Mish Mash of some updates...Lotsa words
Went on Power Tour last week and had a pretty good time. My daughters boyfriend (Bird) had decided, almost last minute, that he wanted to take his 85 W250. He had some things to knock off his list in a few weeks time but the biggest thing was to actually get out and drive it.. Which hadn't done much of. Alot of tinkering with his toy but he had only driven it maybe 50 miles since getting it, last year. He got it dialed in with odds and ends and put some miles on it before leaving. Pretty sure that he got his fill of driving it on PT haha. We ran into a guy at our hotel in Joliet with a beautiful 70 Challenger, that had been rear ended by a local. 3 cars involved and he was the only one to have insurance. We helped him remove his rear bumper, valance and pry the bodywork off the spring hangers.. was binding up pretty bad. In reality, the car was probably totaled.. but he'll put it back together. Waffled the springs, warped the quarters, doors were jacked and had frame damage. He was one of those guys that had a solid mind and accepted things for what they were. Reminds you that no matter how bad it is, it's not the end and you're still sucking air. This too shall pass. He gave me the bumper for a wall hanger.. had him sign and date it. Cool guy.. Dave Bruener.
All of my brake upgrade stuff came in a few weeks before PT but I held off doing it until I found some 15" wheels. Well, I finally found some yesterday (ironically, local). Picked up 4 15x7 with rings and centers for $450. Now I'm plagued with what tires/wheels I wanna run. Currently have 15x6.5 rears.. So, do I move those to the front for a very small stagger or go 15x7 on all 4 corners.. and then front tires.. Can I get away with 225/60s in the front without rubbing brake lines and metal. Rears are 245/60. It all gives my brain something to focus on.
Throughout the tour, I battled my tune, but the Dart never missed a beat. The highway driving was great, but he slower in-town cruising and waiting in lines was brutal. It's either idle or 1500 rpm.. alot of surging that had my neck sore before it was over. I stopped into the HP tuner booth, in Joliet and then again in Ft Wayne. Techs were very cool and I believe they would've just dialed it in, on the spot. But upon reviewing my base "stock" tune and a few logs, they found that I am missing some very important tables.. Friction torque tables and TB Airflow. Must haves for a big cam. As it turns out, Mopar Crate Harness ECMs lack these tables and depending on the year of the ECM, sublime ECM will be missing them as well. Blake just writes them over what is there and his.. and if the tables exist, they remain. HP believes that they might just be able to unlock them for me. Blake is also trying to find me a newer ECM to flash and I can just move my tune over and tweek those areas.. HP was kinda curious how it was being tuned without these tables. I'll leave it at that. After 21 attempts, I think Ryan is slowly backing away from this **** show.
Let's see.. what else? Oh! I did buy buy a Hotchkis front sway bar from a guy. He sent the mounts and said he'll bring the bar to Moparty and we'll slap it on. All sounds kinda sketchy but he told me to trust him haha. I went ahead and started mocking the brackets, so I can weld them up this weekend.
Lastly.. my AC has been working. Not freeze you out working, but working good enough.
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