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nynhex · 06-26-2011, 05:36 PM

I'd ask you how it's driving with the 7AT cooler installed but I think you're out of town at this time.

Bless the oil cooler you installed though, otherwise your OTs would have probably his 250-260 pretty fast.

I seriously need to get this mod, even the guys at Baker South Nissan said don't hesitate to get it.

Great progress on your car!

wstar · 06-26-2011, 08:08 PM

The 7AT cooler is great. Don't notice any difference most of the time, but running it hard in hot conditions, it stays "normal" better (whereas before once the fluid got really hot, you'd see the 7AT engaging a little sloppier and slower). The oil cooler is definitely a good idea in a climate like Houston, even if you're not going to the track IMHO. The standard little Setrab core Stillen uses (the 19 row) is fine for street and SCCA stuff so far, might want the 25-row for a road coarse (I guess I'll find out in a couple more months).

wstar · 06-26-2011, 08:10 PM

And yeah, I'm outta town. I'm sitting in a hotel in Hsinchu, Taiwan right now. The primary mode of transportation here is little scooters, but there's a lot of cars too, and I've seen some real rice-rocket gems too. I need to snap some cellphone camera shots tonight if I remember

wstar · 07-02-2011, 05:50 PM

I present to you, the most badass ricer body mods ever known to man. Took these pics around 3am friday night in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It was not far from a casino, our guess was it belongs to some local gangster. I have no freaking idea what kind of car this was originally, before all the crazy body kit stuff:

nynhex · 07-02-2011, 09:17 PM

It looks like a MR2 with a really ridiculous body kit. MR2s are popular with the Asian crowd and overseas a lot of these guys get nutty with the body kits.

It's pretty interesting to look at but I wouldn't be caught dead driving it.

wstar · 07-03-2011, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nynhex

It's pretty interesting to look at but I wouldn't be caught dead driving it.

Yeah me either

. My primary concern at the time though was whether the owner would come out and see us laughing at it and beat us senseless

Just to balance it out with a positive car experience on this trip: at our company parking lot at the Hsinchu "Science Park", I spotted this rare gem. Maybe someone who knows more about these cars can chime in on the year/options, but it's an older 2nd gen Nissan March A# (aka Micra in some countries) in really nice condition. Up close you could see he had some brake/suspension upgrades. Supposedly they're pretty decent little machines, for what they are:

docaam · 07-03-2011, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wstar

Yeah me either

. My primary concern at the time though was whether the owner would come out and see us laughing at it and beat us senseless

Just to balance it out with a positive car experience on this trip: at our company parking lot at the Hsinchu "Science Park", I spotted this rare gem. Maybe someone who knows more about these cars can chime in on the year/options, but it's an older 2nd gen Nissan March A# (aka Micra in some countries) in really nice condition. Up close you could see he had some brake/suspension upgrades. Supposedly they're pretty decent little machines, for what they are:

I used to have this as a hatch back in UK

06-26-2011, 05:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
nynhex Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 247 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 371	I'd ask you how it's driving with the 7AT cooler installed but I think you're out of town at this time. Bless the oil cooler you installed though, otherwise your OTs would have probably his 250-260 pretty fast. I seriously need to get this mod, even the guys at Baker South Nissan said don't hesitate to get it. Great progress on your car! __________________ \|Berk\|Konig\|Nismo\|

06-26-2011, 08:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	The 7AT cooler is great. Don't notice any difference most of the time, but running it hard in hot conditions, it stays "normal" better (whereas before once the fluid got really hot, you'd see the 7AT engaging a little sloppier and slower). The oil cooler is definitely a good idea in a climate like Houston, even if you're not going to the track IMHO. The standard little Setrab core Stillen uses (the 19 row) is fine for street and SCCA stuff so far, might want the 25-row for a road coarse (I guess I'll find out in a couple more months). __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

06-26-2011, 08:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	And yeah, I'm outta town. I'm sitting in a hotel in Hsinchu, Taiwan right now. The primary mode of transportation here is little scooters, but there's a lot of cars too, and I've seen some real rice-rocket gems too. I need to snap some cellphone camera shots tonight if I remember __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

07-02-2011, 05:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	I present to you, the most badass ricer body mods ever known to man. Took these pics around 3am friday night in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It was not far from a casino, our guess was it belongs to some local gangster. I have no freaking idea what kind of car this was originally, before all the crazy body kit stuff: __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

07-02-2011, 09:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
nynhex Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 247 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 371	It looks like a MR2 with a really ridiculous body kit. MR2s are popular with the Asian crowd and overseas a lot of these guys get nutty with the body kits. It's pretty interesting to look at but I wouldn't be caught dead driving it. __________________ \|Berk\|Konig\|Nismo\|

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