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11-16-09, 07:51 PM
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Congratulations! you've graduated out of the minor league and have now stepped into the Majors...Think you can handle a fairly high performance RWD car? (My intuition says "No" since you live in the East Coast where the weather makes driving RWD a major challenge) This will be a very far cry from that of any FWD Honda you have driven. And by George's sake, paint that lip and get it mounted on properly and securely, It looks like poo poo.
11-16-09, 07:54 PM
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Congratulations! you've graduated out of the minor league and have now stepped into the Majors...Think you can handle a fairly high performance RWD car? (My intuition says "No" since you live in the East Coast where the weather makes driving RWD a major challenge) This will be a very far cry from that of any FWD Honda you have driven. And by George's sake, paint that lip and get it mounted on properly and securely, It looks like poo poo.
What makes you think he can't handle it?
11-16-09, 07:56 PM
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11-16-09, 07:57 PM
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hahah, i completely agree with you. the first snow should be interesting.
as for the lip, i know! i bought the car pretty much how it sits. ill be removing the lip probably this weekend for winter so im not as low. then ill be either paint matching or going black. havnt decided. then ill properlly mount it, previous owner didnt use the mounting brackets correctly
as for the lip, i know! i bought the car pretty much how it sits. ill be removing the lip probably this weekend for winter so im not as low. then ill be either paint matching or going black. havnt decided. then ill properlly mount it, previous owner didnt use the mounting brackets correctly
11-17-09, 02:08 AM
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Seriously... SC's are slugs. Our cars aren't the best in the snow, but I manage every year here in the hills of WA where we get 11" or so every year, sometimes more. Not as much as the East coast, but enough to make a lot of drivers spin into a ditch.
11-17-09, 08:22 AM
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i reside on the beatiful (to some.. mainly tourists.. if they exist and not just going to OC) island of kent. lol east of annapolis - other side of the puddle.
check out mdspeedlounge.com its my local car meets forum but its for all of MD.. were the people who got banned from mdstreetscene.com
lol.
the pin strip will come off this weekend when i do the lip. i wanted to remove the "LEXUS" badge but i found out they leave holes! soo no de-badging for me till i have some bondo and paint for the front lip.
check out mdspeedlounge.com its my local car meets forum but its for all of MD.. were the people who got banned from mdstreetscene.com
lol.the pin strip will come off this weekend when i do the lip. i wanted to remove the "LEXUS" badge but i found out they leave holes! soo no de-badging for me till i have some bondo and paint for the front lip.
11-17-09, 09:12 PM
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thanks man!
i CAN NOT wait to do a r154 swap. i cant stand the shift/downshifting in the automatic 1jzgte's.. its horrid. add a slipping torque converter and i have one hell of a night..
thankfully my buddy has a spare 1jzgte auto tranny just chilling in his house (hes goin r154). lucky for him, he has the whole manual swap pretty much on his floor. unlike me, who has to start piecing it together. oh well.. all in due time.
i CAN NOT wait to do a r154 swap. i cant stand the shift/downshifting in the automatic 1jzgte's.. its horrid. add a slipping torque converter and i have one hell of a night..
thankfully my buddy has a spare 1jzgte auto tranny just chilling in his house (hes goin r154). lucky for him, he has the whole manual swap pretty much on his floor. unlike me, who has to start piecing it together. oh well.. all in due time.
11-18-09, 05:10 AM
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Where in Maryland are you?
You need to introduce yourself to (BALConnell) Bart Connelly and (QuickGS300) Omar. They're both SC gurus and when you need parts or have questions they're great guys to check in with.
My name's Mike, and I'll be in Frederick, Maryland until Sunday, then it's back out to Cali to start work in the Santa Cruz mountains.
You need to introduce yourself to (BALConnell) Bart Connelly and (QuickGS300) Omar. They're both SC gurus and when you need parts or have questions they're great guys to check in with.
My name's Mike, and I'll be in Frederick, Maryland until Sunday, then it's back out to Cali to start work in the Santa Cruz mountains.
11-18-09, 06:33 AM
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But back on topic. Nice to see another turbo SC in the DMV. Funny thing is a member on here a few years ago who I was friends with had a very clean black SC300 5spd who was from Kent Island also. Anyways enjoy the car and have fun with it.
