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by aaron_rx8
Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:03 pm
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: Clutch weirdness in the cold
Replies: 10
Views: 1726

It was -15* out of the wind today in WI. When I started the car and got over the belt squeel for the first few seconds, I moved around the shifter. It was like mixing batter in a 5 gallon bucket. Also - for fun - it decided to pop out of reverse twice. I couldn't get it all the way... So I know what...
by aaron_rx8
Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:59 pm
Forum: U.S. Midwest
Topic: Chicagoland area members?
Replies: 46
Views: 18574

I'm in Central WI - kind of a bit to drive - getting people together in milwaukee (if there were people actually here...) would work out awesome.
by aaron_rx8
Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:21 pm
Forum: Comments and Suggestions about Standardshift
Topic: Site is slow?
Replies: 18
Views: 3262

On some of my sites on dreamhost, I have the same problem. It really appears to be the overhead in mysql connections and queries across their internal network. They deny it - but whatever - I'm pretty familiar with it. Nothing ss can really do about it - except move to a new host - and Dreamhost is ...
by aaron_rx8
Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:31 pm
Forum: The Photo and Video Gallery
Topic: Another STi joins the garage!
Replies: 29
Views: 2896

Ok - so the first pic I was like "sweet" The second pic I was like "holy crap - how fricken big is this guy's garage" *while scrolling to third pic .. thinks: woah I'm a dumb@ss* hahahahah Cool man. I know my aunt is into some american classic minatures, and usually they were run...
by aaron_rx8
Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:01 pm
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: how far do you press the clutch?
Replies: 16
Views: 2671

I have a little bit of jerking between first and second too - working on fixing this through practice of course. I've only had mine for 2000 miles though. I got lazy a few times and didn't run it all the way down to the floor - but never again. You can hear a tiny bit of scrape if you listen really ...
by aaron_rx8
Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:10 am
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: engine start
Replies: 15
Views: 2378

+1 for butt coolers...

Suppose I wouldn't have to rev a touch higher with my AC then? hahaha jk
by aaron_rx8
Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:56 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Getting tagged by camera at intersection while turning right
Replies: 52
Views: 5243

We have a ton of those on a lot of our medium sized roads. The thing is, no old soccer ma has learned how to navigate them in drivers' ed. I swear I cannot handle them anymore - no one uses their blinkers or anything - they just assume that their car is bigger, they win. Oh... and we've had two acci...
by aaron_rx8
Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:31 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Car Modifying 101 and anti-ricer tips.
Replies: 89
Views: 13344

NICE bro! :)
by aaron_rx8
Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:00 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Driving Drunk
Replies: 67
Views: 6662

On the contrary side, being a heavy weight sucks ;). Its expensive to have good taste if you go out. :)
by aaron_rx8
Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:53 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Car Modifying 101 and anti-ricer tips.
Replies: 89
Views: 13344

I think daywalker meant don't drive "faster" after tinting. It didn't do anything to your car. Matter of fact, if we wanna be picky, wouldn't it slightly but very tiny slow down the car? all that tint weight? hahaha. I don't know if this exactly fits here but: Don't rev your engine at a st...
by aaron_rx8
Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:48 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: I got a car!
Replies: 15
Views: 2349

Wow what a change of pace. I have a friend who has a 5 year old focus... and we call it the hamster or something... girlie stickers in the windows, etc. Glad to see one with a decent look :)
by aaron_rx8
Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:22 pm
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: No Tachometer?
Replies: 9
Views: 1695

oh yah... derr... sorry :) I didn't read the thread well enough.
by aaron_rx8
Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:40 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Question about aggressive launch
Replies: 11
Views: 1605

oh... wow...

Thanks but...

wow...

heh. I get the reference now ;)
by aaron_rx8
Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:41 am
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: No Tachometer?
Replies: 9
Views: 1695

I don't know what the official 'feel' from the rest of the forum guys are... but I've known some people to hook up a cheap 'car computer' to the obd2 connector. Then depending on whatever setup, some have a tachometer on there (as well as load, mpg, etc... possibly). Easier to mount usually - yet ki...
by aaron_rx8
Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:54 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Question about aggressive launch
Replies: 11
Views: 1605

No racing anytime soon :) I just needed some pointers because people here drive like lunatics (alot of slush bmw's that like to just mash on the pedal whenever they have a second) and I like to get out of their way. I tried it a little more on a back road today and I'm still getting one little jerk ...