--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1W00003 Date: 01/26/98 From: TOM WALKER Time: 06:38am \/To: DEVIN DIMITRI (Read 0 times) Subj: Vehicle Confiscation -> So the next time that you're in your driveway fixing your -> headlight, and get a ticket, you're going to thank the cop -> for allowing you to go into work an hour or more late on -> whatever day is assigned? Most courts start at around 8am You GET what you DESERVE. And IF I was driving around at Night with a burnt out Headlight I deserve the Inconvenience for being so STUPID!! --- GEcho 1.20/Pro * Origin: Jim's East County BBS! El Cajon, CA. (619) 561-8424 (1:202/100) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1W00004 Date: 01/26/98 From: CHARLES BOWMAN Time: 07:10pm \/To: TOM WALKER (Read 0 times) Subj: Vehicle Confiscation TOM WALKER wrote in a message to DEVIN DIMITRI: TW> You GET what you DESERVE. And IF I was driving around at Night TW> with a burnt out Headlight I deserve the Inconvenience for being so TW> STUPID!! What does your level of intelligence have to do with when a headlight decides to burn out? I think having to fix it or navigate home with a single headlight is inconvenience enough. It's not like the operator of the vehicle chooses when the light will go bad. Why not sue Delco or whoever else manufactured it? Makes as much sense. cbowman@sinfo.net --- * Origin: Techshop's Southern Most Point - Panama (1:3651/9.10) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1W00005 Date: 01/25/98 From: DEVIN DIMITRI Time: 03:48pm \/To: MICHAEL SHARON (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Vehicle Confiscation MS> I concur with you completely. When Devin gets pulled over someday for MS> having his tail light out, I'd like to see his feeble attempt at wigg MS> his way out of the warning or ticket. Yeah, i'd deserve a ticket then, but, the orginal post contained a story about a guy who was in his driveway changing out a headlight, when a cop pulled up and wrote him a ticket for it. THAT is what i was saying was a complete waste of everyone's time and money. -Lates --- Telegard v3.09.g1/mL * Origin: The Rapid Eye - 913-393-4104 - Olathe,KS (1:280/183) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1W00006 Date: 01/26/98 From: RUBEN LOPEZ Time: 08:03pm \/To: KENNY HENDERSON (Read 0 times) Subj: TCC Lockup RL>and OD. Oh wait. My truck has a speed limiter. I can only go up to RL>99MPH. Have any Idea how to disable the Speed limiter? KH> Depending upon what type of limiter it is, a shift kit, computer chip, KH> or the dealership might be able to take care of it for you. KH> --- KH> * OLX 2.1 TD * They say give your money to God,but they pass THEIR lle IT's electronic. OBDII. It's a 96 chevy with the Vortec 350. Ruben. --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: McAllen Memorial Library FidoNet (1:397/5258) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1W00007 Date: 01/26/98 From: RUBEN LOPEZ Time: 08:06pm \/To: ALAN MORRISON (Read 0 times) Subj: TCC Lockup RL> in both 3rd and OD. Oh wait. My truck has a speed limiter. I can RL> only go up to 99MPH. Have any Idea how to disable the Speed limiter? AM> Same as playing cards in Vegas... You need chips! OK, maybe one hip... AM> Some brands are Hypertech, Jet, and SLP; Summit has a magazine called AM> 'Street & Strip' with the info or you can call them. AM> ... Summit Racing Equipment - 1-800-230-3030 AM> --- Blue Wave/386 v2.20 [NR] AM> * Origin: River Canyon Rd. BBS Chattanooga, Tn (1:362/627) Thanks for the info. What do you drive? Ruben. --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: McAllen Memorial Library FidoNet (1:397/5258) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1W00008 Date: 01/26/98 From: C.A. KLINGEL Time: 10:43am \/To: ALAN MORRISON (Read 0 times) Subj: cool cop cars -=> Quoting Alan Morrison to C.A. Klingel <=- <=- AM> Tell me the exact definition of SN95. CK> SN95 Platform Mustangs:1994 to date AM> Thanks... wasn't sure of the dates. What does SN stand for? Whoa....good question! I've never heard any explanation for it. My guess would be that it was the internal Ford program designation. CK> Who is showing a SN95 at 3100? AM> It was in the C&D Buyers Guide showing from 3100 (3.8 V6) to 3300 (4.6 AM> V8). I calculated the numbers at 3300 lbs. Gotcha. AM> Maybe, I don't know much about the new motor. It would depend on AM> prices for pistons, intake, and exhaust