2fcknfst

What did they nail you for the hose?

LinwoodM

Ask him how long it took to get it to this level of cleanliness…

2fcknfst

That appeals to my OCD - one day, maybe get the drivetrain out and spend six months cleaning the engine bay.

Pure bliss.

s65e90

They make coiled hose with a smooth wall interior.

Hoses Archives - Canal Rubber

QwikKotaTX

I need sunglasses to look at that engine, wow.

simRen

Makes a change, the amount of stuff I've bought from the states that I cant get in the UK! Customs must love me. Can someone remind Trump to sort that trade deal. Or Biden if he wakes up.

vtec_

Expect more tariffs if Trump gets in. Not to get too far off topic but the middle class in America is essentially being turned into a massive class of chavs as our industry has been hollowed out and the right wing protectionist types are hollering pretty hard about it.

I fiddled with the ride height some more, everything is set just right now. I set it back to stock ride height just to see how it worked and if I was using this car as a commuter/daily driver I would keep it here and it absorbed bumps and road chop really, really well.

Spoke with another well known turbo builder. It's amazing how everytime I ask for something specific, I get pushback and wacky answers that I know are bad advice. FFS. Wasn't asking for anything special either lol.

Lazurus

The advice you get will get from them will get better, the more you pay for it. Just a hunch.

I washed my Turbo today and took some McGuire's leather stuff to clean the leather bits on my $3000.00 steering wheel ( that's what I now call it and will let it go for ). That was all I could do before the heat ( already brutal ) has set in. Not a driving day.

In other news my Rock Auto debacle of several weeks ago just ended today resulting in the return of three separate incorrectly shipped part orders. this now caused the banking institution I used to reverse their "provisional" charge-back to me, of the originally spent funds. My guess is that they were never able to actually "speak" with anyone there either! and so sided with the zombie company that has no "customer service" that is not wholly "automated and web based". Live and learn.

vtec_

He wasn't really trying to "sell me" so to speak, but it wasn't the first time I got advice that is contradictory to what is pretty well known regarding tuning these engines (if you're familiar with this platform at all).


Like alot of American businesses, Rockauto can't pay one or two customer service folk $20 an hour to answer calls/emails.

Lazurus

Yeah, no re-inventing the known tricks of the platforms trade!

I'd have paid for advice not to use Rock Auto! They could afford it but why answer phones if hiding from customers is a successful business model. In all my years ( since online buying began 25 years ago ) of parts buying, this was the worst ever, and I'm grateful it was chump change stuff. Still one of my banks has facilitated outright theft of my funds. That pisses me off in principle alone. Then, there's the money!

So using your examples and mine. Sometimes you get what you pay for, and sometimes ya don't!

2fcknfst

I wonder if I can make that work with the Markski splitter - I can possibly take some off your hands.

My math says it about a 1/4" larger in diameter, is it flexible enough to clamp down and seal correctly?

QwikKotaTX

For potholes and expansion joints, would you say the coilovers soak these up better than the OEM struts/springs? What condition were the suspension parts you removed in as far as stiffness or original firmness?

vtec_

Yes, 100%. The stock stuff is really bad. The roads in Germany are pretty much perfect from what I gather so I suspect these would be good over there but not over here where we have pretty lousy roads, especially in the northeast.

The stock suspension had 95k miles on it or so, the fronts were pretty trashed but the rears were in good condition. The best way i could decribe the stock stuff was that it would clunk hard over bumps/potholes and if there were alot of them, it would "pack" the shock and it felt like they werent rebounding properly. I would try to avoid bumps but now even with them lowered to x73-ish spec (66 cm rear, 65.3 cm front) i can drive over them with confidence and it feels quite plush actually. I do notice on really hard turning it does feel alittle 'soft' but im hoping the gt3 rear sway will help with that. I also suspect if i were to go full hard on the clickers it would make it turn a bit better but for street use its fine as it is.

paopao

I'd say no. The wire coil is what maintains the OD. so it wouldn't be ideal. The hose comes in several sizes.

That being said, I am using thermoplastic clamps to secure it to the splitter instead of worm clamps. They are pretty cool.

2fcknfst

That's very cool; did they bond when heated?

Thanks for clarifying - I figured a 1/4" may be pushing the boundaries of good sealing.