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Sal_the_man
Sal_the_man Reader
12/7/13 10:21 p.m.

Went for a quick pull tonight:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlcdbq3QGlM

I am feeling to buy headers and an exhaust because I would like my car to sound like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlMeSMq2QUE

What you guys think?

Sal_the_man
Sal_the_man Reader
12/8/13 4:58 p.m.

So there is an MR2 owner selling two exhausts for $50: Brulla & EMS. Both are 3" Turbo exhausts but I can buy an adapter pipe for $55 to make them fit the NA:

Brulla, says PO tried to re-insulate it:

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EMS. Says it's Ebay brand so naturally sat uneven, then the pictured bend occurred and now sits more uneven:

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Adapter Pipe that may fit:

http://www.chicoraceworks.com/gallery/adapter?page=2

Thoughts? I am a newb when it comes to exhaust farbrication

Sal_the_man
Sal_the_man Reader
12/11/13 11:12 a.m.

Ordered a short shifter from Twos R Us :)

Sal_the_man
Sal_the_man Reader
12/12/13 10:48 p.m.

Picked up a GoPro Hero 3 Silver edition with accessories, watercase, and bag for $140. Ordered a 32GB memory card and suction mount for $40 so $180 is not bad for a ready to go GoPro kit

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Sal_the_man
Sal_the_man Reader
12/14/13 6:10 p.m.

Installed my short shifter, it was a 2 minute job. Basically it makes the shift cable sit higher as depicted in the diagram and the picture.

I was doubtful of it because I paid $25 for a thin piece of metal, but man this makes a huge differece! Shifts are much shorter and crisper, driving is actually a whole lot more fun.

Checkz it out

What came in the mail

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Installation example:

Very satisfied. Going to take some videos with the gopro after finals

Sky_Render
Sky_Render Dork
12/17/13 1:59 p.m.

Working on the car in a parking garage? Seriously?

berkeley that. Drive up to Hagerstown and work on it in my garage. Send me an email, bro.

Sal_the_man
Sal_the_man Reader
12/18/13 11:30 p.m.

Word, sent you a message

Sal_the_man
Sal_the_man Reader
12/20/13 4:13 p.m.

Took a picture of my tires using my GoPro. Third tire is the spare, and is in my car

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Awesome quality

Sal_the_man
Sal_the_man Reader
12/21/13 2:42 p.m.

Using the GoPro! Check out the HD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iY8HtEWxc4

Sal_the_man
Sal_the_man Reader
12/24/13 12:41 p.m.

Just doing some more maintenance. Changed out the trunk clockspring so the trunk would stay up and checked the timing.

Wanted to try out the time lapse mode on this GoPro Hero 3. Should be in 1080p as well, check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJX96ExEAGY&feature=youtu.be

And here is the timing belt, looks like it will need to be replaced eventually but can hold for now:

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Sal_the_man
Sal_the_man Reader
1/4/14 1:16 p.m.

Picked up an exhaust for $50. Its for the turbo mr2 so it needs to be fabricated a little to fit my header. And there is a small leak but a weld fixes that.

It's an exhaust and a mid-pipe. Not bad for the price!

The MR2 is definitely the best car for hauling materials around  photo FOT40EA_zps817cb596.jpg

Yes, Bob Marley mahn!  photo WP_20140104_005_zpsa707474f.jpg

Sal_the_man
Sal_the_man Reader
1/6/14 9:59 a.m.

My exhaust is too bent to be put on or fabbed :( but one the other hand I had the rusty flange and gasket cut off and replaced with pipe that was welded on. $50

gained back a decent amount of torque and top end actually. It was a bad leak

and I've learned how to be careful with money now. I'm going broke!!

tuna55
tuna55 PowerDork
1/6/14 10:10 a.m.
Sal_the_man wrote:  photo image_1_zpsc02c3e7c.jpg  photo image_2_zps1a06d025.jpg

What the crap is going on there???

Sal_the_man
Sal_the_man Reader
1/6/14 4:02 p.m.

Previous owner tried to reinsulate it himself? Real sketchy

Sal_the_man
Sal_the_man Reader
1/6/14 4:37 p.m.

So I got my polyurethane sway bar bushings today. Front and back for $17 shipped is not bad. Two of them are cracked and they are all for 19mm bars. haven't even measured mine so they may or may not fit lol. Guess I will find out later

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Sal_the_man
Sal_the_man Reader
1/25/14 11:10 p.m.

Is anyone in the DMV area good with rust repair? I have a slight issue with my quarter panel...

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HORROR SCREAM

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dansxr2
dansxr2 Dork
1/27/14 12:37 a.m.

Don't fret, mine has the same on the passenger side...

Sal_the_man
Sal_the_man Reader
1/27/14 10:01 p.m.

In reply to dansxr2:

Have you tried to fix it?

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