Ok so I realized I had a big sheet of vinyl hanging around in my basement that happened to be white and the other day I saw some headlight eyelids that I liked so I put two and two together and voila. cut em myself and I must say they look pretty good to me. Best thing is that I can just take em off without any problems if I choose totell me what you guys think.
Looks good. Id buyem.. how are they stuck on? You sellin? ha
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What have you done to your P5 today?
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good job!Ok so I realized I had a big sheet of vinyl hanging around in my basement that happened to be white and the other day I saw some headlight eyelids that I liked so I put two and two together and voila. cut em myself and I must say they look pretty good to me. Best thing is that I can just take em off without any problems if I choose to
(bang)...could have been me! hey andrew, you ever worry about oil starvation?From this weekend:
yep... that's one of the reasons it was the 1st time in 3 years I'd autoxed it. But, I check it, top it off plus a little bit, then let it rip and hope for the best. There's a 99% chance everything will go fine.. there's also a 1% chance it'll blow up. Just like there's that tiny chance that I do something incredibly stupid and hit something that breaks / bends something, be it a light pole or hitting a big bump just the right way that the landing hurts something.
I've (almost) always followed this philosophy: never race a car you can't afford to total at any second.
Of course, that's mostly a road racing cliche`, but I think it works for pretty much any form of motorsports.
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ya, i hear you...i had just changed the oil and had a full 4 quarts in there with the 626 filter....i thought about it a couple of times before sat. ya, there wouldn't be a whole lot of racers out there if they thought they wouldn't be driving their car home after the race!! it's the price you have to be willing to pay i guess?
pretty much. But 1 of the reasons that autocross is so popular is that it IS very low risk. The reason I got the miata is so that I don't have to worry about it. What's the worse that happens? 100% worst case? 1 of the drivers has a VERY large off and wraps it around a poll. Sounds kinda bad doesn't it? Of course, it would be aweful, however I'd be able to borrow a trailer, tow it home, and drive the protege to work on Monday. A miata roller chassis can be had for $500 or so, and I've got the knowledge and tools to swap everything from the old chassis to the new. So... in honesty, I could write off that car as a total loss if it came down to it and, while it would suck royally, I'd be ok.
I actually did have the car break at a pro-solo this year. Lower ball joint failure. It sucked ass and totally ruined a wheel, but after sourcing a part from a friend whose brother runs Spec Miata, we had it back in shape by 11:30 that night and ready to run on Sunday, so it could have been worse.
(did any of that rambling make any sense? lol)
Got her back up and running! It appears as all the injector parts just might have done the trick because the idle is more stable now (no more intermittant stumbling). The CEL is still on only because I'm hoping it will clear itself (will it?) and that way I'll know the problem is resolved. I just don't want to reset the battery because the car runs wonky for the first 20 miles or so afterwards and the possibility of throwing another CEL as a result is likely. Now all she needs is one serious bath!
Too bad it's raining today...
Too bad it's raining today...
Welcome to Ohio...
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LMAO ^^ +1 to that. Ohio weather is the weirdest weather I've ever seen in my life.
Thanks! The idle is still a little shaky and that'll probably be the case from now on with the fuel rail (no more pulsation damper) but at least there is no more stumbling and lean spurts. I'm just hoping now the CEL will clear itself - so far about 20 miles of stumble-free idle but the CEL is still there. I've had P0171 clear itself before but it's very random. It'll be there when I turn the car off but be gone when I start it next or it'll come on when I start it and be gone the next time I notice. Weird.shweet! Congrats dude
LOL, this is the first time it's actually rained in the morning down here for me. I'm glad I decided not to wash my car last night!
Question for you guys.
Anyone ever compare teh Reactive header to an OBX?
I had and sold my OBX due to drone issues. Now i have the opertunity to pickup a Reactive for an uber good deal.
Might there be less drone with Reactive? Either way, i'm going to buy it, if not for my car, for Callies
Thanks in advance
Anyone ever compare teh Reactive header to an OBX?
I had and sold my OBX due to drone issues. Now i have the opertunity to pickup a Reactive for an uber good deal.
Might there be less drone with Reactive? Either way, i'm going to buy it, if not for my car, for Callies
Thanks in advance
I know some of the Ractive's had some fitment issues but I think later versions were fine. IIRC, they also only have one O2 sensor bung so you'd either have to get one welded in somewhere (preferrably behind the cat in you midpipe if you have that option). As for drone, unfortunately I have no idea but the Ractive, IIRC while still a 4-1 header, has much longer runners than the OBX. Not sure if that does anything for sound though. My instinct tells me it's still going to drone.
i got better gas mileage with it on (o.0)
anywho... i almost crashed my P5 on I4 into a PT Cruiser... it was Thunderstorming and the Cruiser randomly slamed its brakes... so i did the same... and my car didnt slow down fast enough... so i turned the wheel and popped the e brake to make it slide out of the way and continued my way... and i ran over a puddle i didnt see... the motor started to bog down a little bit... i thought it hydrolocked... but then it kept pushing.... but there is a lot of water in my exhaust...lots of flapping noises... like a really bad exhaust leak...
anything i should do to see if i got water in my engine?
anywho... i almost crashed my P5 on I4 into a PT Cruiser... it was Thunderstorming and the Cruiser randomly slamed its brakes... so i did the same... and my car didnt slow down fast enough... so i turned the wheel and popped the e brake to make it slide out of the way and continued my way... and i ran over a puddle i didnt see... the motor started to bog down a little bit... i thought it hydrolocked... but then it kept pushing.... but there is a lot of water in my exhaust...lots of flapping noises... like a really bad exhaust leak...
anything i should do to see if i got water in my engine?
Pull the spark plugs
Yup, pull the plugs. That's exactly why I converted my Injen CAI into a Short Ram
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something is weird here...my gas mileage is actually improving...this past spring i was doing 25-26 avg combined, today i fill up, do the math and i'm at 28, same driving, roads and spirited boosting...(huh)
335 miles
12 gals
27.92 mpg
335 miles
12 gals
27.92 mpg
You ever figure out your problem?Good to hear everythings running better
