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Quote, originally posted by Kazig Â»And how was your bus ride home?I was great to meet you two, and everyone else that I had a chance to talk to.The ride home was just as I wanted it, I duct taped her mouth and turned the radio up. Seriously, it was very nice to meet you and I probably should have p...

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And just let me add that it was great to see old friends and new faces. Thanks to those who had to endure Cathy and me bickering

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Quote, originally posted by rasermon »Drink: Twenty-six beers, 11 of them on tap, including Bell's and Guiness ($3.50 to $5.25 ); a standard lineup of 7 wines ($7 a glass) and a bevy of frozen, fruity concoctions, including Joe's Knockout Punch, a 22-ounce glass of Hurricane mix ($6). Is that an ord...

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Just wanted to make it official that I will be coming with Cathy.

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theres no way to accurately figure it, short of yanking the motor and putting it on an engine dyno. But %15 loss should be about right... maybe even a hair high.Crank HP = Wheel HP/(1 - Loss percentage)Crank HP = 168.7 / (1 - 0.15)Crank HP = 168.7 / 0.85Crank HP = 198.47 HP

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Like everyone else, I had a great time! Thanks to (removed) for setting it up! And thanks John for making my sub sound somewhat like a sub again. Oh... and for getting me drunk Friday night,. LOL It was good seeing the old familiar faces and some new ones as well.

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I hadn't noticed that Nick posted his in the other threador I would have posted there...my bad.

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Looks great, bud... I had a feeling you'd be painting them Sunday.

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Heres a link to the pics I took http://www.mitro.net/vibe/030920meet.html I had a great time and can't wait to do it again.

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Oh... I forgot to post here... I don't need one I've got my own, just need to print it out

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quote:Is the hood fiberglass?? See what happens when I'm not involved in the process?

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138 mph (supposedly) for 20 min... CEL comes on and he goes back to 120 for another 20 min. Yeah... gotta be the pulley. (removed) is wrong with people?

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Well I'm going regardless. Even if I drive my car over there.

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by the way... either date is fine with me

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quote:who would want to drive through Chicago?hey now!

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quote:Milan dragway would be cool....... Probably not w/in our means though.When we were looking at the original Michigan Rally, I checked into the Mid Michigan Motorplex. If I remember right, it was like $1800 to rent the track for half of the day which included all the staff to run it. If we had e...

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quote:A September meet in lower Michigan huh? rasermon and I are already discussing it. I will talk with him more today and see what we can come up with.We're there

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Sounds like it was a blast! Me and Cathy will definately be at the next one

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There is no dampener like other engines have (SBC.etc.) The crank pulley, atleast on the 2ZZ, is one solid hunk of metal with nothing else attached.

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I know what my reaction would have been to the situation... rev it to 6k and dump the clutch followed by a nice chirp into 2nd. Leave the Asstro sitting there wondering just how that little Vibe does it

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Ooh Ooh... its Cathy's not mine... but I wanna be first. lol

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glad to hear it worked out for you. It seems no matter what the car, the impact is the way to go. Alot of the time you need an offset wrench and even then they sometimes wont get in the opening deep enough to get on the nut. That sounded bad. LOL

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50,000 is way too long for a cone on a CAI, Down in the fenderwell filters get a lot dirtier that if they were sitting in an aibox in the engine compartment. I tend to clean mine probably around every 6k or so but 10k should be fine.

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Hey thanks everybody! I'd trade her in a heart beat for Cathy's Vibe... but I still have a soft spot for the GA and Cathy would never take it! lol

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oh... and here's one from the car show:

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Before I fell in love with the Vibe I spent my time and money on MY car... an '02 Grand Am GT. Now that I have devoted my efforts to Cathy's car, the GA is pretty much to get me from point A to point B. Here are a few pics Cathy took for me right before is started raining Sunday after participating ...

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Looks Great Jon! Where'd ya get that snazzy exhaust tip? lol Oh... and yes I love the rims too.

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No part that is cast can be perfect, I'm sure there spots that could use some touching up, perhaps some port matching, but you don't want to go hogging out anything, as the 2ZZ is designed to breathe well from the factory.

