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XtremNiteCrawlr · 11-17-2006, 04:51 PM

i don't mind workin on my car just time wasn't on my side

Dracoman · 12-06-2006, 01:00 PM

I got this forum link from the General forum. I am helping my son with his VR-4. Can you reccommend a tuner for him? We have heard of Polk Performance in Benton. Advice?

New VR-4 Owner Needs Advice (Long Post -Sorry)

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Hi Everyone,

I am posting for my son. My experience is with Corvettes so I can't be sure when he is getting taken and when not.

This is my first VR-4 replated post and I need to explain what has happened to date so that you guys can hopefully get us going in the right direction.

In June my 20 year old way-to-excited- son purchased a one-owner 1992 3000GT VR-4 for $5K. The milage is 79,230. The interior is very nice and the exterior is good with a few blemishes (but not as nice as many I have seen here on this forum). The owner was a retired female lawyer. She financed the loan at 0% interest after $1K down.

My son could not drive a stick so I went with him to drive it back. When I started the car it smoked (blue) very badly all the time. On the way home he drive my vette and I drove his car. If he got more that 30 yard behind me I could not even see him.

The car sat all summer and he just recently had it repaird at a Volvo shop owned by his best friend's mom. They removed the turbos and sent them off for repair, replaced the plugs, cleaned the tubes (turbo feed or something???) removed the front bumper to remove the intercoolers, sent the intercoolers off to be flushed and then put it all back together.

This cost just under $3,000. She wanted my son to replace the intercoolers (and won't warranty the turbo install since he did not) but that was going to be another $1,200 so we did not. I could never find a posting here that indicated that IC replacement was necessary.

The car does not smoke now and he sees the boost gage seems to work now.

Does this sound expensive? I could have had a head/cam/long tube header upgrade on my vette for this much.

She showed a photo looking into his cat and there is so much oil build up in it that there is only an inch to 1.5 inches at most open. We don't have vehicle inspection so he does not have to worry about that but can the car run without the cat? Will it throw codes related to the 02 sensors if the cat is removed?

Now that he has it running can you give us some advice as to what we should watch out for or special servicing to take care of?

TIA

eyeluvmy3kgt · 12-06-2006, 03:23 PM

the stuff they did actually does cost that much but you could have done things different. I assume you got new stock turbos. You could have upgraded to 13g turbos for about $1050 and solved the smoking while getting better turbos.

that's good that they cleaned the oil feed lines. but new ones from mitsu are only about $40.

It is definately not necessary to replace the intercoolers. Unless they have physical damage to them. They can be cleaned out very easy with some carb cleaner. And I would have cried for you if you paid $1200 for stock intercoolers. You could upgrade to a very nice front mount intercooler system for $1600 or less and get dozens more horses.

new spark plugs are no biggie. they probably put in platinums for about $60. I usually just use the regular NGK's for about 2 bucks a peice. no power difference.

by the way, the stock boost gauge is not a real boost gauge. it has no vacuum line connection. It goes off signals from the ecu. If you put in a real boost gauge you will see.

Where are you located? If you need work done bring it to me or to polk performance. I know more about these cars than any repair shop in AR. (besides polk) Hopefully you won't need any major work for along time

But for performance upgrades and basic repairs/maintenance I can help you along and save you some money. Look at my sig. I've done all the work on my car and I drive it everyday.

If you wanna chat PM me or call me. 501-952-7397

Marshall

eyeluvmy3kgt · 12-06-2006, 03:49 PM

oh yeah, gut all 3 cats. the O2 sensors are before the cats so that doesn't matter. and our state has no emissions testing or inspections.

special maintenance- the cars require the "60k tuneup" which is new timing belt, water pump, timing belt tensioner, etc. If you have no records of it ever being done and the previous owner can't tell you she had it done then i would plan on doing it in the near future. I can help. I've done several timing belts including my own twice. It can be tricky the first couple of times.

personally, i like to change my drivetrain fluids often. like every 3 oil changes. Transmission and T-case take 75w90

Dracoman · 12-06-2006, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by eyeluvmy3kgt

the stuff they did actually does cost that much but you could have done things different. I assume you got new stock turbos. You could have upgraded to 13g turbos for about $1050 and solved the smoking while getting better turbos.

that's good that they cleaned the oil feed lines. but new ones from mitsu are only about $40.

It is definately not necessary to replace the intercoolers. Unless they have physical damage to them. They can be cleaned out very easy with some carb cleaner. And I would have cried for you if you paid $1200 for stock intercoolers. You could upgrade to a very nice front mount intercooler system for $1600 or less and get dozens more horses.

new spark plugs are no biggie. they probably put in platinums for about $60. I usually just use the regular NGK's for about 2 bucks a peice. no power difference.

by the way, the stock boost gauge is not a real boost gauge. it has no vacuum line connection. It goes off signals from the ecu. If you put in a real boost gauge you will see.

