Wow, sounds like a drag!

How many miles on that tranny? Did you break it, or did it just wear out?

 

Not today, but yesterday:

Hit 1500 miles. Hit the rev limiter for the first time. I figured I'd celebrate the end of the "please drive it carefully" period with some fun!

 

Got the traction control light today, accelerating in 1st gear. This was after a rolling start; I got on the throttle and after a bit I realized I wasn't accelerating quite as much as I should. Then I noticed the TC light was on.

I wonder if I would have had some torque-steer without it? Hmm...

 

Installed Invidia Q300 exhaust! *LOVE IT* Got all the parts for a full brake job but wont get back home to do it for another two weeks.

 

ordered some hella 500's and thinking about powder coating my wheels black... change it up a bit... any thoughts...

 

GoMINIGo No holes license plate mount. Painted it with Plastidip before mounting.

 

Installed both the under hood Heat Shield and the NM Titanium Turbo Shield this evening.

 

Had all the windows and sun roofs tinted today. Car is less than 24 hours old. Gotta have priorities right

Almost ready to pull the trigger on a remote start and speaker/processor upgrade.........

Decisions Decisions....

 

JCW carbon fiber hood scoop, carbon fiber shift ****, carbon fiber e-brake handle (pain in the ***)

 

The big fluffy things to either side of the e-brake are where you sit, silly...

 

There was around 76000 on the tranny. I drive pretty easy most of the time, so I think it wore out. I was in the interstate going about 80 mph when it went out. The previous owner drove it pretty hard I think. (I've had to replace bent wheels and the right front axle as well!)
I'm hoping there is nothing else BIG that I'll have to replace!
I am wondering about maintenance on the supercharger...... Is it something I can do myself?

 

Replacing the S/C is actualy IMO easyer than doing a pulley swap. Yes there is quite a bit of work involved, but it's pretty straight foreward. You just need to be comfortable with a wrench.

Just noticed you are somewhat local, I can help with just about anything.

 

<rimshot>

 

Had acouple of things taken care of under warranty. Timing chain tensioner, passenger headlight, passenger side flasher, and chrome ring on keyfob replaced. Also they replaced the rear brakes and wiper inserts under the free maintenance.

 

Picked up my loaner today... It's a justa but at least I'll be driving a MINI until I get my supercharged S back!!

 

Installed NM Engineering's front strut brace. Test tomorrow when I drive to work )

 

Ordered front seat lumbar parts to retrofit in my leatherette sports seats.

 

took my border collie to the vet clinic.

 

spun out on some light snow

 

Got my Light in Sight (finally decided my neck needed a break) and after re-reading the instructions figured out the SMOOTH side goes against the windshield (sometimes I'm a bit of a dummy). Anyways, I am a happy motorer who can now see the traffic lights when I pull up nearly under neath them!

 

No damage I hope? When my car was stock, I got pretty good turning the car with the E-brake in the snow. I'll never get to do that in that car again.

 

nope, i spun in an empty intersection instead of turning right. i think i may take sprint-booster out for the winter... i had a sudden pulse of throttle

 

What is this "snow" of which you speak?

I spun out on some scree while zipping around a hairpin turn coming down Mt. Graham a couple months ago. I ended up a little past sideways in the road, facing the mountain. Whee! What a ride!

C ya,
Dutch

 

it's this cold white crap that falls from the sky, makes everything all slippery and points out the bad drivers in a town.

 

Just yanking yer chain, Rusty. Before I moved to Hell's Forge, I grew up in New Jersey.

I remember once back in '87 coming around Trenton on I-295 just as the rain was turning to slush. I felt the car get a little "squidgy" and eased up on the gas only to have the back end of the car break loose, leaving me rolling at 60 MPH backwards down the interstate. I grinned and waved at the poor guy in the little Toyota pickup who was tailgating me when it happened. He looked like the guy in that famous Munch painting - eyes bugged out and mouth agape in horror - and I bet he had to change his skivvies when he got home....

C ya,
Dutch