What did you work on today? (DIY pros ITT)

[MikeL14]

Changed my oil. Only had 2,900 miles on the fully synthetic but it's winter and takes a boatload of E85 running extremely rich to get my car started in the morning. E85 is more corrosive than regular gasoline so I'm playing it safe.

[mpntball2012]

Need to seafoam and change the oil so what's the best full synthetic in your opinion?

[MikeL14]

[QUOTE=mpntball2012;27639818]Need to seafoam and change the oil so what's the best full synthetic in your opinion?[/QUOTE]
Mobil1, Amsoil, Royal Purple, Valvoline. They're all good. Brand name isn't as important as making sure you use the correct weight oil for your application.

[bradley]

[QUOTE=lemon_lover;27620318]A full GT-R drivetrain, plus labor, plus miscellaneous parts needed to make it work. Definitely above $15,000

hell, a RB26DETT alone goes for what, $6000-$7000?[/QUOTE]

Why use a skyline drivetrain? If I was on a budget I'd make anything work. I don't care if I had to chop up a Subaru Legacy >____>;; Nobody said nothin' about it being a Nissan-heart 240 AWD swap.

[mpntball2012]

[QUOTE=MikeL14;27640164]Mobil1, Amsoil, Royal Purple, Valvoline. They're all good. Brand name isn't as important as making sure you use the correct weight oil for your application.[/QUOTE]

I've heard great things about Amsoil but I think you've gotta call and place an order. Putting 5W-30 in because we're in the middle of winter.

Edit: The only thing stopping me is what could be a stripped drain plug. The homos over at Valvoline had to put in a different plug which would lead me to believe they fucked up... as usual. They gave me the original though.

[MikeL14]

[QUOTE=mpntball2012;27641213]I've heard great things about Amsoil but I think you've gotta call and place an order. Putting 5W-30 in because we're in the middle of winter.[/QUOTE]
I'm using Mobil1 in the same weight with a Mobil1 filter.

[yakui]

castrol syntec w/ purolator filter

[lemon_lover]

Royal Purple 5W-30 for me I believe. Was going to get a heavier weight but wasn't sure about weights when I got oil and plus good thing as the winter here in Florida got into the low 30's for a good part of winter. Oil change coming up, probably going to get a bit thicker, maybe 15w-40

[MikeL14]

[QUOTE=lemon_lover;27642781]Royal Purple 5W-30 for me I believe. Was going to get a heavier weight but wasn't sure about weights when I got oil and plus good thing as the winter here in Florida got into the low 30's for a good part of winter. Oil change coming up, probably going to get a bit thicker, maybe 15w-40[/QUOTE]
Yeah for Florida you should definitely run something heavier. It really gets down into the 30's there?

[lemon_lover]

[url]http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/extremes/2010-01-11-florida-cold_N.htm[/url]

Apparently got down to 14 degrees in the panhandle or something.

And not just 30 degrees in central florida, it got to 36 in MIAMI.

[mpntball2012]

Grandparents said it reached about 42 in Punta Gorda.

Probably going to end up running Mobil1 with a Fram filter.

[yakui]

