Automotive and Performance

The Volvo crapped out this weekend, coming back home. Drivetrain troubles which we probably can't fix because of the age and scarseness (sp?) of parts for the car Turning it into a trailer queen would kill all the fun but in case we won't find anything, that's what we will have to do. Right now I'm looking for suggestions on a euro-car that can do well in spl. Also, I'm not thinking about a burp-only car. We could play "music" in the Volvo and quickly tune it for burps. Not going to wall anything untill we break into the 150's. We want to stick to one 18 (my friends all compete in smaller classes so I don't want to run against them) so we need a bit of space. Fiat Pan…

alright where is the brake fluid thing located on a jeep grand cherokee? is it under the hood??

Picked myself up another Neon... ya, I am beyond repair... 1997 Sport Coupe DOHC 5 spd This will be my turbo project car. The car I should have bought the first time around. There is two spots of surface rust on the passenger side, which will be attended to in the spring. Interior is soooo clean (minus the dirt from my shoes). Parking it for the winter at a co-worker's acreage. Green car will now become the beater female dog... Here are some quick pics, too damn cold out to get real ambious: And yes, the bra & those horrid foglights are leaving...

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ok sooo i am looking into a new turbo for my truck. iv decided im going with the mad turbo werks stage 2 turbo with my stock injectors right now. im using my stock injectors for now and im seeing ppl with the same set-up putting 502hp to the wheel. cant wait to get this turbo in and do a 1/4 mile run at edgewater! P.S just wanted to make a thread on the turbo & injector situation

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Okay so ive been upgrading my truck lately. I've finished sound, for now, but I'd like to do Lights, exhaust,lift, and tires. A job is finally making this all work out, money helps buy stuff. OKAY SO anyways. I want to install Headlights in my F-150 2001 Lariat and i have no idea how to go about this. Anyone know some good brands? Prices on getting this all done? Difficulty of Installation? Overall Suggestions? Thanks for any help, Murph.

I'm sick of looking for a nice Mark VIII, so I have a few ideas but I can't lean in either direction. I love the G-body GMs, but I'm a huge Ford guy so I've always wanted an 85-87 Regal or 87-88 Cutlass and drop a twin turbo small block Ford in it. You can guarantee it's never been done, and well, I just want to do it. Also been digging the 96-97 T-birds lately, and I'm very familiar with them and their powertrain. Building the 4.6 is relatively simple and cheap, so it would be easy and unsuspecting. . . Or should I just wait until I find a nice Mark VIII that I swear I don't do anything to other than wheels, tires, and big brakes, but I know damn well I am going to g…

03 G35 Sedan Dynoed at 383 RWHP @ 9lbs Obsidian Black Engine: Custom Tuned STS Turbo System Garrett T04E-60T 550Hp Turbo Motordyne 5/16" ISO Thermal Spacer Greddy Emanage Ultimate TiAL 38mm Wastegate TiAL 50mm Blow Off Valve 440cc Injectors (Flow tested at 492cc) Walbro High Flow Output Fuel Pump STS Front mount Air to Air Intercooler HPC Ceramic coated Piping Brand New Thermostat NGK Plugs I.C.E: (2) 12 inch Powerbase Extreme Subwoofers (800 Watts RMS) (1) Elemental Designs NINe.1 (1400 RMS at 14.1v) Custom System with Fake Wall/Floor TVandNav2Go Unit (Custom Switch in Glove Box) PAC AAI-NIS2 03-08 Infiniti Auxiliary Audio Input Fully Deadened Trunk with eDead, Also cov…

long story short, my bros car is breakin down, hes leaving in a few months, he drive my car for a while, i get a new car. when bro gone, daddy drives my old car. Well ive decided to get a 94 crown victoria, and stuck between two cars 1. Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor $1500 and 164k miles http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_...&cardist=22 2. Ford Crown Victoria LX Sedan $1900 103k miles http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?rdpa...&cardist=29 I like the way the white one looks much better than the blue one, its cheaper, and a "police interceptor" but the drawback is the mileage. I looked up both on carfax and both seem to check out good. my one o…

Well, yesterday i noticed the interior lights were doing funny tricks on the good ol' range rover. It's a '93 classic so it uses Lucas electric. OH BOY! So it usually starts and runs just fine, but the battery was drained, so I decide to charge it today. Go to start it, turns over a bunch, acts like its gonna start, but doesn't. So idk whats going on. The engine is going to come out anyways, its just the other electrical that is worrying me. The fuses are fine, just everything is behaving very strangely

