NicklausW's build thread - "That escalated quickly"
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Haha! I did as a consolation find a coil pack bolt that slipped out of my hands the week before though. That subframe gobbles up all kinds of good things.
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Those engine bay covers do not exist on the GSF. They spent the weight in other places...
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It has been a good for the car. I finally got around to having the windows tinted again, but at 35% this time. For me it is much better than the previous tint that measured at 11%. Rafi also had some time to look over my logs for the issues I have had with the tuned intake and got me a revised map. It is pretty close. At this point I don't have any CELs, but I am having a higher than normal idle and some a couple of other small things. So, I will make a couple of more logs and see if we can smooth things out a little bit. But, overall I consider this progress.
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Today is the day my car stops sounding like a city bus approaching its next stop. New rotors specifically were due. I get the impression that the previous owner changed the pads, but not the rotors in the past. The front rotors had quite a bit of grooving and the rear rotors were very worn on the hub side. I replaced them with Brembo rotors and Project Mu NS400 pads. I also cleaned up the fender wells and suspension a bit as well as molded the top portion of the venting in the front passenger wheel well to keep from making annoying noises while turning in reverse. If you have a lower offset you know what I am talking about. Here are a few pics:
Front Rotor
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Rear Rotor
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Rotor hats were given a quick coat of Powerlock to aide in cleaning.
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Finished product turned out great.
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I also expect to have my wheels back from powder soon. I received this pic from the powdercoater today.
Front Rotor
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Rear Rotor
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Rotor hats were given a quick coat of Powerlock to aide in cleaning.
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Finished product turned out great.
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I also expect to have my wheels back from powder soon. I received this pic from the powdercoater today.
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How much did it run to powdercoat the wheels?! Approximately how long did it take them?
have a pic of the wheels from the side?! Looks good from what I can tell! Those wheels are sooo close toy stock '12 wheels, I'm wondering if I should just powdercoat them or buy these, lol.
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have a pic of the wheels from the side?! Looks good from what I can tell! Those wheels are sooo close toy stock '12 wheels, I'm wondering if I should just powdercoat them or buy these, lol.
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How much did it run to powdercoat the wheels?! Approximately how long did it take them?
have a pic of the wheels from the side?! Looks good from what I can tell! Those wheels are sooo close toy stock '12 wheels, I'm wondering if I should just powdercoat them or buy these, lol.
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have a pic of the wheels from the side?! Looks good from what I can tell! Those wheels are sooo close toy stock '12 wheels, I'm wondering if I should just powdercoat them or buy these, lol.
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In today's news, after further discussion with Rafi I am sending back the RR tuned intake. Rafi was gracious enough to take the time to change several calibrations in the tune so that the fuel trims would be within spec. But, the car still did not drive well under low throttle and rather than him spending all sorts of time trying to figure it out half way across the country we figured it was best to throw in the towel. So, I am going back to the stock airbox and RR tune which the car likes much better.