What did you do to your Gen7 today?

[thisaznboi88]

Swap my serpentine belt since the old one was cracking and I could see the metal under it. Also mounted my amps using screws, used larger screws for my subwoofer since it kept backing out the wood screws, and remounted my rear speaker using underside method.

[cna]

Replaced my rear brake caliper it jammed on me  Took it apart and this it what i found had to replace rotor and caliper and pads due to the damage


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[timot_one]

That's not natural.

[Mike]

Happened to mine last week, and I changed my buddies about a month ago it seems the rear calipers on the J's are weak.

[timot_one]

Actually, the J and K rear calipers are the same part.  True story!!

[Mike]

K's must be junk to then lol... I'm sure the small size has a lot to do with it.

[timot_one]

Hahaha.  They probably are.

[Mike]

Replaced passenger CV axle... No more shaking so far so good.

[accordguy04]

FAILed at the J pipe install... was plagued by the one bolt sydrome.  Spent damn near 10 hours today workin on the 6-6 puttin on Richie's V2 PCDs and V1 J pipe.  As I was unbolting the stock j pipe from the test pipe (3rd cat) one of the bolts seized and I couldnt get it off... no big deal.  I'll just bolt it back up when I'm done, take it to meineke and have them cut the bolt and replace the j pipe with the V1.  Then I went to work on the PCDs, got the front on out NO PROBLEM whatsoever.  The rear... was a pain in the dick, the whole time fighting over litterally less than a quarter inch, so i cut the heat shield off (the bolts were rusted beyond belief) and she slid right out.  Bolted up the PCDs, lined everything up (the O2 sensors were a pain too, the kept twisting up when I tried to twist them in, im lazy and did feel like disconnecting all four... so what who cares...  So final move of the night, went to bolt the stock j pipe up to the PCDs so I can atleast drive it to work tomorrow... and they dont line up exactly, and the bolts that I got have no wiggle room, so shes stayin on jackstands till tomorrow night and I'm takin dads Rento to work tomorrow... FML

On a lighter note, I decided that after all my hard work, I wanted to hear what the car sounded like running with just the PCDs and no pipe... so enjoy! haha

http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc384/Rachko87/?action=view&current=2011-08-149520-25-3995109951.mp4

[timot_one]

That's not too bad.  I had my car on a dyno with an open header once.  That shit was fucking loud as hell.

[accordguy04]

The vid def doesnt do it justice, haha.  Hearin how loud it was made todays mishaps ok with me. haha

UPDATE to my AWESOME week thus far:

So to make matters even worse, not only is my car still on jackstands, but last night I was runnin around in my mom's Forte pickin up parts all over town and when I came home last night I forgot to lock her car... she came out this morning and her GPS (which I bought her for her bday) and her briefcase for work are both missing.... @#)*%#@&$@)%*!@%! FML... HARD.  I mean seriously WHAT THE FUCK its still Monday.


FURTHER UPDATE:  Got the right bolts and got the stock j pipe bolted back up, so the car is driveable again.  Sounds REAL nice with the PCDs and the Borla   I think I have a slight exhaust leak, because the one bolt that seized on the test pipe is right on the bottom (the torque/pivot point of the exhaust) but its bareable until  I get the test pipe to j pipe gasket from richie (or if anyone else knows where I can get one, cause he's been kinda slow to get back to me, and id like it sooner than later).  Can't wait to hear how it sounds with the V1 j pipe as well, gonna be titties.  Oh and the butt dyno is goin CRAZY.  Just gotta wait til sloppy dyno day in sept or oct.

[CrackerTeg]

Changed my headlight bulbs since one was dying out on me. Painted my tail lights solid red, painted my front lip, and modded my grill. I'll post pics when I get a chance to wash her and if it stops fucking raining.

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[accordguy04]

Got the exhaust all situated.  Heres some vids of my '04 6-6 with Richie's V2 PCDs, V1 J pipe, Test pipe and Borla catback.  LOVE IT!

[accordguy04]

Question for anyone that wants to help.  I noticed in the first vid (start up and rev) that if I rev it into the higher RPMs it makes a sucking sound on the down rev, sounds A LOT like a BOV... anyone have any idea what this sound is?  Is it bad for the engine?

[timot_one]

Did you only notice the noise in the video, or do you notice it when driving/revving your motor?