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quote:I have heard it will be released as a aftermarket dealer option very late this year or early next.Any idea of the cost? Does it come painted or do we have to have it painted ourselves?

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I have the base vibe with the 16" wheels and my gps reports the same speed as the speedometer. They may not have adjusted it for the GT with the 17" wheels. Would like to know if anyone else with the 17" wheels is having this problem though.

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Do you have any pics of the install?

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Not sure, haven't looked at too much of anything on the Vibe yet...haven't had enough time to work on it like I would. I will try to check tonight.

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hopefully since the voltz is coming out soon hopefully, the japanese will start the aftermarket parts and I'm sure that one will be produced but not sure when.The dealer wants 2 grand for a newly painted hood, are they crazy?

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Well, the GTECH is not exactly right but it is usually around 1-4 off in the HP range, around .5 off in 1/4 mile times and 2-3 mph off in the 1/4 mile run. They are actually pretty good measures if you don't have the time to actually do the real tests.

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Would a tranny cooler and a torque converter be enough to hold the horsepower for our transmissions or is it just going to be a constant thing of rebuilding the transmission or getting a new one that will withstand it? Anything else that would have to be upgraded to safely run the vibe with the turbo?

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$516.61 is not bad for a complete nitrous kit. I haven't looked at the spark plugs that are in our cars, anyone have this data available? Just wondering so that we can get the part numbers for the spark plugs that you will need to get when you order this kit. I have a purge system somewhere that I w...

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I haven't had the problem but I have heard that what you posted works. A friend of mine had that problem and he did the same thing and it works, no more smell.

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congrats on getting your vibe!

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It is sort of slow even on a DS3. I mean it doesn't take long but it is longer than most flash sites. Worth a look though, or at least I thought so. I did get tired of the music so I muted it but other than that,

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I use Meguiar's gold car wash and a soft wash mitt. I do not use the bucket except to get all the grit out of the mitt, I just wash the mitt and then apply the car wash on the mitt itself and do like a fender, then wash the mitt, apply more, etc. I think that Meguiar's makes a great product!

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From the way it sounded in his thread, it sounded like he was wanting to put the whole shift arm since he had to take the whole console out. I have never heard of anyone taking the whole console out just to change the knob. The slant that you are talking about is usually so that the shifter leans to...

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I have used it to keep the sound in but not really for the sound out. I think that it would work for what you are wanting though...I like the stuff...never used anything other than dynomax though so I can't tell you if any other brands are the same or not.

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I have the base Vibe because I personally would rather have an automatic because of the kids. It would be nice however if the base had the extra horsepower. If you have the money, go with the GT unless you are like me and get tired of changing gears in heavy traffic.

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Diesel is a great way to clean it, if you go get something like engine goo, if you look at what is in it, you will find that it is just diesel mainly. And you can really tell by the smell. I have used diesel for a while now and d_m_kolb is right, it is about the best thing out there to use.

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Pretty sweet, it doesn't look like I am going to be able to get to the track tonight though because it is raining here this morning but I am not going to complain because we really need it...maybe next friday.

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I am going to try and take it to the 1/8th mile track this weekend hopefully. If I do, I will post my times on Monday. The times will be with everything in the car this time.

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I don't know, I sure hope so but it just doesn't seem like it would compete with them, especially on bottom end, I would agree that on the top side of it, the vibe will absolutely come back but I don't think that it will be running low 13's in the 1/4 mile like the mustangs, etc. without doing more ...

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Just rubber in the middle, I would put it all the way around so that it does not scratch it anywhere...just a suggestion.

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If I had to guess, I would say that it is in every country that the software has this programmed in it.

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I am not sure how they do it, I will ask the guy the next time I am over there. My last run was a 16.798 with a reaction time of .562.

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Don't worry, I will...can't wait to get it done.

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I am saving up for this mod!

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I'd have to agree with cohocarl, MORE POWER!!!

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Last time that I heard it shouldn't be much longer for the complete system to be complete. I have had great experiences with Hotchkis and plan to get the complete kit when it becomes available.

