What Did You Do To Your HHR Today?

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11-19-2014, 05:56 PM

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Frenchy42

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Originally Posted by hurlingmerlin

I'd say be careful in the snow, but you're already used to it in Washington. Even so, watch for others!

Actually, we get very little snow here in Everett. Last season we had only a couple inches of actual accumulation. But I drove a 2WD pickup in Michigan for about a year without incident.

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Originally Posted by chefhhr

Didn't realize that...figured it had the same exhaust setup as the 2.4 HHR. I'm running a full custom 2.5" exhaust with cat delete (still have cat on downpipe) running through a magnaflow muffler with no resonator. I'm tuned with Trifecta and could feel some difference from the single cat delete and larger pipe. I wouldn't go full catless unless you live in a city that has no emissions or you're tuned.

I plan on doing a full custom 2.5" with dual outlets eventually. I got the car strictly for the rear axle initially, then I realized I could use the muffler to get a better sound and a touch more flow. Once I looked it up, I found that it is about 2.25" vs. about 1.75" for the stock 2.2.

11-19-2014, 08:30 PM

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Twistedtat

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Went over some designs for interior upgrade. Also planning out the rear reflector delete.

11-19-2014, 10:25 PM

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pg318

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Put some caliper paint on, since the brackets I got to go with the larger rotors were remanufactured, and had the plating shotblasted off

11-19-2014, 11:44 PM

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843de

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Didn't make it out of Park yesterday morning before my copilot's frantic text had me grabhing my jumpstart box and tools.

His '97 Subaru Imprezza had been felled by the 14 degree cold, and I couldn't revive the pride of Fuji Heavy Industries, the Roo had flatlined.

So I yanked his dead battery, stuffed it in the HHR, and we were off to the airport and then to New Orleans.

After our arrival back in Charlotte, I took my copilot and his ex-battery to Advance for replacement(the battery, not Jerry), then I took him home and installed the battery for him.(he's a great pilot, but dangerous with hand tools)

Before y'all hop on me about checking the charging system etc. The battery that came out was a 2003 vintage Excide, it was knackered.

He'll never live down having to be rescued by "The Boss".

11-20-2014, 08:06 AM

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Oldblue

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Yesterday's snow is gonna melt with today's sun!!!

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11-20-2014, 09:55 AM

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solman98

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Originally Posted by Frenchy42

On a side note, have any 2.2 or 2.4 guys cored the 2nd cat on the factory downpipe? I know it's a common mod for the SS guys, just wondering if there is anything to be gained from it since I'll have access to it anyway when I swap the catback's.

When did they add a second cat? I replaced my dowm pipe about a year and a half ago and only 1 cat. Smaller cat to boot.

11-20-2014, 10:37 AM

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Oldblue

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My niece sent me this, my great nephew Hudson at the grand opening of local Bass Pro Shop with Santa!
I still say it's to early!! She puts up her tree the 12th of November every year, and says I'm a Bumble! At least I have all my own teeth!!

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