No shit...

This weather may keep a couple guys from the team making it to Bond of Bellevue

 

looks like next week will start out nice

 

anyone running an ETD on there car?? im thinking of getting one but heard there are vibration noises cause of it.. curious of any of you have vibration noises

 

I never put mine on, cutting the bracket for more pulley clearance was a waste of time for the benefit IMHO.

JTso says that if you get the ETD set to the right stiffness etc... it wont vibrate but it can require alot of massaging. Johnny is pretty knowledgeable so I'd believe in what he says. However; he was running a custom ETD set up, I haven't heard of anyone talking about cabin vibration with the Ingalls set up, just alot of complaints about poor fitment

 

hmmm.. just curious if really should add it just for the possible benefit of keeping power to the wheel.. it honestly seems more like the bling factor to add more then anything else..
did you get a ingalls chris? or you go with a diff one?

 

I had the ingalls when it first came out but again never got around to it. Some people swear there is a benefit to it, others claim it's more for decoration and I myself can't claim either because I sold it without ever installing it.

Have you thought about poly engine mounts? May provide some of the rigidity you're looking for but you wouldn't have to modify anything. With the ingalls you have to mod the bracket to keep it from rubbing on the hood and avoid it possibly hitting your pulley's.

 

i dont mind the modification of it.. gives me more time to fiddle around.. i dont think they make poly motor mounts for our car yet.. otherwise i would look into that further.. i dont know.. maybe i will waste the money for it and see if i can make it work

 

I thought that cccholsticehockey or whatever had poly mounts?

 

not sure.. if he does they are custom cause i dont think anyone makes them yet..not to my knowing..

 

i say def get a ETD -

i know on my TC - not sure thats a great comparision - but it was one of my fav mods especially for the $$. it rattled on the TC when i started it and if i was sitting at a light just idling - but it wasn't heard over my radio - so if its somewhat the same - im sure it cant be too different - unless you drive around in silence - i doubt you'll hear it

 

think i gotta become a friend with spacers too

 

AME TRACER FS-01!!!!

Cant get that shit by me.

Ive got some universal 5mm Spacers if you want to use them to see how wide of a spacer you need.

 

you need to unwrap that shit

 

yeah mount em up Min, ninja tactics were spoiled by Kyle

 

they are already on the car
it was pretty amazing to see +48 offset clearing brembos

will need to find right fitting hubcentric rings. not sure about tracer's hub size yet...

 

Damn you work fast..... hoping to get my set on this weekend.

 

just in time for the meet too =)

 

all of you and your new wheels, I'm jealous.

So this morning I roll into work, park my usual spot, and bam open my door and 2 used condoms and a can of beer, what a way to start the day, evidence of a drunken orgy next to my car. My spot has been defiled.

On a lighter note looks like Obama may not be getting his tax hikes after all! Woot! That makes just about everything he said he was going to do to get elected gone and forgotten, which in turn would make him a liar which I was saying all along. My favorite though of all was his "no war" stance, as in all the troops come home, he beat that drum to death over his campaign and now, it has changed to no war in Iraq, but all those troops will just be redeployed to Afghanistan instead. He is the BIGGEST idiot of all time, I mean literally it's laughable, we would have been better off with Hillary in office or another 4 years of G.W. So join me in mourning another 4 years of moronic leadership, in fact the most moronic 4 years we have experience since Carter's embargo on oil causing gas lines a mile long. AWESOME, I say cheers to Obama.

 

Oh yes, and Joes outdoor (formerly G.I. Joes) has filed for chapter 11 protection. Economy just keeps getting more sour and our leadership is incompitent. Hold on folks it's going to get a bit rough.

 

^^^ WHAT!?!?! not my gi joes.. where am i gonna get my fishing stuff? or my cheaper oil? or my gun stuff? DAMNIT!!

on a lighter note i ordered a new part.. non car related that i am sure someone in here might appreciate =) Pics to come soon =)

 

Speaking of taxes, I got this email today:

Starting in March 2009, new withholding tables have been implemented that may change the amount of income tax withheld from your wages. The new tables, prescribed by the Department of the Treasury, reflect the Making Work Pay credit and other changes resulting from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Most associates will see a decrease in the their tax withholding amounts. You do not have to do anything to receive the automatic withholding change.

