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    cars in Chicago

    I've seen all of these up here. I just saw a F430 yesterday and a Maybach merged on to I-75 next to me over the weekend.
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    Infrared Night Vision on BMW 5 and 6 series

    The difference is, i believe, Caddy used a heat vision based technology whereas the new Merc and BMW systems actually have infrared headlights that 'illuminate' everything in front of them. It gives a much clearer picture of whats there. Caddy had night vision years ago and this is how the...
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    Veilside NSX

    I like the Attack roadster, but I wouldn't put a body kit on my $80k NSX to make it look like one.
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    High school kids build hybrid (50mpg, 0-60 4 sec.)

    The only thing that makes the Attack based on an Accord is that it ueses an Accord engine, tranny, gauge cluster, and I think some brake components. It's a full tube frame chassis.
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    2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP To Get Direct Injection System

    GM pioneered direct injection technology in the 80's-90's. When GM shelved it Mitsubishi picked up where they left off and eventually brought it to production. GM has had this 'new technology' for quite some time, it's just finally reaching production.
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    Delsing Klunk Fix

    [/color] Yes, I completely understand that. Short of turning this into a flame session I will simply say that I bought the Delsing designs after no one expressed an interest in them for two weeks. I bought them because I feel these parts improve the car greatly and I didn't want to see them...
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    Delsing Klunk Fix

    I'm refering to you buying a product and copying Dave's design. Especially after he offered his plans up for sale to anyone that wanted to produce them. I only bought them after weeks went by and no one showed interest. To me these parts were too valuable to the community and of such high...
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    Delsing Klunk Fix

    Wow, i didn't see this until just now. I am planning on having a run of parts made if people are interested. I have been traveling for work since just after New Years and I work 60 hour weeks. I know evolv is making a copy of these parts and I don't exactly agree with what he has done, but...
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    Into Opel's Orbit:Lutz says 'Saturn will be like Vauxhall'

    Actually there was no plans for an Opel on the Kappa platform. Opel said they didn't want it so the entire platform was engineered for the US. After seeing the sales of the Solstice and the Sky concept they decided to get one. The chassis was engineered without provisions for a right hand drive...
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    How does the ECU determine to pull timing?

    This is a very old thread that was revived from the dead. My car was sold in November.
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    2006 VW Passat

    All the engines are transversely mounted for a FWD base set up. Where are you getting your info that it's RWD? I drove a diesel model that priced at about $50k (according to the info in the car, might have not been US dollars) and I wasn't impressed. The steering wheel feels like it's...
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    SEMA 2005 - Volkswagen R-GT Projects

    They had all of those at the Detroit Auto Show too. Sweet cars, alhough I'm not a fan of the stripes.
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    what tires r u using for street/track driven mazdas??

    I used some Hankook Ventus RS-2's at Mid-Ohio in the fall. It was a rainy day that ended up dry. In the rain they handled well, although I was driving very conservitive I was also passing everyone else on track. Later when it dried up I thought they gripped pretty well. My brakes got hot before...
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    SMART CAR seen in San Diego

    Sweet. I passed one up here in August.
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    Chrysler 300C SRT8 Touring at Geneva

    The 300C "Touring" has been available in Europe long before Overhaulin' did their show.
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    GM officially dumps the Pontiac GTO

    Holden ended the production of the Monaro so they can begin production on the new Zeta platform. I don't think GM had much choice.
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    Ethanol Gaining Support

    You'll only get worse milege with E85 if your engine is designed for gasoline. With an engine designed specifically for E85 you could boost your efficiency by running a higher compression ratio and make more power safely.
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    MS3@ Geneva 06.

    Doesn't look like it. I think the knobs are just fan on the left and temp on the right. On the bright side, judging by the pic of the tach it looks like it has stability control.
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    Saturn Skys at the assembly plant

    The S/C Ecotec in the Ion/Cobalt does not fit in the Solstice/Sky. The s/c doesn't have enough clearance between the shock tower. The GXP that was released is a full production model. The only thing that may change is the hp rating since it hasn't undergone the SAE rated test. Everything about...
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    Saturn Skys at the assembly plant

    AutoWeek likes to make up press releases. The S/C'd solstice stuff they had is not the first thing they have had completely wrong. The Solstice GXP has already been released in LA and Detroit autoshows with a 2.0L Direct Injection turbo Ecotec with 260HP/260ft-lbs. Speculation says a Sky redline...
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