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Old 18th December 2004, 04:50   #1
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Driving Impressions After First 1,000 mi.

The car is without a doubt a driving marvel, even stock. Acceleration, cornering, look, feel, just what I thought it would be when I forked over 50k. The driver seat is so comfortable I almost doze off when I am cruising down the NJ Tpk. The only thing that is pissing me of are the freaking clicking, ticking, rattling and vibrating noises which I guess arise in some part as a result of the stiff ride. The rear deck rattled, now fixed. The split seats rattled, now fixed. The door and window seals and latches rattled, sprayed by the dealer, now fixed. Now I am hearing this clicking noise around the sun roof on both sides and the back. I think it is the space between the headliner and the sunroof. Anyone have any suggestions or should I just live with it? Also, what should I modify first keeping in mind that for business reasons I probably cannot modify the exhaust. I am thinking clutch first then brakes?
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Re: Driving Impressions After First 1,000 mi.

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Also, what should I modify first keeping in mind that for business reasons I probably cannot modify the exhaust. I am thinking clutch first then brakes?
Don't worry about the exhaust, I put on SS headers, left the stock resonators and cats, and exhaust empties into the (existing) Hamann mufflers. The mufflers already let some noise through, no big deal. The headers are barely audible above the mufflers, unless you get on it! Although members have different opinions, I think this is a better bang for the buck than 3.45 diff, and they are close in price (at least with the various vendors present pricing on headers).
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