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The dash speakers came in (Pyle 3.5” PL31BK) and I mounted them into the original speaker mounting rings because they were slightly smaller. 3.5” instead of 4”. I went with the 3.5” speakers because they were only 2” deep, same as the originals.
I also installed the new door speakers (Cerwin-Vega 5.25” HED H752) . These were easy, I just needed to drill three new holes in the factory speaker pockets.
I installed the new AEM wideband gauge (just the gauge itself, not the sensor or wiring). My old one was so dim that thought it wasn’t working at all but it turns out it could only be seen at night.
Under the hood I found a large boost leak. The hose from the PCV valve to the intake manifold had dried out and cracked in several places. That was an easy fix. I haven’t driven it yet to see if this helped with the idle surging. If not, I’ll pull the TB and mess with the FIAV.
I added a new boot up logo to the stereo! This flashes on the screen for a second or two when I first turn the ignition on. I love it. Sometimes it’s the simple things!
I had a bunch of scratches on the windshield from the wipers pushing dirt and mud during my RallyX days. I tried to polish them out to no avail. I went to a glass place to see if they could polish them out but they couldn’t either so instead l had a whole new windshield installed. It looks awesome but now I’m wondering if I should have waited until after the California trip (rocks on the highway and such).
I found that a new fuel priming feature was added to ECMLink a few years ago. I tried to get the new version on my old laptop but my laptop is too old. I got the new version on my wife’s laptop but can’t get it to connect to the ECU. I’m still working on trying to figure this out. But I think adding a 5 second fuel pump prime when I turn the key to on will fix my cold start cranking issue.
I also installed the new door speakers (Cerwin-Vega 5.25” HED H752) . These were easy, I just needed to drill three new holes in the factory speaker pockets.
I installed the new AEM wideband gauge (just the gauge itself, not the sensor or wiring). My old one was so dim that thought it wasn’t working at all but it turns out it could only be seen at night.
Under the hood I found a large boost leak. The hose from the PCV valve to the intake manifold had dried out and cracked in several places. That was an easy fix. I haven’t driven it yet to see if this helped with the idle surging. If not, I’ll pull the TB and mess with the FIAV.
I added a new boot up logo to the stereo! This flashes on the screen for a second or two when I first turn the ignition on. I love it. Sometimes it’s the simple things!
I had a bunch of scratches on the windshield from the wipers pushing dirt and mud during my RallyX days. I tried to polish them out to no avail. I went to a glass place to see if they could polish them out but they couldn’t either so instead l had a whole new windshield installed. It looks awesome but now I’m wondering if I should have waited until after the California trip (rocks on the highway and such).
I found that a new fuel priming feature was added to ECMLink a few years ago. I tried to get the new version on my old laptop but my laptop is too old. I got the new version on my wife’s laptop but can’t get it to connect to the ECU. I’m still working on trying to figure this out. But I think adding a 5 second fuel pump prime when I turn the key to on will fix my cold start cranking issue.
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