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- Tue Sep 22, 2015 4:03 pm
- Forum: Performance & Brainstorming
- Topic: Passing CA Smog
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1990
Passing CA Smog
Afternoon guys, it's looking like I may have to put the factory exhaust and intake back on to pass CA smog (I still have both for this reason). I'm trying to find a shady smog guys but it seems CARB has them running pretty scared these days. So I'm looking for some CARB legal exhaust that I can use ...
- Fri Aug 28, 2015 2:59 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New Air Intake = 100 More HP at least (hey it looks cool)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1773
Re: New Air Intake = 100 More HP at least (hey it looks cool
Once the car is warm it stops.
- Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New Air Intake = 100 More HP at least (hey it looks cool)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1773
Re: New Air Intake = 100 More HP at least (hey it looks cool
The IAC noise is horrible. But I like my FWI.
- Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:27 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Your Personal Observations with Tire Pressure and Tire Wear
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4681
Re: Your Personal Observations with Tire Pressure and Tire W
My truck has bigish tires on it for a 2wd and its only a single cab short bed. It was with my BFG K/O's that I started to really look at the wear. Without dropping the pressure down pretty low the outer corners wouldn't contact the ground. Since my drag racing days I have always judged tire pressure ...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:01 pm
- Forum: Your Ride: Pics and Videos
- Topic: Wash'd 'er up today
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4395
Re: Wash'd 'er up today
Looking good, have you thought about blacking out the chrome?
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Your Personal Observations with Tire Pressure and Tire Wear
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4681
Re: Your Personal Observations with Tire Pressure and Tire W
I run about 26 in the front and closer to 22 in the rear on my truck with 285/75/16's. If not I would wear the middles out in no time.
I don't go by the sidewall (meaning the max psi rating), I go by the contact patch and or the amount of load that will be on them. If I know I'm going to have a ...
I don't go by the sidewall (meaning the max psi rating), I go by the contact patch and or the amount of load that will be on them. If I know I'm going to have a ...
- Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:44 pm
- Forum: Your Ride: Pics and Videos
- Topic: The resurrection of Bonnie, my winter project
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4101
Re: The resurrection of Bonnie, my winter project
I don't know how you picked this car to start with but the outcome is surprisingly awesome. I've never really been a fan of this body style but you have made it look good. I kinda dig the wire wheels too.
- Fri Jul 10, 2015 12:45 pm
- Forum: Detailing & Appearance
- Topic: Taillight Paint
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2187
Re: Taillight Paint
I would just paint it with some sort of plastic paint or even plasti-dip. May lean a bit more towards the plasti-dip because of its ease of cleaning up overspray. Plus it's only temporary.
- Thu Jul 02, 2015 7:00 pm
- Forum: Your Other Rides: Pics and Videos
- Topic: Wife's new car: 2005 Sunfire
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4025
Re: Wife's new car: 2005 Sunfire
Those wheels are a billion times better. (Not a fan of chrome wheels, particularly with lots of chrome)
- Wed Jun 24, 2015 5:32 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 1990 SSE up for auction in Luxembourg
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1975
Re: 1990 SSE up for auction in Luxembourg
A whopping 167 hp. wow...
- Mon Jun 22, 2015 2:23 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: how do YOU close your hood
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3141
Re: how do YOU close your hood
Awesome. I take it that it still stays full open once you help it up that high.
- Mon Jun 22, 2015 1:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: how do YOU close your hood
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3141
Re: how do YOU close your hood
Hood gets dropped from about a foot or so. thin metal on cars these days.
The trunk usually gets closed by pulling on the latch that hangs down, to keep me from touching the paint on the spoiler. My car is usually dusty so I get it moving downward just fast enough to close.
Agreed! The trunk is ...
The trunk usually gets closed by pulling on the latch that hangs down, to keep me from touching the paint on the spoiler. My car is usually dusty so I get it moving downward just fast enough to close.
Agreed! The trunk is ...
- Mon Jun 22, 2015 12:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: how do YOU close your hood
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3141
Re: how do YOU close your hood
Hood gets dropped from about a foot or so. thin metal on cars these days.
The trunk usually gets closed by pulling on the latch that hangs down, to keep me from touching the paint on the spoiler. My car is usually dusty so I get it moving downward just fast enough to close.
The trunk usually gets closed by pulling on the latch that hangs down, to keep me from touching the paint on the spoiler. My car is usually dusty so I get it moving downward just fast enough to close.
- Fri Jun 19, 2015 2:38 pm
- Forum: Bonneville GXP/Northstar Powered Cars
- Topic: led vs "regular" in taillight assembly
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2443
Re: led vs "regular" in taillight assembly
- Fri Jun 19, 2015 2:01 pm
- Forum: Bonneville GXP/Northstar Powered Cars
- Topic: led vs "regular" in taillight assembly
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2443
Re: led vs "regular" in taillight assembly
Be sure that any LED bulb you get, will have 360* of illumination. Otherwise, it won't fill the housing with light, similar to how a regular bulb does.
I wouldn't waste money on anything Silverstar. They're junk. Your housing lens is red, so why are you trying to increase the kelvin rating of the ...
I wouldn't waste money on anything Silverstar. They're junk. Your housing lens is red, so why are you trying to increase the kelvin rating of the ...
- Fri Jun 19, 2015 1:53 pm
- Forum: 1992-1999
- Topic: Broken connecting rod
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1943
Re: Broken connecting rod
I recently got a 96 Bonneville SE with 85k on it from my brother. It had some sub-frame issues. I fixed that with new metal and got it to pass state inspection. I drove it for a thousand miles and didn't have any issue with it. My son used it the other day and called me to say he was broke down ...
- Thu Jun 18, 2015 1:08 pm
- Forum: Detailing & Appearance
- Topic: Windshield tint
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3168
Re: Windshield tint
In CA I know that if you have an illegally tinted windshield it can be used against you in the event of an accident. Something to the effect of you knowingly obscured your vision thusly you are at fault for the accident. If you ever hit a pedestrian or something they would fry your ass around here ...
- Tue Jun 16, 2015 8:59 pm
- Forum: 2000-2005 (other than GXP)
- Topic: Calling the fuel trim gods - STFT vs. LTFT
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2673
Re: Calling the fuel trim gods - STFT vs. LTFT
an exhaust leak prior to the O2 sensor can also make the car think youre lean and add fuel.
- Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:23 pm
- Forum: 1992-1999
- Topic: Shimmy, not tire related
- Replies: 60
- Views: 7108
Re: Shimmy, not tire related
Have you jacked up each wheel independently and checked for play. Rock the wheel up and down, left and right? That's how I found my front hub going out on my truck that the alignment shop couldn't figure out. Real scientific like...
If you jerk the wheel quickly and let it recenter on its own does ...
If you jerk the wheel quickly and let it recenter on its own does ...
- Thu Jun 11, 2015 5:55 pm
- Forum: 1992-1999
- Topic: Shimmy, not tire related
- Replies: 60
- Views: 7108
Re: Shimmy, not tire related
Loose nut behind the wheel?
I kid....
I kid....

