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IT LIVES - post-exhaust fix news
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It doesn't get any more descriptive than that.

So, the ZX3's back on the road, but a few things need sorting:

Ball joints. Will replacing the lower control arms also replace the ball joints? Oscar and I seem to think so. Please let me know.

Seat cleaning. FML. For the month+ that the car was up in the air, some sort of oil, we think possibly transmission / gear oil, seeped into the front pass seat. Best way to get it out of the seat cushion? I'm not against removing the seat from the car if I have to in order to clean it.

Exhaust leak. I think I still have a small one at the rear cat flange to the cat-back. My buddy installed the race cat with the supplied flange bolts and gaskets that I got from Stan, but under load (only under load, mind) it still sounds like a tiny leak. Going to jack up the car today and tighten the flange a bit more / inspect alignment.

Clutch break-in. Wow. The car drives wicked, but I'm having a hell of a time getting a definitive break-in procedure for the Spec Stage 3 6-puck. Most of what I've seen for the Stage 3 for different cars says to baby it for 800KMs and then start gradually building it up in use. So, aside from a few seconds of stupidity where I did a 3K clutch drop by mistake, I've been really good to it. It engages quickly but smoothly and holds nicely when engaged. Thoughts? I'm also thinking of calling Spec when they're not "on vacation" and getting the lowdown directly from them - I love VoIP.

All in all, aside from a little shifter / shifting noise which might mean that the shift cables might need adjusting (although gears are always grabbed properly), I'm on the road and happy with it... so far. Needs moar work and finally body/paint, but so far so good.

Next up: SVT interior panels and SVT gauge cluster.
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"

33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.

Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT

COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
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IT LIVES - post-exhaust fix news - NOS2Go4Me - 07-11-2011, 09:43 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - oldeguy - 07-11-2011, 10:43 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - Flofocus - 07-11-2011, 11:14 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - reldridge - 07-12-2011, 01:39 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - Mystake - 07-12-2011, 07:02 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - Focus man. Focus. - 07-12-2011, 08:35 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - NOS2Go4Me - 07-13-2011, 12:30 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - Flofocus - 07-13-2011, 12:37 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - reldridge - 07-13-2011, 02:58 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - NOS2Go4Me - 07-13-2011, 03:35 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - reldridge - 07-13-2011, 03:53 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - NOS2Go4Me - 07-13-2011, 08:48 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - reldridge - 07-13-2011, 11:05 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - ZTWsquared - 07-14-2011, 02:01 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - NOS2Go4Me - 07-14-2011, 02:56 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - Oscar The Grouch - 07-14-2011, 03:00 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - NOS2Go4Me - 07-15-2011, 11:30 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - reldridge - 07-14-2011, 05:05 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - reldridge - 07-14-2011, 01:05 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - NOS2Go4Me - 07-27-2011, 12:18 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - reldridge - 07-27-2011, 01:19 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - Oscar The Grouch - 07-27-2011, 12:29 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - MuskokaZX3 - 07-27-2011, 05:13 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - ANTHONYD - 07-27-2011, 06:46 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - meford4u - 07-27-2011, 06:58 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - NOS2Go4Me - 07-27-2011, 08:47 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - NOS2Go4Me - 07-28-2011, 01:00 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - NOS2Go4Me - 07-28-2011, 05:16 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - NOS2Go4Me - 07-28-2011, 11:39 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - NOS2Go4Me - 07-29-2011, 10:12 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - NOS2Go4Me - 07-31-2011, 04:12 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - Focus man. Focus. - 07-31-2011, 09:02 AM
RE: IT LIVES! - hardk0re - 07-31-2011, 01:25 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - NOS2Go4Me - 08-02-2011, 08:38 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - reldridge - 08-02-2011, 11:08 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - NOS2Go4Me - 08-02-2011, 11:19 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - NOS2Go4Me - 08-04-2011, 09:56 PM
RE: IT LIVES! - reldridge - 08-04-2011, 10:49 PM

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