Quick Pics

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:41 am

Took a few quickies with my moms camera earlier... i like mine better so ill take better ones tomorrow

yeah, i know its dirty

closer shot of the new ground wires

the AEM Intake

kirktalife · Post by **kirktalife** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:28 am

lookin nice, love the battery

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:05 am

nice job... did you ever find the alternator ground?

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:06 am

I think, but im not sure

if its one of those 2 wires on the left side by the motor mount, then yes, if not, i dunno wtf it is

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:03 pm

I see im not the only one that had to put their optima battery in backwards

dirty engine, but the intake looks nice

good choice!!

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:03 am

scneonchic501 wrote:I see im not the only one that had to put their optima battery in backwards

thats so you guys can read it from the drivers seat

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:54 pm

yarr yarr

I got a new toy today in the mail... i put it all together and this is what it is...

I have shifter cables under my comp desk here too

Just need the rest of the mtx swap parts now

And yes... im sittin here play shifting with it

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:23 pm

^ another pic of the UltraVibePleasure2000....

(j/k, nice toy! PM'd you on the knob..)

OB · Post by OB » Mon Apr 10, 2006 4:08 pm

filthy but nice. i need to clean my bay up come to think of it. i could spend hours cleaning an engine bay with no complaints. its an art

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:18 pm

orangeblastsxt wrote:filthy but nice. i need to clean my bay up come to think of it. i could spend hours cleaning an engine bay with no complaints. its an art

want to come clean mine then?

jk..mine is very clean at the moment, and i usually keep it that way, but I HATE cleaning my engine

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:43 pm

I spray on the foam, hit it with a hot-pressure washer ten minutes later, wipe what I can and drive it.

(OB and I are lucky, we got California cars......I'm not rubbing it in, just noting that it takes MUCH more effort back East..)

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:42 pm

grambo wrote:(OB and I are lucky, we got California cars......I'm not rubbing it in, just noting that it takes MUCH more effort back East..)

Yeah, with all the rain you guys get, the engine bay should never be dirty.

Just drive it through a flooded side street!

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:54 pm

grambo wrote:I spray on the foam, hit it with a hot-pressure washer ten minutes later, wipe what I can and drive it.

(OB and I are lucky, we got California cars......I'm not rubbing it in, just noting that it takes MUCH more effort back East..)

california cars FTW!!!

OB · Post by OB » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:06 pm

03sxt wrote:
grambo wrote:(OB and I are lucky, we got California cars......I'm not rubbing it in, just noting that it takes MUCH more effort back East..)
Yeah, with all the rain you guys get, the engine bay should never be dirty. Just drive it through a flooded side street!

lately thats the case but this is typically the sunshine state

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so its cool to just spray water all in an engine bay? ive always wondered that, it wont ruin anything? i bet a lot of shit will rust if it sint wiped dry tho huh?

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:08 pm

orangeblastsxt wrote:so its cool to just spray water all in an engine bay? ive always wondered that, it wont ruin anything? i bet a lot of shit will rust if it sint wiped dry tho huh?

It'll dry before parts start rusting. Just make sure you cover the electronic components before you do it... And uncover them when you're done.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:16 pm

orangeblastsxt wrote:
lately thats the case but this is typically the sunshine state

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so its cool to just spray water all in an engine bay? ive always wondered that, it wont ruin anything? i bet a lot of shit will rust if it sint wiped dry tho huh?

on norcaltuners.com some was talking about it, said it was pretty easy.

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:35 pm

I used purple power on my engine, sprayed it down, then just rinsed it off and started the car, rinsed some more. let it idle a few minutes, then drove it around about 10-15 minutes to dry the rest of the water. Im still too afraid to do it w/ my blue one though....lol

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:55 pm

Just make sure you let it dry a bit before starting. I will blow out the cracks and crevices with an air compressor and wipe excess with a towel before I start it.
The V8 in my wifey's mall-crawler hates to be wet. The plugs foul and it runs like shit. (duh) Its been up to it's door-sills in water during some flooding we had though. F-er made rooster tails in my kids preschool parking lot! hahaaha
Yeh, foamy-engine bright or whatever works well. I use it on my exhaust tips, brakes, undercarriage, etc. (don't get it in an oopen cut though!)

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:03 am

orangeblastsxt wrote: lately thats the case but this is typically the sunshine state

thats florida

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:36 am

i have some like 15yr old engine cleaner

wonder if that will work

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:41 am

lilolneon wrote:i have some like 15yr old engine cleaner wonder if that will work

It'll probably eat all the plastic off... But then again, it'd be clean, right?

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:16 am

^^who needs plastic when its shiny anyway?

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:45 am

Plastic is overrated

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 1:08 am

Ok, heres an updated pic of the engine bay, i cleaned it yesterday w/ some engine degreaser... it worked kinda ok, didnt quite get the results i expected, but better than it was before...

Before

After

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:58 am

MUCH better!

The battery's still in there backwards, though.

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:54 am

How about i peel the sticker up and flip it around? will that make it better?

caustic neon · Post by **caustic neon** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:46 am

just put the bat in the trunk.

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 10:02 am

why put it in the trunk? it fits where it is, they just givin me a hard time cause the sticker doesnt face the hood opening

caustic neon · Post by **caustic neon** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 10:16 am

i know but i like it in the rear!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol let me rephrase that i like the battery in the trunk.

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:08 pm

lilolneon wrote:How about i peel the sticker up and flip it around? will that make it better?

Yes.