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Old Apr 1, 2004 | 11:16 PM
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Wasn't much, but !CAGS HAD to go. That bugged the living **** out of me. Did the Radio Shack version. Only a buck 0 seven, and worth every penny.
I know it wasn't much, but jeez barely a week and it drove me nuts.
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Old Apr 1, 2004 | 11:27 PM
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Yep, cags sucks!
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Old Apr 1, 2004 | 11:54 PM
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Old Apr 1, 2004 | 11:58 PM
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Skip shift... when in first and it locks out 2nd and 3rd forcing you into 4th. Usually a PITA
Takes all of a few minutes. Hell if you come to the Denton 1/8th tomorrow I'll give ya what you need.
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...adio_shack.htm
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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 12:03 PM
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I !CAGS first week I had my M6!
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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 12:20 PM
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Good first mod!!!!!
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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 01:34 PM
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Headers, or a cat back would be a good next start!

You might like magnaflow..I do
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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 01:48 PM
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I !CAGS first week I had my M6!
me too CAGS is a royal PITA
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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 02:20 PM
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I haven't heard a maganaflow clip yet. I'm thinking corsa... I love the tips.

Probably go with a TSP clear lid, or MTI... (haven't decided, guess I'll have to find the lid war threads and go from there)
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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 03:58 PM
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 11:55 PM
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im such a cheap *** , i even bummed a free resistor from one of my buddies who got it for free from one of his classes at school!!
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 12:15 PM
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haha great!

Another friend of mine got a 6sp formula last night, so I imagine I'll give him a resistor too...
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by VoodooWS6
Headers, or a cat back would be a good next start!

You might like magnaflow..I do
Caulk another one up for magnaflow!
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 11:23 PM
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welp im off to get some magnaflo clips..
the gmmg corsa and TSP rumbler sound pretty good...
this will take a while im sure.
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Old Apr 29, 2004 | 12:52 AM
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lol I got sick of my 88 IROC breaking down all the time, put a hole in the oil pan driving over a filler cap in the ground at 711 n bought myself an 01 WS6 T/A - before I bought the car I thought "yeah I need a skip shift eliminator" - drove the car n thought "nah its not that annoying" - within a week I found myself driving slower n experiencing it more often - I drove 50 miles to Titusville to Ecklers Camaro to buy a skipshift eliminator so I didnt hafta deal with it for another day!!
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Old Apr 29, 2004 | 11:09 PM
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Welcome To the Site!

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Old Apr 29, 2004 | 11:38 PM
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The first mod huh? But not the last mod I bet! lol

Cool Brandon, congrats, is the 427 next? j/k

Go ahead and do the free ram air mod now. Knock out all the free, or cheap stuff like TB bypass, then get you a lid and/or cat-back. You'll start having more fun modding it.






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Old Apr 29, 2004 | 11:44 PM
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Crager, the lid is on the way.

I'll have to find the link for the free ram air.. or send it to me on aol..
I have the connection for the tb bypass from the truck but like said, i need to look at the freemods for the fbody. I forget if i need new hoses or not.

427 is a long ways away, unless Budweiser promotes me again in the next few months.. (dreaming)
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Old Apr 29, 2004 | 11:53 PM
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Skip shift eliminator has been sittin in my room for like a week and a half... I think I'm gonna get a decent amount of stuff and just have a mod day!

Edit: Just checked the date on the first post.. DOH. If you're gonna spend the money on Corsa or Borla, why not put a little more out and get GMMG? Unless of course one of those two are your personal favs.
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Old Apr 30, 2004 | 06:29 AM
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I had my skip shift eliminator kit for a month before I got my car.
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