Monthly Archives: April 2015

Look at those angles. And that cat!

Embrace El Brace

Beeftacular chassis braces from El Gato Engineering!  Stiff doesn’t even begin to describe these robust works of art.

The EL Gato Chassis Braces

The EL Gato Chassis Braces

Look at those angles. And that cat!

Look at those angles. And that cat!

On the back

On the back

Stock stamped steal on the passenger side

Stock stamped steel on the passenger side

Passenger side comparison

Passenger side comparison

Once of these might be just a bit stronger than the other.

Once of these might be just a bit stronger than the other.

Passenger side mounted up

Passenger side mounted up

Stock driver's side

Stock driver’s side

Driver's side comparison

Driver’s side comparison

Driver's side mounted up

Driver’s side mounted up

Old plugs. Look pretty consistent with good coloring.

Plug It Up

With about 23k on the clock, and performance tunes having been flashed, I figured it may be a wise move to replace the stock spark plugs, gapping them to the narrower spec of .024″ (current plugs were also gapped this way).

NGK Laser Iridium SIKR9A7‘s

Laser!

Laser!

Gap them critters to .024"

Gap them critters to .024″

Unplugged

Unplugged

Old vs new. Not too bad.

Old vs new. Not too bad.

Old plugs. Look pretty consistent with good coloring.

Old plugs. Look pretty consistent with good coloring.