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Old Feb 8, 2015 | 08:16 PM
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I have open dump. Not even sure what my exhaust sounds like during WOT lol
Fart into a coffee can full of bees, it'll probably sound close.
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Old Feb 8, 2015 | 08:52 PM
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Fart into a coffee can full of bees, it'll probably sound close.
Lmao
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Old Feb 8, 2015 | 08:58 PM
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Tuned idle airflow using adaptive idle spark. (pain in the ass)
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Old Feb 8, 2015 | 09:32 PM
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Painted my new struts to match the Koni's on the rear. Pretty satisfied how they turned out. Valspar's Gold Abundance High Gloss is the color, if anyone is interested.
Thank you for the color, thinking about doing that when I switch to koni's
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Old Feb 8, 2015 | 10:13 PM
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Installed HID reverse light kit.
Installed resister for third brake light.
Cleaned it out.
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Old Feb 8, 2015 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by blueLNFftw
Installed HID reverse light kit.
Installed resister for third brake light.
Cleaned it out.
I need information from you when you swap out your LNF manifold for the LDK you bought.
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Old Feb 8, 2015 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by RyBread761
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Painted my new struts to match the Koni's on the rear. Pretty satisfied how they turned out. Valspar's Gold Abundance High Gloss is the color, if anyone is interested.
That color seems pretty close maybe ill try it
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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 09:21 PM
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Tried taking some pics of the car but damn its hard to get a good angle or maybe im just to picky.

And for the ones thats asked me i used that to clean my seats just dont use that brush thing because you will screw up the seats as its to hard for the suede
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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 09:32 PM
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Yes it is hard to get the right angle! Most of the pictures i take look so basic, but a random few of them turn out looking awesome and i think its half angle, half surroundings and lighting. Or all of each i guess haha
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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 09:38 PM
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Lol im pretty new to the whole camera thing still messing with it and it was already kinda dark. Idk how some of you do it lol
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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 09:49 PM
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Me neither. Having a good camera has a lot to do with it. Cell phone doesnt do it justice even the nicest cell phone cameras. Dslr is the way to go you can make an earthworm look like a king cobra
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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 09:57 PM
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Thats what i have lol canon t3i just with so many functions i get lost and when i finally take a pic i would like it would come out super dark lol
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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 10:28 PM
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Thats what i have lol canon t3i just with so many functions i get lost and when i finally take a pic i would like it would come out super dark lol
Use the "AV" (aperture value) setting instead of going full auto or full manual. This setting allows you to control the size of the aperture and the camera will take care of shutter speed. You can also select TV which is "Time Value." This allows you to set shutter speed and the camera will take care of aperture. Some general rules of thumb:

*Smaller apertures means the number you set it to is larger. A 1.8f is much much bigger than a 8.0f.
*Smaller aperture means more of your photo is in focus. Large apertures have a lot of "bokeh" which is blurry stuff basically.
*The lower ISO, which is lower light sensitivity(and less knowledgeable people call it film speed), the more vibrant your colors will come out generally. Really high ISO turns out grainy most of the time.
*Larger aperture means shorter shutter speed.
*Higher ISO means shorter shutter speed.

Here is an example. This is a large 4.5f aperture with 100ISO shot on AV mode. Lots of bokeh and a shallow focus. This is almost straight from the camera. only a 2-3% color saturation increase.



You can also do some fun stuff using flash and a flashlight at night. This is straight from the camera absolutely no photoshop.

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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by eddieavila10
That color seems pretty close maybe ill try it
When I first started spraying it on, the color looked like a highlighter and I couldn't believe my eyes. I was so pissed. Just keep applying more and more coats. One can did both struts perfectly.
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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 10:45 PM
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Drifted it around a corner.
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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 10:56 PM
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Hotboxed it lol
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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 11:08 PM
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Got a dual action polisher and some other goodies to clean the car should come out looking great
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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by supernovanator
Use the "AV" (aperture value) setting instead of going full auto or full manual. This setting allows you to control the size of the aperture and the camera will take care of shutter speed. You can also select TV which is "Time Value." This allows you to set shutter speed and the camera will take care of aperture. Some general rules of thumb:

*Smaller apertures means the number you set it to is larger. A 1.8f is much much bigger than a 8.0f.
*Smaller aperture means more of your photo is in focus. Large apertures have a lot of "bokeh" which is blurry stuff basically.
*The lower ISO, which is lower light sensitivity(and less knowledgeable people call it film speed), the more vibrant your colors will come out generally. Really high ISO turns out grainy most of the time.
*Larger aperture means shorter shutter speed.
*Higher ISO means shorter shutter speed.

Here is an example. This is a large 4.5f aperture with 100ISO shot on AV mode. Lots of bokeh and a shallow focus. This is almost straight from the camera. only a 2-3% color saturation increase.



You can also do some fun stuff using flash and a flashlight at night. This is straight from the camera absolutely no photoshop.

Thanks man ill try it out and yeah my brother in law is pretty good with the camera and he showed us that trick once it was pretty fun
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Old Feb 9, 2015 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by BoostedLemonPie
Hotboxed it lol
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Old Feb 10, 2015 | 09:08 AM
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Going to actually try and make more progress on my car today after work
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Old Feb 10, 2015 | 01:25 PM
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My cars tan roof is horrible from hotboxing. This summer I'm hoping to get a massive steam cleaning done on the car inside and out. Anyone have experience with steamers? Would love to die the interior roof liner dark but no idea what to use or who to go to.
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Old Feb 10, 2015 | 01:28 PM
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Drove to work
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Old Feb 10, 2015 | 02:57 PM
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My cars tan roof is horrible from hotboxing. This summer I'm hoping to get a massive steam cleaning done on the car inside and out. Anyone have experience with steamers? Would love to die the interior roof liner dark but no idea what to use or who to go to.
I thought about dying it, but you can get fabric from a store and do it that way too; i'm 99% sure i'm doing it.
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Old Feb 10, 2015 | 03:56 PM
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Took it to a dealer just down the street from my work to get my driver side door adjusted as it's rubbing like a bitch! Kept having to pull up on the handle as I opened the door to avoid it catching.

Went in and talked to the girl at the front desk (who was at least an 8.5/10).

Showed her where the door was rubbing, and she took my keys and brought them to on of the body shop guys.

He went out to my car, messed with it for maybe 30 - 90 seconds, came in and gave me my keys and said "good to go".

Lo and behold, no more rubbing!

Girl gives me my keys, and a big smile.

I asked how much.

She said don't worry about it.

BEST experience I have ever had at a dealership anywhere.

The same dealership did my recall, and were really fast, and did a good job with no scuffs or anything around the ignition.

Anyone in the Markham/Richmond hill area near Toronto, use "Eastside Cheverolet" if you have no choice but to go to a dealer.
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Old Feb 10, 2015 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by blueLNFftw
Installed HID reverse light kit.
Installed resister for third brake light.
Cleaned it out.
How do you like the reverse lights? I was always under the impression that warmup time made hid reverse lights less desirable. Much like separate hids in a projector highbeam, opposed to bixenon
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