Grand Am Off Topic Thread

[Gir-_-]

Originally Posted by xeroinfinity

Yeah the heat and humidity has been on this week !
I talked to a friend in Vegas, it was 7pm and still 115 deg.... said AC is worthless since they're under sealevel and practicly no humidity.

Hey Gir, I have KYBs and Eibachs on the SE now!!
I never thought the GA would handle as good as it does now. Im realy amazed at the big differenence it's made in traction period!
I never replaced my front strut bar back when I bent it, I need to take some time off to work on my own projects.

Have a great weekend everyone !!

awesome !

with the strut bars in I'm finding out the new limits of the car still... Im the village idiot when driving my car around lol, we have a complete circle road system setup in this one shopping center... Usually if no1 is going around it, people just yield and drive through. I went around at a faster speed and could hear the tires wanting to pull out... hate understeer

[xeroinfinity]

Originally Posted by Gir-_-

awesome !

with the strut bars in I'm finding out the new limits of the car still... Im the village idiot when driving my car around lol, we have a complete circle road system setup in this one shopping center... Usually if no1 is going around it, people just yield and drive through. I went around at a faster speed and could hear the tires wanting to pull out... hate understeer

Yeah stock, the rear end does tend to slide out when cornering to fast.
I love flying around corners and sliding the back end- tires screaming!! And passengers screaming.

I was trying to drift/slide the other night around some corners, I just couldnt get it to slide since its lowerd.

[Gir-_-]

Originally Posted by xeroinfinity

Yeah stock, the rear end does tend to slide out when cornering to fast.
I love flying around corners and sliding the back end- tires screaming!! And passengers screaming.

I was trying to drift/slide the other night around some corners, I just couldnt get it to slide since its lowerd.

guess it's the body roll that causes it to slide out

isnt it raised higher in the rear?, I bet if only the front were lowered you wouldnt be able to drive anywhere! lol

may I recommend the Scandinavian flick for your troubles XI? lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1KLNiSPF1s

[3100]

XI put some black magic on the rear tires go little bit over the sidewalls and then try to go fast around the corners )) also extra air in tires helps

[xeroinfinity]

Originally Posted by Gir-_-

guess it's the body roll that causes it to slide out

isnt it raised higher in the rear?, I bet if only the front were lowered you wouldnt be able to drive anywhere! lol

may I recommend the Scandinavian flick for your troubles XI? lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1KLNiSPF1s

I think it slide because its too light in the rear. lol

The rear is a little higher maybe, not much though, Eibachs were 1.4" drop. It would probly drag the front end if it were only raised in back..

Ok that vid was funny, wasnt that a VW ??

[Gir-_-]

ya a gti lol

guess that makes sense too, since i have everything stripped out in the trunk and back seat of mine lol

I have to re-adjust my strut tower bar in the rear, its making a rubbing squeeking noise when I drive :/

[xeroinfinity]

Yeah I dont carry a spare or anything in my trunk. I have a couple 10's but still need to build a box to fit behind the inner wheelwell.
Keepin it neat & light!

Had some nice storms today, at least it cooled it down some. Hope the humidity stays low.. ...
Almost Friday !

[doctorhrdware]

Get ready for round 2 they are on there way.

[doctorhrdware]

Just looked at the live weather map, I am going to get slammed.

[xeroinfinity]

Yeah doctorhrdware we had some of those storms roll thru. Guess it took out some power lines around me, probly trees downed.

Was some damage way south of me, never heard whether it was straightline winds or a tornadoe...

Pretty damn chilly today ! I dont think its even 70 degrees out. It was just 90 something lastweek.

East coast should be getting some of huricane bill soon, or has that fizzled out ? Guess it's that time of year again.

ps- the guy I sold the GT to, said he'd sell it back for $1200 less cause he couldnt trade it in on a new CARS deal. I said maybe

[doctorhrdware]

When I got up this morning it was around 64 degrees, it finally made it to 70 degrees. The over night temp is going to be in the 50s. Some nice global warming.

