paul85

I have the hesitation between 2-3k in 2nd or 3rd sometimes and somewhat lower than normal idle. I'm going to smoke test my car tomorrow but in the mean time, figured this wouldn't hurt. Going to put the 2nd bottle I bought in my sequoia since it has 162k and could probably use some fuel treatment as well.

I have a silver 06 LGT that I bought from CoPart that had slid into a fence and has some deep scratches in the paint on the passenger rear quarter panel. The car isn't worth the money to get them removed, so I thought I would like to accentuate the deep scratches with a dye of some color that would stick out and it would look like claw marks. What would you suggest, a dye of some sort, or paint rubbed in to the scratch marks, and then the regular paint buffed out to remove the wet paint? How can I accomplish what I want to do? I would almost like to go with a deep red so it looks like its bleeding.

My light just came on yesterday. Found this forum post, touched up the ends of the resistors, and boom, light is out. Mine wasn't the 511, but the others had cold solder joints that had cracked between the bulbs. It was a little tricky getting the soldering iron in there, but managed to get the job done. Thanks!

Got it inspected and registered today. It's feeling better. I think I just needed to get more used to the car. I'm going to put it up on a lift tonight at my son's work and check out the suspension, ball joints, tie rod ends, bushings, etc.

I got the AP. It was my understanding the AP does not need to be hooked up in order to have the tune working? I am done with the front for now. It's good enough to get it inspected and passed, but do want to get a passenger fender and new front bumper skin. https://imgur.com/a/ZKXkeeP

A bit.. its not bad. I will get it looking good. The inside is in very good condition. I'm not looking for perfection, just something to drive that my older sons can learn to drive stick on. Not sure if I like the rims or not. And it has hail damage.. and yeah.. I bought it to work on it as a spring/summer project.

Here are a few photos of the car and one of my Sequoia. https://imgur.com/a/0WYyIK7

I'm going to start digging into the car this weekend. I'll definitely change all fluids, get it up on a lift, check out the suspension and undercarriage, etc. This site will be a very valuable place to get info, ask questions, etc. Looking forward to making a few friends here. Thanks all for the responses.

I'm comparing the car to my 2006 sequoia which has lighter steering, better accelerator response, and just doesn't feel as heavy as it is. This car just feels heavy. It's hard to explain. I'll go through everything and see whats up. It might be the aftermarket clutch, coupled with the inexperience I have with this car. The shifting itself is fine, its just the pedals don't feel light and nimble and in general, the car just has that feeling. It's so hard to describe. That being said, I've only driven it for about 8 blocks, so maybe I just need to get it out on the road and see. I'm replacing the hood, fender, headlights, and tail light this weekend so I can get it inspected and then will really start going through it.

P.O. slid on ice into a fence. Engine is sound, clutch grabs well, its just heavy. I'm mechanically inclined and my previous car was a 2009 GTI which felt light, nimble, etc, but I guess they are just different beasts. I'm getting the accessport from him so I'll wait for it to arrive and hook it up. Thanks

Just picked up a 2006 LGT and the car does not feel nimble. It feels heavy to drive, even when compared to my sequoia. What can I do to lighten the clutch and make it feel more nimble? It engages at the floor. Is this easy to adjust as I'd like it to engage about half an inch higher at minimum. The previous owner said it has a cobb stage 2 tune (didnt know that existed for our cars), has an exhaust and CAI, and aftermarket clutch installed a couple years ago. I bought it from IAAI as a salvage car, but there's no frame damage, just needs a hood, fender, and headlight which I have all on order. I can verify the exhaust and intake, and have purchased the tuner from him and am waiting for it to arrive.