Orca - 11 sec street rippa

[AWD-Tony]

Been performing some preventative maintenance on myself between colonoscopy exam and septoplaty surgery to correct my deviated septum. Both went well so pretty stoked my next colonoscopy will be in 10 years. I’ve been enjoying the car and almost done with 500 mile break in. Yesterday I calculated 250 miles on 12 gallons which equals 20mpg not getting into boost. Not bad for this old girl. Got my billet cas cover today so took the 1 minute to slap it in. Not sure what’s up with the line on top but whatevz! Next things to tackle is reseal the oil pan with pan gasket from extremepsi and fix a water leak in the trunk.

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[JeffGS-T97]

Love the CAS cap! Its hard to believe that bad boy is 30 years old and looks brand new nice work brother!

 

[AWD-Tony]

Love the CAS cap! Its hard to believe that bad boy is 30 years old and looks brand new nice work brother!

Thanks buddy! Yeah crazy to think it’s coming up on the big 3 0.

 

[1cleangsx]

Just had to jump in and say you truly have a BEAUTIFUL dsm my friend. I hope you have many years of enjoyment with her and I’m glad to hear your in good health!

 

[AWD-Tony]

Just had to jump in and say you truly have a BEAUTIFUL dsm my friend. I hope you have many years of enjoyment with her and I’m glad to hear your in good health!

Thanks Jeremy! And Hell yeah man! Meee tooo! Glad I got it all out of the way cuz we all know getting old sucks and without our health, none of this matters.

 

[AWD-Tony]

New addition to the family as our Altima hit 200k and I’d like the wife to drive something newer. Was looking for an 06-08 TSX and after countless hours of driving and looking at junk after junk (asking $7k). Finally found an 09 w 88k. Fun to drive and in great condition. Really wanted the k24a but I’m ok with the newer k24z.

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[JeffGS-T97]

Cool car! Bet the wife loves that thing. Im alot the same on that i make sure the wife has a good reliable car. Pretty cool man.

 

[AWD-Tony]

Cool car! Bet the wife loves that thing. Im alot the same on that i make sure the wife has a good reliable car. Pretty cool man.

Yeah man. Even though the Altima is still solid, it was just getting up there. I listed the Altima for $1500 and now I think I’ve listed it way too low because I’ve received 35 inquiries. Overwhelmed to say the least.

 

[JeffGS-T97]

For sure that car looks way to nice for 1500. Plus you said it runs great and that alone is worth more than 1500

 

[AWD-Tony]

For sure that car looks way to nice for 1500. Plus you said it runs great and that alone is worth more than 1500

Who ever buys it won’t have to do a thing for a very long time.

 

[AWD-Tony]

Haven’t touched the dsm in a while. Last few weeks I’ve been working on the tsx. 9 hour wash, clay bar, paint correction and ceramic coated it. First time using ceramic coat and it’s one of the best inventions as far as exterior care. I recommend anyone with decent paint to give it a shot.

Back to the dsm. Ever since I replaced the oil pan w spectra, it’s been leaking and then the arp main studs made it worse so decided to give the oil pan gasket a shot. I had it idle for a while and it seems to have stopped which I’m super stoked about. Any kind of leak drives me crazy. We’ll see after getting some miles on it. The lower timing cover has warped so much that the ac belt rubbed through so I bit the bullet and picked up a new one. There’s so much room. Ordered the cover from Hyundai but they’re on back order. $60 vs $130

I’m planning on driving to Buschur to dyno tune the car after the wife comes back from a girls trip here in a few weeks. Can’t wait!!

 

[Vegas Smith]

Why do you recommend the ceramic? What’s it supposed to do? Which product did you use?

My Hyundai cover kept hitting the timing gears and dampener. I could never get it to not hit. Maybe I was unlucky.

 

[AWD-Tony]

Why do you recommend the ceramic? What’s it supposed to do? Which product did you use?

My Hyundai cover kept hitting the timing gears and dampener. I could never get it to not hit. Maybe I was unlucky.

