[Joshinator99]

Originally Posted by JoeCamaro444

Same here! It was earlier in the week, but my car was super dusty from mostly hibernating over the New England winter, so I drove it in some steady, light rain, for the first time since I’ve owned it. It was liberating. lol

Thoughts and prayers!

[JoeCamaro444]

Originally Posted by Joshinator99

Thoughts and prayers!

[NYTMARE23]

Originally Posted by CalgaryZL1

I changed to Philips 194 Ultinon LED Bulb white. Plug and play no issue.

That looks nice as well!! So much better than the OEM'S!!!!!

[CalgaryZL1]

Originally Posted by NYTMARE23

That looks nice as well!! So much better than the OEM'S!!!!!

Yeah, the yellow reminds me of my grandma’s walls after she smoked in her house for 50 years.

[Dirtbike]

Installed a Corsa NPP axleback I got a killer deal on at CSP, along with a heavier shift knob from raceseng. I wasn't impressed with the plastic pool ball that came with the hurst shifter.

[JoeCamaro444]

Originally Posted by Dirtbike

Installed a Corsa NPP axleback I got a killer deal on at CSP, along with a heavier shift knob from raceseng. I wasn't impressed with the plastic pool ball that came with the hurst shifter.

Killer! Love the clean and all business look of the exhaust, and that is a sharp shifter knob as well. 🤘🏼😎

[CalgaryZL1]

Originally Posted by Dirtbike

Installed a Corsa NPP axleback I got a killer deal on at CSP, along with a heavier shift knob from raceseng. I wasn't impressed with the plastic pool ball that came with the hurst shifter.

Looks good! They definitely have a unique style of different shift knobs. And also some heavy ones.

[arpad_m]

Replaced the drive belt tensioner that was slowly leaking oil and looking messier every day. Not a difficult job, even though I had to remove the supercharger belt first, I finished in less than 30 minutes. Very little clearance around the supercharger tensioner, but I worked around that with the classic pipe-over-wrench "leverage multiplier".

Interestingly, the new part online GM parts sites recommended for my 2018 was redesigned around the boot (see picture below, I bet because of the issue several people had with the original part (see this thread as an example). I hope the new design will hold up better, and the good folks across the ocean in Slovakia who assembled it did a good job

While I was under the hood, I popped in a new Roto-Fab dry filter as well, because I noticed some oil in the intake duct and suspect that it was from the previous oiled filter. We'll see if the dry element works better, I chose the oiled one because we have a ton of dust in the mountains where I love to play.

[Dirtbike]

Originally Posted by CalgaryZL1

Looks good! They definitely have a unique style of different shift knobs. And also some heavy ones.

Thanks, I couldn't decide between these 3: Ashiko, Slammer, and countour. As you see I ended up with the ashiko.

[CalgaryZL1]

Originally Posted by arpad_m

Replaced the drive belt tensioner that was slowly leaking oil and looking messier every day. Not a difficult job, even though I had to remove the supercharger belt first, I finished in less than 30 minutes. Very little clearance around the supercharger tensioner, but I worked around that with the classic pipe-over-wrench "leverage multiplier".

Interestingly, the new part online GM parts sites recommended for my 2018 was redesigned around the boot (see picture below, I bet because of the issue several people had with the original part (see this thread as an example). I hope the new design will hold up better, and the good folks across the ocean in Slovakia who assembled it did a good job

While I was under the hood, I popped in a new Roto-Fab dry filter as well, because I noticed some oil in the intake duct and suspect that it was from the previous oiled filter. We'll see if the dry element works better, I chose the oiled one because we have a ton of dust in the mountains where I love to play.

Arpad_m. How many miles/engine hour before it started to weep? I’m wondering if I should order one now and have it on the shelf for future need, along with the other super charger idler pulleys and tensioner.

[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by CalgaryZL1

Arpad_m. How many miles/engine hour before it started to weep? I’m wondering if I should order one now and have it on the shelf for future need, along with the other super charger idler pulleys and tensioner.

I first noticed the oily smudges at around 18,000 miles. They could've started a bit sooner, as I only check things under the hood once a month.

[NYTMARE23]

Originally Posted by CalgaryZL1

Yeah, the yellow reminds me of my grandma’s walls after she smoked in her house for 50 years.

I know EXACTLY what you mean!! My grandma did the same thing!!

[Dirtbike]

R8 Blendmount & Gen5DIY hardwire kit.
This mount is much more sturdy compared to my ebay mounts in the truck & work car. It was kind of pricy, but worth it IMO.

[KC64]

Originally Posted by Dirtbike

Installed a Corsa NPP axleback I got a killer deal on at CSP, along with a heavier shift knob from raceseng. I wasn't impressed with the plastic pool ball that came with the hurst shifter.

What did you do with the exhaust mode selector thingys??


Looks very nice by the way! Good job!