Wow, good stuff. Pics of the new ride height please.
Boss
Wow, good stuff. Pics of the new ride height please.
Randeaux/Rando/John/jr - '06 Cic ZHP; Southern California
"ZHP or not, I still like you"
ZHP Performance Package, Cold Weather Package, Leather, Jet Black/Black/BlackCube, NAV, Anthracite Black "my individual" interior trim
ESS Stage 1 Twin Screw Supercharger, Sprint Booster, BMW Perf Intake, Magnaflow Exhaust, Dinan TB & STEP S/W, UCC Sway Bars, Apex EC-7 18x8.5 ET38
Suspension: AST 44100 dampers, Bimmerworld front adjustable end links, Swift springs (8K front, 10K rear), Vorshlag camber plates
Dynavin D99+, Hardwire V1 (w/V1 Connection), BSW Stage 1 Speakers, Kicker Amp/Subwoofer
BMW Performance Strut Brace, Orion V2 Angel Eyes, No-holes License Plate, SMG Paddle Shift Mod, Besian VANOS, Gold DISA, Fan Delete, M3 Side Mirrors
Note: Actual car no longer resembles signature picture
Enforcer
Good call. I'll get some pics this weekend.Originally Posted by johnrando
Capo
Enforcer
Gah, I wrote this once but my browser ate the reply.
Ok, so today I spent another few hours or so under the car. This time it was on a lift, thankfully.
I was so proud of myself after I got the output shaft seated the other night, but when I got the car in the air today there was oil all over the damn place. Somehow -- even though I never refilled the diff and lost a substantial amount with the shaft incorrectly seated -- more oil came out *after* it was clicked into place. Fortunately I had another seal and was able to change it at the shop. That was a 2 hour detour I hadn't expected (in part because of the cleanup). I haven't looked since I've been back home; hopefully that's solved it or I really *will* have a reason to buy that LSD!
The rest of the time I spent changing the fluid in the diff and transmission, installing braided brake and clutch lines, and bleeding the system. Pretty standard stuff and it went relatively quickly. The brake and clutch pedals feel a bit more firm, now, and it's always nice to have clean, fresh fluid.
There's really been a marked improvement in how the car drives, now. The shocks made a *huge* difference. I want to do a little more research before replacing the steering rack with a rebuilt unit from the Rack Doctor, but that's probably going to be the next item I attack. Then an alignment. Then rotors and track and street pad sets. Ka-ching.
Campieri
Nice.
2004 E46 Imola Red 330i ZHP2008 E90 Sparkling Graphite M32011 E70 Black Sapphire X5 35d
Enforcer
johnrando asked for a picture. :-)
Looks about the same as stock, to me. The springs are the same, so it should be…
Boss
Thx for the pic.
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Randeaux/Rando/John/jr - '06 Cic ZHP; Southern California
"ZHP or not, I still like you"
ZHP Performance Package, Cold Weather Package, Leather, Jet Black/Black/BlackCube, NAV, Anthracite Black "my individual" interior trim
ESS Stage 1 Twin Screw Supercharger, Sprint Booster, BMW Perf Intake, Magnaflow Exhaust, Dinan TB & STEP S/W, UCC Sway Bars, Apex EC-7 18x8.5 ET38
Suspension: AST 44100 dampers, Bimmerworld front adjustable end links, Swift springs (8K front, 10K rear), Vorshlag camber plates
Dynavin D99+, Hardwire V1 (w/V1 Connection), BSW Stage 1 Speakers, Kicker Amp/Subwoofer
BMW Performance Strut Brace, Orion V2 Angel Eyes, No-holes License Plate, SMG Paddle Shift Mod, Besian VANOS, Gold DISA, Fan Delete, M3 Side Mirrors
Note: Actual car no longer resembles signature picture
Enforcer
That's the first pic without tint. Gawd that stuff was dark, and a pain to remove to boot. It's nice being able to see out at night, tho!
Enforcer
New mats and pedals:
Made OBD2 port accessible from the rear ash tray. My big-ass feet get caught on anything hanging out of the port in the stock location. :-)
Big Earner
Brilliant Idea with obdII port. I am actually in the prosses of doing something similar.New mats and pedals:
Made OBD2 port accessible from the rear ash tray. My big-ass feet get caught on anything hanging out of the port in the stock location. :-)
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2005 IR ZHP Alcantara 6MT l Bimmian phone mount l Khoalty Angel Eye's l Khoalty Fog's l AFE Stage 1 Intake l AFE Dynamic Air Scoop's l CDV Delete
Besian Sealed VANOS l Flat black Kidney Grills l Magnaflow Cat-Back
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