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Old 10-11-2014, 01:25 PM
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took the 3 year old bmw battery out and put a bigger H8 battery (eliminator battery ) so hopefully when it gets to -25c or colder it will start this winter. alt volts 14.0 steady with radio on. the BMW batt I took out would be alright if it doesn`t go below -20c. but with the bigger battery I have an extra 300 cca, so that should help.
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Old 10-11-2014, 04:33 PM
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Replaced the two airbags in the rear. If you remove those tiny spring clips and one shoots off to somewhere, check the shock absorber next to the air shock. There's a tunnel between the two and that's where one of my clip ended up at.



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Replaced the two airbags in the rear. If you remove those tiny spring clips and one shoots off to somewhere, check the shock absorber next to the air shock. There's a tunnel between the two and that's where one of my clip ended up at.
I *hate* looking for lost parts. Good job finding it!
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Old 10-11-2014, 07:19 PM
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Replaced my driver's side outer front CV joint boot.
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Old 10-12-2014, 02:00 PM
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well lubed hinges,latches, siliconed weather strips ready for winter. drivers key cylinder, ect.
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Old 10-12-2014, 07:37 PM
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Cleaned the engine bay... i think my crankcase cap has seen better days, seems to be seeping oil vapor. Another part to order
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Old 10-12-2014, 07:49 PM
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Old 10-12-2014, 11:02 PM
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I removed my AFE intake. I was curious. After over 3 years, I thought I'd try something different. What did I find?

Consider that I had only limited experience with the stock intake and the resonator removed. I put the AFE intake on about two weeks after the resonator delete. That was April, 2011.

So, it's more quiet. WAY more quiet. Not that I just adore loud sounds... it was just more quiet. For that, I cannot say whether it is faster or slower. I can say that it *felt* slower... but I think that's really just that it *seemed* slower. It's still balls out fast.. it just does it with a little less notice than it did with the AFE.

So, I'll run this for awhile. See what my mileage does (if anything). I'll see how it *feels* around town. Replacing the intake took less than an hour. Let's see how it does for a little while.
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Old 10-12-2014, 11:09 PM
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I made my own CAI the AFE is a rip off .. I spent like 50 bucks making mine lol
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Old 10-12-2014, 11:14 PM
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I made my own CAI the AFE is a rip off .. I spent like 50 bucks making mine lol
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