FJuan

Does all forged pistons slap on start up, or is it just a few that do?

All you need is 600 grit sand paper, a polisher, and wax/sealant. Sand all the haze off, polish it with a high speed polisher, and then apply wax/sealant. Boom, brand new looking headlights that will last you a few more years.

Now that is taking full use of a truck.

More like the silver back ape.

The only bad thing is it's going to leave you stranded when it happens.

You name it, donkey shows, cock fights, little kids stealing your wallet, and cops looking for a hand out.

The Walmart in my town is like going to Tijuana.

Your TOB telling you something and you better look into it before it gets worse and leave you on the side of the road.

 

The TOB rests against the clutch even when not engaged and the chatter you hear is 1 of 2 things.

 

1. The TOB is damaged already and is skipping around on the pressure plate fingers.

2. Some of the pressure plate fingers could be damaged and chattering against the TOB.

 

 

Majority of the time it's going to be number 1.

The TOB will make noise with the pedel pressed in. When pressure is applied to the TOB to clutch, the bearings inside are dry and will start to squeek/squeal. It's letting you know that you only has a few days left of driving before it blows apart, the TOB that is.

 

I'm on my 3rd TOB right now, and each one will give you fair warning before it goes.

Meh, it makes me feel better that there's worse looking people out there then me.

I see this chit all the time up here.

Only for looks. Maybe hear the BPV a little better.

It's so funny that they spend more money on their rims than what the car is worth. Ghetto..........I'll never get it.

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On a 2.5i, no. There is very little to none to gain with this open cover. Just a little more sound and looks.

The light green doesn't match anything in the room, plus your furniture and entertainment center is dark. That's why a light sand or beige would look good there. The green on the stairway looks great, since there's no furniture to off set.

 

New landscaping looks good, and will look better once it matures. But, the lower bricks are throwing me off. It's the color that stands out and doesn't blend with anything else on the house.

 

IMO on the bricks - Black to match your trim or white to match the house.

Yes indeed, looking damn good for a DIYer. The living room came out great, and I would have used a light sand color on the walls to blend better with the wood flooring, but that's just my taste.

 

Any mods to the outside?

Yup, a pain it is. I've done 3 sets myself, and only had to reopen just one to re-align the housing. Hopefully it's just the housing.

That maybe your best bet, to make sure it's aligned in the housing correctly.

 

Also, recheck the bulb and see if it's seated right. If it's off, it will cause your beam to be slightly off too.

Did you recheck the housing and make sure it sealed correctly?

Believed I found my problem. My sprak plugs were glazed, plus the octane booster I previous added did not help either. When I pulled the plugs out, all 4 had reddish to yellowish color deposits all over them. After researching the different colors, this is what I found.

 

Reddish color deposits - "effects from octane boosters", research shows some fuel additives which contain octane boosters will leave conductive deposits on the core nose. Avoid fuel additives that contain octane boosters.

 

Yellowish color - "High Speed Glazing", indicates combustion chambers temps has risen suddenly during hard acceleration. Normal deposits melt to form a conductive coating, causing misfiring at higher speeds.

 

Recommendations - Change spark plugs.

 

After changing the plugs it was night/day difference in power and responsiveness. I'll need to data log another run to determine if the plugs were the main problem here.

:lol: Yes of course.

I'll recheck all connections again and burn through this tank before next log. Thanks.