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Old 11-02-2008, 12:22 PM
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Last night going home after work I felt my throttle give out. I coasted over to the side of the highway. Tried to restart it up a couple times, nothing. I jumped and looked at the engine seemed fined & checked under the car for leaks, And low and behold the stock cat pipe i had installed back for my emissions test was bright red

Car wouldn't start at all and had to get towed, boo

what do you think the damage is
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how's the S2 short gear ratio tranny in a turbo??
Old 11-02-2008, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by mylesfast
Last night going home after work I felt my throttle give out. I coasted over to the side of the highway. Tried to restart it up a couple times, nothing. I jumped and looked at the engine seemed fined & checked under the car for leaks, And low and behold the stock cat pipe i had installed back for my emissions test was bright red

Car wouldn't start at all and had to get towed, boo

what do you think the damage is
&
how's the S2 short gear ratio tranny in a turbo??
clogged cat, did you experienced power loss before it died?
Old 11-02-2008, 01:23 PM
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Yeah, No sweat, gut that Kitty.
Funny you should ask about the S2 tranny i was wondering the same.
Old 11-02-2008, 01:53 PM
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I swapped the the s2 lsd transaxle into my turbo and like it. The difference is not huge, but it is there. 1st gear is a little short, but 2nd 3rd and 4th are nice. I don't drag race, so I don't care about 1st. The "big" 4th to 5th gap that people complain about is not really that noticeable. 5th is a good highway cruising gear; taller than if you just swapped the s2 r&p into the turbo trans.
Old 11-02-2008, 03:04 PM
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yeah 1st is a lil short, but u def notice the difference. I like it as well
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clogged cat, but also check o2 sensor, maybe you are running a real lean condition...bad for engine
Old 11-02-2008, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by spammajamma
clogged cat, did you experienced power loss before it died?
I did, i'm going to reinstall the aftermarket exhaust system and see how it goes

Not lean- if any 951max chips run rich, especially at idle



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