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Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB 05-29-2017, 09:47 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,628
Posted By 7thgear
it's certainly a rare car, in the last 3 weeks...

it's certainly a rare car, in the last 3 weeks since i became aware of it, i've only seen it on the street ONCE

the 2016 scion version only sold like 5000 canada wide i think

it's taking a...
Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB 05-23-2017, 07:55 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,628
Posted By 7thgear
talk about blast from the past for the...

talk about blast from the past

for the record, mine went away after a 5-6 thousand kilometers

maybe something was just breaking in... i never had to touch or grease anything
Forum: CANADA 06-22-2016, 11:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,420
Posted By 7thgear
you need a helmet and some masking tape to put a...

you need a helmet and some masking tape to put a number on your car


and have a full list of your mods ready for classification purposes
Forum: CANADA 06-01-2016, 10:48 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,302
Posted By 7thgear
did your friend try to get money back for the...

did your friend try to get money back for the modifications that he made after he totaled the car?




the general rule here is a don't ask don't tell


if you wreck your car, assume that...
Forum: CANADA 04-07-2016, 04:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,304
Posted By 7thgear
got the letter today whomp whomp

got the letter today


whomp whomp
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 02-11-2016, 09:22 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 42,872
Posted By 7thgear
people like you are the reason Philly gets a bad...

people like you are the reason Philly gets a bad rap




drifting is not racing, it is a competition emphasizing control and style, lap times are tertiary concerns.


also while the top...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 02-09-2016, 01:45 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 42,872
Posted By 7thgear
maaan, time flies

maaan, time flies
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 09-22-2015, 12:57 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 17,617
Posted By 7thgear
what makes this technology only available in high...

what makes this technology only available in high end products, what are the component complexities and costs that prohibit this being used universally?
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 09-22-2015, 10:13 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,185
Posted By 7thgear
erm... not all if he was in a class that...

erm... not all


if he was in a class that allowed rcomps, then he was in his full right to run rcomps

now, if you were in the same class but didn't run rcomps, then that's on you for not...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 09-07-2015, 03:21 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 33,083
Posted By 7thgear
the only thing I'd want to know... is where to we...

the only thing I'd want to know... is where to we actually start at?
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 09-07-2015, 02:10 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 33,083
Posted By 7thgear
staring from a perfectly perpendicular tire 90*, ...

staring from a perfectly perpendicular tire 90*, and a 70* (purple) strut, observe the relationship of black and purple on the ground


if you angle the strut more by 5* with camber plates but do...
Forum: CANADA 08-26-2015, 09:48 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 14,702
Posted By 7thgear
from what I hear, TLMC does an excellent job with...

from what I hear, TLMC does an excellent job with their venue and those that go are super happy.


here's a video


TLMC Pro-Solo 2014 Elimination Round - YouTube
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 08-25-2015, 11:49 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 33,083
Posted By 7thgear
depending on how the camber is achieved, you...

depending on how the camber is achieved, you might actually be angling the strut to compensate for the increased offset so the actual effect on scrub is much smaller than the raw offset value.
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 08-22-2015, 12:17 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 33,083
Posted By 7thgear
I provide plenty of input, you just have...

I provide plenty of input, you just have selective reading.

and if I had a shop and all manner of testing equipment I'd input even more.

but dismissing this discussion as "mental masturbation"...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 08-21-2015, 10:42 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 33,083
Posted By 7thgear
curious about this as well Negative effects...

curious about this as well

Negative effects of excessive scrub radius are rarely written about.
Forum: CANADA 08-18-2015, 09:53 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 14,483
Posted By 7thgear
official results are up! Turns out the...

official results are up!

Turns out the 2014/2015 pax bug was still present and I did better than I thought.

Ended up fighting off all other frs/brz's on pax on both days. Sorry Martyn and Adam...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 08-14-2015, 03:02 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 43,860
Posted By 7thgear
So we have this... and then we have the...

So we have this...


and then we have the Penske setup that Receseng is working on.


For those that have driven both... can you give a breakdown of what it's like to go around 1 lap of your...
Forum: Canada Classifieds 08-06-2015, 02:39 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 17,371
Posted By 7thgear
ya'll need some autocross in your life, cuz at...

ya'll need some autocross in your life, cuz at the end of the day all that matters is how well you can drive!

ohh hey, it just so happens there are 3 autocrosses to choose from this weekend, go...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 08-04-2015, 05:54 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,782
Posted By 7thgear
since degrees need to have a tire diameter value,...

since degrees need to have a tire diameter value, which is variable, on our cars, a 1/16 inch is equivalent to about 0.15 degrees.


0.30 degrees is 1/8 inch.

Toe-in in the rear is certainly...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 07-28-2015, 05:02 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 25,153
Posted By 7thgear
Greger Huttu? Great article, very one of a...

Greger Huttu?

Great article, very one of a kind experience.
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 07-28-2015, 01:35 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 25,153
Posted By 7thgear
you're ignoring a valuable lesson from Mike in...

you're ignoring a valuable lesson from Mike in the fundamentals of worldly objects navigating time and space.

If all you took away is that "well, I did a-b-c before and now I do x-y-z and drive...
Forum: CANADA 07-27-2015, 11:06 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 14,483
Posted By 7thgear
AUGUST 8 and 9 will be a double header. ...

AUGUST 8 and 9 will be a double header.


no excuse to not come for at least one :)
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 07-23-2015, 11:25 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,976
Posted By 7thgear
when buying decent coilovers you always have to...

when buying decent coilovers you always have to be thinking of support down the line


if your Japanese leak or need a scheduled rebuild, you're gonna pay a pretty penny shipping them to Japan and...
Forum: CANADA 07-20-2015, 11:52 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 14,483
Posted By 7thgear
finished with a 41.1xx or something, coned...

finished with a 41.1xx or something,

coned away a 40.8... here's the run


EVENT #3 - 2015 CASC REGIONAL AUTOSLALOM - YouTube


Aside from being roasted to shreds it was a fun day, the...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 07-19-2015, 07:08 AM
Replies: 333
Views: 189,922
Posted By 7thgear
soOoooo experiment time car currently...

soOoooo

experiment time

car currently has toe out in the rear, OEM everything

I put a plank on two jackstands at around center height of the wheel and measured the distance between the tire...
Forum: CANADA 07-17-2015, 11:43 AM
Replies: 1,319
Views: 254,729
Posted By 7thgear
just a reminder that this sunday there's an...

just a reminder that this sunday there's an autocross event in Barrie


to register, please use the motorsportreg.com website, makes it easier for the organizers
...
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 07-11-2015, 07:25 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,955
Posted By 7thgear
why would Toyota bother making instructions when...

why would Toyota bother making instructions when you could just go to a Toyota dealer and have them do it for you! :) :) :)
Forum: Canada Classifieds 07-10-2015, 09:24 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,213
Posted By 7thgear
yeah, there are a lot of small goodies I'd love...

yeah, there are a lot of small goodies I'd love on the car but cant cuz SCCA :(
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 07-09-2015, 02:32 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 12,049
Posted By 7thgear
Hey, I'd pay 5k extra if the FRS came oem with a...

Hey, I'd pay 5k extra if the FRS came oem with a high end damper from factory.. way better value than the silly RS1.0 thing they cobbled together.
Forum: CANADA 07-03-2015, 09:08 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 14,483
Posted By 7thgear
>how did you affix your action cam to your helmet...

>how did you affix your action cam to your helmet


standard go-pro mount, you can buy a bag of curved and flat mounts from ebay for cheap and just stick em anywhere




>does it get it in way
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