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Interesting thread Charles. I guess when I changed the oil pan gasket I should have visually checked to see where the dip stick marks are relative to the crank bottom....

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a pic from the bottom, kinda too dark. the sheet im using is alumalite, coroplast sandwitched between aluminum. very stiff and pretty light. Width is 4 ft so inches from inside of the tire on both sides, exhaust side I trimmed around the muffler. so i shouldnt have any heat build up issue. it is abo...

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well i have gutted cats still and stock resonator in place. sound is pretty good, its definitely not civic raspy noise but much more mellower. however there is a drown at cruising speeds. Even with all my sound insulation, I can hear when I get on the gas... However I can live with it, my main reaso...

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https://picasaweb.google.com/y...tlinki think there maybe a how to on corolla site or matrix site... as for 420 code, i would bet my money that your cat is dieing and either needs to be replaced, or be fooled by the trick. i did a how to on disabling that 420 code a while back too. still works. for ...

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I know changing the muffler isnt going to give me better MPG, well, maybe just 1%. My idea was to make a full belly pan for the rear and having the stock muffler in the center was making this difficult. As I am scared to have heat built up if the muffler is covered. Ive seen couple vibe threads on t...

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also keep in mind going to 6 speed will reduce your gas mileage, as final drive ratio is actually worse than the 5 speed. You will be running about 200rmp faster in top gear... But if you enjoy shifting, i guess its a fun mod to do

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It may also be bird poop. I try to wax regularly and wash off the poop as soon as I see them...

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sorry for the triple post, I forgot to mention, I did look into replacing my 5speed for a 6speed.. thinking more gears meant taller final gear. However that is not true, the 6 speed guys run about 200rpm higher even in 6th gear compared to 5th in the base models.. so The GT's stock will never achiev...

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And any car can be modified to achieve excellent MPG. My brothers 91 Chevy Caprice with a crate motor gets 32 on highway! His car made the Ford employee news letter... yes he drives a Chevy.. lol The point is our cars should be getting 30s stock .... unless you drive it like its a sports car.... air...

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Yes I have a 5 speed and use a scan gauge to monitor my MPG, also use actual fill up gallons to calculate my MPG. like another person said even a .5 gallon difference due to top off, vehicle load ( stuff in the trunk), level ground, different pump nozzle can all affect the amount of gas you get to p...

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Well I would suggest you change the upper O2 sensor, even though you have no codes it could still be reading very slowly giving you bad mpg. Ive done alot to my vibe but in Chicago traffic/city/highway driving, Im getting 30-32 per tank and occasionally see 37-40 on 25miles trips. I do mainly short ...

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Joatmon, thank you very much!!! I found the site.http://home.comcast.net/~vibeowner/buzz ... den.htmfor anyone interested in doing it. cant believe Ive been suffering with this for so long and seems very simple! thank you yohei

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I bought mine from amazon.com. if you go to Energy bushing site, you can find the right part number and just search that in Amazon. It does shift nicer, but idle vibration is really bad

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man that is really expensive, you know you can buy a wire mig welder from Harbor freight for 100 bux? and do the install yourself? I bought one of those mig welder for my parents place because I didnt wanna bring over my 500bux machine. and at 100$ it does pretty much everything mine does. Plus if y...

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I would like to add that changing the struts does not affect the Toe nor the camber/caster.If the old struts were bent, or you have installed a camber adjusting bolt, then the caster/camber will change. Our stock set up uses 2 bolts in the bottom of the struts which has no adjustment. I have found y...

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Hey Keith, maybe you already have the mod done and you dont remember doing it Cause my car, even with the ac switch off, and the light is OFF, the AC still kicks in when the defrost or defrost and feet are selected.....

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Does anyone know if this yellow wire snip is the same for 1st gen Vibes??? I have an 04, and read somewhere to just remove a switch by the selector? and I found this post just to cut the yellow wire... If someone has done it please let me know thank youYohei

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LOL me too! btw, firestone does give you a print out of before and aft.

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Ive taken my vibe to firestone, they offer a lifetime alignment for about 160 i think.. I dont remember the actual i paid, but it was about 2 x the one time price. Every changes Ive made to the suspension, ive taken it back and had a free alignment. such as Energy suspension bushings in the control ...

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Do you have a scan gauge ? Or a way to read the intake air temp? I have a feeling this kind of KN filter mod will actually lower HP in warm summer days. Cold air is more dense, stock air box if modified, can pull air from behind the bumper area away from all the engine heat. I have played around usi...

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I totally agree with you Dave, Ive bought many tires from online only to be left in the dark when I needed them, even with the warranty Ive bought. On the other hand discount tire have repaired my tire for free, and have a great warranty service. Amazing place.... They also price match so I cant thi...

