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    What do you guys think of these alignment results??

    Lowered my LS w/Eibach this weekend. Also needed an alignment done due to replacing the rear subframe. Anyhow, I know it's normal to not be able to get camber in spec but I didn't expect to have a caster problem??
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    Urgent Help Needed - New PCM

    Hi all, 03 v8 w/107K. Horrible misfire starts Friday and CEL with it. Codes show a bunch of misfires. Local shop tries coils, injectors...no luck. Take to dealer they state I need a new PCM. $900 + labor. Does this make sense that everything else PCM controlled still works? also, if I...
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    Sirius Head-unit swap on 03 NAV a success!

    Just an fyi, there have been many threads about the visteon sirius (oem) receiver not working on early 03 NAV/THX cars due to their incompatibility w/the software update. I picked up a head unit from an 05 LS...plugged it in and voila...satellite works great (I had already installed the...
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    Hulk Hogan drives a lincoln ls

    My 13 year old is watching this hulk knows best show on vh1 this morning and what a surprise he drives a nice tan ls. then his daughter screws up the door on a curb lol...
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    stupid deer

    So a HUGE buck decides to broadside my car with his antlers while I was going all of 35mph (watch out on 605 in new albany ohio members) friday night. amazed at how quickly my car recovered after my severe over reaction. at any rate it screwed up my paint (took it down to the sheet metal) on...
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    Engine Failsafe Mode = assisted suicide

    2003 LV V8 - 88,000 miles. So, I'm driving to work today and the car starts feeling like it's misfiring a little. no biggie since coils showed up at the house today. then the cel light starts flashing, then as i start to try to merge on the freeway info center says "ETC Engine Failsafe...
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    is this Columbus, OH LS owner a member?

    7:45 this morning saw a sharp LS heading SB on Wilson road just south of Roberts. Black, grill, tint. But something I've never seen before on 03+ was it had all red tail lights. So if your a member speak up!
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    I think dsoul27 had a bad day (or life maybe)

    Really last 5 posts tonight are this guy making fun of everybody. Dsoul I hate to call you out, but come on did you forget to take your medication???
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    What transmission do I have???

    I have an 03 built in 11/02. I've read that units built prior to 7/03 had 5r55n still (not the s). However I'm now getting conflicting info. want to pop in a new tranny and cannot for the life of me figure out what I need now. Do I need an S or an N? And why would car-part show different...
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    don't use 9005's in your foglights

    I put highbeam bulbs in my foglights. Driver's side light is melting:(
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    help with oil dipstick tube ASAP

    I replace my VC covers yesterday and car is dumping a bunch (A LOT) of oil. I'm assuming I didn't get the dipstick tube back in there correctly. Is there some sort of secret to getting it back in right? Can't get my hands in there....
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    03 owners are NOT safe from crappy valve cover gaskets

    Just an FYI...just changed the VC gaskets on my 03 V8. Had a bunch of oil in the wells. believe it or not mine had the crappy old grey ones. Just an FYI to the 03 owners out there...also, wasn't really a pain to do either. just takes some time.
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    I smoked a Nissan Sentra 1.8 yesterday - READ

    Well that's nothing to brag about except my tranny is half dead with no 2nd or 5th gear so until I take into the shop I've been in SST starting in THIRD. I've been surprised how well the car still gets up and goes OK starting in third. This 16 year old in a sentra decides to gun it as we're...
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    HELP tranny issues

    So I just got the no 2nd or 5th failure...dealer says metal in fluid need new tranny. taking in on monday to transmission shop for second opinion. I know this is indicative of overdrive failure hoping could be solenoid pack or valve body or servo not engaging the gear. Anyhow if it's a...
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    where to get an xcal2?

    anyone know the best place to buy one and get tunes? only site I knew of is fordpartsnetwork and that site's been down all week. don't know if they did the tunes too either. thanks in advance.
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    Expert help needed w/engine load %

    All I've posted here a couple times that my 03 V8 has lost SIGNIFICANT lowend power...namely part throttle response. WOT is "close" to what it used to be but normal driving the car just feels like it's working hard. Anyhow, it started back when my rack was failing and my P/S pump ran really...
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    if you need new 17" OEM tires....

    Was looking to replace factory 17" OEM michelin's I just won a factory wheel/new tire combo off ebay. this is the 3rd or 4th set I've seen this guy sell and it seems to be a good deal especially if you live in ohio like me and can pick them up. Basically I got the wheels and tires for less...
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    auto climate seats for 03+

    this may be in the manual, but I never saw it. anyhow accidentally hit the heat and cool buttons at the same time for my drivers seat and word "auto" shows up with a picture of the seat and it automatically turns on the heat/cool based on something (not sure). anyhow real advantage is this...
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    BMW M5 Test Drive Video?

    There was a link a while ago to a great BMW M5 video...may have been lost in the hack. I tried searching but cannot find. Can someone repost or tell me the name of the driver so I can better search? BMW M5 and V10 are all too small for this board's search.
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    I was passenger in a Ford GT tonight

    In vegas @ CES and one of my vendors brings out a brand new ford GT. Drove to dinner in it. Oh my god, words cannot describe the rush that car brings. Didn't have the balls to ask to drive...the supercharger is like 4 inches from your ear. The car was incredibly SMOOTH (suspension) through...
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