['97ventureowner]

Originally Posted by xeroinfinity

East coast should be getting some of huricane bill soon, or has that fizzled out ? Guess it's that time of year again.

We're forecasted to get some of it tomorrow. The original forecast for Sunday was sunny but that changed a couple days ago. It's hard to judge where these storms are headed and with the current technology they still aren't accurate beyond a day or so. Looking at the northeast radar it appears the outer edges are just about to hit Long Island. We usually don't get much from hurricanes, just a lot of rain and some winds depending on the track of the storm and it's intensity. Being inland quite a way from the coast we usually don't get much from that direction, rather whenever we do get some of the remnants they travel up the Ohio valley after coming inland from Louisiana to Florida. or off the coast of the Carolinas. It's in the mid 80s now and is only supposed to get to 75 tomorrow. We got summer late this year finally hitting our first 90 degree day of the summer last week. The real warm weather (80 degree +) didn't really start until the 3rd week of July.

[Gir-_-]

Originally Posted by xeroinfinity

Yeah doctorhrdware we had some of those storms roll thru. Guess it took out some power lines around me, probly trees downed.

Was some damage way south of me, never heard whether it was straightline winds or a tornadoe...

Pretty damn chilly today ! I dont think its even 70 degrees out. It was just 90 something lastweek.

East coast should be getting some of huricane bill soon, or has that fizzled out ? Guess it's that time of year again.

ps- the guy I sold the GT to, said he'd sell it back for $1200 less cause he couldnt trade it in on a new CARS deal. I said maybe

sell it back for 1200 less? lol... ya right lol.

[Vipey1337]

Yes my struts and springs kick ass in the GA. It makes it turn soo much better... though I have those and both strut bars so it helps. I want to get sway bars when I get my grand am back from my dad :P

XI... you sold your GT?! NOOOO!!! At least it wasn't the SE... I'd be tempted to buy it had you sold it lol.

Loving my legacy so far, drove it to Kings Island and back this past weekend, way more miles than I should have on it right now but it's neat. I love how the tires NEVER EVER spin and I ALWAYS have traction... I can't wait till winter

[xeroinfinity]

Originally Posted by '97ventureowner

We're forecasted to get some of it tomorrow. The original forecast for Sunday was sunny but that changed a couple days ago. It's hard to judge where these storms are headed and with the current technology they still aren't accurate beyond a day or so. Looking at the northeast radar it appears the outer edges are just about to hit Long Island. We usually don't get much from hurricanes, just a lot of rain and some winds depending on the track of the storm and it's intensity. Being inland quite a way from the coast we usually don't get much from that direction, rather whenever we do get some of the remnants they travel up the Ohio valley after coming inland from Louisiana to Florida. or off the coast of the Carolinas. It's in the mid 80s now and is only supposed to get to 75 tomorrow. We got summer late this year finally hitting our first 90 degree day of the summer last week. The real warm weather (80 degree +) didn't really start until the 3rd week of July.

Yeah it looks like their might be another round or storms headed your way. Living on the coast would suck even more!

Originally Posted by Gir-_-

sell it back for 1200 less? lol... ya right lol.

Originally Posted by Vipey1337

XI... you sold your GT?! NOOOO!!! At least it wasn't the SE... I'd be tempted to buy it had you sold it lol.

Well long story short the guy wanted to trade it in on the $4500 deal+ whatever they offered. Problem was he didnt have it for 1 yr, it gets 26mpg(Dealer tested)... he just found something faster&ricer.

Im looking for a 2 door GA, and a TA, before they all disappear in some.... vortex.

Still cant beleve what the gov is paying out for all those CARS to dealers. Thing is, I heard 90%+ of the cars bought were all foreign models.

Most all stealerships Ive seen in the last week have been pretty empty.
And where's all those electric cars we were promised ?