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November 19th, 2003:
Winterized WRX… and a little bling for the winter…

Well, the winter wheels and tires are back on my WRX. I’ve also pulled the aftermarket electronic boost controller so I can datalog the car’s stock performance over the winter and into spring. I have plenty of summer data already. Once I have enough info about my fuel condition (rich/lean) and EGTs, I’ll decide on what I’m going to do with my uppipe and boost controller. The EBC was set pretty conservatively with boost coming in a little earlier than stock, but still hitting the same ~13.5 psig as stock. With the right logging, I’ll be able to decide on the best compromise between performance and reliability.

What else might I have up my sleeve? Most of my efforts will be concentrated on my Camaro for the coming year. However, I do plan to upgrade some of the induction components on my WRX (Samco IC hoses, turbo inlet, etc.) and some more exhaust work. I still have a pretty trick brake upgrade to complete, too. My wife promises to help me with it all now that our wedding responsibilities have tapered off.

- Duane

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November 11th, 2003:
SUVs should be banned.

I’m sure everyone is tired of me ranting about SUVs (and the drivers of them). A few years ago, I was run off of the road by a Toyota 4Runner. This morning, Gina was rear-ended by a Jeep Cherokee that was unable to stop in time when a car swerved into traffic from the left shoulder on the expressway. Gina’s car stopped fine. The overweight SUV behind her could not. Her car is damaged, but she it o.k. Most likely all will be repairable. (Damage: Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3)

- Duane

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November 5th, 2003:
Rogerbox (our band) is getting quite popular; 3 shows coming up. Rogerbox.net gets an update.

My head is kind of swimming right now. Our band, Rogerbox, has been booked for 3 new shows! We’re at Paycheck’s in Hamtramck this Friday. Later in November, we’re playing the I-Rock in Detroit. And, the first week in December, we’re playing at the Bullfrog in Redford. I guess having a simple demo (thanks to Scalici’s Lounge) really makes things happen. The more people we can get to the shows, the more shows we’ll be able to play. I hope to see everyone there! All of the dates and details are on Rogerbox.net.

In preparation for upcoming shows, I’ve updated the Rogerbox site. Roll over the image to see different menu options. Sign up for show, new tracks, and music download updates. Check out a few tracks from the above mentioned Scalici’s show. You can even buy your very own Rogerbox undies! I hope to have more info about the band itself available soon. Check it out.

- Duane

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November 3rd, 2003:
People don’t update their websites. Halloween.

According to this article, people don’t update their websites. Well, I just updated mine… so there.

Halloween came and went without complications. About 10 groups of trick-or-treaters showed up. About average for our neighborhood. We attended 2 different halloween parties. We performed at one of them. The other was this last weekend at my brother’s house. We thought there would be more people wearing costumes… we assumed wrong. I guess we can always re-use them next year.

- Duane

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October 28th, 2003:
Archived System Update

in the grand tradition of following George, I’ve added Nice Titles to my main navigation menu (on the left side of the site).

- Duane

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