Author Archives: Drivesa5

Diet plan: eat like a bird.

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Drivesa5

Among the upsides of shedding pounds are improving power to weight ratio or making better use of the power you have, it is inexpensive until you really want to go crazy, better braking, and gas mileage. If you are one of … Continue reading →

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GoiNg places.

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Drivesa5

This is the first of the major GN updates since this project is now at the top of the queue, not counting any daily driver problems that might pop up. First, check out the carnage. Then, here’s where things stand so far: … Continue reading →

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GN carnage.

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Drivesa5

This is a precursor to all the upcoming GN project updates, and what I found upon tearing apart the engine in the summer of 2011. Below gives you an idea of how bad things were, click here to see the … Continue reading →

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Drag Bird.

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Drivesa5

Below is a modified description of my experience first drag racing the Sunbird at the end of the season in 2011 that I took from a post I put up shortly after. I pulled in to the dragway and teched in for street night. It … Continue reading →

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Nitrous install.

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Drivesa5

Installing nitrous on a 2.0L Sunbird gets some puzzled looks and laughs; this is not most people’s first choice of car to do such things to. It does, however, also get some interest being different. That being said, before getting … Continue reading →

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Banishing the blue.

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Drivesa5

Ever since I bought the bird, I never really cared for the blue.  Well, to be honest it grew on me a little, but I still wanted something else. It took a couple years, but I finally sprayed it Summit … Continue reading →

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Bird droppings.

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Drivesa5

What else can you expect on the day of purchasing another Sunbird but that it would break down?  A bad crank position sensor wire was the culprit. A couple pictures of the maroon four door’s first days – May 2011.

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Mess.

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Drivesa5

For all my zero readers, fiveocd is undergoing some changes. I’m going to do a more blog style setup where new posts are on the main page and you can sort the updates by category from the right menus.

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Lightweight, unobtrusive audio.

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Drivesa5

It’s not too much to ask!  Although my Sunbird is very stripped down, there are a few things that I wanted to maintain for now given its daily driven status and some semblance of an audio system was one of … Continue reading →

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Autozone coil pack: Fail.

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Drivesa5

One week after finishing the head gasket, the car started running like crap again. It took me a while to figure it out, because I didn’t believe that a new coil pack would die in a single week … well, … Continue reading →

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