Amerikaner83's new ride (w/ cheese and large fries)..)

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Jan 25, 2013 | 05:44 PM
  #201  
Quote: allrighty then...so I put the carseat mod to good use...Wife and I had a baby girl on the 15th Now the sleeplessness has begun!

The day before that, my father in law and I used a dremel to grind down the ring around those studs in the tails...looks nice and flush now! And just in time, too, since we took that car to the hospital at 2am!

Momma and baby are doing good, baby Emily likes car rides which is nice Maybe when I install that Cattman Y pipe I've got laying around in the garage she'll like car rides even more




*aside from shaving down the ring around the studs, you can see that the studs themselves are longer. Well, re-using the original, capped flange nuts isn't possible. So I went to my local Ace Hardware and got 4 (2 for each side) flange nuts, M4 I believe and all is well.
Congrats on the little girl Bro!! Yeah, don't get used to sleep for a while. My boy had to sleep in his swing for the first 6 months of life because he absolutely would not sleep in his grib. Gotta improvise i guess.
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Feb 13, 2013 | 07:21 PM
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Got a p0138 code today on the highway...

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since i'm Fed spec, this would be the after-cat o2.hmm...messed with the y pipe recently, getting the Cattman one installed Friday.

Cleared the code, gonna see if she comes back or not


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Feb 22, 2013 | 10:32 AM
  #203  
So...after clearing that code ^^ all is well, hasn't come back yet.

Cattman Y pipe installed too....holy fcukballs that's a pretty sound! Makes the VQ even throatier! turns vroom vroom into VROOM VROOM! I'm very impressed Not too much loder than what I had before (stock exhaust with Dynomax muffler), will get a sound clip up sometime.
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Feb 22, 2013 | 10:38 AM
  #204  
Happy for you man.
I wish I would have held off for cattman quality instead of the warpspeed.
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Feb 22, 2013 | 01:03 PM
  #205  
I was gonna go warpspeed... But I felt like treating myself even more at the time
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Mar 10, 2013 | 10:32 PM
  #206  
my warpspeed has been fine since its install 4 years ago. would like a cattman cattback though!!!
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Mar 10, 2013 | 10:56 PM
  #207  
Meh. I'm perfectly happy with the tone I've got. For sure though, Cattman cat back sounds good, just too much for me...and that big exhaust tip on any cat back to me, is just


Got Tokico Illumina drop kit coming in the mail tomorrow get rid of that two dollar hooker sized wheel gap
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Mar 11, 2013 | 05:34 AM
  #208  
Quote: Meh. I'm perfectly happy with the tone I've got. For sure though, Cattman cat back sounds good, just too much for me...and that big exhaust tip on any cat back to me, is just
For a single-sided exhaust, dual-tips are the way to go. But those huge, single exhaust tips... those only look good if there's one on each side. (Or on a truck, for that matter.) If it's all by itself, then rice.

The 2013 Civic SI has a single, oversized exhaust tip. It looks ridiculous, and yet that's directly from Honda, by design. You can't help but wonder if the tail is wagging the dog here.
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Mar 11, 2013 | 07:39 AM
  #209  
to be more accurate though...dual tips are the "way to go" if and only if the cutout for the tip would support it. The 4th gen bumper cutout is like half an egg...a dual-tip would look freaking horrible there.
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Mar 11, 2013 | 07:42 AM
  #210  
got me a new toy coming...I bought a bluetooth OBD2 plugin and downloaded a OBD2 code app from the Android Market...so I will be able to read and clear codes from my smartphone...just planning on leaving it plugged in all the time, seeing what I can see

And yeah, the P0138 code came back...it's not immediately failing but still.

Do I need to actually reset the ECU or just clear the code? (edit, I love a good .org search. got my question answered...clearing the code does reset the ECU)
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Mar 11, 2013 | 12:53 PM
  #211  
I had one and returned it.
Very inaccurate for everything, but codes.
I'll stick with my cheap code reader instead.
I think the app I had was called torque iirc.
It was cool to clear my codes from my phone though..

I hope you have better luck with yours.

