So I hooked up my gauges. I did buy more red. So now they are all red
My car was waaaaaaaaayyyyyy to loud. I would get a tick at idel. So now that its N/A, I need a muffler. I dont like the look of big fart cannons on the rear. So, I really wanted to keep my catback the way it is. So i got a mid pipe muffler and installed it where the stock cat goes.
Here is my buddy welding some pipes.
Welds look good
I cut the flange off my old down pipe.
Now my buddy is going to weld the pipe to the flange
My buddy welding away
Here is the nice old 3" exhaust next to my new 2.25" exhaust with the muffler.
Everything fit together nicely on the first try. And the car sounds nice! But now my exhaust is too low. About 1/4" off the ground. So I plan to redo that.
I finally broke down and bought a bench vise. I wanted one, just didnt want to spend the money.
I have never welded in my life. My buddy left his welder at my place, so I started practicing. For never having a lesson in my life, I dont think it turned out too bad. I love welding and want to do more!
I need an adapter plate to connect a filter to my MAF. I took some dimensions off my MAF, and drew up the flange in AutoCAD.
Then I traced it onto some 16 gauge steel
I cut out the flange and cleaned it up. Then I welded a 3" pipe to it. I also bought gasket paper and cut a gasket out.
Once again, I know the welds suck, but I dont think they're too bad for it being my first time, and with no one showing me how. I just picked it up and tried some things. I like it : )
Intake filter is on.
Bumper and grill are back on. The car looks nice, but is super dirty. I do miss my FMIC. The car looks a little naked without it.
So the car sounds nice and is quiet enough to drive on the street. It starts up every time and runs pretty decent. I just need to raise my exhaust and figure out why my car is running so rich and I'm back in the drifting game! Tonight I am going to try a different fuel rail. My car is running super rich. My AEM wideband is at 10, and you can just smell it in the air.