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Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - rherold9 - 07-28-2016
navin Wrote:Waste of money considering you can buy yourself a set of jackstands + jack from HF for that price, and then bring those items to the track as well + home use. Leaving your car on stands isn't going to do anything to it... ask Kaan. :lol:
Already have 4 jack stands and a jack from HF
I'd like to see other people's opinions on getting these as well. What does DJ or Jake do? What does Evan do with his Lotus? :bootyshake:
ScottyB Wrote:get the biggest drain pan you can find. maybe even a baby pool. ask me how i know
:lol: I'm just going to invite some people over. Justin and Matthew have already offered help on anything so I'm sure one of them know.
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - SlimKlim - 07-28-2016
Dude just park the car. If you're moving it around occasionally it's not going to seize into place. If you're really worried about the tires just put the stock wheels back on when it's going to sit.
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - rherold9 - 07-28-2016
I was expecting it to get glued to the ground, sorry....
Edit: but for real though these are honest questions besides the joke about Evan so I know I'm not fucking anything up. Don't get your panties in a bunch
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Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - SlimKlim - 07-28-2016
My panties are unbunched and quite comfy, I just think you're overthinking it.
It's not like the car is going to sit from October to May without being touched. Throw a tender on it to make the battery last, do Sta-Bil if it's going to sit for more than a couple months without being driven. If you're worried about the tires, park it on stock rollers or put it on the jackstands you have, don't spend $200 on fancy ramps.
My car gets an average of like 1000 miles a year and it has yet to dissolve into nothing in my garage, so I'd consider myself something of an authority on the subject.
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - Jake - 07-28-2016
rherold9 Wrote:What does DJ or Jake do?
I leave my shit plugged in on a tender, on my street tires (usually) and I change the oil when I think to or when enough of it leaks out somewhere that I worry.
Don't over think this.
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - rherold9 - 07-28-2016
Perfect. That's good information. I guess I'm over thinking it but I never have known about leaving a car stagnant and what it does or what to worry about.
Edit: I'll leave it on stock tires and wheels. I'll throw some gas sta-bil for winter time and run the car every few weeks. I'll throw a tender on it. Simple enough
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - ViPER1313 - 07-29-2016
The Talon sat for 2 years on the rear tires, they did not flat spot. Just keep them inflated to the max PSI on the sidewall while sitting.
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - Scott - 07-29-2016
Jake Wrote:rherold9 Wrote:What does DJ or Jake do?
I leave my shit plugged in on a tender, on my street tires (usually) and I change the oil when I think to or when enough of it leaks out somewhere that I worry.
Don't over think this.
After every event, factory wheels get put back on the car to sit in the garage, race setup gets bagged and stored. I change my oil/filter before every event (probably overkill, but oil is cheap and I'm on season 6 with my motor). Trans and diff fluid gets changed twice a year. Flush cooling system (water only) at the beginning of the season.
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - rherold9 - 08-07-2016
So, how many people think water wetter works and how many people think it is bs? I'm wanting to drain the antifreeze out. Going to buy some distilled water and possibly water wetter. Does flushing once/twice a year fix most corrosion issues with running just water?
Edit: I see Scott flushes his once a year. I guess that's fine with me but twice to be safe? Only like $25 for feeling like I'm safer than I'm not. Also, drain coolant system during winter I'm assuming?
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Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - JPolen01 - 08-07-2016
I thought most people run anti freeze in the winter and switch out for water when it's track season?
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - rherold9 - 08-07-2016
I thought it would be something like either drain it or hope it stays warm enough in the garage
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Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - D_Eclipse9916 - 08-08-2016
JPolen01 Wrote:I thought most people run anti freeze in the winter and switch out for water when it's track season?
I am paranoid about the block freezing over the winter even though the likelihood is bout zilch.
People use water wetter vs straight water as you need something to help lubricate and fight corrosion.
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - CaptainHenreh - 08-08-2016
D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:JPolen01 Wrote:I thought most people run anti freeze in the winter and switch out for water when it's track season?
I am paranoid about the block freezing over the winter even though the likelihood is bout zilch.
People use water wetter vs straight water as you need something to help lubricate and fight corrosion.
You also need an additive to break surface tension, or else you'll have increased cavitation (which is bad for pumps) and water boiling at "hot spots" even though the overall solution is below the boiling temperature of the solution.
Straight water is a pretty bad idea for a system designed for a specialized coolant.
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - WRXtranceformed - 08-08-2016
What's the reasoning for removing coolant and replacing it with water for track duty? It's on honest question from someone ignorant on the subject. Is it so that if something leaks you don't create a slippery spot?
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - SlimKlim - 08-08-2016
Yeah, it's slippery and takes longer to clean up if I understand right.
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - D_Eclipse9916 - 08-08-2016
WRXtranceformed Wrote:What's the reasoning for removing coolant and replacing it with water for track duty? It's on honest question from someone ignorant on the subject. Is it so that if something leaks you don't create a slippery spot?
Coolant doesn't "cool', water is what does that. Aside from the safety issue of coolant.
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - rherold9 - 08-08-2016
Basically water will be slippery for only a lap or two while coolant will be slippery for several laps.
So, what I'm getting from this is water + water wetter. Change (??) times a year. Add anti-freeze to be safe for winter if you plan on starting it?
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - D_Eclipse9916 - 08-08-2016
rherold9 Wrote:Basically water will be slippery for only a lap or two while coolant will be slippery for several laps.
So, what I'm getting from this is water + water wetter. Change (??) times a year. Add anti-freeze to be safe for winter if you plan on starting it?
Its not a problem starting it, its a problem that if the water in the block freezes, itll pop out your freeze plugs and you are not going to have a good time.
I flush out my coolant in spring, put in water + water wetter, and then once the season is done pour in 1/2 a gallon of coolant (dont need much in our temperate climate). Repeat every year. But I am also that guy that only changes my oil 2x a season.
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - rherold9 - 08-08-2016
D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:Its not a problem starting it, its a problem that if the water in the block freezes, itll pop out your freeze plugs and you are not going to have a good time.
I have no idea what that means but I'll just take that as a sign of just do it.
D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:I flush out my coolant in spring, put in water + water wetter, and then once the season is done pour in 1/2 a gallon of coolant (dont need much in our temperate climate). Repeat every year. But I am also that guy that only changes my oil 2x a season.
Sweet, sounds about the maintenance I'd do. Especially since only TT/HPDE and healthy engine that I know of...
You put in half or full bottle of water wetter per flush?
Re: Project 2.Slow Mazda3 - Senor_Taylor - 08-08-2016
Usually you just flush with water, or maybe a flushing solution, not with what you plan to fill it with.