The "I'm New Here And I have A Simple Question Thread" v2.0

[troskinatior]

me and my bro were bleeding by brakes for like 2 hours and there still horrible and I cant drive it like that. Im thinking its the master cylinder because a inch before the pedel stops it makes this sucking/hissing type noise, and also the pedal only goes half way down when bleeding the fronts but on the backs it goes all the way down and feels alot harder. And also the pass front has tons of air in it and it seems like it all comes out when the master cylinder makes that hissing noise

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Sounds like you are sucking in air, or have a leak somewhere. Why did you start bleeding the brakes anyway? Did your car develop a spongy pedal randomly?

[troskinatior]

No my bro had to take my cailpers while I was doing my clutch, so when i put on the new stuff I bleed it and when I took it for a drive it would barley stop. I looked alot on google and I think I narrowed it down to the master. I already put a new one in and now I going to re bleed them. And the pedel was extremly spongy

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Cool. Let us know how you make out.

[troskinatior]

Well bad news, I changed the master and its still not braking good, its braking alittle better then before but its still not exceptible. If i pup the brakes 3 or 4 times it starts to brake nomal but if i need to brake really quick im skrewed. Im going change the cailpers right now but any other ideas?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Are you losing fluid somewhere? Somehow, you are not making the pressure you need. Does it pull to one side when you brake?

[troskinatior]

I dont see any fluid leaking. Will it do that if they wernt bled good enough? And it brakes straight

[PapaSmurf2k3]

No, it will leak if one of your fittings is damaged or not connected correctly... keep your eyes on the fluid level in the reservoir if you can't actually see where its leaking from. Did you bench bleed the master before putting it in?

[slikklogic]

how much hp can the stock clutch handle?? cuz ive blown out a honda one goin turbo but i want to do alil t28 setup on my ka. will it handle 270whp?

[OutToWinPAHC]

ehh not sure, but most guys 250-300 HP use a 6 puck of some sort. I think that would be on the limit of not slipping, but not catching and gazing.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

The stock clutch can hold about 170-180 hp at the wheels. It will most definitely NOT handle 270whp.

[troskinatior]

No, it will leak if one of your fittings is damaged or not connected correctly... keep your eyes on the fluid level in the reservoir if you can't actually see where its leaking from. Did you bench bleed the master before putting it in?

no but i got it from a car that worked. And I was driving to school a couple hours ago and the drivers front was sticking and I couldnt go over 30, then the tiny restvor tube poped of my radiatior and I lost alot of coolant, and the temp gadge stayed at operating temp even tho it was smoking. So what kind of damage could that of caused?

[slikklogic]

Yea guess ill go with a spec stage 3 plus..and a light wieght flywheel...anybody kno why pictures never show up on majority of these diy guides? Lol

[PapaSmurf2k3]

No, it will leak if one of your fittings is damaged or not connected correctly... keep your eyes on the fluid level in the reservoir if you can't actually see where its leaking from. Did you bench bleed the master before putting it in?

no but i got it from a car that worked. And I was driving to school a couple hours ago and the drivers front was sticking and I couldnt go over 30, then the tiny restvor tube poped of my radiatior and I lost alot of coolant, and the temp gadge stayed at operating temp even tho it was smoking. So what kind of damage could that of caused?

What you most likely saw was steam, not smoke, and if your temp stayed normal, you didn't damage anything. You might be smelling coolant for a while though.

Yea guess ill go with a spec stage 3 plus..and a light wieght flywheel...anybody kno why pictures never show up on majority of these diy guides? Lol

Because the majority of them were written on NICO's old software, and a bunch of the pictures didn't transfer over
Post a link to one you are having problems with, I'll see if I can get someone to fix it.

[troskinatior]

Mostly because there so old or the account/person deleted them. Have you looked up the pros and cons of the light weight flywheel? Id just keep the stock one and put that money twards the clutch

[PapaSmurf2k3]

You'll have to resurface the flywheel no matter what anyway. Sometimes you get them out and see they have hairline fractures in them. I'm a big advocate of upgrading to a lightweight flywheel while you have everything out anyway. Faster turn around time on the repair as well (you don't have to outsource the flywheel to get resurfaced).

[troskinatior]

Jesus my car sucks. Another problem is that my defroster isnt working. All of the buttons blow out of the dash and floor vents no matter what setting there on, even defrost. Any ideas?

[troskinatior]

I fixed the defroster but Im still haveing problems with my brakes, i took the cailper that was sticking apart and the seal ripped in half so i put the other one onand its braking like it used to. Im so mad right now beacuse I need to drive this

[troskinatior]

Oh and I fixed the braking yesterday by switching one of the cailpers but it was sticking like i said eariler

[PapaSmurf2k3]

So go get a new caliper?

[injen51]

Hi i have a quick question. I am swapping in a stock sr20det the full swap package found here. http://www.jdm-online.com/jdm-engines/n ... 0-109.html. My question is, should i install a HKS BOV. i know it has a recirculating valve but i want the sound. haha. But if im only running stock boost will the BOV harm the engine or lag throttle? An many people say walbro 255. But if im running stock injectors, will it be necessary and /or harmful. Thanks

[PapaSmurf2k3]

You're going to want to replace the fuel pump. You definitely don't want to skimp on fuel.
Also, if you run an atmospherically vented blow off valve, and DON'T run a blow-through MAF setup, you WILL be blowing off metered air, resulting in rich conditions during shifts, and possibly stalling.

[SOUNDWAVE333]

Hey guys, I'm looking to buy a kouki. (Anyone got one for sale in so cal?)

And I was wondering if there was any real difference between zenki and kouki. Like body shape except the front.

Any engine differences? Any differences at all?

Let me know thanks!

[PapaSmurf2k3]

The tail lights are different... there also might be a few minor changes too, like available exterior and interior colors. Other than that, no.

[injen51]

is there a recirculating BOV the makes a good sound that you can reccommend?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I'm not totally sure on that. I'm pretty sure they will still make noise even when recirculated, it just won't be as loud.

[Taran14]

Do s14 se's fit on an s13 stock suspension without spacers?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I'm assuming you are talking about wheels. Typically, S14 SE Wheels are 5 lug, and S13s are 4 lug, but if you do a 5 lug conversion or something, they'll fit fine.

[slikklogic]

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can u repair this?

[Taran14]

I'm assuming you are talking about wheels. Typically, S14 SE Wheels are 5 lug, and S13s are 4 lug, but if you do a 5 lug conversion or something, they'll fit fine.

Yeah sorry for not being descriptive. But yes i have everything for 5 lug conversion, but i was wondering if s14 se's will fit on my s13 hatch that has stock suspension with no spacers or anything.