[JakeW1990]

Originally Posted by pbonsalb

Yes, I removed the aluminum plate. You have to reach in there to unbolt the secondaries from the lower bracket and the space helps. You may also need the space to get the stock secondaries out. But I just followed the video I found online and did not try removing the downpipes with the plate in place.

Yep. Once I got under it this morning I went ahead and took it off. Someone had worked on the car before and broke bolt heads off in several locations so that was nice to find. Also had to use the big brain to get out those 2 nuts that were a pain in the ass.

[JakeW1990]

Originally Posted by pbonsalb

I sprayed the secondaries with penetrating fluid and wiggled and pulled for a bit and got them out. Some hammer on the pipes but that can damage the cats and 02s. I pushed the midpipe back a few inches and wedged a block of wood between the resonator and trans to hold it back. This gave me space to wiggle the secondaries out of the midpipes. My car is in a state that sees winter so that makes everything harder to take apart.

That lift sure would come in handy… gonna have to jack it up on all 4's and loosen the rest of the exhaust. I've busted my hands up trying to wiggle that thing loose and it's just not going to happen.

[pbonsalb]

Keep spraying and wiggling. It took me 20-30 minutes for each one. Try side to side first and keep spraying penetrant. Dropping that long and heavy exhaust would be a pain. Push it back about 3 inches and wedge something between the trans and resonator.

[JakeW1990]

Originally Posted by pbonsalb

Keep spraying and wiggling. It took me 20-30 minutes for each one. Try side to side first and keep spraying penetrant. Dropping that long and heavy exhaust would be a pain. Push it back about 3 inches and wedge something between the trans and resonator.

Might try this to keep from having to get it up on all 4 corners. Just don't want to. Lol. I've got a pry bar I've been using so I can use that to move exhaust towards back of the car and some wood I might can use. It's so close to coming out now but it's bound and I can't even twist it any more.

[pbonsalb]

Mine seemed bound at times but I kept at it. It was definitely a pain. The lift certainly makes moving around and pulling and twisting and leverage easier. If you have the space for one, buy one. I did not have a lift until I was about 45.

[JakeW1990]

Originally Posted by pbonsalb

Mine seemed bound at times but I kept at it. It was definitely a pain. The lift certainly makes moving around and pulling and twisting and leverage easier. If you have the space for one, buy one. I did not have a lift until I was about 45.

Starfishing under the car with a fake hip and being 31 isn't fun either. Lol. I've spent too much out of pocket for home/yard upgrades over the last month so it'll have to wait. My brother wants one and to put it in my detached though so trying to go that route. 😅😂

[JakeW1990]

All done!

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[JakeW1990]

Originally Posted by SatinblkF90

Any dragy updates on the custom tune?

Latest update for 93 octane in my horrible DA in north Alabama. My 60-130 is -1.04 seconds with my last pull uphill as well. Think there may be 1 more revision to 93 or a trans flash. Not for sure. Said he'd have to remote in for the last part.

Once 93 is finalized and I've burnt out as much as possible, getting E85 as well. Hoping to be in the 10.4x on E85 on decent air here.

[pbonsalb]

So you went right to a custom tune? Who is the tuner? E85 will allow as much power as the engine will hold. I don’t have access to E85 so I run 93 plus water/meth, which is probably about the same as 93 with enough E to make E30.

[JakeW1990]

Originally Posted by pbonsalb

So you went right to a custom tune? Who is the tuner? E85 will allow as much power as the engine will hold. I don’t have access to E85 so I run 93 plus water/meth, which is probably about the same as 93 with enough E to make E30.

Utkunoaperformance. I've got E85 all over the place so I'll plan it for strip nights. I told him I didn't want aggressive torque because I didn't want to break anything so my numbers will likely be a tad slower than others with his tunes, plus my DA is usually 2300-3k+ most days.

[JakeW1990]

Really bad DA today at almost 3k DA and set a new record. The car hauls ass now and good air should have me in the 6's finally for 60-130.

[pbonsalb]

Getting faster! Modded and tuned and driven right, these cars can be really fast even with not great DA. One member with DP, E30, BM3 OTS Stage 2, and 90C coolant thermostat did 10.1 at 137 mph in 4600 DA.

https://www.protuningfreaks.com/blog...ent-conditions

[JakeW1990]

Originally Posted by pbonsalb

Getting faster! Modded and tuned and driven right, these cars can be really fast even with not great DA. One member with DP, E30, BM3 OTS Stage 2, and 90C coolant thermostat did 10.1 at 137 mph in 4600 DA.

https://www.protuningfreaks.com/blog...ent-conditions

Yep! My best 0-60 so far has been 3.01 on unprepped surface in the street. 3.01 + 7.10 60-130 has me at a 10.11 approximately. People have been getting consistent mid 2's 0-60 so if I could even get 0.4 off my launch it would be a helluva run!

[Holset]

Originally Posted by JakeW1990

Yep! My best 0-60 so far has been 3.01 on unprepped surface in the street. 3.01 + 7.10 60-130 has me at a 10.11 approximately. People have been getting consistent mid 2's 0-60 so if I could even get 0.4 off my launch it would be a helluva run!

Nice that your car is running good now👍

[JakeW1990]

Update on the car!

[pbonsalb]

Looks like it has adapted and gotten faster. This is a custom tune on E30? Trans tune?

[JakeW1990]

Originally Posted by pbonsalb

Looks like it has adapted and gotten faster. This is a custom tune on E30? Trans tune?

This is the first revision to E85 tune. The trans tune is the last thing and we aren't done with the tuning yet.

[SatinblkF90]

Originally Posted by JakeW1990

This is the first revision to E85 tune. The trans tune is the last thing and we aren't done with the tuning yet.

You’re running full e85? Why not try e30/e40? On that blend these numbers should be doable with custom tune.

[Antec800]

I didn’t think a f90 can run full e85 maybe he means e30 tune from bm3

[JakeW1990]

Originally Posted by Antec800

I didn’t think a f90 can run full e85 maybe he means e30 tune from bm3

No. I'm running E85. Technically E83 as that's maximum from the pump.

[JakeW1990]

Originally Posted by SatinblkF90

You’re running full e85? Why not try e30/e40? On that blend these numbers should be doable with custom tune.

Because E85 is better than either of those and less of a headache to put in the tank. I requested a safe low torque tune and the higher E% allows just that. All my power comes in on the top end to help not break trans/diff or bend a rod. An aggressive timing table on this would likely be in the 5.9x range but also break something. I can run as low as E70 on that flash

[GTATX]

Originally Posted by JakeW1990

Because E85 is better than either of those and less of a headache to put in the tank. I requested a safe low torque tune and the higher E% allows just that. All my power comes in on the top end to help not break trans/diff or bend a rod. An aggressive timing table on this would likely be in the 5.9x range but also break something. I can run as low as E70 on that flash

Any mods to fueling system. I thought we cannot run straight e85 max was e40-45