Mid-A Random-ness Discussion Thread: the Zequel
11-15-2011, 09:57 AM
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Well I really don't know what direction to take it..sueprchargers going for 2.5-3.5k in the marketplace and stuff...nitrous kits going for cheap, etc. It's really making it hard for me to know what to doi.
-AJ uses nitrous and runs 12's (predicting 11's this weekend), but Anh doesn't favor Nitrous.
-Keith doesn't favor superchargers.
-Turbo's are still out of my price range.
-Bolt ons and tune=still 13 second car...maybe 3.9 gears/awesome tires=high 12's, but I still want to daily drive this car
-AJ uses nitrous and runs 12's (predicting 11's this weekend), but Anh doesn't favor Nitrous.
-Keith doesn't favor superchargers.
-Turbo's are still out of my price range.
-Bolt ons and tune=still 13 second car...maybe 3.9 gears/awesome tires=high 12's, but I still want to daily drive this car
11-15-2011, 10:25 AM
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Well I really don't know what direction to take it..sueprchargers going for 2.5-3.5k in the marketplace and stuff...nitrous kits going for cheap, etc. It's really making it hard for me to know what to doi.
-AJ uses nitrous and runs 12's (predicting 11's this weekend), but Anh doesn't favor Nitrous.
-Keith doesn't favor superchargers.
-Turbo's are still out of my price range.
-Bolt ons and tune=still 13 second car...maybe 3.9 gears/awesome tires=high 12's, but I still want to daily drive this car
-AJ uses nitrous and runs 12's (predicting 11's this weekend), but Anh doesn't favor Nitrous.
-Keith doesn't favor superchargers.
-Turbo's are still out of my price range.
-Bolt ons and tune=still 13 second car...maybe 3.9 gears/awesome tires=high 12's, but I still want to daily drive this car
Also, the greatest advice I ever got on this forum is "If you cant afford to build it at least twice, you shouldnt build it once."
Last edited by Jgrizzle; 11-16-2011 at 08:23 AM. Reason: Typo. Thanks barnabas
11-15-2011, 12:24 PM
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Shin and I would strongly suggest staying away from forced induction on a daily driver, unless you have the money saved up for a rebuild, in addition to the cost of building the car.....
11-15-2011, 01:58 PM
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If you plan on doing FI make sure you figure in an extra 50-100% of what you think it will cost.
Don't forget the 2nd car.
Don't forget, it's not about being able to afford something if you don't have any extra money left over to be put aside.
Don't forget the savings fund for when it does blow up.
Don't forget the savings fund for life like for med bills when you wreck your car, or for a future home/apartment money to fall back on.
For savings try to have enough money to pay for 6 months worth of bills if you're out of work. When you wreck your car, you want money to rebuild it + pay all the bills when you're out of work.
Too many people can afford things but just enough to buy the things and have zero left over.
Last thing you want is to dump all your money into your car (you'll NEVER get the money back) and then have something small go wrong like a broke axle then being so car poor that you can't afford to fix it then have no wheels to get to/from work.
I also highly recommend NOT modding a car unless its paid off. That extra money going down on the payment VS mods will save you lots of money in the end.
Don't forget the 2nd car.
Don't forget, it's not about being able to afford something if you don't have any extra money left over to be put aside.
Don't forget the savings fund for when it does blow up.
Don't forget the savings fund for life like for med bills when you wreck your car, or for a future home/apartment money to fall back on.
For savings try to have enough money to pay for 6 months worth of bills if you're out of work. When you wreck your car, you want money to rebuild it + pay all the bills when you're out of work.
Too many people can afford things but just enough to buy the things and have zero left over.
Last thing you want is to dump all your money into your car (you'll NEVER get the money back) and then have something small go wrong like a broke axle then being so car poor that you can't afford to fix it then have no wheels to get to/from work.
I also highly recommend NOT modding a car unless its paid off. That extra money going down on the payment VS mods will save you lots of money in the end.
11-15-2011, 02:32 PM
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Well I really don't know what direction to take it..sueprchargers going for 2.5-3.5k in the marketplace and stuff...nitrous kits going for cheap, etc. It's really making it hard for me to know what to doi.
-AJ uses nitrous and runs 12's (predicting 11's this weekend), but Anh doesn't favor Nitrous.
-Keith doesn't favor superchargers.
-Turbo's are still out of my price range.
-Bolt ons and tune=still 13 second car...maybe 3.9 gears/awesome tires=high 12's, but I still want to daily drive this car
-AJ uses nitrous and runs 12's (predicting 11's this weekend), but Anh doesn't favor Nitrous.
-Keith doesn't favor superchargers.
-Turbo's are still out of my price range.
-Bolt ons and tune=still 13 second car...maybe 3.9 gears/awesome tires=high 12's, but I still want to daily drive this car
11-15-2011, 05:38 PM
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Taken verbatim from the invoice today:
Performed diags - found faulty A/F sensor (B-1) Open-circuit failure - need to replace component and retest system.
(May have other issues) [radiator, running lean, etc]
Note: Also found both rear 02 sensors (Bent/damaged) Rec replacing
Performed diags - found faulty A/F sensor (B-1) Open-circuit failure - need to replace component and retest system.
(May have other issues) [radiator, running lean, etc]
Note: Also found both rear 02 sensors (Bent/damaged) Rec replacing
11-15-2011, 06:23 PM
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Taken verbatim from the invoice today:
Performed diags - found faulty A/F sensor (B-1) Open-circuit failure - need to replace component and retest system.
(May have other issues) [radiator, running lean, etc]
Note: Also found both rear 02 sensors (Bent/damaged) Rec replacing
Performed diags - found faulty A/F sensor (B-1) Open-circuit failure - need to replace component and retest system.
(May have other issues) [radiator, running lean, etc]
Note: Also found both rear 02 sensors (Bent/damaged) Rec replacing
In regards to your two rear O2 sensors: bent/damaged does not mean "need replacing" as long as it still gives readings. That's simply cosmetic. Rear O2's don't do anything but tell you your cat is functioning correctly, you don't even really need them at all. (Only for emissions purposes)
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11-17-2011, 03:29 AM
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...tigeremail2882
Shoulda spent an extra 30 bucks and got 15 more inches
Shoulda spent an extra 30 bucks and got 15 more inches
11-17-2011, 04:47 AM
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I have 2 47" vizios and a 55" insignia and all of them perform flawless and work great!
That hanspree is a newer brand but has been getting excellent reviews and very few negative ones.
For electronics I mostly buy off reviews now you can never tell anything from manufacturers anymore.
That hanspree is a newer brand but has been getting excellent reviews and very few negative ones.
For electronics I mostly buy off reviews now you can never tell anything from manufacturers anymore.