Should be good now, someone is sending me a verified tester so I can get a second look.

 

I'd like to do that one some day


Nice! Hope to see you there.

I also signed up for the HPDE at NCCAR end of Oct. It looks like an interesting track. Price seems quite reasonable for an instructed event too.

 

This is a long shot but does anyone have a spare passenger side rear caliper kicking around?

I put all new race pads in and I've got some horrible grinding/shuddering from that one corner but only after releasing the pedal. When applied, the brakes work great so I assume that one caliper just isn't releasing properly. I bled properly and also lubed the slide pins but the problem persists. It's going to be a pita having a dragging brake at the track I called the three major auto suppliers and can't get a replacement in time.

 

For a FD, yes

 

Tom's the man!

 

Could I persuade you to bring it with you to Summit? I'm going to try to polish the piston/bore on my caliper tonight and see if that helps, but if worse comes to worse it'd be awesome to have a backup plan for Saturday. BTW, my plan is to head up Friday after work and camp in the paddock. We usually grab dinner in town after tech/reg if you'll be around.

 

I can bring it, but won't be heading up till Sat

 

NP, appreciate it!

Just finished changing the brakes for a 4th time this week on that corner. I think I'm dealing with multiple issues.

- The new pads are just too thick and they're binding up a bit on *both* sides
- The rotors are a bit worn and have a small lip which is probably exacerbating the problem
- The RH caliper def. is binding. I just disassembled, cleaned, and lubed it and put it back together. Piston moves well enough. I think it may have been binding up on its own dust boot which was torn to shreds and partially stuck in the bore
- The used DTC60 pad I put in there just yesterday for testing delaminated from the backing plate and the friction material got wedged in between the rotor and the remaining good half and caused the entire pad to bend. What are the chances of that happening and causing further binding when troubleshooting a separate issue? Glad I discovered that before Saturday.

Anyway, things seem pretty good after the last test drive so fingers crossed!

 

You too can drive an RX-7....

https://www.drivesocietydc.com/

 

Are you a member? Do you know what the cost is?

 

No, i am not a member. Think it's a new start up. Thought it was interesting they included an FD in their list of cars tho

 

Doug you in here yet? lol I went to stop by Ian's house to do another check with the rotary tester tool and filling up on gas this clean red fd was driving by and we locked eyes and he pulled up and chatted for some time. While clean I will probably never miss that stock twin setup after being single and loving it. Now that efr just needs to come down in price!

 

Sorry I didn't have enough time to take you out for a spin man. I'm bummed about not being able to make the cruise this weekend. If only the consensus could be to bump to the 22nd!

 

Hey all, didn't know if this was the right place to ask but I figure starting with a post in the local area thread is less obnoxious than posting an area specific question in the engine tuning forum. I have an RX-8 with a REW swap (MSP front cover run by an Adaptronic plug and play). My drivability and idle tuning is pretty terrible. I was hoping to tackle the challenge by myself but I just don't have enough time or knowledge. Before I make the long trek down to RotorSports Racing I was hoping someone in the area would could provide me this service.

 

Angel Motorsport at Chesapeake VA

 

Who will I see at Panda Junction this weekend? Last time we had 3 montego blue's there and that is the most I have seen together in a non rotary type event.

 

When and where is it?

 

Sunday at ripken stadium. It's a pretty big car event.

 

So many swapped rx7's.... But was a super huge gathering as always.

 

How many FD's were there? If I had no kids I'd be out there representing the FD with you!

 

^This, kids do change your life (aka free time), but I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

4, two MB's, the one yellow re crazy one from NY, and a drift one with a swap in it.

 

Swaps make me sad a little on the inside. But to each his own, right?

I would have been there with my FB but she looks like hell, I'm getting my "new" panels resprayed and waiting for my adapters to come in to put my Koseis on. A carb rebuild would probably be a good idea too - just gotta hit that local guy up when my splurge paycheck comes in next lol.

Any other events going on in the area? I'm up in Damascus/Germantown/Rockville a lot.

 

Hope everyone had a great Christmas season. Have a safe and happy New Year!

 

The car is now 25 years old WOOoOoOOoOooo

A Happy New Year Indeed