looking for ride-along in LSX V8 FD: San Diego/Orange County/Los Angeles
12-26-10, 06:04 PM
#54
CEO of Belligerents INC.
12-27-10, 11:11 AM
#55
Insurance guy
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Hey Rodrigo! After I sort the car out man, gonna be a few months at least
You, Dino, and Robert, and Juan (where is that fool!) should come to one of our private track days. Should have another one in March @ Buttonwillow. About 15 cars tops, you can do whatever you want, no run group BS! LMK if you're interested and I can put you on the email list 
. I have a feeling my car will have to be towed home after another track event and that will just add to the expense. The tranny or clutch feels like it may give out soon (not sure what it is).Any idea of how much we are looking at $ wise? I'm not exactly balling at the moment.
12-27-10, 08:26 PM
#57
CEO of Belligerents INC.
03-09-11, 10:00 PM
#58
couple vids, first start, etc.
Not sure if you guys knew, but I got this SOB running. Been driving it to work this week. I love it, it's everything I hoped it would be for a street machine. Still need it tuned (has cam/heads), but around town it's perfect. Check out the first start and walk around vids.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0Kwklg4qwY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_BsA...&tracker=False
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0Kwklg4qwY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_BsA...&tracker=False
03-14-11, 08:25 PM
#61
How ya doin brother, haven't seen ya since the last track day.
03-17-11, 03:14 PM
#63
CEO of Belligerents INC.
lol ****, give me a while to get used to this thing... first drive was actually a little scary because the motor had so much torque that I was not used to. I practically did a burnout in reverse when I was backing out of my driveway. I let the clutch out, w/o gas and the car pulls itself uphill. I spent the last week driving it into work, I got the clutch/shifter work down pretty good. It feels awesome, everything I had hoped.
How ya doin brother, haven't seen ya since the last track day.
How ya doin brother, haven't seen ya since the last track day.
. I'm doing well, thanks bro. Work has been quite hectic man. I'm hoping to make the next private track day with you.
07-23-11, 01:25 AM
#64
corner balance/alignment specs
So, finally had the car aligned and corner balanced today. Didn't get the updated clevis/lug fitting yet, but didn't want to wait since Mazfest/Sevenstock is coming up. See attachment/pics. Nice tech write-up HERE.
Here’s the summary (all weights are in POUNDS, distance in INCHES):
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Basics:
-1993 Mazda Rx-7 (FD) touring
-Little more than ¾ tank fuel
-NO A/C
-YES P/S (stock mazda rack + f-body pump)
-Full interior (mostly.. see notes below), no BOSE or glove box
-2002 alum block/heads ls1/t56 (Camaro z28 pullout/rebuild)
-155 lb driver
-Samberg setup (radiator/intake/mounting/bumpsteer correction kit)
-Pettit Trak Pro Stage 2 adjustable height/damping coil over shock setup
-Gram Light 57 optimise wheels (17” diam), 235 (f)/265 (r) tires
-Otherwise stock suspension
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Results:
-Car weight (no driver): 2907 (before, /w twin turbo rotary, no air pump, stock wheels, 1/2 tank gas was 2790)
-Car weight (little fatty in driver’s seat): 3062
-Front weight/distribution: 1531/50%
-Rear weight/distribution: 1531/50%
-Left Front/Right Front: 802/729 (delta = 73)
-Left Rear/Right Rear: 804/727 (delta = 77)
-LF+RR: 1529
-RF+LR: 1533
-Cross weight delta: 4
-Left Weight/Right Weight: 1606/1456 (delta = 150)
Fender Height (in):
LF/RF: 25 1/8 | 25 1/8
LR/RR: 24 7/8 | 24 15/16
NOTE: date is wrong.. not sure why they put 7/11 on it. maybe dreaming of slurpees?
