- 301. Re: '99 Miatas: CA vs. 49-State Cars (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:05:52 -0800 (PST)
- car? Yes, been there done that (grumble). You can't bring a 49 state car in until you've owned it something like 90 days, and you have to pay a $300 "smog impact fee." This despite the fact that my 7
- /html/autox/1999-01/msg00549.html (7,002 bytes)
- 302. Re: HS S10 ZQB (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 11:17:30 -0800 (PST)
- It is a concern, but fwiw the ZQ8 package has a 2" drop vs. the standard S-pickup. I haven't eyeballed the S10 but most truck double wishbone setups have a darn long effective swing arm, so the roll
- /html/autox/1999-01/msg00559.html (8,061 bytes)
- 303. Re: The Scarlet Roundel (was RE: GS BMW - NOT! ) (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 18:48:48 -0800 (PST)
- YEARS current Indeed it is. Perhaps I was overly theatric, but the suggestion that the 3's classing was based solely on Mr. Wiles seemed so fantastic, yet authoritatively spoken, that it demanded a f
- /html/autox/1999-01/msg00582.html (8,341 bytes)
- 304. Re: Tire Rack carries Kumho's - was tire musings (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 13:38:06 -0800 (PST)
- Yeow! What is that, a spec tire for road graders? Craig Blome
- /html/autox/1999-01/msg00675.html (7,077 bytes)
- 305. '99 Miata end link brackets? (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 20:41:02 -0800 (PST)
- I was told recently by a friend with a '99 Miata that the end link mounting brackets on the front control arms are now single-shear rather than double-shear as on the M1's? Can this be true? What wou
- /html/autox/1999-01/msg00685.html (6,548 bytes)
- 306. Re: 328 vs. A4 (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 19:12:23 -0800 (PST)
- Interestingly enough, AutoWeek tested a 328i Sport in the new issue and clocked a slalom speed of 46.4 mph...not too far behind the Boxster, and 1.1 mph _faster_ than the last Miata they tested (whic
- /html/autox/1999-01/msg00830.html (7,843 bytes)
- 307. Re: 328 vs. A4 (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 18:31:53 -0800 (PST)
- others do Just for grins, I dredged up my copy of the August 1997 Car & Driver article on autocrossing where they tested a bunch of stock vs. prepped cars. (I know, more magazine crap, but it's the c
- /html/autox/1999-01/msg00936.html (8,171 bytes)
- 308. Re: Solo 2 Schedule (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 05:44:10 -0800 (PST)
- Is it disallowed in Modified classes? (Not that you would want to get chopped to bits there anyway.) It's probably a bad idea regardless...first, the sudden nature of nitrous would be darn near uncon
- /html/autox/1999-01/msg00947.html (8,454 bytes)
- 309. Re: Civic Si - Classing guesses? (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 06:19:41 -0800 (PST)
- It's a bit weak compared to the Integra GS-R: Civic Si -- 160 hp@7600 rpm, 111 lb-ft@7000 rpm Integra GS-R -- 170 hp@7600 rpm, 128 lb-ft@6200 rpm But, given SCAC's conservative approach, I agree it c
- /html/autox/1999-01/msg01013.html (7,645 bytes)
- 310. Re: 99 Miata suspenion (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 06:23:59 -0800 (PST)
- events Out of curiosity, how do they measure perch height on the car to within 2mm accuracy? Just being a doubting Thomas, Craig Blome
- /html/autox/1999-01/msg01014.html (7,114 bytes)
- 311. GT6 Mk3 in CSP? (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 12:06:32 -0800 (PST)
- How competitive is a Triumph GT6 in C Street Prepared? I'm just curious because I spotted a rather nice '72 Mk3 coming up for sale at the Salvation Army auction in Austin this Saturday. Its cousin th
- /html/autox/1999-01/msg01045.html (6,405 bytes)
- 312. RE: Civic Si - Classing guesses? (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 15:55:32 -0800 (PST)
- 2700 and Here's what Honda lists for Civic coupes on their web site: (all weights MT/AT except MT/CVT for the HX) Civic DX 2359/2405# Civic HX 2370/2445# Civic EX 2513/2560# Civic Si 2612/n.a. No ide
- /html/autox/1999-01/msg01083.html (7,715 bytes)
- 313. Re: 1.6 Miata questions? (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 12:42:22 -0800 (PST)
- I thought I recalled the LE with 14x6" BBS being a '93 model. It also had slightly stiffer springs, Bilsteins, ABS, the works. A guy in Spokes had one for a while until it got wrapped around a tree (
- /html/autox/1999-01/msg01143.html (7,383 bytes)
- 314. Re: 225 vs 205 (was: 1.6 Miata questions?) (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 08:12:10 -0800 (PST)
- IIRC the Team T/A people quoted me a ridiculous weight for the 205/55R14 g-Force, something on the order of 25 lb. I hope that was an error in their database, but if it isn't it may make weight a non
- /html/autox/1999-01/msg01173.html (6,852 bytes)
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