NJ's Chat Thwead: The Most Rad People, From the Least Rad State

[nuTinmuch]

Originally Posted by ///chrism3

ya i seen ur gf sleeping soo i didnt get next to you lol

Your Supra is white? I think I've seen you in Summerhill before. Just recently like a week or so ago -- you were driving behind me for a bit before turning off.

[got_tint?]

Crx has bad trans, the shop wont even do the work... they said they dont want to... anyone know anyone that will swap a trans for cheap?

OTHERWISE....

87 CRX Si for sale, bad trans, have a new trans to replace it.. $400 takes it.. you tow it..

[Fujito]

So I got my HKS SSQV3 today.

I'm going to try to run it VTA. I called my tuner and he said that some X's can run VTA while some cannot. If I cannot then my car will go into limp mode.

[got_tint?]

found someone to do the trans swap for cheap. epic win.

[///chrism3]

Originally Posted by nuTinmuch

Your Supra is white? I think I've seen you in Summerhill before. Just recently like a week or so ago -- you were driving behind me for a bit before turning off.

probably me lol

[Antonio]

stop being humid

[///chrism3]

Originally Posted by Fujito

So I got my HKS SSQV3 today.

I'm going to try to run it VTA. I called my tuner and he said that some X's can run VTA while some cannot. If I cannot then my car will go into limp mode.

what is sean charging these days?

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Fujito

So I got my HKS SSQV3 today.

I'm going to try to run it VTA. I called my tuner and he said that some X's can run VTA while some cannot. If I cannot then my car will go into limp mode.

Why run it VTA? Everyone with a SSQV runs it vented to atmosphere and it's basically like a "hey look at me, I bought the most common BOV ever!"

Regardless, if you're MAP sensor, you should be able to vent to atmosphere since the motor is measuring air after the BOV.

If you're MAF sensor then you might have stalling issues when the BOV opens which could be enough to make it go into limp mode.

[boostinsidewayz]

Originally Posted by thefro526

I'm just saying that Autocross seems pointless to me.

Why would I pay money for like 7 runs in a little course where I can't even go over 40mph?

If I could drive a true road course I would do it.

Autocrossers do have a lot of skills though, there's no denying that.

I hit 50 easily in an auto mustang every event.
It seems pointless because you don't have the balls to try it. After all the trash talking you've done, even if you wanted to try it, you wouldn't. Man up and bRing out one of your cars. BMWs are great handling cars, you act like you can drive, so show us.

Originally Posted by thefro526

Actually, Karting is a Feeder to the big leagues, or at least more so than autocross.

I haven't paid to slide my car in a parking lot yet, so I don't know. I would assume though, due to the nature of drifting, I would do it so that I don't risk legal repercussions for my actions because drifting on the street is frowned upon. Though, if I felt the need to do some awesome grip driving I would just go hit the twisties - which isn't as risky as street drifting.

And You agreed with my whole, Autocross is for people too poor to run on a road course.



Actually, you can.

It's called being smart and knowing your limits. You're assuming that someone with no prior grip driving experience would go out on a road course and try to go as fast as possible, which would be dumb and only and idiot would do.

As far as the porn analogy, I don't really get it? If I've got the build and skills to do porn, why would I need to smack my junk around in a mirror? Shouldn't I be out honing my skills with various female companions?

Wow another retarded comment. Jetro is so dangerous compared to hitting up some nice roads. What's the worst that can't happen, you hit a guard rail? Hit one of the 10 poles? Or you can go out on a 30 ft wide road that is lined with trees and ditches.

You've never drifted a real event but you think you can drift? So how about you go out and actually run an event. It's a lot different when you are on a course.
People that have never driven their car on a track or course and think they know how to drive are wrong. Cause Id put money on the fact that an instructor could beat you with your own car.

I have tons more to say. But my break at work is over.

[JerseyTuscani]

Fro: I thought did auto-x once? or was it your brother?

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by boostinsidewayz

I hit 50 easily in an auto mustang every event.

Look at that mustang though, and then look at what I drive. Nothing I have is fast enough to really accelerate quickly in such a small area.

Originally Posted by boostinsidewayz

It seems pointless because you don't have the balls to try it. After all the trash talking you've done, even if you wanted to try it, you wouldn't. Man up and bRing out one of your cars. BMWs are great handling cars, you act like you can drive, so show us.

I've considered driving autocross, and it's not really a balls thing as much as a time and money thing. Though, now that I have a helmet, I should come out and drive.

Btw, auto-crossing my BMW would be stupid at best. E46 subframes are known to have issues which I believe mine does from when I crashed it in the winter. I'm not trying to do anymore damage to a car that I owe more than 12-13k on.

Originally Posted by boostinsidewayz

Wow another retarded comment. Jetro is so dangerous compared to hitting up some nice roads. What's the worst that can't happen, you hit a guard rail? Hit one of the 10 poles? Or you can go out on a 30 ft wide road that is lined with trees and ditches.

I wasn't talking about Jetro.

It shows how much you know. I haven't slid Jetro since last year, it's not my spot to mess up.

I was talking about sliding street turns which is how I crashed the BMW over the winter.

