FatHemiDude

I'm going to sacrifice a chicken as an offering to the Gods of my Irish ancestors, in fervent hopes it shall persuade them to allow spring to once again return to the magnificent desolation that is this frozen clime. The chicken will be from KFC, but it's the thought that counts. Then have a couple of Mama's Little Yella Pils.

Convertible, no less. It takes a village. /shrug

Got the VIN straightened out. But the CARFAX showed the dude was not truthful about a lot of things, including it being a fleet vehicle with 6 previous owners, and he bought the car lass than 90 days ago. Going to pass.

So we go to run the CARFAX on the 1999 Cobra 'vert, and the supplied VIN comes back to a 1997 Ford Explorer. The plot thickens.

Dyno Tune over off Broad is my first stop when I get the R/T out of storage next month. I'm just saying. :grin2:

Thanks, guys. Great that it's a local shop. I'll be spending some coin the day it gets out of storage.

Lots of good advice here, Dave. The OP (Dave) is one of my younger brothers. He's the guy who told me about CR. He's a cash for everything-type. It's a really nice original 2-owner low-miles Cobra 'vert in Performance Red. Hope he picks it up. Is it slower than my R/T? Well yes, but that's not what's important here.

You're very local to me. Know exactly where the place is. I wash my car in front of it, if it's the place I'm thinking of. Do you tune/modify Dodge vehicles? 5.7L Hemi, specifically. TIA

I hear you. The older I get, the less tolerance I have for Jack Frost. Seriously, fuck that guy. Thanks. It was a good day. First thing I'm doing when I get it out of storage is have one of those mobile detailers go absolutely nuts on it.

Wrote this last spring. I want another one of those days bad.

Mike Davis has that slightly manic property I like in my meteorologist. By the end of February, winter depresses even me, and I'm a lifelong Poe fan. Just realized it's March. I feel better already.

Yep. FatPriusDude just doesn't sound as good. Thank you.

Thanks. I've internalized that. I'm going to have to procure a digital camera. By procure, I mean shoplift from Wal-Mart. Wish me luck. "To err is human, to forgive divine". Alexander Pope said that. I don't know what kind of car he drove. Never mind, apparently he died in 1744. So 1 horsepower. 2 if he had a dual yoke set-up.

Thanks, bro. Not if you buy a 99 Cobra. Just saying.

Hey guys: My name is Don, and I'm in Darbydale. I've always been a car guy for as long as I can remember. In 1969, I was 7 years old and sitting on a porch on S. Hague Ave with my mom and brothers waiting for my dad to bring his new car home. I remember it seemed impossibly huge, long and lean, deep green and sounding very mean. It pulled into the driveway and the exhaust bouncing off the side of the house was like music. "What kind of car is THAT?" "A Roadrunner". I was hooked. Through the years there were times when I had something cool to drive, but mostly not. Driving becomes mere transportation, no longer something to be anticipated, but to be endured. Good news is the car I have today is a 2012 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic which I purchased new in May of that year. Super Track Pak car. Automatic, which is nice. First car I've ever driven with a paddle shift. Redline Tri-Coat in color. Black "R/T" stripes that I'm seriously debating switching to white. Or maybe those old-school HEMI billboard decals for the rear quarters. Bone stock except for a K&N drop-in filter. I'm hoping to gain real-world insights here on how to most efficiently change that. My plans for the car this year once I get it out of winter storage over on Fisher Road is to upgrade the exhaust and put in a tune. Looking to wake the car up a little without affecting the drivability. From reading the pre-post info, it appears I need to take some photographs ASAP. I'm a complete technological Luddite, by choice. I don't own a cell phone. To me, a "mobile device" is a toaster in the trunk. Basically, think Ted Kaczynski with indoor plumbing. I'm looking forward to learning, and hope with time to contribute to the community.