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In the last 5 years, I have not seen a CLEANER example of a 2g DSM than this. It has been meticulously maintained, and it shows. If you have always wanted a 2g DSM, but can't find one that looks nice enough, I highly recommend you give this vehicle a look over. There are cheaper GSX's out there, but I doubt you will find a cleaner one, that hasn't been resprayed or molested.
Good Luck Alex,
Jason Christopherson
Store Manager
Tintmasters
Fargo, ND
(701)239-8468
Congrats on the new job! Best of luck!
I'm sure most Subaru guys will know, but he means APS 3.5" Turboback, not APC.
Good luck on the sale, and I will keep my ears open in the shop for any leads!
The RFL had it's moment in 2005ish, as being the loudest "I have a turbo AND BOV" mod available. The problems 99.425% of buyers have experienced were:
Jeff, if you want a quality BOV, stay away from the BOV's that are not 'maintenance free'. HKS, Greddy, Tial, etc... are good options. In my years of experience, I would personally avoid the TurboXS unit as well as the Perrin BOV, although the Perrin unit is a better design that shouldn't blow apart, it still requires your to lube the 'o' ring on the valve semi-regularly.
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They are garbage, seriously. Save your money! I mean that with every ounce of my soul.
Trafik Jamz;323902 wrote:
Man, I'm sorry that the speeds are so shitty for you over there man, I was really hoping what we provided would have worked for you (when I was at IdeaOne). Try calling Marty @ Ideaone 701.361.0534 and explain the situation if you haven't already....if he isn't any help try Christel Fritz or Mike Mack @ Ideaone. I can't imagine that you are the only ones complaining...I'd think everyone from Crystal Piers Marine on down the block would be demanding faster service.All of the DSL providers using the same lines in your area of town (all Qwest lines) and I don't foresee most of them crossing the road. Maybe Qwest would, but I wouldn't count on it.
Or maybe Hughesnet satellite?
http://business.hughesnet.com/explore-our-services/business-internet/business-internet-high-speed/connect-service-plansor WildBlue maybe? http://www.mybluedish.com/speeds-and-pricing/
I have spoke with IdeaOne on many occasions about this, and today they said they are going to stop into the surrounding businesses and see if anyone else would want faster service. They had some 3 letter abbreviation that they were going to do, which basically would evaluate the cost vs. return on their end to put new cable in the ground....
Bookem;323905 wrote:
We have Dakota Carrier Network at our offices, seems pretty good but we need to upgrade servers. I believe General Equipment just down the road from you guys still have them as well (might want to check with Sarah there, she'd know the best).
http://www.dakotacarrier.com/services/view.asp?ID=3
Thanks, I will look into this!
dubbsy;323906 wrote:
Well, it's still not horribly fast but it's an option?
http://www.i29.net/wimax/coverage-map/
I think the goals are still to expand the 1.5m and 3m services but no idea when.Or, Verizon hotspot?
I will look into this as well!
integra_gsr98;323907 wrote:
What kind of budget do you have available for internet service Jason?
I'm not certain Nick.... I guess I would have to look at what we have now, and compare to what we could have. The current service drops constantly, and at optimum speed is very difficult to load any page with flash in an acceptable time frame. I am not hating on IdeaOne, just hate the fact that my options are limited to such ancient service.
Jim;323909 wrote:
Sat has a 5gb datacap per month.http://www.virginmobileusa.com/mobile-broadband/
Check that out... you'll have better (much better) then 256k with that... >1mbps. Uses Sprint's 3G Network. You should be able to pick this up at any Radioshack.
I will research this more tomorrow as well.
Thank you all for the help, I have a few options to look into and will hopefully be able to come up with a new plan. I think 3mbps would be more than plenty...hell 1mbps would be great....
The shop is located in a fairly small section of town that doesn't have any type of access to any quick wired internet connection. We have used Integra Telecom, and currently IdeaOne, both with poor results. Is there any type of newer service available in the area? Our current plan is 256k, but for the past while it truly is in the neighborhood of 26k-128k...yes really. I don't need Midco speeds, but I need something that can allow for us to work more efficiently.
