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Old Jun 28, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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ahhahahahahahahhaah dancin mike! looks like good times!

check out our weekend over on "dozers driveway" in the west section or "a weekend at dozers" in the multimedia
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Old Jun 28, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by dondo
]really? mine are better. we did yours the correct way too...

I dunno... I might have to wait for an autocross to really judge. The pedal is a lot lighter but it seems like the brakes are just as effective at different positions.
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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Anijo
I dunno... I might have to wait for an autocross to really judge. The pedal is a lot lighter but it seems like the brakes are just as effective at different positions.

I re-bled mine again today. I went to autozone and got some speed bleeders so I could do it myself. They didn't have the fronts so i used some air tube line for fish tanks and made a vacuum to drain out the air. It is a lot harder now and feels better than before. I didn't have your # Nick, but I called Mike and left him a message to call you and relay this same message.
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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 01:23 AM
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Oh, I was going to mention something about the brake fluid you guys had. Try to use up the whole bottle. So either only get just enough to do the flush or try not to keep the fluid around once the seal's been broken. Brake fluid is really hydrophilic so just humidity in the air ruins it. Water content in the fluid is pretty much worse than air bubbles when the temperature rises, imagine what happens when water molecules boil. In race cars, if it rains the night before the race you need to flush the system.

If you guys haven't noticed yet, the ATE stuff comes in a super blue and a regular (I forget the name), but it helps you see when the system's completely flushed out. Alternate between the colors each time you do it.

I've gotten into a habit of just buying the small bottles and then using up the whole thing. From what I can tell so far, the water content isn't a big deal for street driving and autox because of the relatively low temps, for track days I would highly recommend being thorough.

I have speed bleeders on my CRX and I love them. Just remember they are not metric after you swap them with your stock ones. I've rounded one out before. Luckily they're easy to get out because of the low torque.

Anijo, mushy pedal feel can be brake pad compound too. I don't know if you're running the same pads as Mike... I've been asked if I knew what the modulus of my brakes pads were by Claude Rouelle (I'm sure skinless can appreciate this).
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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 01:40 AM
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thanks for helping out guys!! once i get everything dialed in and adjusted, i'll get some pics up. it feels great though and the edfc is totally worth the extra dollars/effort. the ability to soften up for highways and stiffen for the city/bumps/track is already coming in quite handy. being lowered is def scarier though and i already scraped once... ;(
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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 01:57 AM
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I remember when I had a car low enough to scrape... it is an excruciating sound. I'd almost take nails on a chalkboard over the scraping of my car. Aftermarket suspension is still so tempting though. Your new set up must be nice. I'm curious, were there tender springs included in your set up?
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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 03:15 PM
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I want to see pics of it dropped!!!

Looks like you guys had a great time. To bad i was at a lame wedding (atleast they had open bar)
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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Skinless
I guess it's better than Mike's pic where he's getting railed by pedo-bear.
What can I say he was open for a free shot. I have a amazing *** in that picture too :Fruit: Wheres the ladies at?
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by pdxhak
skinless, your front is still missing something I would like to see mounted
I know, I know...

The front is pretty much ready for primer but the sides need some work to get them to fit right and I haven't had a chance to do it yet. I need to check to see how low the front is going to be now that I've lowered the car. It's only an inch lower in the front (h-tech's) but the Autobahn front bumper comes down way further than stock.
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 08:16 AM
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Still no pictures of the final product?
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by and1kidd
Still no pictures of the final product?
Maybe today?! Or finish being a baller in the sand than come to Dicks.
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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yep. maybe today!
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by RawrX8
Maybe today?! Or finish being a baller in the sand than come to Dicks.
You wish you were a little bit taller, you wish you were a baller, you wish you had a girl who looked good and I would call her you wish you had a rabbit in a hat with a bat and a 04 WB rx8 (er)
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 01:23 PM
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Hey Dondo, did you ever get your hieghts adjusted to where you want them, or are you still adjusting?
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 01:34 PM
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it needs some more tweaking but i haven't had a chance to mess with it again. i did get it out on the autox course yesterday and toyed with the setup a bit. the edfc was awesome for adjusting the coilovers on the fly between runs. definitely helped a lot.
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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Could you tell/feel the difference in the different settings? That sounds really cool. I always thought the stock suspension was pretty stiff, then my instructor out at Pac raceways told me as I was going into turn 3/a, yea you got a pretty sloppy suspension. (he also races pro-3) He wasn't raggin on it just letting me know that a stiffer suspension would really help in the corners. I doubt I'll upgrade, but it does have me thinking.


Do you need to jack it up to adjust?
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by TANKERG
Could you tell/feel the difference in the different settings? That sounds really cool. I always thought the stock suspension was pretty stiff, then my instructor out at Pac raceways told me as I was going into turn 3/a, yea you got a pretty sloppy suspension. (he also races pro-3) He wasn't raggin on it just letting me know that a stiffer suspension would really help in the corners. I doubt I'll upgrade, but it does have me thinking.


Do you need to jack it up to adjust?
yeah you can def feel the difference between settings. you have to take the wheel off and can adjust from there so yeah you gotta jack it up
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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Well i guess i will have to be happy with my Megan Coilovers till i can upgrade to the Tein with the EDFC. (maybe Next Summer)
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