ABP1TSX

Drove next to a ZDX in grigio met. today on I5. The driver was next to me for a few minutes then gave me smile and took off. I must say that it looks pretty darn good in motion vs. sitting at the showroom.

bluecarbonfiber

i still have yet to see one.. i saw the Accord version thats similar and was not digging it at all.. it reminds me of a jacked up car that could never be an suv

minkl81

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i loved zdx until seeing it in the dealership. exterior/interior looks amazing but functionality of rear seat and cargo space was pretty bad..

two more days and i'm outta here. cant wait

minkl81

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oh!! btw..

today, i saw a slightly modded blue si hatch (ep) with full lip kit of some kind. it was very good looking ep hatch.. but guess who was driving that car.. old grandma with puffed up white hair.. i was like wtf

bluecarbonfiber

^ hahahahahaha wow fast and furious taken it a bit far

clee109

win

clee109

wow last reply 5 days ago by me!

What happened.

bluecarbonfiber

haha summer happened i think everyone got busy.. ive been working on my sub box slowly though the week.. have the mold done and now just adding a second layer

clee109

^^ still going to be ready to help me out Sunday lol no more squeeks!

bluecarbonfiber

im still down!! cross your fingers on the squeeks. im sure the belt is a big part of it..

clee109

Hope so. That squeak can be a bit embarrassing lol. The only other thing to do if the belt doesn't work is pull the pulleys. I guess I can tighten the exhaust bolts as well to rule that out but there aren't any audible leaks though... Ack don't give me more doubt lol

clee109

No more squeaks! It's a good day.

bluecarbonfiber

I ordered a new bolt today.. the temp one i have i know wont last long since the rubber bushing isnt being used..

side note: honda nor acura stock the bolts.. takes a day to get from the warehouse and they only do 1 delivery a day in the morning.. pshh

clee109

wow, that's quality and does it cost 9000000000000000000 dollars too?

bluecarbonfiber

acura wanted 6 bucks a bolt. plus 3 for the silver hat since i couldnt get the one that broke undone.. i bought 2 of them just incase it happens again

honda wanted 7 40 for the bolt and 3 10 for the hat..

(side thought) i need to invest in a reverse tap set so i can just back out the broken screws i over torque..

bluecarbonfiber

anyone know the difference in the 1500MAH vs the 1800MAH for battery life? im thinking of getting another battery for the camera and would like something that will last alittle longer..

Also Kyle i was curious on flashes are all strobes the same or are there different ones?

bluecarbonfiber

got the bolt installed last night.. noticed a tear in one of my hoses while pulling the cover off.. blah.. just cant win this week

clee109

what hose?

bluecarbonfiber

the one that comes off the valve cover to the intake its a small black hose.. made a quick runt to autozone and its repaired now.. just the pain of dealing with more stuff sucked =)

bluecarbonfiber

Forgot to add I bought a new axle for my passanger side. if i remember to take pictures of the work ill do a write up for your site Chris.

clee109

new axle? what happened to whats there now?

03tlCHARCOL

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When you guys have a meet how many cars generally show up? We just had our last one probably like 15 people signed up and 5 cars showed up, it was disappointing....

bluecarbonfiber

my current one has had a small hole in it for a few months.. im just sick of cleaning the rims every weekend from the grease that gets on them..


its about the same.. i think the best turn out i saw was last october.. ive been wanting to do a washington and oregon meet but some people from washington dont want to drive to portland and people here dont want to drive all the way to seattle.. should probably do one in centralia or chehalis as a halfway point meet

03tlCHARCOL

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Hmm that's not a bad idea, too bad there isn't anything out there lol. Well I know there's a big meet Sept 12th at the Acura of Lynnwood, another 30mins from Seattle where we had a pretty good turnout last year. There was dyno, free food and giveaways. I just don't understand how when we have do our own meets the showing is poor and I've seen alot more modded TLs than before...

03tlCHARCOL

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On another note you guys def seem more active than us WA in the forums.

sleepersho

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^ they didn't have to know about that, you gave us away

bluecarbonfiber

^ haha

clee109

Bah Oregon chat is dead besides Brandon and I. Weak I tell you.

bluecarbonfiber

true it did die real fast recently.. everyone is on vacation i think..

Chris you still have your stock crank pulley? if so you got a weight scale to measure it? im needing to find out the weight of the crank pulley my scale only goes to 2lbs and i know its above that.. im guessing atleast 3.5 to 4

clee109

It's at my parents house but I can dig it up. No weight scale though that would read that low. I only have an old fashion scale

bluecarbonfiber

it might measure on a person scale.. if its digital.. maybe on the other kind too.. im going to guess its pretty close to that 5 mark though maybe just under.. got the first ever Ralco RZ true oem size pulleys WOW what a difference.. total weight of all of them is 1.81 lbs.. the crank pulley is 446.1 grams the power steering pulley is 273.6 grams and the altenator pulley is 101.0 grams.. will post some pics later on

clee109

so ur ditching your NST's?

bluecarbonfiber

ya honestly i wanted the NSTs for the OEM size cause i planned on doing a supercharger.. i still kinda do. but the NSTs are out of spec.. ill try and get the pictures posted tonight if not tomorrow. so you can see the weight differences and size differences

sT04Louis

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Oh hello,

clee109

^^^ welcome back from the dead - did you roll that thing in the process of that jump?

Brandon - notice any performance changes?

Oh and BTW I have decided I want powder coated purple work meisters with polished lip. Would look dope on PWP.... now if only I had money...

bluecarbonfiber

my back hurts looking at this photo haha


i think there is a change.. dont know if its better or worse.. i like to think its better.. if i remember correctly the NST is a few grams lighter then the Ralco. also something that is a noticeable difference is the fact there are teeth on the Ralco and not on the NST.. i started to notice a slight wobble cause there arent any teeth on the NST..(which seems to be an issue) i think that alone is what im feeling the difference in.. also my NST altenator pulley is still on so that makes it spin faster for the constant 14.4 volts i get at idle which i can tell is different now too..

clee109

hmm no teeth? not a flaw in design?

bluecarbonfiber

who knows.. the NST fit snug i just think the ralco fit better because of it..

put on the axle over the weekend.. (what a pain) then in the center of the axle bar it has a weight that at first cleared things then after everything was put on and tightened decided it wanted to rub on the fork that connects the shock to the lower control arm.. UGH.. so i took the axle back to baxters yesterday evening and they just ended up moving the weight further down closer to where the original was.. hope it clears now.. heres a comparison shot of the original

bluecarbonfiber

slow times again...

was thinking middle of oct doing last meet till spring.. anyone up for it??

clee109

October is getting close to our due date. Perhaps sooner?