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Originally Posted by perkystina
Not sure, but I work there tonight, so I'll look and give you a call. I get paid tomorrow, so I can pick some up before the meet on Saturday.
How often should one do a radiator flush, anyway? I haven't done one since I've owned the car, and who knows when the previous owners did one. *growl*
What other vital fluids should I change/check/adjust/etc?
How often should one do a radiator flush, anyway? I haven't done one since I've owned the car, and who knows when the previous owners did one. *growl*
What other vital fluids should I change/check/adjust/etc?
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I was just wondering, is there any place around here that is worth going to to get replacement parts, oem or better?
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in the long run, wouldnt it be cheaper to flush and fill with evans npg coolant than using water wetter? i dont know much about it, but you have to keep refilling it right?
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water wette is like 8.00 a bottle it come in a 12oz bottle and you put 1 ounce per quart per automotive cooling system. i was going to do mine today but i got off work late i have everything to fluse it just not the day light.
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anyone know where the cheapest place to get NGK Platinum plugs are? Advance has them for like 6.96 if one of you many people that work at advance could get me some that would be cool. let me know. eric
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anyone know where the cheapest place to get NGK Platinum plugs are? Advance has them for like 6.96 if one of you many people that work at advance could get me some that would be cool. let me know. eric
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Originally Posted by 1RX7DRIVER
haha yeah thats what i was getting at so it would be like 23-24$
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Originally Posted by JebenKurac
last time i checked you lose more power in a frontwheel drive set-up than rearwheel, seeing as how it's a straight shot back, none of that horizontal **** with pulleys. I also was under the impression that a stock fd will go 0 to 60 in 4.7, not 5.3. on top of that, an srt neon is not a sport compact at all, nor is it an import. not only because of the obvious - 4 doors and 4 seats, but also because the fd's engine is mounted fairly low and imbetween the front axle and the firewall, giving it its renowned 4 wheel weight distribution and ability to run the slalom with real sport compacts in a price range of double what the fd was originally sold in. in a non related subject, real stress comes from being shot at, not taking a cruise.
And the last part about being shot at vs. taking a cruise is pretty f'ed up, dude. Both are EQUALLY stressful... how would you like to be crammed on a tiny ship with a buttload of other men with NOWHERE to escape or have privacy... and no way to communicate with the outside world half the time, because your satellites are often shut down so people can't see you on radar?? THAT'S stress, my little friend.
You need to be a bit more respectful when you post on this thread. This is a VERY drama-free thread. Let's keep it that way, k?
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Originally Posted by arghx
THE GTU IS BACK BITCHES.
Oh... Josh... Water Wetter does work. I asked the guys at work. How many do I need to pick up for people on Saturday? They're about $6 a piece, but I have 20% off, so whatever y'all can afford for me to pick up.
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Originally Posted by perkystina
Wow... this was WAY out of line. I'm pretty offended, and I wasn't even a PART of this BS. You lose ALOT more power with a RWD car than you do with a FWD. Ask any RX-7 person on this forum... they'll tell you. Back when I had my dyno run, I found out my POS FC only has 107 hp, when I was hoping to have at least 120-130... but they explained that it's because of the HP loss from being RWD.
And the last part about being shot at vs. taking a cruise is pretty f'ed up, dude. Both are EQUALLY stressful... how would you like to be crammed on a tiny ship with a buttload of other men with NOWHERE to escape or have privacy... and no way to communicate with the outside world half the time, because your satellites are often shut down so people can't see you on radar?? THAT'S stress, my little friend.
You need to be a bit more respectful when you post on this thread. This is a VERY drama-free thread. Let's keep it that way, k?
And the last part about being shot at vs. taking a cruise is pretty f'ed up, dude. Both are EQUALLY stressful... how would you like to be crammed on a tiny ship with a buttload of other men with NOWHERE to escape or have privacy... and no way to communicate with the outside world half the time, because your satellites are often shut down so people can't see you on radar?? THAT'S stress, my little friend.
You need to be a bit more respectful when you post on this thread. This is a VERY drama-free thread. Let's keep it that way, k?
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Jarheads and Squids have always had words between them. My dad was a squid and my brother a Jarhead. We had a lot of interesting discussions.
No offence meant by the refrence "Jarhead" or "Squid" I respect all of our troops and if you guys haven't heard this in a while THANK-YOU
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No offence meant by the refrence "Jarhead" or "Squid" I respect all of our troops and if you guys haven't heard this in a while THANK-YOU
Johny
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christina, i won't have the money to do it until next weekend, as sad as that sounds.
as far as the whole SRT vs. FD subject. I would say for straightline performance, stock vs. stock, there is no difference in the two cars, for all intents and purposes. you can find tests that report a variety of numbers on both cars, you kinda have to take the average. i always tell people a range normally 0-60=~5seconds, and the quarter I tell them is somewhere between 13.5-14.0.
