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Old Jul 30, 2017 | 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by ba2sy
Who is Lou that is shipping you the Tom's Chassis Braces? How much are they?

And which Front Upper Arms did you get? Onikyan or Semikyan?
Fahd,
Lou is from Mod in Japan.
The arms I got are the 0 to -50 ones. Don't think I'll ever need positive camber.
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Old Jul 30, 2017 | 04:49 AM
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Joining the Club...:
Congrats! Apparently there are more sets out there than I thought.

Looking forward to having them on track but not looking forward to driving it on the street.
Car already rides like crap with the penskes. Guess that's the price I pay to keep up with the miatas.
Will have to start wearing a mouth piece when I drive...
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Old Jul 30, 2017 | 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Mingofish
Hey Edson, looking forward to it!
Hopefully I won't be swamped that day since it's a school night.
I'm sure Justin (MisterEun) will remind me. He's the ATL coordinator.
Where are you staying? You got family in Alpharetta right?
I'll be staying on Windward Parkway....those T demand parts are so nice! I was thinking a few months back I'd be trading in the RCF on a GTS so my build was coming to an end, but building our new house has gotten in the way for now......after seeing your whip in a few weeks I might have to rethink that LOL. I truly love the RCF, so she's going to be around for a little while longer. Thinking of ordering a new set of shoes...not selling Volks. I'll be in touch soon!

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Old Jul 30, 2017 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Carnevino

nasty!! Whats the specs? You're really going for jdm look!
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Old Aug 4, 2017 | 07:12 PM
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Got this today. Haven't driven car after install. Wonder if I can feel a difference on the street?
True test will be week after next at the track. Although by then I'll have the Tom's braces installed too so I won't be able to tell if the bar itself made any difference.
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Old Aug 8, 2017 | 06:36 PM
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rc-...ic-oil-16.html

Starting post #226 is my oil analysis conversation with Daniel that use to work at Tribologik (the place that tested the oil).
Royal purple is failing me...
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Old Aug 8, 2017 | 07:05 PM
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Goodies showed up today! Chassis stiffening braces. Thanks Lou!
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Old Aug 9, 2017 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Mingofish
Goodies showed up today! Chassis stiffening braces. Thanks Lou!
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too many goodies!
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Old Aug 10, 2017 | 04:04 PM
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very nice!!
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Old Aug 11, 2017 | 04:09 AM
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Originally Posted by ISFPOWER
too many goodies!
Hahaha Andrew, is there such a thing?
Josh @meraki working on a few jdm pieces for me too. Gonna be another long wait...
whats on the radar for you?
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Old Aug 11, 2017 | 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by luislopezt
very nice!!
thank you sir
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Old Aug 11, 2017 | 07:01 PM
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Well...was suppose to be a good day installing goodies & but found some not so good news.

The Tom's braces install was cake. Will give driving feed back next week.
2 pics are the front brace & center brace. Forgot to take pic of the 3 rear braces.

Changed the tranny fluid, differential gear oil & the tvd diff's fluids.
Tranny fluid was sorta "used" looking. Not bright red like new but had a tinge of brown color. Didn't noticed much solid debris. It was time though. Glad to get all the break-in stuff out. Put back Toyota WS atf.

The main diff's gear oil was terrible. It had so much debris in it, a solid chunk of sludge came out attached to the drain plug. No good. I'll be changing that gear oil again real soon to flush out more of that sledge. Put in Redline 75W85.

The TVD fluid looked brand new when it came out. Didn't see any metal flakes. It got refilled with WS atf also.

while I was under the car, found a cracked weld in my meisterschaft Ti exhaust. Yeah...not happy.
Was wondering what's up since I noticed my exhaust note changed a bit recently.
Thats the trade off having super stiff Ti. It doesn't give and cracks easy. Will have to find someone who can weld Ti.

Also tried a 285/30 tire on my advan +35 rims to check clearance. No go. Scrubs the fender liners at full lock. Gotta stick with 275 at my current ride height of 26".
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Old Aug 11, 2017 | 07:45 PM
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Dang, Ming. Sorry to hear that on your miesterschaft. Is it now as loud as when I heard it with valves open??
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Ming,

You should've told me about the exhaust. I'm forwarding this to GTHAUS as we speak..

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