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Not sure if you posted it there as well, but Honda-tech has way more traffic than this place.

Will, just FYI, the area right around Midway is a dump. I don't know that I'd trust the Civic there. You'd almost be better off parking in the airport garage. Other than that, gotta see Millenium Park ("Gateway to Heaven/Bean" and the auditorium thing there), and the Sears Tower was kinda ...

Ah, okay that makes more sense then. Good job then :thumbup:

RacerRex, what group were you running in? I saw a few spots where you could've used more track, turned in too early, and could've gotten on the gas earlier/harder.

I'll be there as long as my finals are done early enough for me to leave.

I'll go, so long as I'm not working or at the track.

Crap, dude, sorry to hear that. Good luck with finding it and getting it back on the road.
Edit: Out of curiousity, do you drive on Rte. 40 (near EC/Columbia) fairly frequently, and is your R PY? If so, I'm the driver of the black JDM-front occassionally there.

Yeah, Porsche territory is sort of...not in the scope of this discussion. And just to clarify, you said Porsche 911 GT. Which model are you actually referring to, as there is no "GT". There's the GT2 and GT3 available currently, there was a GT1, though I don't know if that was street legal...

I think what it comes down to is that one car just isn't enough. I'd love to have a well-tuned RX7, a nice daily driver E36 M3, my R for the track, a turbo'ed GC8 Impreza for some rally action, and something ridiculous for the occasional drag strip run. Oh, and a pickup truck to haul everything when...

Heh heh heh, hey man, when you want one real bad, it's easy to have "fixes" for relatively minor problems. In that way, you're one step closer to convincing yourself that it really is ok to buy a car that you most likely should not even be looking at.

Yep, that costs, what, $25-30? There are infinitely larger problems than dealing with old AC, not to bust on your criticism or anything.

I think I'd shoot for an R2 actually, I remember hearing something about the gaskets on the pre-'94 7s rotting away. If I couldn't find one of those though, yeah, R1. Touring? Who needs a touring model with a car like that? Like a touring model Type R...ugh...

I'm gonna guess he's using that as the only comparison he's personally experienced. He doesn't sound like the typical idiot street-racer thinking he's "road racing." What do you think, original poster, am I wrong?

225/45 would require rolling the fender lips and putting spacers on I think. 215/45 should fit fine. Another good possible tire is the Kumho Ecsta MX, I've heard they're fairly comparable to the Azenis but have a longer life. As far as the rain issue goes, yes, summer tires are meant for warm, dry r...

That's just crazy enough to work...

Orange, eh? I'd get some more detailed pics of the VINs if you get serious about bidding. I like how he calls the stock seats Recaros as well...

Are you talking about a track car? A street race? A daily driver? What?

What do you think about the stock suspension? That's one of my problems with the new VWs, everything is too soft for me.

I guess I'm either too accustomed to all-motor setups or haven't driven enough big-turbo/loads-of-lag FI cars, but it actually had a bit much too lag for me. I guess I'm just not a turbo kinda guy...

Steve (Smitdog) runs a 13.7 on I/H/E and decent rubber in his R. As for stock 1.8t vs. stock R, even the 180hp variant is about 1 sec. slower through the 1/4 mile, so I don't know how "close" that is. I'm not trying to knock on the VW crew or anything, they are fun cars (though not racecar...

There are some legalization issues with the JDM R, being that the USDM and JDM one weren't quite the same as far as crash tests go. I'm not sure if you'd be able to easily put it on the road, so insurance is one of your least worries. As far as that's concerned though, how old are you, driving recor...

I'm surprised your VR6 beat 1.8s all the time, given that stock there's about a 1 sec. difference in 1/4 mile times. Seems kinda weird that chip, intake, and exhaust could improve it that much. Maybe you had sticky tires on and the 1.8s had the stock Michelin crap?

The Spoon SWs are much lighter than any of the stock R wheels, USDM or JDM, so the acceleration response is better. I don't know if the 1/4 mile times would actually be any different though. Also, I think the Spoons are 7" wide, so you could fit on wider tires or fit 205s a bit better than on t...

While I haven't owned an RX7, I did drive one, and it's speed seemed fairly comparable to the R, though definitely way more torque down low. It had Koni Shocks and Ground Control springs I think, lowered maybe 1", and it was solid, no bodyroll whatsoever but still comfortable. The brakes were n...

Is Honda-tech down, or is it just the purity-zealots here shutting down the system?