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    Unable to figure out problems, any suggestions??

    One morning after i got gas from shell gas station, my car started to act up weirdly. First when i start up my car, my idle is unstable, it revs up to ~3000 rpm then dies, flooring gas doesnt seem to help unless i floor it hard. Then second time starting up and i can floor it to stabilize it...
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    Clean MAF Sensor, suggestion?

    I just read a How-to to clean the MAF sensor, but i have a question... in the post, amsgator says don't touch the thin wire in the center or else it might break and we have to replace a new one... however, isnt that the sensor that we have to clean??? so while i clean the MAF sensor, should i...
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    A crack in the pipe, any idea if it effects anything?

    For those of you who are very professional about cars :) could you tell me if the crack effects anything? this is the GHL that was on in my car, a muffler shop weld a bit too much and when i have another shop taken this off, the pipe cracked a little bit... This is cramp on exhaust, so would...
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    Carb Eo#

    Great, two years ago, bought the injen intake, now just realized that i lost the receipt and need to obtain a CARB EO# for smog check in the future, do u guys have any idea wut i can do to save myself? I email injen twice but i guess they are too busy to help me, anyone have any suggestion plz?
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    Difference between pioneer and premier cd players

    they r the same price w/ the same model number except with one less 0 at the end, so whats the difference?!? if premier is better, why would anyone buy pioneer?
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    CHARING PPL $15 for info to fix our deck

    OMG, this guy is messed up dude, is he anyone in forum? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=39751&item=5760951857&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW anyone wanna another auction charing ppl a dollar? lol
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    cheap site for hks type 1 tt

    99 shipped, here's web site http://www.mach3accessories.com/meters/m_1.html wait or u r not suppose to post web site? then its www. mach3accessories.com / meters / m_1.html
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    Local pickup for Bosal cat-back system

    cleaning my garage and realize that i still got my bosal exhaust from the old 1.6L LX protege that i used to have.. the system been on for a year, garage kept for about 8 months... anyone interest for 100 bucks? i am too lazy to wrap it up and ship it somewhere else... btw i live around San...
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    Directional tires?

    swapped my bold stock msp tires w/ yokohama avs es 100... feels great.. but one question... later on when i have to rotate the tires... do i swap front and back only like the stock one or cross front/back? thx...
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    Shopping for a Palm Pilot, suggestions?

    I am sure at least 1/4 of the people in forum uses palm pilot or some sort of equipments to write down important events right? so anyways, if i am willing to spend around 100 dollars on a palm pilot, any suggestions? so far i am looking at the m505, anyone has anything good or bad to say about...
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    New brake pads

    argh need new pads already, other than the overpriced 250 installed brake pads i get from dealership... wut else can i get? all i heard is the hawk brake pads for front only... so our car is not good enough to have them make the rear ones? and wut other companies make brake pads? thx...
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    from synthetic oil to regular motor oil

    wut's the bad advantages? coz my stupid dealership changed my motor oil even though i told them not to.... gonna change it back soon.. but just wanna know any side effect... if any...
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    What's that thing below the front bumper called?

    i got my car back from shop... new bumper.. but they forgot to give me back that plastic black piece below the front bumper.. i need a name for it to tell the shop owner about it.. anyone know wuts it call? thx
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    Newbie thread about the greddy E-01

    searched on forum for a while.. couldnt really find the answer... Alright, my car was crashed and the shop hooked me up w/ extra 500 bucks to spend... so i am thinking about getting the E-01... though i am not well educated on any FI... i was planning to get it.. search for a while and learn...
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    Tint law - Medical exemption

    was reading the tint laws from this site that says this bout California: Medical exemption allows for tint or other shading material is allowed on the front side doors if it allows at least 35% of the light to go through, readily is removable and cannot be used at night. wut does readily is...
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    Catch w/ tint in dealership

    hahah quick sudden thought, if u have tinted your front windows... n the service ppl were testing driving it after service and get catch by police... wut would happen? think they'll pay for the ticket and give u back the tint money?
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    Mileage problem!!

    Recently i replaced my gauge cluster because i broke my needles.... *yes from the indigo :(* anyways, the car suppose to be at least 60k, but now it shows only 44k... i am guessing it was from the original car... so would there be any problems because of that??? plz help :)
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    Lying to cops

    topic probably been brought up before.. but its 5 in the morning and i cant sleep so the least i can do is start a poll and research to see whether more ppl get away more with lying or not lying... Pros bout lying: if u plead not guilty and fight against the cop, u mite lie your way outta it...
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    ppl r gay these days, ripping emblems off cars -_-

    kinda funny just notice today my protege emblem on the back looks like coming out... prob some jack ass ****** with it... wonder why they didnt want the mazdaspeed sign which looks nicer in my opinion... :wtf: i guess time to shave both off to at lesat get to keep it for the rest of my life...
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    1st gear problem

    does it hurt if u shift into 1st gear while the car is moving?? Let's say u r on a stop sign... and u r doing a rolling stop going like 5 or less mph per hr... i know u can prob go with 2nd... coz my friend said your car should always do a complete stop first whenever u want to shift into 1st...
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