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    ebay rotors

    has anyone ever tried the cross-drilled slotted rotors that are in the typhoon section on ebay? can't afford the corvette swap and even if i could i wouldn't know how or where to begin. my ty stops really well but the brakes squeak too much and the pads are worn. figure i'd give those a try...
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    SPA gauge trouble code

    first off, my name is nick and i'm a syty.net-aholic.:tup: >>> HI, NICK. ok, not sure if this is the right forum for this question so i'll apologize now if i offend anyone. :oops: does anyone have these SPA gauges?>oil press/oil temp to be exact. i'm getting a flashing red l.e.d. and -fl/-58...
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    MSD noise

    trying to clean up the engine bay so i relocated the MSD box to the glove box which also has the street/strip/psi/valet settings box. with vehicle running the MSD box makes noise. a quiet yet audible flutter. it's not engine noise that playes to the tune of the gas peddal, either. the MSD...
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    brake-light switch

    for the brake-light switch at the peddal, there are two switches>one top and one bottom. which is which and what is what? my brake lights stay on some times. don't know if it is going out or if needs to be adjusted. anybody deal with this before? help appreciated
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    think i spun all 4!?

    after having, now knowing, tps sensor problems (had the spacers on the wrong side so i was getting a hesitation at acceleration) i go ahead and clean out the tb and upper intake and decide to do a test run. forward>no hesitation~reverse>no hesitation, hmm, alright! now i think i'll do a...
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    state inspection help?

    are there any trick techniques to help pass st. insp.? just came back and failed my CO or CO2. supposed to be about 1.2ish and i had 1.76. replaced everything from cat. converter( high capacity) to full tune up which includes O2, plugs(ngk R), cap n rotor, fuel system tune up w/fuel filter and i...
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    hot air

    when i am driving i get hot air through the vents, mostly at the center floor vent and the heater is not on at the switch. anyone experience this b4? is it a vacuum leak or is one of the vent doors stuck open? i want to delete the heater all together but that looks like a serious job for later...
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    oil in my nter-coolr piping

    :dunno: took apart my ty to do some exhaust leak on the pass. side and started w/the inter-cooler and noticed some traces of oil in my piping up to my throttlebody. like it's been accumilating there between the silicone boot and piping. my throttlebody butterfly flaps aren't coated with oil, but...
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    bristol west insurance anyone?

    when i 1st got my ty i put bristol west auto ins. after a couple of weeks i removed the ins. because i wasn't driving it anymore due to trans. issues. well i got the trans. department fixed and it's back on the road again. needed to get ins. again so i thought i would go back w/bristol. :tdown...
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    ty #1058 back on the road again

    after trans issues, now resolved i am happy to say that i'm rollin' again. don't know transmission lingo so i can't say what all it has inside. i was told it got some yukon denali internals though, what ever that means? took it out for a test drive yesterday and it feels good to have 2nd-3rd...
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    turbo lag:

    1st turbo vehicle. super 25g turbo. i smash the gas from off the line and 1-2 seconds later~awaaaay i go. how can i correct this? plenty of up-graded goodies, too many to list. however, the last item that i have not changed out are the spark plugs. they are not bad-just want to change them out...
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    saw blades fittment

    in order to use my '95 corvette saw blades 17''x8.5" frt. and 17''x9.5" rr on my '92 typhoon will i need spacers(if so, what thickness) or will i need longer studs or will they bolt right on? i know i will have to chop down the front cv axles a bit in order to get the center caps to fit. any...
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    aluminum brake drums

    what application do i use for a set of aluminum rear brake drums for my '92 typhoon? prefer them to be new and what if any mods are to be done or do they just slap on?
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    going on a diet

    any suggestions on what i need to do to drop some weight from my '92 typhoon? so far i have a set of '95 corvette sawblades and a relocated battery. no a/c and no abs. fiberglass cowl hood and no spare tire in the back. was told i can also go with aluminum brake drums. (didn't even know they...
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    to the @$$hole who sold me my first ty...

    ...i freakin' salute you. you jerk! don't get me wrong i love the ty. have always wanted one and now i've got one. don't know how to tell what # it is so i can't say until some1 schools me. first of all, found the ty on craigslist. 3 for sale. 2 in sorry @$$ austin,tx. where i'm from and 1...
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