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Nah I didn't, sorry.

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I have another head that I just got back from the machine shop, it is just like brandon's. I'll try and get a pic of it tonight before it goes back on the car. Gratz on getting it running Brandon!

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Thanks Jet.

My newest problem is a stupid problem to even have, but is kicking my butt. I can NOT get the Xfer Case fill plug out. I finally had to resort to vise grips, and still nothing. It's soaking in PB Blaster now, sucks...

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Did you already remove the drain plug?

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I had already removed the entire Transfer Case to be able to get my oil pan off. It's empty.

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Try hitting that fill plug with a hammer a handful of times..right on the face of the plug. This happens a lot with trannies and diffs and such, and that's what i do at work to remove them.

-A. Swift

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You need some HEAT, mon!

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Plug is out. XFR Case is filled. It think she's ready to rock! Now I just need MNDOT to not salt the roads for awhile so I can just take it on a nice slow test drive around the block and make sure the speedometer works again :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztwqksCLnyk

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Woot! Glad to see your back.

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Why not just put it up on jackstands so that all the tires are off the ground, put it in gear and see if the speedo works?

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Because... ...I never thought of that :) Good idea, I might try that!

Although I do still want to take it around the block to help the get the rings seated.

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Great to hear it, Brandon! :)

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Its alive!! NICE

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Do you always wear you PJ's when working in the garage? :D

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Didn't wanna get the interior all greasy, so got outta my grubby clothes and changed into my PJ's and then started her up :D

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lol "this is for those 'other' folks to enjoy"

-A. Swift

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Gross

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Pretty sure he said 'southern.'

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Yeah I did.

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Put it up completely on jack stands and "drove around" in first gear with all the wheels off the ground. Speedometer works. I'm thinking maybe the CAS got wet in the car wash last fall which somehow caused the RPM gauge to bounce all over. I wonder if a CAS not putting out the correct signal could cause that, and could also maybe somehow have caused the carnage that took place moments there after.

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Well the roads around here are pretty clear so I decided to drive the car 1 block to the gas station for a car wash. These tires are definately not for snow! But she made it without incident. But it looks like the real nice wrap job I did might not be as nice anymore. Looks like in 2 spots the wrap is starting to fray :(.

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The RPM gauge, as you call it, is driven off of the PTU for the coils. The rest of us call it a Tachometer or Tach for short.

Nice work on getting it running so far in advance of the fun season. I was being lazy about my car until the AutoX schedule was posted and I realized I didn't have *that* much time on my hands.

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Yeah Yeah, You know what I meant.

I still have a couple minor things to take care of yet though.
-Replace that transfer fill plug
-Fix rear camber kit
-Replace 1 wheel stud
-Fix one exhaust weld

Then hopefully in February or March, bring it to the Dyno to get it tuned and ready for the season. Just not sure which Dyno I will be going to since the one I've always gone to is no longer around :(

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Sweeeeet brandon!

And I beg to differ, the fun season never ends, it just gets cold and then hot again :)

Brandon, DB's dyno read within 1whp of LSE's on my 2G. Go for it ;)

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The dynos may read the same, but I don't think the Bill will read the same...

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You and I both man, you and I both.

-A. Swift

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lol, B man you are awesome you thrifty mofo.

Good luck.

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Sweet to see this alive!

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Have a couple things left on my To-Do list. Since I bought my DME rear camber kit 4 years ago, it's never worked well. Apparently they changed the install procedures because they realised the eccentric was too tight in the bushings. Anyhow, got the arms pulled and modified the camber kit per their new instructions, and reinstallled them. Hopefully it'll work a little better now.

Now all I have to do is wire in the Clutch Wire for NLTS, replace a bad wheel stud, clean up my vacuum hoses and clean up the interior, and get 1 thing done to the exhaust, and she's ready to rock.

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Made a new bracket to mount my coil pack to. I'll put up a picture once I can snap a picture of it. Pretty simple, but should work, so I'm happy.

Cleaned up some of the hosing, but will have to finish tomorrow when I can get over to Napa and get some more HOES

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Did a boost leak test, and as always, it leaked from the BOV flange. I sent the BOV back to Forge and they are putting a coupler style flange on it (like a 2g) so I can just couple/clamp it and never worry about a leak there again.

Also, here's a picture of my coil mount I made using some scrap aluminum I had laying around the garage. Just need to powder coat it black to make it less noticable. Anyhow, can't beat free :)

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Let me know if you need some parts powdercoated. I will be having a bunch of random parts done soon and can throw in what you want done as well.

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Better idea, you let me know if you need anything coated k :D


http://mitsustyle.com/forums/showthr...powder+results

Just messin with ya, thanks for the offer though.

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Are you going to participate in the spring dyno day?

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I haven't heard of any spring dyno day yet. But if I'm in town, I'll be there. I am however going to get dyno tuned as early in the spring as I can.

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Just got an email back from Forge and they are mailing my BOV back to me today, and aren't charging me a dime for the work they did. Great guys that really seem to stand behind their product. They've also sent me free replacement springs in the past for my MBC when I lost them.

I'm also now contemplating switching out my 2G MAS for an EVO MAS since I hear they are capable of metering a slightly higher amount of air than a 2G one.. Only thing holding me back right now is the fact that people seem to suck in the honeycombs on them from time to time when flowing larger amounts of air.

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Brandon, try doing this:

http://www.norcalevo.net/showthread.php?t=28627

That'll keep it from sucking in on ya ;)

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Thanks for the link Scheides. Shane was able to find me one and a plug, so I will be doing that adhesive "mod" to it as soon as I get it, and will be running the EVO MAS this year.

Also, just got my BOV back from Forge. Again, they didn't charge me a dime. And looking at what I just got in the mail, it doesn't look like the put a new flange on my 3 year old valve. It looks like they sent me a brand new friggin valve, for free!!! Definately would buy from these guys again!!!

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Yup, turns out Forge just sent me a brand new valve, for free. Awesome.

Couple Updates. Drove it to Maple Grove and back yesterday since the roads were dry and clear. Kept it under 4k RPM's, just took it easy on it in general. Rode and drove great, just need to get the thing aligned.

Decided I no longer want my gauges mounted on the A-Pillar. It was a good spot for them, but the A-Pillar liked to fall down for the past coupler years, like it was just too much weight for it. So I took my gauges off and ordered up some cups so I can mount them elsewhere.

I do have one exhaust leak, but overall I still want to try and quiet down the exhaust a big more. Currently It's a full 3" Turbo Back utilizing all V-Band connections, with a Hooker straight through oval muffler, and a 3" Vibrant Resonator. In the quest to keep it quieter, I ordered up a new standard SS Magnaflow straight through oval muffler (no bling finish, just standard finish) that will be replacing the hooker. I've been happy with the hooker, but it's the only NON-SS thing on the exhaust, and I want it to be entirely SS. Thermal makes my favorite sounding muffler, but everything I could find from them was a bling finish that I don't want, so Magnaflow it is. Also ordered a SS PYPES brand straight through bullet muffler that I'll be welding in right behind the resonator (as long as ground clearance is still somewhat decent). So hopefully 1 resonator, 1 bullet muffler, and 1 Magnaflow oval muffler will be enough to quiet it down some. If not, I may try replacing the PYPES bullet with a Magnaflow bullet in the future, but it was only $49 so hell I figured it was worth a shot.

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You will be very happy with that magnaflow. They quiet things down well.