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Old 10-13-2021, 02:20 PM   #119
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BIR was a mixed bag. Good to see some friends I haven't seen in a while and the trunk supports seemed to work well. Additionally, I was a little unsure about how the car was going to handle after removing all the additional rear toe-in. The good news was the car handled well, slightly more tail happy but more predictable if anything.


The bad, was I went through 2 coil packs (both used oem). Then in the afternoon, coming down the front straight, I saw a large cloud of smoke in the mirror. Fearing the worst I pulled off in the grass. Under the hood was dry, jacking up the back and it was obvious what happened. The drivers side CV boot over-heated and burped grease all over including the exhaust(which made the smoke cloud). Looks like I'll be rebuilding with vent tubes now.
This picture is after I cleaned it up but you can see how everything is shiny. I called it a day after this as I can't imagine there was much grease left in the boot.
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