What was your previous car?
08-05-2005, 11:41 AM
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A 1994 Mazda 626 V6 Manual (wife drive a Honda Odyssey) with only 80,000 miles on it. Up to this year I only replaced the muffler (twice) and spark plug wires, but had to replace the alternator, TWICE, in a week this year.
A 17 year old hit it last week and it wasn't drivable (currently in the shop). I pulled the trigger on Shinka after that so I guess I should thank him.
A 17 year old hit it last week and it wasn't drivable (currently in the shop). I pulled the trigger on Shinka after that so I guess I should thank him.
08-05-2005, 01:03 PM
#277
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1999 Mazda Miata - Base Package +LSD (only option) 5speed.
I bought it used in 02 with 42k miles on it, it was a certified used car and came with a 1 year 12k mile warrenty. After the year was up and it was out of warranty I started to mod it.
-Home-made Intake (2lbs lighter than stock)
-Racing Beat Header (10lbs lighter than stock)
-Custom Cat-Back with Magnaflow Muffler (20lbs lighter than stock)
-Fidenza Flywheel (9lbs lighter than stock)
-ACT Stage 2 clutch kit (2lbs lighter than stock)
-DND (sparco replica) seats (same weight as stock but more support)
-Harddog 4pt Roll Bar (+50lbs)
-Konig Greenlights 15x6 with 205/50/15 Kumho rubber (same weight as stock)
-Porterfield brake pads
-generic SS brake lines
-Koyo Radiator
-Home-made oil cooler
-NGK Plugs/Wires
-160* Thermostat
-Ground Control Coil-Overs
-KYB AGX shocks
-Racing Beat swaybars/endlinks
-Racing Beat frame braces
-Polyurethane foam in the side sills
-AC delete
-Heater delete
-Radio delete
-cut all the excess bolt lengths off
-all syn Redline Fluids
-carbon fiber hood (for the ladies
)
Thats all I can remeber I think I got everything. The Car dyno'd 135whp, in all I spent about 2k on all the stuff, plus many weekends. The car was corner weighted and the curb weight on it was 1950 lbs Dry and with everything toped off and about 1/4 tank of gas was 2020, not bad.
The car would run a 14.8@90 as its fastest time, that was before the header. It was a great little car, got the dealer to give me 8500 for it :-) i was gonna sell it for 8k so I came out pretty good IMO.
EDIT : It was silver/black just like my rx8
I bought it used in 02 with 42k miles on it, it was a certified used car and came with a 1 year 12k mile warrenty. After the year was up and it was out of warranty I started to mod it.
-Home-made Intake (2lbs lighter than stock)
-Racing Beat Header (10lbs lighter than stock)
-Custom Cat-Back with Magnaflow Muffler (20lbs lighter than stock)
-Fidenza Flywheel (9lbs lighter than stock)
-ACT Stage 2 clutch kit (2lbs lighter than stock)
-DND (sparco replica) seats (same weight as stock but more support)
-Harddog 4pt Roll Bar (+50lbs)
-Konig Greenlights 15x6 with 205/50/15 Kumho rubber (same weight as stock)
-Porterfield brake pads
-generic SS brake lines
-Koyo Radiator
-Home-made oil cooler
-NGK Plugs/Wires
-160* Thermostat
-Ground Control Coil-Overs
-KYB AGX shocks
-Racing Beat swaybars/endlinks
-Racing Beat frame braces
-Polyurethane foam in the side sills
-AC delete
-Heater delete
-Radio delete
-cut all the excess bolt lengths off
-all syn Redline Fluids
-carbon fiber hood (for the ladies
)Thats all I can remeber I think I got everything. The Car dyno'd 135whp, in all I spent about 2k on all the stuff, plus many weekends. The car was corner weighted and the curb weight on it was 1950 lbs Dry and with everything toped off and about 1/4 tank of gas was 2020, not bad.
The car would run a 14.8@90 as its fastest time, that was before the header. It was a great little car, got the dealer to give me 8500 for it :-) i was gonna sell it for 8k so I came out pretty good IMO.
EDIT : It was silver/black just like my rx8
08-05-2005, 01:06 PM
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My previous ride was a 95' Acura Integra GS-R, loved that car death... after that I was addicted to high-revving engines (: Unfortunately I lost it in an accident involving a deer crossing the road at night ):
Before that I had a 1984 BMW 733i. Man that thing was like a friggen tank, 180,000 miles on it and still going after we donated it.
Before that I had a 1984 BMW 733i. Man that thing was like a friggen tank, 180,000 miles on it and still going after we donated it.