made this because dyno tunes are for fags

*Time	RPM (RPM)	Calculated Load (g/rev)	Dyn. Adv. Mult. (DAM)	Ignition Adv. (°)	Dynamic Adv. (°)	Throttle Position (%)	Boost (PSI)	Wastegate Duty (%)	Air/Fuel Ratio (AFR)	Inj. Pulse Width (ms)	Inj. Duty Cycle (%)	Mass Airflow (g/s)	MAF Voltage (V)	Fuel Trim (Short) (%)	Fuel Trim (Long) (%)
0	1931	0.5	1	37.5	0	11.76	-7.4	0	14.84	3.33	5.37	17.94	2.06	0.78	-0.78
0.3	1945	1.23	1	11	4	99.96	0.58	51.74	14.61	8.19	13.53	45.36	2.64	0	-0.78
0.6	2019	1.44	1	13	4	99.96	2.03	51.35	12.07	8.96	15.21	51.95	2.76	0	-0.78
0.86	2082	1.58	1	13.5	5	99.96	3.63	51.35	11.85	9.98	17.63	56.8	2.86	0	-0.78
1.14	2159	1.71	1	12	5	99.96	5.22	51.35	11.39	11.01	20.17	63.33	2.94	0	-0.78
1.44	2240	1.85	1	11.5	5	99.96	7.11	51.35	11.15	12.03	22.94	72.71	3.08	0	-0.78
1.72	2390	2.01	1	11.5	5	99.96	8.85	51.35	11.15	13.57	26.84	82.52	3.2	0	-0.78
1.98	2480	2.18	1	11.5	5	99.96	10.88	50.96	11.15	14.85	30.82	92.71	3.36	0	-0.78
2.26	2597	2.36	1	11.5	5	99.96	13.49	50.96	11.15	16.9	36.69	107.47	3.48	0	-0.78
2.54	2750	2.54	1	10.5	5	99.96	15.52	49.78	11.15	18.18	42	119.79	3.56	0	-0.78
2.8	2859	2.62	1	12	5	99.96	16.39	50.57	11.15	18.69	45.04	126.76	3.66	0	-0.78
3.08	3059	2.68	1	9.5	5.5	99.96	16.68	50.57	11.15	19.2	48.8	138.36	3.76	0	-0.78
3.36	3201	2.74	1	13	6	99.96	16.68	50.57	11.15	19.46	52.09	146.81	3.78	0	-0.78
3.62	3314	2.77	1	10	6	99.96	16.53	50.18	11.15	19.46	54.23	153.93	3.88	0	-0.78
3.9	3468	2.78	1	13	6	99.96	16.24	50.18	11.15	19.46	56.17	163.16	3.94	0	-0.78
4.16	3641	2.84	1	10	6	99.96	16.53	50.18	11.15	19.97	60.18	173.21	3.98	0	-0.78
4.44	3761	2.86	1	10	6	99.96	16.82	50.18	11.15	20.22	63.58	180.55	4.04	0	-0.78
4.7	3903	2.85	1	10	6	99.96	16.82	50.18	11.15	19.97	64.81	183.25	4.04	0	-0.78
4.98	4011	2.85	1	10	6	99.96	16.82	50.18	11.15	19.97	66.74	188.9	4.08	0	-0.78
5.26	4102	2.81	1	10	6	99.96	16.97	49.78	11.15	19.71	68.14	191.83	4.12	0	-0.78
5.52	4263	2.76	1	10.5	6	99.96	16.82	49.78	11.15	19.46	69.32	196.45	4.12	0	-0.78
5.8	4361	2.76	1	11	6	99.96	16.68	49.78	11.15	18.94	69.48	199.8	4.16	0	-0.78
6.06	4453	2.74	1	11	6	99.96	16.39	50.18	11.15	19.2	71.8	206.13	4.18	0	-0.78
6.34	4609	2.72	1	11.5	6	99.96	16.1	50.96	11.15	19.2	74.2	207.91	4.2	0	-0.78
6.62	4681	2.69	1	12	6	99.96	15.66	52.14	11.15	18.43	72.24	208.37	4.2	0	-0.78
6.88	4801	2.65	1	13	6	99.96	15.23	52.53	11.15	18.69	75.41	212.91	4.22	0	-0.78
7.16	4899	2.6	1	13	6	99.96	14.79	52.92	11.15	18.18	74.78	212.91	4.22	0	-0.78
7.42	5042	2.57	1	13.5	6	99.96	14.36	53.7	11.15	17.92	74.91	217.45	4.24	0	-0.78
7.7	5136	2.52	1	14	6	99.96	13.92	54.49	11.15	17.66	75.16	215.18	4.22	0	-0.78
7.96	5251	2.44	1	14.5	6	99.96	13.34	55.27	11.15	17.15	74.25	212.91	4.18	0	-0.78
8.24	5328	2.44	1	14.5	6	99.96	12.91	58.8	11.15	17.15	75.82	216.09	4.24	0	-0.78
8.5	5416	2.4	1	15	6	99.96	12.33	59.98	11.15	16.9	76.5	215.63	4.22	0	-0.78
