rotoryfreak

Nice, What color ? You will be among the few in Michigan with the R3 ... Congrats

faith&firepower

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If I can ever get this tune right on the Esmeril Kit......I'd be open to a meet sometime soon.

sammy00

whats up guys...definitely saw a few 8s running around in the Canton, Plymouth, Ann Arbor area in the last couple of days if those were any of you guys...the weather is amazing over here so I'm definitely trying to get my new tires put on by friday and get my rims powder coated hopefully by this weekend and then just start driving around aimlessly. Im posted up in Canton with my 04 ti-gray.

bbacho2002

where are you getting your tires from? i also need to get new tires.. how much are you paying?

sammy00

I got the 225/45/18 Hankook Ventus v12 evos. Only needed two so it came out to be $380 from discount tire with the lifetime certificate warranty and all of that. If i didn't get the certificates it would have been about $330 out the door and thats including installation. I had to price match from onlinetires.com which have them for $130 per a tire but after shipping from that website they come out to be $140/tire so thats the price discount tire matched. And then with the valve stems, tpms rebuild kit, the stupid tire disposal fee, installation, warranty and tax it finally came out to be $380 lol. Honestly it was definitely worth it because I was gonna get the tires from discount anyway and they were charging me about $470 with their warranty "out the door" for the same set up. Saved about 90-100 with the price match so I would recommend you do the same if you went with them for any set of tires. Here are mine, hope this helps.

https://www.onlinetires.com/products...10+95y+bw.html

bbacho2002

sounds great ... thanks alot.. I will try and do the same.. which discount tire did you go to?

CG-LockRacer

Aurora Blue Mica. I have an appointment with Sesi Mazda to get a few issues fixed under warranty and it'll be good as new.

sammy00

Yea no problem at all, Im sure they will hook you up as well. I went to the discount tire in Canton on Ford Rd. and Haggerty. Ill most likely be back there friday since thats when the tires are gonna come in.

bbacho2002

i had misfires today while on the freeway on my way to work.. I freaked out!! at 2 months of ownership and 35k on the car it might be a good idea to do wires, coils and spark plugs.. anybody done this themselves?? anyone has the bhr ignition system?? any recommendations.. thanks guys

HiFlite999

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I have it. Works fine. Install is an afternoon if you're handy. Label everything so as to not get wires mixed up. Taking off the engine lifting fixture (3 bolts and an ounce of antifreeze) makes the install easier.

You're not trying to run 87 octane are you?

bbacho2002

any major improvements from regular ignition system ...?? i figured i spend a couple hundred more and get a better set up since its time... its either $250 at local autozone or $580 from bhr

thanks in advance!!

bbacho2002

I just ordered coils , spark plugs and coils... ( car misfires ) .. Anyone near dbn heights willing to help ? ill provide beer and $50 ...

dmp

I have used 87 octane in my car since about 2006. On the dyno I lost about 3hp peak, but I gain about 3mpg, so it's worth it. 87 = 17mpg mixed. High octane = 14mpg mixed.

re: Coils - best to replace one at a time to avoid ANY chance of messing things up. I think I did mine in about an hour. I used the DIY here on the board.

re: Tires - Just installed (yesterday) Conti DWSs. MUCH quieter and comfortable than my previous advan AD07s. Course, I only have about 100 miles on the new tires. Went to Van's Tire Center in Richmond, who matched Discount's price.

terrypk1

I have installed the BHR system as well. It certainly does feel more lively and powerful and I usually run with 87 octane unless autocrossing or track day.

SPEAKING OF AUTOCROSSING and TRACK DAY.
Anyone has any idea who organizes these things in Michigan??? since I came here last fall.

I need some autocrossing and track day time.

preferably around Grand Rapids.

AkursedX

The Furrin Group pretty much does all of the Auto-X'ing on the West Side. http://www.furrin.org/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx

Here's a list of all the Auto-X events for most of MI and also Ft Wayne.

From here: http://www.xceedspeed.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=209277

2012 Metro Detroit Area Autocross Schedule[/h] MSCC is still TBD.

MSCC www.michigansportscarclub.org
DRSCCA www.detroit-scca.org
FWSCCA
NWOR www.nworscca.com
CCM www.corvetteclubmi.com
SVR www.svr-scca.com
AROC www.arocdetroit.org
Furrin Group www.furrin.org
SBR www.sbrscca.org
WMR SCCA www.wmr-scca.org
DBIGP www.detroitgp.com



April 21 CCM Driver's School
April 22 CCM, FWSCCA, SBR
April 29 NWOR, SVR

May 5 SVR Solo School
May 6 AROC, SVR, FWSCCA, DRSCCA
May 12-13 Furrin
May 19-20 WMR
May 20 NWOR, SBR
May 28 DRSCCA

June 1-3 DBIGP
June 1-3 Furrin
June 2 SBR
June 3 NWOR, SBR
June 10 AROC, FWSCCA, SVR
June 16-17 WMR
June 17 CCM, NWOR
June 23-24 DRSCCA
June 24 FWSCCA, SBR

July 1 NWOR, Furrin
July 4 CCM
July 6-8 SVR Oscoda
July 14-15 Furrin
July 15 NWOR, FWSCCA
July 22 DRSCCA
July 27-29 Toledo Pro

August 3-5 Peru Tour
August 4-5 Furrin
August 12 NWOR, FWSCCA, SBR
August 17-19 CCM, DRSCCA (Oscoda)
August 19 WMR
August 26 NWOR

September 1-2 Prosolo Finale (Lincoln, NE)
September 3 WMR
September 4-7 National Champ. (Lincoln, NE)
September 9 Furrin
September 15 Furrin
September 16 FWSCCA, NWOR
September 22 WMR
September 23 DRSCCA (PSD)
September 30 NWOR, SVR

October 7 FWSCCA, DRSCCA (BIP)
October 14 CCM, SBR
October 15 NWOR
October 28 FWSCCA

As for Track Days, all sorts of groups run them and you have Grattan and Gingerman Raceways right near by.

