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    anyone else have the "wife" blues?

    yeah, but that 10% adds up. my wife is a lifer w/ Lowes and some of the $ we save on home repair and improvement helps fund my "passions". and for the most part she understands that i will always have the need for speed even as my physical accessability changes the rules of engagement.( i.e...
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    Frustrated

    do you mean the factory unit? if so try inserting a cd and see if it powers up. i bumped the knob on my unit do in a pull and no the only way to power up is to hit the radio button or insert a cd. as to the keyless entry if you had the battery disconected all day then you could(remote...
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    hello neighbor?

    just wondering who all is n my back yard. im over here n NE texas between Dallas and Texarkana. anybody? any clubs in the north Texas area?
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    future turbo time

    actuly i am prob just gonna run up to 12lbs or less sinnce i have a tiptronic and after writting a $2058 chek (today) for a bare case reman and all the updates for the trany i'm not looking to win dyno drags just build a modest 200hp sleeper i can enjoy everyday. isn't that why we do this-to...
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    future turbo time

    has any one seen or done an STS type turbo on a p5? just curious- i'm realy attracted to the idea of combining the exhaust pulse tuning of a good header w/ the "simplisity" of this type instal. (esp. since im into the whole "sleeper" thing) also is there a specific tubo that seems to respond...
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    automatic trans issues...HELP

    update/ fyi news from the trany shop- the primary clutches are toast and the seconaries are soon to go. est. tab is 1.8-2k for a bare case rebuild w/ current upgrades. any body got a line on reman. trans' figure it might just be easier(or just faster) to replace it. any info would...
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    automatic trans issues...HELP

    i'm new to this forum but have heard lots of great stuff and am hoping someone can point me in the right direction. i have an 03 mp5 w/118,000 on the clock. dirving to work the other day my trans started slippin a little then whamo the AT light came on there was the smell of fluid burning on...
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