Rick G

i have a 2008 jeep liberty limited with the 3.7L V6. everything stock except added a drop in K&N filter.

The issue i have is take off seams week, it will even rolls back on a incline. I'd like to spend a few hundred and no more to give a bit more umph off the line. i am happy with cruising speed, although it does hesitate when trying to pass at highway speeds. I try to use only premium fuel and it helps a "tad"

I have seen chips you can buy, air intakes, exhausts, throttle body spacers, even spark plugs that all claim horse power gains. i am not apposed to a a Little growl, but honestly prefer the vehicle quite if at all possible. so with a budget of say 200-300 is there anything i can do to help.

i am running windows XP w/ SP3 and in google chrome i get the message "webpage not available" the same pages are not available using IE 8 as well. funny thing is most sites work, but not windows update, and other misc. spybot update and windows defender, i have the latest updates on my ESET internet security and no threats were found on a "in depth" scan.

so why can i not connect to some sites, while others work?

I access the internet, by way of a hard wired connection to "2701HG-B Gateway"

i order up 6 high end plugs (E3's) for my 2008 liberty with a 6 cylinder, the shop tells me it will be 211 dollars to install "12" plugs, they say there is 2 per cylinder, is that right?

i'll be driving along and a single chime will go off. but no lights, no warnings, nothing, just a chime...

The dash system status says no alerts or service required, so what is this chime?

if so am i going to see a hit on resources when compared to running in native xp?

currently i am running a

AMD 2.6ghz tri-core phenom 2 with 4gb of DDr2 memory

would it run smoothly?

i am interested in things that maybe are not on the box or little description card in the store.

what are god models that have prooven to function properly and without issues. i know there are issues with start up times, but i dont know how real that is. i have noticed some mention netflix and blockbuster conection, is that worth it?

I own a jeep wrangler, i tow nothing and just drive around town. i went to a local brake shop (Merlin) and got a estimate, for around 350 for front pads and rotors, and rear drum brake adjust. i have no problem paying that if the parts are quality parts. the pads are Bendix ceramic and the rotors are U.S. Brake rotors, does anyone know if these are good parts? i know a place where i could get slotted rotors and Hawk pads, but they would cost around 350 for just parts. so it naturally would cost way more after installation ($90).

any and all help appreciated

He was #1 in car audio, and now poof no where to be found in the top ten? the guy new his stuff, a bit opinionated yes, but knew his stuff.

I would not consider myself politically informed, but it amazes me what people look at when trying to determine our next president. To me i care about which person overall can best represent the US and who can guide her down the best overall path in the future. To me individual topics are not sole reason to vote one way or another, nor is if they smoked pot, or if they fought in a war, or if there 3rd cousin was in jail, i mean do any of these things make dealing with congress easier? I mean what is important to you when choosing our next commander in chief.

I'll tell ya how..

First understand SPL

it is measured in db and 1db is the smallest volume change the human ear can hear. 10db is "twice as loud" and when power is doubled it is equal to 3db. likewise doubling cone surface area is 3db. and a properly made box can easily make a 3db difference over a enclosure that is poorly made.

Now speakers have a efficiency rating, it is a measure of db @ 1 watt @ 1 meter. so the higher the number the louder it is.

often times a sub will put out much more volume in a ported enclosure than a sealed enclosure.

so with that information here is a example..

System A - 1000 watts RMS driving a single 12" 87db sub with a off the shelf sealed sub enclosure.

System B - 250 watts RMS driving 2 x 12" 90db subs with a custom made ported box.

these systems would cost about the same, but the second would be louder... even with a mere 250 watts. take this system x2 and now the first needs electrical upgrades (~$400) but the second works with a stock alternator.

i have 64 bit suportive hardware, however it is not vista certified. so would windows x64 give a performance boost?

i am thinking of running the 64 bit version of autocad 2009. so would that run better, would i see the performance increase?

i have a AMD64 3400+

ati radeon X850 pro

2 gig ram (DDR400)

onboard nic and sound

looking to get a ipod interface for the 02' Liberty. I don't want the style that attaches to the antenna, i want the one that plugs into the back of the factory deck and allows for ipod control.

seams there are several brands, but which one is a quality unit? PAC any good? and what would i expect to pay? $75? $100?

THX in advance.

option A

single seagate SATA 32 mb cache 500gb

option b

two seagate sata 16mb cache 250gb (stripped)

the cost between the two is nearly the same (give or take 10 bucks) I would think the stripped set is faster by a fair amount , but unless it is pretty noticable i would prefer the simplisity of one drive.

what are the experts thoughts.

PS i know a stripped set is less secure, but i have a single 250 gb ATA i am using for "storage" and it will be backed up, i am refering only for use for the main install drive for os and programs only.

Here's the thing, i own a ipod and a Sansa MP3 player, i also have a music collection that is partially in windows media player, itunes, and napster. I want to clean house and make one directory for the ipod and the sansa...

anyone ever use TuneBite or Sound Taxi?

TuneBite - http://tunebite.com/en/remove_drm/index.html

Sound Taxi - http://www.soundtaxi.info/

anything i should consider when purchacing one of these?

I like the fetaure in tuneBite that monitors a folder for conversion, because i do all my purchasing in itunes.

I been looking to upgrade to HD, my TV is HD ready. When i first got the TV (3 years ago) The direct TV HD Tivo box was extreamly buggy. are they better? and are there now local channels in high def, before the local channels were standard def.

one more question to ask, is ebay a o.k. place to get a Tivo box, because now Direct TV supplies thier DVR and i want the TiVo brand.

I am asking this question because my wife works at a doctors office where the HVAC has been oin the fritz for months, and the thermastat is broken so it ranges dramatically from cold to hot.. see they let it get very cold, then they monkey with it to get the heat going, but then it doesn't shut off, when it gets WAY hot they then monkey with it to get it to shut off and this repeats over and over... the temperature swing is easily 40 degress, are there any laws regulating the lowest, highest, or swing in temperature?

a vid of the master at work..

http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/buddyrich1970.h...

I see people refering to loud systems as sounding good, systems that were put together with high powered spl stuff that was not made with sound quality in mind at all... and saying things like that sub sounds wayy better in a ported box... it just makes me wonder do they really know what good sound is? or is louder "better" to most people these days?

I first learned what "sound quality" truely was when back in 1986 i heard a pair of getz speakers driven by a pair of BK mono blocks all conected with tributaries cabling.. i heard a drum solo from buddy rich and max roach that was on a record... and man it sounded like they were right there i literally got major goose bumps.... the system was a home system costing around 10k. from then on i knew what near perfection sounded like, today i think kids hear a pricy best buy installed kicker system and think thats what a SQ system is... am i wrong? or has the majority settled for compressed mp3's and low quality in car audio.

i'm looking into having a auto start put on my 2002 liberty. i know i do not want best buy or circuit city touching my vehical, and i do trust the local tweeter center. However, for the same model and everything the local mobiletell is 200 cheaper for the modle i want... thats alot to swallow for the reliability of Tweeter IF and thats a big IF mobile tell is reliable...

anyone have any experiences with them...

I want to get a gift for a brother in lawm but i am not sure where to get it. lnks would be very helpfull. i am looking for a aux. light that is manually controlled from the drivers seat, just like the spotlight the police have.

any and all help appreciated.