Thread: What did you do to your Car today?

Drove my car home tonight.....the pregens and I aren't getting along already. Death wobble and horid noise at 45+. So it's going in Monday to get the balance checked. I hope it's simple and balance is just off.

Originally Posted by Booba5185

Put a latex glove over the TB, pull the brake booster hose off the booster with the check valve attached and hook another hose to that. Find a way to hook that hose to the fog machine.

Well that would check for vacuum leaks, water is getting in the engine aka the crankcase. Same concept for checking could be used though.

Took the day to fully detail the car with the new ultimate line and omg unbelievable!!!!

Originally Posted by 02NavyBlue

Well that would check for vacuum leaks, water is getting in the engine aka the crankcase. Same concept for checking could be used though.

The PCV system is vacuum fed, so a leaking crankcase is a vacuum leak. I did this test and it showed me a vacuum leak that was my valve cover gasket.

Really, that makes sense. Thanks, I'll have to set that up possibly tomorrow. I don't have any running issues at all but it still shouldn't leak.

Do you have a way to check your LTFTs and STFTs? The computer will compensate for small leaks like that so they won't be as noticeable, but are still a problem.

All I have is an actron scanner, it reads lots of pid's but I'm not sure if that's one of them or not

If it does, look to see if they are in the positive, that would mean a vacuum leak because the PCM is having to add more fuel than it thinks it should. Negative would mean you are running rich because it having to pull fuel.

I installed my sub and amp that had been sitting in my garage for almost year. It took me most of the day for some reason. For the remote turn on, I tapped into the radio fuse then I wired in a switch so I can turn the amp on and off when I want then mounted that to the heated seat switch bezel. I still have my factory radio so I have the DIY aux then a line out converter for signal to the amp. Soon I will get a single din alpine! and clean the mess of wires in my trunk.

Originally Posted by Ginseng

Took the day to fully detail the car with the new ultimate line and omg unbelievable!!!!

Did you do this by hand or machine? Also you might want to add a coat of Meguiar's M26 on top of ultimate wax to be even more wowed. You get the protection of a synthetic wax and the look of a carnauba.

Originally Posted by theaceofspades

Lol go single and sell me your valence for cheap haha

eBay item# 370752734772

Originally Posted by Mad Monkey

OK well heres the deal, i need to replace my exhaust.. i want nice sound, not too loud (baby in backseat) want to swap my single outlet/muffler for a dual set up..

don't want to spend a fortune, would prefer bolt in so i don't have to take to shop and pay fees for a monkey.

and... GO!

(give me links/deals/details)

I got 2 thrush turbo mufflers for 61 bucks on ebay from summit. They probably gonna rape you on shipping to Canada doe. They are fairly quiet, on the highway its got maybe a wee bit of drone but I would say its comparable to stock, I rate them a little louder than stock or almost the same.

Sent from the Milky Way

Originally Posted by REDCOMPG

eBay item# 370752734772

Your a fricken peach you know that

Originally Posted by The Guz

Did you do this by hand or machine? Also you might want to add a coat of Meguiar's M26 on top of ultimate wax to be even more wowed. You get the protection of a synthetic wax and the look of a carnauba.

Good call, i might try that. I cant beleive how easily the wax applied and came off. I did it by hand but i spent probly 4 hours buffing it. Started to claybar on the hood but it wasnt necessary, the compound took everything out. Then i used the polish, Key to that stuff is literally apply in like 2x2 sections and wipe off immediately.

Swapped GTP tails for a better set of stockers. Looking into a cooling problem with it now, and I'm confused.

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Originally Posted by Ginseng

Good call, i might try that. I cant beleive how easily the wax applied and came off. I did it by hand but i spent probly 4 hours buffing it. Started to claybar on the hood but it wasnt necessary, the compound took everything out. Then i used the polish, Key to that stuff is literally apply in like 2x2 sections and wipe off immediately.

Do the baggie test when determining if you need to clay or not. I would recommend you clay if you have not done it in awhile. The reason being that if you are using a compound or polish on a car that has surface contaminants you risk the chance of having a surface contaminate scratch the paint as it gets caught in the applicator.

You should consider getting a DA polisher. The results will be even better.

Hooked up the lines to the trans cooler today after having everything ran yesterday. Put a new oil pressure switch in it. Topped off the coolant and the washer fluid. All I need to do now is recheck the trans fluid and I should be ready to roll on Thursday.

New catback coming this week

Originally Posted by CapnBreakAlot

New catback coming this week

On the hunt!

Originally Posted by CapnBreakAlot

New catback coming this week

Dual outlets? With shiny tips?