Cpotts's 2kgt Build Thread
5/21/12, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by NYGMEN
Sounds like their enlistment process is a little different from the army. I know the marines have a different process as well. Just get all the info you can about the day to day duties of the jobs. That is going to affect your happiness the most after you are actually in the service. Did the recruiter say after you graduate it was a year long wait? Either its some program to fast track kids into the air force right out of high school or your recruiter may be blowing smoke at you to get his quota. Either way they all seem like good jobs. I would go with the gunner job but then again I'm an infantryman. Get ready for basic, it's gonna suck pretty bad but it doesn't last forever. You will get through it. Just hang in there. I think it's only like 6 weeks and then you receive MOS training or AIT. Mine was 16 weeks and it was pretty bad. Anyway good luck to you man. Maybe an air force guy can chime in. If not you can try to check an air force forum and maybe they can give you some better answers.
6/8/12, 09:31 PM
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soon i am going to upgrade the front brakes a bit, the pads are cheapo part store brand and the rotors are all cut up. What my plan is; ss braded lines, OE rotors, dot 4 and ebc greenstuff pads. What i want to know, is slotted worth the money? Are ss worth the money? And what pads do yall recommend??
6/12/12, 12:21 PM
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Not to my knowledge. And why not get cobra brakes for the front and cobra rotors for the rear. They look and stop a heck of a lot better.
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...d=140772463512
Also, slotted is not worth the money on a street car. If you running a lot of track days and such then sure, but just for dd, no.
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...d=140772463512
Also, slotted is not worth the money on a street car. If you running a lot of track days and such then sure, but just for dd, no.
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6/12/12, 02:40 PM
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Not to my knowledge. And why not get cobra brakes for the front and cobra rotors for the rear. They look and stop a heck of a lot better.
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...d=140772463512
Also, slotted is not worth the money on a street car. If you running a lot of track days and such then sure, but just for dd, no.
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...d=140772463512
Also, slotted is not worth the money on a street car. If you running a lot of track days and such then sure, but just for dd, no.
6/12/12, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by cpotts13
From what i understand i woould need brake lines and brackets. Plus there expensive to starrt with. i really want them though.
But yea, they aren't all that cheap, but they make a difference.
6/12/12, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 1999Pony
I didn't need anything other then calipers and rotors for mine
But yea, they aren't all that cheap, but they make a difference.
6/12/12, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by cpotts13
Oh really? Lol well 400 is still okayyy. Maybe in one more paycheck!!
6/19/12, 02:21 PM
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They used different lines on different models. I would suggest figuring out which are interchangeable with the lines you already have and go with those. If you look used on Corral they go for super cheap too. I got mine for 200 shipped for lines, rotors, and calipers.
6/19/12, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by cntchds
They used different lines on different models. I would suggest figuring out which are interchangeable with the lines you already have and go with those. If you look used on Corral they go for super cheap too. I got mine for 200 shipped for lines, rotors, and calipers.
I didn't upgrade my lines when I did my brakes, but the front cobra brakes and calipers bolted right up to my v6 stuff
6/21/12, 06:54 AM
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Just to give my impression on the 3.73 gears, I broke them in for 500 miles and have gone through 2 tanks since then. The acceleration is definitely quicker, you do have ton go through the gears quicker too. The big thing i noticed though was the MPG. I was originally getting 16-19 mixed, but the last two fill ups ive gotten 22mpg! This is with mostly city driving. Its most likely because you can put it in 5th alotttt sooner and keep the rpms lower. Id definitely go 3.73 again.
6/21/12, 04:57 PM
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Hopefully sometime this next paycheck i can get a set of cobra brakes (front), let me know if yall see any deals out there, I have read that people have gotten full sets for <$200, but i havent seen anything less than $400 just for the front, i have checked mps and ebay. Thanks!!
6/21/12, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 1999Pony
Check corral.net. you might be able to find some good deals there. That or SVTP
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So when I'm looking, is it specificly 03 04 cobra brakes or any cobra brakes?
Also here are my plans, let me know what y'all think..
There are a couple things I want to get for my car, I just don't know which to get first..
-aluminum driveshaft (my stock one has slack in it and its noticeable.)
-cobra brakes (obvious reasons!)
-tuner (cause I have yet to get my car tuned for all my parts on it: gears and exhaust)
- wider front rims and tires (because I have 8" in the front and 10.5" in the rear, I think the front looks kinda sunk in.)
Give me your opinions! I'm really stuck between the tuner and the drive shaft.
Also here are my plans, let me know what y'all think..
There are a couple things I want to get for my car, I just don't know which to get first..
-aluminum driveshaft (my stock one has slack in it and its noticeable.)
-cobra brakes (obvious reasons!)
-tuner (cause I have yet to get my car tuned for all my parts on it: gears and exhaust)
- wider front rims and tires (because I have 8" in the front and 10.5" in the rear, I think the front looks kinda sunk in.)
Give me your opinions! I'm really stuck between the tuner and the drive shaft.