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by lcoleman
Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:14 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Well, time for my "what car should I get?" thread
Replies: 27
Views: 5286

Are you looking for American cars only? I'd say the F-body/Mustang types are about it. There are a couple of good older German and Japanese cars in that price bracket, too, though...
by lcoleman
Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:45 am
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Where can I buy trans fluid locally?
Replies: 12
Views: 1934

I'm familiar with the "lifetime fill" BMW & Mini recommend. Regardless of what your owner's manual recommends, I'd change it, and change it regularly. I mean, what does a lifetime entail? Your lifetime? My lifetime? The life of the trans? The life of the car? Until the warranty runs ou...
by lcoleman
Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:37 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: checkmate.....
Replies: 15
Views: 3953

I think this dates back to the magazine ad war they had a few years ago. http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/503/2488/1600/141934/1.jpg http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/503/2488/1600/438444/2.jpg http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/503/2488/1600/130897/3.jpg http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogge...
by lcoleman
Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:56 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Mini Cooper questions
Replies: 17
Views: 4123

She's wanting something sportier. She's looked into 3-series lucas, your suppose to be all over this!! lol Well, you pretty much know all the positives/negatives of those already, I think. I will say that if I could do it again, I'd go straight for an older, well-maintained E30 versus a newer one (...
by lcoleman
Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:54 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Mini Cooper questions
Replies: 17
Views: 4123

I still hear rumors about the seals going out in the new rotaries :-\ There are TSBs out for RX-8s for replacing the engine, much like what James went through with his revup. I agree with the above, the oil consumption is prohibitive for a girl's car IMO. I can't get past the Mini's really funky in...
by lcoleman
Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:20 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: What's everyone's thoughts on S2000's
Replies: 55
Views: 10510

I agree with the above. I haven't ever driven or worked on one, but they seem to be a pretty good/serviceable RWD platform...I have heard that the F-series engines tend to have serious oil consumption issues, but I couldn't say from any personal experience. I'd definitely opt for the AP2, even if on...
by lcoleman
Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:36 pm
Forum: SCCA Classifieds
Topic: Miata M
Replies: 6
Views: 1401

Blah. There are many more Miatas that are better suited for autox for a lot less money. I went down that road...I had a '93 LE.
by lcoleman
Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:55 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Facebook Autocrossers
Replies: 45
Views: 10064

I'm on there.
by lcoleman
Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:12 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Race fuel?
Replies: 19
Views: 5527

So the only disadvantage of leaded fuel is fouling O2 sensors? In cars designed for unleaded, that is definitely not the only disadvantage. yeah, like the O2 sensors in your header...that help your engine tune for the fuel....so youd be up shits creek basically Lucas :lol: They'd be offset from the...
by lcoleman
Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:51 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Make the Ticking Stop!
Replies: 22
Views: 3807

Also be sure to have two people, as sucking up too much will cause the engine to bog. Someone needs to be inside the car keeping the revs up. pfft my 00 head ticks more than my 97 head did haha. Do you do have HLAs? By the way, type ['99-'00 miata head swap] into Google. Click the first result. :sho...
by lcoleman
Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:48 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Make the Ticking Stop!
Replies: 22
Views: 3807

http://www.miata.net/garage/hla/cleaning.html

The end-all, be-all alternative is a '99-'00 head swap, which has solid lifters.

You might consider heavier oil, too. The 5W-30 recommendation is pretty highly debated among enthusiasts...I was running 15W-40 in mine. :shock:
by lcoleman
Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:03 am
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: Race fuel?
Replies: 19
Views: 5527

So the only disadvantage of leaded fuel is fouling O2 sensors? Hmm...my car adjusts it's valve & ignition timing depending on what octane fuel you're running. I guess there's a possibility that I could see a substantial gain running higher octane fuel (with test pipes), especially during the sum...
by lcoleman
Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:15 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: them thar mountains
Replies: 186
Views: 31812

Definitely a good day--it's nice to have an extra car or two for once. We'll have to do another run again soon, maybe on a weekend to accomodate those who couldn't make it today.
by lcoleman
Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:36 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: them thar mountains
Replies: 186
Views: 31812

ke0ki2k wrote:...im on winter break, ive lost my concept of date and time, every day is just "today" :lol:
Days have names? :shock:
by lcoleman
Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:01 pm
Forum: SCCA General Discussion
Topic: them thar mountains
Replies: 186
Views: 31812

flier129 wrote:guess ill might you guys at 11 at 411/129.
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