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The ef2 is nice and flat. I would rock the ef2 if I owned a evo. That car makes alot of power on pump gas with the mods that are done to it. Surprised you havent had any problems with the car. Unlike everybody up here
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Nothing wrong with my stock clutch, still holding strong at 53k miles, but the opportunity had come up to do more clutch testing for Competition Clutch; I tested their Stage 3 segmented Kelvar on my IX. This one is their Stage 2 full-face organic sprung disc with their new HD Street 3,000 lb. pressure plate which should remain very smooth for DD use.
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They put the diaphragm springs on backwards! :)
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Stupid pull-style...
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Besides for some routine annual maintenance before the Texas All-State cruise this coming weekend, I was able able to add a few fun new upgrades!
MR 2-piece front brake rotors: http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/.../IMAG04971.jpg MR BBS wheels: http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/IMAG0498.jpg http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/IMAG0499.jpg The wheels came already mounted with some barely used Nitto NeoGen tires; I'm not all too impressed with them, but I may just leave them on for now since they were basically free. They're a high-performance all-season tire and you definitely realize the A/S portion when you push them hard in a corner. They howl very loudly, but at least they break-away in a smooth and controller fashion. I was going to install the new Girodisc S/S "Orange" pads along with the rotors, but my current StopTechs still had enough meat left where I decided to reuse them. |
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Looking good! I love those wheels!
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If anyone cares, between the wheels and rotors, I shaved off about 20 pounds of rotational mass.
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20 pounds hot damn!
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Titties! Looking forward to seeing this thing again. I haven't driven a X yet ya know ;)
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You're more than welcome to drive it on Friday :)
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Giggity!
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Nice pickup on the rims and 2 piece rotors!
I am closing in on 40k miles and am guessing I will need some new rotors soon, but I think I will go with the girodisc ones. Just curious if you don't mind sharing, what do the MR ones go for? |
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I got them for free and paid $15/ea to get them turned at O'Reilly! Normally they sell for quite a bit, but a guy here was convinced they were junk after 30k miles (one set of factory brake pads). After turning they still measure well within minimum thickness spec.
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Gotta love idiots! haha
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Love the weight loss! and free ftw!
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Even if the friction rings were worn out, you can buy replacement rings for about half the cost of a new set!
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Awesome, always nice to get free upgrades. Notice any difference in how the car feels from the lost weight? New wheels look good too, my favorite style of wheel.
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Nice work Kracka, Loving the BBS wheels as they are very nice upgrade!
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The steering is definitely lighter. The car seems a little more responsive from a stop, but that could just be psychological.
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Wheels look nice.
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YAY! It's paid-off!
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Nice! No car payment ftw!
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Blah blah blah...more of the same. I finished up my 60k maintenance items on Wednesday by changing the coolant and replacing the factory serpentine belt and pullies with Gates brand parts. I'm pretty sure the OEM and Gates pullies are identical; the markings are all the same and they're both made in Canada. Us X guys replace these with the belt since they're made of plastic; after 58k miles my OEM ones still looked 99% fine, but I already had them sitting here and at only $9/each I figured better safe than sorry.
In a bit here I'll be taking my car in to the dealership for it's final warranty coverage inspection and an alignment. I've noticed some oil seepage on the underside of my engine and the front axle boots have been leaking grease (not cracked, but it appears the clamps aren't tight enough which is common). All in all, not bad for a car with nearly 59k miles of daily-driven abuse! |
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Nice! I know gates makes a lot of oem parts for dealers. I've done timing belts on Hondas and we got the belts from the dealer and it said Honda by gates right on the belt lol
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Success! Axle covered under warranty and passed the state emissions test no problemo :)
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The factory clutch is still holding up just fine! [knock on wood]
Competition Clutch sent me a Stage 2 sprung HD kit earlier this spring but my stock clutch has still shown no signs of slipping or wearing out so I'm not going to bother with the install until it's needed. At which time I'll probably also do a front anti-sway bar and possibly a slightly lighter weight flywheel depending on the condition of my stock flywheel after all these miles. |
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I have 2 - used factory flywheels you can use when the time comes for clutch replacement. Not surprised your clutch has lasted, stock works very well if you don't have the massive torque spike in the tune to overwhelm it. Mine could have lasted another 30k, but knowing it would not last launching at the dragstrip, decided to upgrade for MAP PG TTS competition. |
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Nice, that way I could get one resurfaced ahead of time so it's ready to go!
Still want to meet up when I'm up there in a few weeks to swap brake rotors, and now flywheel? |
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nice! I want a ride if I am around (might be working in North Dakota). I want to see what the 2.5 feels like and roughly what to expect response wise. (as I know my car will only be better with the extra displacement).
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Sure, buy me a beer and you can take it for a test-drive :)
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Done:)
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