The Blonde and her 86, R6, and Muay Thai

[JohnnieBoy]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

What does the clutch spring do?

Mtec replaces stock clutch helper spring. Much softer than stock. Better option than to delete, imo. Me likey.

[JohnnieBoy]

Originally Posted by CA86GRL

Wheels&Tires, Caliper Covers, Headers, Revised map and Tune, and smoked side markers all installed yesterday. Also had the trans/diff oil flushed and upgraded to motul. Apparently the trans oil was pretty dirty, even though there's only 13k on the car. That kind of worries me, so I'm going to be keeping a close eye on it.
Up next is the final Dyno tune on Monday. Then we're just waiting for her tail lights to be back in stock along with her fang spoiler.

She sounds amazing. That growl runs deep, real real deep. You can feel it run through your bones type deep.
I hit the highway this morning and opened her up.... I went from 0-100 faster than I ever thought possible from that girl. Open highway (don't worry, radar detector kept me from going to prison), tunes up, heater on my feet, windows 1/2 way down, and cruise. Untouchable, unstoppable. Best feeling in the world. I don't think I can ever get enough of it.

I gave my gurl a good wash yesterday morning. Then while driving some local twisties, I couldn't help but notice the giant grin on my face - I really do enjoy the hell out of this car! I typically find myself going on "drives for no reason!"

Okay, I gotta do it..... Caliper covers?

[Shinchu]

Originally Posted by JohnnieBoy

Okay, I gotta do it..... Caliper covers?

Yeah, i cant imagine that will help dissipate heat.

[ripper]

Originally Posted by MuseChaser

Just making an observation.. not hatin' on anyone in the slightest...

but...

would this thread really have this much activity if it was called,

"Old fat bald guy and his 86, R6, and Muay Thai?"

Carry on...

There are tons of these threads on the Corvette forums....

[nikitopo]

Nice log. Keep posting.

[Clipdat]

Caliper covers...

[CA86GRL]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Another cool thing is that all of Raceseng's stuff is made in the US.

LOL I married the Operations Manager. I see their stuff being made all the time now.

[Clipdat]

lol! Long time no see. Sounds like you've been busy! Congrats on your marriage!

How's your FR-S running?

Originally Posted by CA86GRL

LOL I married the Operations Manager. I see their stuff being made all the time now.

[CA86GRL]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

lol! Long time no see. Sounds like you've been busy! Congrats on your marriage!

How's your FR-S running?

Not going to lie, I had her done at delicious tuning... she runs terrrrribble. Now that I have moved to the opposite coast, I'm setting an appointment with Racesengs tuner, so hopefully after that she runs better.
IDK what this dyno tune did, but she can't run correctly with RPM's between the 21-2300 range (acts like she's being choked out) and dies on cold start up sometimes from the RPM's jumping around. It's odd.

She sounds great and she runs great minus the tune. I'll grab some pics of her this weekend. Got some coil overs, and spacers headed my way. That Fang Spoiler looks badass though. Not a perfect fit, but I love it.

Hows everything on your end!?!

[Clipdat]

Oh that's too bad, sorry to hear about the tuning issues. I would reach out to Zach at Delicious, I'd think he'd be happy to work with you on some tune revisions to address the issues.

I recently got the E85 FF kit installed and got a Delicious tune for it and I haven't had any issues with sputtering/power loss in that RPM range or issues with cold starts. Seems to be running pretty smooth, and been enjoying the slight power boost from E85!

Do you miss the west coast yet? Fortunately for you there's a lot of nice shops out east! If you drove your car out, I hope the drive went well!

What coilovers did you get?

Originally Posted by CA86GRL

Not going to lie, I had her done at delicious tuning... she runs terrrrribble. Now that I have moved to the opposite coast, I'm setting an appointment with Racesengs tuner, so hopefully after that she runs better.
IDK what this dyno tune did, but she can't run correctly with RPM's between the 21-2300 range (acts like she's being choked out) and dies on cold start up sometimes from the RPM's jumping around. It's odd.

She sounds great and she runs great minus the tune. I'll grab some pics of her this weekend. Got some coil overs, and spacers headed my way. That Fang Spoiler looks badass though. Not a perfect fit, but I love it.

Hows everything on your end!?!

[CA86GRL]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Oh that's too bad, sorry to hear about the tuning issues. I would reach out to Zach at Delicious, I'd think he'd be happy to work with you on some tune revisions to address the issues.

I recently got the E85 FF kit installed and got a Delicious tune for it and I haven't had any issues with sputtering/power loss in that RPM range or issues with cold starts. Seems to be running pretty smooth, and been enjoying the slight power boost from E85!

Do you miss the west coast yet? Fortunately for you there's a lot of nice shops out east! If you drove your car out, I hope the drive went well!

What coilovers did you get?

That's awesome! I don't think there's a whole lot they can do since I'm on the east coast now. FF is amazing! I'm glad you like it! Definitely one of the best mods you can do for sure.
I miss the beach, but not necessarily the people. I use to work in downtown SD and people are just....nutz. I like all the space out here.

I did not drive Lucy, I had her transported. I didn't want to do a 36 hour drive - for her sake and mine.