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Offline Go-N Def

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4400 on: June 22, 2011, 06:03:34 PM »
Dirty Sol at Work...


You can see cookie dust, wind, and rain do not play well together...

How do you keep from licking your car???


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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4401 on: June 22, 2011, 06:30:30 PM »
Because I can walk outside my office, look down and watch 3000+ cookies/min go by on one of the lines!

If I really want one, (and they are hard to pass up!) there are usually some left overs from the morning's meeting in the conference room next door!  Why lick dust when I'm surrounded by cookies all day!?!   :lol:

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4402 on: June 22, 2011, 07:05:36 PM »
Trunk left torque rod replaced in a little over an hour. It's working like a charm. :thumbs:

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4403 on: June 22, 2011, 07:07:31 PM »
and yet you don't share any of those cookies with your buds
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4404 on: June 22, 2011, 07:30:23 PM »
Trunk left torque rod replaced in a little over an hour. It's working like a charm. :thumbs:

Nice!

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4405 on: June 22, 2011, 07:33:11 PM »
Oh I do when I can! I shipped a bunch of cases of cookies to Canton last year! And I usually bring a case or 2 with me to kappa events. I can get a lot of cookies behind my seat! If I could have brought them to smmm8, I would have!  I take requests too! :)

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4406 on: June 22, 2011, 07:35:15 PM »
Oh I do when I can! I shipped a bunch of cases of cookies to Canton last year! And I usually bring a case or 2 with me to kappa events. I can get a lot of cookies behind my seat! If I could have brought them to smmm8, I would have!  I take requests too! :)

I have a request... I'll either PM you or post it in The Deep End ;)

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4407 on: June 22, 2011, 07:38:50 PM »
Cool! But I can't do anything too crazy!  :lol:
It's gotta be something we make!

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4408 on: June 22, 2011, 10:29:45 PM »
I'm like a Sampler i'll try anything .Haven't found a cookie I didn't like to eat.   :drool:   :yay:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4409 on: June 22, 2011, 11:15:59 PM »
Trunk left torque rod replaced in a little over an hour. It's working like a charm. :thumbs:

YAY!  :yay:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4410 on: June 22, 2011, 11:17:16 PM »
Oh I do when I can! I shipped a bunch of cases of cookies to Canton last year! And I usually bring a case or 2 with me to kappa events. I can get a lot of cookies behind my seat! If I could have brought them to smmm8, I would have!  I take requests too! :)

2012 respectfully requests COOKIES!  :drool:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4411 on: June 23, 2011, 08:31:54 AM »
Nice, I had my header coated by a company called hot jet, keeps the heat in the pipes and they don't turn colors.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4412 on: June 23, 2011, 03:02:07 PM »
Thanks,

Contacted, them today.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4413 on: June 23, 2011, 03:05:52 PM »
sale pending! :)
Nice, I had my header coated by a company called hot jet, keeps the heat in the pipes and they don't turn colors.

I think the company's name is JET HOT?
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4414 on: June 23, 2011, 03:06:32 PM »
Thanks,

Contacted, them today.

you might also wana consider SWAINTECH if you're interested in ceramic coating

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4415 on: June 23, 2011, 05:20:09 PM »
There are a ton of places around the country that do ceramic coating. Check your local yellow pages and don't pay to ship them as there's no need. I have a place that does it only a few miles from my home and he's done all my powdercoating for me as well.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4416 on: June 23, 2011, 06:38:16 PM »
gotta do research first, and see how the ceramic coating is done.  Not all "ceramic coating" are the same.

I'll pay extra for shipping for a good, thick, and durable ceramic coating that has been the leading ceramic coater.....such as swaintech.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4417 on: June 23, 2011, 07:37:24 PM »
Installed my LVFCB. Went in without a hitch .
Thanks LV

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4418 on: June 23, 2011, 08:23:02 PM »
You are correct Jet Hot is the name, I can grab the header in the time it take to shut of the car, pop the hood, and grab it.
GONE: (but not forgotten) 2006 Cool named IXABEL (BISH-AH-BEL) Mayan for "Good Roads"
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4419 on: June 23, 2011, 08:51:48 PM »
Changed the engine/trans/diff fluids again. The Royal Purple that was in the diff/trans was still purple; can't say the same for the engine though. Going to see how the Redline oils compare.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4420 on: June 23, 2011, 09:09:48 PM »
My car got new shoes! Oh wait...that was the G6. Nevermind.  :banghead:

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4421 on: June 23, 2011, 09:23:46 PM »
My Car got Washed,Waxed,Wheels Polished. Still didn't get the hood Fixed .Maybe Sunday or Monday.   :gaah:   Painter is unable to Paint in high Humidity said black will gray out in Pigments . Also Independent A  :censor:  hole. But does good work.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4422 on: June 23, 2011, 10:53:44 PM »
You are correct Jet Hot is the name, I can grab the header in the time it take to shut of the car, pop the hood, and grab it.
'm sure anyone can grab your headers in the 1.5 hours it takes you to shut off the car, pop the hood, and grab it.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4423 on: June 24, 2011, 12:09:05 AM »
Changed the engine/trans/diff fluids again. The Royal Purple that was in the diff/trans was still purple; can't say the same for the engine though. Going to see how the Redline oils compare.

You can never judge an oil by its colour/appearance.  The darkness is primarily carbon deposits, and most of them are super fine, which is why they don't get filtered by the filter.  They are practically like graphite at that point.  The important part is to get an oil analysis done.  It'd be interesting to compare the RP to the Redline with an objective oil analysis.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4424 on: June 24, 2011, 08:19:34 AM »
For the above situation, I pretty much agree, but there are situations where visual inspection can tell you alot
For example
My Front Axle oil in my Jeep was a Murky white Tan.
Rear Axle was a dark brown almost black.

Conclusion, Water contamination in the front axle, bad inner axle seals.

Solution, replace in axle seals