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REGENCY for me tomorrow, im bloody stressing whether ive done everything and havnt left anything out, my car is completly stock as it just came off the production line, evn put the side mount intercooler back inn :)

Good luck mate, hope it all goes well :)

hey smart computer people, got another problem with my new laptop.

I have vista, something im still working out, but how do i make it automatically remember my usernames, past searches in google etc? So i dont have to keep retyping them every time

hey smart computer people, got another problem with my new laptop.

I have vista, something im still working out, but how do i make it automatically remember my usernames, past searches in google etc? So i dont have to keep retyping them every time

Upgrade to XP :)

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thanks guys, im booked in at 1.20pm, cant wait 2 get it back 2 how it was and hopefully in time for the Graham West dyno day

you got a late friday booking, you might get lucky mate! they seem slack on the end of the week :)

upgrade to an older, more familiar experience.

goddam vista is shocking.

U said it brother

Man, I've been doing support from 1st to 4th level over the last 10 years and I've never been as frustrated as when I have to do something inane on vista, like diagnose why a pc cant browse. lets see

theyre connecting ok to the wan

they have gateway, dns, ip

they can ping stuff on the net

but because micro$haft decided to put in some dicked out "feature" where if they cant ping their own servers, they will assume your PC is offline and >REFUSE< all routing requests..

does my head in why they would have to add something as mentally retarded as that

smegheads

-D

out of 12 or 13 times ive been ive only failed once and that was when i was going through with the skyline after i got it imported for its first inspection.

i had 6 holes in the stock exhaust and fecked bushings :) something i should have checked but my parents took it through for me while i was away.

its VERY easy to pass first shot, just have to know what to look for :)

just after a bit of advise from those in the know. just taking off old turbos to replace with new.. drained oil and water... and then going to replace.. will start and idle to let new fluids circulate through turbos... anything else i need to know?? will my car run just to get it to the mechanics(for a tune) if i keep it under 3 grand?? please pm me if there are any major obsticles.. thanks in advance

cheers and may the force be with you

make should you don't start it only crank it, quickest way to ruin brand new turbos

craig, you free tomorrow?
ill let you know if i can change that gasket or not, if not sat maybe

bring the map sensor and i can meet you there as Craig isnt far from me, i can figure out the installation bit :(

REGENCY for me tomorrow, im bloody stressing whether ive done everything and havnt left anything out, my car is completly stock as it just came off the production line, evn put the side mount intercooler back inn ;)

+1 good luck man but im sure you wont need it

steve you have to be the most efficient poster in SAU.

dont get my wrong u still whore it up...

but damn it you do it with so much class, can answer 11ty questions in a single post, then take off to do the same in another topic

/tips hat

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