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Old May 13, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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CanaryRX8 - Not afraid to fall in love...with every woman driving an RX8...every night of the week...
not necessarily, but this particular girl....could make a gay man go straight, ****, she could probably turn an atheist into a christian
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Old May 14, 2008 | 06:40 PM
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only me and u drive with our sunroof open and the back window out on high speeds lol
It's because we're the only two cool enough to know they create additional downforce
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Old May 15, 2008 | 07:39 AM
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Spotted a VR in front of Half Price Books in Lewisville yesterday afternoon. Strakes, fuel door, accents, plate: fun rx8. Left a note to come by here and say hello. We'll see if they do.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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saw 2 in south austin today on the way to work, a silver on westgate blvd by my house, a greyish looking one on slopac (or mopac to you austin noobs lol) by wm. cannon
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Old May 15, 2008 | 10:18 AM
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Spotted a SS with a Mazdaspeed kit at the intersection of North Beach and Tarrant Parkway in North Fort Worth around 6pm.....nice ride keep up the good work.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by ½mv²
It's because we're the only two cool enough to know they create additional downforce
pfft...the downforce from the sunroof slows you down on top of adding weight to the car...

those little windows in the back however help when your going 150 to correct your trajectory AND vent out the heat generated in the cabin from all the rabid frothing at the mouth that occurs...
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Old May 15, 2008 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by eviltwinkie
pfft...the downforce from the sunroof slows you down on top of adding weight to the car...

those little windows in the back however help when your going 150 to correct your trajectory AND vent out the heat generated in the cabin from all the rabid frothing at the mouth that occurs...
only problem i had was when i was going fast one time, one of the window gave and closed... so i was leaning one way -.-
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Old May 15, 2008 | 02:41 PM
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only problem i had was when i was going fast one time, one of the window gave and closed... so i was leaning one way -.-
works great for NASCAR tho...since turning left is so hard and all...
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Old May 15, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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i don't know, i used to think tat too, till i realize how hard "turning left" is when you are competing with with soo many other people who are also just turning left.

so much so that u gota account for road temperature, debries, drafting, ideal line, angle of "drift" since tires actually reach maximum grip when it is slightly at an angle. (Nascar when turning kinda slides(4 wheel drift if u will)) all the while doing 200+ mph
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Old May 15, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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meh...add an S turn in the mix...and see them all plow into each other...only reason its so popular is for the wicked cool accidents you get to see when your drunk and sunbaked...heh
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Old May 16, 2008 | 10:37 AM
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True. Plus it's always nice to go home drunk, sunbaked, AND covered in rubber (not even in a dirty way). Damn, I even had some on my teeth!
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Old May 16, 2008 | 10:48 AM
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Spotted a VR in the Baylor Plano parking garage.
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Old May 16, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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I just realized the only way I'm spotted is when I'm buying 8 parts from the local 8 owners...
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Old May 16, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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I just realized the only way I'm spotted is when I'm buying 8 parts from the local 8 owners...
yeah, it really does suck to have that mazdaspeed suspension I bet.

edit: I owned the other black 8 btw (if you didnt know my screen name lol)
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Old May 16, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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Saw Copper red I think san antonio in the breakdown lane on I-10 right before 410 COuldnt see if anyone was with it.
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Old May 17, 2008 | 11:20 AM
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Saw a BB in Highlands, going towards Crosby,
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Old May 18, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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saw a vr on park 10 ave.
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Old May 21, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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Cruised with a WB on Hardy Toll Road yesterday afternoon. I thought you said your name was Mike, but not sure. Nice ride. I want a closer look at the roll cage you've got.

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Old May 21, 2008 | 05:58 PM
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yeah, it really does suck to have that mazdaspeed suspension I bet.

edit: I owned the other black 8 btw (if you didnt know my screen name lol)
haha, suspension is great! I know who you are, that's why I gave you and Gothamite props for helping out on the suspension install in nick's sale thread. next time I go to San Antonio to visit my bro, I'll pm you so we can chill.
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Old May 21, 2008 | 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Celronx
Cruised with a WB on Hardy Toll Road yesterday afternoon. I thought you said your name was Mike, but not sure. Nice ride. I want a closer look at the roll cage you've got.

Cel
That was me- sorry bout the hack-job grill-delete, will look a lot better with the front mount in there

Info on your drop? Mine isn't low enough for my tastes in the front, but is just right in the back.

Exhaust is no longer 95dB, had a different system put on today, I couldn't really hear your screenname LOL. I was driving in from Dallas.

If I didn't have family coming in town tomorrow, I would try and bring my car out to the meet tomorrow.
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Old May 21, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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Oh, and has anyone in Dallas OR Houston seen a WB in a junkyard somewhere?

My hood needs major-vent-age ASAP.
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Old May 22, 2008 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by monkiboi69
haha, suspension is great! I know who you are, that's why I gave you and Gothamite props for helping out on the suspension install in nick's sale thread. next time I go to San Antonio to visit my bro, I'll pm you so we can chill.
sounds good. I've seen a few of the 8 owners around here but we havnt had any luck with getting meets together unfortunately.
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Old May 22, 2008 | 07:44 AM
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That was me- sorry bout the hack-job grill-delete, will look a lot better with the front mount in there

Info on your drop? Mine isn't low enough for my tastes in the front, but is just right in the back.

Exhaust is no longer 95dB, had a different system put on today, I couldn't really hear your screenname LOL. I was driving in from Dallas.

If I didn't have family coming in town tomorrow, I would try and bring my car out to the meet tomorrow.
I noticed that your exhaust was pretty quiet. I'm on S-Techs with Koni yellows. I love the drop I have. I thought your's looked lower than mine?

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Old May 22, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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I noticed that your exhaust was pretty quiet. I'm on S-Techs with Koni yellows. I love the drop I have. I thought your's looked lower than mine?

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lol -
I am also sitting on Koni yellows + S-Techs. I know that my rear was about as low as yours, but the rake on yours is better. I feel like my car has more wheel gap over the front tires than the rears, whereas, yours looked like it was supposed to.

Just tossed my RPF1's back on, makes me happy

I'm surprised you say that, It's a straight pipe from the cat rearwards. With a 90* turn towards the passenger side, then a turn-down behind the rear right tire. Might have been quiet because it was shooting it at the ground/on the passenger side.

Now it's got a flowmaster after the elbow and a tip exiting passenger exhaust outlet. Looks better, quiet as stock in-car, no droning, only backfires sometimes as opposed to all of the time. Girlfriend is pleased [as always ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqI7p_Q0HXA
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Old May 24, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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Spotted...Grey on 290 heading towards austin...I was heading towards houston...Flashed you...
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