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The Lounge / Re: LS1 Porsche 911
« on: October 23, 2015, 10:53:16 PM »
Quote from: digitalsolo on October 23, 2015, 08:50:59 PM
Damn that's pretty.
Thanks!
Quote from: Mik3ymomo on October 23, 2015, 09:34:20 PM
Thanks for sharing the story about Renegade. I was considering doing a Porsche swap and using their kit.
On the other hand, the 997 looks better in my opinion. I drove one and almost pulled the trigger but it left me wanting. Felt too disconnected compared to the FD.
I've since talked to plenty of Pcar guys who mod the Turbos and gave tips about getting it to where I would like it more. It entails considerable GT3 parts. So I started looking at GT3's and those are just too much money for me.

The 997 is the last of the manual trans turbos and the buy-in is tempting. It's crazy how much everything from exhausts/clutches to tunes are for them. Makes me feel like it's just out of my comfort zone.

Maybe one day when I grow up.


Honestly, things are coming down. There are companies starting to  break away from the "Porsche tax" norm. Kline makes a good exhaust for $2200-$2500, Silly Rabbit Motorsports makes some killer intercoolers for Sub 2k. Clutches for sub 700wtq aren't bad at $1500 or so.  Cobb acessport I got for $1400.  Sure not cheap but a far cry from the $5k exhausts, and $3-$4k canned reflashes, of years past.  You can find cars with basic bolt ons exhaust/tune/coilovers for no more than stock counterparts so that would save some coin there.

My car is on Bilstein pss10 suspension, with H&R sway bar, and it feels pretty damn good. Swapped th GT3 shifter to the numeric racing, and it feels awesome as well. 

A 911 turbo has been one of my dream cars since I was a kid. No regrets. It is the first car I have owned in a long time I wouldn't sell if someone made an offer on it(unless it was just ridiculous.lol)

That said I would love another FD or something more tuner ish to go with it. Starting to look for something nice. 

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The Lounge / Re: LS1 Porsche 911
« on: October 23, 2015, 02:14:39 AM »
I had a mint 996 tt chassis, fully built HKE heads cam ls7, paid for renegade kit, speartech harness,  ready to swap in when renegade told me the only way they'd sell me the kit is if I shipped the car to them, paid them to mock up the motor in my car  etc. I told them if they wanted to use  my chassis to test fit it should be on their dime not mine.

At that point I abandoned the whole project and sold them the car. The whole thing pissed me off because I spoke to them before I bought the chassis and they said it wouldn't be an issue in a turbo chassis. Everything would fit etc.

After that I decided to just pick up a Pcar and leave the Mezger in. Couldn't be happier.

 


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Build Threads / Re: 1point3liter's Twin Turbo LSX FD
« on: September 09, 2015, 11:57:14 PM »
Amazing work. 

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The Lounge / Re: Dyno tomorrow - number guess!
« on: September 09, 2015, 10:24:03 AM »
Quote from: MPbdy on September 08, 2015, 11:06:19 PM
Quote from: Spec C on September 07, 2015, 08:04:22 PM
467whp

First pull was 467 spinning.  Second and third pull 468  :yay:

It was hot as hell today.  Something like 105 degrees.  Not really great dyno weather, but it is what it is.  I didn't have hptuners hooked up so I'm not really sure if I was getting my full commanded timing.  I may have been down a couple degrees.

It put down 468hp and 451 ft lb.  Torque peak at 4600 and power peak at 6200.  Power falls off pretty fast up top.  Not really what it feels like in the old butt dyno, but it repeated 3 runs in a row perfectly on top of itself.  I regularly shift at 6800-7 in lower gears and it pulls it like a mofo. 

I guess I need bigger cylinder heads :)

Overall super happy.  Pretty crazy how fast the car is with such a modest power number.  The torque is really impressive imo, especially with exhaust manifolds.  Stock top end and exhaust manifolds going 130 NA is pretty stout...





Video starts a bit late but you get the idea

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I am 2 for 2 on these. I was 1whp off Paul_3rdgen's too..lol

Good numbers!




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The Lounge / Re: Dyno tomorrow - number guess!
« on: September 07, 2015, 08:04:22 PM »
467whp

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Cars for sale / Re: 93 T56 LS2 FD Samberg
« on: August 13, 2015, 03:06:55 PM »
Here is a walkaround video from when I owned it.

https://youtu.be/V2bC5ZOmnQU

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The Lounge / Re: Any Gym rats here??
« on: July 07, 2015, 09:16:44 PM »
Quote from: Daniel on July 07, 2015, 07:09:18 PM
Oh, 1500ish.

About 250-300 breakfast.

500ish lunch.

Usually some light snacking.

500-650ish dinner depending on snacks.

I try to keep 100-150 free at the end of the day to account for random mini snacks that happen when I walk past the kitchen lol. Just one bite here and there.

That is what I was worried about.  The problem is, you have stalled, and you are eating 1500 calories.... Where do you go from here?  You can remove more calories(Not ideal at all), or you can increase your expenditure(you can only exercise so much).  This is a very very common mistake with people who use these BMR calculators and start a diet too low, or people who have been on extended diets, and their metabolisms are beat into the ground.  I would say 8/10 people who hire me for nutritional consulting are in this exact situation. It takes me a good deal of time to work them out of it.

