Oh my god are you f*cking kidding me !!

Todd's90 · 10-07-2008, 03:07 PM

So I took the manifold off just cause and look what I find !!

That shit has been sitting in there since I bought the car almost 3 years ago. I can't wait to get it back together and see how it runs. no wonder the car never pulled good above 5,000

slowy · 10-07-2008, 03:34 PM

i just checked my chiltons and vfaq, i'm about 99% sure that is not supposed to be there.

Black_Bullet · 10-07-2008, 03:37 PM

There you go...
Something like that could explain a lot of things about how your car was.
The extra backpressure that thing would've been causing could also dilute the fresh air charge or air going in; and could also explain a lot of your knock
(safe to assume you were dealing with real knock not pk.)
Once you get it back together you may be able to advance the cas back to normal.

Everything happens for a reason, well now at least when you get her back together you will have a fresh head gasket and ARP's and like I said before just get that 2gmas, a Eprom ecu and get it socketed and I can tune you with a reburnable eprom chip and then youll just need to get yourself some injectors and a fmic and higher boost and your car should be pulling hard in no time, and your next thread after that will be now my clutch is slipping : ) !

Black_Bullet · 10-07-2008, 03:43 PM

Oh and also let me know if you wanted to try out that Evo3 o2 housing I have.
Hell of a lot better than your stock one.

2gntTalon · 10-07-2008, 03:47 PM

holy shit....I wonder how that got in there in the first place.

sleeper 25 · 10-07-2008, 03:57 PM

WOW Thats nuts, so lucky that didn't go all the way through. That would of been big trouble.

chillllll · 10-07-2008, 06:19 PM

woah

omgosh · 10-07-2008, 06:34 PM

Damn, so what is that anyway? Looks like a fried rubber spacer for the compressor inlet, lol.

lancerman · 10-07-2008, 06:43 PM

thats the fire ring. it is supposed to be a "o" not a "6"
it sits in the groove between the turbo and manifold.
it keeps extreme heat from burning gasket out quickly. if edge of gasket is exposed to fire the gasket will only last a short time. if you take it out the two flanges should be planed flat so no gasket is needed.

it was hindering spool. prolly didnt affect back pressure much.

BoosTedEj25 · 10-07-2008, 07:04 PM

that bitch can take some heat!!!

**SleepingB18** · 10-07-2008, 07:24 PM

wow....

GsEclipse02 · 10-07-2008, 08:15 PM

ive seen this happen before i forget whos car it was tho ...

THE_ONE · 10-07-2008, 10:31 PM

I also believe your running pretty lean their friend. I would check into that a little,just my .02

bvh · 10-07-2008, 10:43 PM

you all are wrong . its a speed ring it makes you faster! keep it in !!!!

ibjamin01 · 10-07-2008, 11:12 PM

damn todd everytime u take something off ur car u find some crazy shit i say tear ur whole motor apart and make sure theres nothing else in there J/K... last time i checked something there was a bird in my radiator might wanna check that

10-07-2008, 03:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Todd's90 Street racing is 4 ricers Car: 1990 GS-T My TRGarage Under The Hood : 149493420	*Oh my god are you fcking kidding me !!** So I took the manifold off just cause and look what I find !! That shit has been sitting in there since I bought the car almost 3 years ago. I can't wait to get it back together and see how it runs. no wonder the car never pulled good above 5,000 Last edited by Todd's90 : 10-07-2008 at 03:09 PM.

10-07-2008, 03:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Black_Bullet Dont disturb,Sleeping Car: 92... DSM...AWD ; ) My TRGarage Tampa FL : 36380487	There you go... Something like that could explain a lot of things about how your car was. The extra backpressure that thing would've been causing could also dilute the fresh air charge or air going in; and could also explain a lot of your knock (safe to assume you were dealing with real knock not pk.) Once you get it back together you may be able to advance the cas back to normal. Everything happens for a reason, well now at least when you get her back together you will have a fresh head gasket and ARP's and like I said before just get that 2gmas, a Eprom ecu and get it socketed and I can tune you with a reburnable eprom chip and then youll just need to get yourself some injectors and a fmic and higher boost and your car should be pulling hard in no time, and your next thread after that will be now my clutch is slipping : ) ! Last edited by Black_Bullet : 10-07-2008 at 03:40 PM.

10-07-2008, 03:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
slowy 13.04@104mph Car: 95 GSX My TRGarage Brandon, FL : 705828162	i just checked my chiltons and vfaq, i'm about 99% sure that is not supposed to be there.

10-07-2008, 03:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Black_Bullet Dont disturb,Sleeping Car: 92... DSM...AWD ; ) My TRGarage Tampa FL : 36380487	Oh and also let me know if you wanted to try out that Evo3 o2 housing I have. Hell of a lot better than your stock one.

10-07-2008, 03:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
2gntTalon is J panther tuned Car: 1997 eagle talon Esi, 92 talon awd, 00 civic My TRGarage Brandon : 102028430	holy shit....I wonder how that got in there in the first place.

10-07-2008, 03:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
sleeper 25 Registered User Car: My TRGarage : 26846365	WOW Thats nuts, so lucky that didn't go all the way through. That would of been big trouble.

10-07-2008, 06:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
chillllll TAPS YOUR MOM Car: 99 Eclipse GS-?, 07 Helion Shelby GT500 My TRGarage Crankwalk, Fl : 1168842923	woah

10-07-2008, 06:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
omgosh Registered User Car: 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST My TRGarage Brandon : 16359819	Damn, so what is that anyway? Looks like a fried rubber spacer for the compressor inlet, lol.

10-07-2008, 06:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
lancerman Registered User Car: 94 mirage awd My TRGarage tampa : 18997029	thats the fire ring. it is supposed to be a "o" not a "6" it sits in the groove between the turbo and manifold. it keeps extreme heat from burning gasket out quickly. if edge of gasket is exposed to fire the gasket will only last a short time. if you take it out the two flanges should be planed flat so no gasket is needed. it was hindering spool. prolly didnt affect back pressure much.

10-07-2008, 07:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
BoosTedEj25 oneslowwrx Car: EVO9 MR My TRGarage Spring Hill : 336228050	that bitch can take some heat!!!

10-07-2008, 07:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
SleepingB18 just mike. Car: BHN dragster My TRGarage spring hill : 2125430150	wow....

10-07-2008, 08:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
GsEclipse02 Registered User Car: 99 Eclipse GS no T My TRGarage tampa : 411244209	ive seen this happen before i forget whos car it was tho ...

10-07-2008, 10:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
THE_ONE Going Supersonic Car: Honsubishi My TRGarage OFF THE GRID : 440068473	I also believe your running pretty lean their friend. I would check into that a little,just my .02

10-07-2008, 10:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
bvh i have 3 jobs Car: 97 cobra boost+ bottle. 05 ranger dd My TRGarage npr : 1236164757	you all are wrong . its a speed ring it makes you faster! keep it in !!!!

10-07-2008, 11:12 PM	#15 (permalink)
ibjamin01 Professional Musician Car: 94' talon tsi awd My TRGarage : 22247587	damn todd everytime u take something off ur car u find some crazy shit i say tear ur whole motor apart and make sure theres nothing else in there J/K... last time i checked something there was a bird in my radiator might wanna check that