Project Black ValentNine AKA DSM9.0

[Kracka]

X GSR wheels look great on IX's, nice work!

[C3L1CA]

Awesomesauce!

[A//// Guy]

Crazy! lol Glad everythings coool beans now!

[Goat Blower]

Wow, that's some adventure. Love the X wheels, but needs some Powder Keg.

[turbotalon1g]

Damn, X wheels look fricken awesome.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Get rid of the ETS intake, it sucks.

[Kracka]

Originally Posted by Shane@DBPerformance

Get rid of the ETS intake, it sucks.

I can not figure out why ETS shit is so popular on EvoM; their stuff is over-priced and rarely performs that well (likely because it's made in a barn and they have no actual R&D facilities).

[cmspaz]

Yeah, he swapped it already. There was a miscommunication and I thought he needed me to grab the intake from his house instead of that I already had it... Which resulted in me taking my old ETS off my VIII down there with me.

[cmspaz]

And in all honesty, I'll parrot that it's the worst intake I've ever had on any car I've owned. Piece of garbage.

[scheides]

Haha spazzy! Thats funny.

Still, thank you for bringing it. Even with the mixup it was nice to have extra options available so we can keep things rockin...couldn't have gotten this thing home without you!

PS--Drove the 9 to the office today, ended up having to valet...long story. Anywyas, the guy couldn't even get it to move, finally I parked it right up front for him. He was very confused even though it is probably the lightest aftermarket clutch I've driven....probably moreso confused by the short shifter.

[rose0529]

Did he need numbers on the shift knob?

[Goat Blower]

Probably never seen a stick before. It's a dying breed.

[evotuner]

Originally Posted by Shane@DBPerformance

Get rid of the ETS intake, it sucks.

Im happy I never bought one lol. And Scheides have fun with the car! Hope to see it soon

[scheides]

Noticed that the shifter had a noticeable slop in it despite the freshy-fresh tranny, brass bushings, and short shifter. I took apart the console to investigate and discovered that the allen locking bolts had loosened a little on the center ball:



So, took it apart quick and cleaned it up. Then remembered that i like my short shifter to angle left instead of back (maybe because im short?) so i rotated it 90...I can reach it easier now and the slop is gone! Fresh grease in there never hurts either



I had the console apart to begin installing race car parts...unhooked the lower clutch sensor for clutchless engine starts, unhooked seatbelt sensor so i could not be dinged at while wearing this:



80 miles on the clock and I'm real happy so far!

[rose0529]

Nice!!

That was on my list of things this spring. It was just too cold this winter to fix the shifter!

That black harness looks nice in there!

How do you like the knob? I have the stock if you prefer that.

[scheides]

Ya I haven't touched one of these short shifters in probably 2 or maybe 3 years (wow) and for a second I stopped and was like, 'I usually do this with two people and the other person for like 30 of the 35 or so of these I've done has been Hughes...can I really do this by myself?' Lol but I forged on anyways with great success! Easier than I remember.

Ya I might grab the stock knob from ya just to try it out...I like the ones you made but...they're cold on my bare hands . Will swap them around in warmer weather and see!

[rose0529]

LOL, yeah they are cold... that part sucked. I've been known to just stick a glove over it!

[cmspaz]

The last shifter you did was mine in my old VIII.

[scheides]

Whip shitties in new car? Check!

[TkrPerformance]

Beer and shitties