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It's interesting you mention that. I don't think I need a disc player anymore. I can bury my folio of endless CDs and DVDs. LOL But I'm considering a double-din panel that can display gauges, etc. and relocating the HVAC controls. That's more homework I need to do. I have a Pioneer amp that's been sitting in a box for far too long. Door speakers are the only stock ones so far. I'd like to come up with a removable sub for the trunk probably, too. Factoring in the possibility of a bettery relo instead of this Braille AGM battery I pamper all the time, too.
I make sure my phone has plenty of storage and the family uses Spotify, but I do like falling back to OTA stations from time to time.
Thanks again!
Oh yeah the Digital Receivers still have AM/FM tuners, and there are models that work with satalite/hd radio too. I've been wanting to do an instrument panel for a long time too, if you look into the Auto climate control conversion there is a guy selling kits ( https://www.instagram.com/evo_rare_parts/ ) to do a single or double screen conversion with the controls relocated to the cubby pocket area. I can't vouch for him, but others have bought through him and seemed happy. Not the cheapest but pretty cool IMO. You aren't really going to find a good stereo head unit that will also be a good instrument panel though (AFAIK). There are some off brand double din screens that run android, but these are generally terrible at being good sounding stereos (in my experience anyway), so keeping the two systems separate makes the most sense to me. Hence the double screen kit, one for instruments and one for infotainment/gps etc.
Oh yeah the Digital Receivers still have AM/FM tuners, and there are models that work with satalite/hd radio too. I've been wanting to do an instrument panel for a long time too, if you look into the Auto climate control conversion there is a guy selling kits ( https://www.instagram.com/evo_rare_parts/ ) to do a single or double screen conversion with the controls relocated to the cubby pocket area. I can't vouch for him, but others have bought through him and seemed happy. Not the cheapest but pretty cool IMO. You aren't really going to find a good stereo head unit that will also be a good instrument panel though (AFAIK). There are some off brand double din screens that run android, but these are generally terrible at being good sounding stereos (in my experience anyway), so keeping the two systems separate makes the most sense to me. Hence the double screen kit, one for instruments and one for infotainment/gps etc.
If there's not a decent amp-driven touch-screen for double-din then I guess it's one row of gauges, one row of head unit and one row of HVAC in my future. The car's way too loud to hear music well, though. It has to push out some decibels just to be heard. LOL It's been a while since I looked for anything Android to put in the dash.
Originally Posted by kyoo
everything kazz just posted has been a blast from the past lol
The poor car's been sitting at just under 80K miles for a number of years now. Pretty sad. That's why I'm a bit hyped just to get her on the road again!
FWIW I have just the head unit and a good set of speakers. My car has no cat, no carpet, and no interior from b-pillar back. I can crank it up enough to hear while driving on the freeway. Earplugs help block out car noises, turn up volume to taste.
Sorry to change the subject on you guys. Feel free to ignore this post and carry on. So a couple weeks back my dad got a ZL1 thanks to him actually going to my races and enjoying it. He raced it with me at my last race and did horrible haha. My brother has also gone to the past few races and sure enough, today he shows up to work in a 2014 Z28. Glad to see I am a bad influence on them. Racing truly is addicting.
just pulled my st43s, they got a little melty. i'm finally swapping the rear pads from girodisc s/s to st43s, hoping that relieves some of the front burden. of course the rears looked perfect with tons of life left.
@letsgetthisdone you run st47s right? may try for the next time.
I think checking the alignment is a good starting point. Driver front, pass front, driver rear and pass rear in that order in pics below. 4 track days, a couple of them were 2 day events, and maybe 3-4 autocrosses on these.
Are you rotating the wheels between track days or sessions? The way you listed them sort of suggests you are leaving them in place for multiple days. I always watch them during track days and frequently rotate from front to back and side to side to maximize tire life and keep everything wearing equally.
I'm using FP's white rabbit turbo (circa 2005) that they had at 31psi when they tested it.
Very cool to hear that an FP White Rabbit is still ticking. I had one of those installed until 2009. I just ordered a kit from Morrison Fab and they had not even heard of a White Rabbit and they are OG Mitsu folks. Really quick spool-up with the TME hot side. My moment of glory was coming out on top at the Redline Time Attack here in 2008 running a White Rabbit on a tight track. Showed all those fancy (but laggy) big turbo cars from around the country who was boss in Street AWD class!
Originally Posted by kaj
I think that kind of piggyback is obsolete,
Originally Posted by Biggiesacks
Very, very, very, very much so
The Xede was pretty advanced compared to what was around when the Evo came out. My Evo started with an SAFC! Then UTEC. Then Dynoflash. Then finally ECU Flash.
I'm a big fan of Gloc stuff. I almost squeezed the trigger on some ST43s last year but decided to give the R16 a shot and I don't regret my decision one bit.
Are you rotating the wheels between track days or sessions? The way you listed them sort of suggests you are leaving them in place for multiple days. I always watch them during track days and frequently rotate from front to back and side to side to maximize tire life and keep everything wearing equally.
rotating every event.
alignment scheduled friday, new tires coming today
Sep 15, 2020, 10:41 AM
