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    Bad compression leads to finding 3 dead piston!

    So my sy has been running semi alright the whole time i've had, always having a ticking noise that i swore was an exhaust leak, well after too much mone spent at the local shops I decided to run some compression tests, to find number 6 piston running at about 22 pounds of compression! So as I...
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    Rough idle and hesitation on acceleration

    Re: Rough idle and hesitation on acceleration you can get a 3 bar map sensor from the dealer for like 60 bucks with the pigtails, duramax diesels use a 3 bar as well. And while I thought I had things figured out with my own truck by replacing my map sensor and O2 sensor, for a while it was...
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    Rough idle and hesitation on acceleration

    Re: Rough idle and hesitation on acceleration I had a problem similar to this, I replaced the O2 sensor and map sensor, fixed it. PLus its always good to replace these parts, often overlooked when doing a tuneup
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    Boost wows

    Re: Boost wows Ya its pretty much all stock, haven't had the money to fix it and customize it at the same time (poor college student syndrom). I have had intentions to get a new chip but wasn't sure which way to go. I will check the waste gate as well
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    Boost wows

    Re: Boost wows really? Are they that loud? What do you think about not being able to power brake boost?
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    Boost wows

    So after spending way too much trying to tackle an exhaust leak I am left with what I still think is an exhaust leak. I had the exhaust manifold planed down, so far infact that it is now pinching my oil dipstick thanks to the shop I took it too, I had the crossover pipe re adjusted, and now the...
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    IC Pump wows

    I've owned my sy for almost a year now, and have gone through 2 intercooler pumps so far. I just recently bought a new one but have been curious if some of the mods that the prevoius owner made is the cause. The air intake has been re-routed and is now located on the passenger side. With this...
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    Here comes another Q

    So a friend of mine has a Z06 with the smoked black rims, i like them alot, the problem is that I hear on this site that we can't run the 17's and 18's both. My other friend at the friendly big'o tire place said that we could offset the allwheel drive with a set of 40's and 45 series. what do...
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    Instrument cluster goin crazy

    Re: Instrument cluster goin crazy Check for a short, my sy has been acting up but mostly only when I got into it, but it is due to a short that goes from the battery to the starter (right by the hot down pipe off the turbo). Fixed it and no problem
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    Help, please

    hey, so I just got back my sy after a long time of being in and out of the shop, due to an exhaust leak. The leak was on the passenger side, on the manifold. one of the ears on the manifold curved in, so it was re-drilled. Well with just plained and machined, it worked great, for about a week...
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    exhaust leak

    hey, so I just got back my sy after a long time of being in and out of the shop, due to an exhaust leak. The leak was on the passenger side, on the manifold. one of the ears on the manifold curved in, so it was re-drilled. Well with just plained and machined, it worked great, for about a week...
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    injection Q's

    Re: injection Q's Sorry to sound illiterate to the fuel department, but what kind of pump should I run with those 50's, cause I am interested (got beat by a mean cobra last night and want to show him whats up) would a chip cover the fuel pressure or a pump?
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    injection Q's

    What size injectors come stock on syclones, and what about the fuel pumps? I am debating on using a ford (forgive me) lightning fuel pump, if that will help me out, I here alot aboutupgrading fuel systems, am I on the right path? :roll:
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