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Typically, people bend the traction bars before anything else. The second most common issue I've heard of is breaking the subframe itself, usually due to the mounting bushings being totally shot and the subframe will be twisted in weird ways it wasn't intended to be under heavy load. Blowing...

I'm 25 and I drive like a grandma. I don't speed and I signal to change lanes too (which is quite an achievement in Calgary)! I used to drive like an asshat, cruise the highway at 90mph without thinking twice and pass everything. For some reason, after I took a racing course, I mellowed out and...

I got pulled over for speeding last summer. The cop caught me red handed doing 127 in a 100 zone (kph). I was guilty as sin hauling ass down a highway I knew I shouldn't have been hauling ass down. My V1 did nothing for me, just told me I got nailed. But, I later noticed that the date on the...

I could have sworn I responded to this yesterday... I probably got sidetracked and closed the window. Anyway, I think this sells the Amsoil filter head very well. I can't seem to find any information about the Perma-Cool product. I might email Amsoil and get a technical discussion about a...

Ah, I see. This indicates that the mount is irrelevant and the flow metering happens in the filter. Thus, if you put the full flow on mount #1 and by pass on #2, or vice/versa, the overall flow management would be the same and the system would work identically in either configuration, correct...

Just so I'm on board (lol), when you got the sata laptop drive to work, was the RAID enabled and running? Which P5E board do you have? The various flavours probably have different chipsets between them, which may dictate your limitations. I know my board has very specific requirements to be in a...

I was hoping to get some clarification on the concept of a bypass filter. It seems I can't find any distinct information determining if it is the filter or the head unit that determines the flow through the second (or first) filter. I'm planning a system very similair to what Jdub setup in [...

I get that chain email about these tires one every 3 years, since hotmail was invented. When it hits stores, I'll be surprised by them. The big thing against them is how to control the ride quality. A pneumatic tire can be adjusted as the car's weight changes by increasing or decreasing the...

My toolbox is a mis-match bag of Craftsman and Mastercraft... it's handy, and I got a smokin' deal on my big craftsman kit to start out. Anyway, a friend of mine qualified buying expensive, top-quality tools when he explained: "a tool should perfectly match a fastener. Most automakers use top...

In my experience, one difference between a good shop and a bad a shop is the ability to say "no". A good shop would have said no, there's not enough of that head left to do anything with. Some guy desperate for work will pick any scraps. Good luck getting your money back.

I wouldn't pay $1500 for a stock 7M, unless it had solid gold valve covers. Hell, I don't think I'd pay anymore than the price of scrap for a 7M of any sort unless it was built by RCTS, Titan, IJ, or select few other members and companies well known here on SM. Honestly, I'd laugh at the guy and...

I was not expecting this ending to the story... I hope you can atleast recover the body kit to use on another chassis and make it look good. You may well be in a position to chase that MkIV dream anyway. Why did they smoke your license? What tickets did they load you with for that accident, if...

Unless you're spending $15000 on a set of shocks, the "adjustability" is just a knob you can turn that gives consumers something to do. Generally, it does fuck all. There used to be a thread kicking around somewhere about a guy with a shock dyno and alot of sarcasm that tested the adjustability...

Speaking fundamentally of the OP's request, all this discussion of paraphernalia like 4WD, lockers, winches and the like are simply for safety. But, the best safety is a friend in another vehicle... if one breaks down, gets irrevocably stuck, ect, you have another set of wheels to take you home...

Lunch-box lockers (on-off lockers) can send you back to the bottom of an icy hill in a hurry. With an open diff, the wheel that's not spinning when you spin going up the hill, holds you in place... add in a ratchet locker of some sort, and that wheel will start to spin too once traction is lost...

You will get way more chicks with the Ferrari. And chicks that have more teeth than toes.

Unless alchemists have come up with better magics to convert one element into another, it's not likely to be able to be changed "back". I didn't read the article or watch any videos, but I'm going to go ahead and call bullshit on cold fusion. It's highly, and I stress very highly, unlikely that...

I believe the targa newfoundland rules state that turbine casings and exhaust casings shall be OEM, in Level 2 preparation. Then they go on to say that the internals are free. By this definition, any CT26 hybrid of any combination meets the specifications of "OEM". So if you're asking if it...

From the OP, referencing MVP's review of Powerslot. I did a hell load of reading before I spent the money on PowerSlots, and that comment is the only single peep on the internet of negative words expressed in regards to PowerSlot rotors.

I have power slot rotors and ultimate ceramic brake pads, and I've been unable to make them fade, even after three track days. Perhaps with more brave and practice I'll get enough heat in them to fade, but so far, it is not so. The rust coating on the rotors works amazing, my rotors just look...