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Nitr0

Im lookin to buy the midpipe with cat and o2 sensor bung, mines messed up so its gonna be easier to replace it with a part out from someone else, I live in san clemente CA, willing to drive a reasonable distance for it

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did the snipping the yellow wire and grounding it mod, nothing happened at all, auto lights AND DRLs still work perfectly fine, any ideas? and yes I got the correct yellow wire, its also still cut and nothing at all changed

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was doin some research and found the spark plug defouler trick, has anybody tried this and found it works if you dont have a cat?

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thanks for the input salsa, anyone else know about that universal one and the heater circuit before I get it and find out if it still throws a code?

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what about the heater circuit that Iv read about? I cant remember exactly but i think it was on some matrix forum that said that 1 doesnt use the heater circuit so that could throw a code

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Im lookin at 1 because i want to remove my cat, but I didnt say that or do I condone the action of something illegal like that, actually its just mainly cause iv been havin problems with the rear o2 and I would rather get a sim than a real one

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has anyone used an 02 simulator for the downstream sensor before? Im tryin to do this and I cant seem to have alot of luck on finding the right one, I checked 02sim.com but Im not sure which universal 1 is right for my 04 AWD
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wire wont be too expensive for the job at hand, I was thinkin about grounding the battery to the chassis then ground the chassis upfront to the engine, what gauge would you say for the pos and for the ground it could prolly be finger sized correct?( whatever gauge that is lol)

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I understand what the process is to do this, my last car had it done except the ground wire was ran back to the engine and I was able to use my OEM battery. My question is will a ground to the chassis be sufficient? I already have a battery selected that I am going to get.

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has anyone seen or had somebody make just a pipe for a 1zz engine? I got a filter and I can get the the couplers and stuff, I just need a pipe with a maf fitting,also has anyone tried a 3" intake pipe? the tbody is only about 2 1/2" Im thinkin this will mess with velocity, and stuff like t...

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Im thinkin about gettin a Braille dry cell battery, they are longer and thinner, my standard duralast will not fit anywhere hidden, already tried all the panels in the back and the tool compartment, Im probably goin to go to a car audio store and look at batteries and thats where I plan to get some ...

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I was lookin around the back and measuring and found that with an oem battery I would have to put it in the open somewhere, not ideal, also the reason for me wanting to put in it in the back is weight distribution, cleanup the engine bay, and most importantly just somethin to keep me out of trouble ...

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Im planning on relocating my battery to the back of the car, still in the planning stages of where but my main question is this, I can run wire from the positive back to the rear but should the battery have a ground cable ran to the front and connected to the engine or just grounded to the frame? th...

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I know they wont fit my vibe but how much does anyone think they are worth? 300?

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they might be, either way the ones I might be able to get are black with a chrome lip and have decent tires on them

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how much d you think rims like on this car would be worth with tires with decent tread? they are stock on a 95 trans am

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I would think they would ruin quicker because they would be under more pressure all the time

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has anyone had experience with cutting a coil or 2 off? I have heard of this backyard lowering option done before on civics and what not, the only thing I am worried about is ruining the stock shocks or making the ride COMPLETELY unbearable, alittle stiffer wouldnt bother me though, any thought?

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did a quick search and couldnt find it on the forums but I looked at 1 of my spark plugs and noticed it had some white spots on it, ifI remember correctly that comes from high revs correct?

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what about the tranny question? I know on some older autos you can change out springs and some newer cars you can use a tuner to adjust shifts and what not

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just wondering if anyone has experience or seen this done,I would like my tranny to shift alittle firmer, not a hard shift but alittle more solid than the stock "you never notice its shifting" feelthe question about the AWD is, is there any way to tune it with a programmer or physically go...

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star deceiver, how well does the paint stick to your rims using a rattle can? did you use a specific brand or type?

