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Wetsand, then some of that Meguiars 101 and 201.

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Saw it yesterday, looks great in person.

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Been driving it just about every day since I got it back from paint. So far so good, trans feels great, zero complaints!

Got the WB logging issue resolved. My hvac blower wasn't working randomly, got that resolved. Got the trans tunnel holes (from trans swap) covered with thick rubber. Put new spark plug boots in and new BCPR7ES plugs all around.

Today I sadly mounted my front plate. Car looked so nice without it but it is what it is, I don't want to fear getting pulled over everytime I drive past a cop. Bought a universal front plate mount from Bell. Turned out great I think :)
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1402697511

Also made a little video. Sorry for the quality during the driving, the camera cam loose from it's mount and I didn't realise it until halfway through the drive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRiQvAA7a1o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRiQvAA7a1o&hd=1

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I need a ride in this thing. The sound of a 2JZ is just intoxicating

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Agreed. I want one.

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Swapped out the off the shelf trans fluid for this Amsoil cocktail.

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Also got the stereo all back up and running. 10" sub and amp in the trunk. New tweeters in the front stock location, so nice to have decent sounding music again!!

And I've realized my 3rd brake light on the spoiler isn't working. It was some LED one off ebay that fit the Accord spoiler. Thinking it may just be DOA. Minor stuff though :)

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Did it get back in for the tune yet?

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No, still trying to get a slot to get the last section of the exhaust finished up. Haven't tried scheduling dyno yet. I want to make sure I've knocked everything off my tick list before setting up another dyno appointment.

I did install my Autometer GPS speed sensor tonight. Followed the generic instructions on how to cal it to any speedo and the cal appeared to work as designed on the stock speedo. Now just need to take it for a spin and see if it works!

http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1403148131

http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1403148131

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video that!

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Get collector plates, only the rear required and no renewals. Doesn't have the "get out of jail free" factor of veteran plates though. :D

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That's actually not a bad idea. Car is 22 years old so I could do that. And no more yearly tab renewal since they never expire, hmmm...

I do worry about getting harassed by cops if they see me driving it around town and to work. Wonder if it would affect insurance at all too, would they lump it under some other "collecters car" category? Anyone on here with any experience? Maybe I'll start a new thread about it.

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Maybe contact Curt, I'm pretty sure he has collector plates on at least one of his 3S's.

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So you are using GPS to drive your speedo? I know the refresh is 10hz but in my experience the GPS speed is always a bit laggy, maybe a .5-1 second behind. Let us know how you like it.

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I've had the collector plate on mine for a year now, and drive it every day to work, and all over town. Nobody gives a crap, there's no enforceable restrictions that I know of.

As far as insurance, it didn't make any difference, I just have liability on mine as a third car, it's always been cheap.

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Yep GPS sensor. It's 10hz and I completely expect it to have a touch of lag. That's OK though, I'm just using it to make sure I'm somewhere near the speed limit. That's all I'm really using it for, just so I have a general idea of how fast I'm going, right now I have absolutely nothing.

If I'm flooring it I'm sure it'll be a little behind and a little off, but doesn't really matter to me, I'm not watching the speedo in that situation anyway.

I'm sure half the people on here's speedo's are off too with different size wheels. Not really a big deal.


Steve, yeah I hear ya. The only thing I'm worried about is it's just another reason for cops to look closer at you. I'm tired of being hassled for dumb shit. Even in that regular old Galant I got from you back in the day, I got pulled over twice for tint, while I had the cruise on going exactly the speed limit. Just don't need another reason for a Blaine cop to say "hey I've seen you driving this car around town a lot lately, you're violating the limited used restriciton".

Did you have to re-register your car as a collector? Or did you just go in and say "hey I want collectors plates" and that was it?

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Hmmm, the only thing I've been hassled about in years is my exhaust was a little loud. I didn't have to do anything but pay the plate fee and that was it. You can even get custom collector plates if you want them, but I didn't care anymore.

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Speed sensor appears to be working. I only took it uo to about 30mph but the speedo matched the cars gps. Little bit if lag as expected but perfectly fine for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snPfFBwX6U0&feature

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snPfFBwX6U0&hd=1

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I also have collector plates on my car. The rule says that as long as you have another car to drive and the car is 20 years old you can get collector plates. Insurance does not matter as long as you have insurance.

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dang you don't live to far from me. car sounds amazing !!

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You're in St. Francis? That's where the guy lives who painted my car.

Small update, drove it into work today, verified the speedo was accurate up to 70mph. So I think I'm good to go :) I do think I'm going to redo the mounting though. After thinking about it I want to mount it somewhere else, will make for a cleaner install.

