What have you done to your P5 today?

Alright question for you guys


I have the MP3 ECU now and I just made a hard pull through the RPM's but as I hit 4500K, rpm's just stopped and almost dropped.

Is this due to the ECU being tuned to not have VTCS? Did I just get kicked in the groin again by the VTCS system??
 
Pro5x2 said:
Alright question for you guys


I have the MP3 ECU now and I just made a hard pull through the RPM's but as I hit 4500K, rpm's just stopped and almost dropped.

Is this due to the ECU being tuned to not have VTCS? Did I just get kicked in the groin again by the VTCS system??
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mine's never done that. ever.
 
fishdonotbounce said:
thanks for the help guys. i'm gonna go ahead and have them take the axleback off saturday and i'll buy the gasket tomorrow. I bought the exhaust off of a forum member so it didn't come with a new gasket. $5 for a gasket isn't bad though so I'm not worried.

As far as the mount goes, I didn't get the bolt that goes through the middle of the front mount with my mounts since I bought it off a fellow forum member so I would have to reuse my old bolt. That's why I didn't just cut it off yesterday. I'll have to look into where I can get one of those bolts and nuts some over the weekend. I'm not in as much of a hurry to get my front mount on as I am in getting my exhaust and struts put in. Tokico Blues just came in yesterday. It was like Christmas up until I couldn't replace the exhaust or motor mount. It was kinda like getting that shiny red bike and then having it get run over by a garbage truck the same day.
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That happens a lot! LOL. Wait until you do your suspension!
 
Hmm. Then what caused the sudden drop in power? I'll try to get a video of it on my way home today
 
It's an MP3, had it checked already by Nick.

Also, still gotta figure why it stalls out idling after putting gas in the tank.
 
Call off the Hardy Boys, I've solved my own "Case of the Evil Clunk!" I finally got the rear of the P5 up in the air today to see if I could track down the source of the "new and improved" rear-end clunk that developed a few weeks ago.

It turns out the right-side sway-bar bushing is all smashed up and coming out of its bracket! So, short of getting the sway-bar relocation brackets, what's my best bet for new sway bar bushings? It's got the AWR 21mm bar.
 
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I got the zoom-zoom sticker today!

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I hit 90k on the way home from work this morning. Other than that.....I gotta go get a 4 wheel alignment monday because I do NOT want to see a second set of tires chewed up from the inside out.
 
Ordered new goods for my motor build today.
Set up an appt. on saturday for a Dent wizard to work some magic befor eI prep the body for paint.

Oh yeah...Its time for this to be on!
 
Put on a new rear driver side caliper and bracket, installed speedbleeders on the all the wheels, and flushed the whole brake/clutch system with Ate Racing Super Blue. Seems to be running great and pedals feel awesome as well.
 
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