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“Full” story: There were 2 versions used in 85 and I did not receive pictures of the harness-side of the ECU which had two green plug receivers vs green and yellow. He contacted me Saturday and a replacement was UPS’d out Monday morning, with tracking. So yes, it was made right, immediately. -Starquest Steve

Found it and it tests good under vacuum and pressure. Should clean up well. The rust on the bottom side isn't bad. I'll send the whole distributor. I don't have a use for it since going MPI and ditching this unit. Shoot me a PM with your shipping address.

Update - So after getting psu’s vacuum advance, the car runs absolutely fantastic. It pulls hard all the way to 6k rpm’s! I do have some new problems though… I was coming to a stop and all of sudden my fuel pump was wining pretty bad, then came the side effects. It barely idles now, but still does great under load so I’m not sure what’s up. Maybe my ISC is sticking cause after sitting for a bit it’ll slowly creep back up to ~850rpms. I got gas, and after restarting it the wine went away and idled o.k, but then I did another pull and it came back and started to idle bad again lol. does anyone run Mikie’s intank fuel pump setup? Or does everyone run the factory location? If so what pump are you guys running? thank you guys for your help! I really appreciate it. Also thank you Psu_Crash for getting me back on the road!

Thank you buddy… doing my best! Steve

starquest steve to the rescue.great guy great service.thanks for all your hard work keeping us going.

try starquestparts.net steve has it all.

Got me exited. Add me to the list of wanting a cheap rust and bondo free 83 hood LOL.

Not sure why, but I like these better than the US markers https://photos.app.goo.gl/ASKLYuGQPfA1Qqa86

I first them on that Japanese RB swapped Starion and checked yahoo auctions daily for about a year until I saw an unbroken set edit here it is https://www.speedhunters.com/2017/01/drift-rb26-swapped-starion/

I've experienced this same issue multiple times. Can't fully explain it, electrical is not my strong point, but when the clutch is engaged, it enables the clutch switch used for the cruise control (basically like an inhibitor switch on an automatic but only used to disengage the cruise control if the clutch is depressed on a manual). I can't remember if it closes the circuit or opens it when the switch is engaged. Anyways, I've noticed that the idle is absolutely affected depending on when the clutch is depressed or not. How and why...I don't know but it is I proved it by pulling the switch off the pedal and depressing it by hand. How I fix this is to rerun the TSC/ISC reset procedure until it resolves the issue. Basically, depress the switch and run the TSC/ISC and set the idle accordingly. Then see how it runs after the switch is let go. Tweaking the idle settings between the two. For a quick fix if you don't use cruise, unplug the switch and see how it runs (or connect the leads depending on the 'normal operation'...like I said, I can't remember if the circuit is normally open or closed when the clutch pedal isn't engaged). As much as I love these cars, I hate our engine management systems especially anything pertaining to idle. I've done the TSC/ISC reset over 20 times on a single day until I got it to be somewhat what I wanted it to be during all operating conditions...and it still goes erratic at times but won't stall.

That will happen. Well Mikie used to have them. Looks like he's out of stock now though https://mksmotorsport.com/product/vacuum-advance-oem-g54b/ I'll take a look around the shop. I may have one. If I find it and it tests good I'd send it for the price of shipping. That may not be THE problem, but you can at least move on from there.

@Alpina_BlueBack in the day this place was hopping! In the last 10 years it has really dropped off. The server issues didn't help anything. I joined SQC back in 98 and it's been a ride. BTW Beautiful ride! I have the same color combo in my 86. I have the original mats although I don't keep them in the car much anymore. Trying to keep them decent. Autozone specials in there most of the time lol Or I had them out for an auto-x and just didn't put them back in Good to see ya'll Holy late response, I know 😁

No, the lower arm unbolts from both the pivot point where you’re going to put new bushings and the ball joint. Then the strut bar unbolts from the strut bar bracket where you’re going to put new bushings and the lower control arm. The poly bushings are slip fit so no special tools, just grease well with marine grade to slow washout. The old rubber bush on the lca come out easily with a propane torch.

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wwwwhhhaattt uuupp ill be changing my brand new delco starter today in my 4g63 swapped TSI.also a little tuning to get to my 35 psi...

Possibly, it looks like there is a bit more orange peel than what was original especially with how polished this car is. The rear bumper looks how I'd expect it to. I agree though; if you are investing in such a low mile car, you want it all original. Even the tinted windows and black wheel insets detract from the originality.

well they never sent me the files but here's a look at the pull with the SAE correction factor applied. Again, to get an accurate comparison, I'll have to either make, hey wait, I have the old graph files. I'll just make them SAE and post them up for comparison. I'm a genius. I see it as 33.6HP gain for about a 2 ft/lb torque loss. Not too shabby. I bet this cam degreed would yield even more HP gain but actually start to lose some torque but I'm pretty happy with it where it is. the other thing I notice is that this cam is bringing torque on about 200RPM sooner and keeping it on about 500rpm longer, which probably explains why the car "feels" so much faster. It basically broadened the power band by 700 RPM. on the stock cam torque is above 300ft/lbs from 3400rpm to 5000rpm. with the 292 it's above 300 from 3300rpm to 5500 or even 5600 it looks like on one pull. Here's the new one with the 292 http://webpages.charter.net/chiplee/300a.JPG and the old one with the same SAE correction and 5 smoothing like we used today. Compare away http://webpages.charter.net/chiplee/stock%20cam.JPG