Kracka's GheyrodX - bigger, fatter, gheyer! by Kracka

3 minute(s) of a 130 minute read

2-11-2012

Today's accomplishments:

-StopTech Street brake pads

-ATE Super Blue brake fluid

-Redline cocktail transmission fluid (3rd change; 1k, 17k, & 32k miles)

2-24-2012

MAP short-runner exhaust manifold with a custom heatshield to protect the plastic valve cover! I also got MAP's firewall and sensor shields, but those are production pieces with pictures on their website so I didn't bother taking any. The manifold is coated internally with MAP's black ceramic (same that's on my turbo).

2-14-2012

MAP does not fabricate the short-runner in-house. There are multiple companies rebadging it, but MAP backs it up with a lifetime warranty against cracking, offers coating, makes an array of heatshields, plus prices it very competitively.

As do I, and I currently have a ported/coated ex mani on the car, but you can't argue with their dyno testing results thread 

http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-x-d...o-results.html

2-28-2012

Full professional detail yesterday!

Not bad at all for 33k miles  I'll try and get better pictures eventually, I just snapped these with my phone tonight in my garage.

An intake that isn't properly designed will see turbulence at the MAF from the A/C fan. Turbulence at the MAF will lead to an unstable idle/stalling condition. The AFE intake that I run is still far and away my favorite intake design for the X, followed probably by the K&N. The filters are in the correct spot, the stock MAF housing is retained, along with nice large heatshields that utilize the factory air scoop.

Unfortunately, I may be needing to upgrade to a larger (3") intake fairly soon since I'm currently hitting the max 5v in the stock MAF housing on really long high-gear high-RPM pulls. I'm thinking I may actually custom fabricate a 3" elbow to replace the 2.75" AFE tube and stock MAF housing rather than buying something from off the shelf.