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The "Today I did something to my car" thread

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  • #5552
    Sheeps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,762 ✭✭✭Sheeps


    New rims

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  • #5553
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    ongarite wrote: »
    How much for the delete? Just a straight through pipe in its place?
    I hear you usually get more high end power from the delete with some loss in torque.

    The delete was 60, with straight through pipes.

    I haven't really noticed the difference just yet being honest. I'll have to report back in a week:D


  • #5554
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Love 'em Sheeps! :)


  • #5555
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Would the new exhaust set up call for a re-flash?
    I imagine the ECU will want to know the car can exhale easier now.


  • #5556
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,660 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    dgt, there's something wrong with my supertankers engine, she's a bit rough in the mornings, are you free this week?

    kabegami_flex96c.jpg


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  • #5557
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    dgt, there's something wrong with my supertankers engine, she's a bit rough in the mornings, are you free this week?

    kabegami_flex96c.jpg



    pah...nothing a tdi couldn't take on the straight:P


  • #5558
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    You would have that ripped asunder in an hour Mal! :D


  • #5559
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Sure it's only as powerful as 93 Veyrons.


  • #5560
    bmstuff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭bmstuff


    ongarite wrote: »
    How much for the delete? Just a straight through pipe in its place?
    I hear you usually get more high end power from the delete with some loss in torque.

    Seems to depend on the model and it seems there is a small ECU adaptation period because it needs to learn the new set up.
    But in my own experience for my car it has not been the case. Last time I dynoed the car she had 410nm torque, and my cats were dead and I was still running x6 10 years coils on it.


  • #5561
    bmstuff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭bmstuff


    I did a bit of testing the other day of my homemade leather cleaner I have been developing.
    It works very well. My solution also contain a very effective homemade again, plant based, product that kills bacteria and viruses.

    Before, did not look too bad in fairness.

    DSCN3212.JPG


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    Then started to rinse the product away with clear water

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    Ok the product and dirt has now been fully wiped out. Now time to wipe dry with a new cloth.

    DSCN3225.JPG

    Yeah it was dirty, I clean my leather regularly, but I could not believe the amount of dirt my solution removed.

    DSCN3228.JPG

    Ok wiped dry...

    DSCN3242.JPG

    DSCN3234.JPG


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  • #5562
    Hal1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    Looks good, but have you a leather balm to protect the leather with?


  • #5563
    bmstuff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭bmstuff


    Hal1 wrote: »
    Looks good, but have you a leather balm to protect the leather with?

    Yeah I have some from Leather Master but I don't bother anymore as my leather, especially the front is already cracked.


  • #5564
    bmstuff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭bmstuff


    Was bored today, took the car for a spin...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyBYe-WBMyU


  • #5565
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    Wheres the tune-age at?

    EDIT: Nice watch. :cool:


  • #5566
    bmstuff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭bmstuff


    BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »
    Wheres the tune-age at?

    EDIT: Nice watch. :cool:

    Tune-age?


  • #5567
    Tragedy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭Tragedy


    bmstuff wrote: »
    Tune-age?

    Crappy songs playing in the background, as is tradition!


  • #5568
    bmstuff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭bmstuff


    Tragedy wrote: »
    Crappy songs playing in the background, as is tradition!

    Ah ah. Where there is one, people complain because they can't hear the engine,and when there is none, it seems people are complaining too lol ;)


  • #5569
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    Well tune-age can be anything really, depends on what you listin too.


  • #5570
    166man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,575 ✭✭✭166man


    bmstuff wrote: »
    Was bored today, took the car for a spin...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyBYe-WBMyU

    Thanks for that. It's great to see that there is still people in Ireland who will have their big V8 saloons and just go for random spins in them saying screw the road tax and the fuel consumption. Great to see.


    Oh and nice car too. :)


  • #5571
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    406 is heading even closer to being roadworthy :D

    New tack rod ends, painted calliper and bracket :)
    Image223.jpg

    Not too bad to do, just to remember how many turns it took to take out...
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    French use a 16mm nut, First Line use a 17mm nut... Ugh! :rolleyes:

    Brake fluid change was a must...
    Image225.jpg

    That Skoda rim is for sale btw ;)

    Sheer stupidity and bloody dangerous to leave that in. Lack of servicing again :mad:
    Image226.jpg

    Then I cobbled on an exhaust and went for a spin...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuwgOs9H-vw


    Another day, another tractor :pac: but I fookin love that turbo whistle!!!:D:D


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  • #5572
    Hal1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    Did you fit the exhaust back on? sounds like shes blowing a bit (throaty sound).


