Be careful with that Atkins though. I was on it for a couple of months - dropped 13 lbs. but it had bad side effects. Got off it and altered my eating habits, still lost more. Summer hasn't helped though - I like ice ceram too much!
Paint might add a small amount of weight but just think of the improvement in aerodynamics of a painted and waxed body shell cf. a rough primed one.
Yeah, I would not expect paint vs. primer to have much an effect. In reality, a little roughness helps reduce drag on many "bluff" bodies. It really depends on the speed and a bunch of other factors.
We could ask Mike to do a top speed and/or coast-down test before and after paint to know for sure! Actually, I have been testing vehicles in a full scale wind tunel over the past couple months -- what we really need is to get some tunnel time for FrankenL!!
Thanks for all the support folks. It's been a long haul to go from auto-xing my '88 XT6 in a parking lot in camden, NJ to road racing an impreza. Special thanks to:
SOA- Mostly Patti for her continued support for my efforts and never letting me giveup or sellout to a Hondah or other make! http://www.Subaru.com
RacingBrake- Our primary sponsor, always providing at-cost pricing on our brake rotors and pads for the team and supplying replacement parts at all our track days when we need them, lending a hand, and joinging us for meals ont he road. http://www.Racingbrake.com
AZP Installs- Stores our cars, works on the cars, and helps us get tires and parts at cost or takeoff from customer cars. http://AZPInstalls.com
The team provided great pit and prep work on the cars. You guys here have followed the saga of the Impreza L from inception to race and always provide the moral support in my efforts to become a race car driver! Hopefully I can inspire some other folks here to get out and HPDE/Auto-x/Road Race. Thanks again.
Yes it is narrow ,but it keeps my car out of the street . I live on one of the party street in Wildwood . I have 8 bars within 1 block of me and I have seen some of the things these drunks do to cars when they leave the bar .I also live 1/2 blocks from the projects/housing in town and I have seen the grafetti that has been left on some cars on my street . Yes I know it is not a good place to leave but the rent is cheap and my landlady is like my 2nd mother so I am well taken care of .
I had the back five windows done (per CA law) with a 20% Madico Onyx tint this past weekend. Thought I'd share these with you (requires login to Sony Imagestation to view):
And a shot from the inside to compare the relative tinting of the stock window and 20% tint compared to the open moonroof:
BTW, I asked my dealership to tuck the blue cable from the subwoofer under the carpet and they gave me some schpiel about it needing to be loose so it could move with the seat or something. The more I think about it the more I think this is a load of malarky. Are they just lazy? Maybe I should post a question to Patti since it seems they are all coming like this (there were two other GT's in the showroom with subs and the cable visible).
Thought I'd say something here because I remember you saying they tucked yours out of site for you.
You were absolutely right. I'm glad I went with 20%. BTW, how did your "dot matrix" turn out. I'm refering to the black ceramic dots on the edge of the cargo area windows. Film tint typically doesn't adhere to the dots well and leaves a white ring around the main window portion. I've had some luck massaging the film down with my finger.
That's a load the dealer is feeding you about the blue cable. I personally think the installation process at the port is flawed and that the blue cable should be tucked under the cable. Since the subwoofer does not move with the seat, the cable can be stationary.
My dealer was able to re-route the cable with no problem. I later went back and examined what they did. It appears they unplugged the unit, opened the center console (remove parking brake cover, remove two screws in storage compartment, plug up two tabs) and just tucked the wire down along the other wires that feed power to the seat.
Excellent timing. I just installed my sub this weekend (in fact the dash is still torn apart as I complete my iPod connection, but that's another story, coming soon, with pictures).
The instructions say to route the cable above the carpet. Having heard Ken complain about the look and having a touch of OCD, I decided to route it under the carpet. There is actually a hole in the carpet under the seat. I used a HVAC tie-wrap (about 1/2" wide and 2' long) as a fish line between the center console and the floor, and then pulled the harness through. Because of the foam padding they use under the carpet, it was a real pain (lot of friction), but I finally got the wire through and placed.
It would be cake to do this with the seat removed, but it's definitely a bear with the seat in place. There is very little clearance between the seat and console. And of course, I disconnected the battery so there was no moving the seat! In fact, I can't bolt the sub down until I finish the install and reconnect the battery.
Given my experience, it's understandeable why they don't route the cable under the carpet at the port. It takes way too long. What they really need to do is replace the harness cover with a flat black wrapping instead of the bright blue. My WRX had a black sub harness routed above the carpet and I never noticed it.
nah, you definitely did the right thing Craig. the ONLY reasons I can think they would advise to install above the carpet would be for ease and preventing users from damaging something and then blaming the manufacturer of the device.
I have never installed anything above the carpet. that's awful!
you sure made good use of the awd when meeting the infield off those turns. great stuff. watching over and over checking the 94+mph going into the infield off the backstraight. love that honda battle. you pulled him on the straights with the top end. that guy driving that honda is good. good lines he drives.
wish they had one more angle on ya, a out the back window shot to see that yellow honda dancing around.
Comments
-juice
Paint might add a small amount of weight but just think of the improvement in aerodynamics of a painted and waxed body shell cf. a rough primed one.