8.78	5514	2.36	1	15.5	6	99.96	12.04	62.72	11.15	16.64	76.03	214.72	4.22	0	-0.78
9.06	5608	2.33	1	15.5	6	99.96	11.6	62.72	11.15	16.38	76.58	216.54	4.24	0	-0.78
9.32	5694	2.29	1	16	6	99.96	11.46	62.72	11.15	16.13	76.62	217	4.24	0	-0.78
9.6	5762	2.28	1	16	6	99.96	11.31	62.72	11.15	16.13	77.67	217.45	4.22	0	-0.78
9.86	5832	2.25	1	16.5	6	99.96	11.02	62.72	11.15	15.87	77.34	220.18	4.24	0	-0.78
10.14	5874	2.23	1	17	6	99.96	11.02	62.72	11.15	15.62	77.01	219.27	4.24	0	-0.78
10.42	5938	2.21	1	17	6	99.96	10.88	62.72	11.15	15.62	78.26	220.18	4.26	0	-0.78
10.68	6003	2.17	1	17.5	6	99.96	10.59	62.72	11.15	15.36	77.87	219.27	4.24	0	-0.78
10.96	6137	2.14	1	18	6	99.96	10.73	62.72	11.15	15.1	76.74	218.36	4.26	0	-0.78
11.24	6154	2.12	1	18	6	99.96	10.59	62.72	11.15	14.85	76.9	219.27	4.24	0	-0.78
11.5	6220	2.12	1	18	6	99.96	10.44	62.72	11.15	15.1	79	221.08	4.26	0	-0.78
11.78	6338	2.09	1	18.5	6	99.96	10.3	62.72	11.15	14.85	78.56	222.9	4.26	0	-0.78
12.04	6396	2.06	1	18.5	6	99.96	10.15	62.72	11.15	14.59	77.17	219.27	4.26	0	-0.78
12.32	6391	2.05	1	19	6	99.96	10.01	62.33	11.15	14.59	78.62	220.18	4.24	0	-0.78
12.58	6505	2.05	1	19.5	6	99.96	10.01	62.33	11.15	14.59	78.55	218.36	4.26	0	-0.78
12.86	6497	2.02	1	19.5	6	99.96	10.01	62.33	11.15	14.34	77.75	221.99	4.26	0	-0.78
13.14	6619	2	1	19.5	6	99.96	9.86	62.33	11.15	14.08	76.95	217.45	4.26	0	-0.78
13.44	6671	1.99	1	20	6	99.96	9.72	62.33	11.15	14.08	77.54	220.63	4.28	0	-0.78
13.72	6656	1.98	1	20.5	6	99.96	9.72	62.33	11.15	14.08	78.89	221.08	4.26	0	-0.78
13.98	6762	1.97	1	21	5.5	99.96	9.72	61.94	11.15	13.82	78.11	218.81	4.24	0	-0.78
14.26	6736	1.96	1	21	5.5	99.96	9.72	61.94	11.15	13.82	78.45	220.63	4.24	0	-0.78
14.54	6776	1.93	1	21	5.5	99.96	9.72	61.94	11.15	13.82	78.16	221.54	4.26	0	-0.78
14.8	6825	1.94	1	21	5.5	99.96	9.72	61.94	11.15	13.82	78.55	221.99	4.26	0	-0.78
15.08	6849	1.93	1	21	5.5	99.96	9.72	61.94	11.15	13.57	77.73	221.99	4.26	0	-0.78
15.34	6914	0.69	1	24	0	12.94	-6.82	0	11.15	0.77	4.41	58.06	2.68	0	-0.78
15.64	6339	0.07	1	24	0	11.37	-11.02	0	13.11	0.77	4	12.49	1.86	0	-0.78
15.9	5726	0.17	1	24	0	10.98	-11.46	0	16.79	0.77	3.6	15.65	1.94	0	-0.78
16.18	5121	0.19	1	24	0	11.37	-11.46	0	20.35	0.77	3.19	16.97	2	0	-0.78
16.46	4579	0.22	1	24	0	10.98	-11.31	0	20.35	0.77	2.88	16.97	1.98	0	-0.78
16.72	4054	0.22	1	24	0	10.19	-11.17	0	20.35	0.77	2.58	13.95	1.92	0	-0.78
17	3640	0.21	1	24	0	9.41	-10.88	0	20.35	0.77	2.27	12.69	1.84	0	-0.78
17.28	3196	0.2	1	24	0	8.62	-10.73	0	20.35	0.77	2.01	11.06	1.76	0	-0.78
17.54	2836	0.21	1	24	0	7.84	-10.73	0	20.35	0.77	1.78	9.24	1.66	0	0
17.82	2460	0.21	1	24	0	6.66	-10.88	0	20.35	0.77	1.53	7.77	1.62	0	0
18.1	2108	0.2	1	24	0	5.49	-10.88	0	20.35	0.77	1.3	6.49	1.52	0	0
18.36	1743	0.21	1	22.5	0	4.7	-10.88	0	20.35	0.77	1.08	5.65	1.42	0	0

