Takata 18

Yes I would be up for that if you all are going. We should all meet and get there together.

phitech

so is it a a plan then? that everyone is going?

05TLRIDER

I'm down

asujosh1

Lemme know closer to the date, I may crash your uppity Acura party with my hooligan Scooby.

WannabeG

On the past 2 dyno days i went to, it was $50-60 for 3 pulls. When did they change it to 80?

asujosh1

Dyno days usually get a special price.

Slepybear

hey guys, i was thinking of making something like this a project for this summer for me..
http://www.xs-power.com/acura-honda-turbokits-16.htm
thoughts? is that kit including everything i need?

Razzi

the only good thing about that kit is the mold it'll make. that's it, apparently the turbo is crap, piping as weak and shit doesnt fit right. there's a lot of talk about it on the 2nd gen forum.

asujosh1

Considering that a stock turbo costs in the $700 range, and an intercooler is in the $500 range, I'm not guessing that it's going to be high-quality stuff.

Slepybear

yeah i'm having second thoughts. rims for now... SC/TC someday in the future.

Takata 18

Hey Glow did you read what I reply to your blue stripe. Hey Josh second test drive of the EVO yesterday. It is fast and very confortable

WannabeG

Thought he was at a dyno day?

GLowrdr

That's what I was worried about - those clips must have some sort of adjustment to them to keep them flush, because mine is actually clipped on. The first attempt the guy didnt have it clipped and I could see like 1/2 inch of it. Now it's just abotu an eighth of an inch, but it's not just something I can push more.

ts_vaj

Nah, I never have time to go on the dyno day weekends so one quiet afternoon I just drove over there during lunch break from work and got it done quick. Actually it was $85. I should have went during their fast and furious movie discount lol.

asujosh1

So you going to get the Evo X now? Then you'll really have to come out to the auto-x to see how it goes. There is already going to be at least one Evo X out there this season, so you guys could get together and talk about how to go fast. From what I remember, the guy that owns it is pretty damn fast already.

ts_vaj

Love the new look of the bigger Evo

nate_0022

iTrader: (2)

I'll be there reguardless. It should be a good time to meet some people since I'm fairly new to the Acura scene.

nate_0022

iTrader: (2)

Adam, does some awesome photography, I had him do a shoot with my Stratus R/T before he moved out to Cali. The new Evo looks awesome.

Slepybear

i dunno why, but i just don't like the direction cars designs are going in general..
like for some family oriented cars its cool and makes sense.. but cars like the evo, wrx, tl etc etc are all beginning to look more and more, not necessarily alike, but are all rounded off corners, and remind me more and more of like a camery.
the evo, the wrx, they are supposed to be sexy and like hardcore awesome.. make you think it is a beast that just rips. instead everything is looking more and more family friendly.. i feel like automakers have taken a step back.. and yeah i know, aerodynamics and bigger or stronger engines, but the car as a whole doesn't have the same effect as it slowly looks more and more like just some other car.

and the tl.. 2g tl, awesome. 3g tl, amazingly awesome, 4g tl.. wtff?!?! sure, it finally got awd, but i don't see why the car had to be made ass ugly to do so.. the 3g was beautiful, and this 4g looks nothing like it and is a big stupid face.

thats my rant. great day outside, gunna try to enjoy it before work.

Slepybear

but those pics are pretty cool for an ugly car..
evo VIII>evo X

asujosh1

I know they softened up the STi in an effort to appeal to a broader audience, and I think that is what you see. Companies have seen that there is interest in these cars, so they decided to open them up a bit to make them appeal to a wider audience in an attempt to sell more of them and make more money.

Part of it is aerodynamics, part of it is economics.

ts_vaj

Haha...that's exactly why I like the look of the new EVO. It doesn't have that really aggressive tuner car look anymore. (Which I also like) But I agree, I don't like the direction in the looks department of the new Acuras. It's like windows Vista lol. I hope they get a facelift soon.

I never thought this about the previous EVOs but if I ever do lose the TL buy a brand new car and make payments, it'd probably be an Evo X. (Or maybe just the new ralliart)

ts_vaj

..edit

WannabeG

Prefer the STI myself...

GLowrdr

Damn. Come on during the day and there's usually only 1 or 2 of you on. Come at 11:30 at night and everyone is on. Well, goodnight all. I need my beauty sleep so I can wake up feeling refreshed...... and start drinking.

It's my B-day y'all. (Friday)

Slepybear

erg. damn photoshop won't install and gimp doesn't work, it's like some sort of loophole.. you gotta have leopard to run one program, but one program only runs for tiger, and i have tiger, and so i download gimp for tiger, but i need x11, a leopard program, which can't work on tiger.... wtf?!?!

asujosh1

X11 is not a Leopard program, it is the UI for all Mac machines out there. Mac runs on a flavor of BSD, and X11 is the Apple version of the windows manager. You should be able to get to X11 from your Utilities section of your Applications folder, if not, download it from the developer section of the Apple website. You will be able to find a version that works with Tiger.

smokincivic

what do you guys think of these?

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/pts/1120740407.html

asujosh1

Always been a fan of the 'mesh' design, at least until I bought some. Cleaning them really sucks.

Razzi

i was lookin at those for a while. i liked em. konig crosshairs if you wanna google more images

ts_vaj

What's up Smokin? How's the car running nowadays? I probably would have bought those if I saw them a few weeks ago lol. They look clean!

smokincivic

nothing much cuzz, yeah today is fortunately payday for me but not sure if I will pick these up or not.....seriously thinking about it but not sure....kind of want to stick to OEM but I need new tires anyways.....so I was thinking why not just look for a good deal with rims too. Car is running good and strong still. I was looking for a newer TL, found a couple around 15k....thinking about it too but not sure. Will keep you guys updated.

ts_vaj

Yeap, just grab some summer shoes for the car and it'll look nice haha.

asujosh1

Man, I saw my first new TL on the road today, and it was prolly helped by the fact that it was silver, but I didn't think it looked that bad. I really liked the tail, and the front end didn't look too bad head on, but it still looked like butt from the side.

Razzi

i was in uptown minneapolis yesterday, saw like 4 of those. they dont look bad in person. but they were all silver, which helped mask the giant chrome trims

anyway, i got a new number for future reference

Ken Hoang Razzi
651-399-3790

Slepybear

university tonight??

WannabeG

Are you guys gonna do a meet in May at all?

asujosh1

I think that you and Slappy should plan it.

Razzi

car got keyed. was at a house party last night. either a vengeful stalker who's mad that i'm talking to a girl or a random chick who's pissed off and keyed the wrong car. either way, she's in shitty condition, add in that i only have liability insurance and there goes any future mod fundings. FML

phitech

damn that sucks!