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Cliff’s notes:
-tech was surprised how close I got the toe on the front (eyeball job)
-went pretty well except took them a couple trips back and forth to the scales to set the corner weights
-have a little bit of play in the toe control link on pass side (not to mention a curbed wheel.. dammit!), not too bad but it won’t get any better
-guys at shop were amazed the car was that balanced (front/rear in particular) given the motor setup
-had a little more than ¾ tank of fuel, just filled up day before and drove about 20 miles before I went to shop (probably down a gallon or so from full)
-I must have put on some weight b/c last time I weighed myself (when I was working out/surfing all the time… about a year ago) I was 140ish.. I stepped on one of the corner scales and I hit 155. Damn.. I’m only 5’4” or so.. so if you run the BMI (body mass index) calcs.. I’m obese. Time to trim some fat
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Here’s the summary (all weights are in POUNDS, distance in INCHES):
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basics:
-1993 Mazda Rx-7 (FD) touring
-Little more than ¾ tank fuel
-NO A/C
-YES P/S (stock mazda rack + f-body pump)
-Full interior (mostly.. see notes below), no BOSE or glove box
-2002 alum block/heads ls1/t56 (Camaro z28 pullout/rebuild)
-155 lb driver
-Samberg setup (radiator/intake/mounting/bumpsteer correction kit)
-Pettit Trak Pro Stage 2 adjustable height/damping coil over shock setup
-Gram Light 57 optimise wheels (17” diam), 235 (f)/265 (r) tires
-Otherwise stock suspension
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Results:
-Car weight (no driver): 2907 (before, /w twin turbo rotary, no air pump, stock wheels, 1/2 tank gas was 2790)
-Car weight (little fatty in driver’s seat): 3062
-Front weight/distribution: 1531/50%
-Rear weight/distribution: 1531/50%
-Left Front/Right Front: 802/729 (delta = 73)
-Left Rear/Right Rear: 804/727 (delta = 77)
-LF+RR: 1529
-RF+LR: 1533
-Cross weight delta: 4
-Left Weight/Right Weight: 1606/1456 (delta = 150)
Fender Height (in):
LF/RF: 25 1/8 | 25 1/8
LR/RR: 24 7/8 | 24 15/16
NOTE: date is wrong.. not sure why they put 7/11 on it. maybe dreaming of slurpees?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cliff’s notes:
-tech was surprised how close I got the toe on the front (eyeball job
)-went pretty well except took them a couple trips back and forth to the scales to set the corner weights
-have a little bit of play in the toe control link on pass side (not to mention a curbed wheel.. dammit!), not too bad but it won’t get any better
-guys at shop were amazed the car was that balanced (front/rear in particular) given the motor setup
-had a little more than ¾ tank of fuel, just filled up day before and drove about 20 miles before I went to shop (probably down a gallon or so from full)
-I must have put on some weight b/c last time I weighed myself (when I was working out/surfing all the time… about a year ago) I was 140ish.. I stepped on one of the corner scales and I hit 155. Damn.. I’m only 5’4” or so.. so if you run the BMI (body mass index) calcs.. I’m obese. Time to trim some fat
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08-03-11, 09:16 PM
#67
^^ Yup Me and fisa are going to be bringing something for the Mazfest/BBQ on Sat. She's driving the big track on Sunday while I'm doing autocross. Still sorting out the car and don't feel like breaking **** just yet :p You bringing the 400+ whp FC? I may have to bug you for a ride on Sat
Heh. It would probably be a little off if I had A/C and less gas in the tank. But still pretty cool
The car really feels like it handles the same as it did before, at least on the street and thru the mountain roads semi-spirited driving. Can't wait to put it thru autocross or track. The new suspension is really nice.
Are you going to Mazfest? You better be!
Me and fisa are going to be bringing something for the Mazfest/BBQ on Sat. She's driving the big track on Sunday while I'm doing autocross. Still sorting out the car and don't feel like breaking **** just yet :p You bringing the 400+ whp FC? I may have to bug you for a ride on Sat Heh. It would probably be a little off if I had A/C and less gas in the tank. But still pretty cool
The car really feels like it handles the same as it did before, at least on the street and thru the mountain roads semi-spirited driving. Can't wait to put it thru autocross or track. The new suspension is really nice.Are you going to Mazfest? You better be!
