Were going to do the final flier drop before the car show on Wednesday the 5th before the meeting at 7pm. I say we meet up at the Rockingham hall parking lot at about 5pm to do the drop. Fliers will be supplied.

Since we had the panel discussion last week and the car show is coming up this weekend we are going to have a meeting on wednesday to iron anything else out. It will be the usual time/ place, ISAT 236 at 7pm. Goodspeed will be giving us a presentation on the Datsun Z Cars and well continue the GT4 Tournament with the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR at Chamonix.

This sound just started up today. My mechanic said over the winter my truck lost a bit of coolant, so he thinks the head gasket may be going. He could find no leaks though. Any ideas off hand what the fuck this sound is? It sounds like a gigantic tin can with boulders in it is rattling around in my engine bay.

I don't seem to be losing coolant right now, but my truck definitely feels noticeably weaker...

http://fast-autos.net/vehicles/Weineck/2...d_Edition/
http://www.supercars.de/singlecar/182/211.html

At 1100 hp, it is now the worlds most powerful road-legal production vehicle, and is said to be also the quickest 0-60. Behold the new king

We still have a few spots open, so I'm opening them up to you guys. It's at Gforce, April 15th, from 11-12. Cost is 35 for non CCVT members (700/20). We will be doing 2 person teams.

first 20$ to me takes it.

I mean, really? these things are blangtastic, but if you "got sumtin to communicate, Pimpstar will help yo game."

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As everyone who was at Shenandoah this past weekend knows, I wasnt racing. Why wasnt I racing? Well read on:

Im still a little bit confused as to exactly what happened to the engine. It was a chain reaction of events that Im not sure is even related.
It started out with me starting up the car to warm it up to check the timing. While it was running I moved the truck/trailer around, and did some other little stuff. Came back about 20 minutes later and checked the timing (which was perfect, ironically) I got in the car to shut it off and OH FUCK the temp gauge is pegged. Could have been pegged for 10 minutes for all I know. Shut it down, let it cool off.
Figure out that the fan motor had gone bad. So I pulled a fan motor from my street miata, replaced it, started up the car and I hear a "fwap fwap" coming from the top end. So I pull the valve cover and the brand new less than 1000 mile timing belt is ripped. No clue how overheating could have caused this, but hey, it happened so I gotta deal with it. A pain in the ass to replace on the friday before a race, but I have a spare so no big deal.

Pull everything apart and the woodruff key wont come out of the crank. Odd, since it should just slide in and out. Pull it, tap it and it still wont come out. I decide that Ill just use a spare key so it doesnt matter if I mangle this one and proceed to twist it, beat it, pry it, take a torch to it, etc and it just wont come out.
Eventually it breaks off in the crank, which at the time I thought was a good thing, then I could just drill it out. So after pulling the radiator (which I had just finished flushing and putting in $15 worth of additives.......) I get to drilling. I end up putting a hole all the way through the woodruff key and it didnt budge.
I surrendered.
The crank is pretty messed up, if not for the stuck key, but how badly I mangled the key slot while prying, bending, and drilling. It sucks because I liked that engine. At VIR I could keep up pretty good with the 1.6s
Since not only is the crank mangled, but the overheating could have caused other problems, I think it would be a good idea to go with a new engine for the car.
So right now Im shopping for engine #3. I was planning on just getting my old engine rebuilt. Then at least I know it will be good and make good power. If the rebuild is too expensive I may just do a new crate engine from mazda. Either way isnt cheap, but hey, thats racin!

I was wondering if any of you had any tools to test an intercooler with... like flow and temperature.

i just bought this ssautocrap intercooler kit for 240 shipped and i want to know if its worthy.. it looks exactly like the greddy kit for the mr2 except i like the piping design even better (they use less couplers and piping so its more direct)

thanks,
matt

Im helping a friend sell this, its Auto so probably not a track car, but if you or anyone you know needs a fun comfy reliable daily driver than its a great car


1996 Acura Integra LS 4 dr
Fantastic shape inside and out

Power locks, windows, moonroof
automatic transmission, shifts smooth
engine is strong and doesnt burn any oil or show any signs of wear
AIWA mp3/cd player with steering wheel remote
tires have approx 15k miles on them
mileage of car- 176788
new radiator at 155K miles
oil changed religiously every 3k miles, most recent was last week
Full preventive maintenence schedule performed at Acura dealer over the life of the car
Recent AC work, AC blows ice cold
brakes (new rotors and pads) [1 year old
body and paint are in great shape. Paint shines, no significant scuffs or imperfections other than a few door dings
interior is clean and shows no extensive wear or abrasion

gas mileage- approx 30 mpg highway, 27 city

low price for quick sale, $2700 obo. Fun to drive, reliable, and needs no work, inside or out.
contact <!-- e --><a href="mailto:amaciorowski@hotmail.com">amaciorowski@hotmail.com</a><!-- e --> to set up a time to see the car. Located in Arlington, VA

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NOT MY CAR

"Just letting the locals know that I'm going to be selling my MR2 turbo in the next few weeks. I'll be putting it on Autotrader. So if you are thinking of purchasing a MR2 turbo soon, keep me in mind.

1991 NA to USDM turbo swap. 5 speed trans obviously. 142k miles

- 1995 MR2 body items: spoiler front and rear, painted side moldings and lower fascia, tailights. (I spent $3500 in parts, paint, and labor)
- tons of OEM replacement parts
- everything works as it should
- rebuilt turbo brakes all around, stops on a dime
- Everyone wants this: MANUAL STEERING and NO ABS

I'll get more into the description when I'm selling. I'm getting it ready for sale as we speak.

Bryan - <!-- e --><a href="mailto:mr2fanatic@optonline.net">mr2fanatic@optonline.net</a><!-- e -->"



anywho he has a picture of it on that mr2oc site but, i think you need to be a member to view it. If you can't the car is gorgeous.

-matt