  • #5573
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Hal1 wrote: »
    Did you fit the exhaust back on? sounds like shes blowing a bit (throaty sound).

    No backbox but she didn't sound like that before! I had it on in 3 minutes, a fairly quick job, I'll be taking it off again :)

    I'll be getting another exhaust and decatting it :) thanks to barura, I have the ultimate felty backbox to put on :pac:

    Not my pic but something similar
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  • #5574
    Jimdagym
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭Jimdagym


    Yesterday I had my check engine light come on again. The vacuum house had blown off again, so I cut it back an inch and banged it back on. Should be fine now.
    Didnt have an obdII reader to reset the alarm this time so had to whip out the ecu fuse. I actually ordered a reader on friday so should have that soon enough.

    I then spent 2 yours cramped under my steering column trying to sort out my aircon blowing hot sometimes when it should be cold. Very uncomfortable to work on I must say.
    Anyway I stripped out the stepping motor and worked the distributor flap around a bit by hand but all that was good. Gonna have to work further up the system, but not looking forward to that!


  • #5575
    166man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,575 ✭✭✭166man


    Today I bought €120 worth of Autoglym products at the Irish Classic Car Show. This includes the infamous HD Wax, paint renovator, super resin polish, clay bar kit, paint cleanser and a few microfiber mits.

    All these plus many long hours of elbow grease should make MM and Vectra proud. :D


  • #5576
    tossy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,590 ✭✭✭tossy


    166man wrote: »
    Today I bought €120 worth of Autoglym products at the Irish Classic Car Show. This includes the infamous HD Wax, paint renovator, super resin polish, clay bar kit, paint cleanser and a few microfiber mits.

    All these plus many long hours of elbow grease should make MM and Vectra proud. :D

    HD wax is the job,the clay bar kits are a bit of a rip off from megs though.all you really need is a bar of clay and some quick detailer.I bought a bar of clay and a 5 litres of APC from megs yesterday at a car show.

    Just in from fitting a forge turbo intake pipe to the car,bitch of a job (for my skills set at least) :D


  • #5577
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Video of what the car is like inside without the rear resonator on. Some accelerating to the red line when entering the motorway and some 120km/h cruising also. Still pretty much as quiet as it was before, a little more noise about 4k rpm.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuiLqwFvHQI


  • #5578
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Video of what the car is like inside without the rear resonator on. ............

    What's a resonator ?

    Doesn't your seat move back? You look jammed up to the steering column :pac:


  • #5579
    tossy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,590 ✭✭✭tossy


    RoverJames wrote: »
    What's a resonator ?
    :

    It's a box along the exhaust system tuned to change the sound of the exhaust.


  • #5580
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    RoverJames wrote: »
    What's a resonator ?

    Doesn't your seat move back? You look jammed up to the steering column :pac:

    A resonator is kind of the same thing as a muffler whereby it absorbs noise in the exhaust system.

    His seat probably is back as far as it can go, he's a tall fook! :D


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  • #5581
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    RoverJames wrote: »
    What's a resonator ?

    Doesn't your seat move back? You look jammed up to the steering column :pac:

    Super wide angle lens give a weird perspective, but the seat is as far back as she'll go!

    OSI wrote: »
    Where I'd expect to hear the biggest difference would be in accelerating from low speeds in higher gears, when you get the really low down "bbbbrrrr" sort of noise, not so much running up the revs.

    Haven't noticed much of a bbbbrrrr noise at low revs at all. There's a bit more noise alright, but the note of it hasn't really changed.


  • #5582
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    I'd love to put up a vid of the noise of mine but I'd only get in trouble here methinks. :pac:


  • #5583
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    I'd love to put up a vid of the noise of mine but I'd only get in trouble here methinks. :pac:

    That would just be one big loud BAW!


  • #5584
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    That would just be one big loud BAW!

    Ahhh, it's not too bad.


