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I just started running Fedora Core 3, and was wondering if there were any other Linux users out there....if so, what flavor are you running, and how do you like it?

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It has been my experience that the ones who judge warriors, are not warriors themselves, but merely little men with an inferiority complex. You will never know a true warrior until the time that he is tested, at which point the battle centers on him, and others flock to follow his lead. Have your st...

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Quote, originally posted by TRD4reel Â»Yes. That is insane! How heavy is that bike?InderIt is about a 450-500 pound bike. For more insanity, do a google search for "turbo hayabusa." There are 500HP 'busa's out there......

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I have been watching it since it came out, and I have all the DVDs....in fact,It is the only show i really watch.

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Quote, originally posted by Jahntassa Â»Ugh..I need to get on the highway more...I only clocked in 195 miles on my last fill.Wow.....I am at 225miles at just under half a tank.

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Quote, originally posted by micheles_bad_vibe Â»do people use cruise control often? and is it better for the car? I use mine all the time.....keeps me from going to fast and attracting the attention of the wrong type of people. As for better/worse....well.....it helps you get better gas mileage, but...

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I have seen instrument clusters do that if they are getting low voltage....like both of my motorcycles had just enough juice to power the headlight and the ignition, and it turned out that the batteries (on seperate occasions on two different bikes) had an internal short that lowered voltage.I would...

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You could, but I would recommend just using 5W-30 all year round. That is what the mfr states that you should use, and the 5W/10W issue is from years ago when mfr's stated that you had to change oil depending on the season. It was usually 10-40 in the summer, and 5-30 or 10-30 in the winter.All the ...

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I have Lingo, which is a VoIP service. I pay $20 and I get unlimited calls to Canada, PR, AK, HI, and Western Europe. There is a phone adapter that plugs into my router. Except for the occasional dropped call (only about 5 or so....) it is great.

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I like it a lot, but it looks like it has Viper headlights, with a Trans Am lower and a Crossfire rear end......but all those styling cues are blended really well........

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Quote, originally posted by Mr. Poopypants Â»This sounds like that "Tornado" thing they hock on the infomercials. I would be skeptical. But that is just me. It does sound logical but the gains, in my opionion, are way overstated.ZZPerformance did some dyno testing on the Tornado, and it ac...

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Quote, originally posted by wicked1981 Â»Good choice. Im thinking the same and not sure yet.If you do....hold out and get an 05. The 05's have the LS2 and 50 more HP

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It shouldn't....the 10 just means that it is a little more viscous than 5W when it is cold. The only difference that you should see is a little more cranking time on cold days.

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Yeah...I haven't been puffing any of the smoke lately, but maybe I should.....I was just advancing Lucas' theories on stored smoke......if it is in there, doesn't it make sense that there could be more than one type? Maybe there is "good" and "bad" and they have to live in a prec...

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Quote, originally posted by pmh013 Â»Still no definitive answer on whether or not the cord is a separate piece from the block heater. I have consulted the Matrix parts list that was posted here, and it's not in there that I can find.Your block heater probably still works......since it is one of thos...

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same thing happened with texas and michigan.....that was a good game as well.BUT.....Oklahoma plays tonight, and I must apologize to the USC fans beforehand for the pain that will surely be yours tonight.....

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Mine isn't that bad....but it is bad enough right now to make me cringe. I usually wash/wax both cars once a month....and it has been 2 because the weather has not been cooperating.

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The main reason it wouldn't work is because of how it mounts. Centrifugal S/C's can be mounted just about anywhere, because they have seperate inlet/outlets and that makes them more flexible as far as applications.The M90 is a roots type blower. This type has 3 lobes inside of it that force air in, ...

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I usually start mine up right after I get out of the shower in the morning, so it runs for about 10-15 minutes.

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found an auto-dimming mirror for the low price of $99.Compass, temps and lights are extra.Check here:http://www.autotoys.com/x/cata....html

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Quote, originally posted by MiVibe-ToolGuy Â»We make the Genesys... Want to buy one at a discount? Nah, since I already have access to one......but if you know of any cool tricks that apply to a Vibe, Riviera, Duramax, and the 5.3, lemme know. We are probably going to fool around with it this weekend.

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TPS uses the ABS system to monitor tire pressure. It does this by:On each wheel is a wheel speed sensor. Different brands have different types, but they all work the same. Basically, as the tire rotates, the sensor parts create either a sine or step DC wave. The frequency is directly proportional to...

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Yeah...all you have to do is take off the wheel, then the 2 bolts that hold the caliper on, then the rotor should just slide off.I haven't seen the powerslot rotors, but I bet they work just as well as the bigger brands for less money unless you go autocrossing. But if you want the looks, then I bet...

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Actually, soccer moms in SUV's aren't the worst. THe worst I have ever seen are minivan moms with NASCAR stickers on them. I guess they actually think they are Dale Jr in their Caravan.........

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Quote, originally posted by Stang2Vibe Â»First off, thanks for the technical info. But I don't think that we're really on the same page here with the use of the trucks.I have a correction to make to an earlier statement. The truck to which I was referring doesn't have the 5.3L Vortec, it is the 6.0L...

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Quote, originally posted by ragingfish Â»Not EVERYONE cares about performance!I myself used to be all about horsepower. But frankly, negating the fact I got pulled over way too many times, let's be realistic. There's no need for excessive horsepower on the highway. Would it be fun to have a quickie ...

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Quote, originally posted by Merzbow Â»You pretty much sucked the words from my brain lol. I saw a Steve Erckl(sp?) car at the downtown shows during the summer. It has a rear engine like an old Bug int eh back. They replaced it with a 4 cylinder and it was supercharger with NITROUS INJECTION! I could...

