09-24-2014, 10:17 PM | #21 |
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09-24-2014, 10:28 PM | #23 |
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09-24-2014, 10:33 PM | #24 |
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Hit up DIY and drop $799. My bro has had one for 1.5-2 yrs and still hasn't put it in or got it tuned. With it, it'd learn faster haha.
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09-24-2014, 10:40 PM | #25 | |
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I've been wanting to pick one of whodwho's setups up, same deal as DIY. http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=202653 I'm going to have to tune this pig on alpha-n which is a paaain on the Motronic too, more reason to switch. We shall see... |
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09-25-2014, 12:40 AM | #27 | ||
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My Ride: 06 STi/08 Legacy/10 Forester iTrader: (5)
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10-02-2014, 07:07 PM | #29 |
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The next chip he sent me he sent via 2day Priority so it doesn't get the xray scan (for real) and it worked perfect. I sent the old ones back and he said that was the culprit. Who knows.
Got the Magnaflow installed! This thing sounds GREAT. Very throaty sound with no rasp. Perfect for that M20 scream up top. Brackets do require some modification though, which I still have yet to do. My linkage is horrendous so I thought I'd do some investigating. I think I found the culprit. Also, excuse the dirt, she's getting a deep cleaning this weekend, once and for all. |
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I wish we lived closer, Id like to have my hands in that car
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10-05-2014, 02:31 PM | #31 |
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I know, man, I don't have any car buddies to wrench with either. Heidi could use your help. How'd that timing belt work out? I saw it kicked the dust on IG, so depressing.
I installed my H&Rs on the iX this weekend only to find that the rear springs I was sent are for an iS, so it basically drags on the ground- they're completely wrong but still fit since the design of the trailing arms are the same. And, 3 miles after installing my fronts, my front passenger axle exploded. What would owning an iX be like without all of this fun stuff?! Some shots from yesterday, I wish I would've noticed that the springs were wrong early on.... Ride height. Last edited by blue91lx; 10-05-2014 at 05:40 PM. |
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Yeah its a bitch, I knew I needed one but I was just putting it off. The cars still down at the moment, waiting to see if I bent any valves. It sucks because I had that money marked for other things and now I need to fix this.
And that sucks about the axle too. I wish I didnt care about cars, I want to just sell everything and buy a prius and call it a day. I know Ill regret it and want to get another car to work on. This is a stupid hobby to have, an annoying one to care about.
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10-05-2014, 09:55 PM | #33 | |
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I've been in the same boat as you in those thoughts (stupid hobby). That was my whole reason for the Touring purchase and the sale of the Evo and the red E30 (and all the other E30s). I wanted something that I can just drive without working on all of the time so I bought the Touring, and it ended up leaking a different fluid every week, so far it's been the whole power steering system, then the cooling system, and now the rear main, not to mention every bushing on the car has gone bad in two months. Ready to drive it off a bridge. I wanted a car to tinker with that would be clean and not stressful so I picked up this iX, and it's proven to be the exact opposite thus far. The car hobby can be summed up very easily: Murphy's Law. |
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So true, I have buddies that literally dont care, barely put oil in a 94 taurus and it runs perfect. There is a widebody BRZ that Ive seen with a huge decal on the wing that says "financial mistake". Everytime I see it I laugh because thats exactly how I feel. It seems like nonstop nonsense, Ive had pretty good luck with both of the current cars but everything seems to happen at once, I was also saving up to handle a couple things which is now put on hold. Its just annoying, if I didnt care about cars, I would just buy a civic and keep it forever and be rolling in cash lol.
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10-06-2014, 09:30 AM | #35 |
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Get a stock Honda or Toyota for a DD. And keep them stock. I've put 60,000 miles on my old civic and it has NEVER left me stranded.
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I pretty much need something awd, I am essential for work and work about 40 miles away from home, so I need something that isnt an issue in the snow yet still gets solid mpg's
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That's what the Evo was to me, felt that every time I got in the car. That was why I sold it. You can't even go what feels like a week without some maintenance item hanging over your head. Quote:
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I've been toying with selling the Touring and grabbing an XJ Cherokee, but I'm not 100% sold on that yet. Just hard to find something that's not gheysauce that is able to do what I need it to do. |
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11-09-2014, 03:28 PM | #39 |
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A clean Bimmer is a happy Bimmer.
I finally had time today to hit the interior hard for the first time. Toothbrushed and sonaxed everything in sight. Turned out pretty good, but I still need to remove/condition the seats and shampoo the carpets. That's a project for another day. Last edited by blue91lx; 11-09-2014 at 05:56 PM. |
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