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Easy answer, gearing. I put a 4.10 OS Giken diff in mine, and LOVE it. More thoughtful answer, all depends on what you're using the car for. Set goals, then modify to suit. If you're doing autocross or drifting, a fairly small turbo that favors response will be your best choice. Drag racing...

You might try getting in touch with someone at Real Street Performance, I know they're doing rebuilds on the RPS carbon clutches these days, they might be able to get you some info. Good luck!

On the subject of solid mounts, I've had solid engine mounts for 8 years now, and honestly... never really noticed any undue vibration? Granted, I'm running a 1j, a very short stroke engine to begin with, and I daily drive a Miata most of the time. Those little roadsters vibrate as part of the...

Still absolutely loving this, under 1200kg must feel amazing in this chassis. May I ask how you attached the flat floor? I have been scratching my head for a long time trying to figure out how to do that to my car. I think the exhaust on a typical Supra would prevent a perfectly flat floor...

Hey, it serves a purpose. The less air that gets under the car, the less lift. It also aids in cooling by giving the air at the front of the vehicle one less place to go instead of through the heat exchangers. For that price, I'd say that's hard to beat, purists can do their own thing. :)

There are only a couple tracks within a reasonable distance of me, one is a three hour one way drive to get to, and the other is about 6 hours, one way. Man I live in BFE...

Something tells me my stock cams are probably pretty rusty by now... although we live in an area that is unfamiliar with the concept of humidity, it has been 8 years now since those cams were in an engine. Oh well, might make some neat stuff out of them. Towel racks, shift knobs, whatever else...

Are you trying to seal an oil pan or something else that is similar? My engine was assembled with a 3M product commonly known as Hondabond, I can't recall the exact 3M product number, but Toyota has a similar item, if not the exact same stuff. I never had any issue with my oil pan leaking. I...

Perhaps I'm a bit technically challenged, but I wouldn't know where to look for hosting anymore. I'm not going to leave a computer on 24/7 to host some pictures, just not very economical. Plus, our max upload speed for the internet connection I can get is a joke. We're talking something like...

Any reason not to get an LX versus a 90/100 Cruiser? I find that I rather like the Lexus cars I've been in over the years.

Thanks for the explanation. Not terribly worried about being car-jacked where I live (there's more guns than people here, no joke), but quick access is definitely a good deterrent. Door pockets on the Mk3 just aren't a great spot because they're thin and the opening is fairly short. Mounted...

Heh, I still firmly believe that the majority of Americans are actually Libertarians at heart, they just have been tricked into thinking otherwise. What part of, "leave me alone to live my life how I see fit, and I'll do the same in return," doesn't resonate with people the world over? No...

The Silent Hipower has an interesting method of sound attenuation, before the tip, it allows some of the air to get cycled into where the packing material is. It's tolerable at speed, and I don't think my specific case is a fair review of it, because my rear floor pan is a fairly thin sheet of...

You know, a C6 Z06 would have been a smarter car for me than my Mk3, they fill very similar missions, and yet the Vette would have been done and reliable, out of the gate, for probably half of what I have into my Mk3, and an S2000, as I'm sure you're well aware, is a better Miata. Yet, here I...

Mark, very cool of ya to post up the schedule this far in advance. It would be a LONG way for someone like me, out here in the desert of northern nothingness, to visit any of these tracks. They're all so far away I honestly don't even have the slightest clue which would be closest haha. Still...

Pretty sure old VW's can be fixed MacGuyver style, but your insight about the Cayenne might explain the depreciation I see on those. Every once in a while, I think to myself, if I HAD to have an SUV... ...it'd be a Land Cruiser. :p Yeah, Photocucket's greed really boned the internet... I'm...

Heh, I was about to say, that is wholly inappropriate to be teaching to high schoolers, but then I google'd BJJ... Whew! :p This is true, I have a buddy who works(ed?) at the Pentagon in a similar field. It's interesting to see his opinions on things. Seeing folks like him in our government...

Hmm, my belt is always on the smallest hole, since I didn't think beyond, "hey this fits on the last hole, it'll work," rather than buying a belt I was in the middle hole on... amusing way of saying I could easily expand on the belt front. However, it's a fairly substantial leather stud belt...

Abe, i looked into that type of holster, and tried a rudimentary test to see if the idea would work for me, but trying to get a gun that's nearly an inch wide out from between my body and the pants seemed like it would be rather difficult. Either I wear fairly baggy pants and they don't stay up...

Got to have steak and eggs (and hash browns!) for breakfast this morning. Turns out, that's way tastier than cereal! Yet... I still ended up needing my second breakfast a few hours later. Go figure. :p