[MAZOC] Official "Off-Topic" Discussion Thread

MyKindaGuise · 12-17-2013, 03:51 PM

Tires are at my house. Hopefully getting them all mounted tonight!

m4a1mustang · 12-17-2013, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by GM_Traitor3.5

Honestly with a half mile commute to work, I'd ride my bike or walk. Not worth it to drive!

Yeah, terrible for the car!

b1adesofcha0s · 12-17-2013, 04:05 PM

My office is probably moving in the spring from Columbia to Owings Mills :|

dmhenderson · 12-17-2013, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GM_Traitor3.5

Honestly with a half mile commute to work, I'd ride my bike or walk. Not worth it to drive!

Once the weather is nicer I will be walking for sure. Probably not so much in January when we move.

This is exceptionally funny because I used to live in the apartments right across the street from my current office. I moved down the road a bit...and the office is moving with me.

eastwest2300 · 12-17-2013, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MyKindaGuise

Tires are at my house. Hopefully getting them all mounted tonight!

nice!

dmhenderson · 12-17-2013, 08:21 PM

Did a bit more testing with launching tonight. Took it up to 3000rpm with no one else around at half clutch and dropped it and the whole rear end went nutso. First it swung right and without me adjusting the wheel swung back left (tires squealing) and then it jumped forward enough to scare me a little - almost felt like it was going to go airborne. Managed to shift just under the redline laughing like a lunatic and 2nd-4th were normal. Did this 3-4x before I got the hang of it and now I need gas. Looks like 3000rpm is the sweet spot.

*this was in a parking lot not a public road

m4a1mustang · 12-17-2013, 08:25 PM

Not sure why you are doing clutch drops. You're on street tires.

m4a1mustang · 12-17-2013, 08:28 PM

It's also cold, so if you're still on your summer tires you have little/no grip.

MyKindaGuise · 12-17-2013, 09:06 PM

All of the traction showed up today. Performance all seasons for the snowburu and my S04s for the Z.

eastwest2300 · 12-17-2013, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by MyKindaGuise

All of the traction showed up today. Performance all seasons for the snowburu and my S04s for the Z.

daaaaaaamn.

MightyBobo · 12-17-2013, 10:32 PM

Drove back to Buffalo on all seasons in my Silverado during the storm on Saturday, in 2WD. Who needs snow rubber?

People in Alaska, I suppose...

Sent from my Galaxy S3

dmhenderson · 12-17-2013, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Not sure why you are doing clutch drops. You're on street tires.

Parking lot.
Tires I'm about to replace.
Fun.

m4a1mustang · 12-18-2013, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Parking lot.
Tires I'm about to replace.
Fun.

Gotcha. If you want to practice real launches quickly feather the clutch as you roll onto the throttle.

GM_Traitor3.5 · 12-18-2013, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Gotcha. If you want to practice real launches quickly feather the clutch as you roll onto the throttle.

Practiced that from a few stoplights last night on the way home :|

zero to speed limit of course...

Red__Zed · 12-18-2013, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Hey henry, s2000 with a turbo might run 10s...

Harder to do than you might guess.

12-17-2013, 03:51 PM	#4576 (permalink)
MyKindaGuise A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,029 Drives: 11' 370z Sprt M6 Rep Power: 19	Tires are at my house. Hopefully getting them all mounted tonight! XwChriswX, eastwest2300 and b1adesofcha0s like this. __________________ \|445whp398tq\| \|BW S259 Turbo\|3" Downpipe\Exhaust\|ID1000\|AeroMotive\|Tial\|EcuTek\|BC BR\|S0-4\|MaffFab\| MKGs-Single-Turbo

12-17-2013, 04:05 PM	#4578 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	My office is probably moving in the spring from Columbia to Owings Mills :\| XwChriswX likes this. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

12-17-2013, 08:21 PM	#4581 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Did a bit more testing with launching tonight. Took it up to 3000rpm with no one else around at half clutch and dropped it and the whole rear end went nutso. First it swung right and without me adjusting the wheel swung back left (tires squealing) and then it jumped forward enough to scare me a little - almost felt like it was going to go airborne. Managed to shift just under the redline laughing like a lunatic and 2nd-4th were normal. Did this 3-4x before I got the hang of it and now I need gas. Looks like 3000rpm is the sweet spot. *this was in a parking lot not a public road b1adesofcha0s likes this. __________________

12-17-2013, 08:25 PM	#4582 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Not sure why you are doing clutch drops. You're on street tires. b1adesofcha0s likes this. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

12-17-2013, 08:28 PM	#4583 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	It's also cold, so if you're still on your summer tires you have little/no grip. b1adesofcha0s and MyKindaGuise like this. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

12-17-2013, 10:32 PM	#4586 (permalink)
MightyBobo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8,465 Drives: No cars; only bikes Rep Power: 52	Drove back to Buffalo on all seasons in my Silverado during the storm on Saturday, in 2WD. Who needs snow rubber? People in Alaska, I suppose... Sent from my Galaxy S3 b1adesofcha0s likes this. __________________ I don't own a car anymore.

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