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Hey, I need to add a little bit of ricyness to my car so it's not so plain :D ... Any ideas for free or cheap interior mods? Like switches, etc.... I was thinking fuel pump shut-off set up as a switch on a panel where the ash tray is supposed to be... but I need some more cool interior mods that'll make my car look racey... Lights, switches, painting things, cheap white face gauges (like ones I can make in Photoshop and print on photo paper)... Actually, does anyone know how to wire in a cheap redline light without buying a new tach? :p Thanks...

Jeff

ok to hook up a "shift light" you need to buy 3 things. and many companys make them msd, autometer.... #1 a rpm switch( it reads the rpm off the tach, #2 a set of "pills" this is the set rpm that you want the light to turn on, and #3 the shift light. www.summitracing.com has them. i got msd #1 #2 and a auto meter many shift light #3. it cost about 100$ but worked like a charm

a ghetto shift knob or something should do the trick

A cool little interior mod is the a pillar gauge I got one but it looks soo cool that I just want to add more. Buy autometer cuz the red light matchs the dash perfectly. and VDO makes the a-pillar pod for the first gen rx7

Who has the RPM buzzer diagram that's scribbled on a napkin? That has a shift light wiring diagram. I have it at home, but I'm at school now. I'll post it later.

Fill up the interior with neon lights for the ultimate rice look.

Get those LED Windshield Washer lights! Very Rice…

Just head down to Pep Boys or the another chain Auto parts store and hit the "style" aisle! You can get anything from a neon shift knob to really cool pedal covers that fall off easy!

:D

Some of those pedal covers are good. I bought and installed a set from "max-speed" or what ever. the required drilling of the stock pedals, and are bolted on. Not the cheezy plastic with the bar that goes behind the pedal. Once they were installed I was able to toe/heel eaiser on my SSB car. Not a bad mod for $20

what is heel toe i keep hearing all about it. even saw it in initial d, what exactly is it? any links

I believe heel-toe ing is where you have your left foot on the clutch, and your right foot crossed across the gas and brake pedals (toe on gas, heel on brake). This can be used for starting off on a hill, can it not? Someone give me some guidance...
I'm probably way off topic...

Jeff

ok well i know you put your foot over the as and brake, but is it just for drifting. cause i dont do that to start on a hill :nono:

Heel-toe braking is a technique used by good drivers to allow for smoother down-shifts while braking hard for a corner. By placing the ball of the right foot on the brake and rolling the foot over to blip the gas while downshifting you can match the engine revs to the gear you are about to select. This way you can avoid compression lock-up or upsetting the balance of the car.

Well, hey, I did that the first time I got into a standard to drive, I just never thought that's what I was actually doing.... stupid me...
Actualy, I never do that to start out n a hill, I just know where the clutch engages, and I let it out to there quickly, then give it the gas. I thought maybe it was a technique for people not used to their cars...
I do know my driving manual said you're supposed to use your e-brake when starting out on a hill?! (put on the e-brake, give it gas and let out on the clutch to the point where it grabs, then let the e-brake off??) Stupid driver's ed people...... :uzi:

Jeff

Toe and Heel is old school driving. It's also applicable to the SCCA guys that can't modify their trannies to shift without clutch assistance. Approaching corners or actually in the corner at 70% or better of max speed of the car requires that the chassis of the car not be pitched or disturbed by jerking movements of the steering wheel OR jerking movements caused by the rear wheels decelerating or accelerating out of sync with the road speed. To maintain correct wheelspeed to engine RPM and driveshaft speed without computer help means the driver has to both apply brakes and a little gas to match all these variables together for a smooth application of power through a corner. I personally prefer to put the fwd ball of my foot on the brakes to do the slowing as the ball of the same foot blips the gas to get the revs up before I engage the clutch whilst terrorizing the street rats...:D It's done on downshifts. The object is a smooth transition between gears while not slowing down significantly so that the chassis and tires can maintain a constant patch of rubber on the road for max Gs. Car and Driver do an article on it every other year or so and GrassRootsMotorsports did a big number on the subject last year.

I just heel-toe to get the gears to mesh better in my buddie's '85 Subaru GL with 320,000KM on it's original motor... If I don't, the car does the wonderful lurching when I downshift. My REX is actually in the garage at school right now...

Oh, what should I hook some of the lights and switches up to? I'd like them to do stuff... Keep in mind, I'm on an A&W budget right now... no $300 attachments... I wish...

Jeff

http://www.triumphspitfire.com/Healtoe.html

Yeah. It's for Little English Sports cars, but the technique is the same.

I can't practice Heel-Toe in my honda because the pedals are set up wrong. :( Besides, It's not the best car to go on high speed maeuvers where I'd need to heel-toe.

I do double clutch in it though. Kinda need to when I 5-4 downshift at 80 MPH. Really helps avoid that nasty crunching noise.

All of these are true, you can use it for starting on a hill, I don't know why, the E-brake method works GREAT! Eh, so does knowing where your clutch engages at. You might have heard it on inital D because most drifters use this method to keep the rev's up (and boost levels) while braking in corners to maintain the drift. I learned the method while racing my '74 MG Midget, but it works well with all cars. It's just a simple way of keeping the rear end planted on the rubber when you are thereshold braking and down shifting. Also helps with getting in that lower gear for higher exit speeds. I use the ball of my foot, and the "out step" <if that's what it's called>