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I can't find the thread now, but there was a discussion on calculating the top speed of the 2.5L car based on Car & Driver's 133mph top speed for the 2.0L automatic car. I calculated the top speed of the 2.5L based on similar weight and the 184hp of the 2.5L, and verified the results with a...

Here's my Google photo album of the pictures I took Friday and Saturday at Belle Isle. https://picasaweb.google.com/112311372196410341791/2014DetroitGrandPrix?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCPyXnK3LqInknAE&feat=directlink

I will probably lower the RX-8 a little eventually, but I'm getting some good use out of the good OEM monotube dampers, first.

That's what I do. I lay a blanket down in the hatch area (queen size), and it covers all the way up to the back of the front seats. I use a microfiber towel to cover the one spot where the front fork touches the side of the hatch. Other than that, nothing really scrapes. My bike is fairly...

That's actually pretty standard for SRI intakes. I've seen a fair number of race cars with similar setups.

Any mpg increase that might have resulted from this intake, if there is one, was probably washed out with the fact that I tend to drive it more aggressively around town due to the fantastic sound. I don't see a significant difference in the numbers in my spreadsheet.

Prices aren't too bad, especially if they really are a decent quality coilover. I'll be keeping them in mind. Thanks!

I must say, I was not impressed today. The only place I was actually able to see the race was in our reserved grand stand, #2. After walking around and checking everything out that I could get to, I got bored and left early.

I don't see any mention of Ohlins in Font Motorsports post, but I would sure hope they would be less than Ohlins. I've been eyeing Ohlins for my RX-8, but there's no way I would spend anywhere near that kind of money for a coilover kit for my daily driver, which gets about 33,000 miles a year...

I'll be there for the police escort Saturday! I'm also going tomorrow, probably showing up around 9:30 AM.

I posted too soon! When I started the car on my way home from work yesterday it forgot where it was.

It's this one (PNY): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0063GKG6I/?tag=m20b7-20

After everything I've read in the owner's manual and from users here, I hadn't bothered to give it a try before, but I thought with v29 it was worth a shot. I've been pleasantly surprised to find that my 64GB drive, with about 41GB of music, has been working flawlessly. It even remembers where...

Are you kidding me?! v31 is out now? I just had mine updated Wednesday to v29. Crap.

I would love an MX-5, but my wife would kill me if I had THREE Mazdas! Besides, I don't fit well in even the NC Miata. I test drove one before my RX-8, and I was just too cramped in leg room.

Speaking of this, I've been using Sport-Manual mode almost exclusively in around-town driving for two or three weeks now. I haven't seen a significant drop in fuel efficiency. I calculate it for every fill-up, and record my calculated number and the car reported average in a Google Docs...

Yeah, manuals haven't been faster or more fuel efficient than (good) autos for a while now, but they're still more fun and involving. I never would have considered buying my RX-8 with an auto with paddle shifters, even if it was faster and more fuel efficient. I would be willing to bet that...

Cool. Although I had to have an automatic for my daily driver so my wife can drive it, I want to see a manual offering in the 2.5L.

How about CorkSport hoverpads to get out of traffic jams when someone's Mini Cooper burns to the ground on the expressway? :) Seriously, I'm hoping you guys do your coilover system for the 2014 Mazda3 (s hatchback is what i have).

One of the documents I have for my 3 states the sizes of all of the speakers. I forgot which one. I think it was the dealer brochure. The size of the front speakers is impressive, and why it has pretty good bass for a car without a subwoofer. In fact, I like the bass in this car better than...