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Yeah, but there's more rules than just that. I'm worried about the one that says you can't use the car for general driving purposes. I live a mile from Blaine PD, if the same cop sees me multiple times in a week and recognizes it, I wouldn't put it past them to hassle me. They stopped a black guy walking a Rottweiler by our house, nice guy minding his own business, but he looked suspicious. I just don't want to deal with or worry about being hassled.

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https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/pag...spx?pageID=616

"Minnesota does not have a mileage restriction for collector class vehicles. Collector vehicles are to be operated only as a “Collector’s Item” and may not be used for general transportation. Generally driving to and from collector events (shows, parades) is acceptable. Check with local Law Enforcement for more specific issues."

I really doubt youd be pulled over for those plates.. But its possible. Not like they know where you are going, you could just say you are going on a test drive since you just got X mods done, who knows. I wouldnt worry.

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I understand I could probably come up with a story and be off the hook. But in general I'd just rather avoid that whole consultation to begin with. I'm trying to stay under the radar now a days :)

I live right next to Blaine PD, and work right next to Ramsey Sheriff's Office. From the things I've seen and experienced, I would not put it past any of them to pull me over for some BS reason. So I want to give them as few BS reasons as possible. So I think I'll just stick with my vet plates and run a front one. It'd be different if I was driving around a 'Cuda or something that's more obviously a collectors car. But a semi-modern "rice burner" running around with no front plate/collector plates, even as legal as it may be, just seems like another reason for a cop to give me a second glance. Thanks for all the advice though, was good food for thought for me.

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Yea that works. I like that gps speedo integration! That works slick!

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Well yea i am thats my dads house my moms is right in blaine by nsc also

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Small update. Made a list of misc crap I still need to do, trying to make my way through my tick list before scheduling my next dyno session. I replaced all the spark plugs, new spark plug boots, and ordered up some more spare NGK plugs. I swapped in a new oil filter just so I know it's a nice fresh one in there. All new lug nuts installed since some of them were mismatched and not the right kind for these wheels. I'm ordering up an electronic fuel pressure gauge since I want to be able to keep an eye on it in the car to ensure it's never way off. I got my wideband fixed so it's logging in Megasquirt again. Got the interior fan working properly again and also adjusted the windshield wiper arms as they always hit the hood (don't want them messing up the new paint). Just waiting to get the last section of the exhaust finished up, and I think I'll be just about ready to try the dyno again.

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Wootski!!!

FP gauge for the win!!

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Agreed on this.

I have an FP gauge near my fuel rail but with all my fuel problems I also bought an FP gauge for inside as I got tired of not knowing.

Good pickup. Can't wait to see this on the dyno!

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Yeah I have a mechanical FP gauge on the AFPR, but would be nice to monitor inside the car so I can watch it at all times vs. just when it's parked with the hood open.

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Yep. At map last year I was having issues and we ghetto rigged a mechanical one and ran it in to the car to watch while I drove lol, it was awful. I don't want to do that again. Fuel is too important to not know, so Wideband and AFPR for me. I also now have ethanol content and fuel temp as well. all the fuel stuff!

The under the hood one works ok for dyno sessions, but otherwise its not good for anything but idle as you said. And the dyno still doesn't simulate the full G's from acceleration so its not a great way to troubleshoot a pickup issue that only pops up on the street.

Now I am rambling...anyway, just saying great choice on the in cabin one :)

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Yep, just need to order one and get it installed. I'll have Boost, WB, and FP gauges. I want my gauges to match so probably just going to pick up another ProSport to match the current ones. Except DB can't get ProSport unfortunately, and MAP quoted me a price higher than what it is on their website?? I'll just order one off ebay or something I suppose.

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Weird...I've never seen their quote numbers higher than the website.

Yea I hear you on matching gauges. I have a new boost and FP gauge from AEM to match my wideband. Just haven't put them in yet. It's on my long to do list.

How/where you mounting these?

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That happened to me too bman.

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Yeah, quite odd, usually it's the other way around and I get the homie discount. Whatever.

Mounting, no idea where yet. Where I have the other two mounted, I'm not sure there is room for a 3rd, so that is still up in the air at this point.

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Well would ya look at that, new quote came through with a price much closer to where I thought it'd be :) So one of these is on order now

http://prosportgauges.com/blueWhite-fuel-pressure.aspx

Someday I think I may switch all my gauges to the AEM ones, seem like better quality, but for now these seem to be a good balance between quality and price.

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I won't carry or sell Prosport. They are junk.

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Yup junk, I had a couple prosport gauges and the sending units were bad out of the box (out of spec on resistance). Called and got replacements and those were bad. Then the guy who answers the phone told me they are all bad, there whole bucketful of sending units ohm out bad. Couldn't do anything for me. Threw them in the trash.

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I also like the AEM ones, I didn't like them at first, but their seem to be 0 complaints from everyone I see use them and they use a quality sender.

Maybe one day I'll want to spend a bunch of money on gauges again.

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Lol, love the vibes over here!