The indecisive and slow S4 build
#251
In addition, I will say that swapping to a modern starter has also been an eye opener. The old units crank so slowly in comparison.
#255
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Enough with the hijack. I can't wait to hear about the results of this swap!
#257
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you have that link for the mirror glass? I think I'm going to need to swap that out.
you have that link for the mirror glass? I think I'm going to need to swap that out.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/224509710404
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/222346836939
#261
Not much has been happening. Too much work to do on the house to really enjoy the car this last summer. I did make it out to a few cars and coffee events, but nothing very large. With the little time I've had, I've been making the car more "35 year old man" friendly. The exhaust volume of the peripheral port has been steadily wearing on me, so I installed some thermotec sound deadening in the hatch area. I still need to install it in the rest of the car. So far, the difference was huge in terms of killing some of that resonance in the cabin.
I traded my old corbeau GTS II seats for some OEM blue turbo 2 seats. The OEM's are much more comfortable, still have a decent amount of bolster support, and I sit much lower. I actually kind of like the blue seats with the rest of the black interior, but maybe I'll get them reupholstered over the winter. I did get the black plastics and levers for the seats, so at least the seat "trim" is black.
I got sick of looking at my old cracked center vents and warped radio surround, so I bought them both new. It's amazing how nice NOS parts feel in comparison to used. The center vents actually have tension in the parts that move. Blew my mind lol.
Upgraded my 15 year old single DIN deck for a Pioneer 2700NEX with wireless car play/ Android auto. Works great minus my Google assistant not performing functions. It hears me, but won't carry out any tasks. Still working on that.
I traded my old corbeau GTS II seats for some OEM blue turbo 2 seats. The OEM's are much more comfortable, still have a decent amount of bolster support, and I sit much lower. I actually kind of like the blue seats with the rest of the black interior, but maybe I'll get them reupholstered over the winter. I did get the black plastics and levers for the seats, so at least the seat "trim" is black.
I got sick of looking at my old cracked center vents and warped radio surround, so I bought them both new. It's amazing how nice NOS parts feel in comparison to used. The center vents actually have tension in the parts that move. Blew my mind lol.
Upgraded my 15 year old single DIN deck for a Pioneer 2700NEX with wireless car play/ Android auto. Works great minus my Google assistant not performing functions. It hears me, but won't carry out any tasks. Still working on that.
Last edited by djSL; 10-31-23 at 08:44 PM.
#262
Finally decided to bite the bullet and install my new Elite 750. The old E6X still works, but the limitations were starting to get frustrating. Day 1 was spent removing all necessary interior and getting the ECU pulled. The plan is to put in new sound deadening (since I removed it 11 years ago, so dumb), clean up some wiring I'm not so proud of, and get this thing back up and running within a month.
While both the Haltech fuse box and the ECU won't fit in the glove box, I'll be putting the ECU in the glove box and the fuse box near the passenger kick panel.
Carpet and E6X out. If someone wants this ECU for a random project, I'll sell it. Otherwise, I'll sit on it for any dumb projects I may have in mind.
I've got most of the wiring figured out, ordered new sensors, crimps, pins, etc. However, I still need to find a suitable mounting spot for the IGN1A coils I'll be using. I want them near the brake/clutch master, but I haven't found any mounting brackets that will work in that area. There's not many flat surfaces there, so most brackets I've seen won't work. That's really the only hurdle I have to knock this out quickly.
While both the Haltech fuse box and the ECU won't fit in the glove box, I'll be putting the ECU in the glove box and the fuse box near the passenger kick panel.
Carpet and E6X out. If someone wants this ECU for a random project, I'll sell it. Otherwise, I'll sit on it for any dumb projects I may have in mind.
I've got most of the wiring figured out, ordered new sensors, crimps, pins, etc. However, I still need to find a suitable mounting spot for the IGN1A coils I'll be using. I want them near the brake/clutch master, but I haven't found any mounting brackets that will work in that area. There's not many flat surfaces there, so most brackets I've seen won't work. That's really the only hurdle I have to knock this out quickly.
#265
Here's what I did. I cut the studs out of the original trailing coil bracket and drilled one new hole. Obviously, I painted it as well.
Installed a stainless riv-nut in the shock tower give the bracket an additional mounting point.
Mounted.
Rough mock-up for right now. No issues with hood clearance. I definitely had to play with spacer length to ensure the coil connectors have enough clearance from the chassis. As it is, everything fits. Just need to finish the wiring to the coils and install some nicer hardware.
I definitely need to repaint the engine bay the next time this engine comes out.
Installed a stainless riv-nut in the shock tower give the bracket an additional mounting point.
Mounted.
Rough mock-up for right now. No issues with hood clearance. I definitely had to play with spacer length to ensure the coil connectors have enough clearance from the chassis. As it is, everything fits. Just need to finish the wiring to the coils and install some nicer hardware.
I definitely need to repaint the engine bay the next time this engine comes out.
Last edited by djSL; 04-21-24 at 04:37 PM.
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#266
While waiting for my TXL wire to arrive, I decided to tackle the spark plug wires. Since the coils are mounted in a different location, I'd need different lengths. I could've bought the SakeBomb wires which would've been close, but I already had two brand new sets of NGK replacements that I didn't feel like throwing away. Also, it was a good excuse to learn how to make my own.
Got all the materials together. Wires, spark plug wire crimper, snips, and 90 degree LS coil style boots/connectors.
As I've never made plug wires, I cut off the original connector to see what I was dealing with.
After removing the wire from the original NGK connector, I noticed a metal tab inserted into the spark plug wire. While I don't know what it does, it's probably wise to reuse it.
Cut away of the wire: The metal tab is simply inserted into the center of the wire next to the core. Easy peasy.
Tab removed and inserted into the shortened wire section.
Wire inserted into the connector, with the metal tab facing down to ensure good contact and then crimped.
Rinse, repeat, and voila! A new set of custom length plug wires. Super easy with the right tools.
I made a second set as well, so I have two complete sets ready to go. To ensure I didn't ruin the wires and cause myself problems down the road, I measured the resistance of the wires at the original lengths and after I modified them. Results below:
Got all the materials together. Wires, spark plug wire crimper, snips, and 90 degree LS coil style boots/connectors.
As I've never made plug wires, I cut off the original connector to see what I was dealing with.
After removing the wire from the original NGK connector, I noticed a metal tab inserted into the spark plug wire. While I don't know what it does, it's probably wise to reuse it.
Cut away of the wire: The metal tab is simply inserted into the center of the wire next to the core. Easy peasy.
Tab removed and inserted into the shortened wire section.
Wire inserted into the connector, with the metal tab facing down to ensure good contact and then crimped.
Rinse, repeat, and voila! A new set of custom length plug wires. Super easy with the right tools.
I made a second set as well, so I have two complete sets ready to go. To ensure I didn't ruin the wires and cause myself problems down the road, I measured the resistance of the wires at the original lengths and after I modified them. Results below:
- Unmodified NGK leading wire @ 40" in length: 7.9K ohms
- Modified leading wire @ ~28": 5.5K ohms
- Unmodified NGK trailing wire @ ~26" in length: 5K ohms
- Modified leading wire @ ~24.5": 4.7K ohms
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That is cool, something that i've always wanted to do
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