This. Plus when you're in high school you tend to own a crappier vehicle, which is easier to work on and you don't care quite as much if the end result is pretty.
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This. Plus when you're in high school you tend to own a crappier vehicle, which is easier to work on and you don't care quite as much if the end result is pretty.
knight1fox3
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^ QFT! I believe to get my rear 6x9 speakers in I took a hacksaw to the interior frame beneath the rear window. LOL :lmao:
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Flyer_PE
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I never went high end on a stereo when I was younger. My Camaro had a barely legal exhaust and there wasn't much point in throwing a bunch of money at a stereo system that would largely be drowned out by the car.
ptatohed
Licenced to Spell
I'm very big into weight reduction. I have shaved 200-300 lb off my supercharged Maxima and about 100 off my bi-turbo S4. So, while I can respect and appreciate a nice stereo system, you won't find me adding additional weight like amps, subs, etc.
Dexman PE PMP
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You don't have to like the Transformers movies to think these cars are sick. And this weekend at Barrett Jackson, you can own them...
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Archive/Event/Item/1992-PETERBILT-379-TRANSFORMERS-OPTIMUS-PRIME-STUNT-TRUCK-190024
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Archive/Event/Item/1967-CHEVROLET-CAMARO-SS-2-DOOR-COUPE-190235
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Archive/Event/Item/1992-PETERBILT-379-TRANSFORMERS-OPTIMUS-PRIME-STUNT-TRUCK-190024
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Archive/Event/Item/1967-CHEVROLET-CAMARO-SS-2-DOOR-COUPE-190235
That Camaro looks hideous. Poor choice in air shocks and fender flares. Splitter arrangement is completely useless, too.
Anyone see any of the 24 Hours of Daytona this past weekend? Best endurance race I have seen in a looooong time, including the two C7R Corvettes letting it all hang out in the last 15 minutes. Cars were separated by a fender length at the stripe while the 2nd car was making a charge pulling out of the draft.
Anyone see any of the 24 Hours of Daytona this past weekend? Best endurance race I have seen in a looooong time, including the two C7R Corvettes letting it all hang out in the last 15 minutes. Cars were separated by a fender length at the stripe while the 2nd car was making a charge pulling out of the draft.
Dexman PE PMP
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I watched the Barrett Jackson auctions all weekend, although I did see the news about the 24hrs of Daytona race.
Road Guy
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So these tires have been awesome in actual snow and mud (BF Goodrich Mud Terrain) but they don't seem to grab the road when its just "wet / slick" I see them on a ton of vehicles around here, maybe I just have to get used to not being in the Tahoe, which is excellent in snow and rain due to its weight? Anyone else have these? Ive really had to adjust my braking distance (even when it hasn't been snowing)
Note to File: My daughter does horseback riding lesson$ at this farm near us that was completely washed out, had a good time riding around in the field Saturday (that was either underwater or frozen) with the owners permission of course..
Note to File: My daughter does horseback riding lesson$ at this farm near us that was completely washed out, had a good time riding around in the field Saturday (that was either underwater or frozen) with the owners permission of course..
jeb6294
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I got the *ahem* race tuner, 5" FloPro exhaust with a 6" exhaust tip. That stuff all showed up today. I've also got an Absolute Performance EGR delete and intake on the way. I sent a quick email just to see what it'd cost to have one of the local diesel shops put everything on. It might be worth the $500 to not have to worry about it...a couple EGR bolts are prone to breaking off in the intake.
knight1fox3
Jedi MASTER & Friend of Capt. Solo
Dexman PE PMP
Internationally PMP'n his PE-ness
jeb6294
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Sweet Baby Jeebus...I got the tuner installed on the truck. I've put chips/tunes in vehicles before, but their effectiveness was always debatable. I put the tuner in the diesel and it was ridiculous. After installing it, I headed to the interstate to do a few 0-to-80-to-0 runs to "relearn" the transmission and traction was pretty nonexistent. That was just the 120-hp tune in the tuner. I still have to put the exhaust (which is huge...it looks like a culvert) and a few other goodies on and that bumps the box tune up to 150-hp.
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csb
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At an event on Sunday, the Subaru marketing people asked, "Do you drive a Subaru?" I replied, "I drive a bike."
I didn't realize there was a smug answer to that question that would feel so satisfying.
I didn't realize there was a smug answer to that question that would feel so satisfying.
csb
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The stickers on my bike rack are from a local bike organization and one from the USFS. I only have room for a couple more, so I need to select my uppity messages carefully.
Road Guy
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(even though for a brief second I considered a crosstrek)
last year we were at Winter Park and they were having "Subaru Days" where they raffle off an outback at the base of the mountain, I was proud of my kids when the Subaru skank asked them "hey wouldn't it be cool to drive to the mountain in a Subaru outback next season?" All three of mine just busted out in laughter and kept walking, I think a tear ran down my face...
last year we were at Winter Park and they were having "Subaru Days" where they raffle off an outback at the base of the mountain, I was proud of my kids when the Subaru skank asked them "hey wouldn't it be cool to drive to the mountain in a Subaru outback next season?" All three of mine just busted out in laughter and kept walking, I think a tear ran down my face...
