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oh and on another note, i'm planning on going to harrys for about and hour then i'm going to meet up with everyone on the west side, so if anyone is keen for a short stay at harrys, let me know and we can meet up there, i should be at harrys around 7ish

car is now at rpm performance shop but was told about a 3-4 week wait for tune and custom piping and a few other things. looking forward to that first cruise with you guys as i dont think the misses applause will keep up

yes it is and yes you do. not sure if its too late or how many cars are going. its in the QLD section under events

Washing my terribly dirty car tomorrow. so i can get it all dirty all over again....

Car serviced (royal purple oil and K&N filter) new filter media needed for my HKS pod so I have to go buy a cheap replacement until I can get some replacement media. Missed out on happy laps but I am gonna get my car wash and wax on.

I will have to pass between visits to the gym and battlefield 3 dropping today as well ad my addiction to wow flaring up I am occupied ATM. On another note I have done a bit of on road tuning and managed to get a fairly decent power increase out of my car so that's always good

So, whose up for the westies tonight?, as I have some business down towards the coast so I'll probably be going straight after that, unless I'm early as which would mean I could meet up with people to go down

does that big filter shop at brendale do the replacement filter media for the HKS type pods??

the one Kremzow Road

apparently they are quite cheap for both oil and filters of all kinds

does that big filter shop at brendale do the replacement filter media for the HKS type pods??

the one Kremzow Road

apparently they are quite cheap for both oil and filters of all kinds

not sure man, be keen to know aswell, your talking about the cleaning kit for it? or a new HKS element?

well its a big shop that sells air cleaners and other filters of all kinds for everything from tractors to trucks to cars and motorbikes,

if they dont have it im sure they would know where to find it, from what guys have told me they are real friendly good knowledgable people

well its a big shop that sells air cleaners and other filters of all kinds for everything from tractors to trucks to cars and motorbikes,

if they dont have it im sure they would know where to find it, from what guys have told me they are real friendly good knowledgable people

I gave them a ring they don't have a replacement media but they can cut foam and fit it. (not sure about that)

HKS filter media is like $50 from Tokyo.

just messaged Chris about spots for tonight, a bit late i know :(

but we will be driving anyways, either to the tech night or to the westies, hopefully both.

so it turns out the tech night starts at 5:30...i aint making that but gonna drop past on the way to the westies (if theyre not all at the tech night)

7 PM BP's on the highway for anyone who wants to tag along

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