03-14-2022, 10:11 PM | #687 |
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Installed my a129 duo plus dashcams. At first I was intimidated by cable management and fiddling with the trim, but it was way easier than I anticipated. I just tucked the wires behind the headliner, into the a pillar trim, then behind the trim on the side of the glove box. For the rear, I did the same path, but went high behind the top of the a pillar piece, then into the headliner above the passenger door, down the b pillar and along the top of the tiny window. I was able to stuff about 5' of excess cable into the c pillar behind the trim, then along head liner to the cam. There's no wires showing at all, couldn't be happier!!
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03-15-2022, 10:41 PM | #689 | |
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Overall I don't think its worth the $50cad and like an hour lying on my back in the footwell.. also lost that small c clip while trying to put it back on, so now I gotta figure out where to find one Debating on just putting back the old spring, but thats gonna be even harder now because the stock one is quite stiff not sure i ll be able to compress it enough with zip ties |
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03-15-2022, 11:25 PM | #690 |
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Oh that's a bummer, I just ordered the mtec spring yesterday. Now wondering if I should even bother with it... Having that bit of play or slop at the top is very unfortunate.
How do you adjust the bite point? The best i could do or knew what to do on my previous car was to add an adjustable clutch stop that allowed me to add or remove multiple rubber discs to decrease or increase the dead space between the clutch pedal and the floor. That made a huge difference for me. |
03-15-2022, 11:37 PM | #691 |
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I ordered one awhile back but held off on install since the reviews on the 2nd gen weren't all positive. Once I get to the exhaust and can hear the car better (rather then the speaker noise) I doubt the stock spring will bother me.
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03-16-2022, 08:43 AM | #692 |
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Yea I wouldn't bother with it to be honest
Maybe it made a big difference on first gen, but from what I understand they improved the clutch feel on second gen anyway so the spring is not really doing much |
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Break-in oil change completed. My oil extractor hose is too large of a gauge to fit down the dipstick hole, damn. But this is definitely the easiest oil change I've ever done. I was able complete the change between meetings at home. Filled with OEM 0w-20. At 5000k miles I think I will change to Motul 8100.
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03-17-2022, 10:22 AM | #695 |
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Was trying to install the stock clutch spring back but with my limited tools and skills its impossible to compress it enough to be able to jam it in there. Even with all my 180lb of weight on it doesn't compress enough.
Oh well I guess the MTEC spring stays, my biggest worry was because how soft the first inch of travel is there might be additional wear on the clutch or throw out bearing (clutch pedal not completely extended when in open position). But having spent some extended time under there I saw that the spring does keep the clutch pedal fully extended, plus some people throw away the spring completely so I am guessing it should be fine. And I picked up a set of C-clips from work to replace the one I lost, picked out one that fit so at least I have the peace of mind the clutch spring assembly is not gonna disassemble itself while I am driving |
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Come to think of it I should have tried to go for a drive without the spring to see how it feels
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I much prefer it without. The weight doesn't change too drastically, but the feeling of the engagement point is more definitive. I found the stock spring way too close to an economy car feeling.
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I plugged the fake engine noise speaker thing back in. Hear me out on this one...
I found with the exhaust stock, the car went from zero noise at low revs to very loud at higher revs due to the speaker. I found it rather jarring. With the CSG catback on, the car is much louder at low revs & higher loads. This means that at the higher revs when the speaker kicks in, the difference in volume isn't as big. The speaker compliments the catback *reasonably* well. Still pretty jarring right at the redline, but I don't rev it out that far all the time. Maybe I'll feel different in a bit, but i'll leave it plugged in for a while and see how it goes.
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added most of my sti aero. My front lip didnt ship with the hardware so waiting on a solution for that. Will update when its all done.
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