FLP install completed, some ? and comments.
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FLP install completed, some ? and comments.
Got the project finished tonight! :cheers: Also replaced the stock wires with MSD Super Conductor. On the driver's side, the rearmost wire's boot is touching the header. Don't know if it'll melt eventually but after a 20 minute test drive it still looks OK. The exhaust tips that were even before now are off slightly. My impressions are as follows:
SOUND: significantly louder (I run ORPs), at idle it's only a little bit louder, but step on it, especially above 3000 RPM, and it becomes apparent that this ain't no stocker. WOT is insane! Guess I can't fool the cars around me anymore with my license plate. :D At times I hear a kind of "raspy" sound. Can that be an exhaust leak? How do I detect a leak in the system?
PERFORMANCE: Without a doubt there is more power/torque there, how much? Dont' know til I get the car on the dyno soon. It pulls REALLY hard above 3000 RPM all the way to redline. :)
COMMENTS: Right after I started the car, I noticed a burnt smell and a little bit of smoke! The smoke disappeared after a few minutes. I think/hope the smoke/smell was from the dielectric grease that I put in the wires. After the drive, I checked the engine bay for any evidence of anything getting burned. Nothing. The passenger's side seems to give off a lot more heat than the driver's side. :confused: I've heard that other members who run ORPs have a gasoline smell. I didn't smell anything with windows down or when I pull into the garage.
Overall this was a great experience, and I got to know the car a lot better, and wouldn't mind doing it again. Yeah really! :D Now I'll just need to wash it and put on the KEWL exhaust plate. And also find a muffler shop to hoist the car up and re-align the tips and tighten everything down some more.
SOUND: significantly louder (I run ORPs), at idle it's only a little bit louder, but step on it, especially above 3000 RPM, and it becomes apparent that this ain't no stocker. WOT is insane! Guess I can't fool the cars around me anymore with my license plate. :D At times I hear a kind of "raspy" sound. Can that be an exhaust leak? How do I detect a leak in the system?
PERFORMANCE: Without a doubt there is more power/torque there, how much? Dont' know til I get the car on the dyno soon. It pulls REALLY hard above 3000 RPM all the way to redline. :)
COMMENTS: Right after I started the car, I noticed a burnt smell and a little bit of smoke! The smoke disappeared after a few minutes. I think/hope the smoke/smell was from the dielectric grease that I put in the wires. After the drive, I checked the engine bay for any evidence of anything getting burned. Nothing. The passenger's side seems to give off a lot more heat than the driver's side. :confused: I've heard that other members who run ORPs have a gasoline smell. I didn't smell anything with windows down or when I pull into the garage.
Overall this was a great experience, and I got to know the car a lot better, and wouldn't mind doing it again. Yeah really! :D Now I'll just need to wash it and put on the KEWL exhaust plate. And also find a muffler shop to hoist the car up and re-align the tips and tighten everything down some more.
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Re: FLP install completed, some ? and comments. (Rapid Transit)
:cool: You'll love the FLPs. I'm not sure if I want to do it again though :D Well maybe it wouldn't be so bad now that I've done it once and know how to get them in. ENJOY :cheers:
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Re: FLP install completed, some ? and comments. (boost2much)
Well, this was my 1st major project so I took it slow and didn't have enough tools, that's why it took a long time. Now that I've done it, I can say that with 2 persons, and especially a lift, it'll take less than a day. Some have said they did it in 5 hours! :cheers:
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Re: FLP install completed, some ? and comments. (Rapid Transit)
:cheers:
At least you can say YOU DID THE INSTALL:D
Yep, you do learn about your car.
I do my own stuff to save money for more mods, its one of my hobbies, and to update the service manual when I find working on the car is a little different from the words;)
The smoke is just all the hand prints & stuff that got on the pipes, oil etc. from installing header bolts.
Then idle on ours is a bit deeper, but WOT.... :reddevil
Check the header to head bolts after driving it about 8 hours, then again in a few days of driving then a week and they are set!
I then check them monthly, vibration is the only issue now if at all!
Enjoy :smash:
At least you can say YOU DID THE INSTALL:D
Yep, you do learn about your car.
I do my own stuff to save money for more mods, its one of my hobbies, and to update the service manual when I find working on the car is a little different from the words;)
The smoke is just all the hand prints & stuff that got on the pipes, oil etc. from installing header bolts.
Then idle on ours is a bit deeper, but WOT.... :reddevil
Check the header to head bolts after driving it about 8 hours, then again in a few days of driving then a week and they are set!
I then check them monthly, vibration is the only issue now if at all!
Enjoy :smash:
