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Old 11-26-2015, 08:57 AM
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Winter is getting closer, and the seasons come to an end. Time to start driving in the basement.



If anyone plays the game and wants to join a weekly league, I set one up with a buddy. Search for the league name "Drift Faction" (two words).

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Driving season is just getting nice here. Enjoy the outdoors!
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Old 12-08-2015, 03:42 PM
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Never posted the car with the trailer loaded up. 120 mile round trip, mostly highway driving 65-70 mph, no issues.



Attached Thumbnails Drift car from MA-jfr3c36h.jpg   Drift car from MA-mjcqzzph.jpg  
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Old 12-13-2015, 02:59 PM
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Before I put the car away

Street Car Interior by superkamikazee, on Flickr


Done for the year, in the shed it goes.
Winter is Coming by superkamikazee, on Flickr
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Old 01-24-2016, 12:30 PM
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Winter boredom.

Attached Thumbnails Drift car from MA-xx92otqh.jpg   Drift car from MA-80-24241835139_b10297d1f0_h_0e5a49cfb32de9cbf3f07c7ac4b6c3a4dfff781d.jpg  

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Old 03-21-2016, 10:38 AM
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Old photo re-edit.

Before




After


Got some time on my buddies lift today. Buttoned up a few loose ends from last year, primarily the under tray. Intercooler and piping made this fun.




Oil temps were climbing a bit after a few laps drifting at the last event without the under tray and the plastic shroud in the bumper. So hopefully this helps direct some more air flow through the radiator to keep temps in check. I might cut the hood to let some hot air out as well.
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Looks like fun. I love black NAs.

Whereabouts in Western MA are you located brah?
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Installed a Mishimoto catch can, not the prettiest setup, but it should function. I'm going to try finding a 90 degree fitting for the outlet on the catch to clean things up. Previously I was just running a breather filter off the valve cover.





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New gauges came in, oil temp and boost. Replacements for some junk Autometer gauges I've been using.

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I have some of those gauges. The alarm feature is great to have.
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its telling me your video is private i wanna see!!
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Originally Posted by MaineMiata91
its telling me your video is private i wanna see!!
Fixed it

Big straight away entry
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Awesome! i have plans to see it this summer post your upcoming events if you would for the summer, id love to check it out and its not too far
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Sounds good, I'll try making it a point to post which event I'll be attending next. Not sure just yet.

More photos from the Canaan event.


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New to me trailer. Needs a little bit of tlc, but it's a good place to start and didn't cost much.

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1st day out with the top down

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