Evo X upgrades - Page 32

Matt D. · 05-07-2010

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Originally Posted by Murlo26

^Is that because it's thicker and to help with small metal shavings (probably not the best words)?

You want slightly increased wear on a fresh engine so that the rings seat and everything else mates together nicely. Synthetic is too slippery and does not allow for this initial wear.

**Kracka** · 05-07-2010

If you want a great break-in oil give the conventional Valvoline MaxLife a try, it is very high in moly count. Most manufacturers add moly to the factory-fill oil to aid in break-in.

**mlomker** · 05-07-2010

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Originally Posted by Kracka

If you want a great break-in oil give the conventional Valvoline MaxLife a try

Ok, cool. Next change should be in about a week so I'll ask for it.

**goodhart** · 05-07-2010

I have also heard good things about maxlife for break in. Would be easy too since you are getting your oil changes done at Valvoline. I will be using rotalla 10-40W to break in my new engine on the talon.

turbotalon1g · 05-07-2010

^how the hell do u do that? You really did go to 4 yr college for engineering.

Super Bleeder!! · 05-07-2010

If you cant (or wont) do it yourself then at least take it someplace with competent employees.

**Kracka** · 05-07-2010

I'm willing to bet there are more DIY oil change fails than chain shop fails. With that being said I still do all my own oil changes and wouldn't trust most shops, but I'm super anal/picky about type of oil and filter used.

**Murlo26** · 05-07-2010

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Originally Posted by Kracka

I'm willing to bet there are more DIY oil change fails than chain shop fails.

/agree

**mlomker** · 05-07-2010

I've had a few shit jobs in my day. I was an oil change/tire guy for the first two years out of high school.

I also took a part time job for a while at Computer City when they were still in business. I'd have customers come in and treat me like crap even though I knew way more than they did due to my day job. I was only making like $7/hr there and ultimately quit because I was overqualified and got tired of being talked down to regardless of what I knew.

In any case, I have had good luck with this location in Eagan...took my Subaru there for years. The supervisor has a built truck with 400whp. We talked about his setup for a while.

**mlomker** · 05-08-2010

Got the Summer tires on. The Rays lugs were a real disappointment. Their 'secure' lugs uses a design that seems guaranteed to permanently wedge the lug into the special socket if you apply any meaningful torque (like say 80 ft/lbs). Luckily it happened on the first secure lug so I ran to Pep Boys and got a $10 set instead. ftl.

Got the front strut tower bar back on...then went to the car wash. Tomorrow I'm going to try to get the rear tower brace, RalliArt tails and wing on...if there is time. Doesn't look like the weather will be nice enough to bother taking pictures.

Nice to have the wheels out of the living room! Bought this cover so that I don't get chewed out for storing stuff on the balcony. Hopefully it looks good enough for them to not hassle me. I already got one lecture from the security guard for changing my tires in the ramp...lied and said that tire was flat (was doing them one at a time anyway).

**scheides** · 05-08-2010

Haha that's awesome out on your deck! if they give you crap about them lmk, I have some space in the attic of my garage. Now that I actually have a ladder I've been using it more and more. Jealous about the ralliart tails, those will look nice!

**mlomker** · 05-08-2010

Decided to snap a couple crappy pics in the ramp, anyway. I think the width of the tires is pretty much perfect. These are RE30's in 18x9.5 +28 w/Star Specs in 265/35.

I'm not going to get too aggressive with the drop (when I go to Jeff) but I need at least an inch.

**goodhart** · 05-08-2010

Wheels look nice. I like bronze

**scheides** · 05-08-2010

When are you going to see jeff? I like the offset on these, seems just right.

**mlomker** · 05-08-2010

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Originally Posted by scheides

When are you going to see jeff?

No appointment yet. May 24th is my first HPDE @BIR so I'll try to get everything done by then.

slowbubblecar · 05-10-2010

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Originally Posted by mlomker

No appointment yet. May 24th is my first HPDE @BIR so I'll try to get everything done by then.

Hope you went through track time to save a few bucks. If you didn't, maybe you can change your date if you already paid and re-register through track time. All track time does is make it slightly cheaper to run the same events.

http://www.tracktimemotorsports.net/payment.html

**mlomker** · 05-10-2010

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Originally Posted by slowbubblecar

Hope you went through track time to save a few bucks.

I did! I'm going to do every date at BIR this Summer.

Instead of going on a vacation this Fall I decided to take those Mondays off and stay at a hotel in Brainerd one night per month. Go to a bar & grille the night before and kick back. It'll be good.

slowbubblecar · 05-10-2010

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Originally Posted by mlomker

I did! If work permits I'm going to do every date at BIR this Summer.

That would be nice.

I will be going to the long course this weekend with the BMW club. They will be having run groups instead of open track. There weren't many opportunities to run the long track last year and the price isn't too bad though.

I will probably try to go to the tracktime MAM event this year. I went for a group day last year and that is a fun track as well. Nothing you could really hit if you were too aggressive either.

**Kracka** · 05-08-2010

Perfect fitment on the wheels! I love it when tires sit flush (or slightly in) with the fenders and don't stick out at all.

Also, just as a little tip, always tighten strut tower braces down with the wheels up in the air, this will take stress off the chassis so the brace holds things in proper place. Obviously this will make a bigger difference in cars without such a stiff and well braced chassis to begin with, but especially when tracking the car every little bit can help.

**mlomker** · 05-08-2010

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Originally Posted by Kracka

Also, just as a little tip, always tighten strut tower braces down with the wheels up in the air

I assume you're saying to snug them and then torque it in the air? That's a bit too involved for the ramp so I'll have to do it when I have a garage to work in.