Grand Am Off Topic Thread

[Gir-_-]

grr... had a little freak out

Was drivin home today, just filled up with some shell 93oct v-power about 6.5gal and right as I pulled out.. seemed peppy as hell... then as I was comin up to a light... the GA almost died on the spot as I came to a complete stop, rpms 300-400ish, just kinda chugged... was like OK wtf... turned left started goin.. the trans is flippin thru gears and im hardly pressing the gas going to up about 45-50... then I smelled something burning, but I didnt know if it was my car or the one in front of me so by this point im freakin out thinking, sh*t, something might be on fire.... I get to a gas station and pull over, inspect the fuel filter area, nothing leaking, checked the engine, all is fine.. gave it a few revs.. still purring like a kitten... drove it out and it did some more weird shifts but cleared up on the way home

Spooky business

Previous gas I had in there was 93oct albertsons brand... w/e company they get service from

[Gir-_-]

hmm, been fine the rest of the day/night .. must of been a hiccup of some sort lol

nvm the last post... it still idles rough on cold starts, even after its warmed up, I really do think its the engine mounts starting to be loose

[grfnkl]

that was pretty strange their Gir. It must have been some little computer glich or something passing through the system like some debris from the gas tank when you filled up. Something like that can freak you out and make you wonder what's wrong. just keep an eye on it and see if it continues or not. hopefully it's just a one time thing.

xi: I'll try not to forget to shift next time. It's hard though since it doesn't have the lag like a true manual, so I'll end up in 3rd gear for awhile before i realize that i need to shift. plus the car can and does down shift for you when you go below certain speeds, if you don't downshift. that would be my other problem. I don't pay enough attention that it's in a lower gear. this among other reasons is why i got the extended warranty on the car so if i do F something up, Oops, I don't know what happened it just BROKE! HAHAHAH.
The pics on that site is cool. Anything jupiter related or a few other planets, may have been done by my sister.

[Gir-_-]

so uh I decided to check up on Kyle's G6 progress...

and I find a turbo'd 3900 manual... opcorn:

[xeroinfinity]

NIce turbo there!

Ya guys I havent been here because I droped my laptop(was main pc for me) the other day and now its getting replaced. SO in 3-4 weeks I'll get a new one. Luckily that data was recovered before it craped out.

I had to get another pc together at home so I could get back on to the net. Running win98se and trying to update everything ... I hate MS! I think its about there though or I wouldnt be on the internet
So if I'm not around much you'll know where I'll be... waiting

[grfnkl]

Yep, that would be kyle's turbo g6! I can only imagine what it must be like to drive it with all those horses! I forget how much the turbo kit is going for... maybe I'll swing over to the "otherside" for a little while today and see what's new in G6 land.

Sorry to hear about your laptop. that does suck! I do feel your pain. My laptop is with my girl ( she hijacked it from me) which has my wireless card that i use on my desktop so I can't even go online at home, unless i want to use either dial up or my parents computer... well we'll be here waiting for ya!

Later,

[xeroinfinity]

I bet that turbd G6 goes through some front tires even with traction control ...

Ya here is my laptop, pictures dont do the paint justice


Though I dont have the 400GB harddrive
But it did burn dvds

I miss her already

[xeroinfinity]

Well I'd say its officaily winter here:

Last week was 0 deg, and yesterday we got 7-8 inches of snow

So needless to say I have busy as hell the last two weeks.
I need a vacation down around the equator or where ever its sunny and 80 ...

You think people would learn winter means cold and usually snow. Been pulling knuckle-heads out of the ditch last night/today with bald tires

becarefull out there!

[grfnkl]

Yeah i would have to agree with that as well! You must be freezin out there though. We are really cold over here in the east. Our highs are in the 20's and lows around 0. which is REALLY cold for us. We arent used to this! Today was the surprise snow... We knew nothing of it, and BAM, you wake up to find a coating of snow! It must have been sloppy seconds for us from your area XI. LOL It's almost quitting time for me! Gonna go home and RELAX!

[Gir-_-]

yea its a nice ehh, 70F constant during the day... mid 50s at night

[xeroinfinity]

YA with the wind at night its -- something ......

I dont mind if I'm properly dressed.
Jeans and tennis shoes dont cut it

check out my new AF logo with the black Skyline.

[grfnkl]

Originally Posted by Gir-_-

yea its a nice ehh, 70F constant during the day... mid 50s at night

Gee thanx for that one! Just rub it in a little more why don't you? . I'll remember this for later when you have 100+ degree weather, and I'm chillen in nice 80-90 degree weather. ( my luck it will be the reverse )

We are getting the same thing over here too with the windchill. It was something like -10 the one day over here, and It's supposed to be like that again either today or tomorrow. Jeans and tennis shoes, must feel great in this weather....

[Gir-_-]

so the dealership said like $540 to change out my heater core and hoses... Good price?

I looked ahead into my future and neither me or my best bro would be able to take it all apart in a good amount of time and hope we dont mess up lol or lose a nut ha

so ima stash away some money from my next paycheck ... ill deal with it for 2 weeks and drive like a grandma.. keep the rpms low and then get it done and fixed one saturday all day or w/e

If I keep the rpms low (3000rpms max), the pump isnt building up as much pressure.. sorta noticed that
.....bad idea to drive 'normal' hehehe

I guess im just lucky that I dont have the puddle of doom on my passenger floor... not a drip for that fact

[Vipey1337]

today (9th) is my 21st bday! I went out at midnight with friends and paid 0 cents towards drinks... im so fucking wasted, and i meant to have like 1 beeer TOTAL.....


so far i had (and im going to sleep now):

1) bud light
2) jagermesiter
3) water mocassin
4) gulf stream
5) ungrateful dead
6) "birthday shot" which i think was a pepper shot and made me almost puke

mind you i had this all on an empty stomach and within 1 to 1.5 hrs.... im still so trashed and its been like 2 hours... ohhhh man...

sleep time so i can survive class tomorrow.... lata

[grfnkl]

Originally Posted by Vipey1337

today (9th) is my 21st bday! I went out at midnight with friends and paid 0 cents towards drinks... im so fucking wasted, and i meant to have like 1 beeer TOTAL.....


so far i had (and im going to sleep now):

1) bud light
2) jagermesiter
3) water mocassin
4) gulf stream
5) ungrateful dead
6) "birthday shot" which i think was a pepper shot and made me almost puke

mind you i had this all on an empty stomach and within 1 to 1.5 hrs.... im still so trashed and its been like 2 hours... ohhhh man...

sleep time so i can survive class tomorrow.... lata

Great... a Drunk Post! LOL I'm surprised that the post was written clear enough to be able to be read.
Happy B-day Vipey, nothing like that 21st birthday drink, or 10. Sucks for you that you have class this morning... try not to close the book to loud it may hurt your head.

hey gir, that's not a real bad price for a heater core. it's about average. 90% of the price is labor. I think my dad spent like 600+ on his, (on an 87 g/a) and this was through a private garage. So 540 isn't bad. it's just a lot to take apart to get to it. either way good luck if you attempt it.