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Old 06-18-2011, 12:30 AM
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How the **** did he manage that?
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Old 06-18-2011, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by soviet
what alignment specs?

also, my friend has the black 6uls and here's what he did to them 12 hours after installation
Good ******* lord. How?

I have crap alignment until wednesday. Just the driving feel and traction is great.
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he drove it in ~40F degree weather and oversteered into a curb. he bought a front sway since
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Old 06-18-2011, 12:39 AM
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you should go and actually drive your car somewhere. like autox next weekend at James Wood. then you can have sexy pictures of your car

like this
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Old 06-18-2011, 12:44 AM
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I am no longer worried about wheel failure then.


I don't need brakes for autox so I will attend We will have matching wheels and they can SNUGGLE

Details on autox? Seriously, I will attend. What is the car club?
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Originally Posted by Faeflora
Oh um BTW the reason why it happened was determined when I pulled my wheels. The MTs had like a 1/4" of tread and were well into the wear bars. I guess it's bad to put 2000 commuting miles on drag radials lols. Whatever, they're ready for more power...
Whats your alignment like? I've pulled 10k out of a set of MT's on a 3200 pound car.

My current set has around 1500 miles on them and still look new on our string alignment.
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Old 06-18-2011, 01:07 AM
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3* negative camber FTL i suppose.

cpmnjoiwejiojjiowoijwsws6 can i borrow/rent your fender roller? when the MTs go back on I will need them rolled.
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caturday 25th: http://www.capitaldrivingclub.com/rsvp/autox_events.php
sunday 26th: http://www.gws-mbca.org/
they are at the same place, james wood highschool in winchester. big smooth lot.
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Tell your friend to call Emilio @ 949 about that wheel.
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Old 06-18-2011, 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by soviet
caturday 25th: http://www.capitaldrivingclub.com/rsvp/autox_events.php
sunday 26th: http://www.gws-mbca.org/
they are at the same place, james wood highschool in winchester. big smooth lot.
registered! first driving event evarrr!

arrrghhh 2 hour drive from baltimore. arrrrgh
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Originally Posted by scottyd
Tell your friend to call Emilio @ 949 about that wheel.
he did and Emilio hooked him up with 2 replacement wheels real quick. 6uls are not designed to withstand curbage

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registered! first driving event evarrr!
arrrghhh 2 hour drive from baltimore. arrrrgh
cool, see you there. prepare to be anally violated by fast drivers in slow cars. and it's not really 2 hours when you're driving on 70 at 7am...
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Yea, look at your old pm's shitbrick! Or send me a new with info...
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Old 06-22-2011, 12:15 AM
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Awww ****!!!

Got my TSE BBK today!! **** looks GOOD. I am pleased that the friction surface came pre-safety wired.

Also, got a full swap out of my hydramist from FM. They have really come through with my issues with the system.

Hopefully by week end I will have the BBK and hydramist working!!!!! Plan is to paint the silver caps on my plain rear rotors black with some VHT caliper paint.

Side note my car raped some random turbo IS300 tonight. I know nothing about IS cars but their turbo sounded awesome. I <3 turbos! Car was fast but lost prob because it had 4 people in it or else it may have been a different story haha. Then again my top was down so nyah nyah.

Also, I am doing an autox this saturday AM. At 8AM. *******. Joy.

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2jz no ****? good kill!
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Do not mess with your car anymore other than the alignment. Last thing you want is major changes right before an event with little or no testing. What alignment settings are you going with?
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Old 06-22-2011, 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by jacob300zx
Do not mess with your car anymore other than the alignment. Last thing you want is major changes right before an event with little or no testing. What alignment settings are you going with?
Hmm? No BBK? I am just doing an autox. I drive faster in my parking garage. Regarding power, I will detune my timing map and lower redline to 7000 for engine pampering. I will also stick a potato in my exhaust.

RE alignment, not sure. I drive my car around a lot- almost every day and don't want to murder my lovely new RS3s. 1/16th toe in on rear, neutral toe front? camber 1.5*rear, 1.7* front? shitloads of caster?
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The brake kit is honestly very easy to install, if you tackle that Wednesday and/or Thursday night, then test on Friday, I think you'll be fine. I definitely wouldn't mess with the Hydra. That's asking for a disabled car on Saturday morning.

Remember: Nothing needs to be cut for the BBBK (Biggest Big Brake Kit).
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Old 06-22-2011, 02:53 AM
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EDIT: gay joke because I think your car is ******* awesome.

The fact that it is sort of gay-late-80s/90s-aquaMarine. . . well. . . makes a stronger mushroom tattoo I suppose.
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Originally Posted by faeflora
got my tse bbk today!! **** looks good. I am pleased that the friction surface came pre-safety wired and resbonded.
ftfy
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Old 06-22-2011, 03:18 PM
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OK Got aligned and what a difference. Huzzah. 2.8* rear, 1.8* front, 0" toe front/rear, max caster.

Time to prep for my brake install.

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