Ok that was easy half an hour tops three nuts jack it up 2" replace. This thing would have gone bad in two or less years form its looks rubber was splitting.

 

Well I thinks thats it this year too hot to do much till next winter.

This is how she looks on the outside till I think of something classier some 17" rims and taller tires would look better but black or aluminum rims. I do like the flat black hood covers the pealing clear great. If I go taller tires I need to change out the rear diff gears that’s for sure. Should have sanded the hood a little smoother the clear peal/bubbles show up more than I want as pits but it covers it up well at a glance you don't see it at all so Im good.


















How it looked before the Black

 

To sum this up my manifold, fuel injector and throttle body changes have made a difference in power for the 2.5 engine is it a big change no but is it improvement yes.

I just installed a new harmonic balancer as my oem one was about to go on me did it make a positive change .... yes very surprising it helped with take off from a stop and diminished engine vibration like it should.

Next change that I may make this summer though I usually don't work on it in the summer is a new sound system my old mp3 CD player is going bad so I want an all digital system that plays mp3's by a USB stick no more clunky CD player just all digital sound no moving parts no CD's to carry around.

Any suggestions Im looking at a low range unit about $150 at most?

I like this one but I haven't looked all that much http://www.crutchfield.com/p_130X560...VH-X560BT.html