Feels like I'm driving a new car!
09-01-2003, 10:17 PM
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Feels like I'm driving a new car!
Over the weekend, I got the following stuff done.
- Knock sensor replaced, no more ghetto bypass resistor.
- Lag around 2500rpm fixed?? Guess it didn't like the bypass resistor...
- New front brake pads and resurfaced front rotors.
- New rear brake pads.
- Vacumed/detailed interior. Washed exterior, cleaned wheels.
- New Dunlop SP Sport A2's all around.
My 99 has Cali-spec emissions with all of that extra swirl control valve garbage in the way so it was just impossible to get to the knock sensor via the "bloody stump" method of reaching underneath the intake manifold. So we had to do it the long way and remove the upper and lower intake manifolds and all of the garbage in the way.
What a PITA! 
Anyhow, the new Dunlops are great (old ones were pretty bald, very little wet traction), brakes are no longer warped and squealing (was down to the wear bars on the rears), and no more dust/lint/crap on the inside after vacuuming and cleaning.
aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh
- Knock sensor replaced, no more ghetto bypass resistor.
- Lag around 2500rpm fixed?? Guess it didn't like the bypass resistor...
- New front brake pads and resurfaced front rotors.
- New rear brake pads.
- Vacumed/detailed interior. Washed exterior, cleaned wheels.
- New Dunlop SP Sport A2's all around.
My 99 has Cali-spec emissions with all of that extra swirl control valve garbage in the way so it was just impossible to get to the knock sensor via the "bloody stump" method of reaching underneath the intake manifold. So we had to do it the long way and remove the upper and lower intake manifolds and all of the garbage in the way.
What a PITA! Anyhow, the new Dunlops are great (old ones were pretty bald, very little wet traction), brakes are no longer warped and squealing (was down to the wear bars on the rears), and no more dust/lint/crap on the inside after vacuuming and cleaning.
aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh
09-02-2003, 06:31 AM
#6
Good Going !
nice work, that was quite a bit of stuff you did .. all i did was wash the chariot about 4 times over the weekend. the love bug season is in and these bugs are murder on the car !
09-02-2003, 06:57 AM
#7
Originally Posted by Ceasars Chariot
nice work, that was quite a bit of stuff you did .. all i did was wash the chariot about 4 times over the weekend. the love bug season is in and these bugs are murder on the car !
09-02-2003, 07:39 AM
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Note: *I* did not do the work. 
I was up visiting my parents in PA for the weekend, so we dropped the car off with this shade-tree DIY guy who is a mechanical engineer / plant manager at my dad's company and works on cars on the side.
My dad and I probably could have managed, but for $120 labor for all that and the experience of a guy who has been working on cars his whole life, why even bother.
Would have loved to stay and watch/help, but we had other things to do unfortunately. Gotta give proper credit where credit is due.
I was up visiting my parents in PA for the weekend, so we dropped the car off with this shade-tree DIY guy who is a mechanical engineer / plant manager at my dad's company and works on cars on the side.
My dad and I probably could have managed, but for $120 labor for all that and the experience of a guy who has been working on cars his whole life, why even bother. Would have loved to stay and watch/help, but we had other things to do unfortunately. Gotta give proper credit where credit is due.
09-03-2003, 02:02 PM
#11
My KS (110K miles) was just replaced yesterday as well. The car definitely seems to have more power than before. On a side note, Turbo95Max helped me replace the KS with no more than 2-3 min of actual labor time. No bloody knuckles or anything of that sort. Actually, it seemed pretty darn easy. hahahah
09-05-2003, 03:04 PM
#15
love bugs are EVERYWHERE in my area (NW fl) they are little skinny bugs that attatch to eachother
its real name is Plecia nearctica
http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/misc/lovebug.htm
and tehy love my car after i wash it, they land on it and poop
its real name is Plecia nearctica
http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/misc/lovebug.htm
and tehy love my car after i wash it, they land on it and poop
09-05-2003, 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by kevlo911
love bugs are EVERYWHERE in my area (NW fl) they are little skinny bugs that attatch to eachother
its real name is Plecia nearctica
http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/misc/lovebug.htm
and tehy love my car after i wash it, they land on it and poop
its real name is Plecia nearctica
http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/misc/lovebug.htm
and tehy love my car after i wash it, they land on it and poop
That was an interesting link. Now I know more about them than I really needed. And they really are copulating while in flight, hence the name....
Dave
None of those things here.
09-07-2003, 10:52 AM
#20
stevtec, did they mount your tires right? i went to costco on friday to have mine mounted...thought nothing of it.
went to get lifetime alignment ($119 is cheap!) and they said "your fronts are reversed"
sure enuf, stamped on the outside, they say "this side in"
Went back to Costco and they fixed it right away. I hope the tires are ok...only drive 10mi on them.
Jae
went to get lifetime alignment ($119 is cheap!) and they said "your fronts are reversed"
sure enuf, stamped on the outside, they say "this side in"
Went back to Costco and they fixed it right away. I hope the tires are ok...only drive 10mi on them.
Jae
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