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Grakkus posted:Who the hell sneers at an RX-7? Uppity college townies.
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(not shown) Finished up the damping material in the harder to get to spots. The improvement on the outer skin on the rear wheel well was incredible, from a reverb machine to a quick solid thunk. Return the OEM foam pad  Add foam to build up the low areas  Seems ok, might want one more thin layer to make sure it gets compressed?  
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Feb 2, 2020 00:27
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Uppity college townies. Why, because it's old? Genuinely baffled.
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Feb 2, 2020 00:35
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Grakkus posted:Why, because it's old? Genuinely baffled. Because it’s LOUD and ratty looking. People’s delicate sensibilities get easily offended in small college towns where they think their money should shield them from such beastly things. https://youtu.be/ZVyDF_P7Mps https://youtu.be/WErwEAn8PhM
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Feb 2, 2020 00:43
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Because it’s LOUD and ratty looking. People’s delicate sensibilities get easily offended in small college towns where they think their money should shield them from such beastly things. Sick. Keep rustling those feathers, man.
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Feb 2, 2020 01:05
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Grakkus posted:Who the hell sneers at an RX-7? very, very bad people
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Feb 2, 2020 02:54
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Bought it. 2018 GMC Canyon crew cab longbed with the 2.8L turbodiesel. So now I guess I have a matching set of 48-year-apart blue GMCs.
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Feb 2, 2020 06:08
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More foam? yes more foam More glue? yep  But now I'm out of epoxy for a few days taqueso fucked around with this message at 12:53 on Feb 2, 2020 |
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Feb 2, 2020 09:28
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IOwnCalculus posted:Bought it. Curious to know your thoughts on the mini-Duramax. We have a Colorado and opted for the V6, but it was a close call.
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Feb 2, 2020 11:13
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I have a back halfed first gen rx7 that I just can’t get the motivation to work on. Complete with around 1200-1500hp at around 2000lbs I’m hoping. 
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Feb 2, 2020 12:32
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We're gonna need more details on that one.
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Feb 2, 2020 12:33
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Curious to know your thoughts on the mini-Duramax. We have a Colorado and opted for the V6, but it was a close call. So far so good. It's my first diesel anything but they've clearly gone to considerable lengths to minimize how much it acts like one - at part throttle cruise it sounds like just about anything else and the clatter at idle is fairly minimal. Drives nicely - even through the peak power/weight ratio should be worse than the CR-V, the mass quantities of torque down low makes sure it doesn't feel any slower. It's also the only truck that stands a chance of matching the CR-V on fuel mileage. The diesel half tons would probably be close but the only one of those that would be affordable would be the Ram. But considering they had one of those on the lot right next to this, I will gladly take the Canyon over it, because new half tons are stupid big.
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Feb 2, 2020 15:20
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Did this replace the CR-V?
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Feb 2, 2020 19:11
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It will, yeah. Not in a rush to sell the Honda since apparently I can't transfer the custom plate off of it until the first permanent plate shows up for the GMC. Trade in value on a 170k CR-V with one accident is a lot less than even the cheapest one on Craigslist.
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Feb 2, 2020 20:23
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Ha, we considered one of those (or a 2500 dmax) before getting the gooseneck horse trailer and welp. Guess our CR-V is here for the long haul as originally planned and our future truck purchases will have to scale to match our trailers. Did you ever install the VTC actuator? I guess I need to do the one on ours now.
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Feb 2, 2020 23:02
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I haven't because the noise hasn't gotten any worse, and now I probably won't before I sell the car. You want it?  I would have slightly preferred buying a cheap 2500 with any engine for towing only but my wife thinks five cars would be too many. She's probably right. It's nice enough cruising around town that I'm fine with this, and so far on its own reporting we're doing over 27mpg.
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Feb 3, 2020 01:09
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IOwnCalculus posted:I haven't because the noise hasn't gotten any worse, and now I probably won't before I sell the car. Five cars too many? We just decided to downside to five...
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Feb 3, 2020 01:33
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IOwnCalculus posted:I haven't because the noise hasn't gotten any worse, and now I probably won't before I sell the car. If you end up not using it, yeah I'll buy it off ya. I'm sure 12/13 is the same part? As I recall you were careful to find the updated actuator.
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Feb 3, 2020 02:01
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Took out the front seats so I could remove more carpet and pull the rear heat vents. There sure is a lot of unused volume under the front seats:
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Feb 3, 2020 18:29
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Because it’s LOUD and ratty looking. People’s delicate sensibilities get easily offended in small college towns where they think their money should shield them from such beastly things. Thank you for making me smile today. taqueso posted:Took out the front seats so I could remove more carpet and pull the rear heat vents. There sure is a lot of unused volume under the front seats: Amplifiers go there. At least, that's what my mobile electronics past is telling me.
