1G ILX Chat, Chit, and General Info Thread
#1121
#1122
Drifting
Thread Starter
it's going to be a week, at least. How's the car feeling with each tune? Did you do a WOT tune yet?
#1123
Moderator
If money were no object, I'd be on a Cannondale SuperSix EVO Black: MSRP - $14k
Doesn't look like much, but it's a really stiff & light race bike.
#1124
Wow somehow I missed the caffeine conversation last week.
Caffeine is also known as C8H10N4O2 if you were in chemistry class.
Most athletes use caffine for a stimulant because it is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor...
In a nutshell, caffeine causes the body to use Triglycerides found throughout the body for energy and leaves the gylcogen levels within the muscles alone. Those levels of gylcogen can then be absorbed by the muscles when needed for energy.
Also, Caffeine is a tri-methyl compound.. meaning it's partially derived from Methane... Your liver and methane don't get along in high doses. Also for what it's worth.. google Caffeine and Osteoporosis and see what comes up
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Caffeine is also known as C8H10N4O2 if you were in chemistry class.
Most athletes use caffine for a stimulant because it is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor...
In a nutshell, caffeine causes the body to use Triglycerides found throughout the body for energy and leaves the gylcogen levels within the muscles alone. Those levels of gylcogen can then be absorbed by the muscles when needed for energy.
Also, Caffeine is a tri-methyl compound.. meaning it's partially derived from Methane... Your liver and methane don't get along in high doses. Also for what it's worth.. google Caffeine and Osteoporosis and see what comes up
Here:
Click Me
Last edited by Switt23; 04-23-2013 at 02:09 PM.
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Trentimus (04-23-2013)
#1125
I always think I should buy a bike and get good at riding.. but I am a big swimmer and that's cheaper
Wow somehow I missed the caffeine conversation last week.
Caffeine is also known as C8H10N4O2 if you were in chemistry class.
Most athletes use caffine for a stimulant because it is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor...
In a nutshell, caffeine causes the body to use Triglycerides found throughout the body for energy and leaves the gylcogen levels within the muscles alone. Those levels of gylcogen can then be absorbed by the muscles when needed for energy.
Also, Caffeine is a tri-methyl compound.. meaning it's partially derived from Methane... Your liver and methane don't get along in high doses. Also for what it's worth.. google Caffeine and Osteoporosis and see what comes up
Here:
Click Me
Caffeine is also known as C8H10N4O2 if you were in chemistry class.
Most athletes use caffine for a stimulant because it is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor...
In a nutshell, caffeine causes the body to use Triglycerides found throughout the body for energy and leaves the gylcogen levels within the muscles alone. Those levels of gylcogen can then be absorbed by the muscles when needed for energy.
Also, Caffeine is a tri-methyl compound.. meaning it's partially derived from Methane... Your liver and methane don't get along in high doses. Also for what it's worth.. google Caffeine and Osteoporosis and see what comes up
Here:
Click Me
#1126
Drifting
Thread Starter
Yea, in my si, I didn't feel it being faster...even with full bolt ons...however, when I mashed the throttle against some other cars, that's when I knew my car was teh shizzz
#1127
#1128
Haha, Thanks... I'm just a gym junkie that decided to study the chemistry of a bunch of the compounds I was ingesting when I first started lifting. Needless to say, some of those compounds I don't take anymore.
So I keep going back and forth on exhaust. I had an appointment to get the muffler swapped out and the bumper cutout, but the owner came back and said they wouldn't do it.
Then I was watching youtube videos on how people made it look good... scratch that, How people tried to make it look good. All I found was a BMW that did it really well, but they paid like $1000 for all the work .
So I keep going back and forth on exhaust. I had an appointment to get the muffler swapped out and the bumper cutout, but the owner came back and said they wouldn't do it.
Then I was watching youtube videos on how people made it look good... scratch that, How people tried to make it look good. All I found was a BMW that did it really well, but they paid like $1000 for all the work .
#1129
Drifting
Thread Starter
I'm doing the dolphin tip and calling it a day...the bumper has an angle that'll make cutting a pain.
#1131
Drifting
Thread Starter
Yea, the problem is you'll have to weld hangers, etc. Creating a custom exhaust is never a cost effective endeavor...especially when you can get a quality one for a low price.
#1133
Drifting
Thread Starter
#1134
So I keep going back and forth on exhaust. I had an appointment to get the muffler swapped out and the bumper cutout, but the owner came back and said they wouldn't do it.
Then I was watching youtube videos on how people made it look good... scratch that, How people tried to make it look good. All I found was a BMW that did it really well, but they paid like $1000 for all the work .
Then I was watching youtube videos on how people made it look good... scratch that, How people tried to make it look good. All I found was a BMW that did it really well, but they paid like $1000 for all the work .
Custom exhaust is usually cheaper than boxed up catbacks I feel. I could just buy the borla muffler and have the shop add pipes for $120 which would make it like $300 ish total vs 540+ for a catback. I guess it may depend on the shop too.
#1135
Drifting
Thread Starter
I was quoted 1k for a custom exhaust...lol
#1136
Drifting
Thread Starter
I'm really like the sound of the invidia/borla and since it's a quieter setup (without the dp, at least) a turn down may be ok...we'll see, I just don't want to have to worry about a body shop farking it up
#1137
#1138
Drifting
Thread Starter
I do dress nice, but I didn't shop around. Also, important to note that most custom exhaust places use a bending process that crinkles and reduces the diameter of the pipe. Proper catbacks avoid this.
