"Christine" Always a Dream

[Muscle Car Lover]

Originally Posted by Camaro_krazee

Wow! BIG fish!!!

And the car LOOKS GREAT!!!!! Hard to beat the beauty of a black car....when they are all clean and shiny! But boy, they are hard to keep dust free. We've had 2 black vehicles, one was a van, and living in OOOOOklahoma with pollen and red clay dust, it was a constant battle to keep those black beauties beautiful!
Anyway, another trick I use is to 'blow dry' the car with the leaf blower; especially the rims and grill and doors. Cut down on drying time and cuts down on the amount of car drying towels I use.!!! LOL!

Anyway, Christine looks AHHHHHH-mazing!!!!

Leaf Blower? I am gonna have to look into this!

[Muscle Car Lover]

Originally Posted by Indydriver

Looking good! I spent about 2.5 hrs cleaning mine Saturday. Those white wheels are turning out to be a real PITA to clean. The have numerous squared corners that are tough to get to. Half my time was spent on the wheels. Looking for good wheel tools. Wheel Woolies maybe. OEs and Pirelli summers are going back on after my trip to Detroit over the 4th.

I just discovered Adams when I needed a solution to the "sunscreen massacre" that occurred in my passenger seat. They make good stuff. I don't know if you've ever used a glaze but it's a great product for after and between wax jobs that gives a quick high gloss shine. I use Zaino but I'm sure there are other good ones out there. My last car was black and they are tough to keep nice long term.

Yeah the wheels.....

Mine were pretty clean, love a stick shift, just don't use the brakes all that much. I actually have to do a few long hard stops to get the rotors and pads worked in. Just been tapping them and using the manual. I am a BIG believer in Adam's Products now, what a wash!

[Muscle Car Lover]

Did the much debated, not totally proven "FUSE PULL" after work today to reset the fuel tables to the higher octane I have been running for a while. Hope to see another 100 horsepower or so

Seriously, would like to see if this this helps at all. Will update tomorrow.

[Muscle Car Lover]

FUSE PULL BELIEVER!!!!!
What a difference 5 minutes of your time can make.

Pulled the 5,20 fuses last evening and left them out overnight. Started up Christine this morning and noticed the idle was smoother and the sound of the engine was different, better.

Now as a scientist I am big on hard evidence. I may have been biased as well, so I tried to be objective. My observations:
-Idle is smoother
-ALL gears now have an expanded range without the engine feeling like it's working. Especially 1st and 2nd.
-Throttle response is WAY better and the car, which pulled hard before, now rips it.
-The annoying 1st-4th skip shift, when it happens, does not cause the engine to lug even at part throttle now. HUGE difference.

All in all, everyone with a stock LS3/L99 should do this easy fix. No reason not to try it. I can guarantee you your car say low octane gas either from Oshawa or your dealer, no matter what they told you.

[Indydriver]

Hmmm, interesting. I'm still having some issues on cold start even after my tuner raised idle from 550 to 650. I've been reading about MAFs being weak or strong and thinking about checking that. But maybe I should try this, although I know my dealer filled it with 93 and I have as well. If this is an issue for me, it means the ECM mapping never fully recovers and a tune doesn't help.

[Indydriver]

Hmmm, interesting. I'm still having some issues on cold start even after my tuner raised idle from 550 to 650. I've been reading about MAFs being weak or strong and thinking about checking that. But maybe I should try this, although I know my dealer filled it with 93 and I have as well. If this is an issue for me, it means the ECM mapping never fully recovers and a tune doesn't help.

[Indydriver]

Hmmm, interesting. I'm still having some issues on cold start even after my tuner raised idle from 550 to 650. I've been reading about MAFs being weak or strong and thinking about checking that. But maybe I should try this, although I know my dealer filled it with 93 and I have as well. If this is an issue for me, it means the ECM mapping never fully recovers and a tune doesn't resolve it.

[Indydriver]

Hmmm, interesting. I'm still having some issues on cold start even after my tuner raised idle from 550 to 650. I've been reading about MAFs being weak or strong and thinking about checking that. But maybe I should try this, although I know my dealer filled it with 93 and I have as well. If this is an issue for me, it means the ECM mapping never fully recovers and a tune doesn't resolve it.

[Muscle Car Lover]

Originally Posted by Indydriver

Hmmm, interesting. I'm still having some issues on cold start even after my tuner raised idle from 550 to 650. I've been reading about MAFs being weak or strong and thinking about checking that. But maybe I should try this, although I know my dealer filled it with 93 and I have as well. If this is an issue for me, it means the ECM mapping never fully recovers and a tune doesn't resolve it.

I dont know the particulars of your tune, but I would be shocked if this issue was not bypassed with your tune.

[Indydriver]

Hmmm, interesting. I'm still having some issues on cold start even after my tuner raised idle from 550 to 650. I've been reading about MAFs being weak or strong and thinking about checking that. But maybe I should try this, although I know my dealer filled it with 93 and I have as well. If this is an issue for me, it means the ECM mapping never fully recovers and a tune doesn't resolve it.

[Muscle Car Lover]

Installed New License Plate

After the Inspection Station Manager said my front plate had lost too much reflective paint (old incident with a huge rock) I ordered new Massachusetts Fish and Game plates. Tomorrow they are instated so I put them on tonight. Easy update and now the front end does not look like I just hit something.

Off work starting this Wednesday and it's all Christine the first day:
-Install Apex Catch Can
-Install Elite Clean Side Separator
-Install more 3D Carbon Fiber applications I have
-Install my 'CAMARO' emblems as the Xpel spots on the sides have now been fixed by the sun
-Rewash and rewax

Should be fun, pictures during and after later in the week.

[trashmanssd]

very jealous no extra days off for me. Hope you get some fishing in during that time also.

[Camaro_krazee]

Stopping in to say hey!
Your 'to-do' list kinda sounds like mine....install catch can, wash and wax....never ending labor of love for our 'babies'!

[ntmad8tr]

Just installed my Apex catch can the other day. Wish I would have ordered it prior to getting the car but didn't. Hopefully 1050 miles didn't dirty it up too bad in there.....
Glad to see you are loving yours.


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