  • #5585
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Do it for those of us that can appreciate the finer side of the automotive world. :)


  • #5586
    bd2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭bd2012


    Given the major projects some are doing on here this may seem a little trivial bit it made my non- mechanical head smile :)

    Today I put these on my car

    Petrol heads look away now!

    http://i.imgur.com/2eflX.jpg


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  • #5587
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    bd2012 wrote: »
    Given the major projects some are doing on here this may seem a little trivial bit it made my non- mechanical head smile :)

    Today I put these on my car

    Petrol heads look away now!

    http://i.imgur.com/2eflX.jpg


    Not necessarily, roof racks are a core feature of a whole genre of modified cars.

    http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13957


  • #5588
    bd2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭bd2012


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    bd2012 wrote: »
    Given the major projects some are doing on here this may seem a little trivial bit it made my non- mechanical head smile :)

    Today I put these on my car

    Petrol heads look away now!

    http://i.imgur.com/2eflX.jpg


    Not necessarily, roof racks are a core feature of a whole genre of modified cars.

    http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13957
    Aaah that's what I was going for :). Joking. Didn't know that nd. U learn something new every day! They add 10bhp too :):)


  • #5589
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    bd2012 wrote: »
    Aaah that's what I was going for :). Joking. Didn't know that nd. U learn something new every day! They add 10bhp too :):)

    Its at least 15hp:P


    Seriously though you should get a wind deflector for them. The seriously effect economy and stability at high speed other wise. Not to mention the wind noise from them.


  • #5590
    bd2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭bd2012


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    bd2012 wrote: »
    Aaah that's what I was going for :). Joking. Didn't know that nd. U learn something new every day! They add 10bhp too :):)

    Its at least 15hp:P


    Seriously though you should get a wind deflector for them. The seriously effect economy and stability at high speed other wise. Not to mention the wind noise from them.
    Might do. Mind you they're handy enough to pop on and off so will only use them when I need them (surfboard). Believe it or not I did 60 miles tonight and the average mpg (running for last 6 months) actually moved from 49.9 to 50.0!! Then again I was taking it very handy with the 9foot6 monstrosity strapped to the roof :)


  • #5591
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,580 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Video of what the car is like inside without the rear resonator on. Some accelerating to the red line when entering the motorway and some 120km/h cruising also. Still pretty much as quiet as it was before, a little more noise about 4k rpm.


    Are your wipers fitted in the wrong location? Sounds like there is some slap off them when they hit the pillar ? :confused:


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  • #5592
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    vectra wrote: »
    Are your wipers fitted in the wrong location? Sounds like there is some slap off them when they hit the pillar ? :confused:

    I think you're losing it? Lol


  • #5593
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Limerick man wrote: »
    I think you're losing it? Lol

    No, he's right. I got the same thing on the BMW I had years ago. I never could figure out what it was even though the wipers never went near the pillar.

    It possibly is some part of the motor stopping once it reaches the height of the movement but I'm not sure.


  • #5594
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    No, he's right. I got the same thing on the BMW I had years ago. I never could figure out what it was even though the wipers never went near the pillar.

    It possibly is some part of the motor stopping once it reaches the height of the movement but I'm not sure.

    All i can here is what sounds like mildly used wiper blades working at norm at 120kmph with no radio on.


  • #5595
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,580 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Limerick man wrote: »
    I think you're losing it? Lol

    Lost it years ago lad.. :D
    On a more serious note..Any unnecessary noise in a car drives me nuts.


  • #5596
    166man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,575 ✭✭✭166man


    vectra wrote: »
    Lost it years ago lad.. :D
    On a more serious note..Any unnecessary noise in a car drives me nuts.

    What about all the unnecessary noise from the TDI then lad?:D


  • #5597
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,580 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    166man wrote: »
    What about all the unnecessary noise from the TDI then lad?:D

    Arent they necessary to make it go?? :pac:


  • #5598
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    vectra wrote: »
    Arent they necessary to make it go?? :pac:

    Yeah but the clatter noise is unnecessary when you can have a quiet petrol engine ;)


  • #5599
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Towards the end of that video the wipers are on, but it had pretty much stopped raining so there was only a bit of spray on the windscreen at the time.


  • #5600
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,580 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    Yeah but the clatter noise is unnecessary when you can have a quiet petrol engine ;)

    Meh..! :P


  • #5601
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Limerick man wrote: »
    I think you're losing it? Lol

    My E34 suffers the infamous wiper clock, where bushes wear and perish over years, allowing a bit of movement and a "clonk" when the wipers went back to park position.

    I must do something with that car soon... :eek:


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