I added about 4.5 gallons of E85 for the first time. Got it pretty close, my fuel-it says my resulting mix was E28. Took a couple miles of driving for it to all mix thoroughly before I got a solid E28 reading.
Set my JB4 to map 3. Already feels sportier, even in comfort mode.
We'll see how it goes.
Just installed the eibach pro kit. Took about 4 hours, but i have to say looks perdy good. Also just bought plugs and the mishimoto intercooler. Figured i would do that first due to heat in Texas.
I know its not everyone's cup of tea, but I finally got the underglow wired up to come on automatically whenever the car senses that its dark enough to turn the lights on/off automatically. At least, the rear and the side lights. The front will require the bumper to come off and to tap into the headlight harness, and I am waiting on some other parts to be ready before I take the front bumper off again. I'm sure in the front I can probably just tap the right wire and it will take care of the auto on/off for me, but in the rear that was not the case.
Changed the spark plugs on the weekend. This is the second time I've changed the plugs now and they definitely needed it. This set had a bit over 40,000 miles on them.
Didn't remove the manifold, as I already had the required swivel spark plug socket to do the job while leaving it in place. That attachment, along with another swivel joint and extensions made the exchange of the #5 plug not too bad. The bigger issue was the removal of the 10mm bolts that hold the coil packs in place - all of them on the passenger side are a bugger to get a socket on, so I used the offset box end wrench that I'd purchased for that purpose. Still a pain, but doable. All in all, it was about a 90 minute job. Car runs great and only some minor scrapes on my hands, so I'd call it a success.
Changed the spark plugs on the weekend. This is the second time I've changed the plugs now and they definitely needed it. Didn't remove the manifold, as I already had the required swivel spark plug socket to do the job while leaving it in place. That attachment, along with another swivel joint and extensions made the exchange of the #5 plug not too bad. The bigger issue was the removal of the 10mm bolts that hold the coil packs in place - all of them on the passenger side are a bugger to get a socket on, so I used the offset box end wrench that I'd purchased for that purpose. Still a pain, but doable. All in all, it was about a 90 minute job. Car runs great and only some minor scrapes on my hands, so I'd call it a success.
Changed the spark plugs on the weekend. This is the second time I've changed the plugs now and they definitely needed it. This set had a bit over 40,000 miles on them.
Didn't remove the manifold, as I already had the required swivel spark plug socket to do the job while leaving it in place. That attachment, along with another swivel joint and extensions made the exchange of the #5 plug not too bad. The bigger issue was the removal of the 10mm bolts that hold the coil packs in place - all of them on the passenger side are a bugger to get a socket on, so I used the offset box end wrench that I'd purchased for that purpose. Still a pain, but doable. All in all, it was about a 90 minute job. Car runs great and only some minor scrapes on my hands, so I'd call it a success.
Yeah, I need to get a 1/4" swivel for next time. I have a 3/8" swivel, but it's a bit too large, so that once you attach the socket, the assembly is slightly too long to fit. The moral of the story is that you can never have too many socket set accessories.
Well, that sucks. I was working on the aFe Hot & Cold Cold Charge pipe install and first I drop a bolt (gonna have to jack up the car and take off the front guard to retrieve that one…) and then the “T” for my diverter valve abruptly snapped when I was trying to finesse the (practically welded...
That was a real beast of an install, but it’s done. Sort of. Post-op: Pre-op: Stuff of note: These pipes would be fine if aFe hadn’t moved the air sensor from the front to the side of the charge pipe… as it is now, the Short Ram rests (therefore can rub) against the connector housing...
stingerforum.org
Feels good to have the charge pipe install "done" and my vac lines repaired. More to do, of course, but I wasn't feeling like jacking the car up on all-fours so I could tackle sways or even the secondary downpipes.
(On the topic of secondaries... is it feasible to do those on a single pair of jack stands, or would it really be best to put the car up on 4?)
For contrast, just now I completed a busy hour ...
took the mats out and sprayed them off, vacuumed down to the spare tire, wiped down all the interior surfaces (not the glass this time, as I did that a little over a month ago).
stingerforum.org
...
