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VibeGriff

Double check those bottles. A great majority of them only improve octane rating by a .5 or something of that nature. From what I remember back in my boosty days those would boost the octane to about point whatever the bottle said, not a whole point.

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The TWM short throw is an excellent piece. It is well worth the money, and the install is not too hard. I highly recommend it. Makes driving the vibe a pleasure. Goes best with the stock knob or a weighted know and some slick fluid as well as bushings...then its just plain sexy.

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Sounds good enough to me. Keeps lawyers employed, scares school boards and saves blood. Why the hell not? I guess if you look at that logic though lawyer = replacement for gun. That is awesome.

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Same with my alpine, I doubt it came with an antenna amplifier since alot of cars might have it inline with their antennas. Oh well, my am reception acts kinda lack a tachometer though..thats cool....Kinda.

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Sweet looking deal. How much did the Avic-D2 Cost you?

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I have done exactly what you are describing, and they are ear piercing... I used an exterior crossover and it works very well. Just tap positive to positve...you know the rest.

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I have that, with the weighted knob, the brass bushings and some really good tranny fluid from Amsoil. It feels slick, responsive, short and just about perfect -- my auto X buddy was freaked how quickly the shifter can move through the gears. My goal was to turn it from an indecisive shifter into a ...

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thanks for the info. yeah, the brain is about 100 at a local shop here. The killer is the sensors at any were from 50 to nearly 200. Im trying to find someone who is Defi' related and then get them to tell me if i can use just any old sensor or not. Not so much luck....

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So, i am in an area that is pretty well known for having cars stolen or at least ripped apart (Univ. Houston Main Campus, and i live there). So i really cant have seven gauges telling me all the info I want to know about my engine -- too noticable and ahrd ot secure. And i wanted to get a base befor...

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Thanks man.

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Wish i could be the guinee pig, but i think im too far away. But thanks for looking into it. The only other thing that i thought may get in the way would be the throttle body and intake, but that could all beasily changed.

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looking at a picture of a 1ZZ-FE head and that picture up there they look compatible. http://fred777.free.fr/MR/prepa/DSC03229.jpg I wonder what else would stop it from working?

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I am wondering if this would work on the 1ZZ-FE, i was planning on getting the GReddy E-Manage any ways so this would be good. I think the main thing stopping this from going on a 1ZZ-FE would be the bolt pattern for the intake manifold. It may even be safer on the 1ZZ-FE due to lower compression, e...

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If you had been braking hard and then drove through some water, that would warp the rotors very quickly due to the quick cooling of the rotors and the molecules snapping back together, or so my mechanic told me.

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....at least he was kind enough to return the pad...(sick i know...)

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I once had a freind who bought a set of earings that really said "Gullible American" but were advertised as saying "Peace". I laughed so hard.

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That is a good idea. Advertising is big buisness.

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I bet the tranny was put together and had some fluid put in it, then was attached. I did put a shade too much in myslef thinking it would be better then starving the tranny for oil, i doubt having 1.95 quarts would windage (i guess thats the right term) to cause damage. So, in short, I agree with go...

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Yup, it was the belt, thanks all. I guess the other two cars in the family are just old, they operate ok and one got a new belt a short while ago. Oh well. Thanks again.

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Wow, if thats the case then all my familys' pontiacs have bad power steering pumps before 100,000 miles. Oh well, it works, when it breaks ill put a new one in.

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Just put in the Amsoil, made a world of difference. I will relube the linkage once i put in bushings. I am hoping wiht regular maintnence this will be then end of my attempt to get a rifle bolt like action for my shifter.

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I just put in the AmsOil for my Vibe. It shifts slippery smooth, a very noticible improvement. Oddly enough, the factory had overfilled my transmission, i removed the fill plug first becuase i ahve a vacumn pump that i use for fluid evacuation and oil came flying out....very odd. Anyways, I have not...

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Thanks sunny, if you could that would be great.

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Has anyone put an exhaust cut out on their Vibe? Anyone know how a 1ZZ-FE sounds without an exhaust? I was jsut thinking it would be great to get an electrically contorled one and be able to open it up and have a free flowing exhaust at any time. I know you loose a little torque if it is wide open, ...

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Has anyone used this type of coolant yet in their Vibe/Matrix. It is suppose to be some of the best stuff on the market, straight glycol. If anyone has tried it I would like to know, the website is http://www.evanscooling.com/index2.html. I am not saying it is the best or anything, jsut curoius what...

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Stick with the 30Gig and wait, im sure Steve over at apple will think of some new a psychotic thing to do with the iPod once the stock dips too low , P.S. i still have my 1986 mac...

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Bird Cage Lining, Oil Catchers, Redneck Repairs....the uses are endless...

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I do not know the entire history of this relationship, but if this is not the first time he lied, forget about it. That last little bit is kinda disturbing too, about will you ever talk to me again. Either he is insecure in the quality of you all's relationship or he was doing something that is very...

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Thats just funny. Fire bombings by mice, what else can get better.

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There was a post on this message board a good while ago on how to remove the dash I think, try searching for it. Maybe it will be able to show you the part that is shakin and bakin. My guess is once you find it you can either glue it back into place or place silicon or some toher filler there to mak...

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My Family is from New York, so I do know how cold it can get up there. However, for Texas, 45 is pretty cold down here this year. But i think mcgusto is right, the belt is showing its age, so i should go ahead and change it. Some of the other cars in the family have it but they have old belts too. I...

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Mine went at 45,000 miles due to commute.

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My guess would be the U Joint is going....but i do not know. The vibrations would not be in your transmission if it is extreme (not enough room for any parts to wiggle), unless it is the mounts.

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I had my brakes done at about 45,000, the daily commute was killing them quickly.

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I will now seek therapy

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My vibe has about 55,000 miles on it, the belt is ok, put some dressing on it to keep it form slipping and last a little bit longer. I think the whine comes from it being cold and warming up some. It goes away after it warms up I found out today, since it was 80 versus the 45 it was last night. Once...

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Does anyone else hear a whine when they turn their wheels on their vibe while parking or even just started driving? Whenever I turn my wheels there is a whine that is related to the power steering system and the engine RPM's jump. Is this normal for my car? I am guessing something is up with the pow...

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I ordered some of that new Amsoil stuff that is a direct replacement for the the 12349...GM oil, so we will see if i cant ward off the bearing demon.

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It odd so many Toyota transmissions are failing like that. Oh well.

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Thanks, I was able to catch some of those through the search function last night, but I was not able to find all of them . Your help is greatly appreciated .

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Was there any warning signs before your bearings broke down? Are these bearings replaced with some ease? Thanks for the help joatmon, will clean and oil the linkage today.

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I was wondering what kind of issues there have been with the 2003 Base Vibe and it's five speed? Is there something I should look out for, something that seems to be a factory flaw perhaps? My vibe has always been stubborn about shifting. Sometimes I have to double clutch to get it into gear for thi...

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Exhaust Cut-Out?

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