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Forum: Audio / Video 08-16-2012, 11:35 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,132
Posted By joker515
Re: yet another amp question (not a what do you think)

ok so basically as long as i stay below 1000 watts i will be fine? (im wasnt planning on going over 600 but wanted to be sure i wasnt going to dick up the important stuff doing so)
Forum: Audio / Video 08-16-2012, 06:34 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,132
Posted By joker515
yet another amp question (not a what do you think)

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in the process of upgrading my stereo system i have replaced the (old) speakers in my boxes with newer better quality speakers. because they are newer and some of them are slightly bigger. i...
Forum: Audio / Video 06-11-2012, 08:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 759
Posted By joker515
Re: replace or buy new?

they sound pretty good, always have until it gets loud. i have a 150 watt amp, but even before i got it, they sounded cherry
Forum: Audio / Video 06-10-2012, 11:17 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 759
Posted By joker515
replace or buy new?

i was lucky enough to inherit 2 house speakers that fit perfectly in the back of my ranger around the time i got it. i have upgraded the headunit twice since, and have realized that paper(fiber)...
Forum: General Ford Ranger Discussion 04-13-2012, 04:21 AM
Replies: 385
Views: 27,431
Posted By joker515
Re: What is the dumbest thing you have ever done in your ranger?

70 down gravel, letting my balljoints go bad, then doing 60 on gravel. getting air on one of the aforementioned roads, not resetting my speedometer correctly, eliminating my dome light... but...
Forum: Exhaust and Mufflers 04-13-2012, 04:10 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,512
Posted By joker515
Re: Thrush Turbo

thats a good price, i used to have a thrush glasspack, they make a very decent product.
Forum: 3.0 Vulcan Tech 04-13-2012, 04:09 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,679
Posted By joker515
Re: What muffler should i get

flowtec raptor. cheap and sounds alright
Forum: 3.0 Vulcan Tech 03-15-2012, 08:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,416
Posted By joker515
Re: loss of power, rpm's halve at stops

good news, it was just plugs. i pulled one and it was pretty bad, changed them all. not only is my original problem fixed but i also ran the best 0-60 of my life. 11.29 seconds (had to check for any...
Forum: 3.0 Vulcan Tech 03-15-2012, 03:14 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,416
Posted By joker515
Re: loss of power, rpm's halve at stops

as i said, the CEL is always on because i am missing the rear 02 sensor after an exhaust mod that deleted the hole for it. im hoping i can just throw some plugs in, clean up the sensors, and be done...
Forum: 3.0 Vulcan Tech 03-15-2012, 02:03 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,416
Posted By joker515
loss of power, rpm's halve at stops

after some google, and frf search work i could not find anyone talking about the same problem i am having.

symptoms:
loss of power (significant)
rpm's drop from normal idle to around 500...
Forum: General Tech 03-12-2012, 11:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,402
Posted By joker515
another thought on throttle body spacers

i was doing some reading about how vehicles are engineered, and when i saw several threads with people talking about the throttle body spacers; i had a thought, throttle body spacers are notorious...
Forum: 3.0 Vulcan Tech 02-27-2012, 11:43 AM
Replies: 204
Views: 35,104
Posted By joker515
Re: 3.0s with Superchips Flashpaq Users

they are alright, i dont do any towing, but i dropped 1.5 seconds in my zero to sixty and get a few more mpg, they are great for diagnostics as well, real time engine specs and built in obd2 code...
Forum: 3.0 Vulcan Tech 02-27-2012, 11:39 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,043
Posted By joker515
Re: Fast!

if you dont care about the epa you can do what i did, take off the cat, put on a flowtec raptor muffler, get a cheap @$$ diy CAI to make it look pretty, drop as much weight from the truck as...
Forum: Music/Movies/Computers/etc. 02-17-2012, 03:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,538
Posted By joker515
king of the hill theory

i have been watching king of the hill for several years now, i have been studying it for a year.

while studying it i have come across a couple things that make me think that dale knows about nancy...
Forum: General Ford Ranger Discussion 02-05-2012, 03:27 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,114
Posted By joker515
Re: backed into me on purpose

my rates wont go up? i was under the impression that if something happens your rates will go up period.
Forum: General Ford Ranger Discussion 02-05-2012, 02:36 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,114
Posted By joker515
Re: backed into me on purpose

one of my thoughts is, i could just use a body hammer and knock out the dent that makes the door harder to open, and forget it so i dont risk them trying to exact revenge; they have already proven...
Forum: General Ford Ranger Discussion 02-05-2012, 12:33 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,114
Posted By joker515
backed into me on purpose

one week ago some kids i met diddnt like the way i was talking about my ex, or the fact that the girl one of them liked had a thing for me, so they took it upon themselves to back into me.

there...
Forum: Off Topic 01-26-2012, 08:24 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,183
Posted By joker515
Re: google has no answer for my pistol question

they are double action. def a centerfire. i know quite a bit about firearms and saftey having grown up around them. but no one in the family seems to know much about these revolvers. as i said, i...
Forum: General Ford Ranger Discussion 01-26-2012, 08:21 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,006
Posted By joker515
Re: The little things that make our trucks who they are thread!

mine is special because it has an amp screwed to the middle hump, pushing the house speakers that happened to fit nearly perfectly in back; but a walmart radio that dies randomly... also, the first...
Forum: Off Topic 01-26-2012, 07:36 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,183
Posted By joker515
Re: google has no answer for my pistol question

i dont know much about this gun yet, i have been busy with various other things and have not had time to take a good look at it, i know what i know about it from years of looking at it in passing.
Forum: General Ford Ranger Discussion 01-26-2012, 04:34 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,089
Posted By joker515
Re: Better gas mileage

i like my flashpaq tuner

i picked up 2-6 per gallon depending on what tune i use, the weather(colder air=slightly better milage), the roads(lotsa ice=spinny tires=worse milage, and letting it warm...
Forum: Exterior Tech 01-26-2012, 04:24 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,499
Posted By joker515
sheet metal bumper

after loosing most of my front air dam and ripping the rest of it off in frustration i am reconsidering my front end look.

im wanting a more aggressive, "danger ranger" look, but i am also worried...
Forum: Off Topic 01-25-2012, 10:12 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,183
Posted By joker515
Re: google has no answer for my pistol question

local gun store deals almost exclusively with newer firearms, i would have no problem posting pics, but i think im just going to take it out and take down the model number and do a little more in...
Forum: Off Topic 01-25-2012, 10:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,183
Posted By joker515
Re: google has no answer for my pistol question

im pretty sure i need to get an idea on exactly how old it is, my family takes very good care of their guns, so the shape they are in says very little about their age, im hoping they are relatively...
Forum: Off Topic 01-25-2012, 09:44 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,183
Posted By joker515
google has no answer for my pistol question

perhaps due to my phrasing, although i tried a few different phrasings of my question, i have not been able to attain an answer to my handgun question.

i inherited two .38 caliber revolvers,...
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