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Old 12-18-2004, 12:28 AM
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I dynoed with the DC5 today coz it is cheap. hehe

I have 125kW at the wheel, which is still way ahead than all DC5. Most people who have dynoed in the same set up have higher figure before.

This is the first shootout that I have done since the Unichip tuning... it is fun...in a way
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125 divided by .746 equals 167.56.....C'mon Taka, I'm sure you could rig the dyno to pump that up a bit .
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Ok - you got me. What is the DC5?

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It's a Honda type transport device, civic, integra, ct110, something like that .
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DC 5 is the current Integra Type R Hymee...

Gomez, do you know how hot it is today in the garage? They essentially blow hot air in to my engine! Hot air intake.

My friend's DC5 dynoed at 122 today which has 128kW before without much effort....?

I will get a 130kW one day??

The figure is not important... I just went there to have fun, burn petrol and have a beer with my mate in a hot summer day in front of TV, seeing Langer got out on 97
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Gomez, Rainer did my car and when he finished tuning... I only have 120.8kW

I just don't know how to dyno my car... and please don't try to show me, as I try to "standarised" my dyno technique --- would it be wrong thinking????
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Originally Posted by takahashi
Gomez, Rainer did my car and when he finished tuning... I only have 120.8kW

I just don't know how to dyno my car... and please don't try to show me, as I try to "standarised" my dyno technique --- would it be wrong thinking????
Mate, 120.8 is okay. I had my EF XR8 dyno'd for free once by Rob Herrod at a club night. It pulled a massive 106kw.

Sounded good, but :D .
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I did 300km this long weekend around Melbourne, with only 33L of Optimax....

so it is the first time I did 11L/100km around town!!!!

Magic: I just use 5th gear for 60kmh
6th gear 80km +

The car still pull at top gear up the hill

Yes I still accelrate faster than the car next to me at the lights
Old 01-13-2005, 02:15 AM
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Talking one of the funniest jokes I've seen in a long time..

It's crude, rude -- adult -- but very funny... so you have been warned.. made me ROFLMAO, with tears in my eyes ... the joke "Try, try again, at the following link :D :D
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Hello is this working 7 Feb 2005
Old 02-22-2005, 02:24 AM
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Share your jokes .

A police officer pulls over a speeding car. The officer says, "I
>> > clocked you at 130 kph per hour, sir."
>> >
>> > The driver says, "Gee, officer I had it on cruise control at 95,
>> > perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating."
>> >
>> > Not looking up from her knitting the wife says: "Now don't be silly

>> > dear, you know that this car doesn't have cruise control."
>> >
>> > As the officer writes out the ticket, the driver looks over at his wife
>> > and growls, "Can't you please keep your mouth shut for once?"
>> >
>> > The wife smiles demurely and says, "You should be thankful your
>> > radar detector went off when it did."
>> >
>> > As the officer makes out the second ticket for the illegal radar
>> > detector unit, the man glowers at his wife and says through
>> > clenched teeth, "Darn it,woman, can't you keep your mouth shut?"
>> >
>> > The officer frowns and says, "And I notice that you're not wearing your
>> > seat belt, sir. That's an automatic $100 fine."
>> >
>> > The driver says, "Well, you see officer, I had it on, but took it
>> > off when you pulled me over so that I could get my licence out of
>> > my back pocket."
>> >
>> > The wife says, "Now, dear, you know very well that you didn't have your
>> > seat belt on. You never wear your seat belt when you're driving."
>> >
>> > And as the police officer is writing out the third ticket the
>> > driver turns to his wife and barks, "WHY DON'T YOU PLEASE SHUT UP??"
>> >
>> > The officer looks over at the woman and asks, "Does your husband always
>> > talk to you this way, Ma'am?"
>> >
>> >
>> > I love this part....
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Only when he's been drinking."

cheers
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Completely non-automotive topic. We're currently exhibiting at an analytical chemistry exposition in Orlando Florida. A company selling voice recognition software is going absolutely gangbusters on one stand here. The program is called Dragon Naturally Speaking by ScanSoft (www.ScanSoft.com), and it is totally mindblowing. Not only can you dictate with phenomenal accuracy in Word, Outlook, etc, but you can also manipulate Corel, Excel etc. by word. My business partner writes our software, and he bought a copy. I attended the demo, and was absolutely stunned. Of course, I bought a copy too.
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This software has been out for a while now :D
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Hi Everyone

New to the site and this whole forum/message board caper so please excuse any lapses in proper form.

Have spent more time than is good for me reading various threads and the FAQ stuff and thought I'd hop in somewhere and see if my humble skills can manage.

BTW - Have owned my RX8 (6M L/P) for about 6 months now and still can't wipe the grin off.

Looking forward to learning from you all and contributing what I can.
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Revolver,

Welcome to our pad. Nice to have you.

Cheers,
Hymee.
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Thanks Hymee.

Glad you responded because I've been reading quite a few things about the exhaust kit. Seems to me to be a sensible low risk mod.

Aside from some cosmetic items like fender strakes, fuel cap & door sill covers my car is a stock standard L/P and I'm interested in any relatively low cost mods that don't breach warranty.

I understand this is not the appropriate thread for this kind of stuff. Would be grateful if you could PM me with details as to availability, cost and who might be able to fit the kit on the north side of Sydney.
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G'day Revolver

Welcome to the forum. I can vouch for Hymee's exhaust. It gives the car the sound it needs without being an earache on a long trip. Oh, and it cools the boot down heaps! Any good exhaust shop can fit it (but there have been some problems with removal of the stock exhaust, which is often overtightened -- one Sydney fitter made a real meal of it, I recall, so 'search' to avoid a repetition)

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Yeah - "Playa78" had a bad experience in Sydney, someplace. I'm sure he can fill you in.
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Originally Posted by timbo
It gives the car the sound it needs without being an earache on a long trip. Oh, and it cools the boot down heaps!
1. That is the main point of chosing an exhaust. It is easy to get a loud exhaust but hard to get a loud one only when you fang your car.

2. How does it cools the boot down?
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Good design! Rather than a single large resonator sitting directly below the boot, the Hymee has two resonators -- one to each side. Result: no more melted tubs of ice cream
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Thanks for the feedback and general welcome guys.

Have received a PM from Hymee and will definitely grab a kit as soon as finances allow (and I can sneak it past the Boss ).

As a first port of call I intend to see if the service guys at Brookvale Mazda want to do it. I have had a very positive experience there from sales onwards (which I'm happy to share if anyone's interested) and I have always believed that if the service dept fit these kind of mods any subsequent problems are much easier to deal with.
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Welcome Revolver... enjoy your stay.

Thera are a lot of regular poster here.... ie. Me Gomez Lock&Load timbo Hymee labrat

But where are the old ones... have they bored with RX-8 yet?

Like Kas, japfan, vafuncool in Melbourne are nowhere seen
And where is Daz that started this thread???!?!?!

Did all the people above sold their carS?
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No they probably had their girlfriend/wife threaten to leave them because they were spending too much time on this forum!
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Go Man U... knock Newcastle down.

(Newcastle vs Man United in FA Cup semi tonight)

I am not a soccer fan :p just bored.
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Originally Posted by takahashi
Oh no....

Is this theory still true;?

If there are 2 cars in the camera shot - they cannot charge either driver???
I thought they had sensors in the road for each lane so they can determine which car triggered the camera.
I've noticed this at just about ever cmera spot, there are seams in the road just after the camera, and they're at slightly different spots for each lane.


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