Car Running!!

[david-b]

After a month of trying to get the fuel line back and upgrading to SS and ordering wrong parts... I finally got everything in today and installed. I don't have any pics, but it's SS line with blue/red fittings. Original I know. Plus they're scratched up and covered in Teflon paste. I took her for a test drive and not a single leak! This was the first time being able to hit the gas since the accident. So first time without A/C and the CF hood, better radiator and such. I love it.

Idle did kinda suck. I'm thinking because the ECU been unplugged for months that all the setting were whipped clean and the SAFC was trying to do stuff while the car was trying to reprogram itself. Idling like a v8 for awhile. Adjusted fuel up a little, and then was idling at 2k until I came to a complete stop. Everything is plugged in so I'm not sure. Still going to drive and let it reprogram.

I missed her mucho!

[4g63gst20]

nice job man, i miss mine too, it's been over a month.
post some pics, i'd like to like to see, i've been thinking on upgrading to SS lines too

[david-b]

I'll get some tomorrow. It was pitch black outside and cold by the time I was done here. Damn winter.

[4g63gst20]

Originally Posted by david-b

I'll get some tomorrow. It was pitch black outside and cold by the time I was done here. Damn winter.

i hear you man, i'm 2 states from you, right now i come home from work at 5pm and it gets dark like arround 6:30-7pm now.

[SilvrEclipse]

About time you got that thing running right. +1 for pics

[bleedEGLblue]

Congrats manhopefully the reving pans out for you

[david-b]

I think it should get fixed. Just have to drive it again. Also have to check some wires. When I did the head swap a wire loom with the TPS and IAC wires was touching the EGR pipe and melts the loom and some insulator and was shorting out, causing my idle to be way high. Just have to make sure those are out of way again. Probably should fix those one day.

And of course next problem... exhaust rattles even worse now. WTF!

[SilvrEclipse]

What part of the exhaust rattles? Is it hitting something? I just took my EGR pipe off and made some block off plates. That damn thing almost melted all the way through my amp power cable. I do get a CEL but I can live with that.

[david-b]

It's by the cat. I think its the actual heat shield underneath welded onto the chassis. It's annoying.

[SilvrEclipse]

You just need to get under there and use some force. You have to show it whose boss.. lol

[david-b]

Ya, but to what? I believe it's the heat shield hitting the car. The exhaust is clear from everything. It gets close around the first curve going toward the wheel but I got header wrap around that section. Where the noise is coming from there is no touch-age action of exhaust pipe. So I don't know where to begin with that then just taking off the exhaust and pulling the heat shield.

[SilvrEclipse]

Does it rattle when the car is just running or when you hit bumps in the road? You should be able to get under there and beat on a few things and find it.

[bleedEGLblue]

AH high tech DSM fixes...lol...mine had a horibble rattling problem too, but all i did was retighten the ties holding the exhaust onto the car

[david-b]

Again, it's not the exhaust itself. Everything is solid exhaust-wise.

It happens all the time. Bumps wouldn't be bad. I can get it to rattle at 2200rpm and then random pretty much anywhere above that. Doesn't have to be moving or anything.

[bleedEGLblue]

Hm...the best thing besides eing able to poke around and find it would be mass amounts of duc tape...but thats just impractical...good luck on your search

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p.s. david_b that avatar can make grown me wet