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100_Percent_Juice · 2011-10-26, 08:25 PM

Looked pretty cool going by.

JoeWRX · 2012-05-11, 01:21 PM

Saw Kevin M on mccarran earlier today. Tried waving but couldn't get you to look over!

Car looks good sir!

Kevin M · 2012-05-11, 02:52 PM

Thanks dude. Were you in the STI hatch? That thing look sweet, but the exhaust sounds awful.

JoeWRX · 2012-05-11, 06:08 PM

Yea that was me!

I guess equal length headers to straight pipe (basically) is an acquired taste

GusGus91 · 2012-05-11, 09:42 PM

You have EL headers? 0.o

I never could tell the difference hahah

sybir · 2012-05-11, 11:00 PM

One sounds like a wet fart. The other one sounds like a Subaru

Not talking shit, I ran EL's on my wagon for a while - couldn't stand the exhaust note.

GusGus91 · 2012-05-11, 11:01 PM

I have EL's on my wrx. Cant tell really. But that's probably because I have the gymkhana exhaust. :/

Nick Koan · 2012-05-12, 04:11 PM

Saw a green rs coupe with gold wheels today with one of the giant SECCS stickers on it. Would have been around noonish, 395 south near Neil road.

MPREZIV · 2012-06-24, 07:46 PM

Hey Cody, were you driving up the 37 today, headed toward the race track around 2:30? If not, you have a doppelganger...

cody · 2012-06-24, 08:32 PM

Negative. Haven't driven today at all. You went to watch the race? How was it? I haven't been at Sears Point for years.

MPREZIV · 2012-06-25, 07:07 AM

I was so sure it was you. There's the divided hiway, so I couldn't see wheels or anything, but it was the same color, bug-eye wagon, and when it went past there was a color matched sticker on the back window that looked like your "beat by a wagon" sticker! You've got a twin!

I figured I was close enough to your neck of the woods that it could have been you!

Nope, no race. Went to a wedding: http://www.seccs.org/forums/showthre...675#post161675

sperry · 2012-06-28, 09:04 AM

Saw a nice looking white LGT on gray wheels w/ Rally Armor mudflaps on Veteran's yesterday around 7pm. There were like 3 or 4 dudes in there apparently breaking their necks to look at my Miata.

It's just a Miata?

Then today on my way to work, some (high school aged?) guys came flying up on me at Steamboat/Damonte Ranch/Double R in a gold Saturn to pull along side of me like we were about to race, then duck in like *right* behind me. WTF?

This Miata is getting pretty much the same attention my SVX got... and it's slower than the SVX.

I guess it's just mad tight dorifto looking? Thank god the wagon doesn't get this sort of attention.

Nick Koan · 2012-06-28, 09:10 AM

I saw that white LGT the other day too. Looks pretty nice.

ScottyS · 2012-06-30, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

....There were like 3 or 4 dudes in there apparently breaking their necks to look at my Miata......

Then.......some.....guys...in a gold Saturn......duck in like *right* behind me.....

Apparently some of this summer's difficult questions are moving into full testing phase.

SoyKraut · 2012-07-01, 11:18 PM

That Miata almost broke my neck while you were playing cat and mouse with Dean.

sperry · 2012-07-02, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoyKraut

That Miata almost broke my neck while you were playing cat and mouse with Dean.

Actually, it beat me up pretty good too... I've got bruised arms and legs. My wife was kind enough to point out though that I "won" the fight by killing the motor.

MattR · 2012-07-02, 11:13 AM

You Killed the motor?

van · 2012-07-02, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR

You Killed the motor?

Whats new?

sperry · 2012-07-02, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR

You Killed the motor?

Of course. It was due for an oil change, so I figured "might as well spin a rod bearing!"

But seriously, I overheated it on Saturday... thought it might have been okay since it was running good on Sunday morning, but by the afternoon it crapped out.

From the miata thread on NASIOC:

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

near the end of the first day, I overheated the car pretty significantly. My water temp gauge has an intermittently loose connection, so at some rpms the vibration of the motor causes the gauge to bounce around. Usually I can read through the bounce, but during my timed session I overheated it pretty good, then while coasting to try to cool the car I got caught from behind and had to get on it again to try not to ruin the lap of the guy behind me by getting to the next passing zone. So I ended up really putting the motor temp up in the red. Came in to the pits and the car had boiled over into the catch tank, and then overflowed the catch tank too. I ended up needing to add about a gallon of water to the radiator Sunday morning.

Sunday morning the car ran great, so I thought I had dodged a bullet. But in my timed laps Sunday afternoon, I went out w/ the motor making a little bit more noise than usual, and I only made it through the pace lap... I got down the front straight at speed and the motor let go. It suddenly lost all power... I was able to limp around back to the pits and when I came of track and pushed the clutch in, the motor promptly seized.

I'm pretty sure it's a rod bearing... at least that's what I would have guessed if it were a Subaru motor. But I had oil pressure on the gauge (after the motor seized, I checked the oil and it was only about 1 qt low) and the water temp was nominal. But as soon as the motor stopped the coolant boiled over, so there was some serious friction in there, hence my guess at losing a bearing.

k-dogg39 · 2012-07-02, 11:37 AM

Ugh. I know how you feel.

sperry · 2012-07-02, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by k-dogg39

Ugh. I know how you feel.

Didn't you lose your motor on the dyno? That's way crappier than killing one at the track... at least I was out at the track getting to play! I've lost motors in the WRX on the dyno... it's the worst.

k-dogg39 · 2012-07-02, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

Didn't you lose your motor on the dyno? That's way crappier than killing one at the track... at least I was out at the track getting to play! I've lost motors in the WRX on the dyno... it's the worst.

Not really. Just confirmed that something was wrong with it on the dyno. But my RS motor just popped too. Boo.

cody · 2012-07-03, 09:42 PM

What a shit storm!

Bob Danger · 2012-07-27, 01:02 PM

Did I pass MattR on Vista this morning?

sperry · 2012-07-27, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Danger

Did I pass MattR on Vista this morning?

Unlikely.

I hear that guy will street race anyone that tries to pass him.

2011-10-26, 08:25 PM	#2951
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Looked pretty cool going by. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2012-05-11, 02:52 PM	#2953
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Thanks dude. Were you in the STI hatch? That thing look sweet, but the exhaust sounds awful. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2012-05-11, 09:42 PM	#2955
GusGus91 EJ205 Real Name: Austin Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Reno, NV Posts: 1,406 Car: 2006 WRB WRX TR, 2008 LR STI Class: Too classy Dont sweat the petty... Pet the sweaty.	You have EL headers? 0.o I never could tell the difference hahah __________________ "Like" me on facebook!http://www.facebook.com/pages/AP-Cre...2196449?v=wall _______________ 06 WRX w/ 6MT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 09 chicane yellow 370z

2012-05-11, 11:00 PM	#2956
sybir The Don Real Name: Aaron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,097 Car: '97 Legacy / '05 FXT Class: low	One sounds like a wet fart. The other one sounds like a Subaru Not talking shit, I ran EL's on my wagon for a while - couldn't stand the exhaust note. __________________ Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic.

2012-05-11, 11:01 PM	#2957
GusGus91 EJ205 Real Name: Austin Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Reno, NV Posts: 1,406 Car: 2006 WRB WRX TR, 2008 LR STI Class: Too classy Dont sweat the petty... Pet the sweaty.	I have EL's on my wrx. Cant tell really. But that's probably because I have the gymkhana exhaust. :/ __________________ "Like" me on facebook!http://www.facebook.com/pages/AP-Cre...2196449?v=wall _______________ 06 WRX w/ 6MT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 09 chicane yellow 370z

2012-05-11, 01:21 PM	#2952
JoeWRX EJ22 Real Name: Joe Gardner Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: No-Town Posts: 134 Car: C63 AMG oops...	Saw Kevin M on mccarran earlier today. Tried waving but couldn't get you to look over! Car looks good sir!

2012-05-11, 06:08 PM	#2954
JoeWRX EJ22 Real Name: Joe Gardner Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: No-Town Posts: 134 Car: C63 AMG oops...	Yea that was me! I guess equal length headers to straight pipe (basically) is an acquired taste

2012-05-12, 04:11 PM	#2958
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Saw a green rs coupe with gold wheels today with one of the giant SECCS stickers on it. Would have been around noonish, 395 south near Neil road. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2012-06-24, 07:46 PM	#2959
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	Hey Cody, were you driving up the 37 today, headed toward the race track around 2:30? If not, you have a doppelganger... __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

2012-06-24, 08:32 PM	#2960
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Negative. Haven't driven today at all. You went to watch the race? How was it? I haven't been at Sears Point for years. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2012-06-25, 07:07 AM	#2961
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	I was so sure it was you. There's the divided hiway, so I couldn't see wheels or anything, but it was the same color, bug-eye wagon, and when it went past there was a color matched sticker on the back window that looked like your "beat by a wagon" sticker! You've got a twin! I figured I was close enough to your neck of the woods that it could have been you! Nope, no race. Went to a wedding: http://www.seccs.org/forums/showthre...675#post161675 __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

2012-06-28, 09:04 AM	#2962
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Saw a nice looking white LGT on gray wheels w/ Rally Armor mudflaps on Veteran's yesterday around 7pm. There were like 3 or 4 dudes in there apparently breaking their necks to look at my Miata. It's just a Miata? Then today on my way to work, some (high school aged?) guys came flying up on me at Steamboat/Damonte Ranch/Double R in a gold Saturn to pull along side of me like we were about to race, then duck in like right behind me. WTF? This Miata is getting pretty much the same attention my SVX got... and it's slower than the SVX. I guess it's just mad tight dorifto looking? Thank god the wagon doesn't get this sort of attention. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2012-06-28, 09:10 AM	#2963
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	I saw that white LGT the other day too. Looks pretty nice. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2012-07-01, 11:18 PM	#2965
SoyKraut EJ18 Real Name: Ahren Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 66 Car: 2022 SaniHut Ass Adventurer Class: Lower Middle Class SubUWU?	That Miata almost broke my neck while you were playing cat and mouse with Dean.

2012-07-02, 11:13 AM	#2967
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	You Killed the motor? __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2012-07-02, 11:37 AM	#2970
k-dogg39 Little Slugger Real Name: Kevin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Lake Tahoe, NV Posts: 777 Car: 05 WRB STI Wagon/00 BRP GC Sedan Class: 39 TSM I'm not crazy, I'm just passionate!	Ugh. I know how you feel.

2012-07-03, 09:42 PM	#2973
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	What a shit storm! __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2012-07-27, 01:02 PM	#2974
Bob Danger Tape Terrorist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melmac Posts: 1,792 Car: ? Class: Retired! Warning: Prolonged eye contact may cause insanity	Did I pass MattR on Vista this morning? __________________ A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi.

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