What do you look at and order from? Not brand specific, but ... I imagine most everyone here has a copy of Summit and Jegs sitting around somewhere. Few of you guys are even lucky enough to look at say ... BMW, Corvette, or Mustang specific

Hello! I was hoping some guys could help me with some simple opinions on what you would do! I ride a 2010 Buell Lightning xb12ss and I was thinking about changing the headlights and ran across some possibilities that i think are rather cool! Problem is that there are different color options and i just can't decide! All color options require some custom fitting in the headlight assembly housing. First, for reference, there will be a pic of the bike! (old, before some visually appealing mods were done) Then some pictures of the different lights im considering. What i would like is for people to state what they think would look best! Either pick a color, or simply tell me to…

The Shelby Cobra 427 might be the queen of replicas. But what happens if a german firm decides it wants to build the "ultimate version ?" What happens is the Weineck Cobra 780CUI Limited Edition. 780 cui (cubic inches) mean 12,9 liters of capacity, for this monstruos V8 engine. Torque is 1.760 Nm at 5,600 rpm. Power output is 1,100 hp at 7,000 rpm. The power to weight ratio is 0,9 Kg / hp. Weinbeck doesn't even bother declaring acceleration data from 0-100 km/h. From 0-200 km/h the Ultimate takes only 4.9 seconds, from 0-300 km/h it takes only 10 s !!! Interested ? Better hurry: "Limited Edition" means only 15 will be produced.

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well yesterday i spend most of the day on putting the shackles so after i finally install both of them i see that im getting the 2" drop on one side and the other side is 1" or less. Any of you guys have done this before ??? can some one help me oh and the truck is a chevy silverado 97.

I have noticed over the past year and a half that the stock lights on a 2003 vw passat are TERRIBLE. So after looking around the best headlight I can get (what I am told) are the HID lights 1200K lights (kind of a blue tint). I think those lights with the little blue of a tink would be pretty nice and would be a huge improvement. Anyway I was just looking to see if anybody has any experience with these lights and how it worked out. I wentt to the dealer and got a quote of 600/per light + labor. I was like yeah right and moved on. I called up a company that polishes lights and he said he could probably get them for around 300/per light if I knew somebody that would instal…

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Hello, I have a simple question and was wondering if anybody has tried or seen this done before and thoughts on it. Its been on my mind ever since seeing it at my last job. This kind of cable is not nearly has flexible, I understand that part, but instead of smaller strands of threaded copper this kind of cableing is like, really think copper which is why I even ask. Since it is made up of thicker copper, then I would assume that it would be able to carry more current than normal cableing we see in most car audio applications. While upgrading my electrical, I was just wondering if this would be a logical move or should there be any reasons to steer away from it. My i…

I am considering ordering some new plugs for the Mazda, and I have not used Iridium plugs before. I have used platinum in the past on a few vehicles and liked the mild results. I know some mechanics are dead set on not using plugs that are not OEM, where as there are tuner guys that swear by them. So I wanted to see if there was any feedback I could draw upon and see if it is worth ordering up 4 of them.

Picked up one of those little cheap $7 actuators in hopes to fix my driver side door since the motor went out in it and a replacement costs $260.. i dont think so, So.. i go to cut the jacket off the mechanical cable for the lock and guess what... It's PROTECTED by steel rope.. Ugh... So, how can i get through the steel rope without breaking the itty bitty mechanical cable inside? lol

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I'm looking to get a new chevy malibu 2LT with the v6 option to replace my 2004 blazer. i'll be commuting to school this fall round trip 60 miles a day for 4 days. in my blazer that would cost me 50 a week not including any extra driving for work or anything else. Does anyone know any problems with them? i can do a car turn in, gm employee discount and get the other typical deals that dealerships offer and pay about $225 a month for 5 years before its mine. any problems with this idea at all? the main reason i'm going with Chevy is because i have never not had an american car let alone a GM. dad worked for gm for 20 years and i would only jump to ford if they did somethi…

anyone know how to let the air out of the air bags? Im finally workin on the navi tryin to get the rear axle and all off and i need to get the air out of the bags... I guess i'll try to get a couple of pics goin as well.. only thing i can think of though is taking the hoses off at the pump, but they are not comin off easy enough