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If you disconnect the battery (like the owners manual tells you to), and leave it disconnected until the calipers are reinstalled and bled, the computer will never know what you did. Note that you need to cap the lines or all the fluid will drain out and you'll never get them bled properly...

Agree. The recommended autocross alignment for my Miata had toe out for better "turn in." It was miserable on the street so I returned to toe in. All my autocross cars are set for max negative camber (with. 5 degree more in the rear than front, but those cars are double wishbone, and the...

In California it's state law that they provide you the window sticker at purchase. You even have to sign a form that you received it. The whole POINT of the window sticker is so that you know what you are paying for. That is beyond shady - probably more like criminal (there's probably federal...

There's also at least 2 manual transmission replacement threads

Agree. That's what the picture looks like to me. Also, in post 14 Mirza says to place blocks "behind the pinch flange" which I interpret to mean inboard (I also assume he is describing a 4 - not sure how different a 5 is) The fact that there's over 300 posts on this is proof how poor the...

California has been collecting ECU data for years in preparation for checking for tunes. In the last year or two they implemented the program and now scan the ECU specifically looking for tunes during emissions testing. My guess is this was in response to diesel trucks rolling coal. For now, I...

If you change the spring stiffness, but don't change the damping to match, you've changed the damping ratio. That doesn't mean the car is going to explode, but the transitional handling will be different. However a 10% change is quite small. I bet most cars on the road have (worn) shocks that...

Try Lockhart in Indianapolis. They told me I was number 10 in line, but got an allocation for me in 2 or 3 months

I thought there were 2 one day classes (beginner on Friday and advanced on Saturday). Did you enroll in both classes to get 2 days?

What was the format? How many track laps did you get?

U3BBMA Illinois Must have 6 speed, PDR, NO SUNROOF. Everything else is nice to have (or not have / lower cost as the case may be)

Are you sure all the windows are rolled all the way up? I had a horrendous noise that only occurred over 100mph. Windows looked closed, but rolling up the windows fixed it

CT5 6M East Bowl Temps in the low 90s (tires were a little greasy at that temp) Best lap time: 1:17.5 Autocross: 29.29 - 2nd place behind CT4 @ 29.21

What is the failure mode for these electronics? I can think of capacitors leaking and solder fatigue. I'm no electronics tech, but they both seem like easy repairs with caps and solder that will always be available. I have a couple of 32 year old Hondas with computer controlled engines. Part...

It depends on the buyer. Someday, when these are collector cars, unmodified, original examples will be worth more than modified ones. The market for modied cars is always smaller than original cars since modifications are a matter of personal (and often questionable) taste. Adding a factory...

I read a recent article on Hagerty, and a dealer bought a used Tesla and (because he wasn't a "registered owner"), couldn't get info on what (software) features the car had and if it was eligible for free superchargers. The author argued that any used car sold without the original window sticker...

The traffic court / ticket process varies tremendously by state. I would absolutely NOT recommend you hire an attorney for 10 mph over in California - you'd be throwing your money away. If you want to fight it, buy this book instead...

Sold new in CA. Looks identical to the one from Texas to me. The Obama administration abandoned the EPA's emissions regulations and adopted CA emissions for all federally certified vehicles. During the Trump administration, they tried to return federal emissions to the prior separate...

They sold it as used. I don't know what they got for it, but I saw it listed at MSRP. It drove perfectly and was rattle free (new car has 2 interior rattles I need to track down and fix). I really liked that car, but am too OCD to deal with it not being perfect. For a less neurotic person it...

Those are the 56" race ramps. Fit without issue even with the carbon splitter. They fit my S2000 and it is MUCH lower - can't even get a low profile aluminum racing jack under it without first driving on to 2x4s. I think you'd need to have something really exotic, or with extremely long front...