YA RLY

Well my car hasn't seen much over 80 in the past year... I was up towards Helen a while back and some older guy in a mid 2000's Stratus coupe was commenting on the car at a light, and when we were going through some road that went to 2 lanes I got a chance to redline 3rd for kicks. Sadly to say, my car was barely faster than his I looked it up and the smaller engine (2.4L 4 banger) which it had to have puts out 152 hp with 162 ft/lbs of torque, which in hand now makes me think he wasn't getting all the way on it...

And on that trip to Montgomery a few weeks back I cruised around 80-85 south of Atlanta and into Alabama. That's really it though... I'm doing better

Anyways, school tomorrow and work stunk. Off to bed.

 

Yes Brett, but your car is older than you are, his car was just made. He's probably never been under the hood and if he was he was confused. You can fix your car, he can't fix his. Think about it.

 

One count of street racing and your license goes bye bye. Just FYI

 

This sounds like a job for Fuel Injection. I'll check the garage later to see if I've got a spare car for ya, Ray.

PS, it runs like a champ - got it finally sorted this weekend.

 

Ah don'ts need no fyool injektchon, ah has a dellorto.

 

Fuel injection is for girls. Dellortos, Nikki's and SU's are for guys. That accelerator throb, the Venturi shoooosh, the kick of the secondaries, the way it was meant to be. An acquired taste maybe in these days of fly-by-wire, but once you've been there, you're not going back.

I just needed to get reacquainted with my Nikki again after the last rebuild, she's squirting gas better than before so the trick is to let her spin over on cold mornings for a few seconds, don't touch the accelerator until she starts to fire. Started right up this morning, Zooomm Zoooommmmm...... And that cold dry air, perfect for a ride in the 7.

Also I need to report that my autorepair functions are still working nicely. That low end stumble I had for a few weeks after the Nikki rebuild is gone, now it goes from 650 rpm idle right up to 6000 witout a hitch. Must have needed to revarnish the progression circuit after that last Berryman's cleaning



Also my power antenna has started working again, this one took a few weeks for the autocorrect functions to figure out, probably because it's an aftermarket Radioshack unit.

7's, you gotta love 'em.



Crit, congrats on getting that EFI behaving again, I have to admit that SE experiment has some interesting features.

 

I live on Lake Norman. On a clear day I can see Irredell County from my front yard. SoI am quite the diplomat. My foreign relation skills are tops! I am running for office in 2012 Gotta bitchin new wardrobe and eryting!

 

This looks like it has the makings of a great ride. Similar to last springs mountain ride, just don't stop when we get to Highlands. Might call for an overnighter, though.

 

So I've decided that I'll buy that camber adjuster this week and saving the rest for possibly tires

Hey *****- go drive your girly car We still hanging out tomorrow?

 

Girly car? Excufuckingsyou? The 'girly' car can outdrag you to sixty-two and perpetually own you in every corner, good sir!

Good day! I SAID-GOOD-DAY-!

 

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Is that a hint for another rotary run, Ray? I maped this one out a while back for kicks. It's the one I mentioned a while back. I just like it because it's partially local and I've been on parts of it... The map's so huge so it's easy to see where exactly it is in relation to the monthly meets.



In the curves, definitely, 0-62? Doubtful Your views on acceleration are terrible when you think you can compare my car to an escort... silly Collin.

That blows about your Dads finger... details?

 

I'd still rather drive an rx-7 . Hey got your message, be hollerin' at you real soon to get an autograph.

 

0-62, I'll pull on you for sure. After about 75 though you'll start creeping by. That's fine, I'll just catch you up when I out-brake and out-corner your ***.

 

Wow everyone is hatin' on my new girl... meanies haha

 

I want your miata.

 

That's cuz you're a real man who is comfortable with his sexuality and knows that the Miata is definitely not a 'girly car'.

 

Amen.

 

Brett kinda has a chance sorta not really to get a Miata. But he won't, and he gave me a reason one day.... that he was at work and someone he worked with saw a guy in a Miata drive by and said: He must be gay!

That's so stupid...to avoid owning and DD'ing a beautifully engineered car just because of a stereotype.

 

By the way... Linton, my house, tomorrow, ASAP. Sabine then Athens. YAYUH!

 

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If it only had a rotary.

 

When your done driving it for the day you have to get out and knife fight another man to prove your not gay.

 

Really, I'd love to have a nice new third gen miata, a white one with that retractable hard top. Talk about a piece of engineering and performance. Except it doesn't have a rotary. Maybe the 4th generation?

Wouldn't that be nice, having to chose between a brand new RX-7 and a fourth generation Miata with a wankel? Of course I have to wait for the White One and the Silver One to get old first, which could be another decade or two.

 

According to someone on here (Not saying who cuz he'll chime in at some point) the front subframes are identical between the MX-5 and the RX-8....so technically speaking you can bolt up the RENESIS all buttoned together in it's assembly. Not sure how you'd make it run, but aight.

 

I could take down the miater.