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    Help!! Wheel hop, car dead

    Was out for a drive today, trying out my new M&M headers. Car was running great, got a little wheel hop in first gear, and the car just flat died. Pulled over, fuse 10 under the dash was blown. Replaced fuse, blew immediately when I turned on the ignition. Waited a bit, put in another 10a...
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    Cracked Oil Pan

    Anyone ever hear of the studs holding the oil baffle on hitting the bottom of the oil pan? I have an 01gts and have a tiny crack in my pan, caused by the two studs actually hitting the oil pan. Any ideas?? I have the fix, just wondered if anyone had ever seen this?
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    radiator

    Hey all, Just discovered a tiny leak on the radiator of my 01 GTS. I was going to pull the radiator and have a local shop repair it instead of going aftermarket. Anyone else gone this route?
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    chicagoland guys

    Anyone going out today want to meet up?? marty
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    Tie Rod grease boots

    Anyone got any advice on where to find the grease boots?? I have had no luck, other than buying new tie rod's which I don't need. My boots are cracked and I want to replace them. Tried the auto parts stores, no luck. Thanks all marty
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    Ball Joint Tool

    Anyone local to Chicagoland have the Miller 4150 tool for breaking the ball joints loose? I am replacing the ball joint seals because they are cracked. I have a tool that is close, but the lower ball joints are a pain and I want to ensure I use the proper tool so I don't damage the aluminum...
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    CCW SP-600's on Sapphire car

    I am thinking of replacing my HRE's with some new SP-600's. Anyone have of pic of the CCW's on a sapphire car? Thanks marty
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    Need 18" wheels

    I am looking for a set of 18" wheels for my GTS, tell me what you got!! I am in Chicago and would prefer local but willing to have them shipped. Thanks all marty
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    Radio blowing fuse

    I had an aftermarket head unit installed about 2 years ago. Worked perfectly until about a week ago. Was driving with the tunes cranked for about 45 minutes and the stereo died, blown 7.5a fuse. Replaced the fuse, worked great until today, about an hour into my drive and the fuse blew again...
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    2001 GTS Alignment

    While my car was in the air for the winter cleaning, I noticed the inside edge of each front tire wearing badly. I looked at the alignment specs that the last owner had, left front has -1.9 camber, right front has -2.0, seems pretty aggressive for the street. I know the last owner did a few...
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    2001 GTS No Start

    Looking for some ideas. Pulled my car out of the garage, started up perfectly. Pulled out, turned off the car. Went to pull it back in about 4 hours later, will not start. Fuel pump is not coming on when I turn the key. I was thinking its the theft system, but the key fob seems to be...
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    IAC filter

    I have a puke can on my 2001 GTS, but noticed that some cars have a filter right on the IAC at the valve cover, while I still have the hose that goes to the factory airbox. Any advantage of removing the hose and getting a small filter to put right on the IAC? marty
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    Tilted Kilt, Elgin IL

    Thinking of heading up to the Kilt on Randall Road in Elgin tomorrow, anyone interested?? I was lucky enough to be there last Monday when they were shooting their 2011 calendar. There is a chance that my car will be in it, heres one of the shots from my crappy blackberry camera marty
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    Idle Question with VEC-1

    My 01 GTS has a VEC-1. Started it last night as I normally do once a month during the winter. Let it warm up for about 2 minutes, tapped the throttle to about 2000 and it settled down into a lopey idle that sounded like I had installed a big cam:). I did notice the LED from the VEC-1 was all...
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    rubber elbows on valve covers-Gen 2

    Need to replace the 90 degree rubber elbows coming out of the valve covers on my 01 GTS. I would like to get them asap, anyone had any luck finding these at a local retail store, or do they have to be ordered? I looked a little today, no luck. Didn't think it would be a hard item to find...
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    B/W in St Louis

    Saw a strange site while heading east on 64 in St Louis yesterday, a viper on the road during winter!! Anyone on here? Car looked very nice. marty
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    small rubber piece on bottom of starter

    Can someone tell me what the small 1" rubber piece on the bottom of the start is? I knocked it off, and the plastic clips that hold it in seem broken. Do I need it and if so, can it be purchased?? Thanks all, martyb
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    Headers on Creampuff

    Is there any real HP gain in switching from the factory headers on my 01 GTS to aftermarket? I realized a good gain on my old S/C Gen 1, but the 01 factory headers look to be less restrictive than the Gen 1 that I had. The car already has no cats, bellanger 3" exhaust with T&D's. I am...
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    708 Cam in Creampuff

    Looking for a winter project, thinking of throwing a 708 in my 2001 GTS. Do not want to spend the money to do heads right now, and I know I am probably not going to pick up much, if any, HP by making the change, but I cannot stand the smooth idle that I have now. Question is, can I use the...
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    chicagoland meet today???

    Anyone up for heading out around noon today to meet up and tip a few??? martyb
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    E-brake adjustment??

    My 01 GTS has Dave's big brake kit, along with his e-brake kit. The e-brake has really not worked in the few months that I have owned the car. I looked at it today, and adjusted the outside pad to the proper clearance(.010), but noticed that the pad on the inside of the rotor is way off, like...
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    Hooters-Chicago guys???

    No Bears game today, I am going to be out enjoying my new GTS. If anyone wants to meet up at Hooters for a beer, let me know. martyb
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    Turbo Wax Results-Pics

    I spent the day in the garage with Turbo Wax Oxidation block, swirl remover, prewax, and finally Turbo Wax with Poly. I have been a Pinnacle fan for years, but I have to say the quality of Turbo Wax products did not let me down, amazing results. This was all done by hand, and yes I am beyond...
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    Creampuff-No cam lope

    I know the overlap on the creampuff cam is different than the forged engines, as are the lifters, but I have heard a few creampuff cars that sounded much lopier(if thats a word) than my 01 GTS. Am I imagining things??? My car has factory exhaust manifolds, no cats, bellanger cat back. Its...
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    Free Meth

    I have about 3 gallons of Methanol left over from my Roe car. Anyone local to chicagoland that needs it PM me. martyb

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