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#1057
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There's a drag race event open for street cars this weekend at California Speedway (Saturday the 26th). There a post regarding this and most people I've seen talking about it said it is 10 dollars to spectate and park...and 20 or so bucks for the ability to drag on the strip. Show up time is around 10:00/10:30 with the event starting around noon I think. I wont be able to go, but would enjoy reading posts from those who do.
#1061
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The midpipe with stock exhaust sounds almost the same as stock except a "hissing" sound when you get on the throttle. Its cool! The only thing that bugs me is the EXTREME smell of gas from the exhaust. Ah well, sacrifice....
Crude Pics here:
Crude Pics here:
#1063
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Originally Posted by AdictiveRx
Our cars suck at drag. It is designed for twisties!
kwescott: How are the LED's? I think I am gonna make mine red too. Wanna trade for the Amber ones?![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
kwescott: How are the LED's? I think I am gonna make mine red too. Wanna trade for the Amber ones?
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I definately want to add a set of LED's to the brake lights as well...just wondering if I would need a relay as well...but I don't recall your brake lights needing anything.
I'm wondering if the bulb size is correct, or if they are not completely "installed". The reason I ask is that I was able to get my S10 blinkers to blink fast (as this was something I wanted at the time), by not installing the light all the way into the socket. Pushing them all the way in, would return them to the normal blink rate...is this possibly what is happening with these LED's...they didn't seem to "click" in to the socket when we put them in that night? Just wondering.
#1064
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NOPE... doesnt work like that with this car. You dont need a relay. What you have to get is a 3 ohm resistor that installs "in-line" with the bulb. This "absorbes" the current being put out to the light and slows down the cars blinker relay. You can order it from autoillumination.com or do a search for LED conversion on this site for more info
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Originally Posted by AdictiveRx
NOPE... doesnt work like that with this car. You dont need a relay. What you have to get is a 3 ohm resistor that installs "in-line" with the bulb. This "absorbes" the current being put out to the light and slows down the cars blinker relay. You can order it from autoillumination.com or do a search for LED conversion on this site for more info
#1067
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Originally Posted by kwescott
I've been receiving some great feedback on them from other 8 owners on the street. I definately want to keep the red, but would really like to slow the blinker rate down. I think you guys said I could add a relay to accomplish that, but would probably need more assistance/info in how to do that.
I definately want to add a set of LED's to the brake lights as well...just wondering if I would need a relay as well...but I don't recall your brake lights needing anything.
I definately want to add a set of LED's to the brake lights as well...just wondering if I would need a relay as well...but I don't recall your brake lights needing anything.
And no, you would not need a resistor for the brake lights because they do not blink.
As adictiverx said, they're just resistors. 3 ohms for each light or 6 ohms if you have LEDs in the front and back.
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Originally Posted by AdictiveRx
where did you get your strakes and how much?
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#1069
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Originally Posted by Rotary Rasp
Yeah, they are called load equalizers. LEDs draw much less power than incandescent blubs. Load equalizers pretty much just compensate for the lack of draw on the flasher circuit. (Basically they just get hot to burn the engergy that the normal bulb would have consumed)
And no, you would not need a resistor for the brake lights because they do not blink.
As adictiverx said, they're just resistors. 3 ohms for each light or 6 ohms if you have LEDs in the front and back.
And no, you would not need a resistor for the brake lights because they do not blink.
As adictiverx said, they're just resistors. 3 ohms for each light or 6 ohms if you have LEDs in the front and back.
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I installed my strakes and MS wing last night. Strakes took, seriously 15 minutes. Great and easy install.
MS wing was a little bit more time intensive and results were not as good as I had hoped....especially with the alignment since I already had six holes in my trunk lid from the factory wing. I will need some assistance in gettng pictures loaded onto a thread I just started "I went from stock wing to MS wing" in the bodykit section....I hoping that maybe someone could take some pictures at our next meet and post them for me...?
MS wing was a little bit more time intensive and results were not as good as I had hoped....especially with the alignment since I already had six holes in my trunk lid from the factory wing. I will need some assistance in gettng pictures loaded onto a thread I just started "I went from stock wing to MS wing" in the bodykit section....I hoping that maybe someone could take some pictures at our next meet and post them for me...?
#1073
kwescott, my nephew is a paint man. He can plug those wholes for you and paint it. Or he can have one of the body men at work plug the wholes and he will paint it.
He now paints all the cars for the EVO club not to mention the other cars he works on.
It will cost you lees than bringing it into a regular body shop.
He now paints all the cars for the EVO club not to mention the other cars he works on.
It will cost you lees than bringing it into a regular body shop.