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Quote, originally posted by Stang2Vibe Â» And the Envoy XL comes standard with a 4.2L inline six cylinder engine, hardly going to provide enough power to haul 7 adults, their luggage, and tow the 7,000 lb trailer that it's rated to tow safely on vacation on a highway. That is just plain unrealistic....

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Usually what happens is that there is an intermittent fault that triggers the light. What happens is that if the car goes through three complete heat up/cooldown cycles without a fault, the PCM will clear the light. Like MiVibe said, the code is still stored in the computer, and can be retrieved by ...

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Quote, originally posted by ragingfish Â»The other is a rattle from the glovebox area...again, no source found yet...I had one of those as well. I found two places where it was rattling:1. The plastic cover over the PCM (I think that is what it is). It is right under the glove box held in place by 2...

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Compression ratio is merely the amount that the air in the combustion chamber gets "squeezed" as the piston travels from bottom dead center (BDC) to TDC. For example, if you have a 10:1 CR, at BDC, the motor has taken in 1 pound of air. When the piston reaches TDC, that air will be compres...

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I bet you could make it work. The engines are not identical, but their dimensions are close, so I bet there wouldn't be much to do from a fabricating standpoint. You would definately have to put in low-comp pistons to do this right, otherwise, bad things happen. I would recommend less than 10.0:1 (m...

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Quote, originally posted by SGT Â»I'm sorry, but do I sense a little class envy here? I mean come on, condemning EVERYONE who came from a wealthy upbringing and may have gotten a car from their folks. Not class envy. I just don't care, but think it is appalling that 16 year old kids get 30K cars.Whe...

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I want an Excursion to sit right next to my H1....not because they are practical, but because they tick people off. A big brush guard on the front of each, and just try to cut me off.....

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If you run the bottle, I wouldn't run more than a 50 shot, 75 if you are feeling really, really lucky, unless you want your engine to turn into a shrapnel grenade. I used to work with a guy who put a 100 shot on his Civic and then wondered why he burnt the motor up.

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Quote, originally posted by MiVibe-ToolGuy Â»PVC, interesting, I did not know that. However to lay new I would have to dig to get the the garage. It is an attached garage and the pipe exists the crawl space back into the ground, runs under my deck, coming up into the garage. Argggg!!!!I think my pla...

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Quote, originally posted by TRD4reel Â»Yeah. but see, I know for a fact that my tranny will be the first thing to go when I get my F/I. Because I don't know how strong our tranny's are. And I would like to get the Manumatic option. But yeah.InderBe careful...tranny swapping isn't as easy as taking o...

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THis blue matrix guy is an idiot. If i was on matrixvibe, I would tell him so. Here is what he wrote, and I will discuss his fallacies:You get better MPG because intakes lean you out. And let me explain this to you all so easily that even a 2 year old could get it. aftermarket Intake pipeing = large...

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How bad is the corrosion? If it is just surface rust, then you usually don't have anything to worry about. Like it was said earlier, iron gas pipes are usually about 1/4" thick and usually outlive the house. As for the leaks, sand them down to bare metal, and then just use epoxy to seal it up. ...

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This is the first time that I have seen this thread, so I will weigh in on what I think:I agree with a lot of you in saying that I won't pay $20 for a CD with one good song. I have lots of files (almost 6400 music files, along with many TV shows, movies, etc.) but haven't been on KaZaa in almost a y...

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I agree with you all, but I changed mine at 500 miles. A lot of times, the manufacturer will put in a lighter weight oil before delivery to aid in the break-in process. I am also not sure if GM or Toyota hot-tests their engines prior to installation, so I think an early (no sooner than 500 miles) is...

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Dang it Ferrari.....I really never wanted a Ferrari (especially after 1991 when Car and Driver pitted a GMC Syclone against a 348GT, and the Ferrari lost in the 1/4). Even the F40 and F50 didn't do it for me......but then they came out with the F355, and I said....."man..that is a pretty car.&q...

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Yeah...there is a long process where the court has to subpoena the box and get it read.

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I have a LeBra front end cover, and absolutely love it. I take the mask off, except for long trips, and keep the hood cover on all the time. It is a pain to take off/put on at first, but then gets pretty easy with practice.

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You shouldn't warp rotors with just one or two panic stops right in a row. Right before I got rid of my Cobra and Grand Am, I got an Idea. I went on a back road, hit the gas to 60, then did a panic stop with full ABS. As soon as I was stopped, I did it again. Did this 5 times, and the stopping dista...

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Quote, originally posted by Atomb »i don't think it would be possible to have 4 valves/cylinder and only a SOHC?any SOHC (i.e VW) are 2 valves per cyl.Some of Honda's V6's are SOHC 4 valvers, the new F150 and Mustang V8's are SOHC 3 valvers, and I think that most Benz V6's are SOHC 3 valvers as well...

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Quote, originally posted by jake75 Â»Pardon my skepticism, but somehow I doubt that very many GM Dealer Service Depts. are buying distilled water to add to the Dex Cool. As I believe Phyliis Diller said, "Grow Up!".I just have to ask the question.....when you hear things like this, do you ...

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Quote, originally posted by MiVibe-ToolGuy Â» Detroit Diesel yipeeee!! We make tools for those engines! Huge tools I might add! Yeah....that piston was as big as my head.

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Actually there is a catch....you have to test drive a new Mustang, five hundred, or Freestyle and enter at the website here. So now, it seems like I have something to do now this weekend!http://www.fordgttestdrive.com/

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Quote, originally posted by jake75 Â»I would be skeptical of a "lifetime" coolant. Seems logical that all "inhibitors" lose their effectiveness at some point, and that there would be some sort of flaking etc. that would be best removed.I think this says it all-Long Life, Stable C...

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