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Old Mar 13, 2003 | 09:38 PM
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Sounds good about the car Dave.

It is sooo hard to keep my foot out of it. Especially when a VR-4 pulls up next to me and wants to race. It was so hard to keep from just dumping that clutch..!!
The guy that has the vert w/ the TII hood (Rick Getling) came over tonight to see my car run and decide if he would want us...well mostly zach, to rebuild a TII motor for him. He brought his 10AE and after driving mine, he said the boost on his comes on much faster than mine and the low end torque is much better. I have about 1300 miles on the engine so I am pretty sure the compression is about as good as it is going to get. My best guess is that with the streetported exhaust port, the exhaust gas velocity is slower since it is moving through a bigger space, thus making the turbo spool slower? Any ideas from the peanut gallery?

just so as to not scare zach, he stayed below 4000, he just said if he had been driving his TII the way he was driving mine, he would have had a lot of boost. I made sure that gauge did not move, trust me..
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Old Mar 14, 2003 | 12:31 PM
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He brought his 10AE and after driving mine, he said the boost on his comes on much faster than mine and the low end torque is much better...
If he wants low end torque, he needs a V8. If he wants 400rwhp from a 1.3 liter engine, then he'll have to keep it above 4,000rpm.
The more porting you do, the higher up the power curve goes. Also, chances are your A/F is not right, and that should increase your throttle response, wouldn't you say so Vert Dave?
Hurry up and get an ECU so we can rag the hell out of it.
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Old Mar 14, 2003 | 01:29 PM
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ok i changed my registration to es
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Old Mar 14, 2003 | 01:50 PM
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38 ROD MCGEORGE VMSC SPYDER 50.833
98 TIM ARO VMSC SPYDER 50.888
5 ZACH MCAFEE VMSC RX7 53.314
90 JOHN GRIFFITH VMSC SI 55.069
45 JEFF CUNEO VMSC MR2 55.976
87 DYLAN DAVIS M3 57.482
88 KENDALL TARKIGTON VMSC MIATA 61.906
12 RICHARD BRADFIELD VMSC RX7 66.325

Not too shabby if I don't say so myself. Too bad the national guys showed up in their beast MR-2. I'll have somethin for em next time now that my tires are broken in.
Michael, I thought you were in CSP?
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Old Mar 14, 2003 | 11:03 PM
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i am in csp

DUDE, i couldnt believe that spyder was in your class thats TOTALLY not fair. i guess it will be a long time before i get to the top of the ranking in csp, and im sure that motor will bump me up another class. all good though, im not really doing it for the places right now, i just think its fun as hell to be able to drive my car like that legally
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Old Mar 15, 2003 | 08:08 PM
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once you get it tuned it should be much more what you were looking for.After i had the AFC tuned at rosen,that time i didnt really notice much more power,except at 5-6500 but the response was much better throughout.I will be ordering the streetport through kevin,but im still debating on asking about the 3mm seals.I dont want to have to replace another motor,and finding someone to tune it is starting to get very expensive.With the 3mm seals im figuring it should give me a little bit more cushion,just in case it does lean out for some reason after having it tuned.
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Old Mar 16, 2003 | 07:44 PM
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Congratulations Zach. That is very good way to start off the season.
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Old Mar 16, 2003 | 08:16 PM
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 01:25 PM
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Congratulations Zach. That is very good way to start off the season.
Thanks!
ZAX RX7 update:
1-Installed a four point harness so I don't have to hold on anymore.
2-Finally build boxes to for my 8's that fit in the storage bin holes. Sounds great! They're completely concealed so the bad guys won't get any ideas. I'll have some pics up soon.

and this is funny as ****:
http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~rossh/funny/nokia.mpg
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 08:55 PM
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http://www2.patreko.com/video/EJU_2003.WMV

video my friend dustin made, i think its incredibly badass. take a look.
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 07:18 AM
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Nice video!! What kind of car were you racing near the end? What was your time?
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 11:56 AM
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great video dude. I need to get a digital camera and start making those again, I used to do it until my old camera broke. I wish i was as good as he was though
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 12:00 PM
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just out of curiosity what is the tiutle and artist of that song
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 01:12 PM
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Nice video!! What kind of car were you racing near the end? What was your time?

a 2000 mustang on slicks that run was a 16.1


the song is called bring me to life, i dont know who did it, but its on the daredevil soundtrack.
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 02:40 PM
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its ok i found it

evanescence - wake me up inside
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 03:32 PM
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I got all my money!

Just thought I'd say hello!
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 07:50 PM
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Is anyone going to the Mazda Rev It Up competition in DC? www.mazdarevitup.com

It looks like fun, and a pretty good deal for 39 bucks. I think I'll be there.
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 09:23 PM
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onepointone- I wish I had high speed access so I could see stuff like that without having to wait forever.
Nice video.
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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 07:10 PM
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Motor is ordered as of tonight!!!!Wont be long now and ill be back on the road(a better one i hope than the first S/C road i took)If anyone needs some parts let me know,i will be driving to kevins shop to pick up the motor when its done,and im sure he has just about all the parts anyone would need.Hey zach how much are you charging to rebuild a NA motor?I need a daily driver and was thinking of gettting the 87 SE back on the road for it.The rear rotor has no compression,but the motor in the auto has good compression but bad oil seals.I gave the auto to my bro. and hes going to get a motor from kevin also.so i think the auto motor would be a better rebuild,and just let him buy a motor from kevin.
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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 07:38 PM
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2,020 miles as of today!! Still have not taken it to redline though. Joe, have you recieved your microtech?? If so, hurry up and get it in!! I am trying to decide between that and a Haltech. You are going to be my guniea pig.

Sounds good about the motor Dave. Can't wait to have a forced induction shoot out..!!
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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 07:42 PM
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Damn rob you been enjoying the hell out that car,thats quite some miles in such little time.What did you do with your GTU?Aslo where did you have your inj. cleaned at?
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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 07:52 PM
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Does anyone want to go to VIR next month. I'm thinking about making a trip when the next event comes. Any interest?
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 01:41 AM
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Do any of you guys attend VCU by any chance?
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 02:18 AM
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sean: i do
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 07:14 AM
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Originally posted by rgordon1979
2,020 miles as of today!! Still have not taken it to redline though. Joe, have you recieved your microtech?? If so, hurry up and get it in!! I am trying to decide between that and a Haltech. You are going to be my guniea pig.

Sounds good about the motor Dave. Can't wait to have a forced induction shoot out..!!
Not yet... I did recieve my s4 front cover and OMP...as soon as I get the EMS, then I'm going to swap covers and slap it on and fire it up.

Sean: I work there!

Dave: Congrats!!!

David: I'd be up for a trip with enough advance notice
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