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[RevoltTrain]

4 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Sounds like moms volvo I guess. Moving the plugs from the old engine??

Going to, just haven't had a chance yet

[terrytek]

11 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

Probably going to do it after a few hundred miles, then again around 1K miles, then see it from there on out

 

They're the plugs that came with the motor, so who knows how long it's been since they've done anything

probably fouled up from being in storage so long idk

[bcredeur97]

53 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

Garbage photos because late. But she's home. 

dead light bulbs on the dashboard when you get into those really high speeds you won't know how fast ur going
 

"I dunno officer... it wasn't lit up right there on that side" lol

 

But glad it's working! sweet. Hope you fix the bugs and all is well.

 

that'll be sucessful DIY engine swap #2 on this thread? 

[terrytek]

6 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

Going to, just haven't had a chance yet

you still have the old motor?

[chaozbandit]

 

[terrytek]

Just now, bcredeur97 said:

dead light bulbs on the dashboard when you get into those really high speeds you won't know how fast ur going
 

"I dunno officer... it wasn't lit up right there on that side" lol

 

But glad it's working! sweet. Hope you fix the bugs and all is well.

I think that's a feature with Saabs that late at night it's there to discourage speeding  but i think they light up once you pass a certain speed.

[bcredeur97]

2 minutes ago, terrytek said:

I think that's a feature with Saabs that late at night it's there to discourage speeding  but i think they light up once you pass a certain speed.

oh haha. That's interesting to know. 

[terrytek]

1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

oh haha. That's interesting to know. 

i know i didn't know about it until i looked through a 9-5 manual and i think it automatically comes on but i think you can disable it but idk exactly.

[RevoltTrain]

5 minutes ago, terrytek said:

probably fouled up from being in storage so long idk

That's what I'm thinking

5 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

dead light bulbs on the dashboard when you get into those really high speeds you won't know how fast ur going
 

"I dunno officer... it wasn't lit up right there on that side" lol

 

But glad it's working! sweet. Hope you fix the bugs and all is well.

 

that'll be sucessful DIY engine swap #2 on this thread? 

Yeah I need to fix those bulbs still, not going to until I swap out my wooden dash for something a little less grandpa spec

 

But yeah, both you and I, I can't think of anyone else

5 minutes ago, terrytek said:

you still have the old motor?

It's at the shop, but yeah

[RevoltTrain]

7 minutes ago, terrytek said:

I think that's a feature with Saabs that late at night it's there to discourage speeding  but i think they light up once you pass a certain speed.

Mine don't light up. The bulbs are just shot I think

[bcredeur97]

3 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

That's what I'm thinking

Yeah I need to fix those bulbs still, not going to until I swap out my wooden dash for something a little less grandpa spec

 

But yeah, both you and I, I can't think of anyone else

It's at the shop, but yeah

I love DIY'ing things because you feel like "I built my car" 

lol. kind of a unique feeling not many get to have. 

 

hope it's just the plugs like you mentioned. it's either spark or fuel related from what it sounds like since it happens at high rpm (or well WOT which is quite a lot of air and a lot of fuel)

[terrytek]

1 minute ago, RevoltTrain said:

Mine don't light up. The bulbs are just shot I think

oh I think i had it wrong. i thought only certain parts of the speedo were lit. but it turns out the entire speedo is lit in night mode, but everything else isn't, but it will when something is trying to warn you.

 

4 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

That's what I'm thinking

Yeah I need to fix those bulbs still, not going to until I swap out my wooden dash for something a little less grandpa spec

 

But yeah, both you and I, I can't think of anyone else

It's at the shop, but yeah

and if that doesn't help, maybe the fuel pump/ maybe filter might be an issue too since maybe fuel isn't being sent quickly enough since it's at high rpm.

 

and any plans to keep the old motor or nah?

[RevoltTrain]

3 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

I love DIY'ing things because you feel like "I built my car" 

lol. kind of a unique feeling not many get to have. 

 

hope it's just the plugs like you mentioned. it's either spark or fuel related from what it sounds like since it happens at high rpm (or well WOT which is quite a lot of air and a lot of fuel)

Doesn't do it at high rpm on manual downshifts, and only happens at full throttle. Not RPM based. So I'm going to change the plugs and throw some fresh 93 in it tomorrow and see where that gets me. I'll figure it out

1 minute ago, terrytek said:

oh I think i had it wrong. i thought only certain parts of the speedo were lit. but it turns out the entire speedo is lit in night mode, but everything else isn't, but it will when something is trying to warn you.

