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We don't use that kinna talk around here....LS swap?
*ducks thrown rotten tomatoes and cabbage*
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We don't use that kinna talk around here....LS swap?
*ducks thrown rotten tomatoes and cabbage*
Poof.
On the out lap no less....
Ouch. Luckily they made sure I knew that, and apparently a picture of the receipt counts, so now that's in the cloud and I can't lose it!Be sure to keep the receipt for the replacement battery. No receipt, no warranty. Dont ask me how I know this.
Finally finished replacing my oil cooler and lines to find my battery was dead.
Wanted to make sure it was just the battery so I spent a few days jumping, charging, driving, and checking the battery, which confirmed that the battery was completely gone but the alternator seems fine.
Picked up a replacement battery from the local Ford dealer and she cranks like new again.
As far as I know this was the original battery meaning it lasted about 7.5 years with no trickle charging or maintenance and lots of sitting (never a daily driver).
$140 (including tax) for 3 year free replacement and 100 month pro-rated seemed worth it especially if I can get similar life out of this battery.
First track day of the year today at Utah Motorsports Campus (UMC). This year I was going for further weight reduction. So... I made the big step of removing the A/C. Somehow this crosses over the "is this a track car" line. Of course I removed the "broken" A/C as in "Honey, my A/C isn't working anymore... I guess I will have to remove the parts instead of spending money to fix it... See, I'm so frugal when it comes to spending money on my car!"
I also took the time to install some debris protection behind the grille, and Nomex radiator protector in front of the now exposed radiator.
Results: Prior weight reduction efforts (racing seats, rear seat delete, driveshaft, BBS Wheels, trunk froof and other small parts got the car from 3711 (with 200 lb driver) to 3607 (with 200 lb driver). Removing the A/C (all except the under dash pieces), rear seat belt retractors and rear speakers got the car down to 3549 (with 190 lb driver after loosing 10 lbs myself)
That made the A/C delete, rear seat belt retractors and rear speakers worth about 48 lbs. But the greater benefit was cooling the engine. I boxed in the radiator as well. Even on a cool day like today the car would run consitently at 205 to 210 degrees. Today, I did 2-30 minute sessions and never saw temps over 190. So even if I didn't loose the kind of weight I wanted to, the A/C delete was way worth it to me.
OMG ! Good thing he was there to pull you out of it...lol. So you found where it cut through ?