Doing the polite thing
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Hi all, long time lurker here finally saying hello. I've been reading, searching and learning for over a year now and finally have a question to ask over in the Megasquirt area, but figured I should to the polite thing and introduce myself first.
I'm from Brisbane, Australia and I have a 2004 SE (the Australian version of the MSM, the main point of difference being we received the proper 3.63 LSD from the factory). I've owned the car for about 3 years now, it's the first car I've modified and wrenched on. I've learned a lot, bought a lot of tools and made my fair share of mistakes along the way. The car is my daily any jobs I undertake I need to be confident I can finish them within a day, if not I will usually have a professional tackle the job. The car was bone stock when I bought it. It now has an intake, throttle body inlet and 3" turbo back exhaust from NitroDann, ebay intercooler, Flow Force 640 injectors, EBC and a MSPNP-Pro. The car was tuned by NitroDann and is making about 225whp. Also fitted, 550/350 Xidas, Racing Beat front sway bar, 949 brake lines, hybrid motor mounts and endlinks, Lotus Elise seats on Flipside brackets, a twin hoop roll bar, Miata Roadster SSK, and a few other bits and pieces. More to come in time, such as decent wheels. The dreams of a built motor and an EFR turbo will probably wait a while. The car is a lot of fun, but currently there a few issues that are bugging me and preventing me from fully enjoying it. I'm aiming to address those issues at the moment, hopefully restore my confidence in the car and use it's potential more often, get to a few more track days, etc. While the car is intended to be a street car, I've been to the track a couple of times. The first was quite disastrous - it ended after my 3rd lap with bent control arms and a creased sub-frame - but I've been since and managed to keep my head! Thanks for having me here and for all the information you share. You probably won't hear too much from me going forward, but I'll be lurking and reading, and I'll try not to mess up the signal to noise ratio too much. I'll leave you with a few pictures, cheers! Attachment 180987 Attachment 180988 Attachment 180989 |
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You'll do just fine here. Welcome. |
Thanks rleete. It helps that I've been lurking for a year or more now and I've seen plenty of morons get the MT treatment (those threads are a guilty pleasure). I have plenty of retarded questions, I just ask them to Google instead of in a new topic!
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Oooooo the silver color we didn't get!
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Australian car running on a MS and not Haltech?
I thought it was like a national requirement to at least try the Haltech first? Nice car! |
Welcome.
Pos cat incoming. |
Originally Posted by concealer404
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Oooooo the silver color we didn't get!
Originally Posted by Efini~FC3S
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Australian car running on a MS and not Haltech?
I thought it was like a national requirement to at least try the Haltech first? My tuning issue has been improved so much thanks to Braineack. Little things can make a big difference, the car is driving quite nicely right now.
Originally Posted by emilio700
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Welcome.
Pos cat incoming. Thanks for the welcome all. I hope I can contribute in some way to the community. |
Originally Posted by ManiacLachy
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I hope I can contribute in some way to the community.
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another :likecat: from me. Looks like a very carefully constructed, well-built clean car. Thank you for your intelligence, and welcome.
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Y'all are getting wicked soft.
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Nope. We just really appreciate people who aren't idiots.
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Originally Posted by turbofan
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Nope. We just really appreciate people who aren't idiots.
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Nice car and DOG.
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welcome, you'll fit right in
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Originally Posted by Braineack
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read between the lines here, RTC. :giggle:
Clean car OP, I like it. |
RTC, as soon as I mess up I expect a shit storm, but I'm prepared for it. It's like a hazing you have to go through to be accepted sometimes.
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Ugliest fucking cat I've ever seen...
Welcome to the forum. Let me know if you need anything. A drink? Pretzels? Foot rub? |
I want you to remove those damned seat belts...
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
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Ugliest fucking cat I've ever seen...
Welcome to the forum. Let me know if you need anything. A drink? Pretzels? Foot rub? Handy? |
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