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<blockquote data-quote="stradt03" data-source="post: 15018081" data-attributes="member: 28012"><p>Ended up being the metal evap line that runs along the same route and the fuel line and rear brake lines. It had popped out of the plastic retainer and was making contact with the drive shaft. Whoops! I popped it back in the retainer and put a few heavy duty cable ties on it to make sure it doesn't pop out again.</p><p></p><p>I was able to get an alignment last weekend. I took it to Firestone since I have the lifetime alignment from them. The alignment tech was a cranky old man who refused to do the alignment since the car's suspension was modified. He went and cried to the manager and the manager told me that the lifetime certificate was technically void since I modded the car. Only problem is that they SOLD me the lifetime certificate while the car had all these parts on it and they have even aligned the car 3-4 times already. </p><p></p><p>Long story short, they aligned the car and I kept my certificate, but I have a feeling that either A) the alignment is crappy or B) I will need some new steering components. The steering isn't very responsive and really takes some effort to make intentional movements. I think I'll take it to a different Firestone and let them try to align it before I throw more parts at it. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]658140[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I've put about 300 miles on the car this week, trying to drive it everywhere at every chance I get. I'm scheduled for the tune tomorrow so I'm hoping to put at least another 100 on it and change the oil before then. I do have a pesky oil leak (not the oil dipstick tube this time) that is resulting in oil collecting on the front sway bar. I THINK it was coming from the AN fitting that connects the scavenge pump line to the oil pan bung. I took it apart and hit it with some fresh PTFE paste and snugged it back up last night. </p><p></p><p>Another close call I had was that the labeling stickers that came on the Turbosmart eboost2 solenoids were put on backwards. This results in me hooking up the boost reference lines incorrectly. I discovered this while giving all the lines a once over and noticed that the labeling stickers on the solenoids did not match the casting marks on the solenoid. I contacted Turbosmart and they confirmed that the stickers were indeed on backwards. I'm not sure what the impact to the car would have been if I had thrown the thing on the dyno like that, but I like to think that I dodged a big bullet.</p><p></p><p>Other than the pesky oil leak, the car feels great! I've been messing around with some low boost (5-7psi) and the thing just wants to run! The dual BOVs on the intercooler sound great. I just need some time to figure out how to work the damn eboost2, it isn't very intuitive or user friendly. </p><p></p><p>Haven't put the front end back on yet, I'm wanting to make sure that I have resolved all the leaks and other issues before I bolt it on. I've gotten a lot of strange looks driving around like this.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]658141[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stradt03, post: 15018081, member: 28012"] Ended up being the metal evap line that runs along the same route and the fuel line and rear brake lines. It had popped out of the plastic retainer and was making contact with the drive shaft. Whoops! I popped it back in the retainer and put a few heavy duty cable ties on it to make sure it doesn't pop out again. I was able to get an alignment last weekend. I took it to Firestone since I have the lifetime alignment from them. The alignment tech was a cranky old man who refused to do the alignment since the car's suspension was modified. He went and cried to the manager and the manager told me that the lifetime certificate was technically void since I modded the car. Only problem is that they SOLD me the lifetime certificate while the car had all these parts on it and they have even aligned the car 3-4 times already. Long story short, they aligned the car and I kept my certificate, but I have a feeling that either A) the alignment is crappy or B) I will need some new steering components. The steering isn't very responsive and really takes some effort to make intentional movements. I think I'll take it to a different Firestone and let them try to align it before I throw more parts at it. [ATTACH=full]658140[/ATTACH] I've put about 300 miles on the car this week, trying to drive it everywhere at every chance I get. I'm scheduled for the tune tomorrow so I'm hoping to put at least another 100 on it and change the oil before then. I do have a pesky oil leak (not the oil dipstick tube this time) that is resulting in oil collecting on the front sway bar. I THINK it was coming from the AN fitting that connects the scavenge pump line to the oil pan bung. I took it apart and hit it with some fresh PTFE paste and snugged it back up last night. Another close call I had was that the labeling stickers that came on the Turbosmart eboost2 solenoids were put on backwards. This results in me hooking up the boost reference lines incorrectly. I discovered this while giving all the lines a once over and noticed that the labeling stickers on the solenoids did not match the casting marks on the solenoid. I contacted Turbosmart and they confirmed that the stickers were indeed on backwards. I'm not sure what the impact to the car would have been if I had thrown the thing on the dyno like that, but I like to think that I dodged a big bullet. Other than the pesky oil leak, the car feels great! I've been messing around with some low boost (5-7psi) and the thing just wants to run! The dual BOVs on the intercooler sound great. I just need some time to figure out how to work the damn eboost2, it isn't very intuitive or user friendly. Haven't put the front end back on yet, I'm wanting to make sure that I have resolved all the leaks and other issues before I bolt it on. I've gotten a lot of strange looks driving around like this. [ATTACH=full]658141[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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