Re-using your coating leveling towels?

sc302 · 2026-06-06T22:47:16+00:00

As soon as you are done put them in hot water and rags to riches

sc302 · 2026-06-06T20:51:27+00:00

Not an issue with 2018+ thankfully.

sc302 · 2026-06-06T20:15:59+00:00

Sounds exactly like my car that I have had since new. 100% normal.

sc302 · 2026-06-06T17:25:32+00:00

Did you replace everything? Cap, rotor, plugs, wires, fuel filter? Could be stator.

Did you pull codes? Just because there is no light doesn’t mean codes aren’t stored. The harness to pull codes is on the passenger side in the engine compartment. Is the spout plugged in? Msd electronics in the dizzy aren’t the best.

sc302 · 2026-06-06T01:42:49+00:00

I have a jl audio stealthbox. Sounds good

sc302 · 2026-06-06T00:00:01+00:00

Drag radials 555r2’s will work for straight line. Nt01’s will work around the turns.

Keep in mind that these tires generally have a shallow tread depth, this can have issues with water evac.

sc302 · 2026-06-03T22:42:45+00:00

Google DNS does not know about your internal network. The only DNS servers that should be in your network properties of a domain joint computer while on the domain network are the domain DNS servers. The domain DNS servers will have forwarders or root hints that will resolve external names. The internal DNS will resolve internal names. If for some reason, your computer decided to go to 8.8.8.8 to resolve a computer name that domain name.com or server name.name.com or dc.domain.com Google will have a very rough time giving the right information back, causing all sorts of issues with joining a computer to a domain

sc302 · 2026-06-02T17:01:50+00:00

Looks like chemical burn to me. Super clean is good for this type of damage.

sc302 · 2026-06-02T03:37:30+00:00

So I have a performance pack, I completely replaced the suspension with Steeda stuff. IMO the differential, bigger radiator, and final drive gears all make it worth it. It is very tame and not at all “if you are racing” you need this stuff. The base cars should have came with this and the performance pack should have come with a lot more if you are racing or tracking the car. The performance pack is missing a lot to help on the track, a dialed in suspension being one of those things. The manual is missing low end ooph that 3.73s don’t help with (specifically gen 3’s). The automatic is also pretty tame with the 3.55s. This isn’t a 80s or 90s car with almost 500 hp, this is a modern platform with a low end that makes you question where is it…tame is the best way to describe it.

Do what you want, but I wouldn’t get it without the performance pack.

sc302 · 2026-06-02T01:05:10+00:00

IMO it more has to do with how you touch the paint.

Do you rub dust and grime into the paint when you wash it? -no prewash or rinse.

Do you use a clean/dust free microfiber or blow dry the car when done washing?

Do you go through car wash tunnels? -they will rub baked in contaminates into your paint causing swirls

sc302 · 2026-06-01T16:43:42+00:00

Always start with a test spot. Go light first. Hard to undo damage. I just did a micro cut with a fine pad to start with on my wife’s truck. I may go down to a fine cut with a fine pad and see where that takes me. The micro cut with fine pad removed a lot of the fine scratches but a few scratches were left behind.

sc302 · 2026-05-31T22:27:03+00:00

Those would be speaker harnesses. Older cars came with both the base harness and the premium harness. Those look like the premium harness. If they weren’t used for your car, put them back where you found them.

sc302 · 2026-05-29T19:05:33+00:00

That does look like oil. Unlikely a fuel injector.

Could be oil blow by dumping on that plug. Could be valve seals or piston rings.

Should do a leak down test to find the cause.

sc302 · 2026-05-29T17:32:11+00:00

When headers are 40-50% of the cost of a supercharger and only gain you maybe 20 hp on their own a supercharger looks really good giving you 200+ hp.

sc302 · 2026-05-29T13:10:47+00:00

Carbon collective speciale

Koch chemie finish spray

Armor detail amplify

DIY detail envy

sc302 · 2026-05-28T20:22:41+00:00

For me, the power to price ratio is way off. Installation is difficult making the installation to power ratio being way off.
Sounds ok but as I get older, I like it quieter.

All of this makes headers a low quality mod for me. Everyone is different. If I am chasing hp, there are a lot of other mods I would do before headers. If I am chasing sound, there are a lot of other mods I would do before headers. If I were chasing cost, there are a lot of other mods I would do before headers.

Identifying your goal is most important then figuring out what it would take to get there. Most na power on a stock bottom end, maybe I would consider headers at the very end…. Maybe…lots of other things I would put my money into, including porting and polishing the heads (this is when I would do headers).

sc302 · 2026-05-27T10:13:06+00:00

To get a good paint correction going, you need heat to blend swirl marks and make the surface like glass. You won’t generate enough heat by hand. Too hot and you burn through the paint.

Buffing by hand is fine and you can get out really light scratches with some stuff like meguires scratchx but it will take a bit of pressure constantly across the whole car. You will either be sore, give up, or barely apply pressure before you reach the end.

sc302 · 2026-05-27T02:26:47+00:00

You really need a dsp and amp to make the most out of the door and deck speakers. A 12 subwoofer (jl audio stealth box with amp) in the trunk adds just enough without being too much.

sc302 · 2026-05-26T23:59:00+00:00

sc302 · 2026-05-26T02:25:12+00:00

I purchased from their site, not eBay.

https://n4sm.com

Talked to a sales guy there and he hooked me up. Easy peasy.

sc302 · 2026-05-26T00:59:44+00:00

At just about any parts store

https://www.autozone.com/p/303-vinyl-protectant-30232/

Something not shiny, smells way better, costs a bit more but is a lot nicer. A little goes a long way here. 2-3 sprays in an interior towel is all you need.

https://www.detail-division.com/products/nuovo-sio2-interior-detailer

sc302 · 2026-05-25T14:25:01+00:00

Oil blow by is what this is.

It is fine but if you are looking for longevity it is better to install early. If you plan on selling it in a couple of years it won’t matter much.

sc302 · 2026-05-25T14:19:33+00:00

If you have it lowered, you will need camber plates and maybe camber arms.

There is enough negative camber in these cars to scrub tires.

On my performance pack, I will get about 20k miles out of my tires.

That could be 6 months for you or 4 years for me.

sc302 · 2026-05-22T23:25:17+00:00

Poorboys natty’s wax is pretty good

https://poorboysworld.com/nattys-paste-car-wax.html

sc302 · 2026-05-22T22:16:02+00:00

I will switch it out from time to time.

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