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Offline TomatoSoup

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #300 on: September 06, 2011, 09:13:11 AM »
Quote from: Arabas on September 06, 2011, 02:53:44 AM
Nice work TS !! looks far better after the polishing!
strange....i haven't noticed the part attached to the pipe in the foto, in my car's engine bay.... what is it use for?
Thanks :)  Just the mounting brackets - I assume that's what you mean.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #301 on: September 06, 2011, 09:20:44 AM »
no, these things UNDER the pipe....never seen them attached to a pipe before....   :kwh: :lol:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #302 on: September 06, 2011, 09:47:34 AM »
I fixed my 12V accessory plug.  It required that I remove the lower part of my Sky Dash.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #303 on: September 06, 2011, 10:26:06 AM »
Quote from: Arabas on September 06, 2011, 09:20:44 AM
no, these things UNDER the pipe....never seen them attached to a pipe before....   :kwh: :lol:
Ahhh... now I understand, you mean the sneakercharger attachments!  A gain of up to 100 horsepower when engaged! (Have you ever seen the Flintstones cartoon in Greece?) :lol:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #304 on: September 06, 2011, 01:24:10 PM »
100 hp!!!  :yay: :lol:
going to the Puma store right now
Yes Flintstones! they had a soft top too... :lol:

good job on polihing the pipes TS  :thumbs:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #305 on: September 06, 2011, 02:55:35 PM »
Quote from: TomatoSoup on September 05, 2011, 06:58:42 PM
After polishing the factory driver-side IC charge pipe well over a year ago, I finally got round to doing the passenger side today.  Took a lot of wet-sanding and polishing to get most of the tool-marks out.  I didn't want to go too deep and I concentrated on the areas that are visible when it's mounted, but it came out pretty nicely I think.  Before and after photos:

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You are braver than me. I was worried about how much material would be left if I went after the tool marks so I left them. I used steel wool and finished with rubbing compound.

It amazes me they put an engine cover and did not protect parts like this better when they built it. Didnt they know they were building for gearheads?
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #306 on: September 06, 2011, 03:47:00 PM »
Naw they built the car for teenage girls.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #307 on: September 23, 2011, 10:01:26 PM »
I have second Little Devil under the hood now.








If it stops raining around here[AGAIN] and the roads aren't little rivers, I will now be able to do some data logging and try and get some more AirFlow out of the new CAI and retune the Demon.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #308 on: September 24, 2011, 11:08:17 AM »
I like it a lot Elff! :thumbs:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #309 on: September 24, 2011, 12:39:11 PM »
what CAI is that? K&N or DDM custom ?
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #310 on: September 24, 2011, 01:47:37 PM »
GMPP

I had it painted to match everything added the fitting for the OCC line and added the DDM Devil sticker
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #311 on: September 27, 2011, 08:27:05 AM »
Ordered ASAP plastic drive/turn honey comb grills and 3rd light 10hp TURBO sticker :)
Wife reminded me no more  :wife:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #312 on: October 03, 2011, 09:17:27 AM »
Disabled OnStar yesterday.  That was a lot of panels needed removal just to gain access to VCIM.

Basically, I disconnected the cell antenna cable, the GPS antenna cable, and two white connectors.  Leave the black connector alone or the car doesn't start.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #313 on: October 03, 2011, 08:59:40 PM »
Washed and drove Lindsey down to DDMWorks from Blacksburg, VA. Leaking coolant the whole way. Took car into a local dealership and it will be replaced tomorrow.

Modified my Pro-Beam for my Rear Differential clearance issue and got to hang out with Jake, Ivy, and Kim!

Did I mention that I also got a chance to see Gwyneth on her perch and an Ariel Atom that just came in for an install at DDM. Now that is a cool car! A little impractical for a DD though but man would it be fun on the track and AC course!
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #314 on: October 04, 2011, 03:05:46 AM »
Changed the spark plugs the other day, went from the original ACDelco 41-102 to the 41-108 gapped at .035.  No codes and no problems so far.  Also got my SPEC 3+ clutch from DDM with some other goodies yesterday.  As soon as the flywheel and spacer get here, I'll get everything installed so I can get back to the races again.

I also got my iPad-2 in yesterday. Found an app last night that measures speed via GPS and inertial forces via the iPad's internal positioning.  It displays both gauges along with a map and records it all for playback.  It's called GPS Speed HD if you want to check it out.
 
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #315 on: October 04, 2011, 03:43:04 AM »
just dropped it to the dealer for the 4th annual service with only 31K km (22K miles)
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #316 on: October 04, 2011, 05:09:36 AM »
Sad Day for me as I Sold my car on Saturday...
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #317 on: October 04, 2011, 06:57:32 AM »
Quote from: IBDRINKEN on October 04, 2011, 05:09:36 AM
Sad Day for me as I Sold my car on Saturday...

'Tis is a very sad day indeed! Did you cry when it drove away?  :cryin:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #318 on: October 04, 2011, 09:16:23 AM »
Quote from: IBDRINKEN on October 04, 2011, 05:09:36 AM
Sad Day for me as I Sold my car on Saturday...

Are you now true to your name?
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #319 on: October 04, 2011, 12:13:57 PM »
They havent picked it up yet waiting on the title from the bank.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #320 on: October 04, 2011, 12:28:02 PM »
I meant RUDRINKEN? Good luck with everything if we don't see you much anymore.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #321 on: October 05, 2011, 10:36:47 AM »
Over the weekend I mounted my rear view camera monitor in my sunshade.  Been meaning to get to this for over a year now, but someone beat me to it over on the BB so that galvanized me to action!

No how-to here, since I doubt many if any will want to do this themselves - I think most have an aftermarket radio they'll use instead.  But just by way of an FYI, attached are photos of what the driver's sunshade looks like cut open.   First shows the hidden part of the sliding door.  Interestingly the mirror is larger all round than the cutout, so even with the sliding door removed I could just leave it in place with no unsightly gaps.

I did get a nice (and cheap!) chrome- metal rearview camera though (also avail in black) and will be working on a new license plate bracket and light to replace the OEM one and allow the camera to be center mounted above the plate.  Will do a photo-writeup of that since that may be of more interest to folks.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #322 on: October 05, 2011, 10:44:51 AM »
TS

My backup camera did not require any modification to the bracket or light
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #323 on: October 05, 2011, 10:49:14 AM »
Yes, Elff, I had one like that also.  Didn't like the add-on look though (no offense) plus it didn't work well with my clear license plate cover.  So I wanted to go with something more factory looking.  "Chacun à son goût" :)
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today - Part 2
« Reply #324 on: October 05, 2011, 10:59:43 AM »
Understood

I think the one I have could easily be used behind the bumper and utilize the opening about the license plate.  That would make it stealth.  would just need to pop off the rear bumper to do that
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