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    my new ride

    well, I did it, I got me something else I know some of you may not like bowties, but.. I for one still like both, so heres a few pics of my new truck its a new 03 Z71 silverado LT, prtty much loaded, apparently my dad knew some people I didn't know he knew hehe, so I...
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    a/f ratio 5.0?

    was wondering waht the stock a/f ratio was on the 5.0? I have a smell that occures most of the time above 3500 rpm, makes my eyes water, ford says all cars do this but I've never smelt this before, its not cats I had em checked heres my a/f ratio on my dyno read last year thank in advance
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    1st look 95-97 altezza/euros

    I just got mine in today, james I'll PM you about the total clears in a little bit hehe heres some shots for yall I didn't like them in the product pics but now that they're on, I think they look good
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    GA/SC/ other SE Xs.. carshow coming up

    hey, jt wanted to let yall know there an audio/carshow here at the augusta fair grounds on june 1st (sunday) 8AM to 6PM they're gonna have judges and stuff and car audio competitions $35 to enter your car for show $25 for audio and $5 to look around if you dont enter I MIGHT be going, I...
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    just had a discussion with a ford technician

    I was just casually talking to a guy on irc today that claimed to be a "master tech" at a ford dealer somewhere up north. he owned a 1st gen explorer and the very second I began discussing my trucks issues with him he brought out that he would "void my warranty" for my mods, and begged me "do me...
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    4R70W torque converter

    well, I've been talking to some people, MR. asp, and a steve h. from allexperts.com showed em my dyno sheets, described my issues, both of them pretty much said the same thing... torque converter I know a couple of people on here suspect the TC to be the culprit as well. I've been looking...
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    Fun to Drive?

    I got into a conversation today with a few people about whether or not they considerd their vehicles "fun to drive" so I figured I'd ask yall about yer Xs :P
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    can it tow it?

    Well I just recently tried auctioning a vehicle on ebay for the 1st time. It didn't sell via the bidding process, but immediatley after my auction ended, a guy contacted me out of texas that is 99% sure hes going to get it (hes concerned about title issues, should know by today or tomorrow for...
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    F-150 crew cab

    Well, I guess I've got new car fever lol, cos I went to look at one of these today. Its kind of pricey but.. this truck looks REALLY promising. Anyone got any insight on how this would be? If I could talk my parents into buying one (and me driving it ;) ) itd probablly be a lariat FX4 5.4L...
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    detailing tips

    I got a "shammy" for christmas and a ryobi orbital with an applicator and polisher pad.. my truck is 5 years old, its been garaged since it was bought, I have a "diamondgloss" treatment done once a year. In the past I have used a "poke around the neighborhood" method for drying the...
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    MY trucks issues

    ok, to stop unintentionally getting threads off topic.. I decided, by suggestion, to start my own here.. I want to beleive in this trucks capabiltiy lol, I really do.. heres my ODB scan and some dyno runs and my dyno runs... I'll list the best/worst and then the A/F ratio to...
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    a new sound, what could this be?

    for the past like.. month my truck has been making a.. wirring sound.. accompanied with some sort of slight vibration at 3k rpm or more.. the whole truck starts feeling tight and stressed.this is almost alwayus accompanied with a hard shift. after the shift it feels like a huge releif on the...
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    kenne bell?

    At the dyno shop today, the guy told me he only worked with kenne bell supercharges, and could get me one for relativley the same price as the powerdyne unit.. alittle less actually, he said about 100hp gain at the rear wheels. this was with a 6 psi application. Anyone know anything about...
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    what to look for in a repair shop

    well, I'm gonna start calling repair shops and asking them a few questions to determine which would be the best to go to... but I wanted to know what yall thought should be a few things to look out for. mannerisms, what they know about the car etc. I guess? I've always dealt with ford and...
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    painting whiper cowl?

    Well, I guess my cars beginning to get old, its been slowing down, which I've been resisting.. but to no avail. Aside from this, my whiper cowl and hatch lever have faded to a grey color. I've tried back to black on them.... hopeless. So.. I've been considering painting it, but I dont know...
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    Nocturnal Engine?

    ok, I've been looking at this for quite a while, heres the basic situation: My car is sluggish, pretty much everyone knows thos cos I probablly complain about it way too much. BUT, its only sluggish during the day. At night my car drives like a dream with power to spare. I know...
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    not dead yet

    well, I'm still around :) I haven't posted on here in a LONG time.. sorry yall.. aint been doing nothing since I got my new guard.. just keepin it clean. Well.. the reason this is in audio: 2 days ago, I was allowing a friend to use my component amp to test his IDQ chameleon 5-1/4s to verify...
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    It's Doing it again!!

    Ok. heh, I dunno who all kept up with my story, but.. about a month ago, I was having horrible gas mileage, extremly sluggish throttle response and just an overall bad driving experience. I cleaned my kkm, reset the computer and the difference was night and day.. gas mileage jumped from...
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    tranny problems?! argh!

    AAH! for the past 3 days I've been drivig a rental NEON!! I hate it! my mounty's tranny is being rebuilt.. its went bad on me.. oh the horror.. going from my RWD v8 with ROOM inside to a FWD 4.. its driving me crazy yall.. so whats up with this? 4 years old and my trannys shot? anyone else...
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    520SMR or keep what I have?

    yo, I recently put a poll up on my sounddomain site asking whether or not my driving lights on my grille guarfd where too small.. I have beleived they looked alittle silly since I got the, and wanted others opinions.. right now there is a 66% rating that they are indeed too small, supporting my...
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    2wd leaning forward?

    hey, as I was walking to my truck today on my way out of campus, a '98 or above 2wd v6 explorer was parked next to me, as I got closer to the vehicles, I noticed that the rear of my vehicle sat higher than its, but its front end sat higher than mine, making mine seem to lean forward. I've...
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    clear tails are history!??!

    hey guys! just checked autosyndicate.com.. heres what they said: CLEAR TODAY GONE TOMORROW SUPER SALE Clear Tails are now history, what is made is made. We have to clear out our current stock of Clear Tails to make room for the new Altezza styles coming out. All prices good, while...
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    its on!!

    got my new grille guard on, and I found some pics that show everything I've done so far.. heres a before and.. as of right now heres the after I have superwhite headlights and foglights, as well as plasma blue driving lights all by piaa on the way as well, but decided to take...
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    Need your help

    ok guys.. I know theres been some posts about this before, but I couldn't find it.. got a grille guard for christmas (go rhino 3000 series stepguard chrome) I have been considering getting taillight guards to match.. what do yall think? should I get them? its a white rig with clear...
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    what to do now?

    well, I've done all this apperance stuff to my ride, I've been lookin at some new audio, that part seems to be handled, any one have any ideas of what to do next? I'm 2wd and really don't want a lift or anythin.. I dunno, I'm just brain stormin.
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