not the best video I've ever seen, but a few shots of some turbo buicks and whatnot

http://febusfilms.com/ideo4.wmv

http://www.racingjunk.com/exec/ca/view/5...lo-SS.html

Nice looking car, really good price. Excellent drag candidate

I'm looking for facts and opinions on heat management techniques for exhaust systems. I have a turbo car that generates a notable amount of heat among the header, turbo, external wastegate, and 3" downpipe. I have had all of the components Jet Hot coated, and that decreased the levels of under hood heat by a notable amount but after 30 minutes on track it's toasty.

I would like to do something additional to the downpipe. It is 3" in diameter and about 2' of it is in the engine bay. As such, it provides a lot of surface area to dissipate heat into the engine bay.

My current idea is to wrap it with some header wrap. I have heard that this method causes the metal to deteriorate from the inside out, and other times it just casus cracks.

Anyone able to shed some light on this? From experience or otherwise?

Thanks a bunch!

Anyone interested in a good drag project car? Or know someone that is?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...4606099624

It's for the GRM project. If someone has some other forums they could post this on we'd greatly appreciate it! We are certainly willing to end the auction early or whatever else to move this car.

Thanks!
Peter

6.1L + Supercharger = 500hp and me peeing in my pants. I want a 300C but this makes it a must. This is only GS motorsports stage 1 kit. They are talking about 2 more stages up to 700ish hp. This one is already $6100....well worth it.

So my Dad's 2003 Civic LX was up for its 30k mi maintenance. He had scheduled Sheehy Honda in Alexandria to do the work, and I was supposed to drop it off and pick it up while he was in Panama visiting my grandmother.

Suspicious as I am of dealerships in general, I called to ask how much it would cost. '$450.' Are you effing kidding me?! Keep in mind that all of the new Hondas are not scheduled to get a major tuneup until over 100k mi.

Alright, so I asked him what is included with that. Transmission fluid flush, brake inspection, air filter, oil and oil filter, and some miscellaneous stuff that was unnecessary. Fine, I bought the stuff and did everything myself. Turns out I happened to look at the owner's manual and the transmission fluid change isn't even due either...

The Problem
The other thing my dad needed checked on his car was the rear brakes. They had been making a grinding noise for awhile, ever since he left the parking brake on one day. They're drum brakes so at first I figured it'd just be easier to just have the dealership do it, it couldn't be that expensive right?

The Overcharge
Well I took the car to Hendrick Honda (Woodbridge) this time to get an estimate.

Service writer: 'Well the brakes have hotspots on 'em so we're gonna need to replace them. The total with labor is going to be $642.'

Me: Ok, can you break that down by parts and price for me?

Well they wanted to replace the drums, shoes, and wheel cylinders for both rear brakes. 'F that' I said, I'll get on thepartsbin.com, order the OEM parts myself, and do everything myself.

I was able to purchase all but the brake drums for $180 total. With the new parts in hand I went over to RJ's to take on the unpleasant task of fooling with drum brakes.

The Solution
After some hammering and finagling we were looking at the surface of the brake shoes and both sets had at least 60-70% of the pad materila left (compared to the new ones we had). The surface of the used shoes did look shiny and glazed and RJ suggested that maybe we should just sand down the surface of the shoes and the drums and see if that stops the noise. Sure enough, that was the solution, and it costed...$0 in parts.

I mean damn, if the dealership techs are too stupid or underhanded to diagnose that problem the rip off problem is much worse than I had imagined :?

How about your stealership stories? (I'm sure this thread is gonna get long...)

Hey guys,
Unfortunately got to sell my bike. Its officially posted under the for sale forum but i thought i'd put something up here too. If anyone is interested swing by to check it out. I live in P-Run.

Hey guys,
Unfortunately i have to sell my bike so i figured i would try here first. You may have seen it parked in P-Run and i have ridden with a couple of the guys on this forum.

2001 ZX6R with 9100 miles. Bike is in excellent condition and doesn't have a scratch on it. The bike has never been down. Meticulously maintained and always given TLC. Bike has a Full Muzzy Exhaust, flush mount turn signals and a fender eliminator kit but is otherwise all stock. Title in hand. Come by and take a look.

$4400OBO

Call Rob 540-421-0184

We have the Student Organization Night this coming Monday, the 23rd. This has always proven to be a good way to get our name out in the JMU community as well as find people who are interested in the club. It will be held in the Festival Grand Ballroom from 5pm-7pm.

As always, anyone and everyone is welcome to come to S.O.N and hang out, but we may have to spread ourselves out a little bit because it is always extremely crowded, since we have to share a 8' table with another club.

Hope to see some of you guys there to help us spread the MM word!

so my 6 pt harnesses are almost installed in the miata. i was going to put the bolts for the sub harness (points 5 and 6) where the seat attaches to the body, but that bolt is too short for the tab and seat bracket. my question is, can i just wrap the harness around the front of the seat bracket since its main purpose is basically to hold the center of the harnesses around your pelvis?

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