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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 11:17 AM
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btw, anyone else get lots of cream colored substance on their dip stick?
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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Because it costs another $20 in oil and doesn't add any real benefit if you're doing oil changes as often as I'm doing them.

Seriously I have 250 miles on my car since the last oil change.
So you'll change most of the oil when its not really needed, but are worried about real benefit??? You're a contradiction. lol


Yeah... that creamy stuff on the dipstick is condensation... they made a TSB for it, but it doesn't hurt anything. There are millions of posts about it.
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Vyndictive
So you'll change most of the oil when its not really needed, but are worried about real benefit??? You're a contradiction. lol
Keep in mind I went through 2 quarts in that 250 mile span and I'm probably a 1/2 quart low. It wasn't like I was Sunday driving.
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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Point taken... but is the oil dirty at all? I mean, you should just add it back in... not change it... you know? But its not like oil is gold and I'm sure its just better to have all fresh oil than a mix of good and bad oil.. . . . . which is why you should just empty out the oil coolers!!!!!!!

I don't care, I'm just being difficult now.



Any thoughts on the brown eyed foglights? Build up on the bulbs?
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 12:08 PM
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Basically I'm just doing a 'freshening' of the oil. Most of the oil with crap in it will be out of the system and the little bit left will be mixed in enough that it shouldn't have any negative impact on the engine.

Originally Posted by Vyndictive
Any thoughts on the brown eyed foglights? Build up on the bulbs?
No idea. I have a base model. Foglights are just extra weight to me.

Side note - you don't have a Winslow jersey, do you? Might want to get to burning that now...
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 12:13 PM
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No, i've got an Edwards jersey, which explains why I drop sockets, bolts, nuts, touchdown passes, etc.
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Trademark
I'm just gunna pay it, its only $150 and 2pts
Seems a little cheap if you ask me.
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Trademark
btw, anyone else get lots of cream colored substance on their dip stick?
It's moisture condensation, it's normal. Do a search on it.

Vyn - I have your coils
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by DeViLbOi
Seems a little cheap if you ask me.
Not really. The insurance renewal is where the cost comes from.
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by docgatorx8er

Vyn - I have your coils
Check is scheduled to arrive at your door Tuesday... I forgot if I PMed you that.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 06:39 AM
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Check is scheduled to arrive at your door Tuesday... I forgot if I PMed you that.
We're all good. I'll have your money AND your coils. Muuhhaaa haa haa
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by DeViLbOi
So this is what I have for the autoshow so far

1. John (1)
2. Doc (1+1)
3. Ryan (1)
4. Steve (1+ maybe 1)
5. Tim (maybe 2+ maybe 1)
6. Jon (2)
7. Megan (2)
I don't suppose you could add 2 more to that? I finally got the 8 out of storage yesterday.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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Anyone live in lorain county?
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 10:21 AM
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I don't suppose you could add 2 more to that? I finally got the 8 out of storage yesterday.
Originally Posted by gpoprock07
Anyone live in lorain county?
Hello.

Nobody active here from Lorain. One of the guys girlfriends lives in Fairview. We do some autocross with the Corvette Club out at the Lorain Ford Plant.

Danc, where you been hiding. You made a couple posts a while back and disappeared.

You guys are always welcome to join us. Nice group. Hop right into the discussions.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by gpoprock07
Anyone live in lorain county?
Im actually out in North Ridgeville right now visiting my parents.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 10:54 AM
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So this is what I have for the autoshow so far

1. John (1)
2. Doc (1+1)
3. Ryan (1)
4. Steve (1+ maybe 1)
5. Tim (maybe 2+ maybe 1)
6. Jon (2)
7. Brian (2)
8. Danc (2)
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 04:26 PM
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Anybody know how to burn a dvd from a you tube video?
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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You wouldn't want to doc but you can download YouTube videos with the Firefox plugin Fast Video Download. Then you can take that AVI file and put it into something like Nero and burn it. However the 3 minute clip is going to take up like 1% of a DVD so it is a waste.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by DeViLbOi
You wouldn't want to doc but you can download YouTube videos with the Firefox plugin Fast Video Download. Then you can take that AVI file and put it into something like Nero and burn it. However the 3 minute clip is going to take up like 1% of a DVD so it is a waste.
I thought that youtube vids came out as .flv files. There have been times I really wished they were avi.

And I've been busy these last couple months, looking for a new house, and got engaged. I haven't had a lot of free time, but I'll still try to be around.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 09:43 PM
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Danc is correct... YouTube videos are flv
But if you have a Nero Suite with Nero Vision, you can insert flash videos into it without converting it to avi first (I just tried it to verify).
You can convert flv to avi if you want... I use Adobe Media Encoder CS4 to do this.
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Old Feb 28, 2009 | 09:58 PM
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Here is my "AP" dyno run:
207.22HP @ 6662 rpm
164.35TQ @ 5149 rpm

This was in 3rd gear 2K-7K rpm.
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 04:46 AM
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Yes...I know that YouTube videos are FLV (Flash Video) when they are on the site. I am 99.9% positive that is the plugin that I gave my friend that automatically converts it over to AVI when it downloads it. Having a FLV and needing a special player for it wouldn't make much sense.
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 05:18 AM
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OK, the link you gave me was wrong, but I used *SEARCH* and found the downloader. It changes the .flv file to MP4. No avi option. I don't know if my dvd will play and mp4.

I don't want to do a lot of this, but I have a workout I want to download from you tube and do with my dvd. It's inconvenient in front of the computer. Tnx for your help.

BTW, I've now officially removed 25 lbs from the drivers side of the car since last season. Looking for 20 more. (ALL BS LEGAL! )
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 05:34 AM
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I use a Firefox plugin called "Video DownloadHelper" to download online videos (like YouTube):
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006

I just downloaded Pazera Free FLV to AVI Converter and tried it out and it worked just fine converting flash to avi:
http://www.onlyfreewares.com/Audio-V...-Converter.php
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Jon316G
Here is my "AP" dyno run:
207.22HP @ 6662 rpm
164.35TQ @ 5149 rpm

This was in 3rd gear 2K-7K rpm.
Interesting. Any idea how those numbers compare to a mustang dyno? If you're +/- 5% your still pushing 200 to the wheels. Is this before the mm tuned flash?

On an unrelated note I had my water adapter connected and everything rehooked up and on filling the coolant I had a really slow leak from the adapter. So I took it apart again and tightened up the adapter. We'll see this morning if it's really working.

Getting really good at taking apart my PCM and battery box.
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