01-07-2014, 11:33 AM | #1821 |
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On cold days, the first 5 minutes or so of driving can result in the gear stick refusing to go into 1st or 2nd on a downshift. If that occurs I have to:
disengage clutch, select neutral, engage clutch, disengage clutch, select desired gear, engage clutch. It's a bit annoying but it usually just results in me being slower away from the stoplight by half a second if it had changed to green just as I pull up. |
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01-07-2014, 06:47 PM | #1823 | |
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01-07-2014, 07:19 PM | #1824 | |
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I'm gonna try the second gear technique tomorrow, hopefully it should work for me! |
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01-09-2014, 06:14 PM | #1825 |
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They use a tranny oil that is quite bad in the cold. I feel like their testing was not conducted in these temperatures. There is quite a few threads that have a list of oils that perform much better in the cold and still give the track day performance.
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01-10-2014, 11:40 AM | #1826 |
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Anyone drive on M-14 and I-96 around Farmington Hills today? Are the roads bad?
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01-11-2014, 11:02 AM | #1827 |
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Just picked up my new wheels and tires, sold my factory wheels the day after I listed them! Just need to sell my factory tires now.. Anyone want them? 2500 miles and two AutoX's.
Wheels are 17x9 +38 Drag DR-38's, 358 shipped from discounttiredirect.com Tires are 255/40 Nitto N555's I had to take my camber bolts back out of the front to be able to stick these on, otherwise they rubbed the spring perch. They clear now, but I'm in the market for coilovers right now. Does anyone have any suggestions? Car is a summer DD, will be AutoX'd as much as I can afford to, but I'm not overly competitive (try to better my own times, but don't pay attention to others'). Fortune Auto v5 500's are at the top of my list. I'd look more seriously at the ST's, but I want something that comes with upper mounts/front camber mounts. Anyone know anything about the Stance or BC's? Trying to keep this around 1000-1100, considering I'll need LCA's too. Still looking for someone to swap trunks, too. |
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01-11-2014, 06:15 PM | #1829 |
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I was under the impression that Megan's were basically bottom of the barrel? I'll definitely give them a look see, thanks!
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01-11-2014, 10:28 PM | #1830 |
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I have a set of custom ordered Megan Racing Coils on my car. I track my car and pulled the fastest time on a tight road course out of 9 FR-S/BRZ. The biggest mistake people make is associating price with quality. Megan may not be the best but they are not the worst. If you want on a nice day (maybe tomorrow) you can come drive my car and see if you like them.
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The Megan's look great, but like I said I just assumed from hearsay that they weren't worth my time. I'll try to find a supplier for them tomorrow. |
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The spring rate combinations I've been able to find are either 8k front/6k rear, or 10k front/8k rear. Ideally I think I'd like to have a square 8k/8k setup, but I don't know if the vendors will do that. |
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