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Post by cxa0897 on Dec 7, 2016 23:13:29 GMT 10
Good old northeast winter. I was eyeing one of the Virginia/North Carolina track days in March. Weather could still be really shitty so it'll have to be a last minute kind of decision for me. This could work though  floridatrackdays.com |
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Post by 97audia4 on Dec 8, 2016 12:47:10 GMT 10
Good old northeast winter. I was eyeing one of the Virginia/North Carolina track days in March. Weather could still be really shitty so it'll have to be a last minute kind of decision for me. This could work though floridatrackdays.com16 h 12 min (1,132 miles) if you want to split the driving i am down for a February track day |
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Post by cxa0897 on Dec 8, 2016 22:37:23 GMT 10
Let me find out what my audit schedule is for that month. We are switching things up in the next month or so and it's a bit uncertain.
If I'm not doing one that weekend, I'm definitely down for splitting a trip for the 26th day
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Post by 97audia4 on Dec 10, 2016 10:11:50 GMT 10
Let me find out what my audit schedule is for that month. We are switching things up in the next month or so and it's a bit uncertain. If I'm not doing one that weekend, I'm definitely down for splitting a trip for the 26th day works for me, sucks that they are only on Sunday. |
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Post by 97audia4 on Dec 10, 2016 14:41:09 GMT 10
Tomorrow Ill be driving to Jersey to have the truck tuned, both ECM and TCM, ported and polished throttle body, also built with roller bearings, belgium copper plugs studs. I have also ordered an air lift air spring helpers for when towing and loading the bed full of shit. Also is the works is new upper and new water pump, lower ball joints, inner and outer tie rods, new bilstein front shocks and bilstein rear shocks, stoptech one click rotors pads and stainless steel lines,  |
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Post by cxa0897 on Dec 13, 2016 8:05:00 GMT 10
Let me find out what my audit schedule is for that month. We are switching things up in the next month or so and it's a bit uncertain. If I'm not doing one that weekend, I'm definitely down for splitting a trip for the 26th day works for me, sucks that they are only on Sunday. Got an answer finally, and looks like the current audit schedule is going to stand and I will not be able to take off for that. Not going to try pushing my luck since I'm taking a week off in April already. I'll definitely see you at some local days though. |
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Post by 97audia4 on Dec 13, 2016 9:11:12 GMT 10
works for me, sucks that they are only on Sunday. Got an answer finally, and looks like the current audit schedule is going to stand and I will not be able to take off for that. Not going to try pushing my luck since I'm taking a week off in April already. I'll definitely see you at some local days though. Sunday is a deal killer for me right now too, Ill save the Monday off for when its closer to home. Post tune results on truck have been excellent. Below 2400 is economy mode and according to my scangauge I am getting 27 mpg at 75MPH, above 2400 it really kicks in and is exactly what I have been looking for. Shifts have been firmed up and it locks the torque converter every up shift or downshift almost instantly, almost feels uncomfortable but it will give longevity to the trans and towing. |
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Post by 97audia4 on Dec 15, 2016 18:17:59 GMT 10
I have been looking for these straps to hold the fuel on the trailer as its the only thing right now that doesnt fit into the bed of the truck with the cover on it.  |
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Post by 97audia4 on Jan 11, 2017 11:15:42 GMT 10
tail section finally getting in primer this weekend after its test fitted and holes are drilled.
I need to get my ass out in the garage and take the box off the trailer to be powder coated.
trailer is also set to go get bed lined end of this month.
