Melon totals a 1LE & buys a Blackwing.

[Melon]

Got out in the rain.

 

[Melon]

Terry @ Burger Motorsports got back to me with a fix, I'll give a try and see if that was the issue.

 

[Melon]

Terry was a huge help, got it mostly working yesterday. Going to do some modifying to the wire harness and then I'll install it permanently.

 

[ngoni]

What was the problem or the fix?

 

[Melon]

No clue. It ran poorly and threw up a CEL the first time I had it installed.
I checked the wiring harness and the unit internals, all checked out.

Plugged it in last night and it worked find but, couldn't connect to Bluetooth.

Turns out I was using the wrong app, so went back out to install it to test it, CEL, but running well, but it connected.

I'm going to try and install it fully this week and see what happens.

 

[Melon]

Got it all installed properly, and it's working 100%
Definitely can feel some more power.

 

[Melon]

Got the car detailed this weekend.

Used Chem guys clean slate and a foam cannon with a microfiber mitt to remove any previous waxes/sealants.
I then clayed the surface to get it as smooth as possible, I was hoping it would have removed more of the water spots, but I'll need a separate product for that.

Coated the car with Adam's Graphene Coating: Advanced, the spray version. Used a suede applicator pad and worked panel to panel. The results are amazing. I'll try and get a photo, but it's in the garage for a few days to let it cure.

The old ceramic coating worked wonders on the wheels. 80% of the brake dust came off with just some power washing, and the rest came off with a little soap and a wheel woolie.

Pretty happy with the Adam's product, I plan to apply it to the GF's Mazda 6 and my Passport here in a few weeks.

 

[Melon]

The JB4 is still working well! Feels good, with some more pep in the step. It's not "night and day" but it pushes you in the seat a little more now.

Also, I bought Autel programmable TPMS sensors, and used the tool to program them, and now everything is working as it should.

 

[Melon]

10 hours on the road to Tennessee. Tomorrow I hit the tail. The PS4S handled the rain really well. Impressed with their wet grip.

 

[Melon]

This car is an absolute blast.

Running it decently hard today with the JB4, 90° with the A/C on, still only saw 219° coolant and 250° oil temps. Getting to the limit but, not damaging anything.

Running 0w40 Supercar helps with the oil stability. Rest of the day was 215°-220° on the oil. And 190°-205° on the coolant.

 

[Melon]

Was really happy with the ceramic coating. This was before/after with just a hose off, spray down with Sonax and a final rinse down. I didn't touch the wheels with anything.

 

[Kawman]

Nice! I'm getting a bottle this week of a SystemX product. I'll only be doing wheels, calipers and misc stuff because the body is frequently clayed to remove track rubber marks. I need one of those wheel stand items you have.

Maybe I missed it, but have you done the Gigs throttle body?

Perhaps burnt blue titanium lug nuts?

 

[RDATLTE]

Nice! I'm getting a bottle this week of a SystemX product. I'll only be doing wheels, calipers and misc stuff because the body is frequently clayed to remove track rubber marks. I need one of those wheel stand items you have.

Maybe I missed it, but have you done the Gigs throttle body?

Perhaps burnt blue titanium lug nuts?

Have you ever thought of using something along these lines: https://www.xpel.com/web-assets/dow...ZMpWkX-bGICUt7BzyfclRdtWsavc8steYPIgyZqKS3dGz

 

[Melon]

I have PPF on the front of the car. It does wonders to keep the front end nice.

For track duty, PPF is a must.

 

[Kawman]

Have you ever thought of using something along these lines: https://www.xpel.com/web-assets/dow...ZMpWkX-bGICUt7BzyfclRdtWsavc8steYPIgyZqKS3dGz

Something to look into. So far I'm only finding the product in like 4" or 6" wide material. That would seem fine for some areas, but I'd want to start with a 5'x5' piece to do the entire hood with one piece of material rather than 10 strips. I like the idea.

 

[RDATLTE]

Something to look into. So far I'm only finding the product in like 4" or 6" wide material. That would seem fine for some areas, but I'd want to start with a 5'x5' piece to do the entire hood with one piece of material rather than 10 strips. I like the idea.

The permanent product is obviously available like that but, I don't believe that any of the temporary products are.

 

[Kawman]

The permanent product is obviously available like that but, I don't believe that any of the temporary products are.

The nose already has PPF, but a "tear away" would give an extra layer of protection and save the work of claying the hood and fenders after each track day.

 

[Kawman]

Got it all installed properly, and it's working 100%
Definitely can feel some more power.

Did you go straight to Map 3 and just leave it there?

 

[Melon]

Map 2 I believe, the 93 Octane setting.
It might be map 3.

 

[Kawman]

I'd say go to 95+ octane if wailing on it in high temps. For track days I start with Sunoco 94 and add octane booster and/or some 100 octane race gas. For regular driving 93 is fine for map 3. Set it and forget it!

You still need that Giggs throttle body and ARH downpipes. You'll be right about 572hp with that setup.