What did you do to your Sedan today?
#5191
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I instructed a young man with a heavily leaned on S2000 at the track event yesterday. A really nice handling car with loads of power. It was set up quite nicely without a tendency to spin. He had soft tires on it which had lots of grip and allowed him to catch the car the few times he overcooked turns. Makes me think I might have to locate a used Cosworth supercharger for my Miata.
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I instructed a young man with a heavily leaned on S2000 at the track event yesterday. A really nice handling car with loads of power. It was set up quite nicely without a tendency to spin. He had soft tires on it which had lots of grip and allowed him to catch the car the few times he overcooked turns. Makes me think I might have to locate a used Cosworth supercharger for my Miata.
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I also have a side-load garage. Shared driveway with the neighbor, actually. Wide pavement between the houses, that splits into a fat "T", with two 2-car garages that face each other. It's not so bad, as long as we each keep our cars in our respective garages.
#5194
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Replaced the lower radiator hose clamp. I noticed it was seeping last fall before hibernation. There was crust on the hose (it pays to remove the whole cover during oil changes), and my overflow tank was really low. Topped it off with prestone Honda/Nissan coolant. It's even the same shade of blue.
And I finally saved up enough amazon bonus dollars for a pair of kn air filters. Will get those in 2 days.
And I finally saved up enough amazon bonus dollars for a pair of kn air filters. Will get those in 2 days.
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Attempted to get an alignment done at firestone today for the lifetime warranty after having swift springs installed and they said it was too low for their lift??? I have the front sports lip as well but still first time I've heard that one. Not any lower than the swift drops I've seen on here. Guess I'll head to the dealership or check out a place called euro tune, which they recommended.
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I blame management at individual Firestone shops, profiling which customers are more likely to take advantage of their lifetime alignment promotion. While certainly not a corporate policy, behavior like this rots from the head down.
If you find a shop you trust, it's a valuable thing. Even if it's just for mounting tires, or processing an alignment.
If you find a shop you trust, it's a valuable thing. Even if it's just for mounting tires, or processing an alignment.
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I blame management at individual Firestone shops, profiling which customers are more likely to take advantage of their lifetime alignment promotion. While certainly not a corporate policy, behavior like this rots from the head down.
If you find a shop you trust, it's a valuable thing. Even if it's just for mounting tires, or processing an alignment.
If you find a shop you trust, it's a valuable thing. Even if it's just for mounting tires, or processing an alignment.
Any of the chain shops really just has the lowest common denominator doing tire and fluid changes. Minus a few exceptions, there is virtually no pride in their work, and they're just putting in their 8 hour shift.
They're in Monroe. If they can do a GT3 they can handle a G37
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A Porsche shop in Monroe... I'm sure they do good work. Thnaks for the heads up. I might be too lazy to drive all the way out there... lol! I might as well go to SOHO Motorsports (from what I've heard) unless you know them to be sheisty
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I don't have any feedback on SOHO, but I imagine they would be fine. They're both off 74
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So I had the alignment done at another Firestone that supposedly had the specific lift needed for lowered cars. A mechanic from one of the Firestones directed me to this specific one to have it done and I guess it worked out. I still agree with Rochester though on the profiling.
So now I can enjoy the new Swifts (finally) and new wheels/tires... But.... Is my camber ok at - 2.2?
Uploaded the pic on my phone for the first time... Hopefully the resolution is resized.
So now I can enjoy the new Swifts (finally) and new wheels/tires... But.... Is my camber ok at - 2.2?
Uploaded the pic on my phone for the first time... Hopefully the resolution is resized.
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