Last autocross of the season today. A brisk 50-60F today and I could not get my endurance 200tw to light off. Still a reasonable performance. 2nd in class and 4th on raw time overall. That puts me in 2nd for season points this year. Now it’s time to start winterizing the car. Get some antifreeze…
Time for a valvetrain upgrade. I’m hoping to raise the rev limit a little bit to avoid the really short trips to 4th gear on some of the local tracks. I’m also prepping for a cam. LS6 springs. Super cheap compared to the .660 springs. Should allow 6500 rpm easily. TSP valve seals- These are…
I ordered a new set of wires and it cleared up the misfire. The idle stumble went away too. Nice bit is these have ceramic boots that won’t melt and have integrated fiberglass insulation to protect them from headers. https://tonsperformance.com/products/sleeved-9070c?_pos=4&_sid=72c8dc2e0&_ss=r I also put the 2nd MPI hub on the passenger rear. Not because it was…
Last night I finished up the turn one hp2 pump install. Removal isn’t too bad. Remove the accessory belt Remove the alternator (15mm and 13mm for the hot wire) Fully remove the belt Drain the PS fluid Take the lines off the PS reservoir Remove the PS reservoir upward off the bracket. It just snaps…
Post track day inspection Oil in catch can is probably like 1/2 qt. So I’m not actually burning a ton. No notable leaks up on the lift. Installed a new hub in LR. Used an MPI hub which is $250 vs $400 for the skf x trackers. Test drive verified the noise is gone. I…
theruleslawyer said: Burning some oil in the braking zone. The engine is probably under a ton of vaccum and sucking some oil in. Reportedly it clears right up out of the turn, and doesn’t impact a high G turn alone. I need to check the oil catch can. Maybe its full? Brake has inconsistent feel….
Buttoning things up this weekend. Got the AC working. Installed a new exterior temp sensor and recharged the system. the low pressure fill valve seems to be leaking, but that’s a problem for future me. Resting the bottle on the header really helps counter the bottle freezing up. It blows cold now Hood back on…
Last weekend I tackled the steering rack. What a PITA that was. I’d like to strangle the engineer who made me drop the subframe to get the rack out and only allow about 1/32nd of a turn on the PS lines from the pump. Extra fun was the new rack didn’t come centered. So when…
File this under dumb stuff I do… Also poured in some lucas stop leak. The fluid in there was pretty gross. Cross my fingers. Rented the steering wheel puller again. My wheel angle was off and the 1/2″ adapter didn’t get it where I needed. If you take the clock spring off you can get…
Exciting day. The quickjack arrived and got assembled. I’ve been waiting on it to get started with some of the mechanical work.