Edit:
Was this:
http://www.plxdevices.com/product_in...=GSSTBLUETOOTH
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Mar 11, 2013 | 07:24 PM
  #212  
Make car puter


http://www.centrafuse.com/
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Mar 11, 2013 | 11:07 PM
  #213  
Quote: make car puter

http://www.centrafuse.com/
Thanks CJ!
Your always talking/linking things that fascinate me, and I otherwise would not have known about.
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Mar 12, 2013 | 12:37 PM
  #214  
Quote: I had one and returned it.
Very inaccurate for everything, but codes.
I'll stick with my cheap code reader instead.
I think the app I had was called torque iirc.
It was cool to clear my codes from my phone though..

I hope you have better luck with yours.

Edit:
Was this:
http://www.plxdevices.com/product_in...=GSSTBLUETOOTH
I dont' have the torque app...I have a different one called OBDDroidScan pro..

THAT thing? Shee-it, that's a hundred bucks. I bought a 17 dollar bluetooth dongle thingy and 3 bucks for the app

Quote: Make car puter


http://www.centrafuse.com/
Overkill much?
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Mar 12, 2013 | 04:21 PM
  #215  
Quote: to be more accurate though...dual tips are the "way to go" if and only if the cutout for the tip would support it. The 4th gen bumper cutout is like half an egg...a dual-tip would look freaking horrible there.
This is an old "pilot" muffler I had laying around the house that I installed this weekend. I still have to tweak the hanger because it's pretty weak and will end up bending over time I think which will cause the muffler to hang lower than I want.

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Mar 12, 2013 | 07:25 PM
  #216  
Quote:
I dont' have the torque app...I have a different one called OBDDroidScan pro..

THAT thing? Shee-it, that's a hundred bucks. I bought a 17 dollar bluetooth dongle thingy and 3 bucks for the app

Overkill much?
Not overkill just an option
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Mar 12, 2013 | 07:26 PM
  #217  
Quote:
This is an old "pilot" muffler I had laying around the house that I installed this weekend. I still have to tweak the hanger because it's pretty weak and will end up bending over time I think which will cause the muffler to hang lower than I want.
It would look better if you put a stillen rear lip on there
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Apr 1, 2013 | 02:34 PM
  #218  
BUMP

What should I name this thing?

My old Grand Am was named "Clarice"...I don't want any variation of "max" in the name...it's overplayed. My coworkers have named it "Rick", but I don't like that name so I want the community's ideas.

My cars are always a SHE...so no boy names please.
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Apr 2, 2013 | 05:14 AM
  #219  
Quote: BUMP

What should I name this thing?

My old Grand Am was named "Clarice"...I don't want any variation of "max" in the name...it's overplayed. My coworkers have named it "Rick", but I don't like that name so I want the community's ideas.

My cars are always a SHE...so no boy names please.
For people who don't have a hobby interest in cars, naming their car is all in fun. It's an inside joke, and harmless. But for people who have an obsessive interest in their car, giving it a name is another brick in the crazy wall.

Step back a few feet. It's just a car.
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Apr 2, 2013 | 07:54 AM
  #220  
Quote: For people who don't have a hobby interest in cars, naming their car is all in fun. It's an inside joke, and harmless. But for people who have an obsessive interest in their car, giving it a name is another brick in the crazy wall.

Step back a few feet. It's just a car.
I agree. Just a car.
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Apr 2, 2013 | 07:59 AM
  #221  
pfft

Naming a car is an American Institution...if it wasn't, then all Navy ships wouldn't have names. It's Anti-American NOT to name one's vehicle. In fact, there are conventions for doing so.

Damn Commies
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Apr 2, 2013 | 09:24 AM
  #222  
Found it:

AKIKO: Japanese female name means Bright Light
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Apr 2, 2013 | 09:47 AM
  #223  
that would be quite apt...but I'm not sure.


Akari also means bright light, while Akiko is more like "bright child"... but it depends on which websites one goes to
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Apr 10, 2013 | 01:54 PM
  #224  
So excited...getting windows tinted on Saturday mawnin'

Also ordered a couple more decals from erty67...some 4DSC decals in Silver should look :thumbsup with my tint...probably going to have them on the lower corners of the rear windshield.
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Apr 10, 2013 | 02:33 PM
  #225  
Quote: So excited...getting windows tinted on Saturday mawnin'

Also ordered a couple more decals from erty67...some 4DSC decals in Silver should look :thumbsup with my tint...probably going to have them on the lower corners of the rear windshield.
What % tint?
That's cool your getting the 4DSC, but mine is better.
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Apr 10, 2013 | 04:25 PM
  #226  
Quote:
What % tint?
That's cool your getting the 4DSC, but mine is better.