I used armor shield. It’s basically a permanent wax that’s super hydrophobic and protects against uv rays. It’s easy to get stuff off the paint like road grime and bugs. I’ve read it last between 1-5 years. You never have to wax again. Make sure you really clean the paint and make any correct necessary. It’s perfect for you since you just painted your car.

Glad I went w oem cover in that case.

 

[Vegas Smith]

Wow, I'll have to look into that ceramic.

Yeah, I'm not saying it was specifically the Hyundai but that's just the experience I had.

 

[JeffGS-T97]

Haven’t touched the dsm in a while. Last few weeks I’ve been working on the tsx. 9 hour wash, clay bar, paint correction and ceramic coated it. First time using ceramic coat and it’s one of the best inventions as far as exterior care. I recommend anyone with decent paint to give it a shot.

Back to the dsm. Ever since I replaced the oil pan w spectra, it’s been leaking and then the arp main studs made it worse so decided to give the oil pan gasket a shot. I had it idle for a while and it seems to have stopped which I’m super stoked about. Any kind of leak drives me crazy. We’ll see after getting some miles on it. The lower timing cover has warped so much that the ac belt rubbed through so I bit the bullet and picked up a new one. There’s so much room. Ordered the cover from Hyundai but they’re on back order. $60 vs $130
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I’m planning on driving to Buschur to dyno tune the car after the wife comes back from a girls trip here in a few weeks. Can’t wait!!

That looks really good! I watched the guys on speed academy do the paint treatment you are talking about. I'm terrified at destroying my paint so i haven't attempted it. 9 hours is committed good job man!

 

[AWD-Tony]

That looks really good! I watched the guys on speed academy do the paint treatment you are talking about. I'm terrified at destroying my paint so i haven't attempted it. 9 hours is committed good job man!

Thanks Jeff! It’s not that bad especially if you use a da polisher. You can’t really hurt the paint with a da. Orbital, yes. You can take the clear and paint off easily. Ammo nyc is the guy you want to follow as far as detailing goes. His ocd is at another level when it comes to detailing

 

[AWD-Tony]

Black cars are the worst after rain. It stopped raining an hour ago and I drove it the post office. Still looks fresh

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

Black cars are the worst after rain. It stopped raining an hour ago and I drove it the post office. Still looks fresh

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I like the "drove it to the Post Office"
She looks super clean Tony!

 

[AWD-Tony]

I like the "drove it to the Post Office"
She looks super clean Tony!

Thanks Marty! Had to ship the timing cover

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

Is your IC piping powder coated? It looks so nice!

 

[AWD-Tony]

Is your IC piping powder coated? It looks so nice!

Yes. It came that way when I got it. It’s a scuffed up but not bad. You should get an oven for your garage so you can powder coat yourself. I’d 100% get one if my garage was bigger

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

I have a young friend that joined up with us here not long ago that has that setup and I bought powder for him so I get my stuff done for free!
I bought him Chrome and Jet Black to go with his Red, White and Blue powders. Chrome powder is kinda high.

 

[AWD-Tony]

I have a young friend that joined up with us here not long ago that has that setup and I bought powder for him so I get my stuff done for free!
I bought him Chrome and Jet Black to go with his Red, White and Blue powders. Chrome powder is kinda high.

That’s awesome. Everyone can use a buddy that powder coats

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

No lie. I have another in Topeka that will do my stuff for pennies and postage. He is a young man I bought my 90 Laser from ($400, delivered).
The one I bought powder for, I drive by his house twice everyday going to and from work so it is a no brainer. Drop off one day and usually the next day it is done. He begs me for "projects to play with"

 

[KCDsmDude]

No lie. I have another in Topeka that will do my stuff for pennies and postage. He is a young man I bought my 90 Laser from ($400, delivered).
The one I bought powder for, I drive by his house twice everyday going to and from work so it is a no brainer. Drop off one day and usually the next day it is done. He begs me for "projects to play with"

Well, I mean if he wants some more work, I'll have plenty to powder coat soon.