On a road course the SRT would be murdered, but that isn't the type of race that we are proposing.
Also, anyone who has talked to David would know that he has a pretty realistic view of his car. He understand that in the long run his car is just a Neon. Personally I think Dodge made a mistake by stuffing all that into a Neon body. I guess they did it to keep the price down around $20K for a Stage I. Also, the may have done it because they didnt intend for it to compete with Vettes, Vipers, FDs, Supras, etc on a road course, or even a straight line. They built the car to decimate the newer econobox sports whatevers that are out. I think they accomplished that.
Essentially anytime you pit an SRT against something like an FD or Vette. It is a cross-over comparison. The SRT was built for budget straight line power, while the FD was built for "budget" road course performance. The FD is not meant to be a straightline monster, and the SRT4 isnt meant to be a curve-carver.
Anyhow, the only thing I respect in a car is speed. In this case we are talking about straightline speed. I have seen SRts go low 11s on street drag radials(driven to the track that way). you can't argue with the results. I have also seen a modded SRT hold its own on the road courses.
Any RX7 owner should know that the FDs short coming is straigtline performance. it Just wasnt built for the punishment. From a roll it is deadly, but from a dig not so much. Unless you like breaking differentials.
On the Marine vs. Navy thing. I suppose that **** has been going on for years, but lets just keep it above the belt on the forum.
as far as the whole SRT vs. FD subject. I would say for straightline performance, stock vs. stock, there is no difference in the two cars, for all intents and purposes. you can find tests that report a variety of numbers on both cars, you kinda have to take the average. i always tell people a range normally 0-60=~5seconds, and the quarter I tell them is somewhere between 13.5-14.0.
On a road course the SRT would be murdered, but that isn't the type of race that we are proposing.
Also, anyone who has talked to David would know that he has a pretty realistic view of his car. He understand that in the long run his car is just a Neon. Personally I think Dodge made a mistake by stuffing all that into a Neon body. I guess they did it to keep the price down around $20K for a Stage I. Also, the may have done it because they didnt intend for it to compete with Vettes, Vipers, FDs, Supras, etc on a road course, or even a straight line. They built the car to decimate the newer econobox sports whatevers that are out. I think they accomplished that.
Essentially anytime you pit an SRT against something like an FD or Vette. It is a cross-over comparison. The SRT was built for budget straight line power, while the FD was built for "budget" road course performance. The FD is not meant to be a straightline monster, and the SRT4 isnt meant to be a curve-carver.
Anyhow, the only thing I respect in a car is speed. In this case we are talking about straightline speed. I have seen SRts go low 11s on street drag radials(driven to the track that way). you can't argue with the results. I have also seen a modded SRT hold its own on the road courses.
Any RX7 owner should know that the FDs short coming is straigtline performance. it Just wasnt built for the punishment. From a roll it is deadly, but from a dig not so much. Unless you like breaking differentials.
On the Marine vs. Navy thing. I suppose that **** has been going on for years, but lets just keep it above the belt on the forum.
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Originally Posted by Johny zoom
Jarheads and Squids have always had words between them. My dad was a squid and my brother a Jarhead. We had a lot of interesting discussions.
No offence meant by the refrence "Jarhead" or "Squid" I respect all of our troops and if you guys haven't heard this in a while THANK-YOU
Johny
No offence meant by the refrence "Jarhead" or "Squid" I respect all of our troops and if you guys haven't heard this in a while THANK-YOU
Johny
I refer to David as "My Squid" all the time. It's a term of endearment... hehe.
Josh... that's fine... just let me know when you want me to pick some up. My poor butt can't afford anything fun right now either. I still have a couple of textbooks to get for the semester. Glad the teachers haven't required anything out of them yet.
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Originally Posted by perkystina
You still selling your FD, Taylor? *calls dibs for a 5 year payment plan!*
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I can't really afford anything for my car right now either, I don't think...we'll see after the bills are paid. If I have $300 left over...Stage 1 ecu here I come...Hey Josh, looks like I MIGHT be in Raleigh Next weekend if you think your FD's ready and up for a pull. I prolly won't have my S1 comp yet...but I can hope.
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Hey Guys,
Gotta tell you about my adventure the other night. A little background, Douglas went out of town on a last minute trip and to took my cell charger with him so my cell was dead.
I go to pick him up at the airport and the low fuel light comes on and I realize the auto shop had been cruising in my car. So with her drinking gas like she does I stop at the Kangaroo on Harrison and pick 'pay inside' so I can get cigarettes and a drink. At $2.89 for premium I pump nearly $40.00 into her and go inside. The place is packed and it is nearly 11pm. Stand in line and wait and when it is my turn I pull out the wallet and OOPS! the debit card is home on the table with my prescription that I had picked up earlier. So, pull out the trusty gold card and DENIED! Yikes!! I figure it has got to be his terminal so I back up to the ATM for a cash advance. DENIED again!
