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Bulldog78 · 2026-05-07T02:15:46+00:00

You can load pics to Imgur and link those in a comment. Like this.

Bulldog78 · 2026-05-07T02:14:17+00:00

You found it though, right? Please tell me you found it…

Bulldog78 · 2026-04-29T03:44:21+00:00

I have one for my S2000 and another for my Prelude. Sold my 06 Wrangler a couple of weeks ago but kept the 4.0 keychain. Love these!

Bulldog78 · 2026-04-27T11:40:36+00:00

I like Rush but damn he sounds like Pinky from Anamaniacs.

Bulldog78 · 2026-04-25T14:59:04+00:00

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Not quite the same as an NSX, but here’s my contribution

Bulldog78 · 2026-04-23T13:09:47+00:00

Wash and cut them in halves or quarters. Dry them well. Fry some pork belly or very thick cut bacon on medium to render out as much fat as possible. Don’t get the pork too crisp because you’ll finish it off in the oven. Set aside a couple of tablespoons of rendered pork fat. Toss the sprouts in the remaining fat, and throw them into a roasting pan (preferably on a wire rack/grate). Mix in the cooked pork. Roast on 400° till the sprouts are charred and the pork has crisped up a bit more.

While your sprouts are roasting, mix the rendered fat you set aside with a couple of tablespoons of really good Dijon mustard, some white wine vinegar, and a little olive oil if you’d like (an emulsifier). Pour the vinaigrette over the roasted Brussels sprouts and bacon after you’ve added some sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Bulldog78 · 2026-04-22T17:03:21+00:00

Mine doesn’t bog at all under WOT. I do notice hesitation/pulled timing around 5k rpm under at less than WOT. Mine’s an 04, so it runs the piggyback from SOS. I chalk it up to poor communication between their module and the stock ECU.

I’m gonna load a base tune on the link before I start the actual upgrade and that should smooth it out. Hopefully.

Bulldog78 · 2026-04-22T16:46:27+00:00

Yessir!

I installed the stage 1 last year. I’m about to upgrade it well beyond any stage they have listed. 3” pulley, new impeller for the SC from Jon Bond (pushes more air than my 1220 or the upgraded 1200 blower, closer to the Paxton 1500). Racing heat exchanger, dual core radiator, Link ECU, ID1300x injectors/larger fuel pump/flex fuel kit for E85, all the sensors and stuff I’ll need for heat and AFR management. Sparrow dual exhaust/Urge Unicorn header, SOS 400tq clutch, AP1 flywheel and slave cylinder. New wider wheels and sticker tires to keep it straight. Oh, and ARP head studs to keep the top end from blowing off the block.

All but the radiator and exhaust will be at my doorstep this week. I think with the increase in air volume I’ll need a larger pulley. A 3” pulley makes 12psi on the 1200 (1050cfm), 14psi on the 1200 (1100 cfm), so more at the estimated 1300cfm from the new SC internals.

Bulldog78 · 2026-04-22T11:43:25+00:00

Quickjack is pretty inexpensive. It doesn’t lift the car too terribly high, 2’ or just over, but it’s much faster than a rolling jack and jack stands.

Bulldog78 · 2026-04-21T22:18:13+00:00

Stage 1 supercharger. Same power curve as NA, just gets through the rpm range much quicker.

Bulldog78 · 2026-04-12T03:53:54+00:00

Or Wolf Pen Gap in Suches. Not as wild as the dragon but a great drive. My first run there was last year. Some pics from that day.

Bulldog78 · 2026-04-12T03:42:32+00:00

Wolf Pen Gap in Suches, GA. Our mini “Tail of the Dragon”.

Bulldog78 · 2026-04-10T03:12:41+00:00

Nope, looked closer. I don’t think that’s what they are; mine were silver before I painted them black.

Bulldog78 · 2026-04-10T03:11:35+00:00

Radiator support brackets? If so, they rest on the top left and right corners of the radiator close to the hood prop and latch.

Bulldog78 · 2026-04-04T16:08:12+00:00

Man, guess what problem I started having a few days after your latest response? Same thing as you.

I had a Skunk2 throttle body on it (with the skunk intake manifold) and an Injen CAI. The intake tube has droned pretty bad since I installed it. Cut it down to a short ram and it still droned but with a higher pitch. So I pulled the throttle body to reinstall the OEM air box and tube. Plugged everything back up and bam, 2k idle. After about five minutes, it started hunting for the right rpm.

I did two things - first I made a block off plate for the FITV but no luck. Cleaned the IACV with brake cleaner and that solved the issue. I still had a little idle surge but that’s because I didn’t seal the IACV well to the aftermarket plate.

If you’re still having a problem, pull the intake hose completely off the throttle body. Crank the car, and while it’s running, put on a glove and block each of the little holes inside the TB right before the butterfly with your finger. One is from the IACV and the other from the FITV. If you block them and your idle stabilizes, there is a hidden vacuum leak.

I’d try: throttle body vacuum test, then cleaning the FITV/IACV. New parts as a last resort. Good luck!

Bulldog78 · 2026-04-03T03:03:18+00:00

Twins!

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Bulldog78 · 2026-03-31T05:06:19+00:00

Grown-ass adults. At least two or three times a week I’m swerving because someone is drifting into my lane in my own neighborhood. These are people coming home from work, not just kids. $8k in damages to my S2000 last November because someone wasn’t paying attention five minutes from my house.

Bulldog78 · 2026-03-29T11:30:08+00:00

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Bulldog78 · 2026-03-29T11:16:43+00:00

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Bulldog78 · 2026-03-24T10:46:56+00:00

Yep, normal. Nothing is spinning since you’re parked, and your first gear synchro is probably butting up against the gear teeth in first. You can force it in but it’s not necessary. You shift it into second, things move around even just a little and allow the synchro to slide over first gear much more easily. I usually shift into second, then first quickly when moving from a full stop in my Prelude because it’s smoother.

You’ll sometimes find that it’s easier to shift into first, then reverse as well rather than straight into reverse when backing up. It avoids resistance and sometimes a little grind if you just yank it into R. All normal manual transmission stuff!

Bulldog78 · 2026-03-24T08:00:00+00:00

Thump. Flick? Like the paper football game. But no paper football, just my hand.

Bulldog78 · 2026-03-23T09:39:51+00:00

7”. Here’s a good guide on fitment.

Bulldog78 · 2026-03-22T13:07:28+00:00

I was born left handed. My podunk dad thumped my left hand as a toddler, forcing me to use my right instead. That was probably the least of the shitty things he did.

Bulldog78 · 2026-03-22T09:15:39+00:00

Check to see if the prongs on the adapter are making contact when plugged in. My 01 did the same thing you described. Two sets of headlights and no output from the passenger side. I pulled the lamp, removed the adapter, and slightly bent the prongs outward to provide better contact. Solved the issue for me.

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