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[markseven]

Hey Mark, did you still need that fuel rail cover? When is the car coming back?

Matt :)

Mattley, yes, do want fuel rail cover. Thanks mang :D She'll be at the shop this Saturday at 8AM sharp!

[deansbimmer]

Great thread and great car! I learned something new about the clutch issue 7pilot brought up. Would love to see some quality vids come from this. Cheers :)

[markseven]

Great thread and great car! I learned something new about the clutch issue 7pilot brought up. Would love to see some quality vids come from this. Cheers :)

Thanks Dean!

[markseven]

Yay!

Yesterday I took the car back to TNG for an inspection (they asked me to bring the car back after 500 miles) and a few other things:

• Shimmed the motor mounts - Armen thought, under certain conditions, that the headers were coming in contact with the cross member. He was correct; vibrations were reduced considerably and a hollow 'knocking' I sometimes heard seems to have disappeared.
• The driver side diff seal was leaking, so it was replaced. The passenger side was replaced as a precautionary measure.
• Armen adjusted the angle of the accelerator pedal - it was almost vertical, now it's at a much more ankle-friendly angle and is properly positioned for r3v-matching.
• As you may know, the drivetrain had been in storage for two years prior to my taking ownership. The fluids had been drained, but not 100%. What sort of residue/varnish built up on the cases and walls, oil and coolant galleries, gears, seals and gaskets? I felt it was worth it to flush the coolant, gearbox and diff fluids, so that was done as well (I changed the engine oil at 100 miles).

Now that the car has been given a clean bill of health, I will get her on the Dyno (this Friday).

I've always detested going into bike shops, skateboard shops, Guitar Center, record stores, and indy BMW shops. Attitudes galore. Intimidating, aloof, ambivalent, indifferent... the people that work/run those places really don't deserve any form of success, but hey, they are few and far between, so... Bullet Performance was different; they are nice people and do really good work. TNG, however, is a whole different animal. Very appropriately named, they are really nice guys! Friendly, knowledgeable, capable and very detail oriented... I can't say enough. I highly recommend TNG for any service or mod. They went above and beyond and delivered better than expected. Thank you Jesus!

Two Nice Guys Automotive
2869 Foothill Blvd
La Crescenta, CA 91214
[818]248-7931
tngauto@gmail.com
www.myspace.com/tngauto
www.tngauto.net

[markseven]

ruh row



Explanation, resolution and new graph tomorrow...

[kishg]

woot!!

[jahnaboi]

130-135 wtq? Am I reading that right?

[e30s52]

Where did your torque go?

[jrdeamicis]

have you driven the car?

Did you notice a COMPLETE loss of torque?

[markseven]

woot!!

Look closley, Kish, that is not a good graph, mang.

130-135 wtq? Am I reading that right?

Where did your torque go?

have you driven the car?

Did you notice a COMPLETE loss of torque?

Guys, the lower plot is/was my AFR Will post more info today...

[jrdeamicis]

Oh I get it now.

219? What wrong with that?

[markseven]

Oh I get it now.

219? What wrong with that?

There's nothing wrong with 219whp, it was the vertical AFR (what I thought was a 'lean event' at 6400rpm) that was the issue.

Back when I gave TNG the chip, I told them it wasn't configured for Road Speed Sensor (RSS) data. However, I was mistaken and the chip was configured to factor in road speed. The chip was imposing an artificial redline of 6400rpm and cutting fuel, which looked like the engine was going lean.

Anyway, with the RSS connected correctly she delivered the following:

227.95 hp
227.47 tq

I am satisfied with this ;)

[dude8383]

wow, awesome. thats a strong motor right there!

[markseven]

wow, awesome. thats a strong motor right there!

Thanks bro!

[MR 325]

Anyway, with the RSS connected correctly she delivered the following:

227.95 hp
227.47 tq

I am satisfied with this ;)

I think that's damn good.

Your car feels amazing.