Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

That's the plan! The RE-71's is a popular choice but I'm no where near good enough to fully utilize them. I'll see what I really want to do..

Go back and review what @jawn told us. IIRC it's all about having a good stiff sidewall for the fun factor. He had some good tire suggestions.

[jawn]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Go back and review what @jawn told us. IIRC it's all about having a good stiff sidewall for the fun factor. He had some good tire suggestions.

Yeah, the RE71Rs are excellent tires... but they're definitely extremely grippy, and autocross-oriented. I think my buddy got one season out of his last set.

For the occasional autocross and a lot of street driving, you might be better served with something slightly less purposeful. It's why I recommend the S04 Pole Positions, and so many people recommend Pilot Super Sports. You'll get more miles out of it, and the car's grip limit won't be so high as to be completely inaccessible in *sane* street driving.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

So I seriously just had a "because racecar" experience on facebook. Kid posts to one of the groups a duck tail spoiler and a huge wing, complete with scaffolding, asks which one we prefer. Turns out he actually wants the bigger wing "because it looks like a racecar." It was a that point I realized I was talking with a kid (probably early 20s). Sheesh.

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Saw what looked to be a completely stock FR-S with a giant race wing at the grocery store a couple of weeks ago. I hadn't seen it in the area before. I drove by really slow and identified stock wheels and stock exhaust, with no other aero. I can also only assume they were stock tires too. He hadn't done anything to it other than give it a massive wing.

Originally Posted by Tectoniic

Is that better or worse than one of the guys in my area who is hella slammed, stretched skinny tires, rocket bunny kit + wing, giant anime vinyls, and has done 0 performance mods?

Originally Posted by jawn

Yo dawg, my extremelow hellaslammed superstance coilovers improve my handling because my ride is hard and my car is low. No, I don't know what a shock dyno looks like, but my struts got 12-way adjustments. #blessed #stancelyfe #ineedarolemodel

Originally Posted by Nevermore

I'd say better because honestly, the wing didn't look all that bad and to the uninitiated it probably looks "proper" because the car looks a lot faster than it is. Your normal appliance driver might see the car and think, "Why is that racecar on the road?" without knowing it's completely stock. Meanwhile, while they might think the same thing about the slammed car, it stands out a lot more than a stock car with a wing. And while the uninitiated don't care, the initiated might be more offended that the slammed car can't go fast than that the winged car is otherwise stock.

I have made all of these points in different threads before but will sum up MY thoughts on mods here.

Doing mods that make the car look more "racecar" for FB or IG likes, slamming it silly, RBing or adding any other kit, creating a finely tuned track machine, boosting it to 600hp just for bragging rights or any other thing you wish to do are all equally legit reasons.


As long as...


You don't get pissy when others don't ohhh and ahhh over it and shower you with praise. (Many of the RB and stance guys are bad for this).


You are honest with yourself as to why you are doing it (I need that BFW on my stock car for the down force it creates I don't care how it looks)


You are honest with others (Ya I have Brembo brakes they are great. Just don't look to close under those covers)


You don't tell others that they are crazy for liking other things (This car needs 600HP to keep up with traffic and you are wrong if you say it is OK as is)

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I have made all of these points in different threads before but will sum up MY thoughts on mods here.

Doing mods that make the car look more "racecar" for FB or IG likes, slamming it silly, RBing or adding any other kit, creating a finely tuned track machine, boosting it to 600hp just for bragging rights or any other thing you wish to do are all equally legit reasons.

As long as...

You don't get pissy when others don't ohhh and ahhh over it and shower you with praise. (Many of the RB and stance guys are bad for this).

You are honest with yourself as to why you are doing it (I need that BFW on my stock car for the down force it creates I don't care how it looks)

You are honest with others (Ya I have Brembo brakes they are great. Just don't look to close under those covers)

You don't tell others that they are crazy for liking other things (This car needs 600HP to keep up with traffic and you are wrong if you say it is OK as is)

This is one reason I love ATL_BRZ's car. He has very few appearance mods, such as different tail lights, white sidemarkers, and other minor things. Every other mod was picked specifically for how it benefits his performance on a track, and he drives the hell out of it.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

This is one reason I love ATL_BRZ's car. He has very few appearance mods, such as different tail lights, white sidemarkers, and other minor things. Every other mod was picked specifically for how it benefits his performance on a track, and he drives the hell out of it.

