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[quote]I just replaced my WP with a Meziere HD Electric WP and what a nice piece of equipment this is. My opinion is GM should have used an electric WP instead of the mechanical one. :banghead]
Hey Vis, if you are going to quote something, quote it all.
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I think they're going to say "boy whoever did this is a genius. It's a work of art the way this is put together. Look at those straight, well cut, clean threads. If only the factory could get it that clean!!!" :tongue: :thumbright:
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I am being held prisoner against my will inside Andy's garage. He said if I stay on good behavior he'll let me out for an hour. But if I go beyond the property line, this neck implant will send 10,000 volts to my spinal cord. Speaking of conspiracy, he told me it was 50,000 volts and the target is lower on your body ...
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Cool beans then, I just wanted to stop anything before it got carried away....guess I am the one who got carried away
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Quote: FWIW, I saw nothing wrong with CFI's response. It's just banter. No harm, no foul...
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Ok, list up what vehcile, aircraft or whatever you love (with picture) and tell us why
 Here is mine    Ok, I know it has tons of glitches and the army dumped the program BUT when it works right this thing kicks some major ass. It reminds me of airwolf and since I always wanted to fly a helicopter I just love this thing. So, now its your turn.
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Forget about the Trilateral Commission, the grassy knoll or the Roswell UFO cover-up. Is it possible Andy Bogus has been blackmailing certain CF mods to ban members for the sole purpose of increasing C4guru.com membership and post counts? I'd like to know what were in those pics, how he obtained them and who's he in cahoots with...  (we need a better laughing smiley...)
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CHill out everyone, damn. You all are starting a pissing war. Dont make me pull this thread over
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CC, I heard you were part of the conspiracy...... Oh he's part of it alright. Everyone knows that moderators eat their young. I don't trust anybody except for me and you. And I'm not too sure about you.... :evil3:
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Hey guys, let's make this easy. If you don't like the idea of an electric coolant pump, don't change to it. I researched the idea and went to it. I don't recall seeing or participating in any discussion in this thread of whether somebody likes the EWP or thinks an individual should switch to it. For those swimming in the red herring, the issue being discussed was: Quote: My opinion is GM should have used an electric WP instead of the mechanical one. Quote: Besides this thread was about flushing the cooling system. If you only read the title and not the first post, perhaps.
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Japanese Camaro? Do tell!
My point was that I was not aware of GM using labor from asian third-world countries as parts suppliers for their American vehicles. Unfortunately after doing some research, it is more and more common as GM forces their suppliers to cut costs. Though I tend to trust Indian goods more than Chinese, but that is probably more of a personal bias than anything. And trust me, I'm not happy about jobs being offshored. I buy American whenever there is a choice... 
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I probably will put the rims and tires up for sale as soon as I get set up with the new stuff. The new rims certainly cant use the tires I have so they really should go as a package??? I will let you know as soon as I know about cost and how the new wheels look. If they look like crap the old stuff goes back on.(I really doubt they won't look great).
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Wow! Who peed in your Cheerios?
Quote: The starter threads were completely beat to shit. They were forced to 5/16. For me to try to cut them back to 8MM would have fucked them up. Quote: Why do you have an issue with it? Again we're talking .002 inches. Quote: Why would it matter anyway? It's the bolts that hold the runners to the manifold....this application it makes no difference. RACE ON!!!
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CC, I heard you were part of the conspiracy......
 .....Isn't that you in the middle, or are you on the right. I know Bogus is on the left, not sure which is you and which is brut.Just kidding guys!!!!!
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LT4 springs are a good bang for the buck. You'll probably pick up a little power up top from not having worn out stock springs.
If it's within the rules get an 0.26 gasket. The Victor Reinz 5898 seems to be the current preferred option there. If your rocker restriction is stock ratio/any style, then go 1.5 roller. If it is stock stamped then go with an aftermarket stamped 1.5 rocker. Stiffening up the valvetrain with stiffer pushrods and 7/16 rocker studs can be worth a few HP. Basically, use the best parts you can within the rules. 2 hp here, 5 hp there, eventually it adds up. Best place to research LT1 engine upgrades is http://camaroz28.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9
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See this thread for my radio
http://www.c4guru.com/modules.php?nam ... file=viewtopic&t=1100
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GO RAIDERS!!! wait.........oh .....uh.....nevermind
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Yup, the one I got will do that.
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Quote: It would be simpler, but much more costly. Vette trans cores are very hard to come by. Finding one is difficult enough. Modding a core to vette specs would be possible, but again, costly.
