07-18-2018, 04:20 PM | #4643 |
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I knocked out two birds with one stone today. I had my 1200 mile break in service and had my M Performance Exhaust with carbon fibre tips installed. Everything surprisingly costed 460 euro which was way cheaper than i had anticipated.
After getting a good look at the exhaust when it was finished I realized the tips are uneven so I will fix those tomorrow morning. I also made a quick sound clip of a cold start after the car had sufficient time to cool.
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Haha, I like the poster the mechanic has on his wall! Can't have anything like that displayed here in the states without "offending" someone
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Changed from dealer oil of 0-40 to Redline 5-30 and I can't express the significant improvement!!! I really didn't think there would be any noticeable change but let me tell you... the cold start is way smoother and the car feels much more responsive driving... maybe some placebo effect but definitely some noticeable changes! Maybe a 40 weight is too thick for our engines unless heavily tracked?
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Thinner oil warms up faster so that might explain why you feel your car running better at cold start, idle or during normal driving. When you start pushing the car hard is when you might potentially face problems.
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Bought it.. well two days ago
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Correct, headlights and windshield are tinted 50%.
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07-20-2018, 08:58 AM | #4653 |
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Going through it's paces for any required paint correction, a full body XPEL Ultimate Plus wrap, and finally, an IGL Kenzo premium coating
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07-20-2018, 10:53 AM | #4654 |
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Well, I got to test a new feature of the car.....the damn air pump. I jumped in my car for lunch and the warning came on. Only 6lbs in the right rear. I went into the trunk, found the pump, peeled away the pink bubble wrap and pumped it up. The rear 12v power in the trunk came in handy here. It was down to 24lbs when I left work. Pumped it up one more time and headed home. Sure enough, I picked up a roofing nail. I patched it and am back in business. I figure I have 2-3k left in the tires......
I didn't touch what looks to be the most expensive can of Fix a Flat I've ever seen.
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Installed some Polar Blue M1/M2 buttons and an M3/M4 multi switch so they illuminate at night
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Ideally I'd like to program them to open and close my exhaust valves but well see what we can come up with (if we can get them to function at all).
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Removed the stock and fitted the M Performance Carbon Fiber Spoiler; something I've wanted to do for a long time!
Ordered the part from Sun Motors via eBay using a 15% off code a week or so ago. Removing the stock spoiler wasn't too difficult using dental floss and a cardboard wedge to keep tension on the adhesive as I moved along. It took a while, but wasn't exactly difficult. Removing the remaining adhesive however was awful. I ended up using carefully applied Brake Cleaner (the illegal in several states as well as California type) and a plastic razor blade. I did end up with some very minor surface scratches from the removal process, but a single pass of M105 got rid of that. Actual installation of the M Performance part was pretty easy, and it looks great. Last step was to coat the paint on the trunk and spoiler with CQuartz (to protect, and to remove that which had been removed during the polishing phase) and it was all done! I love that in the rear view mirror I can just about see the top of the spoiler, and when the light is at the correct angle, you can see the carbon fiber weave glinting in the sun. P.S. You can still buy 'real' brake cleaner in California, but you have to now buy a product called CRC Lectra-Motive. The VOC Class for 'Brake Cleaners' has mandated a move to Non-Chlorinated cleaners in CA and NJ, but the VOC Class for 'Engergised Electrical Cleaner' still allows Chlorinated products. The ingredients are identical to Chlorinated brake cleaner in other states (tetrachloroethylene) and you can buy it widely in CA.
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This is the first time I used it, but it came in handy. It's on the left side above the little tray just behind the wheel well.
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