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Old 01-03-2009, 11:38 AM   #1
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My first engine detail.
It was a learning experience indeed, but rather easy. Test subject was my mom's Altima with 5 years of dirt buildup.



Ewww...



Taped of the intake and one fuse box (missed the other one but it was ok).



Degreased (with a pinch of elbow grease), rinsed, and blown/wiped down.



Bling bling! 303 Aerospace Protectant.

Definitely some room for improvment but not too shabby, if I do say so myself.
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Old 01-03-2009, 11:49 AM   #2
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biig improvement...when do you want to do mine lol
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Old 01-03-2009, 12:04 PM   #3
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dam ballin.. Mom's car got intake and nismo goodies
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Old 01-03-2009, 04:19 PM   #4
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looks good, u take good care of ur mommas car huh
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Old 01-03-2009, 04:24 PM   #5
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Looks good man nice work.
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Old 01-03-2009, 04:27 PM   #6
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Your mom has an aftermarket intake? Nice detail.
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Old 01-03-2009, 06:39 PM   #7
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thanks everyone. i was pleasantly surprised at how easy engine bay cleaning is.

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looks good, u take good care of ur mommas car huh
yeah. since i lost my max and my q has been in the shop for a couple months now the alti has been getting some attention. i have to have something to work on. lol.

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Your mom has an aftermarket intake? Nice detail.
right now she has the jwt intake, a few nismo accessories, and nismo maxima 19's with falken azenis tires. today i also added a deka intimidator battery and some new stinger ground wires in preparation for the system i will be installing soon. also waiting on an eibach pro-kit to show up with plans of an exhaust, grill, and nwp vias block off in the near future.
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tright now she has the jwt intake, a few nismo accessories, and nismo maxima 19's with falken azenis tires. today i also added a deka intimidator battery and some new stinger ground wires in preparation for the system i will be installing soon. also waiting on an eibach pro-kit to show up with plans of an exhaust, grill, and nwp vias block off in the near future.
Your mom is into all that?
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indeed she is. guess i rubbed off on her somewhere along the line.
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Old 01-03-2009, 06:53 PM   #10
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indeed she is. guess i rubbed off on her somewhere along the line.
That did not sound right at all. But anyway, it's like my father. Before he wasn't into modding and now all of a sudden he is. Go figure.
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with new battery and ground wires (battery and block to chassis).
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Old 01-04-2009, 01:42 PM   #12
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That did not sound right at all. .
LMAO!

Looks awesome though. That's cool that your parents are into things like that.
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looks great!
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Not too shabby Michael.

What degreaser did you use?

Standard hose, or pressure washer?
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What did you use to clean with?
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Old 01-19-2009, 04:01 PM   #17
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