Monique

Cool. Just be sure you have at least a full quart of 5W20 on hand.
If you're anything like me, you already do. I always keep a qt under the hood w/my funnel and one in the trunk strapped to my tire repair kit. It will burn oil quick on a dyno!

skwidd

Why is that? I usually keep more than that in the trunk for when I check the oil every fill-up.

Monique

skwidd-
Your car will be ran really hard on the dyno.

tony-
It was really great to meet you today. Like our phone conversation, we had tons to say. lol. I forgot to show you my tire siping and the brake calipers I want. Remind me later. Your VR does look great btw.

Later =)

surfrgurl0301

I'm interested in meeting up. As long as it not too late on Sunday because I have to drive back up to Baton Rouge. It would be awesome to meet everyone.

CASANOVA

Holy crap! Theres alot of activity since i've been away!

CASANOVA

The rims are 19x8.5 and 19x9.5. Not sure of the offset. I got them second hand. They were nice until I hit a curb.So now everytime I wash the rims,I have to look at this dent. Its small,But to me its looks like its 10 feet wide! lol. And whats this nonsense of not going to 9k?? Don't you ever hear the "BEEEEEEEEEEEPPP"?

CASANOVA

Monique, I went to the meeting last year and Ted kept talking about you. He said you're a great driver and I should check you out sometime. I'll try to be there in March if youre racing. Maybe I'll have the guts to try it out.

MrToeknee

Pleasure meeting you too. Even though you kicked me away.... We had alot to say. You can show all of us at the meet, unless I catch you before. Thx. It only "looks" good, unlike yours where you have both looks and performance. Can't wait to meet everyonce else.

PS. I saw a blue 8 on Jefferson highway today. I honked but I don't think he heard. Anyone from here?

MrToeknee

What suspension are you running with the rims? Looks good btw. I heard the beep, but thats from going to 8.5k. Lol, but I never went passed.

Monique

Hey errrbody!

surfrgurl-
I think Mike is planning the BBQ for around 4PM on Sun. April 1.
Hope to see ya there!

casanova-
I wish I'd have made that meet. Glad to know I was missed tho!
Check out autoxforum.com for info/instructions on the 3/18 autox.
As I'm sure you've read, security is strict on base. You must register to be
able to enter so if there's a chance you're gonna go, register online.
I'll let you all know if I'll be there.

mrtoeknee-
I had to kick you away. Otherwise I'd have gotten no work done
and you'd have been late for your appt! I'll be at Daiquiris & Creams on
Lapalco around 5 if ya wanna stop. If anyone else is in that area, feel free too!
NO , I'm not an alcoholic, my sister works there and I told her I'd come
vistit after work. lol.

-monique

MrToeknee

Hehe, I know. But damn, the other day you were at Rum Runners and now your at Daiquiris & Cream. SURE your not an alcholic... and it's even better that your sis works there cuz you get hooked up!

Monique

Dammit you've figured me out... NOT! Heehe. Well I'll get $1.00 Bud Lights because it's Happy Hour. But the only thing my sis does is cost me more bc I tip her well!

BTW Guys...
I decided I can't wait 'til next week for RB to mod my pcm with their street flash! Alex couldn't pull it for me today. Soooo... I called Keith @ Ducote Mazda and asked if they could oblige. An hour later Daniel had pulled it and I was cruising back to work in a rented Mustang with my car's brain on the passenger seat. Got back to the office handed it off to Kevin who packed it up nice & safely and it's off to Racing Beat as we speak & they'll get it manana mornin'! My guys at the dealership will receive it from RB on Friday AM and I'll be good to go for the weekend. YAAAY!

FYI: The difference between the street flash & the race flash is whether or not you have a cat.

MrToeknee

So what car are you driving for the time being?

Ps. I just got hit up by the RAIN. It was crazy just coming from marrero to gretna!

Monique

A mustang. I just elaborated above when I edted it to add the diff between "street" and "race" flash. Someone thought it meant you had to use race fuel with the race flash. But that isn't the case per Jim @ Racing Beat. Call me if you decide to drop by the daq shop though. Since I took a looong lunch to handle my car on the westbank, I may not be leaving here right at 4:30. It'll depend on how much I get done. I should prob get off this forum to start with huh? lol.

MrToeknee

Lol, do the right thing.... STAY ON THE FORUM. =D Which flash are you getting btw? I don't think I can stop by, I have to finish a paper for class and study for exams coming up. I go to UNO btw. Thanks for the offer though. We'll have to rain check that.

MrToeknee

Nvm, I just read your previous post stating the street flash. I gotta go to my lawyer to handle that speeding ticket I got...

