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Good morning to all. Anyone here planning on attending the Vettes on the Rockies event, July 31 - Aug 3? I'm going to try to get up to it and grab a few pictures and post them here. 2013 will be the 40th Anniversary of Vettes on the Rockies® an event that started in 1973 at Grand Lake, Colorado. Should be fun

How is the car running? Any headway on the a/c overheating problem? Even with the new trans cooler/fan I'm still experiencing the high temps, although they seem more stable now.

bogus wrote:
I wonder... Didn't the Patriot Act of 2001 institute some of those "firsts"?

Then there was the Anti-Sedition Act of 1917... much the same thing...

I am not a fan of Obama, I am just sick and tired of this constant bitching and moaning... the man is a lame duck, get us some QUALITY candidates for 2016 and then lets talk.

I don't want to see Sarah Palin or Michelle Bachman's name anywhere near the ballot, either... same goes for Hillary.

Keep the Tea Party extremists out, keep the leftists out and give us some good old fashioned moderates who might actually be willing to negotiate and get something done.

yes, I am tired of this shit. Seriously tired...

BillH wrote:
Shopping Day?

Go Buy Something

http://www.flutterby.com/images/2012/10/01/hf_tool_sale.pdf

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bogus wrote:
that should do it.

The main cats just don't hold up. You are in NJ, they mandate the "CA standard" cat. If so, don't complain about the cost, it's a much better can than the basic replacement. It will last a long time... it has to meet OBDII durability standards. It might be more expensive, but it will 3 or 4 times longer.

Maybe it's just me :-) but I'm confused

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/weba ... teel-magnaflow_22317388-p

Says only not for sale in CA, nothing about NJ. Most other sites list this and other cats (e.g. Catco) as being "49 state legal".

Is this cat not legal in NJ? or is it just not as good?

One more ? do I need to worry about the pre-cats or if I replace only the main should that do the (emissions) trick?

Thanks all!

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Those are all loosely based on CA SMOG tests.

There is a dyno involved, and a low speed test and a marginally higher speed test. 15 and 25mph, IIRC...

Now, there is one thing you are not talking about. The cats. Or, more than likely, the main cat.

Is NJ doing a visual or just a sniff test?

If it's just the sniff, I would replace the front y-pipe with one that has no cats, then, replace the single main cat with a new main cat.

When you get that close with the numbers, the cat is more than likely dead or dying.

Our Cherokee did that last year. It was in good tune, for sure, but it also wasn't passing. Threw on a new magnaflow cat and the numbers crashed down to earth. I mean CRASHED. I don't remember the specifics, but HC's went from failing at 500 or 600 to passing with under 50.

If you have the $$, try to retrofit an LT1 style system. That would allow for dual cats and dual exhaust and will add about 30hp to the thing.

If you buy a cat, get one that meets CA OBDII standards. They are more expensive, but they also last much much longer.

TommyT-Bone wrote:

What do you have? Are you happy? What's the total price point of all three combined?

2 phone lines and DSL Xtreme 6.0 + $144.64

DIRECTV = $76.43


Total Sat/Ph/Int = $221.07

I've been with the same companies for many, many moons. This is how I'm treated. Cellphones (2) are another $80 a month with Boost Mobile.


Just comparing apples to oranges. My wife wants to keep the telephone hard lines. We still have a fax hooked to one (in the office with the internet) and the other phone has been our home phone number for 30 years now. Friends and family still call on that one. Comcast has a TV/Internet bundle but it ain't cheap. Being the frugal guru, my home computer has to be about 9 years old now and hard wired too. Just want to hear some options from people other than the paid performers on TV.

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Tom....also while I think about it....our deck is made of cedar wood the handrails and such...we like the weathered look but I am getting a little concerned how weathered they are getting....should I be putting some type of preservative on cedar? Just wondering.....

What Tom said.

I just used oil based tinted on my red wood railing last year. Used Olympia Maximum.

Be careful, read the can, there's a lot of acrylic stuff being sold now (I don't like it, it doesn't soak in).

I sprayed mine but I could pull off 6 ft. sections easily and spray them away from the deck.

If you decide to hand apply, I'd recommend a staining pad (cloth covered foam), it's 3x faster than trying to use a brush.

Matatk wrote:
I read the base price is something like 1400 higher than the C6....not bad at all. In time, the car will be available for lower. Around here, C6s that stickered for 48-50 were selling for around 42 when the dealers wanted to get rid of them.

bogus wrote:

The new coupe will base at $51,995.