What I would personally do is start reversing calories slowly, and methodically, for a good period of time, and if you still feel you have some fat to lose start working them back down just as methodically.  You don't want to get to the point where you are eating 800 calories a day and still not quite happy. Not only is it unhealthy, and unsustainable, your metabolism is in such god awful shape at that point reversing it, without adding a bunch of fat back is tricky. 

D-


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The Lounge / Re: Any Gym rats here??
« on: July 07, 2015, 07:04:23 PM »
Haven't squatted heavy in quite some time due to some TFL issues. I am 8 weeks out from a competition so time to push through this and move some weight.  Hit 465 x 2, 485 x 2, 500 x 2, then 525 x 2.  Also deadlifted 585 x 2 last week, and benched 390 x 2(paused). These are all PR's so it should be interesting to see where I go over the next 7 weeks.  Just have to stay in one piece..lol

Quote from: Daniel on July 06, 2015, 09:52:09 PM
So I'm down with ending the calorie defecit, especially if I stay flatlined this week.

My BMR is right about 1650.  Sedentary calorie intake (which is what I've been calculating off of) is 1950.

Since i still have some fat I want to lose what should my approach be?  Deficit on off days and add maybe 250 calories on lifting days to offset the exercise...like a shake and a banana or something?
So how many calories are you consuming now? 

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The Lounge / Re: Any Gym rats here??
« on: June 23, 2015, 06:50:07 PM »
Congrats on the weight loss!

I'm still plugging away. Dropped down to 200lb from 215 as I'm thinking about competing at 181 instead of 198. Here's some recent lifts.  Hoping to bench 420+ and dl 675+. I'm having some issues with my tfl so squat is really uncertain.

2x bw bench.
https://youtu.be/KYaYZm0j1rA

380 x 3: https://youtu.be/_ZOM7N9V8g4

550 x 6 dl
https://youtu.be/pAwUSg7GIPg

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The Lounge / Re: Time to guess again!!
« on: May 28, 2015, 09:23:27 PM »
Quote from: Spec C on May 27, 2015, 10:07:37 AM
I will go 495whp.
What do I win?

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The Lounge / Re: Time to guess again!!
« on: May 27, 2015, 10:07:37 AM »
I will go 495whp. 

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The Lounge / Re: Any Gym rats here??
« on: April 18, 2015, 10:13:50 AM »
I am sure that was brutal.lol   

See how much your feet move around, and how your heels come up a lot?   Try and watch that.  Lifting your bigtoe up in your shoes will help keep you planted on your heels.  Honestly man, I had to get rid of my Romaleos because they would throw me forward like that.  I originally had a pair of Adidas Powerlift 1's(http://www.roguefitness.com/adidaspowerlift2) and they were awesome, went to Romaleos and they would constantly throw me forward, sold them and went to an Adipower and no issues again.  And funny thing is my training partner sold me the Romaleos because they were doing the same for him. I just think certain people can't wear those things..heh  I would keep an eye on that.

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The Lounge / Re: Buying a car out of state
« on: April 14, 2015, 09:34:21 AM »
Quote from: Sho Amo on April 13, 2015, 04:25:27 PM
The insurance would be no problem I can do that online instantly. Ive done the same as you guys for an hour or even up to a 3 hour drive but not 1k miles. I feel like that's pushing it a bit. I might have to just pass on it.
As stated all you typically need is proof of INS and a Bill of sale and you can transport it home no problem. I have bought cars all over the damn place, as far as 2k+ miles away and never had an issue.

I bought a car for my brother in Arkansas and was driving it back to AZ and got pulled over by some cops that swore I was running drugs or something.  Even despite their persistence to find something in the car, they were fine with the bill of sale/insurance.

I wouldn't worry about it honestly.

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Cars for sale / Re: trade s2000 for ls1 rx7
« on: April 12, 2015, 02:42:15 PM »
Quote from: LSXREX on April 12, 2015, 01:53:29 PM
i see what you mean, but this forun is full of handbuilt hiperformance cars .now thats not always a by word for bomb proof reliability and expert craftmanship. However I feel he would be VERY lucky to swap for an FC. As for my car that like comparing Lennox Lewis to Lisa Simpson. There isnt a car in my price range that i would trade my car for. Especially a four cylinder roadster.
The point I was trying to make initially with the trade wasn't that it is a better car, a more enjoyable car, or for you to keep it.  My point was S2k's can be very easy to sell, while the market for swapped Rx8's is fairly limited.   Like ncaudio said above, those cars can pull good money, and quickly. 

If it financially made sense, ie. the numbers worked, and it was an easy/convenient title swap, it might have not been the awful trade you made it out to be.  It could have been an easy way to get your car a new home, and give you something more easily sold.   But I will reiterate, that is all dependent on the specific car in question. If it was a piece of shit, then this is all moot.

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Cars for sale / Re: trade s2000 for ls1 rx7
« on: April 11, 2015, 08:09:57 PM »

I was specifically speaking to your example. I know that's tough to grasp.

Enjoy your vehicle sir.

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