Exciting while at the same time depressing
02-22-2004 | 01:27 AM
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From: Lastweek Lane - Watertown, NY
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Exciting while at the same time depressing
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I've got the ingredients but no oven.
I'll just have to be happy with having something that gets a lot of folks attention but isn't producing what it's capable of (my monster setup is only producing the power of a mildly tuned st4.)
And to add to my misery, AFTER 365 days of not being able to touch it and having 3000 people across the country 'pioneering' my setup before I get a chance to, I'll probably have a permanently damaged car from a year of storage, too.
**** me.
I've got the ingredients but no oven.
I'll just have to be happy with having something that gets a lot of folks attention but isn't producing what it's capable of (my monster setup is only producing the power of a mildly tuned st4.)
And to add to my misery, AFTER 365 days of not being able to touch it and having 3000 people across the country 'pioneering' my setup before I get a chance to, I'll probably have a permanently damaged car from a year of storage, too.
**** me.
02-22-2004 | 10:59 AM
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pat, what you do is park the car, pull the plugs and spray a bunch of WD40 in the cylinders then put the plugs back in. OR have the engine "fogged". It'll coat everything with an oil film and prevent it from rusting.
Where are you storing your car?
Or, fill it up all the way with oil. Just remember to drain it out before you start it.
My dad used to take engines that were being stored and pump diesel fuel into them. He had to plug everything, but it worked really well.
Where are you storing your car?
Or, fill it up all the way with oil. Just remember to drain it out before you start it.
My dad used to take engines that were being stored and pump diesel fuel into them. He had to plug everything, but it worked really well.
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02-22-2004 | 12:03 PM
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Right now, I'm leaning pretty hard towards having the Army store it for me. I think I've pretty much ran out of time to find any other choices.
They will start it up and I believe drive it once a month. I'm hoping that I can negotiate a few more benefits than that. I am going to have to be optimistic that they won't thrash it.
It is, after all, just a car. (I'm having a hard time of convincing myself of that.)
I'll know more after I've had a chance to speak to the transpo lady. Hopefully tomorrow.
They will start it up and I believe drive it once a month. I'm hoping that I can negotiate a few more benefits than that. I am going to have to be optimistic that they won't thrash it.
It is, after all, just a car. (I'm having a hard time of convincing myself of that.)
I'll know more after I've had a chance to speak to the transpo lady. Hopefully tomorrow.
02-22-2004 | 12:46 PM
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program the boost for 3 psi and then don't worry about it.
add some lucas oil stabilizer to the oil to make it clingy. That'll help it climb and coat everything inside.
I have a quart if you want to use it.
add some lucas oil stabilizer to the oil to make it clingy. That'll help it climb and coat everything inside.
I have a quart if you want to use it.
02-22-2004 | 09:43 PM
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don't worry Pat. My car was stored in my garage for over 6 months through a Virginia winter and all, ... and it was perfectly fine when I got back. I've stored 3 cars that way and nothing bad ever happened.
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