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.

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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I *hate* looking for lost parts. Good job finding it!

Replaced my driver's side outer front CV joint boot.

well lubed hinges,latches, siliconed weather strips ready for winter. drivers key cylinder, ect.

Cleaned the engine bay... i think my crankcase cap has seen better days, seems to be seeping oil vapor. Another part to order :)

This lol

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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.

I made my own CAI the AFE is a rip off .. I spent like 50 bucks making mine lol

Any pics?