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by ziig
April 30th, 2005, 6:39 am
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: NEED SOME ENGINE MODIFICATION ADVICE (URGENT!!!)
Replies: 31
Views: 2938

if you have the money....do some head porting and polishing.....putting all that fuel in without the space for it to flow down is useless....(holly 4 barrel)...apart from that run extractors and free exhaust.......
by ziig
April 23rd, 2005, 5:19 am
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: What is the best Fuel injector cleaner to use ?
Replies: 21
Views: 3017

missed you guys tooo.......but yea think of it...an injector cleaner can remove gum and other stubborn things.......why wont it remove the lining of your tank as well?.......not all tanks have the same materials, but some will be affected...... :cry: :wink:
by ziig
April 16th, 2005, 6:14 am
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: Nitrogen in Tyres
Replies: 37
Views: 3503

yea they use nitro in many forms of motorsport for a long time now.......it really applies to racing where tire pressures mean winning a race and improves tire wear, bbut for a road car there is many more important things you can spend that money on for eg really good street tires, or some performan...
by ziig
April 16th, 2005, 6:06 am
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: Engineering
Replies: 4
Views: 671

not sure, but I would guesss that there are sooo many variables involved that by flowing the head is the absoloute best way.........to do an actual analytical analysis would be purely conjecture, and we could never get the correct figures....I may be wrong...if I am I apologise
by ziig
April 16th, 2005, 6:01 am
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: What is the best Fuel injector cleaner to use ?
Replies: 21
Views: 3017

actually using injector cleaners that flush into your engine is not the BEST way, just the fastest and cheaper alternative to the actual BEST way, the best way to do it will be by removing and mechanically cleanning the injectors and then flowing each one to make sure they are all equall.......heheh...
by ziig
November 25th, 2004, 11:34 am
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: Gas Flowing
Replies: 22
Views: 2198

ohhh man i know .............doh worry boys when i come home i coming home big or not at all.....if i dont open in high performance i will just open a engineering office...........but my little borther is openin in trini soon......he as good as me if not better... 8)
by ziig
November 15th, 2004, 12:41 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: 3 angle valve job
Replies: 11
Views: 1595

go to zigs machine shop ask for Raj, he is young but good with porting heads and they do peri ports too.....as well as monster and bridge. 638 2094 in sanjuan, boundary road. and by the way Zigs around before all the rest...........over 50 yrs...
by ziig
September 23rd, 2004, 2:03 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: Brake Problems
Replies: 8
Views: 1096

glad to help man
by ziig
September 21st, 2004, 4:48 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: Brake Problems
Replies: 8
Views: 1096

maybe its uor booster it may have a leak or valve faulty.......or you may just have a weak rubber hose...how old are the hoses and the car?
by ziig
September 16th, 2004, 3:42 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: so it is a question of pistions
Replies: 5
Views: 579

u try je pistons in usa?
by ziig
September 16th, 2004, 3:41 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: Difference between a regular Turbo and a Gas Turbo
Replies: 12
Views: 1475

only thing i can think of off the top of my head is a turbo that is boosted by some compressed gas before it reaches spool up time so to avoid lag? i cant think of using gas for anything else there.
by ziig
September 13th, 2004, 9:50 am
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: How coilovers work?
Replies: 38
Views: 3739

when i lived in trini i used ot do it for our race car...used to make me sweat but it was always worth it.........our used to handle real good around wallers
by ziig
September 12th, 2004, 12:39 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: How coilovers work?
Replies: 38
Views: 3739

ok i understand your confusion......i may not ahve made my self clear.....all i was doing was making reference to cutting the cup off and replacing with threads as in a coil over.............not that it was actual done in all cases.......but at that point let me say this.....i have done many suspens...
by ziig
September 10th, 2004, 8:15 am
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: heat resistant caliper paint
Replies: 17
Views: 3293

uuuhhhhhh? why u painting it? to trap heat? and boil you brake fluid?
:roll:
by ziig
September 10th, 2004, 8:05 am
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: How coilovers work?
Replies: 38
Views: 3739

ok X2 is like cutting a spring will reduce the shock shaft ride height ok......but instead of reducing spring height the entire asssembly is dropped.....thus maintaining the correct spring rate and travel of the shaft, but changing the actuall shafts resting position.
by ziig
September 10th, 2004, 8:01 am
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: SLICKS
Replies: 11
Views: 1637

