Kurt Barnes

I decided to hit the drag strip before dirt racing season began. Well, dirt season has already began but our track hasn’t opened yet as they just rebuilt the track. They are expected to open up at the end of June. […]

I have been trying to get some wheels off of my friend Cory Kuhn for awhile now. Every time we intended to meet up, something came up on either end. But finally, it worked out and I made the trip down to […]

A 2G MAF is a very quick, cheap, and easy modification on a 1G. The 2G MAF is much larger than the 1G MAF. The wiring is pretty straight forward but there are two ways you could do this.

1- Hard wire the 2G MAF […]

So, the last few weeks has been….just shy of HELL. The transmission that has been making all kinds of noises, mostly at decel, finally let go. But, Poison Ivy didn’t leave me on the side of the road. I drove […]

This past weekend was a weekend that I will remember for a very long time. And hopefully there will be plenty of upcoming weekends throughout the year that will replicate that statement. Before we get into the […]

Believe it or not, this is good news. In fact, it is very good news. With my “slipping under boost/load” issue that I have been trying to diagnose, all signs have been pointing towards a viscous coupler or front […]

So, I got the head back. It was beautiful. It was cleaned, resurfaced, and had a valve job. I picked up a new head gasket from the parts store and then proceeded to bolt the new head onto the engine with the ARP […]

Remember in my last post when I said how great things were going and how awesome the car was running? Well, I wasn’t lying, but we had a bit of a hiccup. I very, costly, hiccup at that. Monday morning, everything […]

This is Mary. My 1995 Eagle Talon TSI AWD. I bought her at the beginning of 2014 and she was 100% stock. Originally, the plan was to paint it white and black like my old Panda 2g. But obviously it didn’t take long […]

A couple of weeks have passed since my last update so I will try and add as much as I can about the progress of #PoisonIvy.

I installed my Innovate LC2 Wideband (see Tech Article for info). The install was […]

This write up is from my experience of installing an Innovate LC2 Wideband in my 1G DSM using the DB gauge. The install will be very similar on a 2G DSM and I will point out any […]

Hello everybody, this will be somewhat of a small update. I say small because nothing really “major” happened in the last few days, but we are nearing the end of the build as far as getting this thing up and […]

This is a write up written by red97rum, a member on DSM Tuners. I was granted his permission to post his exact documentation of the Kiggly Manumatic Mod that he shared with me via private messaging.

By […]

This write up is for the 2G turbo DSM, but also applies to the 1G’s.

Tools Needed:

3/8 Drive Ratchet
12MM Socket
12MM Wrench
14MM Wrench
10MM Wrench

Parts Needed:

Clutch Master Cylinder (I […]

So you just replaced your clutch/transmission/flywheel/all the above and now your car won’t go in gear? Or maybe you are dealing with a DSM that has sat for a very long time and it won’t go into gear with the […]

This write up is for a 2G, but also applies to the 1G as well.

If you have installed a new aftermarket clutch, or changed out your master cylinder and are experiencing clutch issues with […]

Here’s how to install a full stainless clutch line in a 2g 4g63 DSM. ExtremePSI is a great vendor to buy one of these kits and it includes the banjo bolts and brass washers.

Step 1: Locate your master cylinder […]

This is a tech article on how to check your timing on the 7 bolt 4G63. This will apply to the 6 bolt engine as well, but the timing marks on the crank are different between the two engines. Here we go.

Step 1: […]

I figured I would do this write up to help the large amount of people with this issue or who may have this issue in the future. This is just a simple FAQ that will hopefully solve/find the culprit for your hot […]

This write up will show you how to set base ignition timing using an adjustable timing light. This applies to all 1G 4G63 engines INCLUDING non turboed 4G63’s, with an adjustable 1G CAS (Cam Angle […]