[Prismatex]

[QUOTE=lemon_lover;27643223][url]http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/extremes/2010-01-11-florida-cold_N.htm[/url]

Apparently got down to 14 degrees in the panhandle or something.

And not just 30 degrees in central florida, it got to 36 in MIAMI.[/QUOTE]

it was 10 below when i got up this morning
cry me a river

[ghostfais]

[QUOTE=Prismatex;27644722]it was 10 below when i got up this morning
cry me a river[/QUOTE]

now thats what i'm used to... minnesota winters...

[FordLord]

[QUOTE=mpntball2012;27643399]Grandparents said it reached about 42 in Punta Gorda.

Probably going to end up running Mobil1 with a Fram filter.[/QUOTE]
Don't run a fram filter, they are horrible

[Blaster]

Mobil 1 0W40 and an OEM VW oil filter :v:

[The Adjudicator]

On a friends 90' bronco, the engine was cutting off, but not on idle. Short story, we linked it to a bad thermal sensor. Basically, it was dumping exhaust into the engine.

[yakui]

i started with this
[img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3702776/Photo%20Dump/brackets/IMG_1383.JPG[/img_thumb]

and ended with this
[img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3702776/Photo%20Dump/brackets/IMG_1380.JPG[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3702776/Photo%20Dump/brackets/IMG_1381.JPG[/img_thumb]

complements my intercooler bracket nicely
[img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3702776/Photo%20Dump/brackets/IMG_1382.JPG[/img_thumb]

fuck spending money

[editline]26th January 2011[/editline]

[img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3702776/Photo%20Dump/IMG_1376.JPG[/img_thumb]

[editline]26th January 2011[/editline]

jdm chrome valve caps i found

[MikeL14]

Garage door hanger bracket special.

My friend found Rays valve stem caps on some random truck at his work so he took them. Hellas jdm

[lemon_lover]

[QUOTE=MikeL14;27660318]Garage door hanger bracket special.

My friend found Rays valve stem caps on some random truck at his work so he took them. Hellas jdm[/QUOTE]

thats kind of a dick move

now we have to start making locking valve stem caps?

[MikeL14]

[QUOTE=lemon_lover;27661433]thats kind of a dick move

now we have to start making locking valve stem caps?[/QUOTE]
That's what I said but he made it seem like the person didn't even realize they were on there. Oh well.

And I'm pretty sure they have valve stems like that. They have a cylinder over the cap that will just rotate forever unless you have they key.

[lemon_lover]

yeah he could have had like a baller ass voltex evo at home and wanted to add a touch of jdm to his DD

[FordLord]

I think I am going to put a custom CAI on my car soon. There's a mod for the NA Soobies that uses a ram air intake from a 95ish Honda Accord, and it routes into the fender to get cold air from there rather than from the engine bay. It uses the stock torque box and just mounts onto it, so no low end torque is lost. It also keeps the original panel filter, so that is cool.

