Reply With QuoteI love to hop in my car when I haven't driven it in a month.
I heard you left Alamo when I called for corner weighting a few weeks ago.
On the Road Again!
Well, after having my Miata in storage since Oct, I decided to put it back on the road again. I had been driving my wife's carS. They are both modified VW Beetles 1.8T 5spd. Y2K bug has 150whp (dyno'd) and the 01 probably has 180ish (no dyno, but easily walks the other). So I went from two 3k lbs FWD 150-180whp cars to a 2400lbs RWD 280-300whp car.
I must say it SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME!
I did a datalog run to see how it was running, and I couldn't do more than 90% throttle, and that was just for a split-second, mostly 80-85%. So I did my datalog pull, and was on the shoulder of the frontage road looking at the log, when a Turbo M3 E46 goes by, and jumps on it for the entrance ramp. I decide the log looks clean, all 11-11.2:1 AF under boost, no issues, so I take chase. I didn't want to tangle with a turbo M3, I figured it would kill me, so I didn't try to initiate anything, I just sat at 70mph, and passed him, then move over. I had the BOV go off a little, and he must have heard it, cause he moved over to pass me, and then slowly crept by. When he was a car or two ahead, he nailed it. I hesitated for a few seconds, then I went to 3d, and took off. I still can't manage WOT, but even at 80-90%, he wasn't pulling. We exit, he said he had a "stage II, 600-something on race gas, 400-something on pump." It was hard to hear him, so I didn't catch the brand or the exact numbers, plus I fried my nerves pushing the car before I was used to it.
It's nice to have a "fast" car to drive again, but I think the huge jump is making it hard to enjoy it like I should.
Wealth, power, and experience are apparently not enough to save us from social influences. Groupthink, as described by I.L.Janis, is the tendency for group members to reach a consensus opinion, even if that decision is downright stupid (Janis 1982).
I love to hop in my car when I haven't driven it in a month.
I heard you left Alamo when I called for corner weighting a few weeks ago.
TXMC: Drinkin, shootin, racin!
Yup. Quit in Jan. I would recommend using Pro-Tuning for alignment and corner-weighting. Brice (Alamo) really doesn't have much experience at it, and it's the only area about cars I have found that he is not very good at. Everyone has a weak spot, and that would be it.
Wealth, power, and experience are apparently not enough to save us from social influences. Groupthink, as described by I.L.Janis, is the tendency for group members to reach a consensus opinion, even if that decision is downright stupid (Janis 1982).
You can always come out to the house for beer while AJ does his magic for you at PST. :)Originally Posted by mr brg
I use to worry about money; but then realized I don't HAVE anything to worry about.
They want $600+ alignment. I'll buy scales for the same price.
TXMC: Drinkin, shootin, racin!
$600+ for an ALIGNMENT?!?!? Do they use gold plated tools and put new titanium alignment bolts in?
Wealth, power, and experience are apparently not enough to save us from social influences. Groupthink, as described by I.L.Janis, is the tendency for group members to reach a consensus opinion, even if that decision is downright stupid (Janis 1982).
HA! I know right... Then I can come over there for a beer so you and Wags can do the wrenching. :)
I use to worry about money; but then realized I don't HAVE anything to worry about.
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