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Old Jul 20, 2017 | 08:35 AM
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Here's a good "what not to do"... (my own fail)

Don't spin in corner 6 at Blackhawk Farms Raceway when your friend is following close behind in his RX-8. (skip to ~55s mark)


I remember the car letting go at the start but I have no memory of snapping back around to the left.
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Old Jul 20, 2017 | 08:39 AM
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at least you dodged the curse of the sunlight silver
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Old Jul 20, 2017 | 08:41 AM
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oh man code brown, glad you're okay. that could have been alot worst
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 10:05 PM
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Sounded like he was laughing at you to me! lol
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Old Jul 30, 2017 | 03:23 PM
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I know a mechanic who did an oil change and drained the trans fluid instead, topped up the engine oil and then wondered why the car ran like crap!
Stuffed the transmission in the end!
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Old Jul 31, 2017 | 08:40 AM
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Instead of e-brake he should have clutch kicked keeping revs high to get more angle. Even with the e-brake to adjust you gotta keep the revs up and hold release the clutch savagely to keep wheels spinning instead of trying to spin them at low revs from dead spin.

raced a modified Hyundai genesis with a whistle. was tough for my rx8 bucket had her revved out in all 5 gears and when I moved into 6th we had to shut it down the exit for America came up and I'm not that young that I'm going to miss my turn to see whos better.

Wouldn't do that again because likely the next time ill walk an oem car no fun, or lose to an even more modified car; door to door is fine.

mod list= shade tree performance package
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Old Jul 31, 2017 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Chrishoky
Sounded like he was laughing at you to me! lol
He was. He's a buddy of mine and we do a lot of joking around.
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Old Aug 7, 2017 | 06:10 AM
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mad max yo

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Old Aug 7, 2017 | 06:37 AM
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Wow.
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Old Aug 7, 2017 | 08:25 AM
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looks like he ran thru the playground octagon from "Recess" and got styling tips from "Lilo and Stich"


would drive.
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Old Aug 7, 2017 | 08:07 PM
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Wow a torque wrenching Diesel in an 8. I'd love me that.
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Old Aug 12, 2017 | 10:58 AM
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Don't do this.
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Old Aug 12, 2017 | 11:23 AM
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Can't look at cars on craigslist here without these guys cluttering it up advertising finance on crappy wheels
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Old Aug 12, 2017 | 02:05 PM
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https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-f...answer-266046/

Originally Posted by Billyrx8
I want my car to be as loud as possible , I DONT CARE IF ITS LEGAL OR NOT, so the question is will it lean the motor out or hurt it in any way if I remove the cat and replace it with a NON resonated hks mid pipe and use a hks high power single side exhaust also if it will cause issues I would just take it to a shop to let them tune it so don't just tell me you wouldn't do it, either way let's hear the side effects I just want facts no bullshit
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Old Aug 23, 2017 | 08:32 AM
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Some low-lights from the Woodward Dream Cruise. It's hard to see on the hatchback, but yes, there are "machine guns" on the hood.
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Old Aug 23, 2017 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Andrew5190
Some low-lights from the Woodward Dream Cruise. It's hard to see on the hatchback, but yes, there are "machine guns" on the hood.
Don't forget the quad exhaust pipe on that hatchback. The corvette doesn't look that bad to me.
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Old Aug 23, 2017 | 08:53 AM
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Captured this trophy on my commute the other day.


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Old Aug 23, 2017 | 12:52 PM
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Vomit inducing 8 incoming:





Gotta love the morons in the PurelyRX8 group on Facebook.
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Old Aug 23, 2017 | 04:20 PM
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Because racecar, yo.
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Old Aug 29, 2017 | 02:46 AM
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Old Aug 29, 2017 | 11:17 AM
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Needs more aero.
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Old Aug 29, 2017 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Andrew5190
Vomit inducing 8 incoming:



Gotta love the morons in the PurelyRX8 group on Facebook.
Kill it before it lays eggs!

Originally Posted by Jastreb
Because racecar, yo.
Vaguely reminds me of how Mr. Bean locks his Mini with a padlock, but this is way less funny.
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Old Aug 29, 2017 | 11:54 AM
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Some of the older pictures I took.
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Old Aug 29, 2017 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Lord ET
Oh heyy that's my mothers old car. I miss it so much.
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Old Aug 29, 2017 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Tamas
^^ it's got speed holes!

What's with the fascination with Transformers? The Peru-bugs, now this Grand Am
Hey man, it was a pretty nice car. But the a/c kinda sucked.
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