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Post by 97audia4 on Jan 13, 2017 12:15:17 GMT 10
tail section finally getting in primer this weekend after its test fitted and holes are drilled. I need to get my ass out in the garage and take the box off the trailer to be powder coated. trailer is also set to go get bed lined end of this month. Sounds like fun! Nothing better than the feeling of accomplishment and seeing it all come together. Get out there and post up pics. Keep kicking ass! Best, Dennis Im already loosing sleep trying having OCD about planning this all out. Finally this arrived today.  |
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Post by sinooch on Jan 20, 2017 6:05:13 GMT 10
looking forward to seeing it finished
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Post by sinooch on Jan 20, 2017 6:06:09 GMT 10
oh and audi, not to get off topic. when was the last time you changed your battery or if you did at all. my buddy was having some issues last season with it dying on him
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Post by 97audia4 on Jan 20, 2017 10:26:03 GMT 10
oh and audi, not to get off topic. when was the last time you changed your battery or if you did at all. my buddy was having some issues last season with it dying on him Defiantly tell him to get a new that is the factory OEM battery since new, so its 6 years old now. |
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Post by 97audia4 on Jan 20, 2017 10:28:13 GMT 10
Goal for tonight is to get the throttle to stop sticking. Not sure if its the really cold garage and lithium grease or its getting hung up somewhere.Ill probably be relocating the throttle cables to run over top of the master cylinder instead of under.
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Post by sinooch on Jan 20, 2017 21:16:04 GMT 10
alright cool. i figured it was something like that. i wasnt sure if you ever changed it or not
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Post by sinooch on Jan 20, 2017 21:20:32 GMT 10
Goal for tonight is to get the throttle to stop sticking. Not sure if its the really cold garage and lithium grease or its getting hung up somewhere.Ill probably be relocating the throttle cables to run over top of the master cylinder instead of under. did you put grease on the inside of your throttle tube? I know when i put the r6 throttle on the 8, my first mistake was using normal grease to grease the inside of the tube. it worked great at first but after about a day it gunked up i guess and the tube would get stuck whenever i let go of it. another issue i ran into was the throttle cables not lining up properly inside of the case. i basically couldnt close the case all the way and whenever i got remotely tight the throttle would once again get stuck. somehow it managed to fix itself while fiddling around with it and finally sat right where ever it needed to go. but those are two things to look out for. I personally never though grease would act like that on the inside of the tube. I went through and pulled a microfiber through the inside of the tube like 20 or so times until i got all the remnants out and then i used a little bit of the 6 in 1 dry lube and that was a much better option. havent had issues since. |
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Post by 97audia4 on Jan 21, 2017 12:10:31 GMT 10
Goal for tonight is to get the throttle to stop sticking. Not sure if its the really cold garage and lithium grease or its getting hung up somewhere.Ill probably be relocating the throttle cables to run over top of the master cylinder instead of under. did you put grease on the inside of your throttle tube? I know when i put the r6 throttle on the 8, my first mistake was using normal grease to grease the inside of the tube. it worked great at first but after about a day it gunked up i guess and the tube would get stuck whenever i let go of it. another issue i ran into was the throttle cables not lining up properly inside of the case. i basically couldnt close the case all the way and whenever i got remotely tight the throttle would once again get stuck. somehow it managed to fix itself while fiddling around with it and finally sat right where ever it needed to go. but those are two things to look out for. I personally never though grease would act like that on the inside of the tube. I went through and pulled a microfiber through the inside of the tube like 20 or so times until i got all the remnants out and then i used a little bit of the 6 in 1 dry lube and that was a much better option. havent had issues since. It was about 20 in my garage the lithium grease must have just been a little hardened up. Throttle was fine when I went out there tonight in the 30s. Ran out of dzus fasteners had to order more from ebay and wait for them to come in next week. |
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Post by 97audia4 on Jan 21, 2017 12:13:37 GMT 10
Trailer guy bailed on me looks like Ill be saving the money and just spraying the trailer with 3m rubber under coating when it gets into the 40s here.
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Post by sinooch on Jan 23, 2017 21:55:54 GMT 10
you can buy sprayable bedliner. or get the roll on stuff and do it yourself
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Post by 97audia4 on Jan 25, 2017 12:29:52 GMT 10
Couldn't get the tank cover to ever fit right, and didnt trust the dented to fuck one to survive another crash. I picked up an brand new OEM tank last weekend. Its finally starting to come together, while garage falls slowly apart and is a fucking mess.  Ran out of 1/4 rivets tonight which really pisses me off and puts me behind this week in what I want to get done. Started to mount the flushmount dzus fasteners   |
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