08-05-2005, 01:09 PM
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SIX means six speed!
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1991 Honda Accord. all decked out with NOS and all... unfortunately it got stolen
and stripped. I decided to keep the accord but only as a project.
Got my 05 RX-8 March 2005 and I love it
and stripped. I decided to keep the accord but only as a project.
Got my 05 RX-8 March 2005 and I love it
08-05-2005, 06:22 PM
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2001 Acura CLS, Black w/rear spoiler. It was a great car, but I've been wanting to get back into more of a sports car for a while. Car before the Acura was a '96 Grand Am (don't shoot me!! I had to do it due to divorce-related finance issues at the time). Before that '95 Firebird Formula and a '67 Camaro SS (which the ex got in the divorce..... I miss that car! 
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08-16-2005, 02:10 PM
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1987 FC-3s Mazda RX-7 Base model Red, Loved that car. (sold it to get married)
2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara V6 LX Black BOOOOORING. Reliable, spacious, Boring, comfortable, boring, get the picture...
1988 Honda CRX SI, Red, Eibach springs, suspension authority coil overs,full aero body kit, honda sport header, verry nice car, handled like a go-kart, then I drove the 8...
2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara V6 LX Black BOOOOORING. Reliable, spacious, Boring, comfortable, boring, get the picture...
1988 Honda CRX SI, Red, Eibach springs, suspension authority coil overs,full aero body kit, honda sport header, verry nice car, handled like a go-kart, then I drove the 8...
09-03-2005, 11:04 AM
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99 Mazda Miata. Racing beat roll bar, enthuza exhuast, racing beat sport springs, brainstorm engine start, god i miss it.
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09-07-2005, 11:09 PM
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this is in order
95 corolla wagan, 88 rx7 red gxl, 91 rx7 white gxl, 91 4runner , 04 grey rx8 6sp, 88 silver rx7 gxl/turbo II, 87 rx7 red turboII
so far for what i had the rx8 for i loved it , it took corners,and for the first time i went 140mph, put the cost was really killing me in the long run and plus i wanted power and was losing races with the evos and wrx, then i got the 88 silver rx7 had an n/a motor pulled it out and mounted a turboII motor and ran 13's all day everything was stock just intake and exhaust. so it a big improvement form my 15.1 rx8 to a 13.4 88 rx7 with 4k. i know in the future im going to buy a used rx8 for like 15k and ill be happy agian
95 corolla wagan, 88 rx7 red gxl, 91 rx7 white gxl, 91 4runner , 04 grey rx8 6sp, 88 silver rx7 gxl/turbo II, 87 rx7 red turboII
so far for what i had the rx8 for i loved it , it took corners,and for the first time i went 140mph, put the cost was really killing me in the long run and plus i wanted power and was losing races with the evos and wrx, then i got the 88 silver rx7 had an n/a motor pulled it out and mounted a turboII motor and ran 13's all day everything was stock just intake and exhaust. so it a big improvement form my 15.1 rx8 to a 13.4 88 rx7 with 4k. i know in the future im going to buy a used rx8 for like 15k and ill be happy agian
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Its a drop in power from the GTP, but its amazing 
11-02-2005, 08:48 PM
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1) Mercedes Benz 300E (1986)
2) Nissan 300ZX TT (1990)
3) Honda Accord (1992)
4) Nissan Sentra SE-R (1992)
5) Mazda RX-8 (2005)
(Years in bracket are model years)
2) Nissan 300ZX TT (1990)
3) Honda Accord (1992)
4) Nissan Sentra SE-R (1992)
5) Mazda RX-8 (2005)
(Years in bracket are model years)
11-03-2005, 12:11 AM
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T-29 years and counting
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OK my first vechicle was a 74 Chevy 454 althought I didn't own it it was what I drove. My frist car that I owned was a 92 Nissan 240SX/SE (loved it small turning radis fit me perfectly) bought it on Halloween and suprisely it wasn't cursed that bad and finally I got my 04 Mazda RX-8 absoulty the best car so far, my dream car is a 93 mazda RX-7, sat in one when I was 12 and fell in love. Doesn't fit me now my sholders are too big.
11-03-2005, 06:16 AM
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Let’s start with my first car, it was a 1980 Pontiac Phoenix, after that I had a 1977 Chevy Luv, next I was driving a 1986 Oldsmobile Forenza, then a 1990 Dodge Caravan. Finally I bought my 2000 ZX2, fun car I’m going to miss it, even though it pales in comparison to the 8 in drivability. Now I’m driving my Silver MT 8.
