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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>98StangPower</b> <br /><small>Member # 518</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,14,12,5,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Im getting my gears in on Friday, tomorrow, then heading up to the track for hopefully some better 60' times along with some better ET's. Just wanted to know who all is gonna be there, a buddy of mine is bring a video camera to do some video taping. <img src="graemlins/dance.gif" border="0" alt="[dance]" /> <img src="graemlins/dance.gif" border="0" alt="[dance]" /> <img src="graemlins/dance.gif" border="0" alt="[dance]" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>FasterDamnit</b> <br /><small>Member # 442</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,15,8,58,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Rain is forecast- doesn't look good. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>shade-tree</b> <br /><small>Member # 298</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,15,9,30,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> if I had a cam I'd be game! <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>98StangPower</b> <br /><small>Member # 518</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,15,10,49,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by FasterDamnit:<br /><strong>Rain is forecast- doesn't look good.</strong><hr></blockquote><p> <img src="mad.gif" border="0"> <img src="mad.gif" border="0"> NOOOOO!!!! This weather is freakin <img src="graemlins/bs_flag.gif" border="0" alt="[BS flag]" /> <img src="mad.gif" border="0"> <img src="mad.gif" border="0"> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>j0k3r</b> <br /><small>Member # 826</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,18,21,57,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by 98StangPower:<br /><strong>Im getting my gears in on Friday, tomorrow, then heading up to the track for hopefully some better 60' times along with some better ET's. Just wanted to know who all is gonna be there, a buddy of mine is bring a video camera to do some video taping. <img src="graemlins/dance.gif" border="0" alt="[dance]" /> <img src="graemlins/dance.gif" border="0" alt="[dance]" /> <img src="graemlins/dance.gif" border="0" alt="[dance]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote><p>You went to the track with brand new gears? Not a good idea mang. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>98StangPower</b> <br /><small>Member # 518</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,19,9,27,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by j0k3r:<br /><strong><p>You went to the track with brand new gears? Not a good idea mang.</strong><hr></blockquote><p>Why wouldnt it be good? Asked the shop about the so called break in period of gears, Guy said it takes all bout 10 minutes to break gears when done the right way. Didnt get them in yet anyhow!! <img src="mad.gif" border="0"> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>j0k3r</b> <br /><small>Member # 826</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,19,14,31,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Sounds like the guy at the shop fed you a line. Gears need a break-in. I speak from experience. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Yellow94GT</b> <br /><small>Member # 431</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,19,16,10,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> j0k3r - I picked my car up from the diff. shop and drove it straight to the track.....5 miles, and raced it. The owner of the shop also said that they would be good to go in a few miles. I doubt that he would be feeding me a line when the install comes with a 2 year unlimited mileage warranty. <p>98StangPower - Hey bro, whats up? When are you going to get the gears installed? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>98StangPower</b> <br /><small>Member # 518</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,19,17,31,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Yellow94GT:<br /><strong>j0k3r - I picked my car up from the diff. shop and drove it straight to the track.....5 miles, and raced it. The owner of the shop also said that they would be good to go in a few miles. I doubt that he would be feeding me a line when the install comes with a 2 year unlimited mileage warranty. <p>98StangPower - Hey bro, whats up? When are you going to get the gears installed?</strong><hr></blockquote><p>Shop called me today as a matter of fact, get them in tomorrow!!!! <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> Finally!<br />Hey Yellow94GT, your name is Drew right... My name is Ryan, I usually head up there with Conni, last week I was with Alice for a few, saw you race and loved your car, see you around. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>j0k3r</b> <br /><small>Member # 826</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,20,13,33,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Yellow94GT:<br /><strong>j0k3r - I picked my car up from the diff. shop and drove it straight to the track.....5 miles, and raced it. The owner of the shop also said that they would be good to go in a few miles. I doubt that he would be feeding me a line when the install comes with a 2 year unlimited mileage warranty. <p>98StangPower - Hey bro, whats up? When are you going to get the gears installed?</strong><hr></blockquote><p>It's your ride *shrug* <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>95Saleen</b> <br /><small>Member # 686</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,20,16,33,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I was told 500 mi breakin with my 3.55's. It was torture waiting, but my rear is silent and zero problems. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>John91coupe</b> <br /><small>Member # 18</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,20,19,57,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> IMHO, the idea of breaking in new gears is total <img src="graemlins/bs_flag.gif" border="0" alt="[BS flag]" /> . I wonder how cars that are strictly track cars do this? Find some country road and drive around the block a couple of hundred times? How about factory new cars come with the same gears in question? I have never seen a sticker that said "Break in differential gears for the first 500 miles". Anybody out there get a new car and run it through the gears with less than 100 miles? Had any rear gear problems? Nope, I for one don't buy that notion. That doesn't mean I'm right, but I never had any problems with new gears that get an immediate ass whippen from me. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Blown93Snake</b> <br /><small>Member # 94</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,20,20,38,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by j0k3r:<br /><strong>Sounds like the guy at the shop fed you a line. Gears need a break-in. I speak from experience.</strong><hr></blockquote><p>You drove a brand new car home from the dealership, did you not? <p> <img src="rolleyes.gif" border="0"> <p>Did you stop every few minutes and let it "cool down"? Lol...<p>If they are installed right, they don't need break in. Nobody on here breaks in gears, not me, not anyone. And we've all been FINE. <p>Rye - Go to the track. Don't listen to him. <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>shade-tree</b> <br /><small>Member # 298</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,20,21,22,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> plenty of people get away without breaking in new motors either.<p>Is it a good idea to break it in? Absolutely.<p>Will it be destroyed if you don't? Hardly<p>Like the rear-end snap in half or something? I doubt it.<p>Your $$, you make the call. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>st5150</b> <br /><small>Member # 51</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,21,1,52,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by John91coupe:<br /><strong>IMHO, the idea of breaking in new gears is total <img src="graemlins/bs_flag.gif" border="0" alt="[BS flag]" /> . I wonder how cars that are strictly track cars do this? Find some country road and drive around the block a couple of hundred times? How about factory new cars come with the same gears in question? I have never seen a sticker that said "Break in differential gears for the first 500 miles". Anybody out there get a new car and run it through the gears with less than 100 miles? Had any rear gear problems? Nope, I for one don't buy that notion. That doesn't mean I'm right, but I never had any problems with new gears that get an immediate ass whippen from me.</strong><hr></blockquote><p>I completely agree. I lost to a 5 speed notch about 10 miles after I got my 3.73's. First time I chirped 2nd gear in my life... had to do it one more time just to be sure it was me <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> 60,000 miles later and they're holding up just fine. They've actually quieted down.<p>Just my opinion, but I think the "break in and change the fluid" BS has two real reasons behind it:<p>1) Gives shops who do a quickie job and not measure everything an excuse for when the gears whine.<p>2) They get to charge you $50 more for when you come back for an unneeded fluid change.<p>Too much <img src="graemlins/bs_flag.gif" border="0" alt="[BS flag]" /> in this hobby <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>98StangPower</b> <br /><small>Member # 518</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2002,2,21,8,35,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Blown93Snake:<br /><strong><p>Rye - Go to the track. Don't listen to him. <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> </strong><hr></blockquote><p>Mike, the car is starting to wake up now, can't wait to hit the track up!! Won't be able to make it up to Sacto until next Sat. Oh well, until then, looking for some races on the way to work <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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