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What's your preference? I would prefer a USB device that is simply a mass storage device. I wouldn't want any wires running out of the faceplate and connecting to a device I'd have to velcro down visible. I was just thinking of a cable out the back of the HU that would run under the trim to the console where I would mount either a card reader or a tiny HD. So I would need a HU that could control the storage device. Thanks for the replies, everyone. I guess I have some reading to do.
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Tobijohn, you are brilliant. This explains so much. I wanted to deny it but those nagging concerns that you've so eloquently explained were causing me restless sleep at best. I'm going to go and report this all to someone now, as soon as I figure out who it should be.
I shall now slink back humbly to Corvette Forum......  whip
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One thing I have found here is that, for the most part, if someone doesn't know the answer then they don't post an answer. I know my '89 has aftermarket (Monroe, I think) shocks that were on it when I got it, so I have no clue about any kind of shock compared to another. That is why I didn't answer.
Most people here probably do stop in there sometimes, and those who don't, don't care if you do or don't stop in there. Nobody here gets worked up about that. 1/2 the threads on here mention CF or DC or some other forum, and nobody gets upset about it, and I think that is great. How many times have you been there, typing a response, then you think of a website but you can't mention it because of their rules. I can't link anesthes's compression ratio calculator to help a guy out because offlinking is illegal. If the guy asked the question here, the site owner would link the calculator site himself, let alone care if I did. Or I see a guy looking for a part that I saw another guy selling on camaroz28. I can't tell him without getting banned. Yes, they read the PM's too. Wonder how long it will be till they make vader86 take the link to his website out, because when you click on his name the link is still there. Lots of forums, but only one of them cares if you mention another forum. Very childish.
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Barbara and Diane must be soilling their panties right about now!
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When the weather cooperates we are usually hanging out every Sunday morning, come on out and join us. Welcome Frank. This week looks like we are meeting at the park at 10 AM and cruising to lunch
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Yeah 1000!!! Let's Party at sombody's place, but not mine.
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Some of you LT1 guys might be looking for plugs for your AIR injection ports. The thread size is 22mm x 1.5mm pitch.
For a clean look, you can use 1994-2001 Dodge 5.9L Cummins diesel oil pan drain plug, Napa part number 704-1378. They have a nice 3/8" square drive, making them easy to install and hard to strip. This information is for archival purposes. My source
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Good, every time those nut jobs in San Fran get bitch slapped, I smile.
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thanks for the clarification.... and for your patience, let me ask one more question.... would it be simpler just to have a tranny built than to upgrade the one that is in the car?
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Scwhartzeneggar? Sorry but I had too.
Venetian, Bellagio, Monte Carlo, Caesars, if you don't stay at one of them you should at the very least visit. Phantom of the Opera, The Producers, Circu du Solei LOVE, catch one or two of these shows. See the Dam, Lots of gentlemen's clubs Cheetas, Olympic Gardens etc. Average minimum bets on the strip are $15.00 Craps, Roullette, Blackjack. Go "Down Town" and see the Fremont Street Expierence. Just don't go any further (bad neigborhood)Go see Canyon of Fire & RedRock Canyon. Oh and the Hookers come out about 2:30 A.M. in a lounge near you, you don't have to indulge, but they sure are fun to hang out with. Bring Money.........Bring Lots of Money.
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Unless you find something unusual, when you get in there, don't plan on changing the push rods.
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The ARP intake bolts won't hurt anything. But given the low torque specs for the intake, they are really not needed. I use stainless bolts for mine just because they stay looking better than standard steel bolts. Your stock pushrods are fine, unless you need a length change for geometry purposes, which is unlikely in your case. I'm still running stock LT1 pushrods with a fairly modified stroker that includes Comp Cams beehive springs, 1.6 RRs, oversize valves, Hotcam, etc.
Get some ARP head bolts. These are far superior to stock and will retain their clamping force much better than stock replacements. And they don't have to be replaced every time you pull the heads. The LT4 springs are very inexpensive and a good idea. They're better than stock and plus they'll be fresh. You can buy the LT4 retainers too, but you don't need them. The LT1 retainers will work fine with them.
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I said "Americas" on purpose... That includes Canada, Mexico, etc. RACE ON!!!
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Sorry that wasn't clear, I can't change the cam either.
Not expecting to find anything wrong with the push rods, just wondering if they were a "wear" item that I should replace while I have it apart.
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Plus it turns all the responsible gun owners into outlaws. I'd at least take out a few hippies to justify being criminalized by the system.
