Car is rebuilt and no longer sounding like a Subaru... pics!

Rotary_Redliner · 2013-04-21 14:12:21

My stance. https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/601709_568752039822298_22465977_n.jpg Rotary love. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/532134_568836483147187_798223683_n.jpg The daily & the racecar. https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/923548_568837263147109_536177327_n.jpg Where racecars belong... in the garage. https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/532233_568837659813736_355889365_n.jpg

04-21-2013, 09:12 AM

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Car is rebuilt and no longer sounding like a Subaru... pics!

My stance.

Rotary love.

The daily & the racecar.

Where racecars belong... in the garage.

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04-21-2013, 09:19 AM

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Where racecars belong... in the garage.

racecars belong on the track, trailer queens sit in the garage.

Quick rebuild, this time take your time tuning, hope the motor works out for you

And we want numbers.

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04-21-2013, 09:20 AM

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nope, rotaries are good for 1 track day a year.... then it stays in the garage to get rebuilt lol.

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04-21-2013, 11:13 AM

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Congrats on the rebuild. Is it tuned yet?

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04-21-2013, 11:57 AM

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nope, rotaries are good for 1 track day a year.... then it stays in the garage to get rebuilt lol.

That only happens if you can't tune or service them...
I'm selling my rx after 6 years of ownership and 3 years of 100% track driving with the engine still in great shape

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04-21-2013, 12:36 PM

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absolutely not, idles like crap. probably because of the porting I had done... waiting for the next MM session.

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04-21-2013, 02:41 PM

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Welcome back and hope the rebuild is successful...

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04-21-2013, 05:21 PM

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i cannot take any post seriously with that avatar.

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04-21-2013, 06:21 PM

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What turbo kit are you running?

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04-21-2013, 09:37 PM

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Why do you still have massive number plates if its a race car?

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04-22-2013, 02:45 AM

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Greddy turbo kit w/ uprgrades... and your car has to be street legal to take it on the Nurburgring

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04-22-2013, 02:47 AM

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Car looks great. Hope your tuning goes well

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04-22-2013, 03:00 AM

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i cannot take any post seriously with that avatar.

I've tried to change it, it's stuck.

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04-22-2013, 03:29 AM

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looking good!!! good luck on tune :D

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04-22-2013, 03:31 AM

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That IC is doing a great job of blocking flow to the rad. If it overheats ..... move it up.

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04-22-2013, 03:34 AM

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i cannot take any post seriously with that avatar.

Me either someone should make memes with it and post it all over the site

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04-22-2013, 06:58 AM

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Congrats on the rebuild. Good luck. Looks good.

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