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    Texas Direct Auto - anyone know of dealings w/ them?

    Found them on ebay and since it's only a 3 1/2 hour drive I figured it was worth the trip to look around. They don't accept tire kickers, they only let you view the vehicles on the lot by appointment. I read somewhere on the ls1 forums that they photoshop their ebay photos. A guy I know...
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    After Fedor destroyed Sylvia, Couture fight may happen by the end of the year

    I can't see Couture winning this one after Sylvia going down like he did, but it'll be worth paying for to see. Source. http://mmajunkie.com/news/4849/fedor-emelianeko-dismantles-tim-sylvia-at-affliction-banned.mma
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    Rampage arrested at gunpoint

    http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_2094781.php COSTA MESA - Ultimate Fighting Championship brawler Quinton "Rampage" Jackson on Tuesday plowed a pickup truck into several vehicles, crashed across a center divider and roared onto a sidewalk before being arrested...
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    Buying the wife a new car, upside down on my trade-in

    It's a graduating gift, and she is leaning towards a 09 Lancer GTS, and if anyone hasn't researched them, for 23k (fully loaded) you get a ton of extra's, i can't beleive they're that cheap and still have a 100k warranty. So, i'm tired of gas prices, and i ride my bike to work and so much...
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    Mike Rowe President 2012

    I know I'm jumping the gun a little bit, but if Mike Rowe would run for president I think he'd win it easily. He'd def. get my vote. The working man's man Anyone feel the same way He's host of dirty jobs, does the naration for Deadliest catch, Spokesperson for Ford now. Just a real...
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    Minority grant information, anyone have it w/out me having to pay?

    Everywhere I look on the internet wants 20 bucks to give me information. I have a rock solid business idea, but a pillow soft wallet. I need 100k to buy real estate and construct a building (40x80). It's a guaranteed weiner. I am going to try to partner with a striving company in the next...
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    Predator, 3.5" whipple pulley, 2 stock rims

    I also have a stock intercooler resevoir, taking offers for it, perfect condition. Predator, used, perfect condition, unmarried - 175$ shipped Whipple pulley - 60$ shipped 2 stock rims for local pick up only, with good tires - 240$ (central louisiana, will meet near Alexandria) Stock...
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    need a image compressor program, what do you reccomend

    I am going to be taking a lot of 7.1 megapixel photos but only want to upload them to the internet on maybe 640x480 'ish to save on server room. what program, preferably free, is easy to do this with? thank you ahead
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    400 hp evo vs. 03 cobra, what's your take

    the cobra trapped 124 in the 1/4 with a 2.2 60, ran a 11.82 no times on the evo, but here's the list exhaust, downpipe, O2 housing clutch & flywheel HKS intake HKS BOV with upper pipe Cams - 800 AMS intercooler with lower intercooler pipe motor mounts short block build with...
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    Ppl have no god damn respect anymore

    Me and the wife eat at Outback Steakhouse every Friday night. I always park in the next door neighboring parking lot (shipley's donuts) because it's less crowded. Well last night I decided to park in the actual parking lot and backed in. When i come out I see it from 75 yards away, somebody...
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    Anyone working for KBR overseas?

    I work on a military base in Louisiana and a lot of peoople lately are going to Iraq with KBR. I'm tempted, 100 grand free and clear a year is nice and 2 years i could have a house built for me and my wife and we'd be bill free (minus utilities) since our vehicles are all paid off. What do...
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    I want to go solid, searched and had Q's

    there is 10,000 threads to read but i was hoping to get quick answers in here, thanks ahead of time also. I don't think i want to keep the stock IRS, so i'm all for a trade, I do know it's better to trade with a mach one rather than a GT, but if i plan on upgrading axles and everything else...
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    11.81 @ 123.7 Only 465 HP

    my car runs perfect, but my hp is down b/c of cylinder 6 being down on compression, leaking through the rings. I need a rebuild, but it runs so good i had to take it to the track to see what it could do, knowing the consequences of a blown motor, which i don't care since i'm rebuilding anyways...
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    State Capitol Friday night!

    I'm making the trip from central louisiana with a couple other buddies to TNT friday night. Anyone else make the trip?
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    Back from Triangle Speed with very dissapointing dyno #'s

    i'd like to email the dyno sheet to someone so they can post it plz.. I went down with a rich email tune (bought the car from jboss11) so I was looking to get better numbers and also a sct flip chip. I got a baseline dyno run and was only making 418 (mustang dyno keep in mind) and craig...
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    315 mt streets fit w/out spacers, pics inside

    going with lethal's advice i decided not to order spacers. the passenger side doesn't touch at all, jacked up or sitting on the ground, clearing by 1/2 inch jacked up. driver side was a little tighter, it didn't hit sitting on the ground, but by only about 1/4 - 3/8. Jacked up it hit, i'd...
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    Heading to Triangle Speed Shop, good or bad experiences?

    I couldn't find anything negative about them and talking to Craig on the phone i liked the way he handled my questions. Their prices are lower or same as the Houston shops, and they're the closest shop to me. Before i go nobody has any horror stories i should know about do they? Otherwise i...
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    315 MT DR's What spacers for 10.5 rims do i need?

    I don't want to order them if i have to put on different studs, but i read somewhere that a somebody only had to run a 1/4 spacer and he was okay? I'm lowered 1 1/2 " and also do they hook? Or are BFG's better for hooking? If not i guess i'm looking at dot slicks, I'm too tired of...
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    Which is stickier? Mt et radial or mt et (duh)

    I know this one will fit on my stock 9" rims, but i'm afraid that with 600 to the wheels a 275 won't hook very well, if i'm wrong let me know. I do have 10.5 fr's on the back but i'd feel better keeping a high performance street tire on it, i'm not interested in replacing drag radials once a...
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    89 GT hatch in La. 3000

    FS - 89 GT hatch in La. 3000 posting for my father in law. he bought it for a build project and decided to go the f100 route. 140000 miles exhaust and intake are only mods. 5 speed. more details upon request, its sitting in my front yard for sale so I can get pictures and email them thanks
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    Can I lean out my tune myself? (predator)

    I searched but couldn't come up with a solid answer. I have 10.0 wot on the wideband, would it benefit to take away just a little fuel and datalog to be safe to try to get it into the 11's? I don't want to mess with the timing I think it's at 17 or 18
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    Former employer sueing me, your thoughts?

    I worked for this man for 5 years, i quit in august of last year to venture into owning my own business. A full year before quiting there was some excess damaged material off a job (metal building material) that he let me have because we couldn't use it. I did use it to build a carport (i had to...
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    how do you raise stock suspension

    I know absolutely 0 about lowering or altering suspension height. I bought the car and it was lowered 1 1/2 inches, i need it back to stock, these Louisiana roads are killing the exhaust. Whats the process? It's stock suspension
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    you've got to be kidding me, 2 alternators in 100 miles?

    I bought the car and no sooner then i get it off the trailor and drive it into town for the night and come home the electrical goes out and dies as i pull into the driveway. I replaced the alternator and it ran fine, my volts went back up to 13.5. i drove it last night 70 miles (roundtrip to...

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