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- 2014 Regal 2.0 Turbo AWD Trifecta Tune
Your car looks great, they did an awesome job repairing the damage from the hail.
I picked her up from the body shop. Hail damage repaired, new front bumper, lots of nuts removed from the rocker panels, squeaky clutch pedal fixed, new brake pads and rotors turned, both rear hubs replaced, and painted signal green pinstripes.
I didn't do it. One of the guys at the shop took off the panel under the dash, crawled up under there, and lubed the hell out of everything that pivots on the pedal. Daniel, the guy who did the work, is one of my autocross buddies. I need to thank him the next time I see him.How did you fix the pedal?
$50 used on eBay. It makes a bunch of racket and falls on it’s face about 300rpms further up, that’s about all I’ve noticed. Definitely still needs a tune.You won't see any power increase that's noticeable, specially since your car isn't tuned. As they say, all show and no go.......
It would have been better to put the money towards a tune since you could really feel the difference.
Definitely something I’m gonna have to keep an eye on. So far my IAT temps while moving have been what they were with the factory air box. That’s probably due to the intercooler and not the heat shield. I haven’t checked them after idling for a prolonged amount of time and I’m sure they’re higher than with the factory air box when sitting still. A tune is coming at some point, I just have to decide on who I want to go with.$50 is a good deal for it, and with the money you saved you can buy a tune. I'd be concerned about heat soak in the hot summer months though since it pulls in warm air from under the hood.
View attachment 21899Took off the winter wheels (18” with Blizzaks)
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Put on the summer setup. (20” with NT555 G2)
That cleans up pretty good! We had a super mild winter this year with minimal snow.
We had a pretty tame winter in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The first picture was from our only real big snow of the season. I was happy about that. I wash mine on a weekly basis in winter just to keep salt off.Horrible winter here in Montreal, Canada. Snow every second day. Will have to give her a good car wash
We had a pretty tame winter in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The first picture was from our only real big snow of the season. I was happy about that. I wash mine on a weekly basis in winter just to keep salt off.