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turbotalon1g 06-06-2014 12:55 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
1st year cars ftl!

That's cool you got it taken care of before the new parts went in!

Kracka 06-06-2014 01:52 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by polishmafia (Post 445589)
How many quarts does the engine take - originally from the factory, and after the new TSBs?

For the Z51 dry-sump system: Originally stated at 10.3 qts, revised to 9.8 qts (current official spec), and I expect another revision to 9.3 qts (just my speculation).

Kracka 06-12-2014 08:00 AM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Got a "thank you" gift from Chevy yesterday...didn't know it was coming, a FedEx box just showed up!

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/IMAG1445.jpg

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/IMAG1447.jpg

http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/686/IMAG1446.jpg

turbotalon1g 06-12-2014 08:11 AM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
WTF!!!

That was mind-blasting!!

Congrats!

Kracka 06-12-2014 08:27 AM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Now, to find something to put in it...

Scheides, you have twenty billion Apple products, can I borrow a mini iPad thingy? Or, better yet, I'll just go get a new Android phone :lol:

goodhart 06-12-2014 12:09 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Nice! Time for a couple road trips!

Kracka 06-12-2014 12:16 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by goodhart (Post 445862)
Nice! Time for a couple road trips!

Shreveport this month, Madison next month, and Pensacola in October.

goodhart 06-12-2014 12:36 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Kracka (Post 445864)
Shreveport this month, Madison next month, and Pensacola in October.

So when are Nevada and Bowling Green?!

tehehodi 06-12-2014 12:37 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Sleeve of wizard

Kracka 06-12-2014 12:56 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by goodhart (Post 445865)
So when are Nevada and Bowling Green?!

I'll likely be flying to Vegas sometime later this year, and my dad wants to do a roadtrip and meet up in Bowling Green next spring :)

A//// Guy 06-12-2014 01:07 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Pimp! Get a Samsung Tab droid tablet to throw in there.

Murlo26 06-12-2014 01:09 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
The google nexus 7 is pretty awesome, I have that, perfect tablet and a good deal. I didn't want to spend the money on an ipad (have iphone) and just wanted something for surfing the interwebs from the couch etc, works good for that.

Halon 06-12-2014 02:08 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Pensacola nice! I lived there for almost 2 years back around 2000-2002. Bet it looks way different now a days.

Kracka 06-12-2014 02:11 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Halon (Post 445874)
Pensacola nice! I lived there for almost 2 years back around 2000-2002. Bet it looks way different now a days.

Oh, cool! I've never been to FL. My sister lives near there so I'm planning to go visit for a long weekend.

Halon 06-12-2014 02:18 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Nice man, take lots of pics, I'd love to see what it looks like now a days. Used to be a decent street racing scene. The Mitsu dealer there is where I bought my first turbo DSM (95 GST). Would go to a performance shop there called V&T.

Anyhow, just brings back memories. Pensacola Beach was really nice but has seen a few large storms/hurricanes since I've lived there so wonder what it looks like now.

Kracka 06-12-2014 02:35 PM

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Remind me in October and I'll find out for you!

turbotalon1g 06-12-2014 05:23 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
I've been looking at tablets and I'd get a samsung galaxy tab.
SD card slot for uploading movies when you need to, wifi, all that crap.

Kracka 06-13-2014 07:47 AM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
SD card slot is cool since my car has one of those.

goodhart 06-13-2014 10:01 AM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Fuck a tablet, keep it loaded with $1 bills for clubhouse visits!

Kracka 06-13-2014 10:10 AM

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:cool:

Kracka 06-23-2014 09:18 AM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
~650 mile roundtrip cruise to Shreveport, LA this weekend and holy crap this car is incredible! No matter how fast I drove into a corner it was firm and planted, no issues, no squirm, no jittering...it just wanted to go faster!

Hit 160 with ease twice running against Tom's GTR, held 100+ through twisties for probably at least an hour during the afternoon session. They car had absolutely zero issues and had the A/C blasting cold the entire way. No hiccups, no over-heating...exactly like a stock car should behave. I absolutely love the rev-matching feature too; mid-corner down-shifts are smooth with no risk of throwing the car off balance.

Best of all, averaged 22 MPG overall for the trip, and 26 MPG on the way home Sunday morning :)

goodhart 06-23-2014 09:51 AM

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Perfect.

Halon 06-23-2014 10:15 AM

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Very cool. How'd you do against the GTR?

Kracka 06-23-2014 11:24 AM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Lost...but he's at 675whp on E85 :) I wanted to get a good pull in against him once he was back on 93 pump (562whp) but the roads were honestly so twisty during the afternoon session there was nowhere to do any side-by-side testing & comparing...plus we had a friendly chit-chat with a county sheriff in a church parking lot so decided to cool it for a bit ;)

Here's our route: http://goo.gl/maps/At52L

A//// Guy 06-23-2014 11:33 AM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Nice! That is a long cruise! dang haha

Halon 06-23-2014 11:33 AM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
How is straight line traction in lower gears on that car? What's the tire setup?

Kracka 06-23-2014 11:46 AM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Halon (Post 446354)
How is straight line traction in lower gears on that car? What's the tire setup?

His or mine?

Kracka 06-23-2014 11:48 AM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by A//// Guy (Post 446353)
Nice! That is a long cruise! dang haha

Yes it is! The cruises down here are definitely more "driving oriented" than the cruises up there which I love...especially considering we still throw down pretty good at night :lol:

Loaded Landsharks FTW :lol:

Halon 06-23-2014 12:35 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Kracka (Post 446355)
His or mine?

yours

Kracka 06-23-2014 01:55 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Halon (Post 446360)
yours

Michelin Pilot Super Sport run-flats
front: 245/35-19
rear: 285/30-20

Traction control allows for a decent amount of controlled wheel spin in 1st, and you'll get a little in 2nd while doing it's thing to keep the car pointed straight. Jump on it hard and it will get a little squirrely/sideways on ya though. The Z51's e-LSD helps with this quite a bit though, not sure how it would feel with just the standard mechanical LSD. Without any type of electronic aids I'd imagine everything through 3rd gear would be an adventure.

cmspaz 06-23-2014 05:36 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Got to watch one of these tear up the road course at BIR, WANT.

turbotalon1g 06-24-2014 12:23 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Sounds like a wonderful car to have sir. :fork:

Kracka 06-28-2014 06:07 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
GheyRay went to the dentist today.

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/IMAG1461.jpg

No more braces!

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...m/IMAG1465.jpg

I used a black metallic vinyl that very close matches the paint color, Carbon Flash Metallic, of the grille. It is just a tiny bit transparent so its looks nearly factory with a little shine from the chrome underneath coming through. Overall, for $23 I am satisfied. The chrome trim on the grille was the one design aspect of the car I did not like.

polishmafia 06-28-2014 06:35 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Subtle change, but looks much better.

Kracka 06-28-2014 06:56 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Agreed, thank you! It now mimics the look of the upcoming Z06 grille.

Mark Leasure 06-28-2014 07:09 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Your corvette looks awesome! wow. Love it!

Kracka 06-28-2014 07:33 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Leasure (Post 446622)
Your corvette looks awesome! wow. Love it!

Thanks man!

Halon 06-28-2014 09:39 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Faux chrome looks cheap/tacky, much better good job.

TkrPerformance 06-28-2014 09:56 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
So much better

rose0529 06-29-2014 01:19 PM

Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
 
Agreed. Definitely an improvement.


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