What did you do to the GD Fit today?
Hi Koi... I'm piddling around and taking my time getting stuff done but I am hoping it is going to all goes together well and meets my expectations..I will certainly let you know about the effectiveness of the inter cooler since I have a scangauge and have some idea what the intake temperatures are without one... It is getting hot here to but not as bad as it usually is this time of year.
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I have the tmic but as for the hbsc I won't be able to get that or else it would have been done. Was thinking about getting the injectors in a couple of months but decided to go with the headers instead. Was reading and talked to alot of sources before doing this purchase. Next big thing is the spoon b piping going n injectors.
Got my bi-xenon HID kit today, opened it up and instantly relized something wasn't right. I ordered an H4 kit instead of a HB2/9003 kit! @#$%^ $%#@@$ $%#@@ plus a few other very bad words were said. There go four more days of my life I'll never get back. LOL Sheeesh
wait what is wrong with the HID's? cuz when i got mine i thought it didnt work and i messed with it and it worked
well on my HID's for some reason the cables that go from the bulb to the ballast which is a positive/negative clip. was reversed, idk why. but once i flipped it around it worked try that!
Haulin Stuff
Tried out the new air shocks. Went to H.D. and get 3 bags of dirt. water softner salt, 2 shrubs, loaded it all in the back hatch and the shocks did their thing, no rubb'n or scrubb'n of the tires! 31 PSI
Decided to mount 2 of the wheels upfront pics coming soon in the NHBP thread.
If you raise the pressure up high the ride is a bit rough if the car isn't heavily loaded.... The shocks used are made for cars like the late 70s Buick Sky Hawk so they have stiffer dampening than the stock rear shocks so there is a lesser amount of sway during quick directional changes... The ride is firm but not really at all bumpy if the air pressure is is below 28 PSI....I keep mine at 21 PSI unless more is needed and I think that not using the Y fitting supplied with the shocks and using a separate air fittings that allow the shocks to be aired up independently is the way to go to prevent an increase in body roll on curves and turns from pressure transfer from the loaded wheel to the one on the inside of the curve. The maximum pressure for these is 120 PSI.
I got them online from Strut Masters for $62.19 they are Monroe model # 1811.... You should do a search here for the air shock installation thread by Manxman, he is the guy that sold me on the idea and Mahout and others were influential in my decision to use them... MrFroge won his class in auto cross using the same setup.....Don't do it without reading Manxman's thread, there are parts that have to come off of the original shocks that must be used and you will need the information from this thread.
I AM A DUMBASS There, now that I have that out of the way. Got the HIDs installed and they work perfectly! One should never attempt electrical work on three hours sleep LOL Not a thing wrong with the kit, just operator head-space and timing. Also did the idle learn thingamajig. Seems to have helped but I'll know for sure with a few hundred miles under its belt.
Last edited by grtpumpkin; May 19, 2010 at 07:23 PM.
packages received yesterday from ups and today installed t1r radiator hoses, t1r test pipe, and js rear strut bar... probably wont get anything else till next month. bov, injectors, pressure sensor, and gauges... already have the t1r gauge pod.. it needs to be filled!!!
Last edited by Previc93; May 20, 2010 at 01:55 PM.