
08-31-2015, 07:05 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Little Elm,Texas. (40 minutes North of Dallas)
Posts: 8,108
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Originally Posted by crystalworks
It was a pretty good time, but went by really fast. Glad you enjoyed the read and thanks for the congrats. So far I have been more than happy (and lucky) with my sight unseen purchase. It's a better vehicle than I had hoped for in terms of previous care.
Thanks. Not yet, I haven't had time. Our home AC just took a dump (furnace blower motor died spectacularly)... anyone know why there is no retail availability of HVAC parts? I pulled the thing apart in less than 20 minutes and if I could get parts I could have fixed it myself... instead of paying a company twice as much to do it. Also been doing things to the X to get her up to our standards which, if you've read my 4.4i log, you're familiar with. Removing interior, steaming, cleaning, etc, etc. I am also correcting the hack job the PO did on the BSW sub install. At least I hope it was the PO and he didn't pay someone to do this. More info w/ pics to follow in a build log thread. After I get it registered and things settle back down I'll work on finding out who originally owned the beast.
Thanks for the info redliner. I was aware you couldn't just buy the badge... so I guess I'll have to start digging to see what it has exactly. I know it has the exhaust, strut brace, and intake for sure. I am almost 100% sure it has software as well.
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Strut tower brace was worth 2 points. It is possible to buy a bogus Dinan badge on eBay but I don't at all think that in your case. I don't see the logic in not matching the larger air box tubing with the Dinan MAF and throttle body. Dinan products had to be installed by a approved installer. Doesn't seem like Dinan would do that. Can you post a picture of how they connected the larger diameter air box tubing to a stock MAF? Dinan tubing out of the MAF and into a stock throttle body would also be larger.
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