Done June 20, 2007
Saab June 16, 2007
I’m really loving how much the upcoming 2008 Saab 9-3’s front end resembles the 9-2X. Now my car really does look like a member of the Saab family…
700 June 15, 2007
I’m somewhere around 700 miles, so far so good. I’ve scheduled the re-tune for June 22nd, by which time I should cross the 1,000-mile threshold, and if all goes well I will be autocrossing with ER at Moroso on the 24th.
I’m signed up for the Subaru Challenge on August 25th, and if I’m going to stand any chance of bringing home a trophy I am going to have to enter as many events as I can find over the next two months in order to get seat time. ER is still having trouble getting sites so probably I will have to spend every other weekend alternating between CFR events at Brooksville and Deland.
So much for my plans to get all of my credit cards paid off…
Always Check Your Lugs June 13, 2007
Before running an event, always check that your lug nuts are properly tightened:
If the video doesn’t show, try the link.
Update: Now self-hosted, my video player ought to actually work. Word on the forums is that the person purchased new lugs that were the wrong thread pitch.
Brakes June 12, 2007
The one area of my car that I’ve done little to upgrade are the brakes. I’ve swapped the front calipers with ‘06 WRX TR 4-pot take-offs, using the pads they came with and my original rotors, and I have some stainless brake lines and MOTUL brake fluid waiting to be installed someday, and that’s it.
Tonight I ordered some DBA 5000-series 2-piece rotors for the front from Gruppe-S. Short of going to a Big Brake Kit, this is about as bad-ass as you get. The price was much lower than anyone else is listing them for lately — prices have gone up and the dollar remains weak — so we’ll have to see if they honor the price on their web site…
Next will be an upgrade to the ‘06 2-pots in the rear, which will require new rotors and pads as well. Not terribly expensive but not exactly cheap either, so it’ll probably be another month or three before I get around to that…
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