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    People's opinion of Dunlop SP Sport A2 Tire

    The SP Sport A2s i had wore out very quickly. VERY Quickly. I've found that i get more miles out of an actual summer tire. Performance cornering will kill them quickly, i found that in one autocross i lost about 5000 miles worth of tread. And they really aren't that great while you're doing it...
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    Anyone using Kumho 711 tires?

    I've found that opinion on performance tires greatly depends on how good the tires that you are used to are. If you're used to 90000 treadwear BF Goodrich solid granite T/As, then yeah, the 711s are going to be fantastic. If you're used to a higher performance summer tire like KDs or Azenis or...
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    bias against American cars

    Hasn't been a problem since chrysler switched over to the multilayer steel type gaskets in november '98. My headgasket was done in mid-2000 with 60k on it before i bought the car and i fully expect to never have to worry about it again. I've never heard of a 2000 or newer neon with a headgasket...
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    bias against American cars

    I'd say my '98 neon has done extremely well for an american car. 116k miles on the original starter, alternator, ac compressor, power steering system, ball joints, etc. Come to think of it, the only major repair that has been done to the car was the cylinder head gasket, which fortunately...
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    Monster Garage Builds Rice!

    I'd comment on this, but my form of racing involves turns, and just about any car can be compeditive with the right driver.
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    Monster Garage Builds Rice!

    You realize that stock dodge neons are running 14.0s nowadays? I don't think the kids like FWD POS cars as much as they did around the turn of the Milennium. While before you had to have a honda hatchback with an integra motor, Nowadays it seems like people want RWD POS Japanese cars like the...
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    Advance Auto selling Purolators with rubber grip can.....

    Well, I didn't look at every single one, so that could be possible. My ph16 equivalent filter has the same end casing and stampings of the purolator on the shelf above it.
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    Advance Auto selling Purolators with rubber grip can.....

    Advance Auto is replacing their frams with their house brand "total grip" filters. They're basically a regular white-can purolator with a red textured coating. And they're like $.20 cheaper to boot. I'm definately going to be using them.
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    CA hybrids in car pool lanes

    I think mr bigwig would just take his helicopter / private jet instead.
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    Good used economy vehicle

    Like i said, there really aren't a whole lot of cars built after '95 or so that i wouldn't reccomend to someone. Most 4 cylidner economy cars are going to get good mileage 30s+ with a manual. So really the only thing to discuss is minor details. Any time the topic of neons comes up, someone...
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    Good used economy vehicle

    What makes you say that when people are suggesting older imports that rust out and cars that are half as fun to drive? It wouldn't be too hard to find one of the better built 97-98 cars in basic SOHC 5 speed trim for around $2000 nowadays.
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    Opinions on what to get back into racing with.

    If he'd be interested in checking out a formula vee, Speednation has one for sale here locally (bridgeville area). I've driven it, and believe me, it's a wilder ride than any mustang or camaro you could build for 15k, and i think they're asking well under his budget. It's only been used for solo...
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    What kind of racing do you do? Future reference check in.

    I do a mix of Autocross, Open Lapping days, and Drag Racing. Most of my focus has been on autocrossing, but lately i've been getting more into the open lapping. Drag racing i do on the off weekday nights for test & tune / street (gives me my youthful "street racing" fix) nights at the local...
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    18,000 RPM

    Just wait till the Japan Grand Prix, the telemetry will show the toyotas and hondas hitting about 20k. I remember last year (or was it 2 years ago) that for one to just finish was like they won the race to the crowds!
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    Good reliable small car?

    I just picked up another neon for $1000 on eBay. It's a '95 under 100k miles and has been a very solid car so far. Just took a road trip this weekend and saw 45mpg on the highway. $3000 would buy a rather nice highish mileage 98 like my first neon that already has the headgasket fix.
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    Where were you on 9-11-01?

    I was at work behind the counter at autozone when the first plane hit. I thought it was strange as **** that a plane would crash into the WTC. I was actually on my way home from work when the second plane hit. I saw the towers collapse live.
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    Autobahn:2 Carrera GTs vs Mustang Cobra

    For the record, that was darwin holding the camera.
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    Street Racing Show On Discovery Channel at 9 Tonight...

    I thought the girl with the honda ran like a 9.6 in the 1/8th mile at like 80mph or something stupid like that. While we're talking about low budget buildups, I've got about $400 into the engine of the "Fast" Neon and it's run 14.8 @ 92, which isin't too terribly impressive i guess. 2.1 60'...
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