Monique

I AAAAAAAAAAM still here. lol. I'm getting the street flash. I DO still have my cat. And that's cool... rain check. Good luck on your exam! Drive safe in the rain and thanks for the warning. I don't think the Mustang, I KNOW the Mustang won't handle like my 8. Ducote's also gonna wash my car Friday before I get it back =)

Monique

OMG! Hey Dominic! I JUST noticed this as I was looking back through some older posts. How are you? Yeah that was fun running with you on I-10. I debated on taking my exit or continuing with you. Haha. It was tough to turn off. I even looked for you on here some time after that to say "what's up". I'm glad I ran across this. I've got some KDW's too, on one of my sets of stock wheels. How do you like the Greddy exhaust? It was tough for me to decide between that and the RB. I went with the RB bc of the size of the tips. There's supp to be a bolt-on supercharger avail for the 8's soon. I've done lots more to my 8. Check out my vBGarage on here. There's an autox 3/18 @ the Belle Chasse NAS then one at CENLA on 3/25. It's at their new site (EVO) in Zachary. They haven't used watchamacallit in Gonzales in a loooong time. That's where we autox-ed at rem? That was when we both first started. Man I haven't raced since before Katrina! I miss it, too! Did you find a house in NOLA?

CASANOVA

LOL........(Teds gonna kill me)..I'm still riding on a stock suspension.I just need to lower the front. Everytime I put money aside for it, bad luck strikes and the money gets spent. Now I need a break job. But since I'm gonna change the pads, I wanted to get crossdrilled rotors. Nothing expensive, because i'm really hard on breaks. So I started to shop around and guess what. My rental property in Kenner has a cracked sewer pipe under the slab! It cost me $185 to clean the clog and I'm waiting to hear back from a few people on repairs. It's gonna cost me $275 to run a camera through the pipe to find the crack. Then they have to tunnel under the slab to replace the pipe. Tunneling under a house is $110 to $145 per foot. Then they charge per foot on the pipe and hardware. There goes 5k.. Happy hour on the westbank sounds good to me! lol Who am I kidding!!At this rate, I won't be able to afford $1 beers!

CASANOVA

Dam. I was looking at the time of day that people post.... Am I the only one around here that can't sleep at night? lol I'M A MADMAN!!!

PoLaK

iTrader: (1)

if your looking for a set of koni yellows to go along with your lowering then see the link in my signature.

skwidd

Man, you guys keep getting me in the mood for mods. I don't want to put any aftermarket performance parts on because Mazda might claim that I abuse the car. I did add the OEM spoiler with the help of a friend (his help consisted of watching).

So I guess for my next mod, I will paint the inner brake rotors, because they are rusting, and the calipers yellow. Because it looks nice.

Then one day I can get some Koni Yellow Dampeners.

Monique

Well I'm good w/the mods bc Mazda can't say anything since my car is out of warranty. It's cool though, even before. Ducote service and their rep know me and my car well. They know I take good care of it, etc. But I know what you mean.

I'd like to paint my inner rotors, too. I have the powerslot slotted rotors but I'd still like them painted if possible; calipers, too. Maybe we can have a "paint" party. I'll bring the lightweight aluminum jack and cordless impact! I found a cool yellow mazdaspeed front caliper kit here. I emailed the seller some questions but I haven't received a reply yet.

casanova-
I'll buy you a beer! lol.
Good luck w/your repairs!

EDIT: I fixed the link!

skwidd

I'll wait until mine goes out of warranty, unless I am completely certain Ducote won't have a problem with the flash and maybe some other mods.

But a painting party sounds like a good idea. I can bring a jack and a couple of jack stands. I can probably pick up some more jacks. And I know there is a paint specifically made for this. My original plan was to wait until I needed new brakes to do this, since I was just going to get new rotors anyways.

Monique: do you find th powerslot slotted rotors make that much of a difference?

Monique

Yeah... I made sure not to do anything that would affect my warranty. Besides brakes & suspension mods the only thing I did while I was under warranty was replace my air filter with a K & N drop in. Once you establish a relationship with the dealership, you can always ask for their advice on any mods you consider. If you buy any Mazda performance parts and a Mazda dealership installs them, you should be good with warranty.

As far as the powerslots, yes, I noticed an improvement. However, I needed to replace my "blue" (heehe) rotors and brake pads anyway so it's not like I had good stock ones one day and a different brand/type the next to make a fair comparison. The oem brakes on our 8's are good brakes! But I believe the design and material of these powerslots will last longer and perform better, esp at high temps/high speed braking. Which is why I went with these. I haven't been on a track with these yet. I think braking for slaloms, turns and pivots would be a good test!