I have owned this car for about 3 months now, but have driven it about 2000 miles, and not done anything to it. So today I went to work on it. 92 6 speed. It would stutter at or below 1/2 tank of gas when you got on the throttle, and the passenger rear axle started clicking about two weeks ago. It also felt a bit anemic as the revs went up, and ran a 15.0 at the track, way slower than I thought. Just wasnt running right.

I finally got the new u-joints in on friday, so today I hauled it over to my friends house to borrow his garage.

We did the following:
Oil change
New Fuel filter
Walbro 255 fuel pump
Racetronix Fuel pump wiring kit.
2 new u-joints for the passenger rear axle (along with new bolts and straps)
K&N filter
CAGS bypass

We started around 10, took about an hour break to get a bigger vise, oil and lunch. Finished up about 4:30. It runs great now. Axle clicking is gone, it revs much easier, and certainly pulls harder. Its a true joy to drive now. The U joints were a pain, but not overly hard.

I have also learned, never trust a previous owner, even if he is a mechanic. He said that the oil had just been changed, and he had put a new fuel pump in less than 1000 miles before. Bull****.

The oil didnt look bad, but it was quite a bit darker than I expected for 2000 miles. Also, there is no way that fuel pump was new, it didnt look it, the bolts holding it in the tank were in bad shape (I replaced them, he certainly would have if he had changed it).

Have a new airbox lid coming in on tuesday, so that should help. Also have a b&m shifter that we didnt have time to put in. And a set of Hawk HP Plus pads are in the parts bin as well, but the front brakes are fine, but until I wear the ones on it out, they will sit. Looking for a set of headers next, any recommendations?

 

welcome to the beginning of the saga! next is headers, then heads cam, then 383, gears, ladadadadadada! congrats on being able to enjoy it more now

 

You forgot the SeaFoam.

 

Congrats..

 

Yeah, needs seafoam, plus new plugs and wires. Ill get to that next.

Found a good deal on a set of AFR 210s. Those plus a set of headers and a cam would make a wicked ride. Might need to do intake manifold as well.

 

Congrats, I'm envious. My car has been up in the air for two weeks and was planning to really get on it today.
My wife had other plans............

 

And Zaino

 

That's pretty cool that you have a buddy that will give up a day to help you like that. Good to hear that in the end things went well and the issues the car had are gone. Good luck with the up and coming mods.

 

Yeah, he is a pretty good friend. I actually work with the guy, we got to be friends through work and now we hang out quite a bit. He likes working on stuff, he has a bmw motorcycle that he rides a lot. He is trying to get me into bikes and me and another friend are trying to get him into sports cars.