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Old 06-06-2012, 06:27 PM   #71
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Got my car back, but it's coming up on an oil change and it's also eating a bit of coolant... so, I will be bringing the C63.
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Old 06-06-2012, 09:02 PM   #72
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I'm in with my hybrid - I might be a little slow getting up the hills though...
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Old 06-06-2012, 10:17 PM   #73
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I was just in the crest today , they are doing road work on the Palmdale side , it should not affect the cruise , although I had a hell of a detour on my way home today , ended up taking upper big tujanga to the east side of the crest and down back to Palmdale at mountainhigh
To say the least I enjoyed it
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Old 06-07-2012, 12:35 PM   #74
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Leedom, Redondo Jon:

I'd like to take my Vette and I *think* it'll make it. But I'm not 100%. If she craps out on me on my way to the meet point, can you take it from there? The route is very straight forward and the middway stop point is just the saddle up top (after the tunnels).
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Old 06-07-2012, 02:58 PM   #75
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They said on the news Monday that construction would be over by Friday...
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Old 06-07-2012, 02:59 PM   #76
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Leedom, Redondo Jon:

I'd like to take my Vette and I *think* it'll make it. But I'm not 100%. If she craps out on me on my way to the meet point, can you take it from there? The route is very straight forward and the middway stop point is just the saddle up top (after the tunnels).
What's wrong with it?
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Old 06-07-2012, 03:59 PM   #77
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What's wrong with it?
It was having a SEVERE stumbling and halting problem. It seems to have been a constellation of issues, the single largest was probably a tank of really bad gas compounded by my infrequent driving once it started. Also the MAF was whack, an O2 going a little dodgy, the fuel filter/reg was probably a little crusty and so mostly. Mostly fuel system related. It still hesitates at WOT which *may* be fuel pump related, the only thing I haven't replaced in the fuel system really. Also, I managed break my clutch pedal connecting rod. That was replaced with the help of kdracer73, but we weren't able to bleed the clutch MC all the way I think. So sometimes the clutch engages fine, but sometimes not so fine. I think I might pay a visit to ls1z28 this Saturday to take another crack at bleeding the Clutch MC.

All in all it's actually running pretty stout, but given how it was I wouldn't call it reliable and want to make sure that one of the regulars can round up the group for heading out in the event I crap out on the way. I'd really like to go on this in the Vette. I might change my mind and just go with Chuckles again, he's a good cruise buddy.

As for the Vette, the next step I really need to take is to revise the headers and exhaust and have a full retune to take advantage of the new exhaust and address the the warm start idle hunting (always a problem). But altogether that's about $2,500 to do nicely as I'd like (custom hybrid tri-y/lt headers, etc.) so it'll have to wait. On the upside, I might have as much as 30WHP or more on the table given how much crazy back pressure I have with the stock manifolds and cats.
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Old 06-07-2012, 05:41 PM   #78
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Leedom, Redondo Jon:

I'd like to take my Vette and I *think* it'll make it. But I'm not 100%. If she craps out on me on my way to the meet point, can you take it from there? The route is very straight forward and the middway stop point is just the saddle up top (after the tunnels).
Yes of course; whatever it takes.
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Old 06-07-2012, 10:50 PM   #79
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Yes of course; whatever it takes.
Ditto!
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I'm in with my hybrid - I might be a little slow getting up the hills though...
I am sure no slower than Sean.
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