Recent content by Mac Attack

My yearly update. Forgot about this milestone until a drive this afternoon down some country roads. Thought it would be cool to hit my current 8500 RPM rev limiter as it turned over 140k miles, but this is all I could get to before backing off for traffic.

I was never contacted and mine sure wasn't right!

Thanks @RYU and @acuhon . Regan, I think you and I were one of the first two manual racks that those guys rebuilt... that was like 2010/2011 timeframe IIRC. At that time they didn't have a replacement teflon bushing or anything like that.... Now I have no desire to pull the rack and send it in...

I bought mine late 2019 and just got around to installing it. Before with the car in the air, I could twirl the steering wheel with my index finger. Now I have to muscle it with both arms. I have positive caster of ~8 degrees, so the steering used to return to center with ease. Now I have to...

Anyone tried the Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 Plus three-season tire? I have OEM 17" wheels, so would go with 205/45/17 and 255/40/17. The only reason for me to step down from a summer tire is because I'd like to drive this thing if it's a little under 40F without cracking them (Spring...

@MotorMouth93 I'm a big fan of Calico. What main and rod clearances are you targeting? I have no idea about Mountune, but I do know with a lot of shops that they won't put their best person on the job initially unless you're a special customer. If they supposedly have a good reputation, I'd...

Sorry it took me a long time to get back to you on your questions about dimpling. Sorry about all the troubles too. After I ditched the first "machinist" I got lucky with the other ones doing my crank, heads, block, and rods. I had a great experience with Benson and even used to keep in touch...

The Pirelli Pzero Nero GT tires do very well in the rain. The major problem with them is the cracking at less than 45F (glass transition temperature). So, I spent the day cleaning this car and it just went into its storage bubble for the next few months....

Another yearly update... I pushed her pretty hard during a nice Fall drive trying to keep up with a modified Tesla 3 performance.

@RYU Ah, since you sold it already then I'll be a bit more forthcoming... The current Rivian offerings just aren't for us. If you're looking for a midsize electric SUV did you drive the iX? I really like the fully loaded iX 50's but my wife and I just can't get over the ugly kidney grill and...

@RYU These are beginning to trickle out to my little midwestern town and I got to drive a friends R1T. He agreed with Car and Drivers assessment that the R1S is a driving dynamics mess compared to the R1T.

Price lowered from $200 to $50! Just send me your good condition OEM mirrors in the black trim, and I'll send you the blue mirrors in the black trim plus the OEM glass. Pretty easy and cheap if you've ever wanted to try the tinted convex mirrors! I'll turn around and send you my mirrors within...

@mwagner10702 Like the new calipers! What brake ducts are those please? Sorry for the OT.

While I'm sure you were disappointed about this obstacle right at the last minute when you're close to driving the car after a few years, these custom fitments typically take some iterations to work out. After Mark, are you only the second person running these? MCS is high quality and the OR...

Surely someone wants to update their old mirrors to blue convex technology? Get a wider field of view to protect your investment! This saves you the headache of doing the swap and/or breaking the glass. Also, you'll receive OEM mirrors in case you want to put it back OEM someday.