135 is pretty low. Are you sure all the fittings on the compression tester aren't leaking? Here's another how-to for a compression test that also has some service values for other DSM engines:
http://www.geocities.com/dsmgrrrl/FAQs/compression.htm

Try a wet test to see if your cylinder pressure increases. 96000 miles is a pretty high amount. And every engine wears differently based on numerous factors experienced throughout the course of the miles it accumulated.

 

im gonna test tomorrow....and im getting the evo 8 ecu and MAF. : ) and doing the boost leak and everything else that i can possibly do. So u sure im good with the ecu, i can have sean tune it. I mean i know he wants to

 

installing new tien lowering springs in about a week. got them from www.Speedcorps.com

 

Are they still even shipping stuff out? i ordered arp head studs and shifter bushings almost 2 weeks ago, and the site doesn't even say they have shipped yet. still no response from customer service either

 

ok well my ecu should arrive in the mail this weekend or whatever. gonna start to look for a block to build bc thats my best bet. and there was this little orangy brown thing on the intake manifold on the left side by the fuel rail that was leaking. we took it off and the car seems to run fine. dont know what it is lol but i guess i dont need it. No CEL after 80 miles and about 2 hours of driving. some power back

 

What did you do? Just pull that thing off and things are getting better? Very interested to see how the new ecu does, if it works out I might just get one too my injectors and fuel pump came in yesterday

 

I believe that's one of the evap control solenoids or EGR solenoid. If you've got no CEL then you're either really lucky or it's gonna come on later down the road.

 

yea thats what im thinking, its gonna come on eventually considering my cat is gone but im gonna make a anti fouler for that and solve that problem.
is there a problem that i dont have that thing on. it was leaking air so thats why we took it off.

well if senate has gotten this ecu to work then i can too hopefully and its deff gonna be worth it and better than paying for an aem.

 

cel light did come on but i do have the antifouler and gonna put it on asap

 

So is you car running alot better then? Looks like I couldnt stick to my year timeline lol Its only been a month and a half and have gotten about 50% of the parts haha darn it anyways.

 

Just curious, where is the crankshaft position sensor that needs to be disconnected?

 

Its located on the passenger side, on the back of the engine right next to the timing cover. Follow the harness from the coil pack as it travels downward and you'll find the connector. The connector is actually the same type as the one that goes into the coil pack.

 

alright so i got the antifouler on my secondary o2 sensor and i fixed 2 broken studs. didnt reset the ecu but the CEL did go OFFFF. whoo hoo haha and my car does feel much better. But im juist happy i dont have to see that annoying orange light. also that solenoid isnt affecting anything i guess and i switched my gas back to 87 and my gas milelage has increased again. any takes on why its gotten better, is our car not meant to be run on 93. i ve noticed a few times that my mileage gets worse after 2 tanks of premium and then i switch back to 97 and it gets better. idk

 

Wierd... That would be SWEEEEETTT if we can run 87 with no problems that would save me alot in gas its $2.87 right now just for 87 where I am at.

 

You can run 87 if you want. Make sure to bring a bag with you so you can pick up the pieces of your rods on the road after your motor goes...