No problem SgtRauksauff! Thanks for the tips. Also thanks jondee86 for chiming in. So I decided to go with BattleVersion's tension rod since they had a group buy. I begged and pleaded and they let me buy a set since they had an extra. That's on it's way here now. I also bought two MOOG inner tie rod...

Good god SgtRauksauff. Were you alright?

@Deuce Cam, I could start measuring and feeling up the parts for bentness. My friend says it seems to be just the tension rod. But like SgtRauksauff said, it could be very small tweaks.

Ah, so the vacuum tester I have is actually leaking a little bit. Maybe a false positive. I think the lower RPM was actually because the butterfly valves closing more on start up. I'll have to test this again. I drove to a new friend's house. I was asking around and he said he would take a look at m...

Thanks jondee86 for the tips! I'll practice them next time I battle a hill. SgtRauksauff, I just did a leak down test, and there is a leak within the brake booster. I'll replace it as soon as I order one. Here's how I tested it. I used one of those vacuum testing tools and taped with electric tape a...

If you have any looseness in your throttle linkages, or if the carpet or floor mat can get under your gas pedal, it can take a very firm push to get the pedal/throttle all the way open. Usually, you don't press that hard during normal driving, so the logged TPS % can show as less than 100%. I had t...

Does it consistently read 90% every time you hit WOT, or does it sometimes give other readings while driving... 85% or 100% for example ? This is the first time I've tested data logged the same hill twice. (one at partial throttle and one at full throttle) I'll do it once more during the weekend. W...

Weird, I'm not getting email notifications of this thread anymore. Sorry for the inactivity. I thought I didn't have any new replies haha. That's a crazy drag car!! Today the a clear film wrap guy finally came to install Xpel Ultimate. However it was not successful. The film had some flaw in it so h...

I've been following this HP Academy free tuning lesson series and it's pretty helpful in explaining some of the concepts. Thought you guys might be interested. https://learntotune.leadpages.co/free-tuning-lessons-signup/ Lesson 1 AFR Lesson 2 Ignition Timing Lesson 3 AFR Affects Power Lesson 4 Advan...

So interesting the ecu stuff. I only wish I knew what the hell you guys are talking about. Lol We're just talking about the ways how we can adjust the ECU to give the correct amount of fuel at a given time. In very simple terms, the ECU some different modes. Under harder acceleration, use fuel map ...

Thanks guys! I'm glad you all like the look. I had some folks not like it because it reflects heat back down into the engine bay instead of absorbing it. But with my build I didn't want to have to replace a dulled out CF hood every year. I'm starting to realize the problem with CF hoods is that ther...

So the E6X can do the job, only the interface is a bit clunky by today's standards. My day job is writing software programs, and it saddens me deeply when I use the haltech software. Other than the antiquated UI design, which itself is very retro. It had bugs in the program too. There was a problem...

Also found this: A.9 Fuel Consumption Poor fuel consumption is a result of a too rich mixture. If the fuel consumption in traffic is poor but the highway consumption is good, then it could be the areas of the map used for accelerating that need to be leaned out. The throttle pump may also waste fuel...

Seems like modern ECUs can get you pretty close to a well tuned map without manually tuning it. It's a pretty good idea. I wonder why earlier ECUs didn't feature it. I suppose most people are going to maximize the tune anyways with an aftermarket ECU back then. Looking through the manual more: O2 Se...

Headlights look great. As far as the closed loop is concerned, you should find out what percentage the ECU actually is allowed to change up to. I have the sprint 500 and it allows up to 15%. Hooking it up is easy but you'll need a wideband O2 sensor. I am currenty running the innovate motorsports v...

CF headlight cover fitment update

They're actually very well done. I did notice that the driver side popup headlight assembly was definitely damaged before. Luckily I have a replacement assembly on standby.

As you have a high idle, you will need to try setting the fuel restore threshold 300-400rpm above your warm idle speed. Currently warm idle speed is 1500-1600, so about 2000rpm should be good for now then. You do not want the ECU to be making big percentage changes as this can create its own set of...

Now, to get 5deg difference between one side and the other, there would need to be a BIG difference in droop (and I don't think that this is the explanation). But if there was an assembly difference... different length inserts, inserts with different stroke, one insert with a bottom spacer and one ...

Tuning Update: So I did notice when I'm coasting down hill, or even going up hill on partial throttle, I'm getting a rich condition. I think I need to data log better to figure this stuff out. Any tips here? I think there's a way to make the Haltech Closed loop system work, should I just get that up...

Does one side hang down lower than the other when the car is in the air ? I'll have find some time to do that. What are we looking for here? Did you end up getting the RCAs? Nope, not yet, I'm trying to figure out why the settings are different first, before spending money that I might not have to....

Suspension update: While lifting my car up in the air. I measured the wheel center cap angle and the angle of the strut with my phone's level tool. One side gives me 5deg and 20deg Other side gives me 0degrees and 15degrees. While on the ground both wheel center caps give me 5degrees. Have not measu...

Thanks for the advice everyone. It's wonderful how much information you all have :) Just received a package with these CF popup headlight covers. I bought these from Retro-spec made in the US. They look pretty good. I did find a little scoff on the side of one, but I can probably buff it out. I orde...

It does feel a bit tight even without any movement. I'll try both ways and make a decision.

Ah, okay. I did route the belt through the bottom left hole. And slip the belt through the other side. I'll redo the belt so it's not in the upper hole.

For best stock belt performance/safety unbolt the belt assembly at the base of the b pillar, pass it through the base belt hole on the left side of the seat, and bolt it back up to the b pillar. pass the buckle through the base belt hole on the right side (it might be easier to remove plastic sheat...

Ahh good to know thanks for that tidbit YoShImUrA!

Figured out the retractor mechanism. When you pull on the belt to get it out it turns this gear within a clear plastic housing. The gear is stopped by a locking arm. This locking arm is controlled by a metal ball. To get the belt out, you have to make sure the gear isn't putting force on the locking...

Yup! I had the same idea, but I imagine drilling the thick bracket would take tools that I don't have. I'll leave it for now until I take a test drive. I bought a set of OEM seatbelts but currently trying to find out how to get the belt to come out of the retractor. Seems like there's a ball mechani...

Finally got my seat in with the help of a friend. http://i.imgur.com/b4TQC8Xl.png http://i.imgur.com/viNHH5El.png http://i.imgur.com/Ex6k02ll.png Made the mistake of installing seats onto the pre assembled bracket with side plates. and then trying to bolt down the bracket. One bolt hole (left rear) ...

Looking good! Excited about the other installation pictures.

T3 seat brackets came today. Overall quality is pretty good. I didn't think much of the AE86 and T3 cutouts in the brackets at first, but they look much better in person. Felt a little heavy at 9.6lbs (4.5kg) but then again the bottom bracket is substantially thick and the Corbeau seat bracket for S...