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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by leadfootgirl
Anyone else wondering what the heck the white cord is and why it goes across the steering wheel?

I'm Crossing my fingers & hoping it leads to an ejector seat button.
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by leadfootgirl
Anyone else wondering what the heck the white cord is and why it goes across the steering wheel?
Usually that is the external cable for the after market EMS (AEM, Kpro, haltec, etc) to be connected to a laptop for tuning and it's supposed to be tacked-in underneath the dash. Turbo cars does not usually use OEM ECU anymore.
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 06:38 PM
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haha.. thanks Ron.

Happy Shopping OP!
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Datsun350Z
The mechanic owner sounds good, but in the back of my mind i'm wondering why it still has a rough idle.
I think someone already ventured a guess on that, but I'd start with the tune, then work my way to the injectors. This is one of those things I was talking about when I mentioned some of the headache that goes along with buying a turbo S2000. It can be fixed, but it will take some troubleshooting, patience and probably a little downtime on the car, so if you are planning on daily driving it, you may want to reconsider.

A good tuner should be able to smooth out your idle, and if you switch out injectors to ID750s or ID1000s (assuming that's not already what is in there) it should be even easier for the tuner to smooth the idle.
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 02:10 PM
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Test drove the car today.


1. Bumper is fixed and resprayed
2. Idles fine
3. Since work was slow in january my year to date pay wasn't high enough for the dealership loan, and my capitol one loan only accepts cars under 70k miles.

Car is up for grabs again.

Someone pick it up quick!

AEM 2 ecm
Stock diff
Inlinepro kit installed and tuned by inlinepro.

Clean car all around. (although it looked like it hadnt been washed in months)
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 06:27 AM
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Seems like a pretty good price for the car, all things considered. Will the dealer let you perform a compression test before buying?

I'm really surprised the car is at a dealership.. if the car has an aem in it, can it even pass emissions in VA? Good luck to whoever buys this, it certainly seems like a good price if you want a turbo s2k (and it's in decent shape). Looking at the price of the car.. just goes to show you never get your money back on mods. Not even a small fraction most of the time.
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by SlowTeg
Seems like a pretty good price for the car, all things considered. Will the dealer let you perform a compression test before buying?

I'm really surprised the car is at a dealership.. if the car has an aem in it, can it even pass emissions in VA? Good luck to whoever buys this, it certainly seems like a good price if you want a turbo s2k (and it's in decent shape). Looking at the price of the car.. just goes to show you never get your money back on mods. Not even a small fraction most of the time.
Emissions are not required in every county. Just safety inspection is state wide.
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