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  1. shallowreef

    Thinking about throwing in a crate motor (Help Needed)

    So i am thinking about buying a crate motor and swapping out my stock with that instead of pulling my engine apart and boring it out and buying new heads and blah blah blah. The thing is, i know dick about crate motors and what will work with my car. I also have no idea where to go about...
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    Catback question?

    So i have SLP from front to back on my car. I think that my LM2's are shot. I think they sound crackley and crummy. I was thinking about just replacing them with the same thing but then i went to a speed shop and the owner suggested that i put some kind of baffled muffler on my car to add some...
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    How often do you change your spark plugs?

    My car is about to hit the 50k in a few months and i am curious when i should replace the plugs? Car seems lke its not running as msooth as it should be so i am wondering if new plugs will help or not? Do you guys have a preference on which brand of sparkplug you like to use?
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    Ho long do aftermarket exhaust parts last?

    I mean cats and mufflers? I think my mufflers are on there way out and my cats are throwing codes. The mufflers are 3 years old and the cats are 2 years old. How long do they last? Do they need to be replaced ever?
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    What can i do to my car with $1,200.00?

    I got some money coming my way and i would like to use to put some parts on my car. I had three things in mind. -Cams -Rear Gear -pull out cats and run straight pipes with MIL eliminators Of the three i would love to do cams more then anything. I know i can do the last two with that...
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    Poor gas milage

    Okay i have really bad gas milage on my car. I get anywhere from 150-160 miles per tank. Sometimes more, but never anymore than 200. I will admit i do get on it occasionally but its not all the time. If that is the case and i just have a heavy foot then fine but i was curious if there was...
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    when it comes to Automatics...

    Is it better to use a 4.10s or 3.73s? My friends and i were talking about this over the weekend as i am planing to do a bigger rear gear this spring and i was unsure what to go with. I thought i remembered that with autos your better off to go 4.10 but friends though that with sticks your better...
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    What should i do next?

    Okay i haven't done any work on my car in 2 years and i was thinking about trying something new this spring. Mind you i live in illinois so i see snow and drive my car year round (rain, snow, earthquake, whatever). My mods are in my signature but in case you are to lazy to look i have full SLP...
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    Engine code points to the cats?

    My check engine light came on a few weeks ago and i took my car in to have it checked out and they told me my cats were on their way out. Now i have SLP high flow cats and had them installed just over a year ago and already they are junk? Does that make sense? I would think they would last...
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    Check engine light is on!

    Hey, My check engine light came on 2 days ago and i had no idea why. But Yesterday while i was driving on the expressway i noticed that while trying to floor it past a few slow drivers my car (an automatic) would drop in RPMs right before it would shift into the next gear. Not a lot, only...
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    Thinking about selling the stang

    :notnice: Well i've come to that point where i am considering selling my stang. It has 38k miles on it and has been modded. What do you guys think is a good selling price? I was going to let my brother buy it off of me but he just got his liscense and this is not the type of car he should...
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    How often do you "get lucky"

    I'm trying to make this into a poll but i can't seem to figure out how because i am an Artard. A. 1-2 a week :shrug: B. 3-7 :) C. 7-10 :nice: D. 10+ :eek: E. 0 :nonono: :lol: BJs and HJs don't count.:nono:
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    Insurance Qs My stang depends on it.

    I don't know if you guys can help me or not with this but my stang is riding on this. I will be getting married in May and will become the primary driver on my car. Right now i have my mom as the primary driver and i am the primary driver for a buick. I pay 700 a yr for the buick and i am a...
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    How do I get blood off the carpet?

    I got blood on my carpet over the weekend and i want to get it off. Any suggestions? Whats a good cleaner?
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    The Australian Pink Floyd Show

    Have any of you out there seen them? Are they any good? I hear they are good. I am just curious because i am going to see them and i was just wondering if any of you had any comments on them.
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    Look at this!

    I saw this on Craigslist. No price listed but i didn't think dealers got these yet. http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/car/220958261.html
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    I need new tires for my 02 GT

    Okay, As of right now i have Cooper Lifeline tires on my car and they cost me around 600 or 800 when i got them about 2 yrs ago. Now i guess i need new ones and i would like to get tires that are capable of year round driving. That includes the occasional snow drive. Do you guys have any...
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    ITS SNOWING!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

    :notnice: Well its officialy the first snow of the season and its coming down BIG TIME!! Its not sticking to the street but the cars are all white. I hate snow this sucks. Its not even Halloween yet WTF! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
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    Audi TT is messing with me BIG TIME!

    Hey, I have almost had two accidents in the past week due to an Audi TT that keeps meesing with me. Both times i am almost have gotten run off the road. Heres how it went the first time. I get out of school at 8:40 and i think this guy does too since both times have been after school. I...
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    Whats a cam install going to cost?

    Hey, I am looking for a shop to do a cam install and i found one that is really close to where i live and i got an estimate as to how much it would cost for Springs and cams (mild Comp Cam) they quoted me around $1500 for install and a SCT tune for my car. I thought that sounded pretty good...