"StudyStudyStudy" (jesterjin)
03/28/2019 at 12:05 • Filed to: None
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"StudyStudyStudy" (jesterjin)
03/28/2019 at 12:05 • Filed to: None | 3
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I told myself I would drive my new-to-me Mini Cooper S stock for a few years, and replace parts with performance pieces as they were needed, that my budget would be used for replacement pieces and repairs.
That lasted probably less than a week. I ordered a bigger rear sway bar and a pulley. Technically before I started to drive it I did install an intake, but I NEEDED that intake (at least what I tell myself), but it didn’t help much for my plan to help me hear the engine. Thus, exhaust may be making its way on the list depending on what happens in the next few months (which I totally need to do since my exhaust doesn’t sit centered :P).
Benefit is that the dealer I purchased from said he would be happy to have his shop work on his customer’s cars, which is part of why I bought this car, so I could get suspension out of the way with the control arm bushings and the rear sway bar. Figure I can ask him about the A/C as it does not blow cold even with a recharge while it is in.
A/C and the transmission mount are hopefully the last required repairs for a while. Headliner and tires will happen before summer, and maybe an exhaust depending on how things go with the Datsun.
WilliamsSW
> StudyStudyStudy
03/28/2019 at 12:07 |
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I read the headline and assumed that HHFP or For Sweden dropped the banhammer on you.
ttyymmnn
> WilliamsSW
03/28/2019 at 12:11 |
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Really, I was expecting drama.
Party-vi
> WilliamsSW
03/28/2019 at 12:27 |
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Shit I need more name recognition. Better go ban some people.
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WilliamsSW
> Party-vi
03/28/2019 at 12:28 |
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Well, it *does* seem like you’ve been awfully quiet lately. Working too hard, I presume?
Or Oppo is just so fucking good it’s on cruise control. LOLNOPE
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Party-vi
> WilliamsSW
03/28/2019 at 12:31 |
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There really isn’t much in the flagged queue on a regular basis. Probably one flagged comment a week (assuming I’m the only one checking it).
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WilliamsSW
> Party-vi
03/28/2019 at 12:34 |
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BRB creating work for you
CB
> Party-vi
03/28/2019 at 13:09 |
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I'll always remember how you not only permabanned someone, you then totally tanked their "alternative Oppo".
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WilliamsSW
> CB
03/28/2019 at 13:20 |
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Whoa - I missed that. What was the ‘alternative Oppo’?
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CB
> WilliamsSW
03/28/2019 at 13:21 |
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I can’t even remember. Which is probably for the better. It was a few years ago.
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WilliamsSW
> CB
03/28/2019 at 13:23 |
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It probably is for the best :)
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Party-vi
> CB
03/28/2019 at 14:09 |
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I member this. They just quit posting on their other blog after I kept unsharing it from Oppo.
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StudyStudyStudy
> WilliamsSW
03/28/2019 at 15:04 |
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Oh goodness, that was an ambiguous title lol.
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WilliamsSW
> StudyStudyStudy
03/28/2019 at 16:09 |
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Lol. Hopefully these mods are because you’re happy with the car and ready to make it your own ( and not bored already and feeling the need to spice it up!)
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StudyStudyStudy
> WilliamsSW
03/28/2019 at 17:17 |
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Eh, kind of both I guess? Some extra power wouldn’t go amiss, and the play in the suspension and drivetrain is more annoying than I think I could handle. I’m pretty committed to it for a few years, I paid over market and I sunk a bit of money into it so I’m realistically not going to see any meaningful return, so going to drive it for a good long while.
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WilliamsSW
> StudyStudyStudy
03/28/2019 at 18:18 |
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Moar power is always good. As long as you can get it to where you wanted without spending too much, that’s fine- enjoy it!
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StudyStudyStudy
> WilliamsSW
03/29/2019 at 14:58 |
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I’ve hit the limit for me with the datsun, going near full throttle is lane change without using the steering wheel territory, so I really need to just drive that to get speed out of my system for a while, but an extra 10-15hp would be nice to have.