HEX1GON's Supra Diary

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  1. Blur2040

    Blur2040 Game Genie

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    Word. Based upon the symptoms I was reading, it sounded just like my Mercury Capri that had a bad plug wire. Rough idle, questionable ability to start. Found a bad wire and now it's smooth as silk.
     
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  2. Dakar

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  3. LeHaM

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    huh?

    They don't draw much current, maybe 500ma @5v... They are basically a mobile phone, fitted with a battery..

    You can use a prepaid long life sim, the ones that don't expire for 12 months.

    But yeah wait until you have the spare cash :)
     
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  4. HEX1GON

    HEX1GON 2997cc Staff Member

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    So clean! Really beautiful man! :)

    Hmm I guess im quite paranoid about the battery in the car more than anything. Mine died with 3 days of sitting, I reckon the headunit that's in the car now just has it's wires twisted and taped.

    I'll see about the tracker.
     
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  5. Syclopse

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    Thank you both for not having coffee can sized exhaust tips, and I have to admit its weird seeing the interior of the RHD cars and shifting left handed to boot. What are the placements of the pedals? US is Clutch/Brake/Gas.

    Edit: Typo!
     
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  6. HEX1GON

    HEX1GON 2997cc Staff Member

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    Brake is on the left, Accel on the right
    So for manual it'd be clutch, brake, accel
     
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  7. speedyink

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    How old is the battery? I thought my old Grand Am was drawing electricity too, as I'd have to keep charging the battery every couple days if I didn't drive it. Turned out the battery was worn out and had bad cells.

    I hear you! It's so refreshing to see tuner cars without fart cans on them. I also think shifting with my left hand would be so weird...
     
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  8. HEX1GON

    HEX1GON 2997cc Staff Member

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    Well the battery was only a month and a half old. I got it exchanged, and now I'm monitoring it. Hopefully it was just the battery being faulty.
     
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    Oh I didn't realize it was such a new battery. Yeah, hopefully it was faulty, I'm sure it's not unheard of.
     
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  10. MachineCode

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    @Dakar I'm green with envy. When I get more money I plan to seriously look into getting a Pulsar GTI-R into the states. Those SR20DET based cars just have so much potential.
     
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  11. Dakar

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    They are a monster and being $WD all the time makes driving it FUN ;) 1 Bar boost and few supporting mods it makes 300BHP give or take

    I do have two another Two however they need a lot of work- Get ASAP you will not regret it
     
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  12. Dakar

    Dakar Rapidly Rising Member

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    Thanks Fella this is the type of car you buy and never get rid of
     
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    HEX1GON 2997cc Staff Member

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    Bought a new headunit since it was on sale - I nearly bought this a few weeks ago at $350. I got it for $270, so I'm happy with the buy.
    Getting a mate to walk me through the install, so will be going to his house later this week hopefully.

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  14. speedyink

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    Nice dude, I've always liked those style decks. I'm Jelly!
     
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    Don't forget loud Muffler plus plastidip racing stripes equal a billion hp and throw a vtech sticker on it and that alone will equate weight reduction. Just ask any honda civic owner. Don't forget the cut the resonators off your car.
     
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  16. HEX1GON

    HEX1GON 2997cc Staff Member

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    Well I might honestly be changing the catback or going with the HKS HiPower409. I want a nicer idle but still staying legal as possible.
    After all, it is JDM and would look pretty nice the a titanium exhaust tip

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    I bought some carpet and upholstery cleaner... again... since it was on sale. My carpet in the car is pretty stained, mostly I don't know what of. So I gave this product a bit of a test.

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    Not too bad of a result, I didn't do the whole carpet so it looks patchy still. First time doing such a task. The floormats however came out beautifully, they were a lot more stained before.
    I'd like new floormats though, or better condition ones. I suppose if anyone in Japan here could help out, I'd appreciate it.
     
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  17. citrus3000psi

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    Hey now, my car doesn't have resonators and has vtec.
     
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  18. takeshi385

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    Do you have a metric ton of bondo and supercharger whistle?
     
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    No bondo, but it does have a little whistle installed.

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  20. HEX1GON

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    Sharing a photo I snapped today :)
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