components. I could run some AM> figures if I had more info. All I know right now is the size, and that AM> it shows 305 HP at 5800 RPM for the 4.6 liter. I need to at least know AM> the bore and stroke, and compression ratio to be more exact. The mod motor stuff is expensive at the moment. There are only a few people working on it. The most visible is Griggs/Threshie. If I bump into some bore/stroke/CR figures I'll send them to you. Regards, Craig Klingel ... History repeats itself because nobody listens. --- New and Improved: T.A.G. 2.7d * Origin: Winner's Circle (1:2410/351) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1W00009 Date: 01/26/98 From: SEAN DUNBAR Time: 11:11pm \/To: TOM WALKER (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Vehicle Confiscation TW> You GET what you DESERVE. And IF I was driving around at TW> Night with a burnt out Headlight I deserve the So Tom, what if your headlight burns out while you're driving down the road? Do you just happen to keep a spare or two in the glove box? ... "Time sure flies when you're married and have no life." -- Al Bundy --- Telegard v3.09.g1/mL * Origin: tos * 972-818-0339 - dallas texas (1:124/6630) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1W00010 Date: 01/26/98 From: ROBERT JENKINS Time: 02:34pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: castrol vs mobile 1 A friend is the head of the Quinn Catapiller oil testing lab in selma CA, considered one of the best in the state they do all kinds of testing on all kinds of oil he says of every major non synthetic oil on the market Castrol GTX is the best its not as good as the synthitics but for the price you cant beat it. -Robert- --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0154 * Origin: MicroLink BBS * Dinuba, CA 209-591-8753 (1:214/80) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1W00011 Date: 01/26/98 From: JASON WEDEHASE Time: 03:38pm \/To: CRAIG SCHROEDER (Read 0 times) Subj: Passat Exhaust? Craig Schroeder told the story like this: CS> Kind of obscure request, but I went into shock when we were CS> told what exhaust parts were for my wife's 1990 Passat 4 cyl CS> wagon. The dealer came up with over $700 in parts! This is CS> for the pieces after the converter to the rear. I can't find CS> any other sources locally for under $500. Has anyone got any CS> ideas? What are some good sources for Borla or Abarth? I CS> don't see this stuff advertised in the car magazines I get any CS> more.... Thanks. Buying exhaust from the dealer.... Why not go to a muffler shop and have them MAKE the exhaust. You'd have to buy the muffler, or bring them the Borla one you want =), but that's what they do. When I bought my car it was single exhaust. I took it to them, they cut it open, welded new pipes back to the bumper with new mufflers. It came out to under $200. It was just a plain ol normal exhastu pipe job. Places like Meineke and Midas (i'm sure there are others) do this. Jason Wedehase strife66@Psynet.net http://www.Psynet.net/strife66 ... What, then, is the speed of dark? ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0154 * Origin: MicroLink BBS * Dinuba, CA 209-591-8753 (1:214/80) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F1W00012 Date: 01/27/98 From: CHRIS ZYCHSKI Time: 03:16am \/To: ALAN MORRISON (Read 0 times) Subj: Escort AM>-=> Quoting Chris Zychski to Alan Morrison <=- AM> AM>also very slow. So where did everybody go? AM> CZ> Shoveling/scraping snow? AM>How's driving conditions in MI, Chris? We have not had any snow, and I AM>wonder what have all the southerners been doing... This week we have We've had a constant 5-6" laying around for a week now. But roads are clear. Highway Comm is well prepared for this light amount. Temps have been low 20's (day) and teens (at night). This is in S.E. MI. You can kinda double it for the northern area and UP (Upper Penninsula). AM>the Super Bowl, and the following weeks Daytona Speedweeks in addition AM>to many other forms of racing beginning. Maybe it just got too cold for AM>most to work on their cars and therefore less echo traffic... Or maybe AM>Santa brought new toys that were more fun than the computer. Maybe they all put straght A-Freeze in their computers an' they froze up. (You lissnin', Roy... Har!) -cc * SLMR 2.1a * No man loves life as he who is growing old. - Sophocles --- Renegade v5-11 Exp * Origin: The Bearsville BBS * Warren, MI * (810) 582-9429 (1:120/650)