Where are you located? If you need work done bring it to me or to polk performance. I know more about these cars than any repair shop in AR. (besides polk) Hopefully you won't need any major work for along time

But for performance upgrades and basic repairs/maintenance I can help you along and save you some money. Look at my sig. I've done all the work on my car and I drive it everyday.

If you wanna chat PM me or call me. 501-952-7397

Marshall

Thanks Marshall. I am going to get my son in touch with you. His name is Daniel and we are in Conway.

XtremNiteCrawlr · 12-06-2006, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dracoman

I got this forum link from the General forum. I am helping my son with his VR-4. Can you reccommend a tuner for him? We have heard of Polk Performance in Benton. Advice?

New VR-4 Owner Needs Advice (Long Post -Sorry)

just stoppin by and saying welcome to the local chapter.

my name is Jordan and i drive a green 92 vr-4

Dracoman · 12-07-2006, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XtremNiteCrawlr

just stoppin by and saying welcome to the local chapter.

my name is Jordan and i drive a green 92 vr-4

Thanks Jordan. My son has a green VR-4. He has Marshall's number now and he is going to contact him. Daniel is hoping to meet with some of you guys. I will get him set up here in the next couple of days.

XtremNiteCrawlr · 12-07-2006, 03:49 PM

AHH KOO I GOT A TWIN LOL. we are trying to throw a meet during xmas break. usually we meet at Hooters chow down on some wings. sit around talk bout whats new, whats next, and what needs fixed LOL!!! then when everybody gets bored of hooters we go cruise the rock town.

if ya'll ever work on the car lol marshall is the brains im the wrench work.
meaning if u ever need help to work on the car. call ME and Marshall. lol
my cell is 240-0077 im located in L.R. (and its threw Sprint).

eyeluvmy3kgt · 12-07-2006, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XtremNiteCrawlr

AHH KOO I GOT A TWIN LOL. we are trying to throw a meet during xmas break. usually we meet at Hooters chow down on some wings. sit around talk bout whats new, whats next, and what needs fixed LOL!!! then when everybody gets bored of hooters we go cruise the rock town.

if ya'll ever work on the car lol marshall is the brains im the wrench work.
meaning if u ever need help to work on the car. call ME and Marshall. lol
my cell is 240-0077 im located in L.R. (and its threw Sprint).

jordan is a human breaker bar

XtremNiteCrawlr · 12-07-2006, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by eyeluvmy3kgt

jordan is a human breaker bar

clutch comes in tomorrow or monday flywheel and clutch line are here and so is the output shaft. the xcase sleeve wont be here till end of next week.... BUT ON THE OTHER HAND B4 PHIL ships the new sleeve!!!!! i need to find out where the leak is so im not having to waste time and money on guessing. u open this weekend so we can find the leak?

my motor mounts and control arms got shipped yesterday from IPO.

11-17-2006, 04:51 PM	#51 (permalink)
XtremNiteCrawlr Drives a Twin Turbo Tank Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lil Rock, Arkansas Drives: '95 VR4 Trader Rating: (6)	Re: Welcome to AR3S i don't mind workin on my car just time wasn't on my side __________________

12-06-2006, 01:00 PM	#52 (permalink)
Dracoman Verified Seller Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Arkansas Drives: '02 Corvette/'92 VR4 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Welcome to AR3S I got this forum link from the General forum. I am helping my son with his VR-4. Can you reccommend a tuner for him? We have heard of Polk Performance in Benton. Advice? New VR-4 Owner Needs Advice (Long Post -Sorry) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Everyone, I am posting for my son. My experience is with Corvettes so I can't be sure when he is getting taken and when not. This is my first VR-4 replated post and I need to explain what has happened to date so that you guys can hopefully get us going in the right direction. In June my 20 year old way-to-excited- son purchased a one-owner 1992 3000GT VR-4 for $5K. The milage is 79,230. The interior is very nice and the exterior is good with a few blemishes (but not as nice as many I have seen here on this forum). The owner was a retired female lawyer. She financed the loan at 0% interest after $1K down. My son could not drive a stick so I went with him to drive it back. When I started the car it smoked (blue) very badly all the time. On the way home he drive my vette and I drove his car. If he got more that 30 yard behind me I could not even see him. The car sat all summer and he just recently had it repaird at a Volvo shop owned by his best friend's mom. They removed the turbos and sent them off for repair, replaced the plugs, cleaned the tubes (turbo feed or something???) removed the front bumper to remove the intercoolers, sent the intercoolers off to be flushed and then put it all back together. This cost just under $3,000. She wanted my son to replace the intercoolers (and won't warranty the turbo install since he did not) but that was going to be another $1,200 so we did not. I could never find a posting here that indicated that IC replacement was necessary. The car does not smoke now and he sees the boost gage seems to work now. Does this sound expensive? I could have had a head/cam/long tube header upgrade on my vette for this much. She showed a photo looking into his cat and there is so much oil build up in it that there is only an inch to 1.5 inches at most open. We don't have vehicle inspection so he does not have to worry about that but can the car run without the cat? Will it throw codes related to the 02 sensors if the cat is removed? Now that he has it running can you give us some advice as to what we should watch out for or special servicing to take care of? TIA __________________ *audaces fortuna iuvat* Last edited by Dracoman : 12-06-2006 at 01:08 PM.

