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It wasn't today, but last week picked up a rough set of G8 rims and got Michelin X Ice tires installed on them for winter use. IMG_6971.jpg I've also been making significant improvements in the idle tuning. The idle has been challenging me since the cam went in and custom exhaust went on. Summer tun...

20139c1 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:37 pm Real snow tires are like day and night.

For sure! I have spare rims and snow tires for all of my (4 wheeled) vehicles. All season tires are a joke.

20139c1 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:37 pm Rear wheel drive won't act like front wheel drive(thank God).

AMEN!

My car came with Ultra Grips on the steelies so that is what went on for winter use. They advertise being for winter use, so I expected reasonable performance. I was not impressed so I left them on for this summer to get a little more use out of them before retiring them. I've now installed the Mich...

pleas put it on a scale before installation. what do you figure? north of 30#s I checked it last week and it weighs in at a hefty 31 lbs. I still haven't weighed the factory parts to see how much things are changing. They are buried deeper in the snow now. What is the end goal here? silencing the n...

pleas put it on a scale before installation. what do you figure? north of 30#s I should be able to check it this afternoon. I would guess it around 30 lbs. I'll also try weighing the factory parts that this replaces to get a comparison. I won't likely get that done today since it is buried in snow....

I cut the insulation for the other end and tacked the outer end plate in place. I guess you can’t really even see the end plates with the insulation bulging out. 19589E01-8B35-4EAA-918B-EAC8A7BFE1CE.jpeg Then I cut a piece of the insulation that would wrap around the entire inner chamber. I laid it ...

I put a bell mouth on the outlet pipes for a smoother transition into them. Then welded them into the inner end plate. The outer end plate is just slipped on in this photo for test fitting. 4FBB5A03-6841-403D-B7F1-F141D1AACC09.jpeg After welding the end plate in, I cut a piece of mineral wool insula...

now get back to work. Yes, sir! Made some progress this morning. I slipped the end plate of the outside shell back on to help verify clearance as I did a test fit. A4A5EF15-76F5-41F4-8A43-13DEDF0D14ED.jpeg Then I taped the plate in place at the other end so that I didn’t have to try to hold it as I...

xcidmigs wrote: ↑Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:02 pm This is like watching someone invent the wheel.....

Is that better or worse than watching paint dry??

I ended up cutting both wires back as far as I could to attempt to get to an area of the harness that would not flex so much. Here is the connector end at the body. D6C4E2D6-3D01-4401-981B-BDF97BC45B82.jpeg Soldered in: 0744D347-C8DD-4063-913B-D16B7B7F7C6B.jpeg And sealed up: 72BA0B07-9EF4-41C1-94F9...