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thanks for the update! I think I'll order one

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I still haven't tried to fix this. I have a line level converter, but I'd need another one so I can do it for all four speakers. I really don't want to have to do it that way though...

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It was great meeting everyone! Here are my pics: http://mitro.net/vibe/030712meet.html

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Well Thanks (removed) and Rob.. We absolutely LOVED you guys at the MI meet. Everyone was so awesome and we can't wait to do it again! And Jon... I"m sorry buddy, If its any consolation, we'll come up to Madtown real soon.

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Oh man! 8/23 is out for Cathy and me. I have a Grand Am meet in Albany, NY the 23-34 that has been in ink on the calendar since winter. I really wanted to make the Ohio meet.

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28 going on 12 (9/11/74... lemme tell ya, the past couple b-days have been a little overshadowed )

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Awesome!

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Quote Â»I had problems with the server on Yahoo. They capped my (removed)! Thanks to Nick for hosting my movie clip. Updated link Michigan Super MeetI was getting like 700 bytes/sec when I was downloading it earlier today Great video! And Jon's is awesome too... well I may be a bit biased

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quote:As far as valves a Bariton Horn and Euphs can be 3 or 4 valves. Most people who are somewhat more experianced play on 4 valved horns.Mitro, I am playing on a Yamaha right now.. A YEP642 and I love it.. I also use to play on A Besson Prestige (I loved that Horn) but the Yamaha is serving me pre...

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quote:When I was young, we called the euphonium a baritone.The names are often used interchangeably, however there are slight diferences between the two, I believe the euphonium is SLIGHTLY larger and had a bit more mellow tone. I'm not entirely positive, but I think only euphoniums have 4th valves ...

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quote:I have to agree with Carl.. he took me for a ride at the Michigan Rally and all I can say is WOW! I want! I want! LOL This is just another thing I will have to add to my wishlist.Umm... what Nick said. Its outrageous, thanks for the ride and costing me another $300 LOL

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AIM: tizmitroMSN: mike@mitro.netICQ: 157193198Yahoo: mitro_on_18sI'm always on. And usually staring at a blank screen so don't hesitate to IM me.

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Ahh... I start to read through this thread and realize that Cathy made a post under my name a few pages back. Thats what I get for letting her use my laptop So here's my official response:WOW! That meet was worth the drive, the money, and the sunburn. I enjoyed it so much I swear I'd move to MI tomo...

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our pics will be up sometime tomorrow...got some good ones. It was great meeting everyone! Sorry to the couple who had the baby...we didn't realize you were owners! Aside from th sunburn, we had a great time.

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I never used the impact to tighten the lugnuts on the Vibe, just to take them off quick. I always use a torque wrench to tighten. On my car, if I don't torque down my wheels properly they get off center on the hub and cause vibration . The reason we were busting studs is because I didn't know the to...

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Air tools aren't a must, but definitely make the job easier, particularly an impact and an air ratchet. the impact is great for lugnuts (of course( but also really speed up the process with the spring compressors, Now the air ratchet I bought specifically for this job and I'm happy to say that its m...

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or buy a basic set from anywhere (got mine from JC Whitney) for like $20

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quote:how many inches is that?We measured before the install and got 27 7/8" at the crest of the rear fender lip and 27 5/8" at the front. After the install I dropped it off the jack stands, rolled it back and forth about 10 ft. (to make sure everything was settled to normal) and got 25 7/...

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Covering all the bases as usual, Bill. I'll sleep better tonight knowing that you're on the job! (proofreading instructions). Just make sure you are online Sunday afternoon when I'm actually doing it. LOL

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quote:The only thing i've noticed is i'm getting a little bit of a hiss in the background, and that it seemed to sound better with the factory headunit. The headunit i'm using now is a Sony Xplod Mp3 unit. When adding a aftermarket HU to a Vibe with Moon & Tunes don't use the high level outputs....

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quote:Re installation, there is a wonderfully detailed install guide SOMEWHERE in the forum, but I couldn't find it when I was doing mine.I assume you were looking for this: http://www.deepstaged.net/toymattein.htmI've got it bookmarked. Tein intall happening this weekend here.

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Can we get Zaino in there?

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