[yakui]

I opted for the short ram because there is a chance for cold air's to ingest water should you hit a big enough puddle, that and the inside of the fender is gross and full of mud

it's the intercoolers job to cool air anyways, that and the stock ram air can be cut to pump cool air into that part of the engine bay, at speed the intake temp is never 5-10f higher then ambient

it will heatsoak at a standstill though, but most of the warm air gets forced out by the hoodscoop/ram air once you start moving

[lemon_lover]

if my car has an oil leak that makes the oil go down to the bottom of the dipstick hashmark like every two weeks, does that mean my car gets a full oil change every few months?

:v:

[editline]26th January 2011[/editline]

wow lol, urban dictionary has a definition for it

mexican oil change 57 up, 9 down

What happens when you have a car that's leaking or burning oil, so you frequently have to add oil to keep your engine from blowing up. Because of the constant consumption and addition of oil, your car always has fresh oil.
Yeah, the head gasket blew in my old hoopty, now it burns a quart every week, so I'm doing the Mexican oil change.

[MikeL14]

[QUOTE=edberg;27676033]I opted for the short ram because there is a chance for cold air's to ingest water should you hit a big enough puddle, that and the inside of the fender is gross and full of mud[/QUOTE]
I had a cold air intake on my ESI that sat pretty close to the ground, never had a problem with rain. If you have to drive through that big of a puddle then you're probably fucked anyway.

[QUOTE=lemon_lover;27676073]if my car has an oil leak that makes the oil go down to the bottom of the dipstick hashmark like every two weeks, does that mean my car gets a full oil change every few months?

:v:

[editline]26th January 2011[/editline]

wow lol, urban dictionary has a definition for it

mexican oil change 57 up, 9 down

What happens when you have a car that's leaking or burning oil, so you frequently have to add oil to keep your engine from blowing up. Because of the constant consumption and addition of oil, your car always has fresh oil.
Yeah, the head gasket blew in my old hoopty, now it burns a quart every week, so I'm doing the Mexican oil change.[/QUOTE]
Still gotta replace the filter brah. And dumping new oil into old oil gets it dirty right away anyway. Otherwise you could save 50% on oil changes by reusing half of your old oil amirite????

[lemon_lover]

[QUOTE=MikeL14;27676837]
Still gotta replace the filter brah. And dumping new oil into old oil gets it dirty right away anyway. Otherwise you could save 50% on oil changes by reusing half of your old oil amirite????[/QUOTE]

Ahh, i wasn't exactly serious lol

Also, with you and edberg with all your DIY tuning and datalogging and other cool shit, it makes me want to get some tuning hardware/software.

I was looking into Nistune, looks pretty legit.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjQJxWSEgHE[/media]

[yakui]

[QUOTE=MikeL14;27676837]I had a cold air intake on my ESI that sat pretty close to the ground, never had a problem with rain. If you have to drive through that big of a puddle then you're probably fucked anyway.

Still gotta replace the filter brah. And dumping new oil into old oil gets it dirty right away anyway. Otherwise you could save 50% on oil changes by reusing half of your old oil amirite????[/QUOTE]

isn't that what the oil filter is for? also i thought it was about replenishing lost detergents n stuff

[>VLN<]

[QUOTE=edberg;27677193]replenishing lost detergents n stuff[/QUOTE]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[IMG]http://www.lordkat.com/images/misc/haha_ohwow.jpg[/IMG]

[quote]The oil filter protects the engine by catching any large particles in the oil, which may damage the engine.[/quote]

edberg, I have lost all my respect for your knowledge about cars.

[lemon_lover]

you really think he didnt know that?

he's talking about the oil filter is for keeping the oil "not-dirty" and changing the actual oil is about replacing lost detergents.

[editline]26th January 2011[/editline]

i guess ill just have to type out everything explicitly rather than having people even slightly infer what im saying