The convertible will be $56,995.

Some of the bigger option packages are:

• 3LT interior package, with leather-wrapped interior - $8,005
• Z51 Performance Package - $2,800
• Competition sports seats - $2,495
• Exposed-carbon-fiber roof panel - $1,995
• Magnetic Ride Control with Performance Traction Management - $1,795
• Dual-mode exhaust system - $1,195
• Carbon-fiber interior trim - $995
• Suede microfiber-wrapped upper interior trim - $995
• Red-painted calipers - $595
• Black-painted wheels - $495

The details from GM: Corvette Pricing Press Release

pianoguy wrote:

This is what it looks like here:

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Although I think most everything on the internet and emails to be true, there is an occasional one that has been made to look true. If "Dhimmitude" was a word, how come I've never seen it posted here as the word for the day? Huh?

CorvetteBob wrote:

I did spend more than 15 seconds on google and all I found were pages that confirmed this as true. Apparently I must've searched it with terms that didn't work to get something truthful.

As for President o'bama, I like 'cause he's irish.

barondeau wrote:
Thanks. I'll have to pop her an extra Killian's Irish Red (her favorite) when she gets home from teaching today! If your avatar is your car, that's a nice looking ZR1. I like the color too.

Ultraman wrote:
Don't remind me about the grass....had our lawn replanted last fall and it all came up well....now it looks like big chunks of it winter killed.....so now what?

KPotter wrote:
Why don't you move the shared files off of machine #1 and on to an external networkable storage device. There are lots of affordable units out there that can be run in different RAID configurations. One disadvantage to having the files on machine #1 is that machine has to be up and running for access from machine #2. The external drive eliminates this problem. The RAID can be configured to miror drives giving instant backup.

BillH wrote:
The only nag around my house is in the neighbor's yard.

76Nordic wrote:
Yes Rick H paid 1mil 500 to get the first one, and ALL the money went to charity!

bogus wrote:
I won a cover from MidAmerica a couple weeks back. It's their $200 unit, and man, it fits NICE, has a pad lock to protect from easy theft, has very stout elastic at the front and rear for a good tight fit.

A VERY nice piece... fits like a glove, literally.

bogus wrote:
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130 ... base-price?-How-about-$71,860&utm_campaign=awAlert

Read the story... but I suspect the $71k is for a fully loaded Stingray... Not the base model.

bogus wrote:
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130 ... base-price?-How-about-$71,860&utm_campaign=awAlert

Read the story... but I suspect the $71k is for a fully loaded Stingray... Not the base model.

CentralCoaster wrote:
Yup. It does sound like it's about the explode.

Tell your passengers it's a race transmission and it's supposed to do that.

Mine is only noisy with the clutch engaged at idle. It gets loud when the fluid warms up. I have to push the clutch in to place an order at a drive thru window if that gives you an idea.

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And what if you run it at 140F forever? When is it too cold?

When I talked to Dana last week he said 160-180* is perfect and will make the trans last a very long time.

pianoguy wrote:
I cannot recall ever getting a Mister Misty headache from a tasty poolside pina colada one day, and getting one from a face-full of snowblower excrement the next.

jonszr1 wrote:
i have a fidanza in both my zr1s .the only difference you seem to get from the solid flywheel is gear noise at idle . there shouldn't be any vibration change ,unless the flywheel isn't the same balance as the original .the benefit is you get a lot better acceleration with the lighter flywheel .

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BillH wrote:
2 hours to put in 12 bolts.

You loved it.....

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1Fast04Vert wrote:

Portland is home to Freightliner and Fort Wayne is home to Navistar. Just a co-incidence?

I used to work for Tektronix now I work for Raytheon.
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Interesting, I was asked if I wanted to take over the Tek account in Portland. But, I turned it down to stay here.

Okay guys, without lookin it up who was issued the first internet address?

I'm impressed Not quite right but close

Al Gore

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Portland is home to Freightliner and Fort Wayne is home to Navistar. Just a co-incidence?

I used to work for Tektronix now I work for Raytheon.
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Interesting, I was asked if I wanted to take over the Tek account in Portland. But, I turned it down to stay here.

BillH wrote:
One reason I like Colorado - Hard to read but the bottom of the trophy reads- !st Annual Leadville Silver Run.