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gettin a phone for gps is out of the question, I think its way overpriced to get a smartphone and pay the extra for data plans and everything, when i dont use internet on mine or my wifes phone, good option but not for me,

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I had a garmin nuvi 255 for 2 years and it finally died a couple days ago, so the question is, which brand to go with next? I liked the garmin but it seemed retarded with directions quite alot but nothing to great to handle, has anyone had a tom tom or magellan? I want to stay around $150, and prefe...

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what year is it? mine is an 04 and it has an indentation for the front logo, thats why i wanted a pic, if I had 1 like yours it would be off already

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had it filled in Im guessing?

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could you post a pic of them? either just them or on the car?

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I know they were originally matte but since Im paintin them and leavin the hubcaps off I cant decide whether I should go with matte again or gloss

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I was thinking that but IDK if I want them to stand out, but I have never seen gloss steelies either, I think that just made up my mind right there, gloss it is to be different

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very nice, now the question is, on a black car would flat black or semi gloss black look better on the steelies?

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my wife made a trip back home to Iowa from cali during the winter while I was deployed, and in doing so with all the sand and salt put down on the road the steelies are starting to show the cancer we call rust, its just surface rust but what are some good opinions on bustin the rust and repainting b...

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could you IM me price of front bumper? and if anyone could answer this, will this bumper work for a 04 AWD base?

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well my point to taking it off is that I want to scrub it clean and be able get all the crap OUT of it and it not just get sucked into the engine and um something else up

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this is all for an 04 vibe AWD I want to do a tune up for my car myself, I saw a thread in here about the OCV filter for the VVT-i and someone posted a thread with some other tips for uncommon maintenance, anyone else got some other ideas? as long as its not real expensive, and also if I take the th...

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california is prolly pretty strict

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will a car fail a smog check if the pcv is disconnected from the intake like a breather filter put on? just curious, not that I have done this

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anyone else not have this problem? if you dont did you buy better quality brakes? like non metallic or something similar, I just dont want to pay extra for good pads and it doesnt do anything

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ah that would explain the price difference, if they have to buy the certs for that

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they both end up at the same place correct?

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put simply, is the injen CAI worth alot more than the cosmo CAI just because it is dyno proven?

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they are drums in the rear

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I have an 04 AWD, I didnt know it just came on under hard braking conditions, it rattles at low speed and is choppy braking at low speed, I looked at everything checked the rotors on a flat surface and they arent warped unless they are a tiny bit, the last thing I wanted to check before a mechanic w...

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would a better quality non metallic pad reduce this I wonder?

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I have ABS and I really dont like it, I like having full control of the brakes, is there a way to get rid of the abs equipment? maybe it seems alittle weird to get rid of it but after having my 90 Mustang GT without ABS and drivin in iowa winters and not havin problems it just seems useless and lazy...

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now I know what your thinkin, they need replaced, I have checked them and they are good still even though I am replacin them in the near future, but my rear brakes squeal like metal on metal since I got the car at 27k on the odo, it now has about 55k, they squeal the same as they ever did, no matter...

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anyone removed the front? I need to reapaint my front bumper so my plan is eventually if I took it off to have it filled in and smoothed out so there would be no indentation, but i am wondering what it would look like now

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alright, thanks, thats what I figured was the case

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has anyone removed the front badge on the bumper? hows it look without it?also are the side trim pieces in the middle of the doors just glued on or bolted?

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I run amsoil 0w-30 in the engine and love it, granted I put it in when it had about 25k and it has 56k now and no problems whatsoever, I was lookin at usin amsoil for the tranny too but I just see that as bein quite pricy to drop the pan and fill like 3 or 4 times

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tranny filters? cheapest is good enough or should I stick to a specific type?

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WTB exhaust midpipe for 04 AWD

Re: New Way To Disable DRL's

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02 simulators

SRI intake pipe size

battery relocation

95 trans am rims

cutting coils

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which GPS?

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rusty steelies

Re: 2003 Vibe GT Rolling Chassis for parts or repair (Bad Vibe)

uncommon maintenance

smog check and pcv

cosmo vs injen

Re: rear brakes squeakin (ehoff121)

ABS

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front badge and side trim

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