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No habla English..........

Remove the bottom plastic covers, locate the starter motor, grab the right size rachet and turn the two or three bolts to remove...

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Sin (Sin city the movie)

A break or air leak in the intake system and or snorkel tube from the MAF to the throttle body would also cause the idle to shutter or be poor.. Make sure all the components to your intake system is tight and intact and also clean from the air filter box all the way up to the top of the engine (TB)... Yes, you can change all the vacume lines and see it that helps...Vacume hoses are cheap and you can pick it up at any auto parts store in one long peice and then cut pieces to fit... However, Usually you can see if a vacume hose is bad and not sealed, it will be cracked at the ends or disconnected.. You can also spray soapy water over all the little hoses while the engine is running (carefully) and see if you get visible air bubbles.. Kinda like finding an air leak in your tire... The idle is also influenced by the throttle position sensor (TPS) if that goes bad then that could be the culprit as well... I think that covers it....

Mavrick (Top Gun with Tom cruise)

Willie Wonka Rya - OK, I guess he does has a new album out.

Free falling (Tom Petty - I haven't heard a new tune from him in 15 years or so)

Thanks again smooth... If my tranny gave out what I would do if I was a normal Joe would be to bust out the yellow pages and call every import wrecking yard for a used tranny to match up in the area.. Once I found the best deal with the lowest miles on the used tranny I would pick it up (maybe cost me $500 tops)... Haul the car and tranny to a local import tranny shop and have it swapped in for $300-$500 tops after shopping some quotes... I would do it myself for free in the backyard but that's just me... Ebay also is a source to find a good used SC4 tranny... Just a suggestion if you want to save a $800.... Having an experienced mechanic do it all for $1600 isn't all that bad though if you don't have the time or desire to do what I suggested... Atleast you will no for sure that the job is done right if the mechanic ownes the same car......

Thank you Smoothe.... Messing with these cars for over ten years now you definetely learn a few things.... - A Bouncy idle is usually the result of a dirty throttle body or and a really dirty air filter.. - A low idle usually means you have a vacume leak... - High idle could be several things as I mentioned above... - If it starts and then immediately stalls out look for a seperation or break in the intake system... If a check engine light flashes then you can get a positve read on a diagnostic computer check...No engine light then refer to above... That's the best advise I can give I would think...

The stock mufflers and the stock headers are the most restrictive part of the SC400 exhaust system... If your looking for performance start with the mufflers first... If you don't mind sound get on Ebay and get some stainless steel straight thru mufflers for cheap..If you want to keep the noise down get some high flowing oval mufflers like the Magnaflows such as GDawg suggests... I changed out my exhaust out one portion at a time..Also tried different combinations .The most noticeable differences is when I changed out the stock mufflers to the straight thru's.. Clearly gains were made on the topend.. I also noticed gains when I changed out the Center main cat to a magnaflow 2 into 1 high flowing cat to my suprise..... The biggest difference was noticed when is when I changed out headers and deleted the two small cats.....Big gains noticed on the topend but lost a just little lowend power... Changing the stock piping out to larger sizes I didn't notice much over stock... The mufflers are big though.....

Yes, that is way too much $$$ for a SC400 transmission swap...If that includes the price of a used tranny complete then I would say that is ok price but still a little high.... It doesn't take a rocket scientist to perform a straight transmission swap as long as the tranny is an identical transmission to the original.. I had mine removed and reinstalled when I changed out my torque converter and that cost me $300... I would not pay more then $500 for a straight tranny swap... That includes a new Rear main seal... Look into some import tranny shops, open the yellow pages and call around for estimates... That is what I would do... To change the tranny you need to remove rear exhaust (4 bolts), driveshaft (8bolts) the tranny mounts on each side (2 bolts), the connection bolts to the main... Unplug the sensor leads and that is it....Oh, and a tranny jack to lower it and that is it...An experienced tranny shop can do the job in less then 2 hours... $800 an hour is what you would be paying them...

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Way :whistles:

Because they are cheap... If I had an endless supply of money I would drive a comfortable expensive car as apposed to a worthless bucket...That makes no sense to me as an adult unless you are using your vaste wealth to aid the less fortunate... MC Hammer is an idiot for *BLEEP*ing away his wealth...You invest first and then spend according to your monthly income.... He forgot about that concept...

Adam and Steve..... :chairshot: Just kidding... Apple - Garden of Eden

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Yeah, it's a very tight fit and almost looks and feels like a real factory job....

