I've had my 13-5 kit since late last year, but my car had already been put up for the winter so I planned on waiting till Spring to install it . I got an invite to an open track event coming up Feb 28th on a Saturday (which never happens), so I thought I'd take the warm day we had last Saturday to get everything installed.
We did the 13-5 kit, lower pulley, spark plugs, and H-pipe all at once. It took all afternoon, which was annoying because it didn't need to be that involved. We got stuck on the starter bolt for the crank pulley. The puller kit I picked up didn't have anything suitable and all the bolt shops were closed. We had a hell of a time finding a 100mm bolt, but eventually found ONE at a NAPA warehouse. No one else had anything long enough. It was pure luck really. Time was an issue because we knew a huge ice storm was coming in that night and I wanted it back at home and all buttoned up before that rolled in.
As for the kit, I wasn't too impressed with the JLT heatshield, but everything else is kick ass. I didn't romp on it afterwards because I need to burn out all my winter storage fuel first, but a couple little 1/4 and 1/2 throttle bursts put a grin on my face. The light throttle and improved response made the mods feel like I'd done a gear swap, which directly speaks to my issue with the "lazy", reserved way the car feels from the factory. As for the exhaust? Heaven. I'm done. It sounds perfect now.
I'm not going to go into the kit any further since we've all heard the kit impressions. Just passing along my current status. Can't wait to try it out at the track. With the "dancing" I had to do with the throttle after the mods, I wouldn't be surprised if I run slower than my last visit. :dancenana:
We did the 13-5 kit, lower pulley, spark plugs, and H-pipe all at once. It took all afternoon, which was annoying because it didn't need to be that involved. We got stuck on the starter bolt for the crank pulley. The puller kit I picked up didn't have anything suitable and all the bolt shops were closed. We had a hell of a time finding a 100mm bolt, but eventually found ONE at a NAPA warehouse. No one else had anything long enough. It was pure luck really. Time was an issue because we knew a huge ice storm was coming in that night and I wanted it back at home and all buttoned up before that rolled in.
As for the kit, I wasn't too impressed with the JLT heatshield, but everything else is kick ass. I didn't romp on it afterwards because I need to burn out all my winter storage fuel first, but a couple little 1/4 and 1/2 throttle bursts put a grin on my face. The light throttle and improved response made the mods feel like I'd done a gear swap, which directly speaks to my issue with the "lazy", reserved way the car feels from the factory. As for the exhaust? Heaven. I'm done. It sounds perfect now.
I'm not going to go into the kit any further since we've all heard the kit impressions. Just passing along my current status. Can't wait to try it out at the track. With the "dancing" I had to do with the throttle after the mods, I wouldn't be surprised if I run slower than my last visit. :dancenana:
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