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Appreciate the advice. It's failing in a few different spots so there's no saving it at this point. I also don't really have time to do this myself. I'd rather just pay somewhere reputable to handle it.

Headliner on my g8 is sagging. No time to tackle this on my own. Anyone recommend a place to replace it? Factory replacement is non-existent.

If you're tearing into it to delete DOD put a real cam in it. I get not wanting to change springs as often as spark plugs but a stock ls3 cam leaves a lot on the table. I've got a Texas speed custom with great manners and makes almost 420. Nice car!

Cordel, the tech took it for a spin so he was aware of it pulling. We traded tires left to right with no change, so it's not a weight issue. I realize I was kinda asking for it going to Firestone, but I thought it was a simple job and it's right down the street. Got an appt with tire discounters on broad tomorrow. Thanks dudes.

Need an alignment. Took to Firestone thinking it would be easy enough to for anyone...guy spends 3 hours on it, still pulls right, he can't figure it out. Any recommended places, preferably either north or east side?

I've had great experiences at moorespeed as well.

Foobar works great. I manage a 200 gig library with it.

I spent about $1700 on parts. Went with a Texas Speed kit and had them grind the cam. Pat G spec. I wanted streetable in all weather, wife-friendly manners, and all the power I could squeeze without replacing valve springs as often as spark plugs. I've been very happy with his recommendation after almost a year and about 10k miles. Car runs strong and behaves pretty close to stock until I stand on it. I did a trunion upgrade and a few other misc parts while it was apart, so it could be done cheaper.

Could that cause the on and off nature of it? Sometimes it's on for 5 minutes, sometime it literally blinks and doesn't even get through the 3 chimes before it's off and all is well.

Fluid is good. Parking brake warning in the dic specifically says "parking brake"...tested that right away by engaging it a bit while rolling so it's not a sensor there. Rules both of those out. Anything else to check?

I'm getting an intermittent "Brake!" warning in the DIC, chimes, and the red "BRAKE" light is lighting up. Only seems to happen once warm. It comes and goes...annoyingly so. Brakes feel fine, about 25k on pads and rotors...it could probably use a flush, but the car stops OK. Drove 50 highway miles without a warning until I was off the highway and it went off once or twice before I parked, and then it went off about a million times on my 10 mile drive to work yesterday...all over the place. Any ideas before I take it to service? Any recommendation for someone to look at it that are reputable and more wallet friendly than the dealership? Car just got a DOD delete/cam a month ago, it that makes any difference. Vacuum issue? It does idle a little low when warm.

Mike is the best chef in town imo. I work for a local produce distro and one of the best perks is knowing who's kicking ass in kitchens around town. You won't be disappointed.

Worthington inn, The Guild House and The Top are my favs. All would be tough to stay under your budget if you're boozing, but if you're talking food only it is easily done.

Had pat g spec me one. 218/224 600/600 113lsa. Should make a hair over 400whp, pretty flat torque, and be wife friendly on stock stall/gears. Got 102k on the car so if I keep it beyond the next couple years I'll buy something else to dd and go a bit more radical (deck heads, knarly cam/stall/etc. maybe lsa?). But for now this ought to wake the fat girl up a bit. Gonna try to stop into Moorespeed in the next few days. Thanks dudes.

I had a piece of concrete hit my hood and skip off the windshield on 71N on the exit to 270W from that first bridge you pass under. Just happened to be a time I was following a guy in a black S4 through there at about 75. Scariest moment of my driving career for sure. Blistered my hood bad and broke the windshield. I was off at crosswoods and sitting in the gas station parking lot before it really dawned on me what exactly had happened. If it hadn't hit the hood first and instead hit the windshield directly it would have killed me for sure. Not a good wreck into the guardrail at 70 with 20lbs of concrete and glass in your face anyways. Anywhoo, I filed a claim on the gov't website and got an email, which went back and forth until it was pretty much "here's the information for small claims..." and that was all the cooperation I was getting. I had a baby on the way, had just started a new job, etc. and so I bit the $250 deductible bullet and went on with my life. I kinda hope someone comes along and sues them silly for those bridges/roads being crumbling shit and hurting someone. You can be that dude! Maybe your neck hurts a little too.

Finally ready to ditch the lifters and put a real cam in the G8. At this point it's almost as much about the peace of mind as it's about the power. I've got all the parts coming in the mail and need a place to do the work. I've got the tuning handled. I unfortunately don't have room in the garage to tear into it myself, and I'd take days and days and it's my daily. Who's doing the quality LSx work in this town? I got burned by what looked to be a new stock GT Mustang driven by a 17 year old kid last week, and I just can't bear the pain again, and those fuckers are everywhere.

Detroit is an awesome city. Like any other big city in America it has some ugly, and obviously the ugly is sprawling and on a bigger scale than most, but the culture and scenery is unmatched by OH. If it weren't for the rough economy I'd still be there. Lived in Cbus for 8 years now, but I still go home quite a bit. Detroit is an awesome city and anyone who says different didn't leave their hotel room.

You wanna sell that hi-power let me know. interested in a gen 3 glock 22?

Looks OK so far. I won't be washing my rig, but it looks like it might still be worth the trip up there to wander for a few.

I'm right down the street. If the rain stays away I'll come wander around. When I was there in June there were some nice rides.

Yep. Infiniti squeezed that thing for about all it was worth without boosting it. For the $$$ I was disappointed.

Other than trans issues they're pretty solid. If it was a good deal and runs/drives good I'd nab it in a sec. Mine was a great car until I sold it with 135k on the clock.

I got my cert with armed2defend. Don't expect much more than "pay $90, get certificate." No complaints, but if you want something a little more intimate with actual usable knowledge I'd look for something smaller. My experience was they were "teaching" in a way that the 50+ people in there would easily pass the test and be on their way, nothing more. Maybe that's how they all are?

x2. Giving my heap a bath after dinner and cruising that way. This is my first year not managing a hotel in town so I'm kinda missing the action coming to me.

So it's either ban weapons that account for a tiny percentage of the problem, or do nothing? Okie Dokie, homeskillet. How about we enforce current laws? How about we punish those who don't take precautions with their firearms and they end up in the hands of badguys? I'm all for requiring background checks...most people are. We don't need to ban shit. Try to remember these things don't rot. Shutter the factories and we still have enough of these out there to arm generations. Again, when I was a shithead kid in high school we had no issue finding someone to sell us pistols...something that is and was plenty illegal. Again, pragmatism and not "feel good," please. You keep dragging the NRA into this. Once again, I'm no NRA supporter, but I wager I own more guns than most here. I'm a pretty liberal dude, but I'm a realist and I have no interest in legislation that just makes people feel better. The NRA is helping their cause as much as Jessie Jackson helps his, knawmean? Stop with the strawman. Anyone with any experience beyond reading the news knows this to be true. I'm a decent dude with a job and a family and a mortgage, but when I was a kid growing up in ghetto-town Michigan I was kind of a piece of shit. It wasn't my natural disposition, but it was what it was. Who do you blame? Because I really don't know. It wasn't the guns we played with.