brought my car in for the TSB's reguarding those issues..
while it was there had the trans oil changed to QDC as well..

over all impressions.. so far no run on starter..
(which happened about 3-5 times a week)..

oil life% wont know til i put some miles on the car..

QDC.. no real impressions, other than now 5th gear feels alot rougher, where it was perfectly smooth.. will respond further, after more miles are put on..

PCM reprograming..
the car "feels" different upon moderate acceleration, alot more responsive under partial throttle. to the point where i had to adjust my driving style..

I also bounced it off the limiter (for testing) no where near as harsh as it was in the past..
meaning i wasnt thrown forward (like like i was on the brakes) when it hit the limiter

 

Thank you for the update, pony racer.

Deysha