I just got out of a 1 1/2 hour meeting with two structural Engineers on a new project we’re starting and I don’t remember a single thing that was said.
I hope I didn’t make any promises I can’t keep.

All I know is the dealership called and all my Spoiler and accessories came in via Fed-EX this morning and the car is being “prepped” as we speak.

I’m ditching work a bit early because they are only open until 6PM and said delivery takes about an hour and a half.

Shawn S

 

Sweet ride commin in Shawn.!

Cant wait to see the posts of that beauty.!

 

Shawn, so you'll be ready for English Town raceway tonight right?

I guess that break-in period comes first though.

Good luck man!! Have to see this thing next meet!

 

I know how you feel man, make sure dont mess the synchro while you driving her home today.. Someone will sleep on the garage tonight lol........

 

Shawn, what time are you picking it up?

 

I'm leaving work at 4PM.

Shawn S

 

bring yer laptop with the wireless modem with u so that u can take pics and post all the forms u sign, the salesguy, the warranty crap, the keys, the salesman's desk, pictures of his children, plaques for outstanding achievements, etc. while u're there!!

then do a centerfold of your car when the salesman brings it out to u...get the salesman to take pics of u in the car...get some burnout pics...have the salesman take pics of u comin around a sharp corner, body leanin and all bahahaha

 

oooooooooooooooo KAY !!!!

Shawn S

 

it's like a soap opera...All My Acura's

As the CL-S Turns

 

Scooter, You been sniffin some of that High-Test you plan on running at the track tonight ???

Shawn S

 

shush!!! that's our little secret

 

Congrats Shawn, all the waiting has finally paid off. Those of us still waiting are very jealous!

 

Wow, I think I'm getting excited! In fact I might take off work early myself! (Oh wait, I have today off anyway - full-time student.)

 

tell me how the 6-speed trans. is.......must be a lot faster than the automatic........tight car man

 

Where in PA is Hellertown? How far from the MD state border?

I might swing by and taunt you with my Aegean Blue CLS.

 

less than 2 hours!!!!!

 

OMG LIKE MEET YOU THERE IN LIKE TWENTY MINUTES DUDE!

 

I’m about an hour north of Philly if that helps YA.

Shawn S

 

Oh, so is that up near AEB? I lived for a few years in Warren Cty, NJ, and AEB were pretty much right across the river in PA (south of Rt.80).

 

i expect nothing less than a 10 page review of the sweet thang!

 

How about (50) photos instead ???

Shawn S

 

half hour to go...u climbing the walls yet??

 

Yea, I’m heading out of here in a couple minutes.
It’s been a REAL productive day.

Look for some photos later tonight around 8 or 9.
Got to make the rounds and show off to some local friends.

Later,
Shawn S

 

I hope the Tranny has FIVE more miles worth of life left in it.

Shawn S

 

make sure u stop by Englishtown and do a few runs with us tonight!!

 

Shawn S, some pre-emptive advice:

Keep an eye on your tranny oil. I'm not anticipating a tranny failure of any sort, but a helical gear limited slip differential is unusually hard on lubricants. What bears the force of limiting wheelspin on a clutch-type LSD are the clutches. In a helical-gear LSD, the gear oil bears the force. This is true until the oil film fails, which then allows metal-to metal contact between the worm and pinion gears. You don't want that to happen.

I totally cooked to complete failure (black sooty appearance) my diff oil in a matter of only 17K miles of spirited driving. What tipped me off was the metal-to-metal clacking (film failure) coming from my Torsen diff, which was cured with the change to premium synthetic hypoid gear oil. Nevertheless I would have rather avoided the whole clacking thing (which is a symptom of wear) altogether.

Your FWD transaxle and diff share the same oil. The bad part about that is that your manual tranny oil has viscosity modifiers added to allow the syncros to work correctly, meaning that the oil that lubricates your helical-gear LSD can't be as specialized for that sole appilcation as it can be for a car with a separate diff casing. What runs through your manual tranny and LSD is a compromise of the two applications. But the good part about this situation is that it is both incredibly easy to check the condition of the oil that lubricates your diff and to change that oil.

Summary: Check your tranny oil regularly, like every time you change the engine oil.

 

Wow! Gone for just 24 hours and you miss a whole lot.

So Shawn you're finally getting the car? Can't wait to see the pics tonight.

Are you going to redo all those "personalized" mods again?

Congrats man!

 

I bet shawn is all over his car now.. :p congrats man.....i'm waiting for the pics!