD are front and rear EA non turbo axles the same?

why complicate it and make it cost more? just use the parts at hand. axles are not very scary...

sweet......... do it man!

I missed the drive train part of the statement. if you used a standard EJ tranny it wouldn't be too very hard mechanically (on the wiring I am the loser and have no clue) getting the engine into the bay wouldn't be much harder than any EJ swap......... (especially if your car is already turbo with the proper cross member)

seriously I am sure for less than a grand you can find a wrecked SVX (heck there was one for sale in Tennessee for 500 bucks when I boiught my XT it was option two..... needed a new engine Kmember) I'd like to see a new gen turbo in an XT. (JDM legacy twin turbo motors are CHEAP since they don't directly swap into a LHD car. but one could always use one STi turbo on one)

I'll second this response! (and add what do those come on??? would look very sexy on Winona)

thanks for more pics!

yep it should be as easy as any EJ swap......

sounded wise-assed so I deleted it.

okay what wheels are those? I like the way you did the red on them looks very cool!

I have the intake pipe but it is missing the hoses. will that help you? I can look I may have some of these hoses laying in the carport (the intake pipe is yours if it will help you.):cool:

saved! awesome writeup!

a grand is a decent estimate to do a proper set up for running more boost. but it's a little high. fuel pump (walbro) 125 wideband o2 about 300 if you can count/have clock you don't need a turbo timer accurate boost gauge 100 intercooler (cheap junk yard stuff works think mitsubishi starion or mazda 323 gtx) I got my GTX IC for 20 bucks. bpv(recommended) or BOV spend 150 will net you something nice (I like turbo XS RFL myself) manual boost controller 15 bucks make sure you have no codes and a clean cooling system before you even consider turning the boost up I wrecked the Head on My Starion because I lost coolant while running 16 PSI find a popular turbo car and read at their forum I learned a lot about boost on the starion/conquest forum. have fun and keep a cool head.

sounds like somebody got a little Zap! get a video next time?