2012
SO FAR:
27 Open Track Days,... 9 Driving School days,.. and 1 Time Trial.

Driving Schools:
March 30 Mid Ohio W/ BMWCCA of Nothern Ohio (Fri)
April 1... Mid Ohio W/ BMWCCA of Nothern Ohio (Fri)
May 10.. Waterford W/ SEMPCA (Thurs)
July 12.. Waterford W/ SEMPCA (Thurs)
Aug 9.... Waterford W/ SEMPCA (Thurs)
Sept 13. Waterford W/ SEMPCA (Thurs)
Oct 5.... Grattan W/ BMWCCA Detroit (Fri)
Oct 6.... Grattan W/ BMWCCA Detroit(Sat)
Oct 7.... Grattan W/ BMWCCA Detroit(Sun)


Open Track Days:
April 7.. Gingerman W/ Gingerman (Sat)
April 8.. Gingerman W/ Gingerman (Sun)
April 14 Gingerman W/ 3-***** racing (Sat)
April 15 Gingerman W/ 3-***** racing (Sun)
April 29 Waterford W/ Waterford Hills (Sun)


May 28 Grattan W/ AROC (Mon)
May 26 Gingerman W/ Auto Interests (Sat)
May 27 Gingerman W/ Auto Interests (Sun)
May 28 Grattan W/ Alfa Romeo (Mon)

July 4 Waterford Time Trial with CCM
July 25 Waterford W/ Waterford Hills (Wed)
July 28 Grattan W/ 3-***** racing (Thurs)
July 29 Grattan W/ 3-***** racing (Fri)

Aug 15 Gingerman W/ Gingerman (Sat)
Aug 16 Gingerman W/ Gingerman (Sun)


Sept 1. Waterford W/ Afla Romeo (Sat)
Sept 1. Gingerman W/ Auto Interests (Sat)
Sept 2. Gingerman W/ Auto Interests (Sun)
Sept 8. Grattan W/ 3-***** racing (Sat)
Sept 9. Grattan W/ 3-***** racing (Sun)
Sept 15 Grattan W/ WMiPCA (Sat)
Sept 16 Grattan W/ WMiPCA (Sun)

Oct 13 Grattan W/ Great Lakes Lotus Club (Sat)
Oct 14 Grattan W/ Great Lakes Lotus Club (Sun)
Oct 14 Waterford W/ Waterford Hills (Sun)
Oct 20 Gingerman W/ Gingerman (Sat)
Oct 21 Gingerman W/ Gingerman (Sun)
Oct 27 Mid-Ohio W/ 3-***** racing (Sat)
Oct 28 Mid-Ohio W/ 3-***** racing (Sun)


Registration links:

3Balls site http://www.3ballsracing.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=12
Waterford Hills OTD site http://www.waterfordhills.com/cms/news.php
Grattan Raceway http://www.grattanraceway.com/schedule.html
Gingerman Raceway http://www.gingermanraceway.com/
BMWCCA (BMW Car Club of America) Detroit chapter, http://motorcitybmwcca.org/
BMWCCA (BMW Car Club of America) Northern Ohio chapter http://www.nohiobmwcca.org/
SEMPCA (South Eastern Michigan Porsche Club of America) http://www.sempca.org/waterford/index.html
WMiPCA (Western Michigan Porsche Club of America) http://wmi.pca.org/calendar.htm
Great Lakes Lotus Club http://gllc.motorsportreg.com/
MIVE (Michigan Volkswagon Enthusiasts) http://michiganvw.org/
AROC (Alfa Romeo Owners Club) http://www.aroc-usa.org/chapters/home.php?Vclub=09
ACNA (Audi Club North America) Mi. Chapter http://audiclubna.org/acna-events-topmenu-31/event-registration-topmenu-74
WMHM (Western Michigan Honda Meet) http://wmhm.org/index.html
Digital Corvettes http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132764
CCM (Corvette Club of Michigan) http://www.corvetteclubmi.com/images/Flyers%202011/Waterford11.pdf
Auto Interests http://autointerests.com/



Hope that helps.

Rx8vsMalibu

I could probably help you. Money isn't necessary though. You on the North or South side of DBN HTS?

Chad D.

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DGRR this year, who's going? who wants to caravan with me?

bbacho2002

South of Telegraph.. Off telegraph near Van Born ( accross the street from the 50"s mcDonalds ) .. If you can help i would like to offer you the $50 for your time..

AkursedX

I wish I could go but my wife couldn't get that weekend off. I get down that way some day....

terrypk1

thanks for info on all the events. I will definitely be around the Gingerman raceway.

RaspyRotary

Hey, we should get a Rotary Rally going. Anybody in southeastern michigan up for it? possibly later this month, or sometime next month?

Chad D.

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My car won't be ready for another month. After that I'm game.

Rx8vsMalibu

The Michigan Rotary Club did something like that last year in May. I'm sure we'll probably do it again this year.

Chad D.

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hopefully we will have more diversity this year. Last year red and black fc's and 8's

MMeglen

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Any recommendations on a body shop to go to around southeast MI? I need a fender roll and I'm located in Riverview.