Indydriver's SS PowerVert from factory order to 424/419rwhp build [COTW 6/2/14]

[Indydriver]

Originally Posted by Camaro_krazee

Sorry, I just saw your 'SOS' about your seats and the sunscreen.

You need a good leather cleaner.
I use Adam's.
http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-131-a...r-cleaner.aspx

Until you can get some, use a weak solution of warm water and mild dish soap. Rinse well with clean cloth, and dry well with a light colored towel. Put a fan on the seat to facilitate the drying.

I'd get the the Adam's leather cleaner and also get some conditioner.

Seat covers might be a good investment for the summer months as well.

hth
Good luck!

Thanks CK. I figured you would know what to do. Sorry about posting my little rant in your thread. I will delete it.

After poking around on the web about Adams, I discovered that the local dealer is holding a Cars & Coffee this morning! I will check it out and probably have some Adams product by noon today. I may even let him demo the usefulness of his product on my car!

[Indydriver]

Just got back from Cars & Coffee with a bag of Adams product. The rep was more than happy to do a little demo on my door. The interior clearer took it right off--no elbow grease necessary. Then he followed with leather protectant which also works wonderfully on plastic surfaces. So, I'm now an Adams guy on the interior. He says we'll work on the exterior later. Thanks Steve!

[Ryanbabz71]

Cool stuff. Was the lot packed? Went a few wks ago and almost couldn't find a spot.


Ryan

[Indydriver]

Yes. I was shocked by how many people were there and the very interesting variety of cars. First time to meet Steve. I didn't realize he was Pres of ING. Good guy. He demo'd all the interior Adams products cleaning up the sunscreen mess on my passenger side. I bought the interior cleaner, leather conditioner and interior detail spray. They look like great products.

[Camaro_krazee]

Originally Posted by Indydriver

Just got back from Cars & Coffee with a bag of Adams product. The rep was more than happy to do a little demo on my door. The interior clearer took it right off--no elbow grease necessary. Then he followed with leather protectant which also works wonderfully on plastic surfaces. So, I'm now an Adams guy on the interior. He says we'll work on the exterior later. Thanks Steve!

Good news! Sooooooo glad everything cleaned up nicely!
You don't have to 'delete' anything in my journal...it's all good! We'll look back on this next year and laugh....right?

[Muscle Car Lover]

Glad it got fixed up. See, no worries! Now HOW about a sound sample of this baby?

[Indydriver]

Originally Posted by Muscle Car Lover

Glad it got fixed up. See, no worries! Now HOW about a sound sample of this baby?

Don't know how to post it.

[Muscle Car Lover]

Originally Posted by Indydriver

Don't know how to post it.

Google is this cool thing I heard helps

Messing with you!

I actually don't know how to post a vid capture from my phone either. Best way is to do it on YouTube then link to it. That works.

[Ryanbabz71]

You have to upload to YouTube or similar site first


Ryan

[RodParis]

Hey Indy - I'm reading up on headers - big surprise! I noticed you chose ARH - that kind of seems to be the "go to" brand. You mentioned in your writeup about doing the NPP fuse-pull thing. Did you ever do that and if yes, how did you like it?

Did the ARH make your car too loud - as an ex-Harly rider, I don't mind some noise - in fact prefer it, but not as much as I did 25-years ago. How do you like her sound now?

Thanks and happy driving - Rod

PS - took her to my moms last night - beautiful evening drive, until on the way home. Got caught up in a pretty heavy thunderstorm. So, washed again today - 2 times in 3 days!

[RodParis]

What size did you install for the headers? Looks like I'd need the smaller diameters - got no interest in high-end performance or track fun. But, I like to go from 0-70 in a hurry!

[Indydriver]

Originally Posted by RodParis

Hey Indy - I'm reading up on headers - big surprise! I noticed you chose ARH - that kind of seems to be the "go to" brand. You mentioned in your writeup about doing the NPP fuse-pull thing. Did you ever do that and if yes, how did you like it?

Did the ARH make your car too loud - as an ex-Harly rider, I don't mind some noise - in fact prefer it, but not as much as I did 25-years ago. How do you like her sound now?

Thanks and happy driving - Rod

PS - took her to my moms last night - beautiful evening drive, until on the way home. Got caught up in a pretty heavy thunderstorm. So, washed again today - 2 times in 3 days!

Originally Posted by RodParis

What size did you install for the headers? Looks like I'd need the smaller diameters - got no interest in high-end performance or track fun. But, I like to go from 0-70 in a hurry!

If you're going to go headers (and I would highly recommend it) choose your tuner first. My tuner only sells ARH.There's a reason for this. Yes, they may cost more but, you get what you pay for. Mine are 1-7/8 which is the standard size. Get the high flow cats with it. I have not done the fuse pull--no need to-- so can't comment on that. Do you have NPP? My baseline was done after CAI, catch can, separator and lighter wheels/tires. But I gained a very solid 43rwhp after ARH, VMax and dynotune by Mike Norris. So, the improvements are three-fold: power, throttle response and sound. The throttle response improvement is impressive. The sound is just about perfect for me. I don't remember if you have NPP but, it opens on cold start for 10-15 seconds. That is the only situation where it is a bit too loud. In all driving conditions, it is very mellow. The one caveat to that is, I have not driven it at all with the top up so I can't comment on that. I love this combination. Power, throttle response and muscle car sound. Priceless.

[Muscle Car Lover]

Remember matching parts in a system is HUGE. Indy did it right and got a tuner first who can best match header size with the CAI and throttle body to best maximize his tune for free flow all the way down. Headers, bigger is not always better, depending on heads and exhaust ports and cam specs. Oh man, I gotta stop getting into my engine blueprint days or I am going to buy a crate engine and really build a bullet proof monster!

[RodParis]

Hi Inday - yes, I have NPP - wouldn't be caught dead without it. I also have the Rx catch can and CSS, CAI by CAI, and a VMAX ported throttle body. I think I'm ready to learn about exhaust/headers. I'm confident I'm on pretty solid ground thus far.

There's a tuner here in Des Moines that's had some positive feedback on C5 - may drop in for a visit with them.