as long as the rims can accomodate the tire you will be ok.......any kind of rim will work (correct size of course) steel or aluminium
by ziig
September 9th, 2004, 4:32 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: How coilovers work?
Replies: 38
Views: 3739

is like this......take a stock shock...cut the lower cup slide it down a inch...now the shaock shaft will go down a inch to meet the spring tension...right....it is the same with a coil over....as you screw the ;lower spring resting poiint down....it allows the shock shaft to go down more.....in oth...
by ziig
September 9th, 2004, 4:25 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: SLICKS
Replies: 11
Views: 1637

if the axles too small it will break....if you have enoough torque
by ziig
August 31st, 2004, 4:05 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: Steering & Suspension
Replies: 10
Views: 1458

track arm bushings or some bushings?
by ziig
August 28th, 2004, 1:11 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: Info on flame colours from exhaust!!
Replies: 32
Views: 8218

its true some good working cars have flames on deceleration, a good extracor can cause it, but so can a faulty exhaust with maybe a hole in it....it can create a suction in the the pipes that suck too much from the cylinder......hence a flame....even if the fuel mixture is good...
by ziig
August 24th, 2004, 12:50 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: Info on flame colours from exhaust!!
Replies: 32
Views: 8218

red to orange not great but ok......blue to white great.........big yellow orange with puffs of black smoke not GOOD at all................
by ziig
August 10th, 2004, 9:12 am
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: driving school for racing
Replies: 6
Views: 1398

ttasa holds one every so often...since only they can issue FIA licence call 6382094 and ask to speak to Doc. he is one of the old boys in ttasa and might know when they having one........he usually will do the instuction tooo.............
by ziig
August 10th, 2004, 8:52 am
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: ABS light
Replies: 8
Views: 994

check for mud or dirt between sensor and wheel ( pickup)
by ziig
July 29th, 2004, 2:25 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: Under body washing
Replies: 14
Views: 2196

the damage to the pully can be because of two things...1. if the belt causes the damage its because the wd40 causes some slip 2. if the seal caused the damage then obviously the wd40 was the fault to weaking the seal but as you said spyro i wouldnt pack my velocity joints with the stuff, but unlesss...
by ziig
July 28th, 2004, 4:33 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: Under body washing
Replies: 14
Views: 2196

wd40 is internationally reconized as the best detailing liquid known to man.....you can clean with , make things run smooth, shine rubber hoses etc......i even hear it good for arthritis...hehehe just kidding............no but really trini weather is no diferent from michiagn( snow) or arizona..(hea...
by ziig
July 28th, 2004, 2:01 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: when to change transmission oil?
Replies: 14
Views: 2499

change tranny filter with tranny fluid if possible..........but some tranny filters need to have the pan removed to be changed and thus make sure yoiu have the correct pan gasket first........but i think the millage given is a good one unless you run the car really hard then a little less millage is...
by ziig
July 28th, 2004, 1:59 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: Under body washing
Replies: 14
Views: 2196

this is not good for rubbers any petroleum based product will errode the rubbers and soften any suspension rubber as well, NOT to mention it attracts dirt and dust when what you want is to prevent such build up..........the best bet is a good greasing of all suspenion and bearings..and keep the unde...
by ziig
July 28th, 2004, 1:45 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: Anyone tried the new NP Ultra yet ?
Replies: 8
Views: 1107

i used the first ultra a long time ago in a race car and never had any failure due to the oil.............i understand the new ultra is much better so i cant see any problems with it...............
by ziig
July 27th, 2004, 1:15 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: rethreading of shocks???
Replies: 28
Views: 4140

if you use lower springs but maintain the same shock shaft travel, you will end up geting shock lock up in corners and the car willl not handle under heavy cornering, not to mention the body will be under unnessary loading from undamaped shcok from the ground.............the best bet is to take off ...
by ziig
July 26th, 2004, 2:26 pm
Forum: AUTOMOTIVE TECH
Topic: problems - why not to park yuh car and not TOUCH for 2 mths
Replies: 13
Views: 1879

hey dadio you may have a bad battery or alternator and that will impeede your cars performance.

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