The Official EF Discussion Thread
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Well this is where i am now.
Just turned 18 and this was built on a wendys budget. lol
I have a new header on it another dc ceramic. lol
Just turned 18 and this was built on a wendys budget. lol
I have a new header on it another dc ceramic. lol
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buddies....
should i put the turbo stuff back on my car?
i could leave it alone and not have to do anything to it (but the current engine is burning a ton of oil at WOT, its old, and i rebuilt it crapily)....
or
i could toss the turbo junk on again, try and hit a big number, run 10s, and then dial it back and road race it all year again.
well, one of my more-fresh engines will go in next year.
i've lost the itch to work on cars. its weird. i think i'll take "gutty" to the dragstrip within the next few weeks...maybe that'll do it.
should i put the turbo stuff back on my car?
i could leave it alone and not have to do anything to it (but the current engine is burning a ton of oil at WOT, its old, and i rebuilt it crapily)....
or
i could toss the turbo junk on again, try and hit a big number, run 10s, and then dial it back and road race it all year again.
well, one of my more-fresh engines will go in next year.
i've lost the itch to work on cars. its weird. i think i'll take "gutty" to the dragstrip within the next few weeks...maybe that'll do it.
You know my opinion...
Damn i talk about getting engaged and this thread blows up, and not just useless banter, you guys are all good dudes and I feel lucky to "know" you guys.
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I daily drive an 09 si and baby a 20 year old car on the weekend, enough said lol.
I had another red ef that was my first car and i said i would never get rid of it, but i came to my senses and realized the shell was not worth it. the hatch i have now is pretty descent and now im sure i will be buried in that car, and my gf already knows it.
I had another red ef that was my first car and i said i would never get rid of it, but i came to my senses and realized the shell was not worth it. the hatch i have now is pretty descent and now im sure i will be buried in that car, and my gf already knows it.
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God bless you guys with special needs kids. Mine are both healthy and it's hard enough. We have a close friend with a special needs child so I sort of have an idea of how hard it is. You guys must have some super strength to handle that.
I go through phases. For pretty much the whole month of September I didn't want anything to do with working on the EF. Now I'm in the phase where I want to be out there all the time wrenching on it.
I go through phases. For pretty much the whole month of September I didn't want anything to do with working on the EF. Now I'm in the phase where I want to be out there all the time wrenching on it.
on the car front....man i get so fed up....my car was done...pretty much and my dad and I pretty much fried it. and its sat for 2 years, while I built other peoples cars, I almost parted it out twice. Just so frustrating. I talk with my wife about it all the time and she says I should just finish it. I feel like I could be spending my time and $ in more creative ways. This winter I guess I will make the final descision. this is how it sat last.
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^ work on it again, especially since it's an Si.
i'm right there with you. my latest hatch was supposed to be done years ago, but other people's cars, finances, school, and life keep getting in the way. but you should do it. i'm going to... one day.
how about a picture:
i'm right there with you. my latest hatch was supposed to be done years ago, but other people's cars, finances, school, and life keep getting in the way. but you should do it. i'm going to... one day.
how about a picture:
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thanks dude. Both my girls were born deaf, Natalie is 2 1/2 and Ella is 6 months. Natalie had her first choclear implant at 2 and she was recently turned on. She is scheduled for her second ear and Ella is scheduled for her first soon. There is alot of contraversy about the surgeries but its amazing to see them hear. I work 6 days aweek and since the bionics require alot of therapy to adapt the kids go to school, and have 3 separate therapists also. Thank GOD most of this is state funded or paid for by medicaid. But my wife shes the SUPERWOMAN, i could never do her job. I admit that.
http://www.heartsforhearing.org/
PM me if you have any questions and I will forward them on.
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It is pretty amazing what technology has opened the doors to in the past 20 years. My boss is very very good friends with a lady who runs an organization that provides financial aid and assistance for people with children with hearing disabilities. The organization is called Hearts for Hearing if you want to check it out.
http://www.heartsforhearing.org/
PM me if you have any questions and I will forward them on.
http://www.heartsforhearing.org/
PM me if you have any questions and I will forward them on.
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lol, guess i was thinking about another "special needs" lol
my car is done. i'm not doing anything extra to it but maintenance. buying another motor as a spare and probably a turbo rebuild kit, just in case. i'm really done this time.
my car is done. i'm not doing anything extra to it but maintenance. buying another motor as a spare and probably a turbo rebuild kit, just in case. i'm really done this time.
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Oh its cool, my kids have a syndrome in which the deafness is the only symptom that they reflect. Its hereditary and was only the result of my wife and my genes. there are alot of other syndromes that include deafness but also include other disabilities. we just got lucky i guess.
trust me they are just as much a handfull. lol
dont lie, youll find something else you need
trust me they are just as much a handfull. lol
dont lie, youll find something else you need
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My younger brother is developmentally disabled so at some point when my parents age it will be my turn to take over caring for him. So in a way I already feel like I have a child, I am so lucky that my wife is all for it.
And strangely enough, she is interested in going to school to be able to work with deaf kids.
And strangely enough, she is interested in going to school to be able to work with deaf kids.
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20 bout to be 21 here next month and can proudly say i have never had a cart cannon or altezza's on my car. However I did have green neon underglow on my first car which was a '94 Suzuki Sidekick. That was back when I was 13/14 and into sound systems more so than automotive performance.
I was always an American car guy. 14 I bought an 88 mustang on a deli budget, spent every paycheck on it, landing a job at honda is what converted me. Actually started with a 01 prelude that I still daily, bought from the dealer I worked for. One thing leads to the next Ive had a handful of EF's, an EK, and some other winter beaters. Never went the altezza, fart can style..I did have subs at one point tho! what a waste! the prelude had Flex's and some basic bolt on's, simple and clean, but she is all stock now. thinking of finally selling it for a truck. The EF to me is the only Honda with "soul"... and I plan to own my crx for life....Thats if I ever finish building it!
Kinda feel like I "know" some of ya'll too!
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My younger brother is developmentally disabled so at some point when my parents age it will be my turn to take over caring for him. So in a way I already feel like I have a child, I am so lucky that my wife is all for it.
And strangely enough, she is interested in going to school to be able to work with deaf kids.
And strangely enough, she is interested in going to school to be able to work with deaf kids.
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Kids is kids, is kids. They've never known life with hearing so they really don't even know what it is. Still doesn't negate the fact that they are kids like everyone else's. If anything, it only makes it mildly harder on you guys as parents to communicate with them effectively. Being a parent, regardless of your child's health situation, is the hardest job on the planet.
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IF u get a truck, please dont get teh honda "truck", and yes crx have more soul than anything on the road lol. Saw a new crz at the dealer, kinda want to park the crx next to it and take some pictures.
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