What did you do to the X today?
05-17-2013, 02:10 PM
Ill let you know. Pulling the camper tonight. Also, my exhaust note is quieter at idle than the manifolds and upgraded "Y" pipe. I don't knotice any header nock like I've had on other engines. I can hardly hear the exhaust at all at 65 mph. So far I like the upgrade and I know it helped a tad on power, as I can bark the tires from a dead stop now, and never could before.
05-17-2013, 02:13 PM
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Drove mine to work for the first time in over a week. It sounds alot deeper with the headers on it.
Also, in my soga of trying to get my rig back together last night I managed to rip the skin off the tip of my finger.
I was puttin the shock towers back on, and them nuts with the flat tabs on them, well I managed somehow to smash my finger between the tab and the frame when I hit the trigger on the impact. Guess I had my finger in the wrong place at the wrong time.
N now here it is....
I had to put both shock mounts back on, the inner fenders, the mud flaps and remaining y pipe back exhaust with that finger in a band aid. Lol
Also, in my soga of trying to get my rig back together last night I managed to rip the skin off the tip of my finger.
I was puttin the shock towers back on, and them nuts with the flat tabs on them, well I managed somehow to smash my finger between the tab and the frame when I hit the trigger on the impact. Guess I had my finger in the wrong place at the wrong time.
N now here it is....
I had to put both shock mounts back on, the inner fenders, the mud flaps and remaining y pipe back exhaust with that finger in a band aid. Lol
05-17-2013, 02:16 PM
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05-17-2013, 02:20 PM
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Let's see I guess since I finished at three AM I can post this about today. 
I changed out all of the original 102,000 mile boots and plugs for Autolite Iridiums, I changed out the oxygen sensors, I changed the fuel filter, and I swapped the original shocks out for a set of Monroe Reflex. I also installed my new aftermarket in-dash DVD/radio/bluetooth/kitchen sink and my back up camera. All in all I am pretty proud of myself and think that is not bad for a days work. It's amazing what I can do when my wife isn't constantly asking if I am done yet. Next on the list is ordering an on sale SCT tuner from Mike and maybe a y-pipe.
Quick question. Do I need to reset the computer after everything I did? The idle seems a bit higher at start up.
I changed out all of the original 102,000 mile boots and plugs for Autolite Iridiums, I changed out the oxygen sensors, I changed the fuel filter, and I swapped the original shocks out for a set of Monroe Reflex. I also installed my new aftermarket in-dash DVD/radio/bluetooth/kitchen sink and my back up camera. All in all I am pretty proud of myself and think that is not bad for a days work. It's amazing what I can do when my wife isn't constantly asking if I am done yet.
Next on the list is ordering an on sale SCT tuner from Mike and maybe a y-pipe.Quick question. Do I need to reset the computer after everything I did? The idle seems a bit higher at start up.
05-17-2013, 02:32 PM
05-17-2013, 02:50 PM
05-17-2013, 02:50 PM
No one would mess with my place, unless they were really crazy. My landlord and neighbors have reputations and guns.
05-17-2013, 03:22 PM
Let's see I guess since I finished at three AM I can post this about today.
I changed out all of the original 102,000 mile boots and plugs for Autolite Iridiums, I changed out the oxygen sensors, I changed the fuel filter, and I swapped the original shocks out for a set of Monroe Reflex. I also installed my new aftermarket in-dash DVD/radio/bluetooth/kitchen sink and my back up camera. All in all I am pretty proud of myself and think that is not bad for a days work. It's amazing what I can do when my wife isn't constantly asking if I am done yet. Next on the list is ordering an on sale SCT tuner from Mike and maybe a y-pipe.
Quick question. Do I need to reset the computer after everything I did? The idle seems a bit higher at start up.
I changed out all of the original 102,000 mile boots and plugs for Autolite Iridiums, I changed out the oxygen sensors, I changed the fuel filter, and I swapped the original shocks out for a set of Monroe Reflex. I also installed my new aftermarket in-dash DVD/radio/bluetooth/kitchen sink and my back up camera. All in all I am pretty proud of myself and think that is not bad for a days work. It's amazing what I can do when my wife isn't constantly asking if I am done yet.
Next on the list is ordering an on sale SCT tuner from Mike and maybe a y-pipe.Quick question. Do I need to reset the computer after everything I did? The idle seems a bit higher at start up.
05-17-2013, 03:50 PM
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I actually did not disconnect the battery. I just pulled the fuse. The previous owner did a hack job when he installed a CD player that I think was actually older than the vehicle. It kept popping the fuse so I just pulled the ones that went to the radio. Plus I was working by the interior lights...
05-17-2013, 04:36 PM
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