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The "official" 2011 Fall Dragon Run thread...Oct 6th-9th

It was bound to happen sooner or later!

It was bound to happen sooner or later!

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Imagine these cars on the Skyway!
 
If we do all go out and explore route 28 I found a place for some BBQ

Highlands Smokehouse
Place page
595 Franklin Road
Highlands, NC 28741-8553
(828) 526-5000
 
Book us Roger. :D

hectik1 said:
That may be true Dillion, but could you imagine that on the Skyway!!!!????
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I suppose it would be more impressive on the skyway. But not a lot of fun. Seems more of a straight line top end type car.

I'll stick with my sh*tbox.



I'm anti supercar. I dislike them for some reason.
 
I know the DR20's, you need to have some Equip stickers made up to cover the centers! :crazy:

And I'd rather have that E30 coupe than the Bugatti anyways.
 
A 458 Italia would be absolutely awesome on the Dragon and honestly, I heard one about 2 weeks ago in downtown Chicago with the sound echoing off of the huge buildings.......I heard it first, stopped what I was doing, looked in the direction and there it was, doing about 50 in low gear and the sound, OMG the sounds, its more than you imagine it to be and a religious experience for me that day!

As far as the Veyron, yeah, not exactly what I would want for the day on the Dragon to be perfectly honest with everyone. I think a 200 hp Miata with a great suspension and tires and lightened up even more would be about the ultimate....or a Lotus Exige 260S, that doesn't need ANY mods, it comes ready to go. Maybe the replacement for the stage II muffler and Charlie X tune but that would be about all you would need and that's even pushing it with that car to be quite honest!
 
Hey Eric, I'm probably going to be getting some acrylic dommed JDM red Honda decals made for the centercaps, its kinda how I roll with these things, like it to looks somewhat stock if someone didn't know better and those who do will appreciate it because its different and I, well, I like it too! Can't wait to get these rims, probably about 3 weeks since we'll be out of town the weekend of the 4th, so it will have to wait.
 
The new rims will go on this Saturday if they come in on Friday. Also, I drove a Fit with the Swift sport springs and I noticed some "bounce" while driving it, that caught my attention for sure. Is this "normal" with lowering springs? The last thing I need is something that makes the ride too soft, no matter how cool it looks and believe me, this guy's Fit was all stock except for the springs and I really liked how it looked too. Just don't wanna make a mistake that would end up costing me $350 for the initial install and then have to turn around and pay to have it all taken back apart. I do like the ride of my car and am willing to sacrifice a little bit but I never thought it would be bouncy.

105 DAYS TO GO!
 
Klasse Act said:
The new rims will go on this Saturday if they come in on Friday. Also, I drove a Fit with the Swift sport springs and I noticed some "bounce" while driving it, that caught my attention for sure. Is this "normal" with lowering springs? The last thing I need is something that makes the ride too soft, no matter how cool it looks and believe me, this guy's Fit was all stock except for the springs and I really liked how it looked too. Just don't wanna make a mistake that would end up costing me $350 for the initial install and then have to turn around and pay to have it all taken back apart. I do like the ride of my car and am willing to sacrifice a little bit but I never thought it would be bouncy.

105 DAYS TO GO!
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YES.

Stock shocks are not capable of handling stiffer springs. I know this because i put the Eibach's on the GA and a week later got some good KYB's. Some higher end adjustable ones. Took away all the "bounce", and i could actually feel the car roll over and set in during weight transfer. But the fit is a bunch lighter and different than a GA, so my theory could be completely thrown out the window.
 
I would suggest you study up on installing them yourself. The money you save could pay for the struts. The only specialty tools you need are a spring compressor and you can rent those for free from autozone or any other parts store.
 
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