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Cleaned up some old stuff, and ran across the spare upper and lower intake manifolds I had purchased many years ago. I have no idea what these are currently worth, but I paid $650 for the pair. The set came off a Sy, so the lower manifold is painted black from the factory. The manifolds are a...

Needham's EMP-11 chip burner. Includes power supply, parallel cable and software CD-ROM (everything that came with it from the factory). Datarase II EPROM eraser, with power supply and manual. 5) 27C2001 EPROMS, 3 have been used a few times, 2 are brand new. 1) 27C512 EPROM, used. Moates...

Hitachi laptop with licensed Datamaster software and cable. Also includes fairly new Li-Ion battery, 110v AC adapter, 12v DC car adapter, CD-ROM drive and 3.5" floppy disk drive. It's an older laptop, pentium MMX with Windows 95, but it runs well. There's a small crack in the left front...

Howdy, Promgrammer has been updated to v1.3, which fixes a couple of display bugs. I "shotgunned" it out to all registered users last night, but ended up getting about a dozen automated "user not found" error messages. If you did not get a copy, and believe you should have, please email me...

Howdy, I just sent out a small update to Promgrammer, that updates my email address in the "About" dialog. If you did not receive it and think you should have (three emails have already bounced), please let me know -- preferably by email. FYI, this update is needed because I am going to...

I took my Ty out for a ride on Saturday, to "try out" the new battery I just installed. On my way back from my friend's house, I see a Saturn Ion Redline a few cars up. Every time we hit a red light, he would nail it as hard as he could when it turned green (looked like he was showing off his...

Howdy, I just sent out another update to Promgrammer, to version 1.2. This version updates the "Switch" Menu (previously "View"), adds the capability to update the checksum value in the "Calculate Checksum" window, and also adds the option to automatically update the checksum as you edit the...

Howdy, I just emailed out an update to Promgrammer (to version 1.1.1). It fixes a couple of typos and adds a few minor tweaks. If you are registered, and did not receive a copy, please email me and I'll get it right out to you.. Some of the email addresses I have for registered users are...

Howdy, The next Mid-Atlantic SyTy Gathering has been set for Sunday, 17 October, 2004. It will be held at Fort Smallwood Park, MD. It'll start about lunchtime (approx 11-1130) and go until about 4pm. It'll be rain-or-shine, unless we get hit with another hurricane. :-) It's family-friendly...

Since I'm going to be replacing my rear springs soon, I was thinking about installing one of these traction bar brands. I know some people have tried the Cal-Tracs -- how do you like them? Has anyone tried the Slide-a-Links? If so, how were they? Has anyone done a comparison between the two...

I feel kinda stupid for having to ask this, 'cuz I oughtta know it, but it's been four years since I removed the stock leaf springs. Which end goes toward the front? Also, the small end of the wedge goes toward the front, correct? Before you ask, yes, I tried using the search function. I...

Howdy, Anybody know the spring rate for the stock rear leaf springs on a Ty? I've tried searching (both here and at other sites), but can't find that info. Thanks, Bill

Anyone have a recommendation for a place to get my Ty weighed? Preferrably some place in the vicinity of Silver Spring, MD (mid-MD, just north of DC). I'd like to find out how much this brick weighs, but have no idea where to go to find out.

Howdy, I know it's been a while, but I finally have a new version of Promgrammer ready for release. It's version 1.1. The new version adds: -- Reads and writes files containing multiple ROMs -- you no longer need a hex editor to disassemble or assemble a bin from/for larger than stock chips...

Howdy, Just wanted to let everyone know that John did a really nice job welding up my intake to fit the Vortec heads. He also spent a serious amount of time porting the intake and matching it to the 1203 gaskets. I spent a little time cleaning up some of the welds for cosmetic reasons, but...

Went to the track today with a couple of SyTy folks, to try to puts some runs on the new motor. Got a couple of runs in before I had to leave for the day (2 1/2 hours for two runs sucks, BTW). The first run was part comedy, part near-tragedy. I was watching the tree instead of my boost gauge...

...that cork-sucking IM240 emissions test. Yeah, that's the one on the fargin' dyno. Only took five tries.... :x :x :evil: :evil: Ordinarily, I, like most people, would probably say, "So what? Big deal." The big deal is that my Ty is fairly heavily modified, with Vortec heads, 50 lb...

Howdy, What is the size (O.D) of the outer pipe at the joint in the middle of the stock exhaust crossover pipe? I want to replace the clamp on that joint (it's rusty and loose), but forgot to measure the size before I reinstalled the pipe. Anybody have a stock crossover pipe laying around...

Do power steering pumps go bad from just normal use? If so, what are the usual symptoms? Do they seize up, or do they start squeeling, banging, etc.? TIA, Bill

Howdy, What would y'all recommend for a timing chain set for a SyTy motor? I'm looking for brand & model (part number), as well as any experience (good or bad) that you've with it/them. Also, has anyone tried a timing belt system? Would anyone recommend using one vs a chain? How durable are...