There is no cable, and as it sits right now, none of the major players in the area have interest in running cable/copper/fiber optics/etc to our location...
Options?
Gate Open: 10am (Tech starting about that time as well)
Racing Starts: 12pm
This applies to both Saturday and Sunday.
Joel: Congrats on the marriage, and I apologize that this event may take away from your day. I completely understand why you cannot make it. haha
Charlie has some things in the works to potentially get a car out there that will break the track record for fastest ET.... GIDDY UP! :icon_cheers:
1 week! See everyone at Top End Dragways next Saturday/Sunday! Gates open at 10am both days, with racing starting at 12pm! Come either day, or come for both and camp!
thurmanmerman;323667 wrote:
So its $15 for spectating and camping for the weekend vs. $10 for each day of spectating?
That is correct. The idea was to try and keep it affordable, and entice people to spend the weekend at Top End Dragways and partake in the camping festivities! :icon_cheers:
Jason Christopherson
Store Manager
Tintmasters
Fargo, ND
The weekend event at Top End Dragways is less than 3 weeks away! Racing, Camping, Competitions sponsored by Playtime Performance, and fun in the sun!
Daily Race Pass (excludes camping): $35
Weekend Race Pass (Includes Camping): $65
Daily Spectator (Excludes Camping): $10
Weekend Spectator Pass (includes camping): $15
In the rare instance of someone wanting to race/spectate Saturday, camp, then get up and leave Sunday morning, there will be a $10 fee. Anyone without a designated wristband at 11am on Sunday will be asked to leave or pay an additional 'Daily Race/Spectator Pass' fee. Save a few bucks by buying your weekend pass up front!
We hope to see everyone out on the 23rd and 24th!
Jason Christopherson
Store Manager
Tintmasters
(701)239-8468
Joel;323458 wrote:
Pull customers car into shop, pull yours next to it. Take photo op with customers car and post the pics without them knowing. lol. nice
Brian R agrees.
I would like to say that I am impressed with the attitude and courtesy everyone is offering. Saturday was NOT ideal for the track owners, the sponsors, or most importantly, the racers. Collectively, Tintmasters and Top End Dragways knows this, and will continue to learn and offer the most bang for the buck that we can to our racers and spectators. I know Charlie did everything he could to try and make it as fun as possible for everyone. By 2pm, he had completely used up his payment from us to host the event + $500.... IN TRACK PREP (not including staffs pay, and other 'business' type expenses). He was willing to eat each and every cent of his profit from the day, and go in the hole, to try and get it in proper condition. That says a lot about him as a business man, but also a lot about the race days to come. I boasted about traction and how things would be so much better this year.... I still stand by those words, and after seeing how Charlie reacted in a tough spot, I am fully confident that by the 2 day event, things will be amazing. I will eat crow if I am wrong, but so many things have gone wrong for Charlie, that jumping into this business took a learning experience (Saturday) to help level out the tracks needs.
Also keep in mind, that our track day was the absolute first race of the year at Top End Dragways. The continued rain has killed his opportunity to get a good layer of rubber down on the track. He stopped into the shop today to make sure that we knew that he was doing everything he possibly could to ensure the track runs much better than it has for years.
Thank you guys again for being polite (while voicing your concerns at the same time) to Charlie and the staff. It further drives them to make sure things in the future are so much better for all of us.
Jason Christopherson
Store Manager
Tintmasters
Fargo, ND
Seriously?!? Here is 2 from today, and the past 2 days have had nothing short of a few articles?
The risk of rain and the much higher expense of track prep for 2011 has lead to a joint decision to postpone this event until the October 8th make up date. We cannot wait all day to make a choice, and given our resources (current track conditions, radar, and juice vs. squeeze) we had to decide.
We are hoping for much better weather for the June 11th date!
If this holds true (which is appears it will), the October 8th 'Rain Make Up' date will go into play. Quite a bummer, but we will cross our fingers for the June 11th Street Legal Date!
