NorCal (Bay Area) OFF-TOPIC Chat Thread

[PMok]

anyone know of a good place I can take my rotors in to get resurfaced? Preferably in the East Bay but Peninsula would work too. @OmarYasin I called WheelWorks and they said they send their rotors out to Napa to get them done is that true??

[aaguilar3]

Originally Posted by MyRx

New Year's resolution or 30k mile service. Either way, preparations for 2015.

Happy New Years all!

SWeet! When did you get the Rays?

[WORKS]

Originally Posted by lamune

These came ahead of schedule on christmas eve:

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Got em installed today by the great folks at WORKS automotive
also picked up an OFT while I was there

Happy new year!

Thank you for the kind words and nice to meet you!

Definitely cool/interesting to see and install your JDM STi parts!

[OmarYasin]

Originally Posted by PMok

anyone know of a good place I can take my rotors in to get resurfaced? Preferably in the East Bay but Peninsula would work too. @OmarYasin I called WheelWorks and they said they send their rotors out to Napa to get them done is that true??

Not sure which napa still has a machine shop. Just search for a machineshop. I think s&s automotive san leandro might turn rotors, if not ill get u a price from a machineshop in brentwood and u can give them to me friday

[OmarYasin]

Originally Posted by Pwolf

New steering wheel installed today. Dealer was pretty quiet about it. I told them about the peeling issue, they looked at it and ordered a new one, no questions.

Ahhh ive had the same issue with my wheel, do u know if they still warranty tailights?

[Pwolf]

Originally Posted by OmarYasin

Ahhh ive had the same issue with my wheel, do u know if they still warranty tailights?

They should. Condensation?

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by OmarYasin

Ahhh ive had the same issue with my wheel, do u know if they still warranty tailights?

Originally Posted by Pwolf

They should. Condensation?

Livermore used to warranty them no question, but recently have been sticklers about it. I think they no longer replace them if the condensation goes away.

[OmarYasin]

Originally Posted by BigFatFlip

Livermore used to warranty them no question, but recently have been sticklers about it. I think they no longer replace them if the condensation goes away.

Livermore subaru or toyota?

[MyRx]

Originally Posted by aaguilar3

SWeet! When did you get the Rays?

They've been on the car. Getting rid of them, that's a different story. Move to something more track worthy yet house the BBKs.

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by OmarYasin

Livermore subaru or toyota?

Oops, sorry, Subaru

[BlaineWasHere]

bought this huge dresser at IKEA earlier and it was a HUGE pain in the ass to assemble. I want to punch those stupid Swedish engineers with an ice pick right in the neck.

[aaguilar3]

Originally Posted by MyRx

They've been on the car. Getting rid of them, that's a different story. Move to something more track worthy yet house the BBKs.

Oh ok. I thought you had rpf1's and stocks only. Must have missed that. GLWS!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Anyone know what the reasoning could be for why when I use 76 gas my exhaust tips develope a layer of black build up (assuming it's carbon deposit). When I use Chevron, I don't get the same build up. Does that mean 76 is cleaning my engine better?

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Anyone know what the reasoning could be for why when I use 76 gas my exhaust tips develope a layer of black build up (assuming it's carbon deposit). When I use Chevron, I don't get the same build up. Does that mean 76 is cleaning my engine better?

I would guess it just has something to do with the formulation of the gas. Different brands have different blends (ie different ratios of heptane, ocatane, detergents, oxygenators, etc.) which can affect the stoichiometric ratio (basically, the ideal/perfect AFR) of that given gas. Since our cars are equipped with a fueling system computer and O2 sensors, it adjusts the AFR to compensate for the different blends. So basically, your car maybe running slightly richer on one blend (hence the black carbon deposits) and leaner on the other. This doesn't necessarily mean one gas is "cleaning" your engine better than the other.

But then again, I could just be full of BS, so I will just shut-up now...