nice... gmr is kinda out of the way for you tho, isn't it?

i'm still waiting for them to re-open angeles crest...

seems like it's taking FOREVER and a day... plus all the cell towers up there were destroyed in the fire.

 

not really, it is only a 75 mile loop from my hosue and back. Especially considering that I am gogin to Ventua on Saturday to do a 100 miel ride.

Angeles crest is open to bicyclist

 

Great quote (GT5 will include carting):
Despite our best efforts, we're getting pretty excited about the arrival of Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5. After suffering through years of the company (and the interwebs at large) crying wolf with launch dates, it appears as if we may finally have the game in our hands by the end of this year. There's also some word that the release will coincide with the second coming of various deities.

 

you guys ready for SevenStock?

 

Buying my light bulbs today, working on my wax job the week before, fixing my stereo (grounding issue some where) first week of September...so no not yet. What about you Jorge?

 

my engine still makes a weird "lapping noise" but i guess i'm as ready as i'll be... lol

how was your vacation jorge?

 

hello everyone....

 

vacation was awesome, it's always nice to get away for a bit even if it's nowhere very exotic or tropical.
I got to spend some time in Philly, Jersey, and New York. I think the highlight was catching a game at the new Yankee stadium and watching them win one hell of a game against the Angels. (and yes, I was rooting for the Yanks)

Car is ALMOST ready for SevenStock. I spent most of my day yesterday underneath the car fixing / adjusting my suspension setup and got so busy that I forgot to wash my car as I'd originally planned.

I do need to Zaino the car before SS, just need to find the time to do it.
Actually, I need to probably do it this weekend since Greddy Fest is less then 2 weeks away and I'll be attending that.
I usually avoid meets with different car clubs but I think this one will be fun and it'll be a nice change of pace to see what other car clubs are doing and to check out some highly modified cars.

Loren / Gerry: I know you guys are fans of GT-R's so you should seriously consider making a guest appearance.
I'm told that SP Engineering is bringing their GT-R's which are currently the fastest 1/4 GT-R's out there.
I'm not even that big of fan of GT-R's but I wanna see these little beasts. Well, that and the owner of SP (Alex) is a pretty cool guy so I'm sure he'll be there as well.

 

What day and where Jorge? I am going to the beach with some freinds this Saturday afternoon. There was actually just a GTR meet not 3 miles from my house (but i was out of town

 

http://www.greddy.com/featured/18

 

are you going to show off your car there Jorge?

 

RedFox: yup, I'm one of the 10 cars that will be representing the 8club.
you going?

https://www.rx8club.com/west-rx-8-forum-34/greddy-fest2-open-house-enthusiast-car-meet-roll-call-202202/

 

pretty cool, i will see what i can do to swing buy.

 

i forget.... did u get a greddy turbo or exhaust jorge?

 

Jedi I ordered the fog bulbs but before I get the LEDs for the running lights should I get some for something else (interior door, dome light, etc.)? If so which ones?

 

I actually do not own any Greddy aftermarket parts.
do you have LED's in your clear corners?
I'd do the exterior ones first because once you start with the interior lights, you'll end up wanting to replace ALL of them since the map lights, dome lights, and door lights won't match. I went down this path and ended up replacing every single bulb in there including the darn lights in the sun visors.

 

I have amber corners with stock bulbs but red vynal on the lens.

 

hmmm.
in that case the LED's might not do much for you.

I say just do the running lights for now and then do the interior all at once.

 

OK thanks I will wait and place the rest of the order.

 

both bulbs have shipped...to bad my car is acting up now. Drove it with Cesar and he thought it was miss firing. Same thign happened last year when it got hot and i replaced all the coils plugs and wires. i doubt it is teh same thing. it makes a almost griding sound when it get it too 5500 RPMs

 

sounds like the infamous marbles in a can sound.

 

(yeah kind of) so you know the sound / problem?

 

yup.
i get it every now and then.
it was worse a while back but i had the whole coolant system flushed and it seemed to help. some believe it can be caused by air in the heater core so flushing everything works.

 

is a coolent flush something I can do or did you have it done...how much did it cost (does it also imporve AC)?

 

My car is happy again now that this weather is back to normal. I forgot to mention on my bike ride to Santa Barbara I saw like 10 1925 roadsters and then following them was a red and black Bugatti! He was just cruing with them in some really low gear.