But that does not mean that those are what somebody else should want what he has. My lowering springs and exhaust do not do a thing for me but I like the way they look and sound. I could not care less about how they affect the handling since my basic street driving does not require any special suspension mods. The exhaust gives me zero performance but sounds so sweet to my ear.
He built what he wants, I built what I am after and the hellaflushedstanceyo guy builds what he wants and that is cool (with the disclaimer of the items I said above).

[AznKirby]

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[Tectoniic]

While I'm not as cool as @soulreapersteve when it comes to paying off the car incredibly fast....I'm no longer upside down on my loan for a private sale according to KBB and in 2 more payments I will be right side up for dealer trade as well.


Not planning on getting rid of the car but it just feels good to look at what you have paid vs what you started with. I've been doing some math and if just increase my monthly payment I should easily have the car paid off in 24-30 months. Look at me being an adult and adulting all over the place

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Tectoniic

Look at me being an adult and adulting all over the place

Couple of weeks ago my grandsons went to visit my mother at her trailer down the street from my cottage and she told them to come back later because she and her friend were watching "adult movies". I sure as hell hope she meant intense dramas or something.

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Couple of weeks ago my grandsons went to visit my mother at her trailer down the street from my cottage and she told them to come back later because she and her friend were watching "adult movies". I sure as hell hope she meant intense dramas or something.

When you're old enough to be Tcoats mom... no fucks given

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

But thats mostly because you couldn't see them, right?

Well, sort of. There is too damn many of them cones, by the time I could figure out which side to pass them on ...... I would be past them ......

I would need big flashing arrows ...... like the highway department uses to indicate lane revisions ........ then I'll betcha I could tear that track up ........


humfrz

[Teseo]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, sort of. There is too damn many of them cones, by the time I could figure out which side to pass them on ...... I would be past them ......

I would need big flashing arrows ...... like the highway department uses to indicate lane revisions ........ then I'll betcha I could tear that track up ........


humfrz

Autocross for handicap?

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

But thats mostly because you couldn't see them, right?

There are alot of tires out there that split the difference very effectively. I am very happy with my Dunlop Direzza DZ102, I find its a grippier tire than stock, but its not super expensive and still has some of that fun factor that the Primacys had.

I would wager he's thinking more about cost effectiveness as opposed to use. It would be a waste if he bought expensive, grippy tires and then just drove back and forth to work every day, no?

Yup, you'd wager correct. Trying to split the difference between the two. While I am competitive by nature, I'm not "full racemode" if you get my drift. My simple goal is to not get last place at each event and learn how to control the car while having fun at the same time.

Originally Posted by jawn

S04 Pole Positions daaaaawg.

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Go back and review what @jawn told us. IIRC it's all about having a good stiff sidewall for the fun factor. He had some good tire suggestions.

The S04's are probably what I'm going to get, looks to be the perfect split between DD fun and grippy fun on the course.

Originally Posted by Tectoniic

While I'm not as cool as @soulreapersteve when it comes to paying off the car incredibly fast....I'm no longer upside down on my loan for a private sale according to KBB and in 2 more payments I will be right side up for dealer trade as well.


Not planning on getting rid of the car but it just feels good to look at what you have paid vs what you started with. I've been doing some math and if just increase my monthly payment I should easily have the car paid off in 24-30 months. Look at me being an adult and adulting all over the place

Buhahaha, I only paid it off fast because of my crappy interest rate! If it was at 3%, I would have kept it a while longer to keep boosting my credit score...

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Teseo

Autocross for handicap?

Nooooooooo .......... I am NOT handicapped ..........

I just don't hear to well ....... I don't see worth a darn ....... my reflexes have slowed to a crawl ........ and my brain processes things slow ....... other that THAT ........ I'm ready to go ........

Bring on the cones ....... you young whipper snappers .........I'll show you a trick or two


humfrz

[babydriver]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Couple of weeks ago my grandsons went to visit my mother at her trailer down the street from my cottage and she told them to come back later because she and her friend were watching "adult movies". I sure as hell hope she meant intense dramas or something.

DR. FREUD, WHERE ARE YOUUUUUUUUU???!!?

I found him, Tcoat, if you want to discuss things. He's in the official meme thread...