What have you done to your P5 today?

[mx-p5]

Yeah, Callie works at The UPS Store

 

[magnumP5]

So I've noticed that with the cold weather my car will have a stumble at idle until it's fully warmed up. It's acting almost as if it had a vacuum leak but once the car is fully warmed up everything is fine. No CEL yet but I imagine the cold weather is exposing a vacuum leak that wouldn't otherwise be there. This has happened three times over the last two days. Might be a vacuum leak but something I'm not willing to look for right now. Perhaps when I get my new IM and decide to replace my oil lines (again).

 

[mx-p5]

my idle drops, stumlbes, and stalls right after i put gas in the car

 

[magnumP5]

my idle drops, stumlbes, and stalls right after i put gas in the car

LOL, my idle gets worse as the tank level drops. If the light's on it's almost a certainty I'll throw a CEL. Part of the reason I never let the light come on Must have something to do with not having a pulsation damper and the Perrin fuel rail.

 

[bazooka joe]

pulsation damper...do explain pls?

 

[magnumP5]

pulsation damper...do explain pls?

The ugly little whitish/yellow plastic thing that sits on the end of the fuel rail on the driver's side. When I installed the Perrin fuel rail it removed the pulsation damper. I believe the purpose of the damper is to damp (duh!) out oscillation in the fuel flow. Probably has something to do with stabilizing the idle and whatnot.

 

[bazooka joe]

oaky, ya...mines a gonner too...

 

[Circuit]

Pulled out my Eclipse CD7100, sirius tuner, and ipod adapter. Whole set along with MSP pocket and support bar will be going up for sale soon.

 

[ScratchNSniff]

Picked up some DaveB guage rings for $45...




Also just picked up a stock exhaust in three pieces with a bunch of other stock 3 parts...but was wondering what are the two bulges on this exhaust...resonators???

I am not an exhaust person...so thanks for the help...

 

[Sliver5]

The one on the right looks more like a cat but the left one looks like a resonator

 

[kura808]

Pro5x2 nice pics!!!!! xD

as for me, i parked my car in our school lot. when i came back, my whole car was covered with grass trimmings(was raining and windy so it was like stuck on)..stupid ass greenskeeper was weed wacking right next to my car..i was afraid of getting some knicks and scratches so i decided to wash my car as soon as i got home. just did a simple wash. luckily, i cant really find any knicks or scratches so i'm relieved.

 

[NCZ13]

on the left is the resonator, and the right is the muffler.

 

[ScratchNSniff]

Thanks man...

 

[mx-p5]

I am bout to buy that Progress rear sway bar

And, are you thinking on installing the 3 exhaust on your car? Why would you pick that up?

edit above-just sent payment for Progress rear sway bar

edit #2-also just bought a second bumper guard, this one for ma car

 

[SuperProtege5]

I think you'll be quite happy with the Progress bar. Post up some installed pics and impressions

 

[mx-p5]

Will do. But, i don't think i'll be doing the install.

I"m going to be taking my car in, hopefully for new endlinks, extended warranty FTW!, then have him throw the bar on while it's up in the air.

But, i will have pics and impressions

 

[SuperProtege5]

Very nice to hear.

 

[magnumP5]

Seriously, do it yourself. If they endlinks aren't a problem, it'll take literally less than a half-hour. Since you plan on replacing them anyway if they don't come off you can just trash 'em by cutting them up and whatnot. Mine were seized at the swaybar but came off easily at the struts so I had to order new endlinks. Because of this I drove around for a while without any rear swaybar until the endlinks came in. Otherwise I would have been done in 30 minutes.

 

[THE Phen]

Yeah, it's seriously an easy swap.

And since you're in 4x4 mode, you almost don't even have to lift the car to do it! Hehehehehe.

 

[mx-p5]

but, me do it myself and fight with it, plus not having any tools to cut anything off, or, have a mechanic do it while it's under warranty

hmm.....