Random Little Question Thread
#4696
08-30-2011, 09:45 PM
Let me explain more, its not getting on the speed bump its the descent.
Hit the front of the the speed bump, cars momentum gets sent up, then at the end of the bump the cars momentum comes back down.
When the car is coming back down is when I hear the knock.
So something might be loose in the engine bay, cant find anything. I need to put some padding on the hood stand maybe its making the noise.
More investigation is needed I guess need to single out which side its coming from.
Hit the front of the the speed bump, cars momentum gets sent up, then at the end of the bump the cars momentum comes back down.
When the car is coming back down is when I hear the knock.
So something might be loose in the engine bay, cant find anything. I need to put some padding on the hood stand maybe its making the noise.
More investigation is needed I guess need to single out which side its coming from.
#4697
08-30-2011, 09:52 PM
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If you were lower and running aftermarket camber arms I would suspect they would be the issue. But IIRC you're on Z springs and stock camber arms so I don't think that's the case. Have you inspected your lower control arm and compression rod bushings? If they're worn out and have failed they will also cause a knock. Not many pieces make that significant a noise, for example when endlinks fail it's a much quieter knock/clunk.
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#4700
08-31-2011, 02:23 PM
due to many regulations i think mainly stupid cali laws. Things on cars should last more then 100k. This is also why a lot of companies picked 105k for timing belts and etc as an advertised recommended interval.
Same would go for spark plugs. They went plats or iridum because the electrode should be good for least 100k. Copper plugs needs more attention, i think they give a better burn. Plugs normally need to be regapped every 30-50k miles but no replaced.
Everything now is either platinum or iridium at a 105k+ interval. There is a guy on 8thgen civic that has 600k miles on his car with the same plugs he bought and replaced with at 80k. That shows you how long a spark plug could last when properly gapped. They aren't much to replace tho at under $10 each x 6.
Same would go for spark plugs. They went plats or iridum because the electrode should be good for least 100k. Copper plugs needs more attention, i think they give a better burn. Plugs normally need to be regapped every 30-50k miles but no replaced.
Everything now is either platinum or iridium at a 105k+ interval. There is a guy on 8thgen civic that has 600k miles on his car with the same plugs he bought and replaced with at 80k. That shows you how long a spark plug could last when properly gapped. They aren't much to replace tho at under $10 each x 6.
#4704
09-01-2011, 03:06 AM
due to many regulations i think mainly stupid cali laws. Things on cars should last more then 100k. This is also why a lot of companies picked 105k for timing belts and etc as an advertised recommended interval.
Same would go for spark plugs. They went plats or iridum because the electrode should be good for least 100k. Copper plugs needs more attention, i think they give a better burn. Plugs normally need to be regapped every 30-50k miles but no replaced.
Everything now is either platinum or iridium at a 105k+ interval. There is a guy on 8thgen civic that has 600k miles on his car with the same plugs he bought and replaced with at 80k. That shows you how long a spark plug could last when properly gapped. They aren't much to replace tho at under $10 each x 6.
Same would go for spark plugs. They went plats or iridum because the electrode should be good for least 100k. Copper plugs needs more attention, i think they give a better burn. Plugs normally need to be regapped every 30-50k miles but no replaced.
Everything now is either platinum or iridium at a 105k+ interval. There is a guy on 8thgen civic that has 600k miles on his car with the same plugs he bought and replaced with at 80k. That shows you how long a spark plug could last when properly gapped. They aren't much to replace tho at under $10 each x 6.
#4707
09-01-2011, 10:20 AM
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I think they do it because they don't want other vendors to know their pricing. Most of the vendors here will price match so I believe that a lot of the keep their pricing as secret as possible. Doesn't make sense to me though, if another vendor really wanted to know a competitor's price on something they will find out what it is I'm sure.
#4708
09-01-2011, 10:25 AM
#4710
09-01-2011, 06:13 PM
