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I've been really busy the last few weeks so I've been neglecting to post up new information on my blog but today I figured I would finally post something. 2 Weeks ago I topped up my anti-freeze in both my Civic's as my previous drain and fill of 50/50 mix was not good enough for Canadian winters so I had to drain some coolant out again and topped it up with pure antifreeze. I also did a front brake job on the 95 Honda Civic but within a few days they started to pulsate again. I pulled the disks of the hubs and checked for any rust between them and there was very little there that would cause the disk to warp so I went back to the parts store and exchanged them for new ones. Just to be sure the hub was super clean I used my drill with a scratch pad attachment and cleaned both hubs to a clean metal surface. I put the new disks back on and took the car for a ride and it seems to have worked. I also checked the hub for free play and none was visible so I will have to drive it ... Read More

I've done some maintenance on my fish tanks and filters the last few weeks so everything seems to be going good. The only filter that still needs cleaning is the auxiliary filter in my turtle tank. The main purpose of this filter is to remove any large particles of dirt and poop from the turtles. The pickup of this filter is right at the bottom of the aquarium where all the large particles reside, where as my regular filter pickup is about half in the aquarium. My large yellow belly turtle Cocco has been growing really fast and I haven't been adding the turtle calcium block fast enough so she split her sell at the bottom a few weeks ago. Soon as I found out I changed the water to make sure it was clean for her to heal and added more of the turtle blocks in the water so she could use the calcium heal that up. She was doing good for a while when i noticed the other day that the large pleco i have in the same tank was trying to suck at the soar spot she had, soon as i saw that i transferred the pleco into ... Read More

I cleaned my 29 Gallon and my 45 Gallon XP3 filters today. This included washing out the canister, the foam inserts at the bottom, the BioMax Stars and replacing the charcoal pouch and the polishing pad. These filters are really good and I usually only do this once a month but I think that my 29 gallon tank might of been used a bit longer then that. I also rearranged my room with my fish tanks and didn't have room for my 20 Gallon tank anymore so I gave some fish to my friend Tracey and moved the rest including the angel fish babies to the 29 gallon tank. My Ammonia was still high in my 45 gallon tank tonight so I changed some more water and will keep monitoring this issue. The 20 gallon fish tank setup is now my brother Paul's as he has just started a new blog about fish tanks so this was a good gift for him. His blog is www.aquariumfishworld.com. Paul, my dad and myself went to Big Al's today to look at the fish they had in store and after seeing a bunch of really neat looking fish I might look into getting some ... Read More

I did another ammonia test yesterday after work and noticed that my ammonia was still high. It's better then last weekend but still not where I would like it to be. I did another 70% water change and brought it down lower and added a good amount of CYCLE formula to help the rebuilding of good bacteria and also some chlorine neutralizer. I think since this tank was cycled before I must of screwed it up by over feeding. From now on I will monitor how much food I add too this tank and keep reporting on what's going on. All the fish are still alive so that's a good thing :D ... Read More

Have you checked your 12Volt car battery under your hood lately?  Yeah that's what I thought... For most people it's hard enough to check their Honda Civic's engine oil, and checking their battery well that's another story. My Suggestion Go Check it. The weather is getting colder and colder with winter right around the corner and the better your Honda Civic's battery is doing the better for you. Look for corrosion around the terminals, possible cracks on the casing, loose battery terminals, low electrolyte level, and also voltage using a volt meter. Most new car batteries are sealed so there is no need to add distilled water to raise the electrolyte level but if you do have an old battery, do check the level and add distilled water as needed. Once a year I would also suggest taking off your terminals and cleaning both the posts and terminals with a battery post & terminal cleaner tool. This tool is fairly inexpensive and can be purchased at most car parts stores. Click Here for great car battery article on HondaTuning.com ... Read More

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Air Fuel Ratio (AFR) is the ratio of air to fuel in the combustion chamber during the power stroke. This ratio is very important to know when adding on any type of forced induction, whether it be a super charger or a turbo. After installing a turbo on your Honda Civic it would be a good investment to install an Air Fuel Gauge to monitor the Air Fuel Ratio while the engine is running. I would also recommend taking your car to a shop that has a Dyno to get it tuned properly, otherwise running your engine too lean will blow it up and you'll have to rebuild it.  Below is a link to D-Series Forums that gives a little bit more information about air fuel ratio while running a turbo. Click Here for Link to a forum post about air fuel ratio ... Read More

