Quote from: TurboSedan on February 04, 2007, 10:36:01 AM
i could cut them shorter but that would mean cutting off the boot since it's an integrated piece.  i'm going to have to buy some stock type Monroe jounce bumpers and cut about an inch off of them, and buy some stock type Monroe strut boots. 

Cut them the ghetto way...aka zip tieing the boots back to the jounce bumpers. :lol:


I recharged the TGP's battery since I killed the battery by leaving the interior lights on the other day, first time I've done that in years. :icon_redface:

i actually just bought new jounce bumpers and strut boots from Checker today.  McQuay-Norris was the brand; about $45 altogether for both sides.  the jounce bumper and boots are separate unlike the KYB stuff so i'm just going to cut 1.5" off the jounce bumpers and then the Cutlass will finally sit 1.5" lower in front like it's supposed to (just look at Ryan's TGP :icon_eek: ) and then all i have to do is adjust the rear coilovers down 1.5" so it sits level.  and it won't be riding on the jounce bumpers like it does now so the ride should be MUCH better.  i can't wait to finally see it LOW and LEVEL like i've been wanting for so long now.

Since February 25th, 2006 when I first picked her up:

- Brand new crossover from Kenny at KAZ Motorsports (TGPilot)
- Custom performance chip made by Dave (Invasion1)
- Plugs, Bosch Platinum 4's...they're working great, although I'm sure standard AC Delco's would've done
- New wires
- New coils
- New ICM
- Idle Air Control
- New Ford Yellow Top C302 Injectors
- Crank Positioning Sensor
- Removed EGR as it's disabled anyways (also plugged the vac tube that was leaking)
- Removed Cat (was considered for the problem, found out it wasn't, but it sounds damn good )
- Replaced upper and lower Motor Mounts
- O2 Sensor
- Replaced Tranny T-Check Valve
- New Radiator (stemmed from the shop puncturing the old one while replacing the lower motor mount)
- Fuel Filter
- Transmission T-Tech Flush
- BRAND NEW ECM
- And the alternator
- New brakes all around
- Steering rack
- Tie Rods
- Alignment
- Optima Red Top Battery
- BRAND NEW stereo system that JUST got installed
- BRAND NEW set of Firestone Indy 500 Firehawks tires....best tires I've had on any car yet.
- Just had all my tranny lines tightened down after one of them came off...long story
- Two Strawberry air fresheners to get the smell of a kerosene heater out of my TGP lol

Maybe more, but I can't remember...Oh and by the end of the week I'm having Champion Iridium plugs installed, replacing the Bosch Platinum 4's...Do I Win Yet? lol

Jeez Krenz!  :icon_eek: lol

nice list! id just go with the AC delco RL42LTS plugs though

x2 avoid platinum plugs for these cars.

Rapidfires FTW!

yeah I found out a bit late about Platinum plugs...Anyone hear anything about the Champion Iridium's? I ordered a set, because that's all Advance Auto's catalog showed for Iridium plugs for our cars lol.

Quote from: TurboSedan on February 06, 2007, 08:31:45 AM
x2 avoid platinum plugs for these cars.

Avoid them for ANY vehicle that has a 'waste-a-spark' ignition system.

Then again, they're junk on Dodge magnum motors as well, and they have distributors.  :icon_rolleyes: I'm actually not sure what platinum plugs are good for.  :icon_neutral:

platinum plugs work good on Japanese cars- I've been running them in my Chevy/Suzuki/Geo Metro whatever you wanna call it and it runs great.  Yes it has a distributor.  3 cylinders and 55 horsepower of fury LOL  :laugh:  cant complain about 50 MPG though! /end hijack

Quote from: The Burning Rom on February 06, 2007, 04:46:21 PM

Quote from: TurboSedan on February 06, 2007, 08:31:45 AM
x2 avoid platinum plugs for these cars.

Avoid them for ANY vehicle that has a 'waste-a-spark' ignition system.

