I'm New Here And I have A Simple Question Thread, (No Flaming Allowed)

[d0pe240]

can anybody help me out with this still please? Just got my first set of coils. They are cusco zero 2E and I'm having trouble lowering them. These are used and they didn't come with instructions. I've messed with the prechers by moving it up a little bit, then locking them. Then lossen the lock collar on the bottom and moved the whole coilover down, but still the height stays the same on both sides of the front. I haven't done anything to the rear yet. So if anybody can help me out please? Also how low can the zero 2E lower the s13? If anyone has pictures, can they post it up please? Thanks alot.

[DJButton]

Moving the lock collars down a bit should bring the springs down.... you are adjusting them on the car right? I'd like to commend you on buying really good coils for your first set but on the other hand beware of used ones! Seriously, they might be ready to blow.

[Pyrokid]

Ok, thanks alot, I'll replace that soon, and take your advice and get a new slave cylinder.

[d0pe240]

thanks man for the reply. yeh im adjusting it from the car. i looked at all of the coils and theirs no oil leaking anywhere. i was wondering tho, about the ride, wenever i go over this one highway, it seems to bounce. the dampening is set at 2 (5 being the hardest), but is it the coils or the road. on other roads their pretty smooth. just want to be sure its not the coils. they seem to be pretty stiff too, are they like that?

[Kckouki]

Hey guys ! Im a newb to the forum, wheres the search button at ?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Hey guys ! Im a newb to the forum, wheres the search button at ?

We don't make one for your "type"...

[got chub]

i know on my bike i had a chrome tip and after a few months of hard riding and the occasional race the tip started to turn.

[OCHOcinco]

hey im new here....i gota 1990 240sx with a red top sr20 swap ....my problem is....sometime when im put in the clutch or pop it into neutral my revs drop really low almost to the point of stalling then go back up....what could be goin on
Modified by OCHOcinco at 1:57 PM 10/28/2007

[jh3xp]

Another dumb question from me sry. umm... i recently changed my spark plugs and spark plug wires....and then i noticed that everytime i drive that some of my spark plug wires pop out of the hole...not the whole tube but enuff so its not firing....is this due to it being the wrong spark plug wires? cus when i was taking them out and putting them back in i did notice that they were harder to take out and seemed like it was geting stuck on the way up.

[Zippy69]

Did you lube them with some silicone spark plug boot lube?

[jh3xp]

yes i did... i only lubed the tip tho is that right? i mean they only give u so muchbut that shouldnt be the reason they are popping out like that

[PapaSmurf2k3]

hey im new here....i gota 1990 240sx with a red top sr20 swap ....my problem is....sometime when im put in the clutch or pop it into neutral my revs drop really low almost to the point of stalling then go back up....what could be goin on

Modified by OCHOcinco at 1:57 PM 10/28/2007

Well, if it is happening after kinda pushing the car (ie... being in boost), it is probably because you have an atmospherically vented blow off valve, which is blowing off metetered air.

Beyond that, I dunno (I'm not an SR20 guy)

[PapaSmurf2k3]

yes i did... i only lubed the tip tho is that right? i mean they only give u so muchbut that shouldnt be the reason they are popping out like that

what kind of wires? Usually if wire fitment is correct, and they are popping out of the holes, it is because the spark plugs aren't in all the way, and air is getting by them, which pops the wires out due to their semi-tight seal.

I would immagine if that were the case the car would be running worse than before, and you would probably smell fuel too.

[jh3xp]

kool thanx im pretty shure its becus i didnt tighten my spark plug wires enuf. But why is it so hard to take out? ehh

[PapaSmurf2k3]

cos you are a girly man?

Once again... what kind of wires do you have?

[jh3xp]

haha

oh yea sry i think it was bgw or sumtin like that.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

never heard of them. If they were cheap enough for you to not care about, I'd pick up some NGK blues.

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[jh3xp]

Thanx alot, but ill try ur original advice first and tighten the spark plugs.

[OCHOcinco]

Well, if it is happening after kinda pushing the car (ie... being in boost), it is probably because you have an atmospherically vented blow off valve, which is blowing off metetered air.

Beyond that, I dunno (I'm not an SR20 guy)

ah ye i think ur right i member hearin somethin bout that ...thanks alot saved me a lot of worry

[jh3xp]

Soo yea...as i take out the spark plug wires to tighten my spark plugs..... the rubber tip from these damn cheap pokemon quality bogus *** spark plug wires come off. So the rubber part that contacts with the spark plug is stuck in there and i cant even get my socket over it to tighten the spark plugs. what should i do? ( by the way this happened to all 4 of my spark plug wires)

[DJButton]

Needle nosed pliers should get in there to pull the rubber out, or try a pick if that doesn't work. You'll def need new plug wires too.

[jh3xp]

On the real man, no more ghetto made spark plug wires. Needle Nose pliers wont reach tho :/

[PapaSmurf2k3]

buy extra long ones... they make them.

[Justin VanWinkle]

yes i did... i only lubed the tip tho is that right? i mean they only give u so muchbut that shouldnt be the reason they are popping out like that

Sounds like a personal problem to be, boy...

I couldn't pass it up.. I'm sorry hahahaha

[jh3xp]

Sounds like a personal problem to be, boy...

I couldn't pass it up.. I'm sorry hahahaha

LOL everythings fine and dandy down there

on the serious note

used a shishkabob stick and sum long needle nose pliers and got that **** out....but juss put it back cus i cant find my reciept lol but atleast i got to tighten my spark plugs

[RCG_Savage]

Is there any way to tell the difference between a s13 and s14 ka24de distributors?

[qat727]

Is there any way to tell the difference between a s13 and s14 ka24de distributors?

Yes. The most obvious difference is that the S13 uses an external coil, whereas the S14 uses an internal coil.

[giodachamp]

Is it true that if you have a aftermarket header, you can't pass California's smog check?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Is it true that if you have a aftermarket header, you can't pass California's smog check?

I beleive the law is that it is illegal to modify the stock exhaust in any way... which would fail you on the visual. As far as smog goes... I don't see why it would make you fail that unless you had a catalytic converter in your header that gets replaced with straight pipe when you go to a header.

[giodachamp]

I beleive the law is that it is illegal to modify the stock exhaust in any way... which would fail you on the visual. As far as smog goes... I don't see why it would make you fail that unless you had a catalytic converter in your header that gets replaced with straight pipe when you go to a header.

ok thanks.. one more question, since you said you would fail the visual part... can you just hide the aftermarket header beneath the heat shield since it has that in the first place, or is it because it wouldn't fit?