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I think that green honda u took a pic of with the really clean engine bay was in either super street or import tuner not too long ago. they did an article on how to move stuff around to make it look cleaner/tidier.

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Quote, originally posted by kevera Â»Mavrik brought up a good point,is the battery hold down nut too tight.Do you have a voltmeter.It's an easy check.Test the battery with the car off,you should have between 12-13 volts.Then with the car running,you should have a high 13-14volt range.If you don't ha...

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Quote, originally posted by Mavrik Â»where is it leaking? perhaps your battery tie down was tightened to much and crushed the lid?it's leaking out of the two pad things on top.Quote, originally posted by kevera Â»Well not good news.First,battery's leak if they are overcharged,causing it to boil.So c...

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So my battery is only a few months old now, and for some reason it's starting to leak fluid pretty badly. I have a set of hyper ground wires and an ignition amlipier, put I doubt those would be contributing to this leak. And I really have no idea how to fix this. Anyone know what typically causes a ...

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Quote, originally posted by azsapphire87 »I was just living in Tucson AZ last year, I went to the U of A from August 2005 to May 2006... Too bad I didn't know about this site back then, or better yet when I bought my vibe in October 2004...I think we should try to find some more local members and tr...

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Quote, originally posted by Mrizzle05 »tcam there quite a few 9thgen/matrix members in AZ... i really wanna go out there again soon toooh nice I've never even been onto 9thgencorolla, but I think I'll start checking it out now. And I'll keep my eyes posted for a AZ meetup on mo.com too.Mrizzle, if y...

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your mileage will always be higher with the overdrive on. however if your ever wanting more power, then you should turn it off.

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oh man I wish I could go to that. Looks ike there's gonna be a ton of people. but I'm on vacation until August 10.........and I still haven't ever been to a vibe/trix/corolla meet I wish there were more AZ members

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Quote, originally posted by northvibe Â»Im not so sure you would see those gains from just a intake and exhaust on the base or the GT. The chip will tune the engine managment system to take advantage of those bolt ons to provide better A/F ratios at different rpms, but not sure if it can tune lift o...

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Quote, originally posted by kevera Â»I do have a 350 from my Chevelle...hmmm.I don't think u could even consider that a Vibe any more. lol. would be really cool though

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hasn't the v-manage been out for a long time? and wouldn't we have to run an e-manage along with it?

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what a lil' rebel......lol jk I wish my high school had home ec

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My favorite is Satur9's overlay that said "EatShift"Here are a couple kinda random/bad ideas:"HELLO"........nice and simple lolor"VVT-I"or"4bngr"or"u lose"or"PONYOTA"........referring to the mix of Pontiac and Toyota

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Quote, originally posted by djb383 Â»This might change your mind about going to 10W. Most of your wear occurs when the engine is at less than operating temp. 0W-30, 5W-30 and 10W-30 are the same thickness at normal operating temps but the 0W and 5W oils will start the lubrication process quicker at ...

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Quote, originally posted by Petrucci914 Â»So everyone was really impressed with this? I may pick one up soon since I'm graduating and I should have some nice cash. My engine has been running pretty good lately and I want to manage it a bit better. I'll probably still have to send it to NeverEnough s...

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K&N Filter with 10W-30 which I know is ok to use as long as you're not in really cold weather.

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wow that's an incredible deal. and the prices have been going down signifcantly, so I wouldn't be too worried about it. Doesn't sound like a skam or anything. And that site is also pretty well known.

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yeah, like Joatmon said, if the engineengine isn't warm enough, it just will just not engage into lift. Sometimes it will kinda feel like you're hitting just an early rev limiter or something.

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Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»wouldn't you have to add an extra gallon or two too much to get the oil level up to the PCV valve?I was confused about that too, cuz I know the pcv valve connects up at the head......just figured somehow the oil in the valvetrain could overflow or something like...

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Quote, originally posted by engineertwin2 Â»Really, I'd say the best placed concern (of something most likely to happen) would be too much oil actually reaching a point where it would foul/plug the PCV valve...then you'd have really crappy mileage and frequent stalls. Given that you have a GT, it wo...

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drool... let us know when u learn how to drift

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Quote, originally posted by Atomb Â»without racks it makes it look like some young kid trying to turn a utility car into some sort of 'sportscar'. (no offense to young kids)I like racks. (all kinds... )haha, that's kinda how I looked at it for a while. too sporty of a look, for the shape/size of our...

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Quote, originally posted by Baltovibe Â»I would be curious how you managed to get just a little oil out. When I overfilled mine, once I got to the point where oil would slowly trinkle out from the plug, the plug fully came out and of course all of the oil!Quote, originally posted by keithvibe Â»I wo...

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yeah, so like what you guys said, I simply could not relax over the idea of ruining my engine, so i decided to just try and drain .2quarts of it. It wasn't very easy, but I did manage to get rid of just the right amount of oil.......now I can relax lolJoatmon, do you really think the engine would ha...

