My LX has been sitting since the last time it left me stranded (roughly last October). Unable to track down an actual reason why it was dying on me while cruising I shotgunned the car with parts. I generally try not to do this, but it was stuff that I either wanted to replace or probably needed replacing anyway (swapped MAF to correct size so I could remove the QH, replaced the factory coil, replaced the unknown PIP sensor in the distributor with a Motorcraft sensor). Car ran, but I did nothing more then move it around to get to other stuff. So I drove it into town today because I wanted to drive it, and I need to start down that path of trusting it again.
Holy smokes. Something that I replaced woke the car up. The car feels the same off idle and for the first 1/3 throttle, but if I shove my foot into it any deeper it is nothing but wheel spin and fishtailing. It seems like the car picked up about 50 hp or something. It is bananas. Now I HAVE to do something about the trashed traclok. The car is worthless at any moderate throttle use. I think I am going to bite the bullet and put a fully built Strange 9" in the car.
In other news I finally got my garage built so I can get the cars out of the shop and actually work on stuff and have space.
Holy smokes. Something that I replaced woke the car up. The car feels the same off idle and for the first 1/3 throttle, but if I shove my foot into it any deeper it is nothing but wheel spin and fishtailing. It seems like the car picked up about 50 hp or something. It is bananas. Now I HAVE to do something about the trashed traclok. The car is worthless at any moderate throttle use. I think I am going to bite the bullet and put a fully built Strange 9" in the car.
In other news I finally got my garage built so I can get the cars out of the shop and actually work on stuff and have space.