We put the girl we adopted in a small private school associated with a church. It has about 15 kids per grade level. She benefits from the additional attention and reduced distractions/exposure to trouble. She also actually gets to participate in team sports where she would normally not make the team. It really helped her. It isn't expensive at all and is near where my wife works. We don't attend that church, either.

The current spike in housing costs is generally blamed on californians. (I have no data to back this up, and most people dont have any either, just my observation)

There is a general (usually jokingly) hatred towards californians.

You're ok in my book tho ;)

Don't be an ignit morAn

It just makes people SAD

Indeed, there is a bit of hostility towards transplants, though sometimes not as open as what you experienced. Sheesh.

G, I know you're concerned about your experience, but it seems to me like even if your EXACT expertise isn't EXACTLY the same at another company, you really seem to know what you're talking about in the IT realm and I'm sure could easily adapt to a new system, quickly becoming very valuable to your new employer. You might consider just setting up some interviews in other states. Go visit with companies, check out the areas. And if you get a job offer, you'll have an option, and you'll have had an experience to gauge your desire to move. If nothing else, maybe you'll find that you DO want to stay put after all.

Something else to keep in mind: even if you live far away, if a greater portion of your income becomes available for things OTHER THAN subsisting, you can afford to travel to Cali and see family and such. I feel like California is best experienced while visiting.

No question the bay area is crowded and expensive, and CA laws regarding fun things are stupid.

OTOH, for me the bay area is the place to be. Weather-wise I really don't want to live in any other state, and there is nowhere else in the world that offers the professional opportunities to me as a software guy that the bay area does. It's also very nice to have 3 (or 4 if you count Thunderhill West separately) top quality race tracks within 200 miles.

(Obviously this is G's thread and those are personal-to-me reasons which presumably don't apply much to him :) )

--Ian

...I did just have another rec pass through my email recently. Any interest in working at tektronix :)

^This. Now that we sold the second home up at the lake we will be traveling more. I got to take my daughter to Austria and Hungary this summer.
Do stuff.

Yep.
I take a vacation somewhere awesome every year. Most of the places that are really fun to visit are really difficult to actually live in.
Another list of pros for Indiana:
Monk
Joe Perez (close enough)
Concealer 404 (yes he is alive...In my basement)
Anymore pics of your car from when that tranny was driving?

Lol, just the one you sent :)

In other news, Operation: Pump & Dump - Phase 1 is complete.

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...48ed058a49.jpg

Phase 2 is delivery tomorrow.

I only managed to spill fuel on one of my shoes and one side of the engine compartment, so I'll check it for leaks tomorrow when the light is better. Gauge reads under 1/4 tank so I'm happy :)

Dont worry about moving somewhere cold. You'll get used to it by the 2nd year.

LOL that is so true!!! I got a bunch of thermal underwear and heavy jackets etc the first winter i came to Indiana, ended up not using afterthat first winter

Plus, there are actually a lot of really fun things to do in the winter.
You'll probably die the first time you drive in the snow though.
I've seen how your kind handles the rain, and it ain't pretty.

Cxracer and gesso are instigators ;) They found a guy selling a set of nearly new v2 RS3 for $300 with 2 track days on them. I'm trying to decide if it's worth picking them up to replace my ancient v1 set. Is a newish set of 225/9 RS3v2 going to be subjectivly better than a 4 year old set of 8 or 9 track day 205/8 NT-01s? Does it even matter?

Bleh. I drive the car so little it almost feels like a waste to buy more tires that I'm not going to use.

Ye olde Optima Red Top is showing 11.9VDC at rest. Methinks it would be prudent to have it spend some time on the charger today.

Well, that was fun :) I managed to keep it shiny side up and didn't blow anything up so really, I have nothing to complain about. The TSE radiator is a champ and I had zero issues with coolant temp. Oil temp on the other hand... that needs to be addressed. I did notice that my main harness had detached from the PPF and was dangerously close to dragging, so I sat a session out while I got under the car and zip tied it back up in place. I did find some oil under the car while I was down there, and I suspect I may be loosing a tiny bit of oil through what I assume is the rear main. I've got oil on the transmission but nothing in front of the bellhousing to block interface. That's annoying but not life threatening. With the current state of my valve stem seals I would not be surprised if I was getting a wee bit of pressure in the crankcase.

