More pointless updating because I feel like it, and because stuff happened.
Header, UP are bolted in and "torqued".
o2 sensor wire needed a bit of "manipulation" due to the position on the maddad header. The original o2 sensor was mangled, bent, and appeared to have been forced to work without proper thought. I fingered I should do it properly (unlike other things on the car)
This was one of the reasons I bought a new sensor anyways. The code could have been leaks, or could have been a failing sensor.
Anyways, the wiring is better now.
I was waiting for a possible catted downpipe before putting on the one I have, but it seems that isn't going to work out. So I'll put the catless one back on tomorrow.
Upon cleaning the midpipe flange, I discovered that someone has bastardized it.
Fantastic.
Yup. Lobbed off the existing end, and tacked on a flat flange and extension.
You know how when you buy a used car and expect that a magnet will stick to "metal" surface on said car, but then the magnet falls off indicating that surface is not entirely metal? And then you think "hmm... maybe I don't want to know the story about that..."
I'm wondering exactly how much further I want to investigate this car...
Denial might mean more happiness.
Shifter still isn't in. I don't know why a shifter is perplexing me so much, but it's being a real prick. I haven't even kicked a door on this car yet, and it's fighting back.
I cleaned the cone filter. Maybe that will make it feel better and more trusting of me.