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Offline wspohn

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2400 on: February 18, 2011, 01:02:27 PM »
Today I managed to broadslide it up onto the road in the light snowfall we had last night. Darned tires on the GXPs aren't very good for traction in the snow, but the traction control sure does a good job!

Hope the wife gets the driveway shovelled by the time I get home tonight..... :devil:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2401 on: February 18, 2011, 01:26:39 PM »
Sun out!!  Warm!!!  Top Down!!!  Big Grins!!!!   :cool: :cool:  :yay:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2402 on: February 18, 2011, 02:03:08 PM »
Detailed both the Vert and Coupe, now gonna share driving them so as not to upset either!!! :idk:

Hope you bring the coupe to the next event so I can check it out.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2403 on: February 18, 2011, 02:28:54 PM »
Went TOPLESS down to Del Ray for a fantastic Tex-Mex lunch with a gorgeous blond! :D

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2404 on: February 18, 2011, 03:38:27 PM »
What I try to do every day, take over the world.
No wait waxed and cleaned the engine, the wheel's, the trunk, I think this is called lean manufacturing.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2405 on: February 18, 2011, 04:38:39 PM »
NOTHING, just drove it but I HAD BEST DAY FOR LONG PERIOD.
Don't get me wrong, I don't have a bad period at all, especially now when I started to upgrade my power but what happened today made that turbo upgrade to be less important that what I find out today.

P.S. No, my fiancee is not pregnant nor any other stuff which involves family, it is something about the kappa but more important than power upgrade, heh, who would believe :)
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2406 on: February 18, 2011, 04:44:16 PM »
Hope you bring the coupe to the next event so I can check it out.

I am thinking that will be the vehicle of choice!!! :dancing:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2407 on: February 18, 2011, 05:22:56 PM »
NOTHING, just drove it but I HAD BEST DAY FOR LONG PERIOD.
Don't get me wrong, I don't have a bad period at all, especially now when I started to upgrade my power but what happened today made that turbo upgrade to be less important that what I find out today.

P.S. No, my fiancee is not pregnant nor any other stuff which involves family, it is something about the kappa but more important than power upgrade, heh, who would believe :)

Ah, Kelu...you are putting all of us on the edge of our collective seats!!!  Uh, what pray tell are you referring to when you say, "NOTHING, just drove it but I HAD THE BEST DAY FOR A LONG PERIOD".

Please tell us Kelu what you found out today!  You say it is something about the Kappa but more important than the power upgrade, hey, who would believe...

Give us a hint Kelu?

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2408 on: February 18, 2011, 05:35:09 PM »
I think Kelu just realized he has a 5 speed, not a 3 speed.  He's never gone over 55 MPH before!  For the first time ever, he shifted in to 4th and then 5th!  It's like a whole new car for him!

GJ
I can't imagine what else it might be?  Power means everything to Kelu....
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2409 on: February 18, 2011, 05:42:02 PM »
Download this PDF. On page 86-88 there is a chart that tells you what to replace

http://gmtunersource.com/racertech/ecotec-build-book



Thanks for the info!!!
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2410 on: February 18, 2011, 05:51:29 PM »
Went driving, was a beautiful 80°day.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2411 on: February 18, 2011, 05:59:49 PM »
78° and sunny for my topless commute home!

Jim :cool:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2412 on: February 18, 2011, 06:26:41 PM »
I think Kelu just realized he has a 5 speed, not a 3 speed.  He's never gone over 55 MPH before!  For the first time ever, he shifted in to 4th and then 5th!  It's like a whole new car for him!

GJ
I can't imagine what else it might be?  Power means everything to Kelu....
You meant 155mph, right?
I did 154mph bone stock on streets LEGALLY - glove slap smiley -
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2413 on: February 18, 2011, 07:05:50 PM »
Im starting to piece together my new digital gauages and just bought this in a black bezel and a blue display to match my other ones:

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2414 on: February 18, 2011, 07:24:20 PM »
looks great, but how many gauges are you gonna install in our small cabin? :)
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2415 on: February 18, 2011, 07:31:44 PM »
Lol your so right, im going to replace my stock ones.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2416 on: February 18, 2011, 07:44:18 PM »
hahaha, i purpose custom name for you, Keeper of the Gauges :))
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2417 on: February 18, 2011, 08:08:54 PM »
I think Kelu just realized he has a 5 speed, not a 3 speed.  He's never gone over 55 MPH before!  For the first time ever, he shifted in to 4th and then 5th!  It's like a whole new car for him!

GJ
I can't imagine what else it might be?  Power means everything to Kelu....

I think Kelu found the little button that let's you put the car in "competitive mode"! :D

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2418 on: February 18, 2011, 08:28:28 PM »
You meant 155mph, right?
I did 154mph bone stock on streets LEGALLY - glove slap smiley -

Holy crap your doing 155 in third gear!  You might want to try using 4th next time you race you might actually win a trophy and I don't mean GJ! :poke:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2419 on: February 18, 2011, 09:03:16 PM »
Jesus, stop it  :lol:  :lol:  :rofl:  :rofl: is 3am here and I'm laughing alone in front of the monitor and I hope I will not wake up my fiancee because you made me lol  :rofl:

SA: If it works why shouldn't I continue doing it?   :lol: I don't like to fix if is not broken, engine still holds, tranny still holds  :idk:
I don't think I will like to get GJ as trophy wining my races  :lol: but who knows, we might give it a try

I think Kelu found the little button that let's you put the car in "competitive mode"! :D
That means I can compete with GJ whenever I push a button? WHERE IS THAT???
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2420 on: February 18, 2011, 09:37:15 PM »
Threes no way anybody can compete with me.  I'm one of a kind....


GJ
Make the right choices now

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2421 on: February 18, 2011, 10:02:26 PM »
Threes no way anybody can compete with me.  I'm one of a kind....

GJ

My friend's mother tells me she thanks the Lord every day for bringing me into their lives. Me, I thank the Lord every day that there is only one GJ :poke:

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2422 on: February 18, 2011, 10:26:26 PM »
 :rofl: :D

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2423 on: February 18, 2011, 10:30:01 PM »
My friend's mother tells me she thanks the Lord every day for bringing me into their lives. Me, I thank the Lord every day that there is only one GJ :poke:

Don't worry, my parents feel the same way!
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #2424 on: February 18, 2011, 10:33:20 PM »
Threes no way anybody can compete with me.  I'm one of a kind....


GJ
And that's two too many!

 

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