------------------------------------------------------------------------ I appreciate all suggestions.. <-DeReK-> --- ViaMAIL!/WC4 v1.30 * Origin: Chowdanet! 20gb Amateur Radio BBS (401-331-5587) (1:323/120) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3300030 Date: 02/28/98 From: KENNY HENDERSON Time: 12:01am \/To: JASON WEDEHASE (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: 225 hp Neon? JW> That's kinda like my car. 351 makes good torque, kinda, but the JW>cam doesn't really make any power until 3000 RPM, right about the same JW>time the 2 bbl carb runs out of gas. Geez, I wonder what this car could JW>do with a 4bbl. That will come soon, maybe within the month, a Holley JW>750. Just get myself a posi (err.. that's Chevy)... an "Equa-Lok" JW>rearend, and I'm in business. =) I can't wait to get my car back, I've been driving my mom's car all wee. Its a '90 Cougar LS with 140 horsepower V6, so believe me don't complain about having a 2 barrel, be glad you are driving a V8 :) Her car gets from 0-60 in about 10-11 seconds. Even a Fiero is faster. hehe Your from CA, right? Do all the emissions laws out there make it hard? --- * OLX 2.1 TD * This isn't brain surgery; it's just television. --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Fresh Start BBS * Edison NJ * (732) 248-1678 * (1:107/310.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3300031 Date: 02/27/98 From: KENNY HENDERSON Time: 11:57pm \/To: JOHN PUMMILL (Read 0 times) Subj: TCC Lockup JP> Pretty much because Ford cannot build a head that breathes worth a crap. JP>This is why they use split duration cams and headers show great improvement. JP>KH> haven't even heard it yet, but his brother Don told me that JP>KH> the windows JP>KH> in the house actually rattle when he starts it up! JP>KH> Englishtown should JP>KH> be opening up soon, and I'll see what he does, probably high JP>KH> 11s. Yikes JP> Kewl, lemme know what it does !!! Englishtown opens up this Sunday, March 1st. I should get my car back Monday, I can't wait! I ordered 4 Firestone SZ50s from the Tirerack, in a 255-50-16. They should come Tuesday or Wednesday. I can't wait to get the car back and get the SZ50s on it. I decided on those because they are very good in the rain. --- * OLX 2.1 TD * This isn't a tagline. It's an after-thought.... --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Fresh Start BBS * Edison NJ * (732) 248-1678 * (1:107/310.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3300032 Date: 02/28/98 From: KENNY HENDERSON Time: 12:07am \/To: JASON WEDEHASE (Read 0 times) Subj: Why are people like that? JW>they've BOTH been around since before any of us were born? Give me any JW>Silverado, and I'll beat it with my stock Ford anyday. Trucks are NOT JW>fast. The Lightnings move out pretty well. Have you seen the new ones? Very nice! there are any around. JW> Now, granted... those are both Chevy. The whole Mustang/Camaro JW>thing is a whole 'nother story. Put a Cobra up against a Z28, and it's JW>fair, kinda. The Z has 348 cubic inches, while the Cobra has 280, or JW>something, but they're very comparable, even in price. But I won't get JW>into that. Didn't we go through this? :) Its not GM's fault that Ford is using a small engine:) And I hate to tell you, but the '98 FBodies are definately quicker then the Cobra. Even the stupid magazines like Car * Driver get them to run 13s. I believe it was Car Craft that got a 13.1 out of a stock 6 speed Z28! I personally know 2 people who went 13.2 and 13.3 in a stock Z28 6 speed. Even the automatics with 2.73 gears go 13.7 or better! I'm not going to start a Ford/GM war. To be completely honest, if I had the money I would probably opt for the Cobra. I think it is a better built car, and they take very well to supercharging. --- * OLX 2.1 TD * This isn't digital. Anna logged. --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Fresh Start BBS * Edison NJ * (732) 248-1678 * (1:107/310.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3300033 Date: 02/28/98 From: JOHN PUMMILL Time: 09:10am \/To: JASON WEDEHASE (Read 0 times) Subj: Insurance Rates Go Up? JW> That's for her insurance, not yours. There is no JW> reason for JW> your insurance to know. Her insurance is required to foot JW> the entire JW> bill if it is her fault. Your insurance should have no say JW> in any part JW> of this matter. The fact that you both use the same JW> insurance company JW> is an unfortuante coicidence. Actually he should inform his in case her insurance balks at the claim. Then his company can fix the car under uninsured and sue her for the damages. --- FMail 0.94 * Origin: Running from the Klan in the Fiero (1:123/30) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3300034 Date: 02/28/98 From: ROY J. TELLASON Time: 12:56pm \/To: ROY WITT (Read 0 times) Subj: Vehicle Confiscation Roy Witt wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason: RW> Why bother with reed switches and coils when simple LED's RW> will do the job? And do it cheaper... RW> )--(Headlight Switch)-+ Low RW> | beam RW> +-(Headlamp)-+---------(Ground) RW> | RW> | 220 ohm RW> | 1/4 watt RW> +--(resistor)-+ RW> | RW> RW> +-(LED)--(Ground) RW> Think of the headlamp filament as a switch. If the headlamp RW> filament dies (switch opens), no voltage can go to ground or to RW> the LED... True. Or a wiring problem anywhere along the way would also make it not work. I think that probably the best way to approach this is to have some way of sensing the current that's going to the lights in question. Maybe a small-value resistor and looking at the voltage drop across it or mething... <...> RW> I've switched my third brake light from halogen light bulbs to RW> super bright LED's, successfully, by using the 1/4 watt RW> resistor/LED combo... How many LEDs did you use for that? I've seen cars that were equipped that way, apparently factory, but never stayed behind 'em long enough to count them. Seems to me that an array of LEDs if they're done right ought to be enough to take the place of a tail or brake light, too. email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com --- * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3300035 Date: 02/28/98 From: TOM WALKER Time: 09:31am \/To: MARK LOGSDON (Read 0 times) Subj: Vehicle Confiscation -> TW> -> How about a relay at the top of a radio tower or a relay deep -> inside -> TW> -> a nuclear reactor? Those are two places where it might be -> TW> -> inconvenient to do a visual inspection. -> TW> -> TW> There ARE NO relays deep inside a Nuclear Reactor itself and on -> TW> Top of Radio Towers they Climb up and Check them. Just as they do -> TW> replace the Aircraft warning lights. -> -> Good grief. Don't you ever get tired of pretending to be a "know it -> all?" What is Wrong with being RIGHT!!! If you want to use Analogies Pick better ones is all I can say! --- 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: F3300036 Date: 02/28/98 From: KENNY HENDERSON Time: 01:17pm \/To: ROY WITT (Read 0 times) Subj: 1999 Cars RW> KH>> Its SLP, Street Legal Performance....Yes, the WS6 cars have ram RW> KH>> air, a an optional different exhaust system.... RW> DD> RW> DD> Ahh, i knew i forgot the acronym. Thanks. For '98 the RW> DD> Firehawks are designated WU6. There's still a WS6, but it is RW> DD> just plain Ram-air. RW>That's funny, traditionally since 1969, WS6 has always been a RW>suspension\engine combo like the Z28 in Camaros...IOW, if you order the S6 RW>package, you get beefier suspension, a handling package and an option on RW>the HO engines of the day...In the late model case with the WS6, you could RW>opt for the 325hp engine over the 305hp engine...Of course, it could be RW>that you may have to buy the FireHawk option with the HO engine. In either RW>case, WS6 would/should be available on Formula's and Trans Am's as well... The Camaros have the 1LE package which is a stripper Z28. Do the Firebirds have this? I never use A/C, and wouldn't mind having a stripped Formula, as I'm sure it would be quite cheap! --- * OLX 2.1 TD * This laughing thing! huh What's with this laughing thing? --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Fresh Start BBS * Edison NJ * (732) 248-1678 * (1:107/310.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3300037 Date: 02/28/98 From: KENNY HENDERSON Time: 01:18pm \/To: ROY WITT (Read 0 times) Subj: Formula is hurting RW> KH> ditch. To make a long story short, I was lucky. The car is not that RW> KH> bad, about $1500 in damage and its still in the body shop. My front RW> KH> wake. Anyways I did not go through insurance because my premiums RW> KH> would be so increased dramatically, so I have to pay out of my own RW> KH> pocket. Because of this I just got another job as well. RW>That $1500 would have gone a long ways toward a winter driver...maybe next RW>year... not 'maybe next year'....How about 'definately next year!' My plans are to pick up an older Honda or something when I can, and use that as my beater. --- * OLX 2.1 TD * This man's dying! Damn it, Jim, I'm a doctor, not...oh. --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Fresh Start BBS * Edison NJ * (732) 248-1678 * (1:107/310.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F3300038 Date: 02/28/98 From: KENNY HENDERSON Time: 01:19pm \/To: ROY WITT (Read 0 times) Subj: TCC Lockup RW> KH> I have autolite platinums and they seem to be fine. RW>I use those too. They're good for the street, don't know about racing. I would say they are fine given my ETs and level of mods. --- * OLX 2.1 TD * This meat is hard to chew, Tom beefed jerkily. --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Fresh Start BBS * Edison NJ * (732) 248-1678 * (1:107/310.0)