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Installed stainless steel brake lines. Wow they feel real good. I'm glad I did because I was having a severe left pull while braking. While removing the oe lines from the rear pass side akebono I found a piece tiny piece of cardboard blocking the banjo bolt. This had to be from shipping or at the factory. Either way glad I found this and have my braking system working proper. Fyi this feels as good as just doing the master cylinder brace and oem lines on my old 2013 IPL coupe. I wonder how they'd feel in conjunction with each. Probably too stiff for daily.
no pics of install but they routed nicely and quality from z1motorsports.
That's a positive comment, and I'm wondering what the context is. Was this your only brake mod at this time, SS lines? I'm assuming your Sport sedan has the Akebono BBK, right? What rotors & pads and for how long before you swapped out the brake lines?
yes.
I did the akebono swap about 6 months ago using oem lines.
Went back to your build thread... EBC yellow pads and OEM rotors, right?
So you've been driving like that for 6 months, just installed SS lines as a stand-alone mod, and came away thinking things are better than they were before. Is that right?
Once I completed the rebuild, the next task was to take all the junk parts out of the garage, put the jack/jackstands and clean the floors the best I could. I had spilled power steering fluid and coolant all over the garage floor when swapping out the radiator and power steering cooler. Ended up just covering it up with cardboard so I could finish the rebuild. All done now! I didnt do anything to my sedan today. But does garage clean out count? I could probably do more with the garage walls.
Hey! I've got a boxer engine next to my Infiniti, too! Seats five, has 4WD and a power hatch.
Went back to your build thread... EBC yellow pads and OEM rotors, right?
So you've been driving like that for 6 months, just installed SS lines as a stand-alone mod, and came away thinking things are better than they were before. Is that right?
What's it like? What's different, in your words.
Yes ebc yellowstuff pads centric premium rotors akebono calipers and now stainless lines. Pedal feedback is more linear and pedal is a little stiffer. Less takeup in the pedal before FIRM braking starts. Better than before for sure.
I have the same options out near Worcester, rarely ever see 91 around here. Taxes are the same just the reason Boston is higher then other parts of the state is the pain of getting it into the city compared to the sticks.
What I was getting at is gas in Boston is cheaper than gas in Albany, which is surprising.
Hit something in the road (didn't see anything but heavy traffic) that popped a tire and as far as I can tell bent the rim. Went to put on spare, oem lug wrench did not fit the aftermarket lug nuts (aftermarket wheels came on the car when purchased). Had a collapsible 4-way wrench in the trunk, snapped it trying to get lugs off. Went home, got real jack, tank full of nitrogen, impact gun, and attitude and that got the wheel off. Put spare on... spare is flat too. Had one of those portable inflators but no cigarette plug in my car currently, so I had to maneuver my friend's car to be close enough but not on the active interstate roadway.
Fun fact - we were taking the 19" coupe wheels and tires to the shop to be mounted this coming Saturday. So in the scheme of things, good timing, but... dammit.
Hit something in the road (didn't see anything but heavy traffic) that popped a tire and as far as I can tell bent the rim. Went to put on spare, oem lug wrench did not fit the aftermarket lug nuts (aftermarket wheels came on the car when purchased). Had a collapsible 4-way wrench in the trunk, snapped it trying to get lugs off. Went home, got real jack, tank full of nitrogen, impact gun, and attitude and that got the wheel off. Put spare on... spare is flat too. Had one of those portable inflators but no cigarette plug in my car currently, so I had to maneuver my friend's car to be close enough but not on the active interstate roadway.
Fun fact - we were taking the 19" coupe wheels and tires to the shop to be mounted this coming Saturday. So in the scheme of things, good timing, but... dammit.
Removed oem headers and wrapped longtubes.
will install longtubes later tonight. Still waiting for my new starter to show up so I can install while the steering shaft knuckle is removed and out of the way.
Attitude always works! haha. I will say, as far as portable compressors go. A few years back I invested in a 65 buck inflator for my trackdays/autocross. And while 65 bucks may be a little pricey if you are just using it to fill up tires that have low pressure, it has been worth every penny for me. I once filled 5 flat Jeep Wrangler offroad tires in 6 minutes (44psi each). Those cheap cigarette lighters were never reliable for me, would get maybe up to 10 uses on them before they were done. At a trackday/autocross I hated asking guys to borrow theirs.
Viair 00088 88P Portable Air Compressor - should be able to find on amazon.
Removed oem headers and wrapped longtubes.
will install longtubes later tonight. Still waiting for my new starter to show up so I can install while the steering shaft knuckle is removed and out of the way.
Wow. You getting tuned (retuned) this Spring? How are you satisfying the O2 sensor?
Wow. You getting tuned (retuned) this Spring? How are you satisfying the O2 sensor?
hey man. Getting tuned for first time. For the primary o2 I bought harness extensions from Nisformance.
The second o2 is in the same location as stock.
12-18-2019, 12:40 PM
Seats five, has 4WD and a power hatch. 
You getting tuned (retuned) this Spring? How are you satisfying the O2 sensor?