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Feb 3, 2020 20:48
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Darchangel posted:Thank you for making me smile today. This thing was made for smiles. Here’s my son’s reaction the first time we took it for a drive 
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Feb 3, 2020 21:13
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Started hearing a metal scraping metal noise while braking a couple of weeks ago. Turned into a constant scraping. Figured I needed new brake pads, even though they looked almost new when I changed the rotors 2 months ago. Guess what? They still looked almost new. One of the shims was bent and scraping the rotor.  Went ahead and threw the new pads on anyway, and after bedding in, they feel much better than the old ones. Basic Carquest organic pads, didn't come with new shims, but I bent the one roughly back to where it should be. By the amount of dust the others were throwing, I'm guessing they were also organic (or maybe semi-metallic).I've been fighting a shaking while at highway speeds (and especially bad when accelerating at any speed) for awhile. Replaced one axle that was obviously hosed. The other side is newish, but was missing the roll pin. Got a roll pin, still shook, but it was shaking the steering wheel, so I assumed the axle was fubar anyway. While I had the front wheels off, I tried wiggling both axles to see how much play was in them. Both seem about the same. And now the shaking is almost gone.  Guess that other axle is indeed hosed (it's a Napa reman, the one I replaced was original, and replaced with a brand new Carquest axle).
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Feb 3, 2020 21:38
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IOwnCalculus posted:Bought it. Nice! The color is really neat too. Are you planning on any light towing with it? I'm curious how it'd handled like 5000lb 
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Feb 4, 2020 00:45
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BlackMK4 posted:Nice! The color is really neat too. Are you planning on any light towing with it? I'm curious how it'd handled like 5000lb The gas is supposed to tow 7000 and the diesel allegedly tows 7700 so 5k shouldn’t be too bad
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Feb 4, 2020 01:39
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I hope GM puts the baby Duramax in more things.
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Feb 4, 2020 01:46
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I'm quite sure there are supposed to be more fins on that SAI pump fan: Wonder where they could have gone? Oh....wait....this pump sounds like a maracca now that I have it off......  There they are. $300 x 2 later and things seem okay. I'm gonna need a few days of cold starts to be sure none of that ended up in the very annoying to access kombi valve: 
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Feb 4, 2020 02:03
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BlackMK4 posted:Nice! The color is really neat too. Are you planning on any light towing with it? I'm curious how it'd handled like 5000lb Yep - bought it to haul a two-horse trailer that I expect to be right around that weight when fully loaded. I need to haul the trailer over to a scale at some point. Imperador do Brasil posted:The gas is supposed to tow 7000 and the diesel allegedly tows 7700 so 5k shouldn’t be too bad 7700lb for the 2WD diesel, which is what I've got. 4WD adds just enough weight to reduce that a bit. ZR2s are the exception since they're capped at 5000lb with either engine due to the flexy suspension setup. Further impressions on it after a day's commute - I really, really like this truck, and the 2.8 / 6L50 is a very well matched combination. The only "weirdness" is that it seems like they might have made the WOT shift points almost a bit too late, because it pulls harder after an upshift. It's both bizarre and pleasant to do a pull from 60 to 80 at heavy throttle and get there quickly without even a kickdown shift. The biggest thing I'm going to have to get used to is the length. It's 16" longer than my mom's old GMT360 Trailblazer EXT, and even 4" longer than the GMT400 Suburban I learned to drive in. But unlike either of those it doesn't feel that long in any situation other than parking. It's a solid three feet longer than my C10.
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Feb 4, 2020 03:11
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IOwnCalculus posted:Yep - bought it to haul a two-horse trailer that I expect to be right around that weight when fully loaded. I need to haul the trailer over to a scale at some point. Oh, so you bought a NICE trailer. My old rear end 80s steel horse trailer would have just about overloaded that thing with nothing more than a couple bales of hay and a bucket of water in it.
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Feb 4, 2020 03:17
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More shiny Cut the 3rd row ducts and blocked them off, added some foam to the duct piece where it might touch  night sight photo is amazing, that duct was very dark
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Feb 4, 2020 09:54
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tehk posted:I have a back halfed first gen rx7 that I just can’t get the motivation to work on. Complete with around 1200-1500hp at around 2000lbs I’m hoping. Tucked wheels look so good.
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Feb 4, 2020 16:11
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 Finally became one with it  Incidentally, does anyone know the fill level for a 2013 V6 manual Accord transmission? All the manual says is "take it to the dealer" 
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Feb 4, 2020 21:01
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Napa's tech data says 2.2 quarts of Honda MTF.
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Feb 4, 2020 21:27
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Funny, because I got the bright idea to look in the "capacities" section of the manual and it said 2.0 on the nose. But take it to the dealer to check it
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Feb 4, 2020 21:29
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It calls for 2.0 in the 4c engine but 2.2 in the v6.
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Feb 4, 2020 21:55
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Ah, now I see it. They have totally separated the sections for 4 and 6 cylinder models, instead of listing them together but specifying which is which like they do with everything else. 
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Feb 4, 2020 22:37
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More foam, this time it's memory foam carpet pad, glued in where the ducts used to be 
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Feb 4, 2020 22:43
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   MTF SHOULD NOT LOOK LIKE THIS!!! Also it had the distinct cat piss/sulphur smell of gear oil. Also that gallon bottle was very close to 3/4 full. I'm only sorry I didn't do this a lot sooner. Won't hurt the transmission's performance to be sure.
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Feb 4, 2020 23:32
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New wheels and tires on SLO RICE. The 16” setup was fairly heavy and the DWS tires were down to the D 15” Sparco FF1 and 205/55/15 Direzza DZ102. Once the suspension settles they’ll be perfect. Garage lighting is suboptimal.  
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Feb 5, 2020 00:59
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The EP3 was a controversial change but I have a lot of love for it. Still want a dash shifter too
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Panty Saluter posted:The EP3 was a controversial change but I have a lot of love for it. Still want a dash shifter too Love the dash shifter  Suspension settled back down on the drive to work today 
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