Another thing "time outs" for disciple in my opinion doesn't work either... Example: Son you should not have done that....I am giving you a "time out" so now go to your room and stay their for one hour and watch !Removed! on your computer or play X-Box 360... That should teach you a lesson :cries: I strongly believe in the paddle or belt every once in a while, or even just a slap on the hand... Not too much but once in a while... That also will save a parent many future arguments with their kids and repeat sayings of 'NO" until the fifth one is really heard by the kid... That will gain you respect... Ever see a spoiled brat carrying on at restaurant and the parents can't do a thing about it? That would be a time out kid for you....

Three feet...

SW03ES - Bro that was a brilliant post you just wrote... I agree with your statements 100%... I worked for my first car which I purchased for $500 working at an ice cream parlor.. I fixed and worked on that car to make it respectable and learned mechanical skills aswell...Did it all on my own.. I always had to work for an allowance, etc...Never got handouts or given lavish things by my parents... Needless to say, I am not lazy and have a strong desire to work 25 years later... I own a house, commercial property and my own business. I have always stayed in peek physical health too (ironman). I am not the poster boy for success by any means and have my problems, but they all pale in comparison to the ones I will state below... Now looking at several other friends I grew up with that got good grades, a college education, very capable in every way but were given everything they wanted without working for it..New cars as a first, generous allowance, etc.. One of those childhood friends still never worked a day in his life and still lives under his mothers financial umbrella...She bought him a condo... He does drugs, and is very anti social..A complete waste of a human being...The guy is smart as hell too and could have been a real talent in life.... Parents crippled him.. My other friend, an only child, also was given alot growing up, new first car, etc.. He now bounces from job to job 25 years later, doesn't understand the concept of saving money and still seeks out financial help from his parents at 40 years old, he does drugs occasionally, still a bit spoiled mentality and fights his tendancies to throw tandrems when he doesn't get his way... Again a very bright and gifted individual that is cripple and a waste... This guy could do anything he wants to in life but doesn't have the inbread desire to do it... Such a tragedy Lastly a third friend growing up was really really spoiled...He got every he wanted, elite new first car, huge allowance, parents were loaded... This guy has it the worst today.. Big time drug user and gambler, goes job to job or stays unemployed for a while.. Looks still today for parents financial help and still gets it....In and out of rehabs, he luckily survived two drug OD's.. He's a nice, good looking and smart guy whom is going no where in life except maybe to the grave prematurely...Very sad.. The parents are devistated and grieve constantly but have no one to blame but themselves.. Other good examples is just look at the lives of child hood movie and singing stars... Even though they worked becoming TV or singing stars if you can call it that, they were given everything on the sets and so on in their early lives.. Now look at their lives 20 years later, you've seen and heard all the stories.. Even as adults we can get messed up with big handouts, or easy non working made money...Look at the statistics of Lottery winners... Most end up messed up after the win.. So becareful what you wish for...You need to be very mature in alot of ways to handle a lotto win successfully... Bottom line is if you develop a strong work ethic in your kid at a young age it will pay dividends later on down the road when that kid becomes an adult... Make the kid work for an allowance by doing the lawn, dishes, cleanup or something, anything... Do not cripple the kid by buying new cars and freely giving everything else under the sun that the kid wants.. A natural parents instinct is to give to the kid out of love and because you have it (DON"T DO IT!!!!) that is the recipe for self destruction later on down the road for the kid.. My advise is to tell the kid the car is not happening, get a part time after school job and I will match what ever you make to put towards the purchase a good used car.... Get good grades and I will give you ???.... Stuff like that works rather then hand outs... Dont' say here are the keys to your new lexus IS300 enjoy, I am sorry you didn't like the grocery getter ES300 what was I thinking....

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If it does idle too high that probably means your engine heat sensor read is bad... The cars computer (ECU) still believes the motor is cold so it continues to idle the motor high...How is your gas mileage? Do you notice the car is using alot more gasoline? When the SC400 warms up the ECU (computer) runs the motor very rich... Infact you can sometimes smell gas fumes coming out of the exhaust of these cars during the warm up process...If the car is running very rich with a high idle then your heat sensor or ECU is faulty maybe... It also could be your TPS (throttle position sensor)... Lastly try cleaning out the throttle body and change the air filter and see if that helps...

Teens first car is too small... I would look to buy a bigger and safer car as a first... Just a humble thought to consider...

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