I got the front left ABS sensor installed, and had a little issue with a bad connection between the ABS cable and the cars harness. The insulator to one of the terminals came loose so pushing it down back in place solved the problem. The diameter of the mounting hole for the sensor needed a bit of Dremel work, as well, to increase its diameter a smidgen..."ABS" light off now.

 

Woo! Glad that fixed the problem for you. Whats next for the turbo wagon?

 

RUBBER! I've spun the treads off the front, lol! Rotating the rears to the front is next...AGAIN! I'm expecting a reimbursement check from the school district soon, so I'll use that. Also (imagine this), I'm chasing more front end pops and clunks that were already dx'd as strut bearings, which I replaced, but didn't rid the problem. Its "driving" me nuts, literally! As far as CEL's, the "420" SES light will have to remain, for I'm not running a cat. Other than that, I thought I was heading north to dyno this thing finally, but it didn't happen. Maybe in the near future? Of course I'll keep you all informed on that!

 

Oh, almost forgot...that PR Facebook site I posted earlier, is telling me that three people in Puerto Rico are still working on reflashing our ECU, but not yet. I told them about hackish's accomplishments and some were familiar and were evom.net followers. Others are choosing to convert to the EVO setup, ECU, etc. One commented, " "Hackish es el hombre (hackish is the man)!"

 

LOL Yea I am so ready to put my summer rubber back on... These cheap winter tires I got suck really bad. Couldnt even get up my little driveway in the snow last night. You remember right? Its not even that much of a hill... Silly one wheel drive car... Im gunna have to do something about that... hahaha

 

give Ziggy a call...or save up $900

 

Thats what I plan to do soon as work on the RA begins. Ziggy's phantom grip is on my list of parts I need before I finish the turbo build.

Still need that LSD, Head studs, 3bar, wideband, a few gauges, and to get the exhaust mani finished. If my uncle doesnt wrap it up soon I might just say screw it and have my brother help me build a custom one. He is getting really good at welding! He has some pictures of his work on instagram. He's actually up in New York right now working somewhere. He's worked at Jim Beam, Jack Daniels, Bush Beans, Colgate, and a couple other factories since he got started last year!

 

Somebody give me a good, surefire recommendation for four aggressive, all season tires...

 

I remember reading great reviews of Continental ExtremeContact DWS. Check into them.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....emeContact+DWS

 

keep up the good work

 

Nice...I think I'm going to run "50's" this time instead of 45's, which I wore down the last half of the tread in 6mo's! I wonder if going turbo had anything to do with it (hohoho)!

Any other suggestions?

 

That'll just make more sidewall and an overall bigger diameter tire wouldnt it? I dont think that would have any affect on tread depth would it?

 

You need to pick from the following:


do you want them to last? or do you want them to perform?


you can only pick one. lol

 

I have the Continental ExtremeContact DW tires on the oem rims they work well for me

 

I hear they are a good happy medium...I have not tried them myself...