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If the holes are already half mangled you can't reduce them back down to 8mm! That's pretty much it. There's no problem with 5/16
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Why did you compound the problem by re-tapping the holes to 5/16" when you already knew they were supposed to be 8 mm? It seems you have perpetuated the work of a hack. I wonder what the next guy that gets it, or the guy after him, will say about your work? Here's why. The starter threads were completely beat up pretty good. They were forced to 5/16. For me to try to cut them back to 8MM would have screwed them up more since I couldn't get them started correctly. 5/16s is .3125 8MM is .314. There is very very little difference. We're talking .002 inches. I chose 5/16 because EVERY SINGLE OTHER HOLE ON THE DAM MANIFOLD is SAE, not metric. Why Accel would use metric in this one case, make no sense to me. Also, I had the dam tap. It works, it fits, the threads are new and clean. The bolts fit snugly, it's not an issue. Why do you have an issue with it? Again we're talking .002 inches. I was ready to take the manifold off and bring it to a machine shop to do it "right". I used the 5/16. If it worked I'm home free. If it didn't no harm no foul. It wasn't going to get any worse. Why would it matter anyway? It's the bolts that hold the runners to the manifold....this application it makes no difference.
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I guess you'd have to have been there. The 8 mm tap may have corrected the problem. I don't know if there is a different convention for measuring English thread sizes and metric threads, but 8 mm is larger than 5/16".
"If the holes are already half mangled you can't reduce them back down to 8mm!" Otherwise, what he did was reduce them back down below 8 mm, to 5/16" RACE ON!!!
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I said "Americas" on purpose... That includes Canada, Mexico, etc.
What bothers me is that these offshore factories go through the trouble of making a part, but it doesn't meet the original specification. Anyway, it is a sign of the times and not much will be done about it until it gets so bad these companies start loosing major business. I talked to Merle at Exotic Muscle and he mentioned that he vaguely recalled hearing someone having to grind on their motor mount to make it fit.
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Last news I heard was they were to start filming in east San Diego county.
But this was postponed when the Witch fire burned up the entire countryside in October.
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I've got a 4-ft long steel pipe ie, cheater bar. It works when nothing else will.
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So I got me a shiny new ALDL cable for my laptop/Vette and I got it working with some cheapo freeware program. So that's cool. But now since I know it works, what kind of programs are out there that will read the information this thing is putting out?
Can I make changes to certain things (such as rev limiter or fuel cutoff) or would I need something more sophisticated for that? Thanks to anyone who's used anything like this.
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Now if I were to say something negative about C4Guru (like how come no one here respnded to my request for feedback on Bilstein options) do I get banned here? Go for it! I've done nothing but insult Andy, and he made me a moderator!  As far as the tech, obviously you're not going to get the quantity of responses as you'll get elsewhere (yet), but hopefully they'll meet/exceed in accuracy. I'd answer your question but I'm still on my original, 23 year old Bilsteins! And forum feedback is always welcome, there's an entire section dedicated to it. I see lots of room for improvement here and am also commiserating with the powers that be.
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The gaskets you bought are fine. Is there any special reason you ask about the push rods? Do you suspect damage that normally doesn't coincide with a blown head gasket? Also the cam. You race under rules that won't allow a change in the rocker arm ratio, but they will allow an after market camshaft? That seems strange.
RACE ON!!!
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I am being held prisoner against my will inside Andy's garage. He said if I stay on good behavior he'll let me out for an hour. But if I go beyond the property line, this neck implant will send 10,000 volts to my spinal cord.
Can someone bring me a candy bar or something? I see daylight under the right side of the garage door, you could swing by at night or something. Watch out for the rottweilers.
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If the holes are already half mangled you can't reduce them back down!
I would've done the same.
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I'm considering trying my hand at paint work. I currently have a 5.5cfm(@90psi) 26gal compressor.
From what I've read so far, this is sort of small to be doing big paint jobs, but I'm patient and would rather screw it up myself than pay others to screw it up. I want to start on some small stuff, like my truck interior, small metal parts, etc. Eventually I want to repaint my entire vette and my truck. What sort of equipment do you recommend? Air dryer? What gun? Any particulars on type of paint? What about tools for stripping the paint down? Mask? Exhaust fan needed? Where do you buy your stuff from? I have a single car garage to work in that I can seal up with plastic, and I don't mind doing lots of disassembly and painting a little at a time. I'm not looking for showroom paint, I just want something that looks good from 10 feet and doesn't peel off. I've seen the finishes at the budget paint shops around here and I'm sure I can do better than those.
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