 

and if that doesn't help, maybe the fuel pump/ maybe filter might be an issue too since maybe fuel isn't being sent quickly enough since it's at high rpm.

 

and any plans to keep the old motor or nah?

Some 9-3s were that way IIRC

 

Maybe, I'm thinking fouled plugs plus fuel that's been sitting for a couple months is causing this

 

Sending it off to scrap to get some funds rolling again

[bcredeur97]

1 minute ago, terrytek said:

oh I think i had it wrong. i thought only certain parts of the speedo were lit. but it turns out the entire speedo is lit in night mode, but everything else isn't, but it will when something is trying to warn you.

 

and if that doesn't help, maybe the fuel pump/ maybe filter might be an issue too since maybe fuel isn't being sent quickly enough since it's at high rpm.

 

and any plans to keep the old motor or nah?

i doubt it would be fuel pump but you never know with custom tunes and a bigger turbo. 

 

if it is even fuel, it's more likely a sensor that affects fuel delivery (such as the camshaft position sensor if it has one). need AFR gauge and a wideband O2 sensor to know really...

 

but more likely it's the spark, iirc he had a similar issue a while back and switching to a different spark plug fixed it

[RevoltTrain]

2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

i doubt it would be fuel pump but you never know with custom tunes and a bigger turbo. 

 

if it is even fuel, it's more likely a sensor that affects fuel delivery (such as the camshaft position sensor if it has one). need AFR gauge and a wideband O2 sensor to know really...

 

but more likely it's the spark, iirc he had a similar issue a while back and switching to a different spark plug fixed it

After the turbo swap it blew the oil in the intercooler onto the plugs, instantly fouling them out, we'll get it ironed out though

[bcredeur97]

Some places in Houston are hyper inflating prices. 

 

Kinda mean...

 

 

[techswede]

4 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Some places in Houston are hyper inflating prices. 

 

Kinda mean...

 

 

Hmm. That's.. 16.78kr a liter. $2.11.

Ok. I suppose. Just this once. You can complain about gas prices

As for the rest of the garbage inflation. Those people suck ass. Hopefully they lose quite a few customers after Houston dries up a bit.

[Zodiark1593]

56 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Some places in Houston are hyper inflating prices. 

 

Kinda mean...

 

 

Yeah, that is the danger zone, where supply and demand have big problem.

[AlwaysFSX]

1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

Some places in Houston are hyper inflating prices. 

 

Kinda mean...

 

 

That's illegal to do in Texas.

[iDeFecZx]

7 hours ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

Looks decent imo

They come out of either the newer generation C3 (2010-16 iirc) or a DS3. Mines starting to peel and looked shit in the first place

[RevoltTrain]

Engine came in August 21st, on the road by the 30th. Not half bad for two people working full time jobs on completely opposite schedules. 

[iDeFecZx]

well i worked out what im doing with the touring car wheel that i bought, going to be turning it into a bedside table using some mdf and clear acrylic with some LEDs to make it visible, probably the most creative thing ive done all year, something like this

[techswede]

Saw one of these today

Its a peugeot 3008. And i did a double take when i saw it. Actually quite a cool crossover.

I wouldn't buy a french car even with a gun to my head. But i must admit that i'm quite a big fan of the design.

[Mr.Dingle]

7 minutes ago, techswede said:

Saw one of these today

Its a peugeot 3008. And i did a double take when i saw it. Actually quite a cool crossover.

I wouldn't buy a french car even with a gun to my head. But i must admit that i'm quite a big fan of the design.

Now ...

Imagine yourself strapped in the back of an old car ... you hear the words we are going to buy a new car .. you slow down on the turn for the Renault dealership..

 

You try to gauge out your eyes but you dont succed.

[techswede]

1 minute ago, ColonelThunder said:

Now ...

Imagine yourself strapped in the back of an old car ... you hear the words we are going to buy a new car .. you slow down on the turn for the Renault dealership..

 

You try to gauge out your eyes but you dont succed.

You did get a decent first car though  And you don't seem to be having a lot of problems with yours. 

Most of my IRL friends that got french cars did not have the same luck. So i'm not too keen on them myself.

When those particular cars were built it seems Renault and Citroen forgot what Contrôle de qualité means.