Official SoCal Chat Thread (#5)

LOLrance · 10-01-2008, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by SpecC

i've got to go try one of these!

fwiw, m5board guys have been using them for a WHILE and they all swear by it. My friend has the RPI scoops and he told me above 65+mph, they make a HUGE difference.

Not hating on Don or anything, but i sometimes wonder if his scoops are as effective. I mean he has 2 slits in the scoop to let water go through when it rains, but the whole point is to ram as much air as possible. If you have 2 slits, thats only going to let air out so they may not be AS effective. None the less, don's scoops look and are built great no doubt about it. I just wonder how much air those scoops are letting through.

Turbo>NA · 10-01-2008, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

fwiw, m5board guys have been using them for a WHILE and they all swear by it. My friend has the RPI scoops and he told me above 65+mph, they make a HUGE difference.

Not hating on Don or anything, but i sometimes wonder if his scoops are as effective. I mean he has 2 slits in the scoop to let water go through when it rains, but the whole point is to ram as much air as possible. If you have 2 slits, thats only going to let air out so they may not be AS effective. None the less, don's scoops look and are built great no doubt about it. I just wonder how much air those scoops are letting through.

+1. Are going to tune your car as far as ECU's?

LOLrance · 10-01-2008, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbo>NA

+1. Are going to tune your car as far as ECU's?

Probably not, although im very tempted. If i do end up keeping this car, i probably will tune it after warranty is up. But i still plan on selling it / trading it in sooner or later so i really dont want to mess with warranty. This car is plenty fast enough. I just wish it weighed less, this thing is a BOAT.

SpecC · 10-01-2008, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbo>NA

Yes, are you from the Bay Area? Theirs a member their that sells Swoop Scoops and he lets you install them first and you test drive it to see if it makes a difference.

yeah D1swoop is the one, but he's pretty far from me and i'm lazy

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

fwiw, m5board guys have been using them for a WHILE and they all swear by it. My friend has the RPI scoops and he told me above 65+mph, they make a HUGE difference.

Not hating on Don or anything, but i sometimes wonder if his scoops are as effective. I mean he has 2 slits in the scoop to let water go through when it rains, but the whole point is to ram as much air as possible. If you have 2 slits, thats only going to let air out so they may not be AS effective. None the less, don's scoops look and are built great no doubt about it. I just wonder how much air those scoops are letting through.

yeah i saw it when he did it with andy's car. he took one of my pins that day! andy said it didn't make a big difference but he was probably only going up to 30 mph. i seriously doubt it's going to make a HUGE difference though.

LOLrance · 10-01-2008, 02:33 AM

Well, my friend has a m5 so that may be the difference. If you go on m5board and look up the scoops, they are very well received and everyone swears by them. I still think that no slits will be more effective, but im not paying 150+ for some bent metal when i know the name alone probably accounts for half the cost.

SpecC · 10-01-2008, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

Well, my friend has a m5 so that may be the difference. If you go on m5board and look up the scoops, they are very well received and everyone swears by them. I still think that no slits will be more effective, but im not paying 150+ for some dam bent metal.

kinda like when procede was out for 335i lol

Turbo>NA · 10-01-2008, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

Probably not, although im very tempted. If i do end up keeping this car, i probably will tune it after warranty is up. But i still plan on selling it / trading it in sooner or later so i really dont want to mess with warranty. This car is plenty fast enough. I just wish it weighed less, this thing is a BOAT.

Yea, gay RFT's. What other cars are you instrested in getting?

SpecC · 10-01-2008, 02:34 AM

do any of you guys know what metal it's made of?

LOLrance · 10-01-2008, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbo>NA

Yea, gay RFT's. What other cars are you instrested in getting?

haha i actually loved my runflats. Nothing like super stiff sidewalls while going through the bowl at 110+ mph. People are really spoiled by the stiff sidewalls of the runflats. When you switch out, if you get something with soft sidewalls, the car will feel VERY unstable when turning.

Realistically, im looking at an Evo X. But my heart is still set out for a Elise.

Turbo>NA · 10-01-2008, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SpecC

do any of you guys know what metal it's made of?

No. But I think they mentioned it one of the threads where someone bought them. I dont remember..

