Diddy's Thread!

[diddy535]

Ok so now unfortunately some not so pleasant news. I bought the car used a year ago, since then I have put 9,000 miles on it. There were new tires on the car when I bought it and I obviously didn't have an alignment done. The following situation is completely my own fault for not checking on the tires or looking for any problems.

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What you see above is one of my front tires, with a really bad amount of wear on the inside. Both front tires are like this unfortunately.

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This is a depth from the inside of the tire, you can see it's down to 3/32.

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This is the depth from the outside of the same tire, about 7/32.

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This is a picture of my rear tire on that same side. The tread back there is 6/32. I put this up just to show that I don't drive like a complete a$$hat and the rears still have pretty good treat life.

The mechanic who worked on my car today told me it was likely a toe adjustment that needed to be made in the front. He said if it is just a little bit out, that can cause the inside of the tires to be worn down. It looks like a case of really bad camber wear but I have stock coils/arms/etc.

I'm definitely embarrassed I didn't notice this until the car was lifted and I almost decided not to post this. But then again if someone can learn from my mistakes and avoid a situation like this I'd feel a little better. Basically the lesson I took out of this is get a proper alignment done, even when you buy a car, even when it's certified from the dealer. Because now I have two front tires that are completely useless. And after having some other parts installed it definitely took the wind out of my sails today.

Not sure if I should link this to another part of the forum and again I don't know how uncommon of an issue this is. But even if you have a bone stock suspension, get an alignment done, don't trust that the dealer did it correctly when they sold you the car.

[diddy535]

RJM clutch pedal installed! It really is night and day, feels so much more like a normal engagement. Takeoff is better so is 1st to 2nd! Not fun to install but soooo worth it.

Also, 245 & 275 RE11s on order!

[diddy535]

Got the RE11s put on. Here's a follow up picture to how bad the front toe was....

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4.1 each side making it 8.2mm total when it should be 1 on each side 2mm total. Live and learn.

[diddy535]

Time for a thread bump.

Got my hands on a motordyne m370 intake, or it's in the mail at least, which will go on when I get time. Plan is to get headers before the end of the year and then tune it. Then next year I'll focus more on suspension and braking.

[SS_Firehawk]

How did this pass under my radar?!? Subbing

[diddy535]

So a little update, I've been busy with work lately and neglecting the car. I got the M370 manifold but I had to tend to other business before doing so.

DIY: Repair Damaged AC Lines Because by Aftermarket Intakes

So like I mentioned before, bought the car used, it had Stillen Gen 3s on it when purchased. I didn't know to check and make sure whoever had the car before me installed the intakes with the hosing to protect the AC lines. This was not done and two years later I discovered an AC leak. Nissan quotes it as a 4-5 hour job which adds up considering the part is only $27. So I replaced it and wrote up a DIY just incase anyone else out there runs into this issue.

[Jerggy13]

Diddy,

Where in the Lou do you live?

Hope to meet you at the next meet.

John

[diddy535]

Hey John!

I'm inside 170 at the UCity/Clayton border.

Where are you at? And definitely looking forward to meeting you!

[diddy535]

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[Jasonle]

[diddy535]

Originally Posted by Jasonle

Now we need a meet! Gotta see you car in person!

[Jasonle]

there having a meet on June 22 I heard at Fast Eddies.. but I'll be coming back from my Mexico vacation trip that day..I dont think I'll make it in time

[diddy535]

Aw dang sucks you won't be there but jealous you're going to Mexico!!

[diddy535]

Just ordered an Elite Engineering Catch Can! Should be perfect with the M370, special thanks to wstar for the catch can writeup and answering all my questions.

Next I've gotta get a tune. I can't decide between Ecutek and Uprev. The goal is a performance map, an economy map for best mpg, and if ecutek can do it, a launch control/no lift shift map. If ecutek can do that there really wouldn't be any need for racelogic which is way too expensive as it is. I guess just wait and see if ecutek follows through on their claims and at least be able to load multiple maps.

[Jerggy13]

I am interested in a tune for ours as well. I have not done much research into it though.