Checked my electronic pay stub - I got a whopping $32 more this pay period - that's an extra tank of gas!

 

more money is nice.. but it sure doesnt seem like alot..

 

i noticed no one has mentionted if they concur on going to the park for a BBQ after we meet at sonic.. or do most of you want to just stay over at sonic?

 

bah we're all thinking of our last minute excuse to not show up!

 

Wow, i wasnt aware the FS-01's had that much flare to the spokes

Next week is supposed to be nice out...we meet up for some pics and i can give you your race pipe??

O.........wned


For real, we need to know so we can get a sticky thread and i can go clear it with management. I think only 3 people have actually said anything.

 

I wonder if they're going to start cutting back their stores.

its alot when you multiply it by everyone in the us who is working over the table haha i'm happy with a little extra money. i thought it was suppose to work out to about an extra 25 a week so 50 a check? but then i guess we get taxed right

haha yes exactly

 

NO EXCUSES!! unless you have a Dr's note HAHA

 

yea, even though jj, nick, and i test fitted with the template, i wasn't 100% positive it'll clear when the offset was higher than oem. plus aspecs and ames are manufactured by enkei too.

wish the offsets were +40 and push out the wheels a little. spokes flare out a bit but they are tucked well in the fenders. ame makes +38 offset too but it'll sure rub fenders like the 5zigens i had previously. also +38 is not in stock and have to wait at least 3 months.

either i'll go with 5mm spacers all the way or use the 245/40/18 goodyear f1 sitting in the storage.

lets do some photoshoot around next week when the weather improves. also i have one more small mod to do before the shoot.

 

Let me know if you wanna test out the 5mm spacers i have. I ran them without longer studs no problem.



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So i have a sub/amp again in my car.

MTX 10'' slim and MTX 300w amp.

Hits so damn hard even at my sub setting at -4


Totally blows the old kicker setup i had out of the water.

And everyone ive shown says it looks OE. Ill get some pics in a while, gotta clean up the trunk

 

yes send pics i want to see what it looks like!... you upgrade the rest of your speakers too? or just added a sub?

 

Just the sub.

Im not too crazy about super loud systems, infact...this one is too loud turned up lol

 

maybe i'll try them when the wheels are getting unmounted for the hubcentric rings. and yea upto 5mm don't need the stud extension.

called jim bacon's and les schwab to see if they have correct fitting hubcentric rings. can't believe these tire guys are so uneducated and vague about hubcentric rings plus i got transferred over 4 times at les schwab to talk to the right guy who knows about hub rings

 

not sure if you have seen this enclosure from ebay. fairly cheap and nice fitting

zenclosures

 

Yea i have deff no need for two subs.

Also that covers the pass through door, which is the problem i had with my old set up, and not being able to get into the trunk if car was dead.

Ill get some pics soon.

 

gmorning oregon, its fridayyyy....

SORRY i've been like a troll coming in and out of here only once awhile lol.

i got a question for the TL owners... anyone of you guys take it in for the tsb for rear tires wearing too quick or has it been fixed due to the drop and camber kit???
my tires are worn on the inside of the rear tires like my car's lowered with bad camber or something but its not...... i got new tires right before oil change and my oil life is at <20% right now!!! so it hasn't been too much driving

takin it in next sat so they can take a look at it...

or should i just get a camber kit if that'll fix it???

 

if its stock height you shouldnt need a camber kit.. not sure if you are lowered

 

its stock height but the rear looks like it has negative camber already.

 

Maybe you have a bad allignment? are your tires only wearing funny in the rear?

 

you probably hit a bump and sent it out of alignment.. happens all the time.. i would take it in to get adjusted.. hopefully your tires arent shredded too much.

 

Still need to know if people are wanting to just meet and stay at sonic or do they want to drive to the park and do a BBQ for our meet next month..

if you lost the link to the meet here it is https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...2#post10594672