What have you done to your car today?

Well I can't say for sure but that's what's happened with mine. It was notchy (not awfully so) but you had to be quite firm with it sometimes, with this knob it glides in to place a lot easier and when you're not wanting to drive like a rally driver you can do a lot more relaxed shifts as well.

They do them for Minis as well, to be honest the I think the notchy shift is a BMW thing, so maybe that's why your BINI is as well.

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Just placed an order through Summit Racing for project H22, grabbing all of the things I'd planned from them except for an ATI crank pulley damper...

Catco cat. 2.5", stainless, promises of reliability and good flow...

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DEI gold heat tape. Good for continuous 850*F abuse, can handle spikes up to 2000*. The intake pipe will be wrapped in this, as well as the part of the oil pan that the downpipe is close to. This is a 2" by 30' roll, so I'm sure I'll put more to functional use.

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K&N Apollo intake. Universal, 70mm inlet. Don't know why the black is so much cheaper than the red, but at least it's the color I want.

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Professional Products 68mm cast aluminum Integra Type-R "Power" throttle body. This is the TB that Rosko Racing recommends with the JDM Accord Euro-R manifold that I plan on getting (dyno-proven to flow a bit better than Skunk2's manifold). Supposedly cast throttles are less likely to stick than a lot of the billet units in the aftermarket. Originally I was going to go with the satin aluminum look with my intake to look more factory, but I recently changed my mind and sprang the extra few bucks for polished. Going to have my manifold polished as well, inspired by Alfa Romeo's efforts in making their engines look pretty. Between my custom valve cover and planned Formula 1-style Bisimoto header... I may as well complete the image.

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Well I can't say for sure but that's what's happened with mine. It was notchy (not awfully so) but you had to be quite firm with it sometimes, with this knob it glides in to place a lot easier and when you're not wanting to drive like a rally driver you can do a lot more relaxed shifts as well.

They do them for Minis as well, to be honest the I think the notchy shift is a BMW thing, so maybe that's why your BINI is as well.

http://www.storm-motorwerks.com/interior/
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Greater moment exerted with a mass (weighted shift knob) hanging off the end of a pivot.
 
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Friend helped me install my sub.
I love it, adds so much to the music and you can only see the cables as they run out the back of the box. Can't really hide the ground wire though.

Also put on the winter tires.
 
About four months ago I had to replace the entirety of the A/C, compressor, accumulator-dryer, all the tubes... the whole nine yards.
That was awful. Never want to do that again. It was like trying to get a cube through a circle too small. But, it did save me $1500 from going to a mechanic.. Total cost was only $250 + a few more for a belt..

Now I need a new radiator.. It's leaking coolant from the bottom left where the metal clamping is. Either a seal is done for, or its gotten too hot and melted through.
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Thinking about it now I might have damaged it (radiator) when taking out the compressor... I was really trying to yank it out the night before it actually did budge.
 
God, I hate working on the cooling system. I removed the radiator twice in my old Accord, once due to an accident, and once for my engine swap. Coolant has become the worst smell ever, imo.

Most of the H22 stuff I ordered came, so I at least put the tape to use. The exhaust downpipe hugs the pan pretty tightly, so...

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Had its first tow the other day. Bolt sheared holding up the alternator while I was heading home which wasn't too bad...but it was on the freeway that it occurred, so I was stranded for about an hour and a half.
 
Celebrating the perfect weather I finally got around to rebuilding a caliper that I assumed was sticking and all I did was find out that it wasn't the cause. Next up - the master cylinder I guess.


Beware of my ingenious brake line clamping solution.

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Just wanted to mention how happy I am to have finished a little detailing on my car.
Did a full 2 bucket wash, dry, and shine (with a quick waxing product but not a full scale wax job).
Also vacuumed every inch of the interior, dusted with microfiber towels, and finished it off with a good wash and scrub of the all-weather mats.

Considering the fact I didn't do a full wax I'm very happy with the results. Maybe down the road I can post some pics but it's a pain to get that stuff off the phone and onto the forum. :meh:
 
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My throttle arrived a couple days ago. 1) Holy spelling errors, Batman. 2) Lies. Polished was pricier, and it wasn't show quality. I had to go over it again with a microfiber rag and some Wenol metal polish. 3) Why pick these things to mention, instead of, say, focus on details behind build quality, reliability, etc? It's like the ads in the import magazines for Race Land coil-overs... in the 'anatomy' of the suspension, they just talk about how certain parts are powder-coated or anodized, and the obvious fact that it lowers your car. Makes me lose confidence in the product.
 
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Finally got around to replacing the rear stabilizer end links today. What should have been a twenty minute job turned into a three-hour marathon of broken tools and sailor-embarrassing swear word combos.
 
Replaced a few rubber gaskets on the M, but still got the door ones to go.


Also replaced the cup holders, so I now have 3 functional (count them!) cup holders.

I'm living the German car dream.
 
Mazda Tribute V6 - 2 cylinders misfiring, no power and fuel consumption was through the roof. Replaced spark plugs and ignition coils. Had to remove intake manifold to get to the rear plugs/coils, so replaced intake gaskets as well.

She goes like a rocket now!
 
Ordered a set of KW V1 :D was originally planning to get H&R springs only but was told by practically every living being around that coilovers were the better solution long-term :lol:
 
Got around to putting the Escape into winter mode:


Moved the ice scraper (really not needed, but have it just in case) and the squeegee to the front seat and topped off the washer fluid with the winter stuff.
 
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Reliability to-do list:

* DTC for a third clutch fluid pressure sensor. It doesn't seem to be affecting the drive at all, so I'm researching how to properly diagnose this before throwing money at a replacement sensor.

* A/C stopped working towards the end of summer. I'll probably wait until Spring to check that out.

* Heater doesn't blow hot at idle.

Otherwise, the car's been perfect so far. Regardless, plans are to swap fluids for the cooling, brake, and transmission systems.
 
On the 1999 Mercedes Benz E320, I replaced the battery, replaced the spark plugs, purchased a new radiator and coolant hose (not yet installed), and then I bought new windshield wipers. Car shall be as good as new after I'm finished.
 

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