Random Little Question Thread
#9363
does anyone know if the sedan transmission is the same as the coupe? i called a parts place and they refused to sell me a coupe one for my sedan.
im trying to see if this one will work
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/ptd/3897236582.html
TRANSMISSION 2004-2004 A.T.; from 10/03, RWD, 2 Dr (Cpe) 3.5L,AUTO $750
my car was made on 06/2004 and as far as i understand i need the ones that are from 10/2003 and up but will a coupe one work
im trying to see if this one will work
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/ptd/3897236582.html
TRANSMISSION 2004-2004 A.T.; from 10/03, RWD, 2 Dr (Cpe) 3.5L,AUTO $750
my car was made on 06/2004 and as far as i understand i need the ones that are from 10/2003 and up but will a coupe one work
#9364
Hey guys I need your help!
Me and my buddy finally installed our 5/16 copper iso thermal plenum spacers on both of our cars. Amazing mod!
Unfortunately my buddy couldn't get 1 of the 3 bolts off of his throttle body to install the copper piece. The bolts on the throttle body are meant to be taken off with an allen/hex key but the bolts on the throttle body are really corroded and so 1 of them got stripped and we were unable to take it off. We tried heating it up with a torch lighter but we were afraid of damaging the throttle body. (Yes I know a torch lighter is a joke but those were our available resources). We also tried turning it with a vise grip, a socket, a larger allen/hex key but no luck.
Can anyone give some ideas of how to safely remove that stripped bolt??![Dunno](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
Thanks for any input!!
Me and my buddy finally installed our 5/16 copper iso thermal plenum spacers on both of our cars. Amazing mod!
Unfortunately my buddy couldn't get 1 of the 3 bolts off of his throttle body to install the copper piece. The bolts on the throttle body are meant to be taken off with an allen/hex key but the bolts on the throttle body are really corroded and so 1 of them got stripped and we were unable to take it off. We tried heating it up with a torch lighter but we were afraid of damaging the throttle body. (Yes I know a torch lighter is a joke but those were our available resources). We also tried turning it with a vise grip, a socket, a larger allen/hex key but no luck.
Can anyone give some ideas of how to safely remove that stripped bolt??
![Dunno](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
Thanks for any input!!
#9367
Hey guys I need your help!
Me and my buddy finally installed our 5/16 copper iso thermal plenum spacers on both of our cars. Amazing mod!
Unfortunately my buddy couldn't get 1 of the 3 bolts off of his throttle body to install the copper piece. The bolts on the throttle body are meant to be taken off with an allen/hex key but the bolts on the throttle body are really corroded and so 1 of them got stripped and we were unable to take it off. We tried heating it up with a torch lighter but we were afraid of damaging the throttle body. (Yes I know a torch lighter is a joke but those were our available resources). We also tried turning it with a vise grip, a socket, a larger allen/hex key but no luck.
Can anyone give some ideas of how to safely remove that stripped bolt??![Dunno](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
Thanks for any input!!
Me and my buddy finally installed our 5/16 copper iso thermal plenum spacers on both of our cars. Amazing mod!
Unfortunately my buddy couldn't get 1 of the 3 bolts off of his throttle body to install the copper piece. The bolts on the throttle body are meant to be taken off with an allen/hex key but the bolts on the throttle body are really corroded and so 1 of them got stripped and we were unable to take it off. We tried heating it up with a torch lighter but we were afraid of damaging the throttle body. (Yes I know a torch lighter is a joke but those were our available resources). We also tried turning it with a vise grip, a socket, a larger allen/hex key but no luck.
Can anyone give some ideas of how to safely remove that stripped bolt??
![Dunno](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
Thanks for any input!!
or drill it out through the manifold and then get a longer stud to go all the way through and put 2 nuts on either end
or like NSFP said just get a new manifold, they usualy go for 70 bucks
#9368
I'm getting a strange noise from the drivetrain(engine/transmission) that started about three days ago. The best way to describe it is as a hollow "GRRRRRRR" noise. At first it seemed to only occur while I was pulling out of a parking spot but just now I took her for a spin to see if I could replicate the noise. I found that for instance if im going 20 mph and throw it into fifth gear, I can reproduce the noise until i reach the appropriate speed for the gear. It almost sounds like a loose heat sheild or something.
Any help is appreciated.
Any help is appreciated.
#9369
Maybe it's because the bulbs are brand new but... I seem to be getting a lot of glare from my low beams now. My headlights are the factory HID reflectors and the bulbs I pulled out were some Germany made Phillips HID's.
Also I put in 6000K so the lights shouldn't be as strong as the OEM 4300k. Maybe I only notice it because there's more color but idk.
![Dunno](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
Imagine what the glare would be like if I had installed those CBIs....
#9370
Hey just letting you know I put in those Bi-xenon's and also replaced the low beam bulb with a normal HID bulb to match the color temperature.
Maybe it's because the bulbs are brand new but... I seem to be getting a lot of glare from my low beams now. My headlights are the factory HID reflectors and the bulbs I pulled out were some Germany made Phillips HID's.
Also I put in 6000K so the lights shouldn't be as strong as the OEM 4300k. Maybe I only notice it because there's more color but idk.![Dunno](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
Imagine what the glare would be like if I had installed those CBIs....
Maybe it's because the bulbs are brand new but... I seem to be getting a lot of glare from my low beams now. My headlights are the factory HID reflectors and the bulbs I pulled out were some Germany made Phillips HID's.
Also I put in 6000K so the lights shouldn't be as strong as the OEM 4300k. Maybe I only notice it because there's more color but idk.
![Dunno](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
Imagine what the glare would be like if I had installed those CBIs....
#9372
What I'm wondering in the first place is why you would throw it into 5th going 20 mph. But anytime I do that all I get is clutch chatter. I'm jw why a camshaft position sensor would cause noise?
#9373
The glare is up pretty high and the way I can tell is; when I'm driving on the highway and drive beneath an overhead sign, the sign is bright untill the hood of my car is about 2 meters away from it. I'd always watch for it and feel like crap when I'm driving behind another car and their head rests are lit up.
I noticed the bulbs/light beam would "jump" everytime I hit a small bump or crack in the road. It used to do this before but now it seems worse. Maybe I didn't put the clips back on properly (silly me).
I'll fix the clips and take pics and update you though. I might just have to get those projectors sooner than I thought....
#9374
So once again, if anyone has experienced what I have with their 6MT, try new cam position sensors. It worked for me!
#9375
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
Here's one in a dark parking lot where you can see how it lights up the ground:
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Here's one of the car facing a wall with a distance that I would be if I was driving behind another vehicle on the highway:
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And finally here is another angle showing how far the car is away from the wall:
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The pictures aren't very accurate and don't show exactly what I see in person but they're close. Earlier I was driving to a gas station and there was a car driving next to me and the front of my car was right next to his rear passenger side door and I looked into his car and on the ceiling of the interior of his car I could see my light glare....
![NOOO](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/no.gif)