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Old 02-11-2016, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Unreal
AAA does not. I've used their tows probably 20+ times. Same 3x100 miles per year thing. They always just tow it to my house.
I stand corrected

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I've had AAA tow me to my parents before, though it was a few years ago so it may have changed by now.. hopefully I don't have to find out!
I hope so too!
Old 02-11-2016, 01:44 PM
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The tow truck driver from AAA refused to tow my car because it was not factory height.
Old 02-11-2016, 03:05 PM
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Drive out to Arizona for a nice vacation, free beer, and maybe some racing. Drive back to NC with a tranny. Win win.
Old 02-11-2016, 03:23 PM
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It puts the lotion on the skin
Old 02-11-2016, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Dude_man
It puts the lotion on the skin
hahaha


my car is slammed, as have been every car i've owned for many years. I've had many cars towed and never had anyone from AAA bitch about that. I always tell them up front to don't waste their time sending anything other than a flat bed
Old 02-11-2016, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by neverstop
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my car is slammed, as have been every car i've owned for many years. I've had many cars towed and never had anyone from AAA bitch about that. I always tell them up front to don't waste their time sending anything other than a flat bed
He had a flat bed. Tried telling me he wasn't allowed blah blah blah. My friend whose AAA account it was started screaming at him. Lol
Old 02-11-2016, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Nosferatu
AAA has taken my car to a dealership before and to FSP before
lol at least you've got someone close by! I've had a few cars towed around thanks to AAA.. the trick is they have to have a valid plate on them. It doesn't matter if it's for that car or if you even own it, just a plate with a valid registration sticker and they'll tow it

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Looking forward to seeing what she does!
Thanks--me too. Yours should be a beast in the end!

Originally Posted by Dude_man
The tow truck driver from AAA refused to tow my car because it was not factory height.
That's pretty crappy, the last one I had brought board with him to help get me on the truck without scraping anything up but I guess most just want easy and fast

Originally Posted by Unreal
Drive out to Arizona for a nice vacation, free beer, and maybe some racing. Drive back to NC with a tranny. Win win.
For the heck of it I had to look it up.. 2100 miles / 30 hours If I ever make a trip anywhere close to where you are I'll let you know though

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He had a flat bed. Tried telling me he wasn't allowed blah blah blah. My friend whose AAA account it was started screaming at him. Lol
lol, sounds like AAA guy was just lazy to me!
Old 02-11-2016, 09:00 PM
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yeah, I've never had any issues, they always have boards etc and have never had my car messed up on a AAA tow. usually they are stoked actually as vette is a little more interesting than the millions of camry's and busted civics they usually tow.
Old 02-14-2016, 03:33 PM
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Because methanol!

Going to try a new place for the next refill, hopefully it will be a lot cheaper

Old 02-14-2016, 04:46 PM
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Torco is like 20 minutes from me.
Old 02-14-2016, 07:10 PM
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They sure weren't cheap, but it being delivered to my door was nice, haven't had time to go get any

I found a local place that sells methanol to a lot of go kart tracks and racers around here that has it for dirt cheap, I just need to leave work early and get by there before they close one of these days
Old 02-14-2016, 07:13 PM
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How much do they sell 5 gallons to your guys... here its like 68 bucks... that's Canadian so about 3 bucks USD .... lol
Old 02-14-2016, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by CI GS
Are those the spacers that you need to bolt the GTO spares on a GS??! Where, oh where, can I get me a set of those???
Yes they are, but i dont know where to get them! I bought the whole package used, they came with the skinnies.
Old 02-14-2016, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by schpenxel
Because methanol!

Going to try a new place for the next refill, hopefully it will be a lot cheaper

Is that torco?? I cant see on my phone. I hope the meth is better than their sh!tty race fuel!!!
Old 02-14-2016, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by realcanuk
How much do they sell 5 gallons to your guys... here its like 68 bucks... that's Canadian so about 3 bucks USD .... lol
VP M1 is about $45 for 5 gallons at a shop I usually go to, but they've been out for a while now. I'm embarrassed to even say what I paid for this 5 gallons.. it's about the same as yours, except in USD instead of CAD. Most others didn't want to ship it so I had to pay what they wanted

Originally Posted by timmyZ06
Is that torco?? I cant see on my phone. I hope the meth is better than their sh!tty race fuel!!!
Yep, it is from Torco. Hopefully they can't mess this one up since they can pretty much just buy it from a chemical supply company, put it in a pretty can and mark it up 400%, lol. Which fuel did they mess up for you?

If I had a place to put a 55 gallon drum of it I would just order one of those through work and be set for life. Even if I only use 1/3 of it it'd still be way cheaper

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Old 02-14-2016, 07:27 PM
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All the race fuel we had was very inconsistent , basically cant rely on the octane rated for the boost we made. VP never had that issue, was 10 years ago though
Old 02-14-2016, 07:34 PM
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We buy VP M1 5 gallon Can locally for $40.00

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Old 02-14-2016, 07:36 PM
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That's pretty reasonable.. the shop I used to get it from said they try to wait for several people to want some before they order it because the freight is the same whether they order 1 can or 20. I'm going the generic methyl alcohol route next time
Old 02-14-2016, 08:05 PM
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The place we get it from is a Large Oil and Fuel distributor in our area. You have to call them ahead to reserve it. They get a shipment each week but it goes quick.
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Any thoughts on connecting the rear steam vents?

Thought about doing that before 1/2 mile but not sure if people still think it's of any use or not.


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