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It is possible at your recent trip to the dealership they managed to get some grease or contaminant on your front rotors. So it is not biting as it should. I would do a few 70mph to 10mph hard brakes and try to burn anything off your rotors and go from there.

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I did not mess with the alt. I used a arm on that tensioner, there is a 17 or 19mm bolt head attached, use that and pull your wrench toward the front of the car, I think... if my memory is right. That removes all the tension from the belt, unhook the belt where ever you want, and let go of the bar. ...

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I did the same thing a while back, it was really simple and takes 10min. You dont need to jack the motor or anything, I just unscrewed the new tensioner and replaced the old, I didnt replace the entire arm nor the idler pulley. I think if you want to replace the whole arm it a bit more work... I kep...

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different angle, hope it helps, sorry it took so long for a reply. and welcome to genvibe!

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thats a good start, it could also be related to strut mounts, sway bar links

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I think those are heat marks, from overheating the rotors.. maybe you drive more spirited than most of us. or that caliper is seizing... or right side needs to be bleed. one caliper might be doing most of the work and so its over heating.. either way, u need new rotors and pads, plus bleed the entir...

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so here is my 2 cents, I did do the insulation on the AC lines, and I noticed improvement. I asked the Ford engineer about this because in my mind, why should insulation on the return make any difference? he told me that entire system will work better when its sealed off from the Engine temp. Thats ...

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is this the rubber molding that goes all the way around the window? mine is kinked, and i hear a little air leak...

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patmanbbe, i hope the bar is working great still. I wanted to use an aluminum too for its weight reduction but since the bar will be flexing I opted not to. I thought that aluminum would be too brittle and perhaps fatigue and break after a while. Your experience will be cool to keep up with.

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Had them in my garage, Im sure you can just stop by a junk yard and pick them up.

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thanks for the good tip. i do get emails from AA and I did use it for my O2 sensors.. Ive heard sometimes they go bad after a year.. so I just paid more for insurance basically...

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This seal is U shaped and wedges very tightly into our door skin lip. Like it was made for it. I cant get the seal to go all the way to the top of the skin, nor all the way to the bottom. But, majority is better than non. The reduction in dust/dirt collection is significant!

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the seal it self , right now it is just hot glued. I want to remove the black ugly sticker underneath before I mount the seal. Always hated stickers on cars..

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picture of the door skin side

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I always heard a little noise coming from my B pillar, it maybe that my window seals are bad, Ive seen many vibes/matrix with that molding around the window to be kinked. Anyways, I used door / hatch rubber (have no idea what they are called) seals and added them to the B pillar. I think pictures wi...

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guess you already bought it.. but for others, another option is Advance Auto, I bought mine from there cause they have lifetime warranty... lol yeah on a O2 sensor.. we shall see..

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ScanGauge II, its the best deal. reading and clearing the codes is only a bonus. this thing does Ave MPG, MPH, water temp, intake air temp (different than outside air), rpm, all kinds of data.. its Live and it will really teach u how to drive efficiently.amazing tool.

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well its plug and play really, u just have to open the headlight.. my oven is big enough for one headlight at a time. second one took me 1.5 hrs or so from removal back to install... i think if the bumper was off, its less than a hr job. the guys from theretrofitstore says, they have new models comi...

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Bassplayaz, you drilled one out and left one normal? and screwed the normal in exhaust then drilled out, then o2 sensor? did u clear the ECU? and how old is that O2 sensor?I wonder about the age of the o2 sensor because before doing these mods, I did install a new O2 sensor, both pre and post. I hav...

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Thanks for the post mine was 13.2%, so perhaps its a little less efficient than your car lol I hope my new mods will make a little difference

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lol, well i did the how to only like a month ago so thats how long it has been on my car. theretrofitstore parts are much better quality than the other ones ive looked at. this mod can be done super cheap if u use cheap parts.. like the ebay Gen1 and Gen3 projectors. they can be had for 140 shipped ...

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it does look like the timing chain tensioner, im really surprised your car is still running without it... its there tons of oil blowing out of that hole?

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I gutted mine today and there is no raspy noise from the exhaust. under the car its a little louder, but not raspy. Inside girl friend cant even tell the difference..

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http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=43712here u go

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Ive been using the Scan gauge in my vibe for couple of years, just out of curiosity, I was wondering what peoples compensations are from the default. It shows you the % when you do the fill up and put in the actual pump gallons you put in... I have to check my scan gauge for that tomorrow.. and i wi...

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I did a how to install Morimoto HID projectors in the inside forum. basically u bake the entire headlight for 10 min or so at 200deg, and u can pry open the headlight with ease, to seal back same thing, heat and clamp it shut. mine remained weatherproof after install. theres lots of pics on my post.

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thanks, i hope it helps some one out. I think in our cars we dont need the steel wool you mentioned, because today, I gutted my cats and still no CEL lol

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so i fixed this for 4$ and posted how to on the how to section.

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