Originally Posted by boostinsidewayz

You've never drifted a real event but you think you can drift? So how about you go out and actually run an event. It's a lot different when you are on a course.
People that have never driven their car on a track or course and think they know how to drive are wrong. Cause Id put money on the fact that an instructor could beat you with your own car.

Have you never read anything I've recently written about my drifting?

I make it blatantly obvious that I still suck. I don't have enough real seat time to have any legitimate experience.

There's no doubt in my mind that an instructor can out drive me in my own car, I'm not sure what you're trying to prove here.

I'm not entirely sure why you wrote the above post in such a malicious tone either. I was stating my opinions on autocross, and though I may have used my usual matter-of-fact tone, they're still opinions.

"Autocross is awesome" is an opinion.

For the record, I Suck at Drifting, and I also Suck at Driving.

Also, how about we let this argument die now, because I'd rather not see this get anymore personal than you've already made it.

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by JerseyTuscani

Fro: I thought did auto-x once? or was it your brother?

That was John Michael.

Though it seems that I have to drive autocross now, or else I'm not allowed to have an opinion on the subject. If I can get some front tires that are the correct sizes I might have to bring the 240 out on the 27th, which I believe is this Sunday.

[got_tint?]

The Fro has spoken... get on aim Dustin.

-gabe

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by got_tint?

The Fro has spoken... get on aim Dustin.

For the record, its obvious that Fro knows how to debate things properly here on TST, while other people just chime in and make **** personal...

-gabe

"TheFro" is one word.

And I'd suggest you not support me in this forum. It's just asking for trouble.

[JerseyTuscani]

Gabe: You gotta understand that here we are all personal b/c in real life we are all good friends. For instance: Ciotti and Dustin while they have a difference of a opinion on TST we are all very close in real life. If you knew how close we really are trust me you would understand. For instance if I was to say I'm a drifter I know of at least 5 people that would call me out on it. Steve, JM, Kawi, James & Dustin they practicially built my 240.

[got_tint?]

Originally Posted by JerseyTuscani

Gabe: You gotta understand that here we are all personal b/c in real life we are all good friends. For instance: Ciotti and Dustin while they have a difference of a opinion on TST we are all very close in real life. If you knew how close we really are trust me you would understand.

Interesting..... previous statement retracted..

[fitftw]

What's going to be hilarious is me attending my first autox next spring with a fully modded/gutted Miata with turbo, hardtop, rollbar, LSD, swaybar, 2000lbs...people will laugh at my noobness though my car will be amazing lol.

[JerseyTuscani]

Doesn't matter how you drive. What I will say about the people that auto-x is that they are very willing to help and explain to you things about their cars and they are very educated. I was talking to a guy that had a 240 with a KA-T and he was very helpful in explaining to me the rules of auto-x and different classes.

[fitftw]

^ nice! As long as people are nice and helpful and don't make fun of people that don't really know quite what they're doing, I'll be comfortable. Otherwise I might be turned off to the whole autox thing. I guess it depends on the crowd of the particular venue. I'd most likely be hitting up Englishtown or ATCO or NJMP for track days/autox.

[Ciotti]

Originally Posted by boostinsidewayz

People that have never driven their car on a track or course and think they know how to drive are wrong. Cause Id put money on the fact that an instructor could beat you with your own car.

Even a one armed instructor

Originally Posted by thefro526

"Autocross is awesome" is an opinion.

Incorrect yet again

Originally Posted by thefro526

Though it seems that I have to drive autocross now, or else I'm not allowed to have an opinion on the subject.

CORRECT!

Originally Posted by JerseyTuscani

For instance: Ciotti and Dustin while they have a difference of a opinion on TST

The difference being that mine are right and his are often wrong

Originally Posted by fitftw

What's going to be hilarious is me attending my first autox next spring with a fully modded/gutted Miata with turbo, hardtop, rollbar, LSD, swaybar, 2000lbs...people will laugh at my noobness though my car will be amazing lol.

I know it's been said before but I need to stress again that by buying all that stuff before you go to an autocross or track day is pretty much guarantee that you will A: need to rebuy parts to dial the car in properly and B: get put into a class where you have no chance at being competitive where you will get destroyed until you change the car setup and either remove parts or buy different parts to replace ones that you've already bought.

If you know that you're gonna autocross you owe it to yourself to check it out before you dump money into parts that you may not be able to/want to use when you finally autocross.


I made this same mistake and couldn't bring myself to pay for stock parts again that I had thrown away and the labor to have them installed and other mods cut off the car to fit into a class where I could be competitive so I've always been stuck in a class where I don't really belong which is SUPER frustrating.

Originally Posted by fitftw

^ nice! As long as people are nice and helpful and don't make fun of people that don't really know quite what they're doing, I'll be comfortable. Otherwise I might be turned off to the whole autox thing. I guess it depends on the crowd of the particular venue. I'd most likely be hitting up Englishtown or ATCO or NJMP for track days/autox.

Our region (South Jersey SCCA) is who Ricky is talking about, we're know as the laid back fun region where everyone is there to help out and have a good time more than anything else. A lot of the other regions are very competitive and take it awful serious which rubs a lot of new comers the wrong way. We're also the only region that gets everyone 8+ runs per events vs their 3 or 4 so for new comers you learn a lot faster and for us veterans we just get more chances to dial in our perfect run