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Leeching & Technical Problems / Scarywater Down ?

« on: November 21, 2005, 10:37:44 pm »

Is a.scarywater.net down ?  If not, anyone got an IP address for it and LE's sub pages on it ?

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: November 20, 2005, 02:21:13 pm »

Don't tempt fate !!!!

BTW - anyone seen the latest BMI release  - Hot Version Rotary Rockets ? - some sweet togue driving in it (while watching i found myself noting down the set-up on the RE-Amemiya FD3).

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: November 16, 2005, 09:09:27 am »

In the manga, when Natsuki comes round at X-Mas time, you are given the impression that Takumi was really young when she died, but again are given no more information about it.
If the movie menioned a cause then it was probably because some studio or director felt that it would dd depth, after all, lets be very honest here, after almsot 4 seasons of anime, several specials and 30+ manga (in Japan), just how much do we really know about the characters ? - not a lot.

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: November 15, 2005, 08:11:46 pm »

>>You can get water/methanol sprays to help reduce intake temperatures.  These normally either pre turbo/SC, or at the manifold.<<

Usually they use it to cool down the intercooler when they need that extra bit of power. In the same way some people use nos, only far more reliable. The other version of it was used int he Lancia Hp Delta Integrale, where they injected water into the manifold indeed creating both a colder mixture with the known benefits and power increase.

Different  type of spray.  The intercooler one is a simple water mist spray (and not needed on a charge cooler), where as the ones I mentioned are micro-mist ones that you have to drill throug to mount and which you need to keep an eye on the liquids levels when using.

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: November 13, 2005, 02:24:12 pm »

Does it actually work ?  Just that I'm surprised the big tunign houses do not seme to use it, and if it were that good ...

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: November 13, 2005, 03:24:45 am »

You can get water/methanol sprays to help reduce intake temperatures.  These normally either pre turbo/SC, or at the manifold.

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: November 01, 2005, 12:08:31 am »

Rats foiled again.  I would have got away with it if it weren't for you pesky kids.  Now what did I do with the hand cuffs.

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: October 30, 2005, 10:36:42 pm »

I wanna see episodes 19 and 20 first

You can't !!!  I'm too busy with work to watch any anime so I drove up to Manchester and tricked Gumbaloom into me taking him for a spin in my FD3 around some country roads and then on Oulton park race track.  He is now being kept in a secure location where he can not assist in the release of episodes 19 and 20 until I have time to watch them 

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: October 23, 2005, 05:45:27 pm »

I believe the RX-8 is quite light, though not too close to a FD3 (which only weighs slightly more than a MK2 MX-5/Miata).

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: October 22, 2005, 12:02:59 am »

Can someone Please PLEASE tell me what makes Initial D worth watching.. I can't seem to bring myself over to go trough the ''trouble'' to even download and watch eppisode 1.

Think being a petrol head really helps - there's a few of us on here who track day, drag strip, and I think even one person who races.

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: October 17, 2005, 06:44:35 pm »

Well having a look at the Mazdaspeed Japan website it looks like Keisuke replaces the whole FD (front, side, rear skirts, rear spoiler, wheels) with the FD Touring Kit < Aero Kit Type II >

I could be wrong by I suggest going over to http://www.mazda.co.jp/mazdaspeed/ and take a look for yourself 

This is just to force my hiragana along - my Japanese teacher must behind this ...
I know both kits and I'm correct with my deductions, always liked the Re-A wide rear arch kit, but was never a fan on the nose.  Shame they don't have a back catalogue - wouold love to know how much it's cost to replace my front nose and rear wing - the car came from Japan with the Mazdaspeed Type 15th Aniversary kit on it (though fortunately not the wheel arch extensions or side skirt which IMHO look a bit too car kittish despite the whole set up being designed in a wind tunnel)

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: October 14, 2005, 12:51:30 am »

Unless they change the back ground to the story I doubt they'll hit a track.  I can't remember if it's in the original series or not, but it is in the manga, Ryouske had done circuit racing as an amateur 9and was unbeaten), but considered mountain pass 'togue' racing to be the only true challenge to go after.

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: October 07, 2005, 08:24:59 pm »

that is an re amemiya kit
im sure that it was made before the anime

The front nose, headlights and wide-arch rear is Re-Amamaya, the bonnet is Mazdaspeed - not sure about the rear wing, but it's not Re-A.  The engine looks unmodified.

Oh and it has been out for quite a while.  In the anime, Keisuke's car starts off body wise with just a GT rear wing, then gets a Mazdaspeed Type-A front nose, bonnet and wheels.  now those have been replaced with the Re-Amamaya stuff.

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: September 30, 2005, 08:52:04 pm »

What happened to the old one ? or is it for a project ?

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Current & Future L-E Projects / Re: Confirmation bout ID4

« on: September 28, 2005, 11:52:42 pm »

Or unwilling to go through 120 pages of flame wars, arguments, are we nearly there, statements, etc.

Problem is so many people have asked these questions else where it's easy to assume they're all idiots or very lazy.