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    Quote Originally Posted by kung fu jesus View Post
    I tried to look it up, but I cannot find the records. Look, I know I made the mistake of putting economy parts on a daily driver, but I was pretty angry with myself after that happened. I hate to think what might have happened. Age and wisdom, I just don't take shortcuts like that anymore. I know the Moog LBJs cost 2x what the Mevotechs cost, but when the ball separates from the cup, the wheel basically has no suspension attached to it except the upper BJ and the corner collapses.
    I appreciate the advice. FWIW, I've heard pretty iffy reviews on Moog parts lately.
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    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    Same. I replaced the questionable LBJs with Moog units and the manufacturing between the two different brands was night and day. Be aware that Moog uses a nylon locknut instead of a castellated nut, which didn't bother me, but I know some are apprehensive about it.

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    I'll have to have a look at my OEM ones when I pull them off to compare. The Mevotechs had zerk fittings, which could be nice, I guess.
    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    I got a Simpson Hybrid S. It's a head an neck restraint. It's unique in that it is also tested and rated to work with OE 3 point seatbelts as well as my 6 point harness. It's a LOT of peace of mind when I'm riding in student vehicles that normally only have stock safety equipment. It's a big deal to me.

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    6,000 rpm - mere mortals would shift HarryB's Avatar
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    That's a neat setup

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    5,000 rpm - there be torque here! Greasemonkey2000's Avatar
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    FYI...I merged my thread into this one
    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    I spent an hour or so messing with the idle settings on my mspnp. It seems like I have things idling well in open loop with the ac on and all the electrical load I can throw at it, but it still seems less than smooth with the ac off and idles about a hundred rpm lower than I’d like it to (about 750) without the extra load from the ac. I can’t for the life of me find an idle target setting in tunerstudio, so it looks like I have a lot of googling to do tomorrow while the rain washes the carvfor me

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    Everything but the top handful of bolts have been removed from the transmission. still trying to find the proper angle of attack to get the stupid thing apart. Now that things are progressing, I'm finding all the things I'd love to do, if I were to keep the thing.

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! dweikum's Avatar
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    Pulled off the door cards and shot some lube down the window runners as the windows were re-a-l-ly s-l-o-w and squeaky. Way better now!

    Also, had some free time yesterday afternoon so I ran up to Redwood Road and carved it up for about 45 minutes. Mostly just me and a dood on a bike up there! Good times!

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    I need to get in behind my panels and tighten everything behind there. Getting some rattles in there.

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    How do you lube the tracks without taking off the plastic sheeting under the door panels?
    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    What did you use to lube your runners?

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    What did you buy/do to your NB? 2018 edition

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    How do you lube the tracks without taking off the plastic sheeting under the door panels?
    I use silicone spray with one of those plastic tubes on the nozzle. Primarily on the wife’s car because the window tend to grab the seals at the top, which can break the window motors.

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    Would you do that on the Miata?
    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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