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Not sure but I can post a pic of the time slip that has 0-60 mph time on it though.Also has the 60' time there too.Well, I just looked at my time slips from last year when I took my '73 Chevrolet Truck over there and it did not have the time on it. I also found some of my slips from earlier this yea...

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true.

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At Commerce, GA...Atlanta Dragway on a Friday Grudge night.I removed all items from storage...spare, etc., removed passenger seat as well. I was working on some wiring and thought that it would be a good time to do some racing since I had it ripped apart.
[Modified by DVDvibe, 9:46 AM 9/10/2002]

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I was considering a used Nissan Pathfinder, a Nissan Maxima GLE, a Mazda Millenia Type S, a Jeep Liberty, and a Ford Escape. I liked all of the vehicles as they were all used but in extremely good condition. I got a great deal on my vibe and I needed something very good on gas.

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Any reason why the photo of the vibe plate looks worse than the matrix one?

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I wish they would come out with that for the Vibe, that seems like it would be very useful for the little bumps in the rear at stop lights that occasionally occur.

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I was told by the dealer that the nav system has the same sound system as the moon & tunes of course except for the noticeable. The nav system is amplified according to the dealer and yes the amp is located under the drivers seat.

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0-60: 8.8

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Did they ever say if they were working on one for us base vibers? If they are that expensive though, I think I would rather go with turbo. Any good performance numbers from them?

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Well, I just heard back from Etrailer and here is what they said. All that are interested, let me know for sure by September 13th."We offer discounts starting with a quantity of 3. Usually ranging in a discount from 5-7 % depending on group source, on-line exposure, etc."-- Greg @ Etrailer...

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I have contacted etrailer and they are going to get back with me either this afternoon or Monday and let me know how many orders we will need for a group buy. I also asked them to price 2 of them with shipping included in case nobody else wants to get in on it. I will post back here when I hear some...

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After looking around on their website, I think that I am going to go with it in my Vibe. I used mobil 1 synthetic in my Dakota R/T but after seeing the site and everything, I think that I am going to go with Amsoil. My uncle runs a castrol oil change place and is a direct seller. Thanks for all the ...

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I don't know, I had the dakota and my vibe would not even come close to touching it however I do have a base vibe with an automatic trans, but even if it were a gt model I still don't think it would have a chance. See if you can hook up with someone that has the 4.6L V8 mustang 5 speed and see if yo...

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I have the same problem but have not had time to take it in yet, please post results after you hear from them so that I can drop mine off one day next week hopefully and have them fix it.

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12,000 miles on one oil change...is that under normal driving conditions? Approx price for oil change with this oil at a station?Thanks

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You may want to take a look at this:http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=638

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If you are really interested, maybe I could get it shipped to my house and then ship it over to you...would that be cheaper?
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Well, the intake and muffler will be around 20 hp and the headers, ~8-12 hp so it will be close. This is what is claimed by the manufacturer of the parts though, may not be accurate. Also, I don't think that it will give you a 100mph 1/4 mile. This will take a good bit more than that as my Dakota R/...

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Did they do any test or just replace the battery? I know that they said it was a defective battery but did they actually show you? I guess that I just don't trust dealer mechanics.

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Thanks, guess I should have looked through the search. Anyone interested in getting the group buy together, let me know and I will contact them. I would like to get one pretty soon so if anyone else does too, let me know pretty quick.Thanks

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Looks good, hopefully I will get mine done this weekend if I can find some free time.

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I had the same company do the seats for my Dakota R/T that I sold about a month ago. They did an awesome job on them! I would recommend if you want to go with leather.

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I got about the same thing except mine was 328 miles because I did a lot of city driving and had the air on the whole time. My mpg was 34.89.

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Nitrous is not good for everyday driving. If you are only wanting 30 hp, you could try the cold air intake, exhaust, throttle body, pullies.Or you could always just rip out the passenger seats, back seats, spare, plastic on inside, etc.

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