A Day in the Life of a Car Forum

[OverDrive418]

Take that stuff called Shoe Goo that skaters use and rub it all over the bottom of some new flip-flops. Its tricky to do the JDM heel-toe-shifty thing, but if you swap out your manual gearbox for an automatic you should be fine.


Hey, I know this guy that poured some sandbox sand into his intake while another buddy reved up the engine. He ported and polished the whole engine and everything! I didn't see it or anything but he said it worked great and he got like an extra 25 hp or something. So I'm gonna try it this weekend, but I wanna know first if I should change sparkplugs afterward. I don't have $20 to replace them so I don't want to if I don't have to.


side note: I asked my previous question on a Honda forum in the noob section -
sO i RePlAcEd all My nUtZ CuZ I StRiPeD OuT ThE StUdZ. I pulled The JDM hub and CleAned All thAt stuff oUt. WhatS the BesT haMmer tO uSe to Put Hub BaCk in?
They didn't think it was so funny!

[TouringBubble]

Hey, I know this guy that poured some sandbox sand into his intake while another buddy reved up the engine. He ported and polished the whole engine and everything! I didn't see it or anything but he said it worked great and he got like an extra 25 hp or something. So I'm gonna try it this weekend, but I wanna know first if I should change sparkplugs afterward. I don't have $20 to replace them so I don't want to if I don't have to.

No, you don't have to change them. The sand will polish the tips and make them run better than new! But be sure to use the fine-grain sand. It polishes better. And don't use too much at once. you have to use the whole 30lb bag, but only do a little at a time and rev it really high to get the best polish.

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I took my car to a shop because it was shaking when I pressed the brakes. they said I need new "rotos" or something. I'm kinda low on cash, so is this hard to change myself and where could I get the parts cheap?

[OverDrive418]

No way, take it to a professional. Brakes are easily the hardest thing to do on your car. I tried once but ended up cutting through the brakeline with my sawzall. luckily I had enough duck tape to fix it.
The best parts are always the no-name ones from E-Bay, good luck!


I can use house speakers in my car right?

[Focus]

House speakers are like 0 amps resistance. Car speakers need to be at least 16 amps. If you cut extra holes in your door panels and wire the speakers in parallel, it can work. Check out this write up:
mAKIN tHE CIVIC hamma!
ALSo, I know this is beating a dead horse and you already got ur answer, but the best girl car is absolutely a white, v6, auto, mustang convertible. If you find the right year, they even come with an APR intake and pink underglow. I saw one at the used car lot and it was completely stock.

Anybody wanna meet up at burger king in like 15 minutes? we could do a cruz and they have that twilight new moon game now.

[Cholewa]

dude, I fuckin LOVE flame broiled goodness of BK... lets cruise, I'll head up the Euro team

[Erv]

ok I welded my diff so i can drift, now the car won't move, somebody halp?!?

[chuck schultz]

Obviously, you killed your clutch with your previous drifting efforts. You need to send it off to these guys http://kyclutch.com/ to get it resurfaced, etc.

Speaking of drifting, there's something terribly wrong with the Miata I just bought. Instead of predictably going straighter in a corner when I get on the gas, like my cool Escort does, the rear end steps out like some kind of crazy movie stunt man is driving it. What should I do?

[jimkana]

Dude, you SO need to get some 18" wheels for that thing. You'll be rollin' fly and you won't miss sitting low to the ground, cause it will look so sweet. I think it would definately help with the steering thing, yo.

What I need to know is this: I like to listen to the radio while washing the car, can I wash the car with the top down?
*This was an actual question asked seriously on miata.net*

[Erv]

heck yah you can, it'll clean the interior too

but, I was wondering, do I have to change the oil after seafoaming? it seems like too much work.

[OverDrive418]

Even better than seafoam is seawater. Its a higher concentration and a natural rust inhibitor. Plus since oil and water don't mix you can still use the same oil.

I'm a cheap-ass and decided to make my own intake piping out of PVC from Home Depot. Just wondering if I should get 3" dia. all the way or step it down a little as it gets closer to the TB for mad tyte vortex/tornado fuel mixing power?!...

[Focus]

That vortex Affect only works if you buy the tornado thing. Links are in the sponsor section.

I decided to make an intake too. Been thinking about it for a while. What do I do with the MAF? just cut a hole in the 3" pipe to put it in? Should I try to align it in the center, of the same distance from the side as it was in that tiny stock pipe? Hopefully it isn't too much work.

[OverDrive418]

Too much work, I just let mine dangle cause I already pulled the cell light out of the dash from when my O2 sensor went out so I didn't even bother. I guess if you really wanted to you could measure where the old one was and try to put it in there but whateva, its your car!

I already got the Tornado so I'm good to go! I just need to punch a hole in my bumper for the tube to come out so I can have a ram air intake. I figure some pantyhose over the end would be a sufficient filter right? I mean it only has to keep birds out right?

[Focus]

Dude, you can't use pantyhose. Get some chicken wire from Home Depot.

Are you gay?

[TouringBubble]

I hear that on a turbo car it's best to use a t-shirt and a rubber band, as the boost can tear up the panty hose pretty quick. Check here for instructions ... http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=141942

When I hit the gas on my car I hear some kind of clunking noise that sounds like the engine. I just tuned the car with my SAFC and it's right at 0.5 AFR, where it's supposed to be. If I turn down the boost it seems to go away, but the car is slow, so I turned it back up. Should I check my spark plugs?

[ExplosEvo]

Turn the boost all the way up and gap your spark plugs at .50. This should ensure that you get maximum HP and the largest possible spark you can get. More spark equals more power!

I am thinking about buying a civic in the future, probably an Si. How much power can I expect to get with a cold air intake, cat back exhaust, cams, header(s), NOS, and a custom supercharger / turbo setup?