Ventura County Drive and Meet!

[r0tt3n]

Nice pics btw

[r0tt3n]

I was going post this privately, but I thought others might be interested....

Chaz - great ride today... been reading about brake fluid and rotors and superchargers ever since we parted ways.

Here's what I found:

Here's that science of speed supercharger you mentioned - pretty sweet, but not carb certified.. argh (by the way, I looked at all the pics, and sure enough, the cruise control unit seems to be replaced by a white blastic jug of some kind in the front left of the engine compartment ... I wonder why?).
http://www.scienceofspeed.com/produc..._Supercharger/
I really like this SC - especially how they've specifically designed it to not require modifications to the engine, making it actually a reversible proceedure to install. Pretty cheap (comparatively speaking) too - ~$4,000 - not bad.

I've been thinking a lot about how, when I took you for a ride in my s (and showed you the limits of stewie's handling!!), and you noticed how my rotors were warping slightly and making that kind of inconsistent feeling under braking. I was meaning to ask you - do you think the smell coming off my brakes was the smell of boiling brake fluid (implying old/low performance brake fluid that with a lowered boiling point), or was it something else? Also, is there anything I can do to keep my brake rotors from warping due to heat? I was driving about as hard as it's possible to drive, nearly locking up all four wheels on almost every corner, so I'd imagine the same sort of thing with my rotors warping would happen if I were to take stewie to the track. Does the fact that they were warping mean I need better brake rotors, or perhaps I can put something on the calipers to try to cool them (and indirectly, the rotors) off a little better?

Here's the Dot5.1 brake fluid I was thinking of getting - Castrol SRF
http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?tp...action=product


Also, there's a meet next friday in west covina - you interested in going?

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php...ic=673449&st=0

[r0tt3n]

Oh, and here's that Windscreen camera mount you were talking about....

http://modifry.com/products/mounts/c...windscreen.htm

[chazdawg35]

Originally Posted by r0tt3n

I was looking at the photos that the pro photographer guy that takes pics in the horseshoe, and it looks like photos he takes on Saturday & Sunday usually get uploaded to Flickr on Monday.

Hey Dude I just checked his site and there up! I like the one where your front tire is up on the berm.

[chazdawg35]

Well Eric as far as the brakes go the only way to completely solve the warping issue is to put slotted or drilled rotors up front with a good set of pads and some high boiling point brake fluid. Leave the rear brakes stock for now untill you do deceide to superchager your engine. About 90% of your stopping force is in the front so start there frist. As far as the smell that was the materials in the brake pads getting HOT and burning. As the pads and rotors get hot that is what boils the brake fluid in the caliper piston causing what is called brake fade or quite simply loss of brake pedal.

[chazdawg35]

Well this is one of the pics of the drive!

[chazdawg35]

[S2KCRick]

Are you guys looking to do that run again through the RockStore to Kanan? Maybe head to Neptunes Net. Gotta do it early tho to avoid the riff-raff. Let me know, I'd like to roll up too.

[r0tt3n]

What do you think, Chaz? Wanna do the same route, but sunday morning this time?

[chazdawg35]

Hey Dudes I'm waiting on some tires and hope NO RAIN this weekend!

[r0tt3n]

Thought you guys'd get a kick outta this... All hail the Royal Order of Water Buffaloes!!!

[chazdawg35]

HA HA! Hey Dude where can I get a hat?

[r0tt3n]

Hehe, honestly, I don't know... it was from a drinking club I was in during university that I managed to keep in tact all these years. I tried looking up the club to see if they were still around... no luck... actually, I couldn't find one anywhere on the internet either.... That would be pretty cool though... have everyone at our meets drive with the top down and the loyal order of water buffaloes hat on... too funny!

[chazdawg35]

All Hail Royal order of Water Buffalo's! If the weather is good let's set up a Sat. drive. Got a new road for ya r0tt3n. All are welcome let's chime in

[r0tt3n]

Awesome... it's on like donkey kong!!

[chazdawg35]

Hey Dude I'll be in the Malibu area around one o"clock tomorrow if you want to hook up call me.

[chazdawg35]

Once Again Me and r0tt3n will be doing a Sat. afternoon drive around Mullholland, PCH, Decker anyone that wants to cruze with us chime in.

[chazdawg35]

Hey Dudes and Dudettes the meet spot is The Chart House on PCH at 2:30 this Sat. afternoon.

[dvoteddr1v3r]

I love driving snake

[chazdawg35]

Originally Posted by dvoteddr1v3r

I love driving snake

Hey Dude I'll might be there tommorrow in the afternoon, what color is your S2K?

[chazdawg35]

Just got back from a run on the Snake, CHP is now sporting Dodge Chargers! I wonder how one with a police package would handle on the Snake, it would almost be worth a ticket to find out. LOL No just kidding I do the speed limit.

[r0tt3n]

haha, yeah right!!

[chazdawg35]

Originally Posted by r0tt3n

haha, yeah right!!

Hey Erik there are some pages missing of the thread. I posted it on the website problems but no response.

[XenoGears]

Originally Posted by r0tt3n

Thought you guys'd get a kick outta this... All hail the Royal Order of Water Buffaloes!!!

I NEED this hat. It would look good on me in my Suzuka. I NEED it now. Seriously, where can I buy this hat?

[r0tt3n]

haha, seriously, I've looked, and I can't find it either. It was made by an 80-year-old lady for the drinking club I joined in university when I lived in Canada. Serious market opportunity here. Could sell probably at least 4 or 5 of them.

[XenoGears]

Originally Posted by r0tt3n

haha, seriously, I've looked, and I can't find it either. It was made by an 80-year-old lady for the drinking club I joined in university when I lived in Canada. Serious market opportunity here. Could sell probably at least 4 or 5 of them.

r0tt3n, I hate to say this but your not looking hard enough.
You NEED to travel back to Canada, back to that university, and track that old lady down. Use St.Bernards if you have to! Post a wanted ad on Craigslist that says your looking for her. You can force those Canadians to help you also! Bring a stereo with a Celine Deon cd (with the song With The Power Of Love on standby) and be ready to play it at ANY time. It'll take them 2 seconds before they start looking.
If she's (sadly) six feet under, then uhhhh..............
r0tt3n, you might have a gold mine on your hands. I'd pay $ for those hats!

[chazdawg35]

We need to start a hat club! All Hail Royal Order Water Buffalo's! Hey Dudes do you want to drive this weekend?

[r0tt3n]

I do, but can't. Need body work done after valet at duke's in malibu drove a hummer into the side of my s. =0

[chazdawg35]

Originally Posted by r0tt3n

I do, but can't. Need body work done after valet at duke's in malibu drove a hummer into the side of my s. =0

You didn't get it fixed yet?

[r0tt3n]

Yeah. Confluence of circumstances. Work has been berzerk. Most body shops aren't open on weekends. The insurance company wanted 2 quotes. The second quote came from a body shop that was really slow on the uptake (Bair's Keystone) and sort of didn't respond to e-mails or phone calls for about a week. Anyways, according to Duke's insurance company, I have a cheque in the mail now, so hopefully that will cover it. Should be good for next weekend hopefully.