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My wife, bless her pointy little head, lost the only key to my 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT. I really would like to drive it this year. I called a dealer in my state and they quoted something like $249.00 for the key and another $149.00 to be programmed. That sounds quite excessive to me! Can you...

Hello I’m having a weird issue where I can turn the key, all the lights and accessories power up no problem, but it won’t start when I turn the key to the on position. No noises, just nothing, then after a few attempts sometimes 1, sometimes 10, it will fire up strong.I plan on replacing the...

I have a 2008 eclipse with the 4cly engine. having what seemed at first to be a starter problem where it would try to turn over and sound like it was shorting out, no smoke or anything I could detect. wiggling the key did not really help. It got progressively worse and at one point now the air...

I purchased an 09 eclipse GT and it comes with the anti-theft protection. the only key that I have that starts the car does not have a wireless transmitter with it. So I cannot unlock and lock the car with the key. I can lock the car but when I get back into the car the alarm goes off and...

I loaded rpm,knock sum and ignition load on fastwork. When I look at the datalog and click on the knock sum. Do I go to the highest knock sum and take away timing in that cell or do I adjust right when the knock sum start to happened? I want to learn how to use this software. I only got knock...

I just got this spyder and I am planning to start to enjoy the summer but a crazy issue just last night. Charged the dead battery and when I connect the positive cable the car started without the key in the ignition. I put the key in and tried to shut off but it nothing. even with the positive...

I recently replaced my head with the outlander xls version and I found out that the cam profiles are a bit different. In mivec, the valves seem to open about 4-8 degrees earlier. Would I advance ignition timing in this case?

My parts supplier is doing a sale for Black Friday. Details are on his Facebook page while his website is under construction. He's who I used as my source for building my 1000+hp capable 4G69 block, and is who I get my turbo related stuff from now. He doesn't list his full inventory...

For people that have been having the rare issue where you turn the ignition to start the car and starter just clicks (brand new starter, good battery, and ground) , you have to do this 3-5 times and it would finally start, this is your fix below. I was having this issue as well so Friday...

I have an 06 GT M/T i swapped the engine and it was running great so i switched off the car to check for leaks under it and accidentally hit the panic button. I immidiatly hit the unlock button and when i tried to start the car again, it will crank but won't start. I think it's the immobilizer...

I finally picked Stayer to do my tune and to unlock the beast! It started with some user error issues on my end trying to message Stayer. I didn't type in the number correctly add the +for his number lol. Anyways we chatted a bit, Got info and started with the process. Jan 14th we begin, I...

Hey guys! So I recently started to tune myself using Fastworks on my laptop. Up until now I've been on Hackish' tunes he sent me with maybe small changes but am finally diving into ignition timing and fuel. Also change mivec to 3200 which I love. Anyways, I need a wide band but dont want to...

Hi, I go by Slip thanks ahead of time for this silly post. Okay lets get started, I'm working on my 06 G4 with the 4G69 motor the timing belt broke and I replaced it. Now with this being said yes every 2 rotations of the crank the cam and crank line up. So now I have a no spark issue. I go in...

Hey everyone. Have a couple questions. I have a 1999 Dodge Avenger with a 6g75 from a 2004 Galant. Runs and drives. Am using the stock 2.5L ECU right now and dizzy. The engine seems to take too long to start when initially cranking. Ignition system is brand new. I was thinking that maybe I...

I just noticed that when I put my key in the ignition and turn it to on my doors don't automatically lock anymore. Any clues why this is happening?

Hey guys, Just bought myself a set of OPT7 interior lights because when I open my door, neither of my dome lights turn on. It's dark as hell in that car especially with the tint I have on it. Just a quick question though, does anyone know how to wire these lights into the pressure sensitive...

Hi would anyone be able to help, I am trying to purchase a right-hand thin groove ignition key. The ones I purchased and got cut dos not work because the locksmith is telling the key I require is a narrow groove and the ones I have are wide groove this is from two different locksmiths, checking...

So i keep very very close inspection of my 4g GS because I love the damn thing so much and someone got into my car with it locked several times. A couple times was with some kind of bar wedged in the glass but I think someone may have used an electronic device at some point because I got back...

Greetings, I have a 2007 Eclipse Spyder 3.8. It ran fine a few days ago. Today it cranks but has no spark and no pulse to fuel injectors. There is supply voltage at the injectors and ignition coils. There is also a pulse from the crank sensor to the ECU. Any suggestions? Thank you.

After a family emergency with my Grandmother passing away, I've been able to get back on the horse to start working on my car again. I bought glowshift's triple gauge pod along with a wideband gauge, vacuum gauge and a 12 volt battery gauge. Then we lost a coworker at the automotive repair...