Recent content by OppositeLock

I recently rented a Corolla, and it was insufferable. In stop and go traffic, it beeped at me to brake each time traffic stopped, and booped each time it started moving. It watched my face, and if I ever looked away from straight ahead for a couple of seconds, it'd beep and tell me to pay...

This is an example of market chaos due to mandates changing very quickly. The EV mandate is impractical, the technology isn't quite there yet. There are many nice EV's, but they can't fit every duty cycle since the energy density of batteries is so much lower than of gasoline. Reality is hitting...

Lotus is cheap and broke. It's going to be some commodity system, not something from an exotic supercar, that much is certain.

Here's the kind of cool stuff RaceStudio can do. I now have laps from Sonoma in my Elise SC and my Emira. This is a comparison of my best Elise lap (1:57.997) and my best Emira lap (1:53.875). The top graph is distance over time, so basically speed. The middle graph is lateral acceleration, the...

Have you tried Harry's Lap Timer as a datalogger? Combined with a GoPro, it's pretty nice, then you can use RaceRender to overlay the data onto the video if you want to. It's a far cheaper option. What AIM gets you is their RaceStudio, which is pretty nice at comparing laps, seeing where you...

Oof, this thread is painful to read, you've had such bad luck. My Elise had a lot of teething issues in around 2008, which I fixed, and then it was a super reliable car until I sold it this year. Hang in there, it'll get better. As for my Emira, this is the current state of my power steering...

I topped off the PAS fluid (which was empty) and the steering rack works fine when there's fluid, but it's gushing out of the pump, so it's pretty clear that I lost the pump, and not the rack. Not sure how Lotus will handle it yet as my appointment is tomorrow. Here's what a really sick power...

It's pretty obvious when a car has been tracked, even if I don't tell them :) I can't possibly clean off all the evidence. I won't be volunteering this information, but I won't deny it. However, I'm pretty damn sure my power steering started to fail en route to the track, because the back of my...

These cars handle heat well, I've tracked in > 100F days. Let it run a few minutes after you end a session so it can shed the heat, and you won't have heat soak problems. I think this was my 6th track day in this car. This isn't a light car, and I don't know what caused my power steering to...

I've just done my first Sonoma Raceway event in the Emira. The EBC RP1 + Girodisc Rotors are fantastic. Tires this time were Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2R (Porsche version) First off, I love these tires! Man oh man are they better than the LTS Cup 2's, and Super Sports and the Dunlops that I...

My Elise did this all the time, and what I'd do is put in a large package of dessicant in the housing, out of sight. It lasts a few months, then you microwave it to release the water and put it back in. Maybe there's room for a packet of it in the Emira headlights :)

These bolts, surprisingly, are a special order item from dealers, $18 to $35 each based on calling the three dealers within driving distance of me. Crazy! I tried to find an alternative, but I could not. The bolt is a 10.9 grade, 12mm bolt, 1.5mm thread pitch, 75mm long. A standard hex head...

Too late now, but I'll add them to my list of vendors. Thanks!

I tried to get the Nankang CR-S before my next track day this week, but they're backordered for months. No idea when they'll be available. I've had more than one order fall through. Instead, I'll be running Pilot Sport Cup 2R's, a 140TW Porsche tire. We'll see how goes! They cost quite a lot.