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panicrev

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  • Birthday 08/03/1976

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    manahawkin, nj
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    05 lgt 5spd www.absurdflow.com
  • Interests
    going fast
  • Occupation
    selling fast parts

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  1. my tales of woe for others who happen to stumble upon this thread as i have, and hopefully it will help them in their decisions i work at a speed shop since 14 and have been working on my own stuff forever. the shop has an account with a local inexpensive auto supply chain where i get replacement parts cheap. no name wheel bearings have lifetime warranty and i get same day delivery most times. factory rear wheel bearings went and i replaced with said brand. that set went bad 2000ish miles later and replaced for free. no issues so far with second set of no name bearings. factory front wheel bearings went bad a year or so later. replaced them with same no name bearings. everything good for about 500-1000 miles. slowly i notice cruise control surging at highway speeds (70-80 mph). over time it gets worse. cruise stops working altogether at highway speeds and surging at regular speeds (40-60 mph). no noise, no CEL. i deal with it and search the wealth of knowledge on this forum (no sarcasm, this forum is great). i come across this and other threads about junk aftermarket wheel bearings causing this. i wait until the bearings (as i knew they would) start to get slightly noisy and i came across this particular thread and see the success rate with detroit axle bearings. the old bearings were far more trashed than i thought they would and very quiet for how trashed they were. huge side play on the drivers side and gritty on the passenger side. so i buy two DA bearings off of amazon for $80.00 shipped. they look a lot better than the other brand, specifically the stud flange. all ready i feel good about this. i install them (getting good at it now, start to finish for two front hubs just over an hour) and go out for a test drive locally with max speed 60 mph. no problems and cruise controls works seamlessly. after work on the way home i use a highway. cruise works good until just over 70 mph. at about 75 mph it will work for as little as 5 seconds to about 3 minutes then shut off. at 80 mph as soon as you set the cruise it shuts off. i will also add i am anal about how clean my stuff is. the knuckle the bearing slips into and where the sensor goes through are as clean as brand new. everything torqued to shop manual specs. i'll be saving my money for OEM ones from one of the many fine sponsors of this forum. sorry for the lengthy story, i hope it may help someone someday...
  2. did my "stage three" hogzaust. sounds great everywhere. no weird resonance. in the summer time with windows down and sunroof cracked some exhaust smell gets inside when decelerating. i have worked and been around a speed shop and classic muscle cars since birth so the smell to me is very mild. i actually enjoy it. those not acclimated might hate it and get headaches...
  3. i think i said this before, but i catch people taking pictures of my plate with big smiles on their faces.
  4. another plate i might get some day (if no one steals it, and it'll be maybe 20 years before i can afford a fast enough vehicle for it)... USNZULZ just in case there is any confusion: you snooze you loose
  5. here is my vanity plate...i've received a lot of compliments. i also catch once or twice a month people taking pictures with their cell phone cameras. http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f104/panicrev613/DSC00257.jpg
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