pics of car plstroyguitar wrote: ↑Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:06 pm Car is quick, got 4th overall in raw time and 3rd in PAX. According to the data, I did about 1.25g peak lateral on 40 degree sealed asphalt. Real suspension and tarz ftw. The Sparco harness is great, makes the car much easier to drive when you don't have to hold yourself in place.
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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troyguitar wrote:
So, :245: on ultralight 17 inch >> on heavy 18's.
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It's 32F out and the tarz are brand new, so no real impressions at this point other than they are obviously stickier than the old worn out shit. You can absolutely feel the shorter gearing plus reduced weight combo though, the car is noticeably quicker to accelerate.
razr390 wrote:pics of car plstroyguitar wrote: ↑Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:06 pm Car is quick, got 4th overall in raw time and 3rd in PAX. According to the data, I did about 1.25g peak lateral on 40 degree sealed asphalt. Real suspension and tarz ftw. The Sparco harness is great, makes the car much easier to drive when you don't have to hold yourself in place.
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troyguitar wrote: ↑Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:06 pm Car is quick, got 4th overall in raw time and 3rd in PAX. According to the data, I did about 1.25g peak lateral on 40 degree sealed asphalt. Real suspension and tarz ftw. The Sparco harness is great, makes the car much easier to drive when you don't have to hold yourself in place.
Love that troy got an RX8, loved mine when I had it, would love to own another one! Best seating position in any car I’ve ever driven, wish I actually knew how to drive when I owned mine but I’m sure that suspension saved my life on a frequent basis.
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Is there anything I can reasonably do about clear coat starting to peel on the front bumper?
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totaledtroyguitar wrote: ↑Fri Apr 13, 2018 11:50 am Is there anything I can reasonably do about clear coat starting to peel on the front bumper?
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Yeah, proper respray would mean doing the whole car, ain't nobody gonna match up velocity red that's sat in FL sun for several years. Nahgonnahappen. Maybe I'll attempt the blending of new clear at some point, if nothing else but to slow the peeling.[user not found] wrote:Sand it down, blend in some fresh clear.troyguitar wrote: ↑Fri Apr 13, 2018 11:50 am Is there anything I can reasonably do about clear coat starting to peel on the front bumper?
You'll need to wetsand and blend, then wetsand again.
It'll probably look better than it does now, but it won't be a permanent fix.
Permanent fix would be to have the whole bumper re-painted.
My project now is pulling the nasty old stone guard film, major PITA.
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Much improved but the stone guard and the stickers both left shadows.
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Put a sticker over it.
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Stickers on cars is
I wouldn't mind a Stewart/Colbert or Bartlet presidential sticker, but in the South it might get me shot.
I wouldn't mind a Stewart/Colbert or Bartlet presidential sticker, but in the South it might get me shot.
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No idea how big it is but I kind of like this thing:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ROTARY-COUPE-m ... SwgkRVSx9K
or a generic Mazdaspeed badge:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Mazda-MAZD ... vi&vxp=mtr
or say fuck it and debadge the trunk then cover it with vinyl cut band logos, DIO in the center...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ROTARY-COUPE-m ... SwgkRVSx9K
or a generic Mazdaspeed badge:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Mazda-MAZD ... vi&vxp=mtr
or say fuck it and debadge the trunk then cover it with vinyl cut band logos, DIO in the center...
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Not yet but I will, the whole car needs to be done. It's going for PDR this week, then I'll work on polishing and Dr Colorchipping.[user not found] wrote:I dig the rotary badge.
Have you tried polishing it at all?
I went ahead and got some DIO stickers anyway, worst case I'll put them on my magnetic sheets for SCCA-required stickers. I think I might make a whole fake "sponsor" sheet full of band logos to go at the leading edge of the doors.
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Try:troyguitar wrote: ↑Sun Apr 15, 2018 1:10 pm Stickers on cars is
I wouldn't mind a Stewart/Colbert or Bartlet presidential sticker, but in the South it might get me shot.
"I Rachel Maddow" and see what happens.
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Beautiful spring diving weather this afternoon.
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It's got me looking more into iRacing and the like... Year-round driving and in cars that I'd never be able to afford in real life? That might be a good idea.[user not found] wrote:
This is ridiculous.
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It's been snowing here since yesterday morning.
3/15/18 high temp was 37* here
3/15/17 high temp was 82* here
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It was sunny and 80 here on Friday and is supposed to be sunny and 75 on Wednesday, but it's currently 35 and snowing.
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troyguitar wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:07 pm It was sunny and 80 here on Friday and is supposed to be sunny and 75 on Wednesday, but it's currently 35 and snowing.
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Obviously it's time to buy a to handle the potholes created from all this.wap wrote:troyguitar wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:07 pm It was sunny and 80 here on Friday and is supposed to be sunny and 75 on Wednesday, but it's currently 35 and snowing.
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[user not found] wrote:I mean why do you think I've invested in Trukcoin?troyguitar wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:41 pm Obviously it's time to buy a to handle the potholes created from all this.
I'm pretty impressed with the konis and double wishbones on the RX8. It rides better than anything I've ever owned. Stiff chassis = the suspension doesn't have to be so stiff. The only downside to this car is fuel+oil consumption. Seems to be around a quart per 1500 miles and 16 mpg on premium so far.
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You're still using the same amount of oil either way, but yeah those systems exist. The off-the-shelf one uses the washer fluid reservoir for oil, so you lose that functionality. Additionally it is only made for the 04-08 engines and it's technically not legal for Street class.[user not found] wrote:Couldn't you set up an oil-injection system and wouldn't that help with consumption?troyguitar wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 4:23 pm
I'm pretty impressed with the konis and double wishbones on the RX8. It rides better than anything I've ever owned. Stiff chassis = the suspension doesn't have to be so stiff. The only downside to this car is fuel+oil consumption. Seems to be around a quart per 1500 miles and 16 mpg on premium so far.
I feel like I've seen people do this. Dat 2-stroke wankel.
I don't really mind checking the oil, I do that on all of my cars anyway. My S4 actually burned the same amount. It got the same gas mileage too!
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People who pre-mix oil seem to use about the same amount as me. Mixing 0.5 oz/gal = at 15 mpg you're burning 50 oz per 100 gallons in 1500 miles, or about a quart per 1k.