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More goodies for the RX8!

Posted 05-24-2011 at 05:32 PM by viprez586

Well, I always knew my rx8 was slow in the straight line. So i got curious what it put down to the rear wheels after being neck and neck with a new civic SI.
Now that the weather is better I brang it to the dyno to put down a pathetic 155hp and 118tq.

I knew something was wrong.
Did a compression test and found super low compression, especially on the rear rotor.
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Goodbye 1G, you will be missed.

Posted 11-13-2010 at 08:20 PM by viprez586
Tags partout, sell

So it's come that time that I'm just entirely sick of working on my DSM more than I drive it. Granted it's likely to have problems due to it's old age - I'm flat out annoyed.
Taking up all my free time and extra hard earned cash has just gotten to be too annoying. Fix one thing - another thing breaks.

It's a great winter car - no doubt. But I have to escape this money pit it's...
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Winter is right around the corner!

Posted 10-09-2010 at 03:19 PM by viprez586

So like the title says, with winter being right around the corner I've been driving the Talon a couple days on and off to make sure things are spot on and for the most part - reliable.

Right away I noticed that I'd grind into gears randomly but especially at higher RPMs. I looked underneath the dash to inspect the clutch adjustment and voila!
There is the 182k clutch master cylinder...
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FVSCC Ice Race, First Race ever.

Posted 02-01-2010 at 06:04 PM by viprez586

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So ever since I got my DSM I've always wanted to take it to the track for fun.
I was convinced by a buddy of mine that I work with to go Ice-Racing.
Needless to say I had a blast, definitely a different feel racing on ice but still can't wait to go again.

I didn't...
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RX300 rims, photoshop?

Posted 08-19-2009 at 03:51 PM by viprez586

I picked up some 16" Lexus RX300 rims for free.
I need to get them sand blasted and powdercoated but I'm wondering if someone can do a photoshop of a red 1GB with them in silver and gunmetal.

Heres the link to the picture.
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DSM Winter Car, RX-8 Summer Car.

Posted 04-08-2009 at 05:26 PM by viprez586

I've decided to keep the best of both worlds.

I was very tempted to sell the Talon or part it out completely but that proved to be quite the challenge in this economy.

I've decided to keep my Talon as a winter car, put the EVO3 16G on it and maybe that'll make me love it again.

Onto the RX-8, yes i know it's not that fast in straight line performance -...
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4G63T E316G powered Ariel Atom

Posted 03-19-2009 at 05:59 PM by viprez586

My brother struck me with the exceptional idea of making an Ariel Atom, using my car for mostly everything.
A guy he works with agreed to pay for the chassis and welding and rough estimates are totaling around 8 grand.

I know most of you will have your doubts, but anything is possible in custom fabrication. A 17-18 year old kid built an Atom for 11gs (type in "DIY Ariel...
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New car.

Posted 02-24-2009 at 06:32 PM by viprez586

So I'm getting a bit tired of having a weekend project on my DSM almost every weekend. I work on cars everyday so it gets old quick. Yes it's fast and fun, especially gratifying when you do some work to it and it improves the overall driveability of the car, but I'd like more free time so I've decided to get a new car.

Just though I'd hear some opinions on my options.
Realistic...
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What to do with $600 hmm...

Posted 01-11-2009 at 02:40 PM by viprez586

I just sold my DD since I really didn't want to dump any money into it. Got $600 for it so i cant decide what to do.

Here are my options:
My rims have a lot of run-out, either get some 17s and save up for tires, find some stock 16s and throw them on right away.

Coilovers

Upgrade to E316G/ or save up for FP18G

DSMLink

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1st AWD Launch

Posted 10-25-2008 at 08:13 PM by viprez586

After having a variety of things that needed to be fixed on my 1st gen the time came.
Back in January '08 my bell housing bolts mysteriously disappeared and caused havoc on my trans. Long story short, i purchased a Shep stage 2 trans/ competition clutch(also stage 2) and babied it for 500 miles.(734 as of tonight)

This brings us to the next topic of driveshaft U-joints, carrier...
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Damn OEM calipers!

Posted 10-06-2008 at 08:21 AM by viprez586

Well to start i knew my rear caliper was seized up or sticking, at first i thought it was the pins, after driving 200 miles on and off it didn't get any better after greasing the pins. I decided to see how much heat was coming off of my rear right caliper one day after driving 5 miles. Before i even bent down to stick my hand in between the rim and rotor i could feel the heat.
Rebuild time!...
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