What Did You Do To Your Car Today?

[GTamas]

Brought it to the official (bi)annual technical inspection. No issues found, passed without remarks.

 

[weendoggy]

You mean you actually used your truck like a truck? Hell hath frozen over!! LOL

P.S.- WTH is that in the box? Shop heater?

I think it's a new parts washer.

 

[weendoggy]

Brought it to the official (bi)annual technical inspection. No issues found, passed without remarks.
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Looks good in there. One of the "crew" looks like he has a face mask on. Camera shy??

 

[GTamas]

Looks good in there. One of the "crew" looks like he has a face mask on. Camera shy??

Seems like that. I blurred it out because they take privacy topics quite seriously here and I don't have the guy's approval to take picture of him and post it.

 

[white95]

Swapped the XL grille out for a Lariat Sport version! Skimmed through a YouTube video and it took about 35-40 minutes.

You mean you actually used your truck like a truck? Hell hath frozen over!! LOL

P.S.- WTH is that in the box? Shop heater?

Washing machine!

 

[Daryl]

Swapped the XL grille out for a Lariat Sport version! Skimmed through a YouTube video and it took about 35-40 minutes.

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Washing machine!

looks sharp!

 

[Musturd]

Worked on the tune some more before giving up . It’s close but still not where I’d like it . Off to the tuners it goes .

 

[white95]

I think it's a new parts washer.

I could use that.

 

[TTSaleen]

What's your opinion on belt type I should use?
For years I have run Goodyear Gatorback, Continental, and Gates Fleet (Green) belts.

My recent track outing was with the Gatorback belt. I shredded a belt and destroyed the upper supercharger pulley.
Most likely I'm over-spinning the VMP at 26# boost.

I've already got a new upper pulley for the VMP - went from 2.7 to a 2.9 to slow it down some.
I also have a 4# lower I can install and remove the 6# to slow it down more if necessary.

I'm curious if you guys thing the Gatorback may be a problem and if the Continental or Gates belt might do better?

Old pulley vs new -


Belt Comparison -

 

[Musturd]

What's your opinion on belt type I should use?
For years I have run Goodyear Gatorback, Continental, and Gates Fleet (Green) belts.

My recent track outing was with the Gatorback belt. I shredded a belt and destroyed the upper supercharger pulley.
Most likely I'm over-spinning the VMP at 26# boost.

I've already got a new upper pulley for the VMP - went from 2.7 to a 2.9 to slow it down some.
I also have a 4# lower I can install and remove the 6# to slow it down more if necessary.

I'm curious if you guys thing the Gatorback may be a problem and if the Continental or Gates belt might do better?

Old pulley vs new -
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Belt Comparison -
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I’ve had good luck with the gatorbacks , apparently the gates green ones are great but I’ve never been able to get one in my size .

 

[white95]

Took the shortcut..

 

[Daryl]

Took the shortcut..

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NOW it’s a truck!! Noice

 

[Daryl]

What's your opinion on belt type I should use?
For years I have run Goodyear Gatorback, Continental, and Gates Fleet (Green) belts.

My recent track outing was with the Gatorback belt. I shredded a belt and destroyed the upper supercharger pulley.
Most likely I'm over-spinning the VMP at 26# boost.

I've already got a new upper pulley for the VMP - went from 2.7 to a 2.9 to slow it down some.
I also have a 4# lower I can install and remove the 6# to slow it down more if necessary.

I'm curious if you guys thing the Gatorback may be a problem and if the Continental or Gates belt might do better?

Old pulley vs new -
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Belt Comparison -
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I think they’re all good. I went to the Gates and have had ZERO issues and full confidence

 

[95opal]

Got a pile of rain today so im gonna dip into setting up the PIMPXS ecm. Need to install a few jumpers in the ECM. Also have to change a few pins in the ECM connector plug. Last but not least weld in new bungs for the widebands and wire in the controllers.

 

[white95]

Washed the truck and the Lexus.

 

[95opal]

Got all the jumpers put in the PIMPXS. Nice board layout everything was marked and easy to read, a breeze to set up. Now just need to find the motivation to get in the shop and move some pins around on the connector. Maybe this weekend.

 

[weendoggy]

Something about the name of that ECU just makes me laugh!

 

[Daryl]

Something about the name of that ECU just makes me laugh!

“Pimp excess”- is that when a pimp wears too many gold chains and/or drives a convertible Cadillac Eldorado with fur-lined interior?! Old Sokol, baby! Flashback to the Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry movies! ROFLMFAO

 

[lwarrior1016]

What's your opinion on belt type I should use?
For years I have run Goodyear Gatorback, Continental, and Gates Fleet (Green) belts.

My recent track outing was with the Gatorback belt. I shredded a belt and destroyed the upper supercharger pulley.
Most likely I'm over-spinning the VMP at 26# boost.

I've already got a new upper pulley for the VMP - went from 2.7 to a 2.9 to slow it down some.
I also have a 4# lower I can install and remove the 6# to slow it down more if necessary.

I'm curious if you guys thing the Gatorback may be a problem and if the Continental or Gates belt might do better?

Old pulley vs new -
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Belt Comparison -
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At the shop I was in, we always used the HD green belts. I don’t know what’s different, but they seemed to hold up the best against belt slip especially when turning a heavy rotor roots blower.

 

[Daryl]

Washed the truck and the Lexus.

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What about the car(?) squirreled away in the garage? No love for that one today?!