#1139
I usually have the opposite effect.. I dress in jeans & t-shirt after work, have long hair and a ratty beard so I usually have trouble getting places to take me serious long enough to take my money.
Most shops that have even slightly modern equipment can do mandrel bends. But, I am with you, I personally prefer a good catback. It's just some of the flare is lost in buying a "bolt-on" product when you still have to get it cut and turned down
#1141
I am really sold on either Tein Advances or Redshift Sport, I don't need much so I am having trouble justifying the extra for the redshift even
#1142
Drifting
Thread Starter
I want to throw my mac out my 21st floor office window. PC > Mac
#1143
I never really understood why you would wanna pay so much more for a computer that essentially gets the same end result.. guess I don't buy the hype.
#1144
It is not the computer that kills me, it is the stuff that IT installs that can take a machine designed for windows vista, and make it painfully slow for windows XP. But I still rather have a PC than a mac. I try not to be snobbish, but I admit that I am a PC snob.
#1145
I love my MacBook pro. It's the most reliable laptop, pc, or computer I've ever owned. I have several friends that bought a windows laptop around the same time I got my MacBook, whether its HP, Sony, dell or whatever they all have problems with the laptops now and they paid around $600 for them. Either the battery/ charger is not functional and it has to be plugged in to the wall to even use or the system is just so slow and corrupted. I'd rather pay the extra bills and have a reliable machine for at least 5 years than buy one every 2 or 3 years.
And don't even get me started on the joke that Windows 8 is.
And don't even get me started on the joke that Windows 8 is.
#1146
Drifting
Thread Starter
I think to each his own. I've had great luck with my PCs (but, then again, I put anti-spyware and stuff like that). The Macs that I've used have all been company / school issued so it's not a great comparison. That said, Macs do have nice screens, which I'll definitely give props for...I also really enjoyed my Macbook Pro that was given to me at my last job.
#1147
So I figured this was a good deal and I don't want to "slam" the car, just lower it... what do you guys think? Worth the price?
http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...autoModClar=Si
I will be looking for new struts and shocks, but I figured for the bars and the springs that makes them like $200 each.
The Pro-kit lowers the car 1.2" in the front and rear.
http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...autoModClar=Si
I will be looking for new struts and shocks, but I figured for the bars and the springs that makes them like $200 each.
The Pro-kit lowers the car 1.2" in the front and rear.
#1148
Instructor
OK so its not even a week and my keyless button trunk release is not working.. I only used it like 3 times since owning the car. Anyone having the same issue?
#1149
So I figured this was a good deal and I don't want to "slam" the car, just lower it... what do you guys think? Worth the price?
http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...autoModClar=Si
I will be looking for new struts and shocks, but I figured for the bars and the springs that makes them like $200 each.
The Pro-kit lowers the car 1.2" in the front and rear.
http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...autoModClar=Si
I will be looking for new struts and shocks, but I figured for the bars and the springs that makes them like $200 each.
The Pro-kit lowers the car 1.2" in the front and rear.
Call your dealer about the trunk release.. have them fix it.
#1150
Drifting
Thread Starter
#1151
Drifting
Thread Starter
So I figured this was a good deal and I don't want to "slam" the car, just lower it... what do you guys think? Worth the price?
http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...autoModClar=Si
I will be looking for new struts and shocks, but I figured for the bars and the springs that makes them like $200 each.
The Pro-kit lowers the car 1.2" in the front and rear.
http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...autoModClar=Si
I will be looking for new struts and shocks, but I figured for the bars and the springs that makes them like $200 each.
The Pro-kit lowers the car 1.2" in the front and rear.
#1152
Has anyone tried this? http://www.tanabe-usa.com/rnd/
#1153
Has anyone tried this? http://www.tanabe-usa.com/rnd/
#1154
Instructor
IDK but even the button for trunk release on key fob doesn't work. The last thing I remember doing was customizing my settings for door locks. I did set it back to default though but still doesn't work.
#1155
You'll save money and handle / ride better with the H&R progressive springs and just the rear bar. The rear bar will help induce oversteer, counteracting the understeer tendency of the car. Adding both bars, will make it corner flatter, but it'll keep the understeer tendency. The factory bar front bar is also 20mm, so it's pretty big to begin with.
The Stock ratings for the Si are 56lb/in front and 50lb/in rear. Both bars together will still induce oversteer just not as exaggerated as if you just had one bar.
#1156
Drifting
Thread Starter
The Eibach kit F soft R soft is actually 148lbs/in in front and 205lbs/in in rear. When I first asked you actually said it was about the force more than the size.
The Stock ratings for the Si are 56lb/in front and 50lb/in rear. Both bars together will still induce oversteer just not as exaggerated as if you just had one bar.
The Stock ratings for the Si are 56lb/in front and 50lb/in rear. Both bars together will still induce oversteer just not as exaggerated as if you just had one bar.
#1157
Drifting
Thread Starter
good morning, all. anything fun happen over the weekend?
#1158
I saw Pain&Gain with the lady, ordered eibach F+RSB
Other than that.. Lazy weekend.
Other than that.. Lazy weekend.
#1159
Drifting
Thread Starter
how was the movie? I wanted to see it too
#1160
It's pretty awful.. Lol it had some genuinely funny parts but it tried really hard to be offensive in a really ingenuine way..
Dwayne Johnson is awesome in it.. Underwhelmed overall.. Maybe wait til you can rent it.
Dwayne Johnson is awesome in it.. Underwhelmed overall.. Maybe wait til you can rent it.