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There seems to be a huge amount of variation in press force. I attempted this with a balljoint press two weeks ago, and even with heat (not a lot of heat, because aluminum) and penetrating oil, i ended up mushrooming the aluminum tool steeda includes. Ultimately, i gave up and decided to find a...

The QR codes aren't a requirement, just a helpful 'cover your ass' for the supplier in most cases. Could be that the other valve cover doesn't have one, or it might be in a different location, possibly inside the valve cover. You'll find QR or other 1D or 2D codes all over the car though.

It's likely the valve cover. A lot of suppliers are moving to serialized parts so they can tie inspection data to a specific part to have some evidence that what they ship is good in case there's an issue later. (I work at an inspection equipment manufacturer)

I used the steeda shortened one.

Just yhe man I was hoping to hear from. Thanks @Brian@BMVK

Hey guys, I'm halfway through the Bilstein strut and shock upgrade and I've run into a question. How does the bumpstop/boot work? The shaft of the strut is easily double the diameter, except at the top, where the boot and bumpstop can fit, but in the arrangement I've come up with, the boot gets...

Possible? Yes. Intelligent? Absolutely not.

I second the vote for the Z26. They've got a little less bite, but plenty of power ultimately. Dust is basically nonexistent, and the pedal feels a little firmer too.

Update for other people who find this later while searching: The car was dropped off at 9:30 Wednesday, at 3:00 Thursday, I got impatient and called to see how it was going, half expecting the answer to be that they hadn't gotten to look at it yet. To my pleasant surprise, the trans is out of...

So I broke my 3-4 shift fork. I was actually shifting with my fingertips when it broke, admittedly at 7k rpm, but by no means a destructive action in my opinion. So, what am I in for? The car's at 33k miles, no mods except performance pack brakes.

There has been a TSB telling dealers to replace the fluid with DCT for people who complain about the shift grinding, just like the TSB for the super 8.8 rear diff recommending 75/140 fluid for all models. The trans is still getting filled with regular GL4 fluid in the trans and 80/90 in the...

The bg fluid is a higher viscosity at the same temperature. The BG fluid is an improvement over the stock fluid, but the DCT fluid is an even bigger improvement.

It should self adjust with use if I understand the mechanism correctly. Keep in mind it has to self adjust for the full caliper's stroke, so pushing the piston in a little shouldn't be an issue

Before the BG was the original factory fill. I swapped it out with ~2k miles on the car.

I prefer the Motorcraft DCT over the BG fluid. BG is indeed very noticeably thicker, which accounts for the resistance.