***GREAT LAKES General Discussion Thread***

[anfrey]

i've been keeping track of my fuel economy (as well as pump prices) in excel...

yes, over 2300 miles in under a month

 

[hooked_on4]

You missed one line w/the total spent roughly $280

 

[somejaykid]

if you go to joliet then most likely i won't be there lol
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damn anfrey you have a shitty mpg in your car i get 28-30 in my ep3 and that's driving 120 miles a day

 

[anfrey]

if you go to joliet then most likely i won't be there lol
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damn anfrey you have a shitty mpg in your car i get 28-30 in my ep3 and that's driving 120 miles a day

i drive over 300 every tuesday and thursday.. this is highway MPG for my car too... i hear the stage2 ppl are getting 29mpg highway due to how lean they run.

You missed one line w/the total spent roughly $280

yep, roughly $70 every week

 

[hooked_on4]

how much does stage 2 cost?

 

[somejaykid]

i drive 600 miles a week just to go to work

 

[anfrey]

how much does stage 2 cost?

uppipe, downpipe, exhaust, and tune... so around $1600 or so

i drive 600 miles a week just to go to work

about what i drive in a week for school.

 

[somejaykid]

damn and you still get that bad of a mileage
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$1600 is not that bad how much horse power do you get with the stage 2?

 

[hooked_on4]

Damn Jay, sure you don't wanna go to Joliet?

Last race of the yr. Anyone else?

http://forums.chicagovw.org/zerothread?id=10203

 

[anfrey]

damn and you still get that bad of a mileage
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$1600 is not that bad how much horse power do you get with the stage 2?

about 50-60 hp more i believe. somewhere along the lines of 20-25% extra hp and 35-40% more torque.
awd drivetrain loss is horrible though (about 50hp difference between crank and wheel!)

 

[hooked_on4]

Anf do the math to see how long it'll pay it self off

 

[anfrey]

Anf do the math to see how long it'll pay it self off

let's see.. an extra 5mpg = ~80 extra miles = ~3 extra gallons (at 24mpg) = ~$7.80 (at $2.60/gal)
$1600 / $7.80 = 205.12 ... it'd take over 200 fillups to have the fuel savings pay for the upgrades. this is ONLY if the driving between the 200 fillups are highway only.

yeah, it won't pay itself off anytime soon.

 

[hooked_on4]

Sounds like reason for me lol

$55 to race for chicago SCCA seems like f**kin robbery......what to do.....

 

[anfrey]

SCCA relies on dues to keep itself operational and influential enough

 

[hooked_on4]

SCCA in SB was $40
Miata club is $35

$55 is taking advantage of non-members.....

 

[anfrey]

SCCA in SB was $40
Miata club is $35

$55 is taking advantage of non-members.....

chicago is also larger with higher costs of living and higher prevalent wages compared to south bend. miata club is a niche club, they'd drive away people with higher dues

 

[hooked_on4]

well you can pay that Anfrey don't think I am.

This looks like a winner

$30 for non members

http://www.scscc.net/maywood.html

 

[anfrey]

lol i can't pay that. i have no money

 

[connies96hatchie]

oh hai guise!

Tis racing day!

 

[one6]

SCCA in SB was $40
Miata club is $35

$55 is taking advantage of non-members.....

You've been autoxing as long as I have, what's kept you from getting a membership?