Howdy, all!
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Howdy, all!
Hello, friends!
New member - always looking for hints on shifting the manual - never double-clutched in my life, aren't good at rev-matching. Just granny-shifting my way... even managed to kill it on the highway during rush our one day - talk about being embarassed!
Have had my GT500 for about eight months now - it didn't get much use from December-February. About 2100 miles on it now. Great car.
Just a guy - 51 year old male, divorced. Work, sleep, eat, the odd spectator sport.
Glad to meet everyone!
New member - always looking for hints on shifting the manual - never double-clutched in my life, aren't good at rev-matching. Just granny-shifting my way... even managed to kill it on the highway during rush our one day - talk about being embarassed!
Have had my GT500 for about eight months now - it didn't get much use from December-February. About 2100 miles on it now. Great car.
Just a guy - 51 year old male, divorced. Work, sleep, eat, the odd spectator sport.
Glad to meet everyone!
- theholycow
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Re: Howdy, all!
Welcome. Have a look around, everything you need to know is here.
1980 Buick LeSabre 4.1L 5MT
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Learn to launch/FAQs/lugging/misused terms: meta-sig
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watkins wrote:Humans have rear-biased AWD. Cows have 4WD
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Re: Howdy, all!
welcome to the site! nice car, ever take it to a track? or strictly a weekender?
- FDSpirit
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Re: Howdy, all!
Hola! Welcome to the site! Cowman is right. You should be able to find pretty much all the answers to your questions concerning driving on here in posted topics.
2000 Honda Civic Si- Slightly faster than your grandmomma's grocery getter......slightly.
- RITmusic2k
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Re: Howdy, all!
The obvious caveat is, of course, that we'll all refuse to help you until you post pictures of that gorgeous car of yours
Welcome to the forums; check the FAQs linked below in my signature and if you have any specific questions, feel free to ask for us to dig a little deeper into them!
Welcome to the forums; check the FAQs linked below in my signature and if you have any specific questions, feel free to ask for us to dig a little deeper into them!
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- Junior Standardshifter
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Re: Howdy, all!
Thanks, all!
I'll try to get a few pics... how do I post them?
Never been on the track - I figure maybe later this year or early next I'll take it up to Gateway International for one of their Test/Tune nights. For now weekends and to/from work when the weather's decent. Other ride is a 2008 Tahoe Hybrid.
I'll try to get a few pics... how do I post them?
Never been on the track - I figure maybe later this year or early next I'll take it up to Gateway International for one of their Test/Tune nights. For now weekends and to/from work when the weather's decent. Other ride is a 2008 Tahoe Hybrid.
2012 Challenger SRT8
2012 Edge Ltd AWD
1992 Mitsubishi 3000 GT - 5-spd manual, no mods
2012 Edge Ltd AWD
1992 Mitsubishi 3000 GT - 5-spd manual, no mods
- theholycow
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Re: Howdy, all!
Upload your pictures to Tinypic.com, Photobucket.com, or a similar service. Many of them will provide you with
1980 Buick LeSabre 4.1L 5MT
Put your car in your sig!
Learn to launch/FAQs/lugging/misused terms: meta-sig
Put your car in your sig!
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watkins wrote:Humans have rear-biased AWD. Cows have 4WD
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Re: Howdy, all!
Welcome to SS.com
Thats a pretty badass ride...Color Combo?
Any future performance mods?
Thats a pretty badass ride...Color Combo?
Any future performance mods?
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- Junior Standardshifter
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Re: Howdy, all!
Kona Blue w/ white stripe.
No mods planned. Am actually thinking about replacing it with an '11 - better power/less weight, better handling, better fuel economy, better braking, more sound-deadening. And the '10's seen virtually no real depreciation.
At any rate, don't plan on modding anything until warranty expires... if then. It's already a better car than I am a driver!
No mods planned. Am actually thinking about replacing it with an '11 - better power/less weight, better handling, better fuel economy, better braking, more sound-deadening. And the '10's seen virtually no real depreciation.
At any rate, don't plan on modding anything until warranty expires... if then. It's already a better car than I am a driver!
2012 Challenger SRT8
2012 Edge Ltd AWD
1992 Mitsubishi 3000 GT - 5-spd manual, no mods
2012 Edge Ltd AWD
1992 Mitsubishi 3000 GT - 5-spd manual, no mods
- AHTOXA
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Re: Howdy, all!
I bought the goat and told myself I won't mod it. I still haven't but I am close to the breaking point.
The reason for this deliberation is because I plan to buy a house at some point.
The reason for this deliberation is because I plan to buy a house at some point.
'19 Toyota 4Runner TRD ORP
'12 Suzuki V-Strom 650
'12 Suzuki V-Strom 650
- RITmusic2k
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Re: Howdy, all!
That's exciting to hear that you're considering the '11. Word on the street is they absolutely nailed it.
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Re: Howdy, all!
A Texas Giant Cam , SLP headers Exhaust and intake never hurt anybody!AHTOXA wrote:I bought the goat and told myself I won't mod it. I still haven't but I am close to the breaking point.
The reason for this deliberation is because I plan to buy a house at some point.
- FDSpirit
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Re: Howdy, all!
I'm kinda in the same boat except in my case it's tuition and tools.AHTOXA wrote:I bought the goat and told myself I won't mod it. I still haven't but I am close to the breaking point.
The reason for this deliberation is because I plan to buy a house at some point.
2000 Honda Civic Si- Slightly faster than your grandmomma's grocery getter......slightly.
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Re: Howdy, all!
Do prep mods and cheap things like I do. Actually, Im about to drop $208 for suspension shit before the Meet.
Anywho, welcome new person! Im a resident Viggen driver
Anywho, welcome new person! Im a resident Viggen driver