Thread: What did you do to your Car today?

Gave it some attention this weekend. New AC delco front O2 over the parts store garbage, readings are much quicker and seem more accurate now and a couple O2 codes that I've been ignoring are gone. MPG bumped a good amount. Bent the tabs back on the obdII port so I don't have to wiggle the connector to get it to read. Bandaid fixed the ZZP **** valvecover gaskets again until I get new valve covers... Think thats it.

Sale on the black car is pending... for quite a bit more than what I paid for it

Watched it get pelted by hail. No dents thank goodness.

Used car as a truck, used truck as a tractor trailer with ... the trailer hooked up.

Moved the toolbox, compressor, air hose and the grill last night. Then cleaned nearly every tool in the box, they were filthy from buddies not always wiping them down. Oh well, gave me a good reason to vacuum every drawer out and make things nice. Wife gets home and says "it smells like chemicals in the garage", me "yup, I sprayed a bunch of them to clean things up". What she doesn't realize is she will smell brake cleaner a lot more in her life.

Favorite chemical!

Got my "new" PCM installed with Bill's Trans tune. So far, I love it! Shifts faster, and more when I think it should. No more performance shift though, the light doesn't even come on, but it still shifts WAY better than stock performance shift.

Now I just need to figure out why the RPM drop while coasting. They chill right at 1k, then drop to 500, then come right back up to 1000. Car has done it forever and I can't find anything out about it for the life of me.

Picked up a new dash-cam last night. Still messing with it, but it is 1080P where my old one was 720p; things are SO MUCH clearer on this camera! And of course the power plug is different and I have it hard wired, so will have to re-run a new power cable.

Originally Posted by Bronco Boy

Picked up a new dash-cam last night. Still messing with it, but it is 1080P where my old one was 720p; things are SO MUCH clearer on this camera! And of course the power plug is different and I have it hard wired, so will have to re-run a new power cable.

Post which one you got. I'm looking to buy my third cam lol
Mainly because I want a clearer one, mine does 1080p but at a reduced frame rate. I want 30 minimum though. So 720 at 30 fps is what I use, and it looks meh.

I think my car losts its alignment again and its only been a week, the drivers front wheel look a little off but it tracks straight ( i might just be worrying for nothing). Might have to do with the clunking/rattleish sound I have been hearing recently. I think its my struts but I'm not sure. Gonna look at it once it drys out in a few days, swaybar isnt broke, outer tie rods, LCAs, sway bar end links are new. Swaybar isnt broke but starting to separate around the end links and the bushings are shot.

Stupid POS dirt roads, about to say f it and buy some new KYB units for the front and have 4x4 in the front. I'm gonns go bsck and have them check thr alignment in 6k unless i notice it get worse.

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Do a ghetto toe alignment inspection. If you have a bent rim or tires that are even just slightly uneven this won't be accurate. First make sure all tires are filled to the same pressure. Make sure the wheel is absolutely straight and drive a few feet with it like that, make no changes unless you drive a bit more. Then kneel 5 feet from the front bumper and align the front tires with the rear. As both sidewalls match up on the front, it should align with the rears at the same time. This is of course if your alignment spec is for 0. I believe gp's specify a bit of toe in for handling though. You'll see it though.

Originally Posted by 02NavyBlue

Post which one you got. I'm looking to buy my third cam lol
Mainly because I want a clearer one, mine does 1080p but at a reduced frame rate. I want 30 minimum though. So 720 at 30 fps is what I use, and it looks meh.

I got the Mini 0803 w/ 16GB internal storage and GPS:
http://dashboardcamerareviews.com/mini-0803/

I recorded my drive to work this morning; 6:45 am, pitch black, and I could see what was going on. Very impressive.

Some quick research found that if you play your recordings in a program called RegistratorViewer, you can see all the data, including GPS. It shows your drive on a map. Very cool.

Oh, and 1080P is 30FPS.

$119.99 shipped from this place: http://www.ebay.com/itm/301243601541...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

That's neat. There's a review on the first page listing pros and con's, the video test on there...man I could never drive there lol. Might as well erase all lane markers, they don't matter anyway. Lol. I'm surprised that cam only goes for $120. I'm not buying anytime soon so I'll probably ask for an update before I do
Probably similar to this one
http://www.amazon.com/Cobra-Electron...Dash+cam+cobra

Just tried that Navy, it looks a little bit off, i just dont want to destroy there brand new tires. I'm half temped to throw channel locks or whatever on the tie rod and try to correct it a little but I'd rather not throw it off more. Belle Tire checks alignments free but having just gone there i feel like a pest going back lol. Don't know if these pics how anything but i think i saw what you were saying about the toe.





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I would take it somewhere that checks alignment for free before I started messing with it. Lots of places do, around here anyways, so you don't have to feel like a pest going back to the same one. lol

Originally Posted by 02NavyBlue

That's neat. There's a review on the first page listing pros and con's, the video test on there...man I could never drive there lol. Might as well erase all lane markers, they don't matter anyway. Lol. I'm surprised that cam only goes for $120. I'm not buying anytime soon so I'll probably ask for an update before I do
Probably similar to this one
http://www.amazon.com/Cobra-Electron...Dash+cam+cobra

Ask when ready. I'm sure I will have some opinions. LOL

That Cobra looks alright. Although, I have no use for a screen.

I had this style before, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AYB7C1K?psc=1 and never viewed the screen other than to set it up.

The guys there are super cool so I'm sure they wouldn't care. I just feel like a bum or one of those guys milking something ya know? I might be crazy tho.

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Hey if you have spendy tires its ok to be paranoid and make sure you aren't recking them lol