That's exactly the sound I'm looking for. Thanks.


Dave


"Joe" > wrote in message
...
> I hear ya. My commute is usually 1 to 1-1/2 hr each way, at least 20
> minutes of which is creepy crawly. An automatic is just fine for me.
>
> BTW, to get back on topic, I ended up getting Flows again for the LX.
> 2-chamber Delta something or other. The shop I went to did a cat-back
> but they saved my stock tips, which I wanted badly. $300 out the
> door. The sound is fairly mellow during normal driving, but they
> sound downright _nasty_ at WOT.
>
>
> "Dave Combs" > wrote in
> :
>
> > After spending 2 1/2 hours yesterday on the 405 (LA area) going 65
> > miles I'm almost ready to get an automatic in may next car, no
> > matter what decade that is!
> >
> > dave
> >
> > "Michael Johnson, PE" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Joe wrote:
> >> > "Michael Johnson, PE" > wrote in
> >> > :
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>Joe wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>>"Michael Johnson, PE" > wrote in
> >> :
> >> >>><snippy>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>>I've told my wife not to make me choose between her and the
> >> >>>>'89. I've known that car longer than I have her. Getting rid
> >> >>>>of it would be like selling my favorite dog.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>I just had that very same conversation with my wife this week.
> >> >>>She's ****ed about how much money has been dumped into it over
> >> >>>the years, and she accused me of thinking that "the car was part
> >> >>>of the family". Of course, I told her she was right. It was
> >> >>>the first car we bought as a family, and now it's sort of being
> >> >>>passed down to my son. I think of it as an heirloom of sorts.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>>>My body may fail me over the coming years, but I swear I'm
> >> >>>>>going to my grave with a well-defined left leg.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>I have a SPEC Stage III in my car and it kills my left knee.
> >> >>>>I'll be going to my grave with a well-defined left leg in a
> >> >>>>knee brace.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>>dwight
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>My left leg's just fine. That's why automatics were invented.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Let the flames begin...
> >> >>
> >> >>No flames from me. I just hope the GT500 has an option for an
> >> >>auto tranny. It will do duty as a cruiser, not a road racer.
> >> >>Plus, one thing I've learned from hopping up the LX is having a
> >> >>manual car with 400+ rwhp and a boat load of torque makes the
> >> >>first two gears worthless.
> >> >> In a 0-60 run I spend more time shifting than accelerating.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > There ya go. Automatics are tons o' fun with torquemonsters.
> >> > Just a blip or two of the throttle and it's party time. The
> >> > Dak's tranny is pretty neat - the harder you're accelerating the
> >> > firmer it shifts. WOT is a blast.
> >>
> >> I really hope the GT500 has an auto option. If it does it will be
> >> a terror at the drag strip.
> >
> >
> >
>