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Not trying to start a big debate, rather just trying to help but not all 93 is the same, literally. Not really a big deal if you’re just a cruiser but if you spent money on a tune and are trying to wring out every bit of performance you might be doing yourself a disservice using the cheap places like Costco or GetGo.

If you're trying to wring power on pump gas you're asking for trouble. I would never push limits on 93/92/91

Got the car back from the dealer. Oil change and new hood ajar switch.
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If you're trying to wring power on pump gas you're asking for trouble. I would never push limits on 93/92/91

Got the car back from the dealer. Oil change and new hood ajar switch.
makes me happy my eco ford performance is a conservative tune, needing only 91. I use 93, I feel it adds some protection to it, even if wasn't the best quality 93, it will still exceed and keep engine within tolerance.
 

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okay will do. Didn’t mean to ruffle feathers.

I am curious though as to why you see many dyno pulls pulling timing, then finding out they filled up at XYZ, then they add some type of octane booster and things magically get back to normal/where it should be. ??
That's an easy one. ANY station can get the wrong gas pumped into their tanks. Tanker could have been miss-filled or driver put lower octane in the wrong tank. Less scrupulous or financially strapped independent stations might intentionally do it to afford the GI Joe with Kung Fu Grip for their kid.
 

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Forget GI Joe, the big money is here:

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Costco 93 is all I run when not traveling. Then I usually hunt a Shell or Chevron. Shell Nitrogen (Amines) and Techron are some of the best cleaners out there. Costco fuels, other than being top tier, are highly monitored by employees and they have a good filtration system. Buy with confidence.
 

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I bought it a stable to sleep in! Bonus it came with a house attached to it :crackup:

My dad and I had to rip out all the old insulation and replace it with new due to previous owners being heavy smokers :facepalm:

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that‘s pretty sweet. You could sell that ya know
Thank you! I should've made better templates while I was building it, but it wouldn't be too hard to recreate. I wonder if there's a way to scan this one to make a 3D printer file?

Gotta be easier than trying to tweak it according to seat position (I like to sit close), driver height, etc..!
 

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Dang it Matt, now I'll be looking for those reflections in the rear mirror. :) Seriously, you did a great job with the items you made. :thumbsup:

Keep meaning to post a few things, so I'll just drop them all at once. Did these over the past few months!

1) I covered the rear deck child-seat anchor plates with carpet, to stop them reflecting on the rear windscreen:

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It's not as noticeable in this photo as it really was, but it was annoying to have the top portion of my rearview cut off by these little guys.

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The plates are really easy to pop out, but a little trickier to re-install. I bought the carpet (similar to that used on Sub boxes, etc), and applied it to the plate using spray adhesive. I still have plenty of the carpet left, if anyone wants to give it a go.

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After re-install, the color just wasn't dark enough, despite looking like it would be when it arrived! Easily remedied with a thick Sharpie.

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Sun will likely even it out eventually, but it's holding steady so far.

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No more glare! Apart from the wing, I get my whole rearview back. Woohoo!

2) Made a custom Kydex magnetic phone mount for the radio faceplate.

My old sticky magnet mount worked okay, but the ever-changing weather down here in southeast VA led to hot days loosing the adhesive, and cold days firming up the tape, and I was over it.

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So, I disassembled the mount, tossed the ball-clamp, and cut a piece of kydex to start forming. I've had a Recaro bezel waiting to go in, so I used that to form a perfect fit. Did a bunch of trimming, sanding, and used the heatgun to do some last-minute adjustments.

Easily the sturdiest phone mount I've ever had! Held in only by friction.

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Had to borrow the wife's phone to take a pic, but couldn't be happier with how it turned out.

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Dog tax. =)
 

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Dang it Matt, now I'll be looking for those reflections in the rear mirror. :) Seriously, you did a great job with the items you made. :thumbsup:
Thank you much! ..and also, sorry! 😅

If you end up finding them in your rearview, shoot me a PM. I can trim a couple squares of the leftover carpet and put 'em in an envelope! 👍 If you wanna shoot me a buck via paypal or something to cover the postage, I've got no problem doing that. 🙂

(That offer goes for anyone! I've got at least a yard left lol)
 

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Where was it? I have four in my passenger panel, two of which are metallic sounding.
I don't really know. I tightened the push in connectors and taped a plug in connector to the electric window switch. I also added some foam tape horizontally across the middle of the door.
I can't say it is fixed completely. Here is a link to someone else's video showing what I did.
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I found a loose plug in connector rattling around in the outside side plastic bottom piece so you might check there too for missing or loose pieces.
 

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