12-06-2006, 03:23 PM	#53 (permalink)
eyeluvmy3kgt 500hp daily driver Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR Drives: a 17 year old VR4 Trader Rating: (15)	Re: Welcome to AR3S the stuff they did actually does cost that much but you could have done things different. I assume you got new stock turbos. You could have upgraded to 13g turbos for about $1050 and solved the smoking while getting better turbos. that's good that they cleaned the oil feed lines. but new ones from mitsu are only about $40. It is definately not necessary to replace the intercoolers. Unless they have physical damage to them. They can be cleaned out very easy with some carb cleaner. And I would have cried for you if you paid $1200 for stock intercoolers. You could upgrade to a very nice front mount intercooler system for $1600 or less and get dozens more horses. new spark plugs are no biggie. they probably put in platinums for about $60. I usually just use the regular NGK's for about 2 bucks a peice. no power difference. by the way, the stock boost gauge is not a real boost gauge. it has no vacuum line connection. It goes off signals from the ecu. If you put in a real boost gauge you will see. Where are you located? If you need work done bring it to me or to polk performance. I know more about these cars than any repair shop in AR. (besides polk) Hopefully you won't need any major work for along time But for performance upgrades and basic repairs/maintenance I can help you along and save you some money. Look at my sig. I've done all the work on my car and I drive it everyday. If you wanna chat PM me or call me. 501-952-7397 Marshall __________________ -Marshall '91 VR-4 one of 293 Check out My Pics and "The Story of My Car" UPDATED 10/23/2007 with engine rebuild Engine rebuild: Done! 8/07 Paint: Done! 11/07 Mods: Wiseco +0.055" pistons, DR650R turbos, PTE 550cc injectors, Denso 310lph FP, Aeromotive AFPR w/ custom fuel lines, FP Hotwire, ATR downpipe, ATR catback, HKS SSQV, Apexi SAF-C, Apexi AVC-R, Apexi S-ITC, PST 2pc. CFDS, TEIN S spings, Fidanza flywheel, ACT clutch, Magnecore wires, 3SX control arms, speed bleeders, battery relocation, OZ Superleggera 18x9 wheels, Stewart Warner FP gauge, Scanmaster 3, MMcd, Kormex Tranny & T-case, Corbeau seats, '92 Pearl White VR4 - Dad's ride -mint condition, tein coilovers, racing hart wheels, hks IC's, tenabe exhast 18 spline t-case for sale $225 shipped FIRM. PM me

12-06-2006, 03:49 PM	#54 (permalink)
eyeluvmy3kgt 500hp daily driver Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR Drives: a 17 year old VR4 Trader Rating: (15)	Re: Welcome to AR3S oh yeah, gut all 3 cats. the O2 sensors are before the cats so that doesn't matter. and our state has no emissions testing or inspections. special maintenance- the cars require the "60k tuneup" which is new timing belt, water pump, timing belt tensioner, etc. If you have no records of it ever being done and the previous owner can't tell you she had it done then i would plan on doing it in the near future. I can help. I've done several timing belts including my own twice. It can be tricky the first couple of times. personally, i like to change my drivetrain fluids often. like every 3 oil changes. Transmission and T-case take 75w90

12-07-2006, 03:49 PM	#58 (permalink)
XtremNiteCrawlr Drives a Twin Turbo Tank Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lil Rock, Arkansas Drives: '95 VR4 Trader Rating: (6)	Re: Welcome to AR3S AHH KOO I GOT A TWIN LOL. we are trying to throw a meet during xmas break. usually we meet at Hooters chow down on some wings. sit around talk bout whats new, whats next, and what needs fixed LOL!!! then when everybody gets bored of hooters we go cruise the rock town. if ya'll ever work on the car lol marshall is the brains im the wrench work. meaning if u ever need help to work on the car. call ME and Marshall. lol my cell is 240-0077 im located in L.R. (and its threw Sprint).

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