Berto

Any get togethers going on? does anyone go out anymore? I will be in town and plan on bringing the LS1-FC. Hoping to get together with some OGs

Good luck man! I rode for Diabetes earlier in the yr and couldn't get any CR support. but looks like you are off to a good start. I'll try to throw a few bucks your way. Edit, I take that back. Hua manned up!

Yeah Norris tuned it. I almost brought it to Dyno Brian, I just got lucky there was a tuner in my city.

Pic added for Rotary Lift irony. http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/BertoBizkit/RX-7/LS1%20Swap%20into%20the%20RX-7/DSC03546.jpg

No way dude. Depends on what you want to do, Ben. If you are going to run sensitive electronics (computers) with it you should get an inverter style generator which has a more sensitive voltage regulator. In terms of how much power you need there are several websites out where that give you a ballpark on what you need depending on what you want to run. I personally bought a used craftsman 4400 watt generator (its portable) so I could use it at home or anywhere else. Its good enough to keep my TV on and my fridge. I paid $220 for it. I don't use it often either so it wasn't worth buying a new one. I haven't had it wired into the house because I won't be here much longer. when I need it I just run an extension chord.

Rotors warp but most people won't get rotors hot enough to warp them. I personally believe that warping/pulsating brakes that most people encounter is due to simple rotor exposure to water. Notice every time you walk to your car after its rained (and has been parked), its already rusted. However, behind the pads where it stayed dry there is no rust. After a few hundred/thousand cycles of this you will end up with high/low spots due to the fact that the rust if removed the first time you brake. I got this theory from a brake guy I worked with at Honda, and it makes sense. Ever since I have garaged my cars every night i have never had warped rotors. My civic has 85k miles and the brakes are straight as can be.

I <3 my generator.

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I might actually make this in the RX-7.

I had m PCM sent out to get a bunch of stuff deleted to a different 'tuner'' when I completed the swap, so not sure if the 'tuner' messed with anything. Also, from what I now understand since with my swap I put the filter directly on the MAF there is more turbulence than normal which throws off the MAF. Ideally you want some straight pipe before and after to get a good flow.

Discuss. http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/BertoBizkit/RX-7/LS1%20Swap%20into%20the%20RX-7/July2010RX-7DynoTune.jpg http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/BertoBizkit/RX-7/LS1%20Swap%20into%20the%20RX-7/?action=view&current=MOV03891.mp4

I'm getting 19.5 mpg with a stock engine (04 dodge cummins 2wd 6spd) If i put an intake and exhaust on it i will get more.

Whatever helps you sleep at night.

I got my 04 cummins with all the bells and wistles for $15.5k at the North Texas Truck stop has 135k on it. Again I have seen nothing but trouble with owners of 4x4 vehicles that stuff breaks and is big time to fix it. also FYI, be aware of the possibility of the 'death wobble' on any 4x4 vehicle (no brand specific). Basically your front end goes into resonance. A lot of people 'think' they know what is causing it and throw a bunch of money at it but never fix it. I know a couple of guys that sold their trucks because of it. GOOD LUCK! More cheaper 2wds for me.

Exactly why I got my 2wd. Fact is 90% of the people that have 4x4 trucks get them just so they have the badge on their tailgate, the most off roading they do is parking in the grass at the fair. I have driven 2wd trucks in the winter for years now and it doesn't bother me at all, specially if its a full size truck.

What day is it over there? we had ours a few wks ago

So I washed the truck earlier in the week and today I notice that my silver maple tree is 'sapping' all over my truck. The sap itself doesn't seem too bad to get off (unlike pine sap). Usually comes right up with water. My question is....how bad is it for the paint to leave sap on there until the next time I wash it?

Would you ship the helmet to 46131?

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I have an A/C compressor bracket...need that? $15 shipped?

$14 shipping. Fail.

Now that's how you solve a problem.

I remember my first time driving.

My last battery I got was for an F-150 and it was pretty big....850CCA. The best price i could find was a Sams club, they had it for $70 ish dollars and it was Energizer brand. So far so good!

Their new CD is meh.