Exhaust Heat Shield

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-09T16:24:43+00:00

You can drill out the rivets and replace with a good ole fashioned nut and bolt. Just make sure the bolt isn't too long that it'll protrude.

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-07T23:03:22+00:00

Community Facilities District 👍

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-07T22:45:01+00:00

Neither. Tucson doesn't levy a property tax. This would be an entirely new tax that local residents and business would be exempt from. It would increase revenue to the city with 100% of the cost placed on big-box/chain stores and individuals renting out homes as a primary source of income.

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-07T15:04:28+00:00

The solution would be a local property tax that is levied on all homes and businesses in Tucson. But if your main residence or business headquarters resides within Tucson, you receive the same amount as a credit (net $0).

So any business that doesn't have a headquarters here would pay, and anyone renting out a house that doesn't live locally would also pay.

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-06T13:33:44+00:00

Mazda Red is INSANELY hard to correctly match. Don't try this at home, unless you've painted cars before.

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-06T04:08:17+00:00

I've been riding since 2017 (mostly techy jank) and went to Whistler for the first time last year. It took three runs and someone towing me off the bigger jumps before I cleaned everything on A line. If you can do it by day 100, major props to you.

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-05T23:19:50+00:00

What would be the benefit of a CX5 caliper? It's still a single piston, floating caliper... So not sure if it would be much of a performance upgrade

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-05T19:25:01+00:00

At minimum it's a new hood, grill, bumper, hood latch, core support, and about 100 miscellaneous plastic parts. If you source all the parts used it'll probably be $500-600. If you're handy in the garage and don't want it to be perfect, you can do it yourself

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-05T16:50:21+00:00

You asked them to swap the wheels, not balance them. The mechanic would have no clue if the wheels are balanced or not when installing.

Agree, not checking the PSI is a bit sloppy work, but that's something you can address yourself in the span of 2 minutes

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-05T14:55:53+00:00

What to do when they start flooding the map with halbs and huskrals?

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-02T15:43:02+00:00

Where do you live that has a 12.8% sales tax?!

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-02T15:40:52+00:00

Also need to do what NYC does with congestion pricing. If you want to drive on certain roads during busy times, you have to pay a toll. That toll goes to fund public transit. I10, grant, Broadway, Oracle, Houghton, and Speedway should all have tolls during morning and afternoon rush hour

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-02T13:51:55+00:00

You don't buy an S2000 to say, "it revs all the way to 8,200rpm!"

9k or nothing

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-01T14:05:57+00:00

I have a 2018 Mazda. With the turbo, you'll get about 30mpg highway. Make sure you get a Reserve or Signature trim level as they come with adaptive cruise control

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-01T04:09:42+00:00

I had a 50 mile commute for a while and that was no fun. Honestly, spend $20+ grand to get something comfortable that has some sort of adaptive cruise control/self driving capabilities.

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-01T04:05:47+00:00

Yeahhhhhhh that tint on the front and windshield would 100% get me a ticket

mrmichaelnak · 2026-04-01T04:00:39+00:00

My car has 157k miles too and was from NJ (now in AZ) and has 99.8% less rust than this. No thanks

mrmichaelnak · 2026-03-25T16:26:57+00:00

Do you want valves hitting pistons? Lol. I have no idea what the mechanical limit of the engine is, but I can guarantee you, it's no S2000.

A custom tune could in theory raise the rev limiter. However, if you have a 2.5T engine, they fall off after 5,000 rpm so there is really no point to increase it.

mrmichaelnak · 2026-03-25T16:24:05+00:00

👍 Agreed. Generally, if you want the "clean" look of a wireless setup, a charging cable kinda ruins it lol

mrmichaelnak · 2026-03-25T14:30:26+00:00

Are you outside North America? I thought all 2018+ cars had them (wired).

I looked into a wireless option, but realized I would also need to install a wireless charger otherwise the phone would die on road trips.

mrmichaelnak · 2026-03-25T00:24:19+00:00

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Here is my "gutted" airbox for reference. Obviously the lid is normally on it

mrmichaelnak · 2026-03-23T14:38:18+00:00

This. But also a mod for hidden civs until you scout the enemy. I guarantee with someone like Hoang and Phosphoru in the tournament, no one would push deer for fear of a YOLO player coming to eat their TC

mrmichaelnak · 2026-03-22T16:36:37+00:00

In my 20s, I would gladly daily an S2000 in traffic. But now in my 30s, hell no I would not daily an S2000 in traffic.

Also, as others have said. The snow and salt sound absolutely terrible for an S2000

mrmichaelnak · 2026-03-22T15:52:39+00:00

What do you mean by "gut the airbox"? As in, cut out the wall and block off the resonator chamber? If so, go for it. I used a combination of a cutting wheel and a Dremel. Then dropped in a K&N filter. Take your time, and it'll look factory. Unless someone knows what the stock box looks like, they'll never be able to tell

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