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26 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Don't lump me in with them. I'm an enthusiast of mechanic design, be it engines, weaponry, or productive machinery. Not a guy with a wrench that reads the marketing garbage AFE/insert other "enthusiast" brand that can't legally warranty half of their products.

 

I fail to see a correlation between people screeching variations of "forced induction is more efficient!!! Reclaimed energy!!!" and anything I've said.

If you can't be civil. Please leave

 

Edit. That goes for everyone in the thread

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1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

how can you have  GPA higher than 4??? what is this?

weighted. it also factors pluses and minuses and also AP courses :P

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20 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

I HAVE FOUND AN AUTOCROSS..:

 

...the Tuesday after the last weekend of competition. 

 

Starts back up in March. 

coolio!

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Just now, terrytek said:

weighted. it also factors pluses and minuses and also AP courses :P

in other words... Kinda meaningless??

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Just now, bcredeur97 said:

in other words... Kinda meaningless??

a lil bit. but colleges seem to prefer higher weighted gpas.

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yum.

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16 minutes ago, terrytek said:

yum.

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Anyone know what uniroyal rainsport 3s are like?

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12 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

@bcredeur97 What are your autocross tires? Googling found that you can fit 245s in the front and 275s in the rear on 17s. I'm probably going to put 245s all the way around. I also haven't had much luck finding results for "light 17s for S10" Bolt pattern is 5 x 120.65 center bore is 83 or so mm (on my ultras anyway).

usually in my experience better tire > fatter tire. so if you have to compromise a bit, it's probably worth it.

 

but anyway... I use RE-71R's. Either those or the Rival S 1.5's are pretty much the best tires that are allowed in street classes. all the other 200tw tires are made more for track-oriented use(still high grip, just made for longer durations and high temperatures) rather than outright grip-as-much-as-possible. those 2 are like the "super softs" of the street tire world. Dont last as long and will overheat on prolonged track driving, but man are they good for something short like autoX...

 

It's generally accepted you'll get about 1-1.5 year(s) of autocrossing with them. if you dont go to every event, maybe a good bit more. 

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2 hours ago, terrytek said:

I'd much prefer an Evora over the other two tbh bc more comfortable and more power.

 

It's also a bit heavier. I know it's more like a regular car and not a track monster (even tho it is track tested and such, and performs nicely when tracked I'd say), but I think I'd still take an Elise. More than enough power, costs half as much (or something among those lines) and most likely consumes less because 1.8L I4 (if it is the 220 model, otherwise it's a 1.6) vs 3.5L V6. And trust, the Elise is amazing on track. And reliable too, they took quite a long abuse when I went there without breaking a sweat. Constantly being beaten up on the track and still running strong.

Yes, of course, if it was a car to make long trips and such, the Evora would suit you much better. But if that isn't the case, Elise is more than enough imo.

 

1 hour ago, iDeFecZx said:

Anyone know what uniroyal rainsport 3s are like?

 

I think we have those on the E60. They are a bit noisey when cornering hard, other than that, pretty good tire I'd say (can't quite put my finger on them because I don't drive yet...)

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Uniroyal/Rainsport-3.htm

I mean... They seem pretty good and we don't have any complains...

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Really digging my new workplace. Will be fun to see how this turns out.

Cammy wouldn't start though so i had to get on a bus.. But the App used to buy tickets is pretty smooth.

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3 minutes ago, techswede said:

Really digging my new workplace. Will be fun to see how this turns out.

Cammy wouldn't start though so i had to get on a bus.. But the App used to buy tickets is pretty smooth.

Awwww.. Is it battery related you think?

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Just now, AlwaysFSX said:

Awwww.. Is it battery related you think?

Probably. Cranked over and slowly lost charge. Worst kind of fault. The one that gives you hope.

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2 hours ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

I think we have those on the E60. They are a bit noisey when cornering hard, other than that, pretty good tire I'd say (can't quite put my finger on them because I don't drive yet...)

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Uniroyal/Rainsport-3.htm

I mean... They seem pretty good and we don't have any complains...

Having the fronts replaced with them tomorrow. Only £70 each

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Just now, iDeFecZx said:

Having the fronts replaced with them tomorrow. Only £70 each

 

Not bad. What about the rear ones? Keeping the old ones? (obvious, duh)

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33 minutes ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

Not bad. What about the rear ones? Keeping the old ones? (obvious, duh)

Its got ContiPremiumContact 2s on the rear. 

 

This is why im replacing the fronts

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59 minutes ago, techswede said:

Probably. Cranked over and slowly lost charge. Worst kind of fault. The one that gives you hope.

That's not a fun one to fix.

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4 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

LS swap time. Get a megasquirt @techswede

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Do you prefer a different standalone?

My experiences with the AEM EMS-4 were far superior to the megasquirt 2 we used for the formula cars back in college.

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29 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Its got ContiPremiumContact 2s on the rear. 

 

This is why im replacing the fronts

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Pesky little nail. Those suck. Even weirder they ended on the corner of the sidewall and patch. Typically i would see them in the tread.

 

also nice curb rash :P

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25 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

That's not a fun one to fix.

Just needs a jump and a whole lot of driving.

 

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29 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

14 mpg isn't SOOO bad. 

 

I'm curious what the s10 will get with an LS2 in it

It is when that's worse than the 20-21 it's currently getting.

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Just now, vinyldash303 said:

@techswede why not a supercharged 3.8 swap?

That was the original plan. Not that keen on it anymore

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