Turbo>NA · 10-01-2008, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

haha i actually loved my runflats. Nothing like super stiff sidewalls while going through the bowl at 110+ mph. People are really spoiled by the stiff sidewalls of the runflats. When you switch out, if you get something with soft sidewalls, the car will feel VERY unstable when turning.

Realistically, im looking at an Evo X. But my heart is still set out for a Elise.

The Evo X, the new body..?

SpecC · 10-01-2008, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

haha i actually loved my runflats. Nothing like super stiff sidewalls while going through the bowl at 110+ mph. People are really spoiled by the stiff sidewalls of the runflats. When you switch out, if you get something with soft sidewalls, the car will feel VERY unstable when turning.

Realistically, im looking at an Evo X. But my heart is still set out for a Elise.

do eet bro

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Originally Posted by Turbo>NA

No. But I think they mentioned it one of the threads where someone bought them. I dont remember..

where's the thread? is it in the engine/intake section?

longtran · 10-01-2008, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by SpecC

do any of you guys know what metal it's made of?

LOLrance · 10-01-2008, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbo>NA

The Evo X, the new body..?

Yea, im a jdm whore at heart. I hated the new evo till i saw one in person. After that it was over. Not to mention the ridiculous offsets they can run and the aftermarket support is just so much better then BMW's.

SpecC · 10-01-2008, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by longtran

i must see it again in person again to see waht lawrence is talking about

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

Yea, im a jdm whore at heart. I hated the new evo till i saw one in person. After that it was over. Not to mention the ridiculous offsets they can run and the aftermarket support is just so much better then BMW's.

+1

i hated it a lot until i saw it in person. the rear is okay imo now, but the front... is.... meannnn

we will battle in like 4 years when i go scooby

LOLrance · 10-01-2008, 02:42 AM

Oh btw, my name is Lawrence. Hopefully ill meet you at one of the meets in the future.

LOLrance · 10-01-2008, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by longtran

Didnt know it was made of aluminum. No wonder it was so light when i was playing with Johns at Stars.

Turbo>NA · 10-01-2008, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

Yea, im a jdm whore at heart. I hated the new evo till i saw one in person. After that it was over. Not to mention the ridiculous offsets they can run and the aftermarket support is just so much better then BMW's.

I know but I think the new Evo's are not sporty anymore, they made them luxury. If I had to get an EVO, it would be the last generation or body, those are more of a performance car. But If I were to get any JDM car, it would be between the S2K or G37.

...maybe the STI. I drove my friends STI, GT35R Turbo

and I didnt know how drive manual lol.

LOLrance · 10-01-2008, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbo>NA

I know but I think the new Evo's are not sporty anymore, they made them luxury. If I had to get an EVO, it would be the last generation or body, those are more of a performance car. But If I were to get any JDM car, it would be between the S2K or G37.

...maybe the STI. I drove my friends STI, GT35R Turbo

and I didnt know how drive manual lol.

s2ks are great cars, but i feel like they are overrated. Just ask Long hahahahaha. Or even Tam@spp or OC335i

Turbo>NA · 10-01-2008, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

s2ks are great cars, but i feel like they are overrated. Just ask Long hahahahaha. Or even Tam@spp or OC335i

lol to each their own. I just love how they look slammed with a big Turbo in it

My name is Armand or aka AFRO, I think I meet you before?

SpecC · 10-01-2008, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbo>NA

I know but I think the new Evo's are not sporty anymore, they made them luxury. If I had to get an EVO, it would be the last generation or body, those are more of a performance car. But If I were to get any JDM car, it would be between the S2K or G37.

...maybe the STI. I drove my friends STI, GT35R Turbo

and I didnt know how drive manual lol.

how have they become more luxury? i see a lot of electronics, but they all actually help it get faster.

YES! STI! STI FTMFW

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

s2ks are great cars, but i feel like they are overrated. Just ask Long hahahahaha. Or even Tam@spp or OC335i

overrated? how so?

Turbo>NA · 10-01-2008, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SpecC

how have they become more luxury? i see a lot of electronics, but they all actually help it get faster.

YES! STI! STI FTMFW

overrated? how so?

Honestly I cant say for sure, its just how I felt about them, they "Look," luxury and I think they weigh more then the old generation. Plus they are Auto, which I think is weird because the previous all came in manual. But that's just me

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