Go back to the line and wait again and explain the problem, I tell him I will leave my purse to run to the airport and be right back. He says no, I have to give him my drivers license. Not gonna happen, we argue. He says if I don't hand over my drivers license he is calling the police. So, I tell him to call the police because he is not getting my drivers license.
He picks up the phone and by this time people are getting grouchy because of the delay. I am standing there and he suddenly drops the phone and runs outside. When he comes back he picks up the phone and yells. It says SHINKA (pause) SHINKA (pause) SHINKA S H I N K A SHINKA! I bust out laughing because I can just imagine the dispatcher on the other end trying to figure that one out. This gets me a glare from the guy and I hush. He then tells me the police are coming and starts taking care of the other customers.
Now, it is getting late and I ask if I can use his phone to call my husband. NO! Can I use the pay phone outside? NO! (how the hell did he expect me to get him the money I owed?)
Finally the police arrive and I explain the problem and tell them I am not leaving my drivers license since I have to drive. The cop looks at the guy and says "You can't keep her drivers license, that is illegal" Takes my info gives it to the guy and says if she doesn't come back call us, and don't let me find out this place is keeping peoples licenses.
So, anyway, I get Douglas and go back and pay and the guy won't even look at me.
But I still bust out laughing everytime I think of this guy yelling SHINKA! into the phone.
See you guys Saturday!
Gotta tell you about my adventure the other night. A little background, Douglas went out of town on a last minute trip and to took my cell charger with him so my cell was dead.
I go to pick him up at the airport and the low fuel light comes on and I realize the auto shop had been cruising in my car. So with her drinking gas like she does I stop at the Kangaroo on Harrison and pick 'pay inside' so I can get cigarettes and a drink. At $2.89 for premium I pump nearly $40.00 into her and go inside. The place is packed and it is nearly 11pm. Stand in line and wait and when it is my turn I pull out the wallet and OOPS! the debit card is home on the table with my prescription that I had picked up earlier. So, pull out the trusty gold card and DENIED! Yikes!! I figure it has got to be his terminal so I back up to the ATM for a cash advance. DENIED again!
Go back to the line and wait again and explain the problem, I tell him I will leave my purse to run to the airport and be right back. He says no, I have to give him my drivers license. Not gonna happen, we argue. He says if I don't hand over my drivers license he is calling the police. So, I tell him to call the police because he is not getting my drivers license.
He picks up the phone and by this time people are getting grouchy because of the delay. I am standing there and he suddenly drops the phone and runs outside. When he comes back he picks up the phone and yells. It says SHINKA (pause) SHINKA (pause) SHINKA S H I N K A SHINKA! I bust out laughing because I can just imagine the dispatcher on the other end trying to figure that one out. This gets me a glare from the guy and I hush. He then tells me the police are coming and starts taking care of the other customers.
Now, it is getting late and I ask if I can use his phone to call my husband. NO! Can I use the pay phone outside? NO! (how the hell did he expect me to get him the money I owed?)
Finally the police arrive and I explain the problem and tell them I am not leaving my drivers license since I have to drive. The cop looks at the guy and says "You can't keep her drivers license, that is illegal" Takes my info gives it to the guy and says if she doesn't come back call us, and don't let me find out this place is keeping peoples licenses.
So, anyway, I get Douglas and go back and pay and the guy won't even look at me.
But I still bust out laughing everytime I think of this guy yelling SHINKA! into the phone.
See you guys Saturday!
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^^^ Hehe. That was way too funny. These gas station merchants are becoming REALLY rude. Don't even get me STARTED about the b**** at the Texaco in Garner. (BTW, don't buy your gas there... they'll accuse you of stealing gas... after you paid in CASH... then call the cops!)
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Hey, does anyone want to come with some buds and I to get their car dynoed? We're going to Carolina Auto Masters in Durham on September 9th at 5 pm. We need at least 5 people, and one person just dropped out. We figure with five people it would be $50 a person, although more are welcome. I think they're planning on doing three runs per car, but I'm not too sure since I'm only planning on seeing how much HP my car is putting down and I'm not actually going to tune anything.
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Originally Posted by perkystina
^^^ Hehe. That was way too funny. These gas station merchants are becoming REALLY rude. Don't even get me STARTED about the b**** at the Texaco in Garner. (BTW, don't buy your gas there... they'll accuse you of stealing gas... after you paid in CASH... then call the cops!)
Ok Tina, Saturday you have got to tell me the whole story!
Beth