S1 vs RS2 EM

[ccohen5]

Very different dimensions requiring either a pipe and cone air cleaner if
you go with the S1 or the SQ air cleaner and MAF which together cost about
$3000.

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    I have successfully repaired seat heating elements on three different
cars.  I also haven't
had one of my splices cause any long term problems.  I think the key to a
long term fix is to
cut the element padding enough to have a lot of slack in the wire, and to
make sure and cover
your splice with well fitting shrink tube.

    I have also noticed that the earlier cars use a silver wire, which is
extremely hard to solder,
and the later cars actually use copper wire, which is a piece of cake to
solder.

    On my 87 5kcstq, the biggest problem was that at 200k+ miles, the
element was breaking in different
places every six months or so.  I wound up doing that seat four times... Oh,
and somehow, the seats are
intelligent enough to know when the outside temp is below 20F, so that they
can quickly cease to function.
HTH,
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