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So I made it to the show and back without incident. It was a hard fought victory. Couldn't stay for the cruise because I had to get back and start working on the Ralliart.
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I pulled the intercooler completely out to remove any trace of corrosion on the outlet. There was a good bit there so I was hoping that was the source of the sealing issues. There was a lot of pitting in the metal so I didn't have high hopes. I thought I had finally got it but it was still whistling on the test drive. I'm thinking a tiny bit of air is sneaking past the coupler through some of the pitting. I'm thinking of making a last ditch effort with some RTV. I would have tried it by now but it's not the best idea. It can get sucked into the throttle body if you're not careful and glob it on. Another problem for another day. Got the rear rotors replaced and brought an end to the brake job from hell. Turns out 4-5 Chicago winters can do a number on a set of rotors. Nothing some penetrating oil and mini sledge couldn't eventually handle. I just took it to the Verona event still squealing like a pig.
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To add insult to injury the damn thing failed the VA state inspection. Driver side tie rod end supposedly had some play and the wipers were toast. They couldn't fit the car in that day so I just told them to slap a rejection sticker on it. Replaced both sides and did find that the driver side one was getting sloppy. Looks like the previous owner just replaced the passenger side at one point because I bought one for both sides just to be safe.
Jumping back to the real car I dialed in my idle air control (IAC) because I was having some issues coasting and it was stumbling real bad after it was revved over 2k. It's behaving a lot better now now that it's within the range it should. I was idling with the IAC position at 20% when it should've been between 2-10%. Still no idea what's up with the missing second gear but I did double check the band adjuster and it's not loose. I suppose that's a battle for another day.