Once again, the car is much faster than the driver. It pulls like a god damn freight train when I put my foot in it, so much so that I really need to be careful that I don't overshoot other drivers when accelerating. I haven't pulled the video off the gopro yet but racechrono tells the story. I had a lot of fun just playing follow along shooting video of @gesso and @Cxracer but when I went out to do my own business I found it difficult to get point-bys. Unlike some other people I'm not willing to push by a (possible) novice driver and put them out of their comfort zone just to get a pass, but when the overtake speed going up hill is 30+mph you just need to give the point. The C group on Sunday was a lot more fun than D on Saturday, and I dropped 40 seconds a lap just by changing to a group with faster cars who are more willing to give the point-bys when needed. I never really got what I could consider a "clean" lap, but then this is not a competition. HPDE is NOT srs business. I'm consistently holding juuuuust a shade over 100mph through start/finish where I loose my cool and start to back off, so that's much better than last year, and I'm holding 1.3 lateral G through turn 5, where last year it was like 0.9. I'm definitely getting more comfortable with the car, I just need to get out and DRIVE THE FUCKING THING MORE!

I've got bruises on my back on the right side about 5" below my armpit where I push into the seat in corners, and my hands are also a mess from the deathgrip on the steering wheel. No gloves and the stock polished leather NB steering wheel makes for a less than optimal combination.

I feel like there are a lot of little things that need to be addressed, but nothing catastrophic. I took no pictures of my car at the event so you'll just have to go visit the The Officially Unofficial MT.net Miatas @ MRLS Meetup Thread and see if you can find any ;)

Sweet G. I have already told Ms Mobius that next year I am finally making this event. Can't wait to see your mochine and go for a ride.

You dropped 40 seconds? That's a parade lap train. Ouch.

Oh yah, I forgot you have video of me hooning around the track in front of you. I didn't bother to bring the GoPro and if I had made a honest video highlight reel of the weekend half of it would be pictures of my car on jack stands or me crawling in the engine bay while cursing.

I do appreciate the help of my friends to get me on the track for at least 2/3rds of my session time!

I haz corkscrew pics of all of you.

Next time I'll bring inconel tape.

Next time I'll bring spare couplers and a lovered hood! I owe you a replacement roll of silicon tape.

G - I expect to see professionally edited video posted from you shortly:party:

hahaha that coupler repair job was legitness

WOOOOOOO! You can ride along and tell me all the things I'm doing wrong. I desperately need instruction.
Yeah, and its hard to break out of 1:50's when people won't point you by. Just make sure that you, Aidan and Ed register for B next year. The entire OR crew is used to more aggressive trackdays than what Trackmasters usually runs down here.
I mean, don't hold your breath ;)
I actually thought it went pretty well TBH.

I'm pretty sure you can use any coupler in that location, provided it has some sort of heatshield on it. It's in a super tough location right next to the #1 runner in the manifold. That stuff that Gesso brought is pretty amazing as a heat barrier, keep that on there and you should be good to go.

DEFINITELY get Richard in your right seat. He's a great instructor. Speaking of which, I need him to ride right seat at ORP with me next year.

As far as aggressive track days... I don't know that we're more accustomed to aggressive track days as much as we are just assholes and drive like crazy people.

My buddy who rode with you said you were really fast and really angry lol

By the time he rode with me I was so friggin' frustrated. The red mist had decended, lol. It absolutely sucks to tow 750 miles each way just to sit in traffic on track in C group behind people who don't know the lines and aren't even using full throttle on the straights. It was fucking ridiculous.

B was much better.

I resorted to honking at people who were slow.

Also, i've run with trackmasters at thunderhill. 100% different experience. Its all the newbs at MRLS that make it the way it is.

Exactly. This is an event that attracts the m.net crowd, who wouldn't normally do a track day, along with those of us who love to track and track hard. Combine 1 parts lack of skill, 1 parts of ego-driven optimistic self-evaluation of driving talents, and a technical track like Laguna Seca and you get some fucked up run groups.

