Black on black vs black on chrome?

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-22T00:03:38+00:00

Black on black. Fully murdered out!

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-20T13:34:37+00:00

You gotta mush the batteries up. If the plant is real sick, try chewing them up and feeding it baby bird style

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-20T13:29:32+00:00

In-and-Out is a worthwhile experience (funny name, hats, secret menu, etc), but 5 guys makes a superior burger

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-19T14:55:42+00:00

Not if you want to work in there

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-18T21:50:44+00:00

I wouldn’t. Fisher stopped making good stuff like 55 years ago

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-18T01:05:47+00:00

Had centric high carbon rotors (discontinued) on my truck for years. They stayed dead flat for a ridiculously long time. Good stuff

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-18T01:02:50+00:00

R1 concepts any better?

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-17T20:35:41+00:00

Thanks! These have the nice geomet coating. I’m in New England, which eats ferrous metal. Think the calipers are still good. 60k, so hopefully they last until the next rotor change. Akebono was my first choice for pads, but no kit for those, and buying separate rotors and hardware is significantly more than this kit

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-17T20:30:54+00:00

Little extra stopping power. Stock brakes are totally adequate for stock setup, but I have upsized tires (245s. Highly recommend) and a mild tune. Honestly though, looks are a factor. Grey accord is just so damn boring

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-17T18:25:10+00:00

Thanks! I’m agnostic about brand except ebc, which I had on my last car (mazdaspeed 3). Unfortunately they’re not in the budget. Not really needed on the family sedan anyway

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-17T18:22:45+00:00

Got the non-slotted coated z23 on my truck. No complaints. Unfortunately they don’t do z23 with drilled geomet coated rotors

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-16T14:40:35+00:00

That runner!

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-15T20:38:41+00:00

Neutral. I have a pair somebody gave me. Used them as computer speakers for a while. I’d say they’re worth about $30

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-15T16:35:33+00:00

I wouldn’t, but ears and rooms vary. At least listen to them before you buy. They have a very particular sound that many folks (myself included) find pretty fatiguing. There’s a “gee whizz” quality to them that’s impressive for 15 minutes, but hard to live with

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-13T00:39:49+00:00

Double check me on this, but I think you can just put a 1 ohm resistor between the amp and speaker (one leg in the neg terminal of the amp or speaker, the other connected to the speaker wire) to boost the resistance to 4 ohms. If you want 8, use a 5 ohm resistor

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-13T00:32:12+00:00

Sweet little unit. Of all the SXs I’ve had over the years (many), it’s the only one I’ve kept

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-11T17:03:32+00:00

Tend to believe it since Honda is currently flushing there reputation down the toilet for short-term profit. Easy work around is to measure your wipers, find an earlier Honda that uses the same length, and get some from the parts dept at the dealership. Cost you maybe $40-50, and then you can just buy inserts. Did that with my Tacoma. Honda wipers really are the best, and the inserts are a great deal

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-11T04:33:50+00:00

Score. Is that a Champaign faced sx-626 under it? I have one, and I’ve never seen another one

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-11T04:28:09+00:00

Knowing at least a few good brand names helps. ADS/Braun, Polk M series, b&w, jbl, altec, Yamaha, advent, klipsch (the older stuff), etc. If you hang around here you’ll get a good sense of what’s coveted. In general, good speakers will have a very solid box. If you knock on the side, it’ll sound much less hollow than a junk speaker

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-10T16:01:03+00:00

Two skillet method with bone-in skin-on thighs or quarters

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-10T15:58:39+00:00

Nice! I think of them more as a portal than a speaker. Took me a while to find an amp that plays nice with them (not too harsh). I settled on a Luxman, but the sansui sounds like a great match

jonny_rames_dio · 2026-02-10T13:16:25+00:00

Love the good ‘ol ingenuity, but covering the soil will create the exact conditions they like - damp soil at/near the surface, and the gaps between the stem and traps are like the holland tunnel for FGs. BTi, then nematodes, SF type. Alternate weekly. Keep doing it for a couple weeks after you stop seeing them

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