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QUOTE (rave2n @ Aug 7, 2012 - 7:16 AM)
>Good stuff. Will have to do all that suspension work myself soon...=/ - This old GT has some noises I do not like.
I like the black/blue situation. Though I love black more, that blue just has a neat accent to it. Would love to see it played out, but I know that would be difficult to do.
I hope your luck with the bushings goes better than mine! Mine pretty much sucked, but I'll be the first to say that my results aren't typical. Several people have replaced the control arms in their 6gc's and so far as I can tell, my case is the only one that took over 4 hours. PB Blaster is your friend. And thanks for the compliment on the two tone! It's not my favorite setup ever, but at least if the car is two colors, they're two colors that go well together. I've actually had people ask me if I did that on purpose because they think it looks good. That being said, I'm deeply embarrassed by having a multicolor car. It'll be painted as soon as I can stop buying other parts.
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QUOTE (bloodMoney @ Aug 7, 2012 - 1:04 PM)
>Nah... She's not JDM, she has too much of a liking to USDM stuffs. Trust me, I've offered her a JDM dipstick every meet for the last 2 years....
USDM dipsticks are bigger.
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QUOTE (Celisauras16 @ Aug 7, 2012 - 8:31 PM)
>Hhheeeeyyyyyy................ =(
What? I didn't steal your sig, did I?
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QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Aug 7, 2012 - 8:42 PM)
>Lawl... my gf is too fat and prego to deal with the heat and help
but im having a son soo.. little helper FTW:)
If she asks, I never saw this.
As you can see, my helper is more interested in the Angry Birds than lending a hand. On occasion, she redirects my fan from the car and me over to where she is sitting. Not often though, since wasps tend to fly into that fan and get shot into me while I'm working.
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QUOTE (Box @ Aug 7, 2012 - 11:07 PM)
>Hey, there isn't anything a hammer and duct tape can't fix.
Truer words have never been spoken! Just spotted this yesterday.
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QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Aug 8, 2012 - 12:08 AM)
>wow so much dedication. I like it, where did u get the kit?
Thanks, Noberto. I got the bushings from Paul in Poland, the GT4 Racing bushings. Click
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here.Finally done replying. Time for an update!
Crappy pictures but my battery died on my camera died so I was in a hurry. As I thought, it's louder than I was hoping it would be, but not offensively loud. Low end power hasn't changed. Mid range power has improved in the higher gears, and top end has improved all around. But we all know that, because that's what a bigger exhaust system does. The gains weren't huge... Definitely less than 10 hp but now it's loud. It's more responsive now, which is a plus. I can deal with the sound but I'm still considering adding a second resonator. I'll drive it around for a while and see how I like it. I didn't reset the ECU before I went for a drive earlier, so I have it unplugged right now. I'll take it for a drive later and let it learn the new settings.
Here's the biggest plus so far: No more smell! Before, the exhaust always smelled very strong and smelled like it was running very rich. Now, there's no smell at all. Not sure if it's due to the reduction in back pressure or more likely, the addition of a brand new catalytic converter. I might be brave enough to do the flywheel next week but for now, I'm going back to work for the next few days so no more updates.
Gotta get that nasty suspension knock cleared up first. Parts are on the way, then I'll be trying to tackle my ever-growing list. I'll check out the dyno thread in a bit, I've mostly ignored that thread.
