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  1. Loppysaurusrex

    Using dried wax as temporary protection?

    Well there's still a layer on the front, I applied paste wax like 3 weeks ago, and liquid wax about a week ago, true the bugs would be annoying, but preferable to paint chips
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    Using dried wax as temporary protection?

    So im gonna take my car on a road trip that will take about 3 hours, I'm really meticulous about my paint so I was wondering Could I throw on a quick layer of wax on the front, let it dry, and NOT wipe it off? This wouldn't do any damage would it? Only for the weekend as well
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    How does the alternator work in a manual?

    Sometimes I like to sit in my car and listen to music when I get somewhere or get home, I always run the engine at idle though because I don't want to burn the battery out. BUT, from what I remember when starting a manual vehicle with a dead battery is that you have to pop it in gear while...
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    Lowering the car, how to do it right?

    So if I wanted to drop an inch or 2 with buddy club coilovers, what else do I need?
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    12 inch Subwoofer vs battery

    It's an si so yes, but I don't use power requiring systems when the engine is off
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    12 inch Subwoofer vs battery

    Is that something people do for when the engine is off? because I typically turn off my music when the engine goes off
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    12 inch Subwoofer vs battery

    It's not that I want to listen a lot after I stop it's just that I'm conscious of my resources and tend to be conservative when it comes to gas and battery. Either way it's good news that it won't annihilate my battery. I was concerned because my brother has a competition level subwoofer and...
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    12 inch Subwoofer vs battery

    Anyone have any experience with this? It's obvious a sub will put strain on your battery but the question is how much? I typically turn off music when I shut my engine off as well
  9. Loppysaurusrex

    Transmission oil and downshifting into first

    Maybe I'm going into a turn at like 20 mph and want to rocket out?
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    Transmission oil and downshifting into first

    First gear goes to like 28-30mph most people just never try it
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    Transmission oil and downshifting into first

    So if it's within the gears limits it doesn't matter?
  12. Loppysaurusrex

    Transmission oil and downshifting into first

    So 2 questions here: How often do I need to change transmission oil? I got about 33k miles on my 2013 SI and second and 3rd are getting a little notchy. And Can you safely downshift INTO VTEC in first gear? Or is first gear mechanically less rigid than the other gears? I know when you put my...
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    Repainted fog lights

    Well that's one way to do that
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    Feeling good about this Purchase!

    Well when you meticulously care for your car's exterior you notice these things Take an SOS pad to it and nasty carbon begone!
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    How to get out little dings and nicks on headlights

    I've clay barred them, polished them, and even waxed them, but to no avail, when I turn on my headlights I'm greeted by all these little imperfections in my headlights, how do you smooth them over?
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