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Old 04-30-2011, 12:16 PM   #1 (permalink)
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95 CX to VX, I'm baack!

So I've gotten a few e-mails from eomodder coaxing me back, so I'm baaack in black, hit the sack, I'm glad to be back. The reason was because although I put in a Vtec-E (VX) engine in my CX, it was missing a lot of essential bits; exhaust manifold, 5 wire O2 sensor, P07 CPU, Nitrous recycling valve with electric thang. Well over the winter I got all the bits from a local JDM place for a good price, and I'll be putting them in very soon, now that our gas is $1.38 a litre (Canada eh!). Which is about time, as it's been running really rich, worse mpg by a bit than my stock CX motor, it's always about money, aint a damn thing funny, you gotta have a car in this land of milk and honey. After that I'll start on the aero mods, then I'll be building a Honda 250 scooter based recumbent, dustbin faired with rear fairing, marathon mileage machine.
Sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree...


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Old 04-30-2011, 12:22 PM   #2 (permalink)
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3 songs in my last post, music trivia, recognize all 3?
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Old 04-30-2011, 10:30 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 04-30-2011, 11:20 PM   #4 (permalink)
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3 songs in my last post, music trivia, recognize all 3?
ACDC "back in black" and Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams are Made of this" but the third I am not sure of... as for the car... all sounds good. Will be watching this thread to keep up. Join team honda!
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Old 04-30-2011, 11:46 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Well Jethro got them all right and even corrected me on some of the lyrics, but they were way easy. The third one was "The Message" by Grand Master Flash & the Furious Five, one the first commercially successful rap songs that honkies, (like me), listened to. Actually brilliant lyrics if you listen to it. I love musical trivia so I'll do more but they'll have to be a lot tougher to stump Jethro!


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