Berto Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 let me know if you need help mike i'll lend ya a hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 ya i heard that, but you had made 2-3 passes after the 11 sec pass, if i can remember correctly. So it didnt techinicaly break right after that pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Originally posted by Nitrousbird: Hey, you forgot to mention the car broke after that pass.What difference does that make Joe? So he broke I am sure there are no domestic cars that have broken after/before making a pass before? tongue.gif Congrats Mike I bet it feels good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Originally posted by GRN96WS6: What difference does that make Joe? Honestly, I just think it's in Nitrousbird's nature to be negative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wease Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Originally posted by Venomss: Honestly, I just think it's in Nitrousbird's nature to be negative. It is. It comes from years of being in the closet... graemlins/thumb.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritas Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Nods. Totally agree about joe there. And congrats on the run man:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Originally posted by Nitrousbird: Hey, you forgot to mention the car broke after that pass. Hey, you forgot to be an asshole. Ohhh wait, nevermind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelloman4571647545499 Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 nice run man. that thing hookede and went.that was a good running EVO too. very good race when they ran eachother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug1647545489 Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Originally posted by Wease: It is. It comes from years of being in the closet... graemlins/thumb.gif and years and years of having a broken car himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLD AIR Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Took you long enough tongue.gif thats like 1 in a 1,000,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Advocate Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Awww... Joe has a small penis. for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Congrats Mike, I know you were looking forward to that mark. Next year, 10s smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Nice! http://instagiber.net/smiliesdotcom/otn/party/party.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Contrats Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 WTF. It has nothing to do with him running 11's or not. I've broken and have been towed home from the track multiple times (blown up clutch, snapped driveshaft, and blown head gasket). What's that have to do with what times my car ran?? I just figured if you are going to mention your outting at the track, mention all of what happened. After my best pass, then next pass that was even better going up to the 1/8 mile I blew a head gasket.....nothing to hide; that's what happened. He should have nothing to hide or to be ashamed of either. Originally posted by Doug: and years and years of having a broken car himselfSure seems to be running fine every time I go to drive it. Hell, it has rarely stayed broken, normally it's down time is due to mods and/or small problems that keep me from wanting to drive it (like a cronic oil leak that I've finally resolved). But since you know nothing about it, I'll educate you. The times it has been broken (not in the middle of mods) to where I couldn't drive it if I wanted to: - Distributor - 1 month due to no garage at the time and the middle of winter, so it didn't matter - Driveshaft - 1 week - Head Gasket - 3 weeks, since I pulled the motor to do some other gaskets - Clutch (more than once due to poor aftermarket clutches) - 2 months total, backorder on parts I wanted for other mods I was doing at the time w/ the new clutch That's over 5 years of ownership. Otherwise, it was me not winter driving / not wanting to drive anymore with the oil leak or minor problems (though I did from time to time anyway). But thanks for knowing. Congrats to Mike for having the quickest rotary in the area with probably a lot less money that some of the other hyped up cars. I would definately suggest having a robust driveline setup if you continue to launch w/ that high of an RPM on ET Streets....breaking stuff sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Originally posted by Nitrousbird: WTF. It has nothing to do with him running 11's or not. I've broken and have been towed home from the track multiple times (blown up clutch, snapped driveshaft, and blown head gasket). What's that have to do with what times my car ran?? I just figured if you are going to mention your outting at the track, mention all of what happened. After my best pass, then next pass that was even better going up to the 1/8 mile I blew a head gasket.....nothing to hide; that's what happened. He should have nothing to hide or to be ashamed of either. Sure seems to be running fine every time I go to drive it. Hell, it has rarely stayed broken, normally it's down time is due to mods and/or small problems that keep me from wanting to drive it (like a cronic oil leak that I've finally resolved). But since you know nothing about it, I'll educate you. The times it has been broken (not in the middle of mods) to where I couldn't drive it if I wanted to: - Distributor - 1 month due to no garage at the time and the middle of winter, so it didn't matter - Driveshaft - 1 week - Head Gasket - 3 weeks, since I pulled the motor to do some other gaskets - Clutch (more than once due to poor aftermarket clutches) - 2 months total, backorder on parts I wanted for other mods I was doing at the time w/ the new clutch That's over 5 years of ownership. Otherwise, it was me not winter driving / not wanting to drive anymore with the oil leak or minor problems (though I did from time to time anyway). But thanks for knowing. NEWSFLASH! Nobody cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Originally posted by rl: NEWSFLASH! Nobody cares.Truism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Quik7 Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Originally posted by kenny: No, we know that's impossible. ... until Mike goes to a single anyway. redface.gif oh snap! hey Mike, i know where you can get a slightly used T51 kit for a decent price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pikey Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 For the record...Mike broke maybe 6-7 passes after that. It was his first time on slicks, and he had a hard time doing a proper burnout. The thing that caused the damage was a burnout where he dry-hopped pretty bad, that's bad for any car. He was the first local RX7 in the 11s because he was the first to get his car properly setup and launched with slicks. Tony and Kyle had their cars on slicks before but didn't launch as hard as Mike did ( that's not a dig at Tony or Kyle either). Scott Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 The last pass also had the best burnout (meaning the tires probably bit hardest on the pass). It looked good leaving... until it didn't move. Hopefully for Mike it isn't anything that's too much of a PITA. We've all been there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLD AIR Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Time for a dig race - fri night 10-8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotarded1647545491 Posted October 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 What you got that'll give my 82FWHP Saturn a good race?? Spent an hour under the 7 trying to figure out what I broke. The left rear is sitting 1 inch lower than the right. The power plant frame (connects the trans to the diff.) is all the way to the drivers side and touching the tunnel. The liquid filled diff. bushings are dripping wet, like they've blown. (Hmmm, why I couldn't control the wheel hop while burning out??) I still can't find any cracks, bends, suspension, or any other visual damage. Thought now is that the difference in damage/sag to the diff bushings are throwing the whole rear end geometry off, thus the popping noise could be the CV or axle binding. I couldn't be lucky enough not to have damaged the diff., could I??? [ 07. October 2004, 11:04 PM: Message edited by: Rotarded ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Originally posted by rl: NEWSFLASH! Nobody cares.You cared to read it, Doug cared to post. That's your problem, not mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLD AIR Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 89 tortis wheel hop can brake gears and or trans if you had good tires- thay wont spin- some thing elese brake to make it hop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Originally posted by Rotarded: What you got that'll give my 82FWHP Saturn a good race?? Spent an hour under the 7 trying to figure out what I broke. The left rear is sitting 1 inch lower than the right. The power plant frame (connects the trans to the diff.) is all the way to the drivers side and touching the tunnel. The liquid filled diff. bushings are dripping wet, like they've blown. (Hmmm, why I couldn't control the wheel hop while burning out??) I still can't find any cracks, bends, suspension, or any other visual damage. Thought now is that the difference in damage/sag to the diff bushings are throwing the whole rear end geometry off, thus the popping noise could be the CV or axle binding. I couldn't be lucky enough not to have damaged the diff., could I??? sounds like somethin bound up. can you get solid mounts? if the axle is popping its probably trashed might get lucky and be able to fix it pretty easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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