Congrats,
Ed
-juice
I can't wait to get the car really tweaked
-mike
We could ask Mike to do a top speed and/or coast-down test before and after paint to know for sure! Actually, I have been testing vehicles in a full scale wind tunel over the past couple months -- what we really need is to get some tunnel time for FrankenL!!
Craig
tie-string here, zip-tie there,...
-Dave
It'll hold up dave, those are special zip-ties!
-mike
-juice
-mike
;-)
-juice
Thanks for all the support folks. It's been a long haul to go from auto-xing my '88 XT6 in a parking lot in camden, NJ to road racing an impreza. Special thanks to:
SOA- Mostly Patti for her continued support for my efforts and never letting me giveup or sellout to a Hondah or other make! http://www.Subaru.com
RacingBrake- Our primary sponsor, always providing at-cost pricing on our brake rotors and pads for the team and supplying replacement parts at all our track days when we need them, lending a hand, and joinging us for meals ont he road. http://www.Racingbrake.com
AZP Installs- Stores our cars, works on the cars, and helps us get tires and parts at cost or takeoff from customer cars.
http://AZPInstalls.com
The team provided great pit and prep work on the cars. You guys here have followed the saga of the Impreza L from inception to race and always provide the moral support in my efforts to become a race car driver! Hopefully I can inspire some other folks here to get out and HPDE/Auto-x/Road Race. Thanks again.
-mike
http://TeamIAC.com
If you had an Excursion, you could not open the doors. Guess you'd have to climb out the moonroof. :-)
-juice
Bob
Mike
Bob
Reminded me a bit of Tokyo.
-juice
And a shot from the inside to compare the relative tinting of the stock window and 20% tint compared to the open moonroof:
Ken
~Colin
-Dennis
That looks menacing! You should go as Darth Vader on Halloween.
-juice
juice: "If you only knew the power of the Dark Side. " (Darth Vader, Star Wars Episode V)
Ken
-juice
-Brian
To be honest I'd still lean towards an F-XT MT5 if I were to buy today, but my wife would want a Legacy 2.5i Limited. Sedan/auto.
-juice
See I told you the 20% wasn't too dark. ;-)
BTW, I asked my dealership to tuck the blue cable from the subwoofer under the carpet and they gave me some schpiel about it needing to be loose so it could move with the seat or something. The more I think about it the more I think this is a load of malarky. Are they just lazy? Maybe I should post a question to Patti since it seems they are all coming like this (there were two other GT's in the showroom with subs and the cable visible).
Thought I'd say something here because I remember you saying they tucked yours out of site for you.
Sorry for the rant. Your wagon looks fantastic!
Cheers!
-Ian
You were absolutely right. I'm glad I went with 20%. BTW, how did your "dot matrix" turn out. I'm refering to the black ceramic dots on the edge of the cargo area windows. Film tint typically doesn't adhere to the dots well and leaves a white ring around the main window portion. I've had some luck massaging the film down with my finger.
That's a load the dealer is feeding you about the blue cable. I personally think the installation process at the port is flawed and that the blue cable should be tucked under the cable. Since the subwoofer does not move with the seat, the cable can be stationary.
My dealer was able to re-route the cable with no problem. I later went back and examined what they did. It appears they unplugged the unit, opened the center console (remove parking brake cover, remove two screws in storage compartment, plug up two tabs) and just tucked the wire down along the other wires that feed power to the seat.
Ken
The instructions say to route the cable above the carpet. Having heard Ken complain about the look and having a touch of OCD, I decided to route it under the carpet. There is actually a hole in the carpet under the seat. I used a HVAC tie-wrap (about 1/2" wide and 2' long) as a fish line between the center console and the floor, and then pulled the harness through. Because of the foam padding they use under the carpet, it was a real pain (lot of friction), but I finally got the wire through and placed.
It would be cake to do this with the seat removed, but it's definitely a bear with the seat in place. There is very little clearance between the seat and console. And of course, I disconnected the battery so there was no moving the seat! In fact, I can't bolt the sub down until I finish the install and reconnect the battery.
Given my experience, it's understandeable why they don't route the cable under the carpet at the port. It takes way too long. What they really need to do is replace the harness cover with a flat black wrapping instead of the bright blue. My WRX had a black sub harness routed above the carpet and I never noticed it.
Craig
I have never installed anything above the carpet. that's awful!
~Colin
Alan
98 OBW Ltd
-juice
Next post in ~11,000 miles
Alan
98 OBW Ltd
Odos are funny things. When I hit 100,000 on my Forester I almost expected bells and whistles to go off with confetti falling from the ceiling.
Ken
Owen
-Dave
Owen
Or maybe you've driven 111 miles since.
-juice
Owen
Yes it was on a closed course actually.
-mike
Craig - Thanks for your input. I think I'll wait and have it tucked under the carpet when I get my iPod integration kit from you. ;-)
-Ian
-mike
http://TeamIAC.com look in the what's new section.
-mike
wish they had one more angle on ya, a out the back window shot to see that yellow honda dancing around.
I'll be glad to do voice-overs for the grunt-impaired.
-juice