10-23-2012
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
Drives: '91 Automagic
Posts: 13,908
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
I think goodhart had it covered with gross.
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10-23-2012
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Rainbow Boy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Richfield, MN
Drives: 96 Civic HX
Posts: 908
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
why would I complicate my life with a rotary engine?... no thanks, especially when I can put a V8 in it. People did it right with the whole Rx-7 w/ a V8...
-Colin
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10-23-2012
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#3
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
Drives: '91 Automagic
Posts: 13,908
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
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Originally Posted by cudvig
why would I complicate my life with a rotary engine?... no thanks, especially when I can put a V8 in it. People did it right with the whole Rx-7 w/ a V8...
-Colin
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Because of this statement we can now be friends. |
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10-23-2012
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Transmission destroyer
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cambridge
Drives: G37, 91 TSi
Posts: 7,150
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
Especially when a junkyard 5.3 can handle loads more power and is like $600. 
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I swing from the nuts of cold hard data. Anything less is a guess.
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10-23-2012
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#5
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Rainbow Boy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Richfield, MN
Drives: 96 Civic HX
Posts: 908
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
hmmm I may look into this further.... miata needs some power..
-Colin
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10-23-2012
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#6
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
Drives: '91 Automagic
Posts: 13,908
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
What kind of MPG does that thing get?
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10-23-2012
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Rainbow Boy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Richfield, MN
Drives: 96 Civic HX
Posts: 908
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
32-35 I drive 120 miles a day to and from st cloud.
keep records of that since the new semester started!
-Colin
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10-23-2012
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#8
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
Drives: '91 Automagic
Posts: 13,908
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
ugh, I found one on CL, i wish it was practical for me to have. I'm worried about it living outside.
oh well another thing that will have to wait till i buy a house and have more garage space.
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10-23-2012
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Braaaaaaaap!
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Fridley
Drives: '09 Silveraydo
Posts: 2,028
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
Buy hardtop for it?
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10-23-2012
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#10
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
Drives: '91 Automagic
Posts: 13,908
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
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Originally Posted by tehehodi
Buy hardtop for it?
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10-23-2012
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Rainbow Boy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Richfield, MN
Drives: 96 Civic HX
Posts: 908
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
I drive mine in the winter, it is perfectly fine... If you want I can drive it for you and return it when you need it 
-Colin |
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10-23-2012
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flips McGee
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
Someone posted some pics in the shoutbox, care to link/post them here?
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I need to listen to Scheides more often i think :)
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Originally Posted by turbotalon1g
...I realized that I can't keep up my shit talking without anything to back it up.
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Originally Posted by JV
S2000: For those of us that know the Miata is the best car on the planet, but also want extra power and to not have to turn in our man cards.
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10-23-2012
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Braaaaaaaap!
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Fridley
Drives: '09 Silveraydo
Posts: 2,028
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
They are lowkey's, not sure if he would mind or not?
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10-23-2012
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Rainbow Boy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Richfield, MN
Drives: 96 Civic HX
Posts: 908
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
nah hardtops are like 600-1000.
-Colin
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10-23-2012
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#15
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
Drives: '91 Automagic
Posts: 13,908
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
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Originally Posted by cudvig
I drive mine in the winter, it is perfectly fine... If you want I can drive it for you and return it when you need it
-Colin |
Quote:
Originally Posted by cudvig
nah hardtops are like 600-1000.
-Colin
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Damn it, i hate you guys. |
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10-23-2012
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Braaaaaaaap!
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Fridley
Drives: '09 Silveraydo
Posts: 2,028
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
Last edited by tehehodi; 10-23-2012 at 10:22 PM..
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10-23-2012
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#17
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
Drives: '91 Automagic
Posts: 13,908
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
WTF! There is clean looking DSM in there!!!!!
Also colin, you know a lot about miatas?
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10-23-2012
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#18
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flips McGee
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
Whoah sweet, thank you!
Sad my car didn't have engine cover on for pics on the dyno...oh well 
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Originally Posted by Murlo26
I need to listen to Scheides more often i think :)
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Originally Posted by turbotalon1g
...I realized that I can't keep up my shit talking without anything to back it up.
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Originally Posted by JV
S2000: For those of us that know the Miata is the best car on the planet, but also want extra power and to not have to turn in our man cards.
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10-23-2012
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#19
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Mankato
Drives: 2004 Evo 8
Posts: 1,152
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
ahh no photos of mine 
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10-24-2012
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#20
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: KY/MN/Afghanistan
Drives: EVO IX SSL
Posts: 413
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Re: 2012 Fall Dyno Day - October 20th - MAPerformance
I really like that pic of my car.
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