ShalerPunk's 2005 Suzuki Reno

Builds
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The story so far:

*Driver’s side mirror smashed by a Mercury Sable last fall.
*T-boned on the passenger side by a deer in early winter.
*Backed into a Cavalier in January. Quarterpanel and bumper damage.
*Smashed by Mini Cooper last week. Hole in rear bumper.

…all in the first 25,000 miles.

The car goes into Wright this week to repair the body.

“Upgrades” so far:

*Silverstar low beams. (Bluish headlights = teh fast)
*BFGoodrich Traction T/As (because the Hankooks lasted 10k miles)
*Clear front indicator bulbs. (to stand out from the other Suzuki Renos on the road. All three of them.)

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wow sounds like a piece of crap

just kidding

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i’m just happy i’m more than a quarter of the way through my 100000 mile bumper-to-bumper warranty… I want to turbo this retarded shitbox the day my warranty expires.

4

time for a rental beater

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ive got some dings and stuff too but no money to fix keep it lookin good :bigok:

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so what turbo you plannin?

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i aint fixin this piece aint no way in hell.

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I really don’t know enough about matching a turbo to an engine to answer that. I hear GT28RSs and GT2871s are “teh shit”, but I’d want someone who knows what they’re talking about to help me make that kind of decision.

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do they make turbos for .8L engines?

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K&N filter dropped in today…

that’s got to be good for at least one or two monkeypower.

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Making big improvements.

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Looking for a 17" wheel + tire bundle today.

Probably going with Enkei GF-1s. I just need to find out what they weigh.

http://nlmotoring.com/images/Enkei_GF1_Silver.jpg

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if your getting 17" enkei’s get the Nt03 M(17lbs), or Rpf1(15lbs)… the ones you are looking @ look a lot like OZ superleggeras

they are nice but I think the others i listed look a little better though
Nt03 M
http://www.edgeracing.com/images/wheel/enkei_wheel_nt03_m_(silver)_angle_zoom.jpg
Rpf1(15lbs)
http://www.edgeracing.com/images/wheel/enkei_wheel_rpf1_(silver)_angle_zoom.jpg

oh & FYI.

edgeracing sells enkei reasonable & is having a GOOD sale on enkei Rp02 (15lbs for 17") on $89 each!!!
http://www.edgeracing.com/wheels/enkei_wheel/
http://www.edgeracing.com/images/wheel/enkei_wheel_rp02_(silver)_angle_zoom.jpg

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lol… i want the GF1s because they look like Superleggeras.

It’s incredibly fucked up that 205/40/17s are cheaper than 195/55/15s. I’m going to save money every time I buy tires now.

edit: Edge doesn’t have any of those wheels in my bolt pattern anyway. 4x114.3

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i didn’t realize you were 4x114.3

if you like superleggeras…
talk to gearhead & see what his price on them are from tirerack.
not sure but might be cheaper then the enkei :dunno:

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hit 30k miles last night… 3/10 of the way to being able to turbo it.

haven’t bought wheels yet… i’ve been working on my house and spending money on house shit (vacuum cleaner, etc…).

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Tossed VisionRX7’s Motegi FF7s on yesterday… I need to get a lower profile tire, but I like them otherwise… 16x7.5s.

http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/shalerpunk_reno_ff7.jpg

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i love black wheels

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cool

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<insert tire rubbing sounds at every pothole>

They do look good on the car though.