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Route recommendations - Austin to Seattle
BRUCE HASKIN wrote:
> No, not much room at my place. Only 2 bedrooms and our pet Mountain Lion > sleeps in one of them. "Jasper" is a good boy and he walks on a leash. > He keeps most of the local dogs ont of the yard. :-) The good thing is, > our "pet control" lady likes him so she doesn't tell too many people we > have him ! :-) I don't think he would go along with a guy from Texas > wanting to move him over. ( Oh yes, buy the way he snoors. It's not too > bad now that we sound proofed the room. ) > > Bruce Bing '03 LS Jeez! First a gun-toting husband and now Jasper the Mountain Lion. A guy can't catch a break on here. Pat |
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Route recommendations - Austin to Seattle
XS11E wrote:
> Are you out of your %#$@% mind? Many people have told me so. > You've got the critter exactly the way > you want it, KEEP IT! Actually, most of it was done by the PO. It is fun, but I often wonder what I am doing driving a near-race car on the street. It is very rare that I am using all of the power even at 10 psi. She also wants premium gas and synthetic oil, plus bigger tires. She is a more demanding mistress than the last one. Curb-surfing on $1400.00 rims also makes me nervous. > You'll never own another car that's exactly what you want. I sold a > car years back that I shouldn't have and have never stopped regretting > it... I modified my last miata to the way that I wanted it, though I did want forced induction of some sort. I don't like the color of this one or the fact that you can't use a glass window top or a hardtop on it. I could always swap the rollbar. A/C has been a big factor as well, this should not be a primary daily driver in Texas, but up north it will obviously be better. Anyway, I bought this one because he was forced to sell it for a very low amount of money because of a sudden overseas job offer, right after dumping an absurd amount of money and time into it. He started at $9500.00 and came way down as the departure deadline approached. His plan was to turn it into a full racer with the dash removed, racing seats, etc. It was obviously not his only vehicle. I guess that he was not planning on any mandatory-hardtop racing with the rollbar that he chose. Pat |
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Route recommendations - Austin to Seattle
pws > wrote:
>She also wants premium gas My experience is that 93/92 octane is impossible to find over most of the US, area wise. With Bozo, my approach was to disable the SC, but it is likely more difficult with a turbo. Though I guess you can play games with the waste gate. Just a thought in case you do decide to drive it up north. Leon -- Leon van Dommelen Bess, the Miata Bozo, the Miata http://www.dommelen.net/miata The only thing better than a white Miata is two white Miatas |
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Route recommendations - Austin to Seattle
pws > wrote:
>Lanny Chambers wrote: > >> Nah. Remember, though: high-altitude gas is lower octane, so don't fill >> up just before you drop back down below 5000'. > >Thanks, I had not thought about that. This here flatlander has only been >above 5,000 feet a few times. And don't forget the words of wisdom from Flying Miata: a turbo will "correct" for higher altitude by compressing the air more by volume, meaning much higher knock potential than you would expect for that altitude for nonturbo (including SC) cars. Leon -- Leon van Dommelen Bess, the Miata Bozo, the Miata http://www.dommelen.net/miata The only thing better than a white Miata is two white Miatas |
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Pat, in the past we let him out at night, but the next door neighbor
complained about the big paw tracks on the top of his cars. We don't let him out off the leash now. I kept telling him that it was his other cars that were doing it , but he said he didn't think so! (He has 3 "Jag's, a XKE, a 140 and a '87 4 door. ) I still think it was his Jag's, my Jasper wouldn't jump on a "Jag U ware" ! :-) Bruce Bing '03 LS |
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Route recommendations - Austin to Seattle
Lanny Chambers > wrote:
>In article >, > (Leon van Dommelen) wrote: > >> And don't forget the words of wisdom from Flying Miata: a turbo will >> "correct" for higher altitude by compressing the air more by volume, >> meaning much higher knock potential than you would expect for that >> altitude for nonturbo (including SC) cars. > >Presumably, Pat's fancy ECU has a knock sensor to deal with that. So does my fancy ECU. They are quite limited in what they can do. Leon -- Leon van Dommelen Bess, the Miata Bozo, the Miata http://www.dommelen.net/miata The only thing better than a white Miata is two white Miatas |
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Ode to Pat (was: Route recommendations)
Pat Sheldon's leavin' Austin
A trail of broken parts behind Some of 'em he sold on ebay, Though others were a waste of time. Pat Sheldon's leavin' Austin Lookin' for a room to hire But without a penny in his pocket Looks like he'll have to sell his tires. Next verse please, someone. |
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Ode to Pat (was: Route recommendations)
In article >,
"Eric Baber" > wrote: > Next verse please, someone. Our Pat's leaving soon for Seattle; As for lodging, his brain's in a battle. He really oughta Sleep in his Miata-- If the trip doesn't kill him, a cat'll. |
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Route recommendations - Austin to Seattle
> Jeez! First a gun-toting husband and now Jasper the Mountain Lion. A guy > can't catch a break on here. > > Pat > You're killin' me Pat! Carol dumped you? Chris 99BBB |
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