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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 07:02 AM
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Don't fret Ray, I'll school you on how to strip a nikki the right way when I'm at The Mitty.
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 07:40 AM
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Just don't do it when I'm not looking, OK?
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 09:06 AM
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Ray see you at DGRR, er, wait a minute, your not going are you? Maybe next year.
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 10:18 AM
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Definitely next year Tim. Mark my post.

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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 11:40 AM
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[QUOTE=ray green;11060525]And this one shows you dudes I've been there, done that, 4 years ago when I stripped the White One that summer.

Looks great, run's like crap. Rat's Nests Rule!


This wouldn't have anything to do with the mechanic would it? No, of course not...

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Definitely next year Tim. Mark my post.

This is has got to be the 5th or 6th year you told me that. I may not be very smart, but I am starting to pick up on a pattern here.
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 09:37 PM
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Nope, couldn't be the mechanic because I did all the work so there was no mechanic involved.

But it's not a technical issue in any case, it's a spiritual one - Nikki's love rat's, and when the rats go away, the Nikki's get depressed and your gas mileage goes down.

Also, when you get up in those mountains at DGRR, it puts pressure on the rat's little ear drums and they stop working properly, so you lose power and get bad fuel mileage.

There's a reason why those mountains are so sparsely settled.
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ray green
Nope, couldn't be the mechanic because I did all the work so there was no mechanic involved.

But it's not a technical issue in any case, it's a spiritual one - Nikki's love rat's, and when the rats go away, the Nikki's get depressed and your gas mileage goes down.

Also, when you get up in those mountains at DGRR, it puts pressure on the rat's little ear drums and they stop working properly, so you lose power and get bad fuel mileage.

There's a reason why those mountains are so sparsely settled.
Now I understand. Thanks for explaining this. Now we just have to see what happens at next years DGRR. Maybe we could get your rats some little ear plugs.
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Old Apr 23, 2012 | 10:51 AM
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Did you guys start a new thread for the Mitty, as in what time and where and who is going.
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Old Apr 23, 2012 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by PureMdMa
Did you guys start a new thread for the Mitty, as in what time and where and who is going.
Well, I do not know what time. I am pretty sure it's at Road Atlanta (correct me if I am wrong), and I am planning on attending Sat-Sun. I got off work Saturday. Who all is going on Saturday?
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Old Apr 23, 2012 | 12:20 PM
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Yeah its at RA, I know that, just wondering when everyone was planning on getting there. Im planning on going saturday morning and camping.
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Old Apr 23, 2012 | 01:31 PM
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Yeah its at RA, I know that, just wondering when everyone was planning on getting there. Im planning on going saturday morning and camping.
I am leaving Sat morning as well. Wanna meet up for breakfast? Say....9am? Cracker Barrel Maybe the one off the highway at I-85 and hwy 53?

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Old Apr 23, 2012 | 03:42 PM
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There's a Cracker Hut right off I-85 on 53 a few miles from the track, the place we've met in the past. I think most prefer an 8:00 am breakfast so that we can get back on the track in time for the races.

Tim, what's the plan? Saturday looks like my big day too.

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Old Apr 23, 2012 | 09:45 PM
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Hey everyone! I dont own a 12a and im only 21 but I am a rotary lover and an owner of my fourth RX7! lol I'd like to make it to the next meet you guys are having. What dates exactly is this thing held? and is it still at 7? Thanks
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Old Apr 23, 2012 | 09:53 PM
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OK Ray, 8am sounds good.
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Old Apr 23, 2012 | 11:13 PM
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You're on Zach, see you at 8.

Hey Black Vert Mike, thanks for the reminder. The next meeting is coming up first Tuesday evening in May (see the calendar below), most folks start to show up around 6:30-7:00 pm, come on down.

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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 06:59 AM
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Heres the thread for this year. Just post up there. Lets do a list of whos coming. I'll start it off.

https://www.rx7club.com/mitty-mazda-feature-marque-288/2012-mitty-994345/

I plan on being there either Thursday evening or early Friday morning.

Breakfast at the Cracker Barrel @ 8 a.m. sounds good. I'll be there for sure.
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 07:28 AM
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Cracker Barell at 8am on Saturday the 28th of April. Then heading to the track.

So, I originally posted that it was 985 and 53. It's actually I-85 and 53. Address here:

Braselton
I-85 , Exit# 129
I-85 & Highway 53

301 Exchange Way
Braselton, GA 30517-3529

Located at I-85 & Highway 53
Bus & RV Parking Available
(706) 658-0009

Who all is camping? I am bringing the cornhole set so we can get a little cornhole in.
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 11:15 AM
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I am not going to be able to make it out to the track for the Mitty this year. Too many things on my plate.

But I can squeeze in breakfast with you guys on Saturday morning. See you at Cracker Barrel, 8:00.
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 09:55 PM
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Hey Mike, the other day my oil pressure gauge quit just like yours did. All the signs are good, I've put a couple hundred miles on it with "0" oil pressure and there's been no leaks, no runs, no errors.

The gauge isn't totally dead, the needle just barely drifts out of the zero zone when the car is cruising at 80, but it's not reading the 60-80 lbs. it usually does.

What's the deal, how do you fix it?
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 10:10 AM
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[QUOTE=ray green;11066355]You're on Zach, see you at 8.

Hey Black Vert Mike, thanks for the reminder. The next meeting is coming up first Tuesday evening in May (see the calendar below), most folks start to show up around 6:30-7:00 pm, come on down [QUOTE]

Sounds good! Hope to see you guys there!
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 11:39 AM
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Cool, ill be at cracker barrel at 8 too then. C-yall there.
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ray green
Hey Mike, the other day my oil pressure gauge quit just like yours did. All the signs are good, I've put a couple hundred miles on it with "0" oil pressure and there's been no leaks, no runs, no errors.

The gauge isn't totally dead, the needle just barely drifts out of the zero zone when the car is cruising at 80, but it's not reading the 60-80 lbs. it usually does.

What's the deal, how do you fix it?
Try cleaning the electrical connection on the sending unit.

Don't forget what Billy says. "If you car isn't leaking something, you're out of fluids".
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 08:02 PM
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"If you car isn't leaking something, you're out of fluids"

That just applies for RX-2s and RX-8s. The FBs have all kinds of redundant systems that prohibit that kind of thing from happening.

In other words, I checked all the fluids. She's using less than a teenager.

I'll check out that sending unit, thanks for the hint.

See you dudes at the Cracker Hut, camera in hand.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 09:01 AM
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Change of plans, I won't be heading out for the mitty until Friday am. Hopefully I can still get our
spot as usual. Just look for my SA.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by t_g_farrell
Change of plans, I won't be heading out for the mitty until Friday am. Hopefully I can still get our
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What spot would that be? Some of us aren't coming until Sat morning. Is there usually plenty of room in that area?
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