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11-04-2008, 04:10 PM
#191
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thanks for the thread jack guys lol... anyways... back on topic
that's my full intention, and as it stands i drive the daylights out of my car, everywhere i go, be it the gas station for some smokes, i see a line in the road, lines in the parking lots... everywhere, and i try to follow those lines, slow in fast out, run the inside line into the drive way, yield sign? slow in and slam it... i try to push my car, and myself to it's limit, where tolerably of course (back curvy roads... etc)
i know it's not the same as the track but i try to get up to the speed limit as fast as i can, especially on the curves, the straightaways are kinda boring... i get within inches of curbs... scares the hell out of some of the people who ride shotgun... to me it's a walk in the park, daily driving...
unfortunately, driving like this is starting to take a toll on my car, but who cares, they're meant to be driven... and hell i would rather start with a slower car, less chance for overpowering, losing it and whatnot, at least with a lower power it does, in a sense give me a higher lever on control and learning...
thanks for the tip man, appreciate it.
well i tell you somthing i learned from an older wise man...
practice with your car, learn everything about your car and push your car to the limits how it is right now. modifying your car will only make the learning curve alot steeper making alot harder to drive your car faster. you can have the fastest car in the world but dosnt mean you will drive it that fast.
my 2 cents
practice with your car, learn everything about your car and push your car to the limits how it is right now. modifying your car will only make the learning curve alot steeper making alot harder to drive your car faster. you can have the fastest car in the world but dosnt mean you will drive it that fast.
my 2 cents
i know it's not the same as the track but i try to get up to the speed limit as fast as i can, especially on the curves, the straightaways are kinda boring... i get within inches of curbs... scares the hell out of some of the people who ride shotgun... to me it's a walk in the park, daily driving...
unfortunately, driving like this is starting to take a toll on my car, but who cares, they're meant to be driven... and hell i would rather start with a slower car, less chance for overpowering, losing it and whatnot, at least with a lower power it does, in a sense give me a higher lever on control and learning...
thanks for the tip man, appreciate it.
11-04-2008, 05:08 PM
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A couple people doubted the authenticity of my JDM Nissan OE strut bar, and i found this on some guys 270R conversion, it's a Genuine Nismo unit, compare it to mine and make up your own minds about it....
Nismo Unit...
my Nissan unit...
exactly the same....
Nismo Unit...
my Nissan unit...
exactly the same....
11-04-2008, 08:20 PM
#194
lol thats called reckless driving... you will learn more with 1 hour at the track then you will 10 years in the street.
oh and like i said that might be an OE strut bar but it is NOT a NISMO strut bar.
this is the factory s14 NISMO R-Tune strut bar
cost about $240
too much for a peice of metal imo
oh and like i said that might be an OE strut bar but it is NOT a NISMO strut bar.
this is the factory s14 NISMO R-Tune strut bar
cost about $240
too much for a peice of metal imo
11-04-2008, 09:14 PM
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yeah it's reckless but it's all i got right now, and it's not like i'm ***** out, i just follow a line...
as far as the strut bar i think we've already established it's not Nismo, but an OEM part... and i only paid $50 for it, so it's worth while... oh and that nismo bar you showed me has the new newer nismo logo on it, i think the 270R clone pic up there had the old style nismo logo on it....
but yeah you're right, just a piece of metal... the bar it's self looks about identical thou...
either way, i'm just happy to have a bit of front end chassis stiffening that is an OE part, that's also far superior in quality than that eBay one i had, as well as some of the aftermarket units as well...
as far as the strut bar i think we've already established it's not Nismo, but an OEM part... and i only paid $50 for it, so it's worth while... oh and that nismo bar you showed me has the new newer nismo logo on it, i think the 270R clone pic up there had the old style nismo logo on it....
but yeah you're right, just a piece of metal... the bar it's self looks about identical thou...
either way, i'm just happy to have a bit of front end chassis stiffening that is an OE part, that's also far superior in quality than that eBay one i had, as well as some of the aftermarket units as well...