Then again, they're junk on Dodge magnum motors as well, and they have distributors.  :icon_rolleyes: I'm actually not sure what platinum plugs are good for.  :icon_neutral:

supposedly they are good for 100,000 miles, but whatever.  GM actually used platinum plugs in the newer 3400 engines and probably all of their other engines.  wierd.

anyways,  today i:

- fixed the P/N safety switch wiring for good so it no longer cuts out at 3000 RPM.

- replaced a fuel tank strap bolt & clip i stripped out while installing the fuel tank yesterday.  the guy at the salvage yard gave it to me for free which was nice.  also nice that the bolt & clip i stripped out was the one right above the fuel filter - the only one that's easy to get to.

car seems faster than ever :icon_biggrin:  i am really wanting to order the Ford Racing Yellow Top injectors ASAP now that the Walbro 255 fuel pump is in and then go get it tuned again at KAZ MotorSports (and it won't have the rusted to shit stock TSTE mufflers in there either....i'll sawzall them off the day before the dyno if i have to).  i wonder what whp/wtq i could manage at 14psi?  i want to get it tuned at KAZ and then afterwards dyno it DynoPros in Denver to see what it would put down on a DynoJet since DynoJet numbers are kind of the 'standard' when it comes to bench racing about dyno numbers, even though the DynoDynamics numbers are far more realisitic.  HOPEFULLY next summer i can finally take it to the dragstrip.  maybe i could get a 14.99 @ 95mph up here at 4900 ft :laugh:  i'd probably get a 2.7 second 60ft unless i get staged boost control going.....yet another thing on my to-do list.

i still want to trade the car for a '92-'95 SSEi but that's very unlikely so i guess i'll just plan on keeping it and modding it further...

Quote from: TGP Nick on January 29, 2007, 04:41:49 PM

QuoteOn my to do list:
replace my driver's side door handle
put in new prior reman. PMIII
replace my exhaust crossover with new Jeff M. crossover
buy & put in Kenny chip and 180 thermostat
put on K&N air filter and crankcase breather
figure out why my tranny shifts 1st gear to 2nd gear so hard
change tranny oil and filter
clean out my TB
clean EGR/EGR passages
replace my oil pump drive seal (and throttle body gasket while I'm at it.)
clean TB and all sensors & passages in/around it
replace all of my sensors
replace my plugs, wires, caps
replace my fuel injectors with ford 19# injectors
replace my mufflers
remove gutted cat and replace with a straight piece of pipe
drain, flush, and refill my fluids
clean my engine bay 
wash the underside of the car and undercoat it
replace my foglights and sidemarkers with ones from the 89 model year (with black trim around them)
put new trim around my headlights (to look like 89's)

-replace lower motor mount (have it, need to replace it)
-paint new valence
-find red flares (that go in front of each rear wheel)
-figure out why power trunk release doesn't work
-figure out why center high mount stop lamp doesn't work
-replace engine oil pan and tranny oil pan gaskets (very small leak, gotta drop the pans anyway.)
-replace power antenna
-replace fuel filter

I fixed a few things yesterday.  I fixed the last of my electrical problems: I got my trunk release working, my 3rd brake light now works, and my reverse lights work now.  :icon_mrgreen:  Sweet- now I can move on to the fun stuff.  :laugh:

I run NGK Iridium plugs in the TGP with success.....

I recently put in a K&N filter on the turbo, did a coolant flush, front rotors and pads, and rear calipers and pads.

Well I have parts, and more on the way.

Topgun 160
160 Thermostat
Fuel Filter
24# Fuel Injectors
Lumina 3100 Fan and Motor
Plugs & Wires
3 Coil Packs
Coil Module
Alternator
Serpentine Belt
Stuff to change the oil

I think that is everything, and now I'm broke. I still need to get a TV Cable, X Over, and rad in the future... hopefully spring break when I put all that in. This car better run likes its brand new when I'm done and not give me anymore problems for a while. I wanna go to the track this summer... never been before.

Edit: Oh and i seafoamed the car  :icon_mrgreen: and i will be either gutting the cat getting a new one, and cleaning and replacing the grounds.

FWIW you can use a TV Cable from ANY 3.1 4T60 car. It doesn't have to be turbo specific. Just wrap it with header wrap where it goes between the turbo and the x-over.