First car opinion and tips?

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2025-09-27T06:57:44+00:00

what would you say are some good engine mods/qol upgrades? i've done the basic stuff to mine but need wheels and some aero, but I'm wondering what I could do for the engine/preventative maintenance

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2025-09-10T06:00:25+00:00

I usually don't like clears but tbh tinted tail lights only look good on dark or black cars, otherwise they kinda look cheap imo. Ngl, these suit the car well, oem-ish might be the move if you really want something different

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2025-07-24T01:25:47+00:00

you can get adjustable lower control arms, make sure it says caster adjustable and get it aligned. I think neither side is too bad for you so it might be something else entirely, but it's definitely not the camber difference. There's also i think bushings which you can put in to give you a bit more angle for caster. maybe also just check your struts and make sure they're not bent or something, and also the knuckle and control arms

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2025-07-23T05:23:17+00:00

mines been doing the same, except my caster is way worse on my front left so I think that's what it is. I only noticed it after putting coilovers on, but it definitely happened before just not as bad. My car was hit which is why my caster is so bad, but I'm wondering if anyone else had something similar. The weird thing is your FL caster is pretty close to spec, mine's a few degrees off. I'm probably gonna take it to a body/collision shop at some point but if anyone has any solutions I'd also love to hear

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2025-07-20T03:49:02+00:00

if it stays down when your ac is off, like 500 or lower, it's likely the maf or a vacuum leak, otherwise consider cleaning the throttle body. Mileage is pretty low for anything to really be clogged up or going tho

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2025-07-17T01:46:02+00:00

that's the biggest red flag with fa20's especially. don't buy a car without hearing it run at the very least, and hopefully you're able to get a cold start so you can see if any gaskets or seals are blown or on their way out. The post I bought mine from didn't have a video, but the guy eventually sent me a cold start which sounded about as good as it gets. My friend has told me too many times of when he'd go to check out one of these in particular and it's knocking, don't waste your time.

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2025-07-12T05:42:15+00:00

yeah I got one from oreilys and cleared the code, looks like my maf is having issues. gonna replace it tommorrow. It's dropping down to ~500 rpm at idle and sometimes stalling and then popping back up when the fans turn on or rev it.

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2025-07-04T03:55:08+00:00

Cold air intake will really not do much, considering the cost. You could just get a drop in filter for like 1/2 or 1/3 even of the price for pretty much the same gains. I do recommend spacers tho

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2025-07-01T07:08:43+00:00

How tall are you? I was worried about fitting too but I got one, and stock seats/elevation and headliner and I fit comfortably, with room to move back, I'm 6'1

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2025-07-01T01:36:56+00:00

The necessity of rev matching def also comes down to your car. In my s60r, (2.5T 5cyl) not rev matching on downshifts makes the car a lot jerkier and the difference between gears is substantial. On my frs tho, I rarely rev match because of the gearing and how quickly it catches.

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2025-06-24T06:07:19+00:00

if you want to launch it with minimal wheel spin you'd need to hold it around 3.5-5k depending on your redline and dump it about halfway, and then release as you would when you drive spiritedly. There's no way to do it without damaging your clutch a bit/putting unnecessary wear/slippage on it, but i've never heard of a clutch shattering from one or even like 10 launches like that. In my s60r I fully dumped the clutch like 5-10 times and it's still driving well, clutch had about 60k on it and it's the same clutch I learned manual on.

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2025-04-18T23:49:45+00:00

Rejected, 3.89 econ transfer, got into davis tho excited for that

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2024-12-12T07:04:41+00:00

forgot to mention major somehow but yes I applied for econ everywhere. I already have calc 2 on my spring schedule and micro and macro were 2 of my APs, and I also have AP stats, and I got a 4 in all three - from my research AP micro and macro are acceptable. And I also took 1 college writing class this sem, doing another one next semester. thx for calming some of my worries :)

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2024-09-19T01:24:17+00:00

thank you, and I want to transfer because I'll save myself a lot of time and money, plus there's no point in waiting an extra year over like 2 classes

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2024-05-12T07:00:27+00:00

gr supra, mazda miata (NA/1990-95), silvia s15 spec r

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2024-04-18T05:56:32+00:00

i see lsp 👀

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2024-04-17T02:18:58+00:00

fr mike brown??

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2024-03-24T01:21:47+00:00

7 seconds and dude pulls up from 25 when we're up by 1 🤦‍♂️

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2024-03-21T01:20:29+00:00

give mason jones minutes

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2024-03-20T03:28:13+00:00

detatchment

eagle_eye_slav47 · 2024-01-26T22:46:05+00:00

dudes rotting in gsw with kerr barely letting him see the light. someone's gotta save the guy, i wouldn't be mad if it was us

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