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crap, I only did 2 coats when I painted my calipers. they were really thick coats though. I hope it doesn't start to chip or anything.

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So when I changed the oil tonight, I accidentally put in the full 5quarts rather than the 4.8quarts that the GT requires. When I check the dipstick, the oil is maybe a cm over the top mark. I know it's probably hard on the engine to have excess oil, so I was wondering if I should somehow try and dra...

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Quote, originally posted by Sunny Â»I've had mine for 6-7 months.1. No rattles.2.Mine leaked on the first 2 tries and then I torqued down the header to exhaust connection with the system red hot (donut).3.Any header should be re-torqued after 200 miles and then check it every few months after that.h...

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How big are the rims?

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I don't know specifically about the DC Header, but I have a couple ideas that might help. Did you replace both the donut gasket, and the head-to-manifold gasket? And is the header ceramic coated? if so, then you don't even really need those heat shield if they're giving you rattling problems.

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that problem seems to be really common, but luckily it's an easy fix. The actuator is only $30-$40 if I remember right

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sounds like it might just be a busted motor mount. have u checked those out yet?

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Quote, originally posted by Lancer Â»Here's how a REAL s/c vibe sounds like. This is with the windows closed. When there open, it's even louder.http://media.putfile.com/quicky-teaserlol, now that's what I'm talking about how come ur rpm's kinda stalled at 4800 or something? or maybe it's just me. di...

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Quote, originally posted by sikvibe05 Â»Alright for anyone that wants to know I joined genvibe a few nights ago and i saw this topic. This 05 vibe is mine, it is COMPLETELY stock. I had to make a video for school with windows movie maker. As you can see it is completely not supercharged lol. The rol...

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I'm not too sure the 400hp vette would win. The z06 runs a 12 flat and the '03 Cobra runs a 12.8. At least these are the times I remember reading, and have been told/seen when I go to the track. And I bet the c6 vette runs probably just the same as a '03cobra, if not, slower.Quote, originally posted...

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Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE Â»yeah... half a second is HUGE in any race I just didn't consider a car winning by .5sec or less to be "whooping" on the other car. Say the corvette driver gets a bad launch. Now it's a tied race.

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Nice, I'm really anxious to hear ur input on this product. I've been looking at a volatage stabilizer for a while too, but kinda decided it wasn't worth the $. But ur $65 is much cheaper than the ones I was looking at. Great deal on ur part Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »couldn't ya just mou...

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hmmm, interesting idea. But I don't think the TC's engine is a 1zz-fe. I think it's a 1JZ or something.

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Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE Â»Not only that, but the 400 horse Vette would whoop that. Not by much. Maybe half a second difference on the 1/4 mileQuote, originally posted by joatmon Â»Trailer for sale or rentRooms to let...fifty cents.No phone, no pool, no petsI ain't got no cigarettesAh, b...

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soooo..I hope this helps someone at some point. I'm bumpin this thread again cuz I posted it during all the maintenance work that was going on with GVC. I'm not sure how many poeple got to check it out.Anyways, it's a great mod, and I love being able to keep my eyes on the road rather than the tach....

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so is this stuff all the same for the matrix xrs'?

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Quote, originally posted by high revin Â»but 03 is the fastest! any doubts come take a ride!haha, nice I had been telling friends that the '03 had slightly more power, so I'm relieved to hear that it's actually true. lol

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I thought those numbers changed because of them adjusting lift.

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Which year VibeGT is the fastest? I've always thought the '03 was the fastest because its lift engaged earlier. But I saw someone post on MO that the '03 is the slowest. lol, so which is it?

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when I beat my friend's RSX type-S..................3 times in a row

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that is for sure a "slipping clutch" symptom. how many miles?

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Quote, originally posted by shane_c Â»So what is this supposed to do?-gain small torque and hp-better mileage-better throttle response-smoother idle-reduced emissions-brighter headlights-reduced audio noiseall of these things may or may not be noticeable, but that is what extra ground wires are adve...

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:VVTLi.jpgstill kinda confused.

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I just looked on MWR and couldn't find retainers for the 2zz-ge. just the springs.Alright, I'm getting really confused about the valvetrain in the VVTL-I. Does it not use lifters? Or does it have a rocker-arm setup? and what exactly do the retainers do? are those what are attached to the valve stem?...

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Happy Birthday Brad! Just curious, r u a veterinarian or something? or do u just like dogs?

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Quote, originally posted by harryyiii Â»I own a Plymouth Neon and the Pontiac Vibe that replaced it. I also lived in Ohio. Maybe my two cars hooked up when I was asleep.hahahaa I have had my Vibe called a mini-van several times. It's frustrating cuz when I think about it, it's often hard me to actua...

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