 I did some water changes yesterday because SuperTank was behaving really weird and because my ammonia was too high and soon after that, SuperTank molted for the first time. Well being his size I'm sure he has molted lots of times before but since I got him this is the first time. He will eat his old shell in a day or so and regain the lost calcium from shedding.     SuperTank After Molting. As you can see he has already regained his dark blue color. ... Read More

I came home today and noticed something strange Super Tank was lying upside down, I was like crap I lost my last crayfish? I became really disappointed about this as I lost my last baby crayfish a few days ago in my 20 gallon tank. I called up a good friend of mine and told her that I was done with crayfish, as they keep on dieing on me. Interesting enough she had a crayfish for a while too and her's died earlier this week too. I was really confused as to why SuperTank would of died but remembered that I fed him the dead crayfish from my 20 Gallon tank 2 days ago. Why that other little crayfish died I believe it might of been because of molting issues, but I was concerned that maybe the little crayfish was sick and now the sickness had killed Supertank. I left the room and came back 5 minutes later and turned on the 2nd light that I have in the 45 gallon tank and guess what, SuperTank Flipped over like a spring HE WAS ALIVE! I was like ok what the heck is he playing games with me now...  My dog Rocky was barking at this time so I left the room and went to feed him. ... Read More

Studded or not studded? Winter weather is just around the corner and having the proper tires is a must. Driving in snow requires either snow tires or all season tires but you're better off with winter tires if your in a heavily snowed up area. Now if you live in a place where you have lots of ice and snow then getting snow tires with studs is a must and will really help you out when driving. For the area where I live we get lots of rain but only a bit of snow so snow tires are not really needed, but since I have them I might as well put them on my Honda Civic for winter driving. Studs are helpful in snow and ice but since we get more rain then snow here, I decided to mount the tires on my Honda Civic but pull the studs. Here in BC your only allowed to run studded tires from mid Oct to April so pulling the studs will allow be to drive longer and will also bring down the road noise which is a good thing. If I lived in an area with more snow I would leave the studs in ... Read More

Yesterday I signed up for a Honda Website directory that seems to be a great idea, It's called The Best of Honda Sites. So far only 2 sites are registered but I believe that soon as other Honda enthusiast sites hear about this great directory it will become a hit. Click on the icon to check it out. ... Read More

A good friend of mine found me an RC boat today at work. My 2nd job on the weekends is at a recyling depot so stuff like this comes in once in a while, but the trick is to be the one at the recieving end of when stuff like this comes in. It's a single prop electric 9.6volt boat with a V-haul. No remote came with it but I'm sure I can rig something up with all my spare RC parts. ... Read More

Today at work I found a miniature garden bench with a really cool design on the back. Check it out it's a bit old but looks really cool. ... Read More

I have picked the winners for my 1993 Honda Civic Blog Contest Giving away, but would first like to thank everyone that participated in this contest for all the Comments, Favs, Blog Posts, and Stumbles. 1st Prize Winner is Contest for Bloggers 5000 Entrecard Credits 2nd Prize Winner is Sherry 2000 Entrecard Credits 3rd Prize Winner is Giveaway City 500 Entrecard Credits Payout of credits will be as in the payout schedule in the contest rules. I will try to get a hold of Entrecard and hopefully get them to help me do a full payout to everyone but if that doesn't work then please be patient. ... Read More

I installed Windows Vista on my new PC last week and so far I have nothing bad to say about it, it's a good OS. I was against it for a long time with all the bad publicity and things that people said about it, but after a first look at it and using it for a week it seems great. One of the big differences from Windows XP to Windows Vista is the addition of DirectX 10 in Vista. DirectX 10 has a huge graphical advantage to DirectX 9c with it's it's new driver model that features better rendering capabilities and the new Shader Model 4. With all this technical mombojambo what does this mean to the average gamer? It means never before seen graphcial brilliance at it's best. Below are 2 images rendered in new Flight Simulator X with DirectX 9 and DirectX 10.  As you'll notice the 2nd image with DirectX 10 rendering has very realistic photo like clouds and superb water reflections. Flight Simulator X Scenery using DirectX 9 Flight Simulator X Scenery using DirectX 10 ... Read More

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