25% tint, so it will register around 20 with the meter. Not blacked out, and i'm not riced out with fart can and mad camber so I should be fine. legal tint in WA is 24%
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Apr 10, 2013 | 04:27 PM
  #227  
And btw...the Bluetooth obd2 dongle works wonderfully with my galaxy s2....real time monitoring of engine parameters and code clearing while driving...
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Apr 10, 2013 | 04:38 PM
  #228  
Nice progress on the car so far...I was wondering, what Dynoamx muffler do you have? I ran the VT for a few months a year or two ago but the rattle at idle just drove me nuts and without serious power under the hood, it was embarrassing lol.

I've been running the regular variable capacity Max muffler again and love it, though the G35 has a larger 2.25" inlet vs the Maxima's 2" inlet fwiw...
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Apr 11, 2013 | 07:24 AM
  #229  
Quote: Nice progress on the car so far...I was wondering, what Dynoamx muffler do you have? I ran the VT for a few months a year or two ago but the rattle at idle just drove me nuts and without serious power under the hood, it was embarrassing lol.

I've been running the regular variable capacity Max muffler again and love it, though the G35 has a larger 2.25" inlet vs the Maxima's 2" inlet fwiw...
Thanks man

I've got the Dynomax Super Turbo 17748. If you search Youtube for "Amerikaner1983" you'll find two vids i did...one completely stock and one with the muffler. There is only a slight difference noticable at idle...nothing ricey or loud. I notice no rattling whatsoever.

I need to do another exhaust vid with my Cattman Y as well... louder, but not too much at all...except when I get on it on the highway but a lot nicer and throatier than stock.
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Apr 13, 2013 | 10:09 AM
  #230  
Getting my windows tinted today...guy has 30 percent film and 20 percent film.... legal in WA is 24% so I went with the 20
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Apr 13, 2013 | 01:46 PM
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Apr 13, 2013 | 02:05 PM
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Apr 13, 2013 | 08:28 PM
  #233  
I'll always regret not getting a 4th gen SE...for a couple of years I watched them on Autotrader always waiting for low mileage models to keep dropping in price but I was just too cheap...I think that model was one of the best balances of looks, size and power. Not a full size but could still seat 5 if you had to with a decent interior and those cool white sport gauges too...
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Apr 13, 2013 | 09:45 PM
  #234  
Quote: I'll always regret not getting a 4th gen SE...for a couple of years I watched them on Autotrader always waiting for low mileage models to keep dropping in price but I was just too cheap...I think that model was one of the best balances of looks, size and power. Not a full size but could still seat 5 if you had to with a decent interior and those cool white sport gauges too...
Agreed. When I was actually starting to shop for my max, I did NOT want the white gauges, since that wasn't what I was used to. However, the minute I drove at night and saw how the SE gauges looked when lit...
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Apr 21, 2013 | 09:43 PM
  #235  
Taking advantage of a week's worth of sunshine in the forecast:

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When washing the wheels I noticed something odd...
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driver rear wheel missing one lug nut


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Apr 21, 2013 | 10:29 PM
  #236  
Quote: Taking advantage of a week's worth of sunshine in the forecast:

When washing the wheels I noticed something odd...

driver rear wheel missing one lug nut
Quote:
Lugnutz
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Apr 22, 2013 | 07:41 AM
  #237  
Very clean...
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Apr 22, 2013 | 07:55 AM
  #238  
Quote: .....
I know, right? I thought of that too last night

Quote: Very clean...
Thank you sir...still rocking stock height though Got the Illumina drop kit in the garage, need to pick up moog front strut mounts though.



Rear window spoiler getting colormatched and installed in the next few weeks if it keeps with the warming trend
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Apr 30, 2013 | 06:44 PM
  #239  
Two coats of nissan's finest color, BT4 Lakeshore Blue applied on the ionic roof spoiler... 2 more coats to go, then 3 coats of clear before install...coming along nicely

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Apr 30, 2013 | 07:50 PM
  #240  
Quote: Two coats of nissan's finest color, BT4 Lakeshore Blue applied on the ionic roof spoiler... 2 more coats to go, then 3 coats of clear before install...coming along nicely
Looks good.
Keep up the good work!

Do you know if some SEs come with sawblades?
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