I wouldn't call Laguna a particularly technical track (far less so than either Sears Point or Thunderhill), but yeah.

I've been every year, and it didn't used to be this bad. The first few years it was "just" a track day that FM/etc happened to be at, but especially since the 25th anniversary event it's turned into something else.

--Ian

Oh god. Imagine them at ORP. Life would be over.

I debated clarifying what I meant by technical track. I think people find turn 6, and braking over the crest of the hill into the corkscrew, to be intimidating.

Since this is G's thread I'm going to talk to him. You hook up that 17 port EBC yet? Got the idiot's guide to multi-port EBC integration with MS3 written yet?

Tuning is no different. Just plumb it in.

Science of Boost, Part 1: Solenoids - Page 5 of 6 - DSPORT Magazine

im getting the dual port turbosmart actuator. With 3 and 5 psi springs.

Should work anywhere from 3-18ish or 5-30ish

Mac Boost Solenoid BCS 4 Port 46A AA1 Jdba 1BA for Turbosmart aem Hi Temp | eBay

That one comes with sweet fittings and a dope filter.

So I bought it.

Getting a credit card was the worst thing I ever did :party:

That's the exact solenoid I bought, probably from the same seller. Now that Turbosmart has actually released a dual port for the B1 EFR I need to go buy that too.

...and a seat
...and a harness
...and a helmet
...and load 1.4.x
...and more track time
...and an oil cooler
...and a set of xidas

:bang:

Well technically wouldn't the addition of the2 Port actuator mean you are probably less likely to need all the safety equipment because less boost on track

Yes. I need to get my table switching working and come up with a 225hp map. I'm not going to deny that 300+ is a fucking riot, but its beyond my abilities at the moment.

I will not deny that its absolutely unreal to be able to steer the car through a corner with the throttle. Unreal.

Literally twice my power.

:squint:


IMO, G.. I only hope to be in your shoes one day and ditch my "Setup" (It's a trap!)

Enjoy yourself in your current setup, as I can only dream! :likecat:

/drunk

Dual port actuator with an EWG is awesome for boost control. :)

--Ian

You mean this one? Turbosmart Twin Port Internal Wastegate Actuator - Full-Race.com

Now I need to go figure out what length I need.

Edit: 120mm appears to be what I need. And oh look, I can buy it on Amazon, and support my kids school, since every Amazon purchase we make gives them a percentage:
https://www.amazon.com/Turbosmart-TS...egate+Actuator

Nononono.

You want the EFR specific one.

http://www.turbosmartdirect.com/Prod...oll-14psi.html

Nooooo. Don't do it.

You did it didn't you.

RIP Mobius

Lolwut? What just happened? Why am I always so lost?

He linked the wrong one.

Ah. I didn't see it until after the edit

I did not. It has the same goddamn part number. Slow down, Aidan, you move too fast. Got to make the wastegate last! Dual port for EFR, .... feelin' boosty!

You link: TS-0620-1143

I link: TS-0620-1143

Amazon also called that part number the twin scroll one

Thought you were looking at the universal one

I see that, I get that, I get your point, but the pictures are identical (as much as we can trust pictures) and the TurboSmart part number, the important bit, is identical.

Returning stuff to Amazon is easy.

Hi Gordon.

Nobody really owns a thread around here.

Richard when is install. I want to play with dual port tuning.

Ahh idk. Will probably wait to take a look at the TSE intercooler then decide if I want to do my own. And I need suspension bits.

Suspension not needed for boost.

Quite literally the reason I turned off email notifications for MiataTurbo and several Hangouts :laugh:

Both me and Marcello were kinda surprised at how calm aidan seemed at MRLS. based on his posting I expected him to be talking non-stop.

So I had to fill that role and be really loud and obnoxious the whole day :giggle:

Nobody was doing anything to agitate me. Plus I was driving all day. Gotta focus so I can win all the trophies.

Aidan will be unable to resist responding to this post.

Speaking of hang outs, are you in our group mobius?
What size brake ducting do you run?

And /thread