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So how do I make this quote my signature line? It is apropos. lol.
Detailed and rambling describes my job duties and ADD effects pretty well. Unfortunately, I'm smart enough to realize that occasionally I think I know something but in reality I'm full of shi fen. Life would be happier if I actually believed what I was saying was fully true all the time. It is one of the reasons I like fast cars - specifically track driving. The purity of speed provides a clarity of purpose that excludes the mundane.
Also, I have a serious caffeine dependency and when Vitamin Coffee < 40oz I am not terribly coherent. So true to form, I iterate.
Detailed and rambling describes my job duties and ADD effects pretty well. Unfortunately, I'm smart enough to realize that occasionally I think I know something but in reality I'm full of shi fen. Life would be happier if I actually believed what I was saying was fully true all the time. It is one of the reasons I like fast cars - specifically track driving. The purity of speed provides a clarity of purpose that excludes the mundane.
Also, I have a serious caffeine dependency and when Vitamin Coffee < 40oz I am not terribly coherent. So true to form, I iterate.
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So how do I make this quote my signature line? It is apropos. lol.
Detailed and rambling describes my job duties and ADD effects pretty well. Unfortunately, I'm smart enough to realize that occasionally I think I know something but in reality I'm full of shi fen. Life would be happier if I actually believed what I was saying was fully true all the time. It is one of the reasons I like fast cars - specifically track driving. The purity of speed provides a clarity of purpose that excludes the mundane.
Also, I have a serious caffeine dependency and when Vitamin Coffee < 40oz I am not terribly coherent. So true to form, I iterate.
Detailed and rambling describes my job duties and ADD effects pretty well. Unfortunately, I'm smart enough to realize that occasionally I think I know something but in reality I'm full of shi fen. Life would be happier if I actually believed what I was saying was fully true all the time. It is one of the reasons I like fast cars - specifically track driving. The purity of speed provides a clarity of purpose that excludes the mundane.
Also, I have a serious caffeine dependency and when Vitamin Coffee < 40oz I am not terribly coherent. So true to form, I iterate.
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The Akebono calipers actually weigh less than the base sliders because they're aluminum. The BBK weighs more because of the rotors. Although it's likely you could offset that with 2 piece light weight rotors, which are going to be more readily available on the sport brakes than the base brakes.
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The Akebono calipers actually weigh less than the base sliders because they're aluminum. The BBK weighs more because of the rotors. Although it's likely you could offset that with 2 piece light weight rotors, which are going to be more readily available on the sport brakes than the base brakes.
I think it has a lot to do with the planned obsolescence issues mentioned above too.
I also think that there's a misunderstanding on the consumer end. If a new G37 was $36000 or $37000 (and that was the markup on costs for the akebonos) I'm not going to really care. If I buy an Acura instead of an Infiniti because of $1000 difference, I'm not buying a premium car in the first place...
Mazda actually did this with their last sports car (other than Miata). The RX8 used the calipers from the Ford Excursion IIRC - big honking cast iron units with 13"+ rotors... where previous RX7s mostly used 4-piston aluminum calipers smaller but similar to the akebonos.
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I decided to do some research Mike and found what i suspected true, base calipers seem to interchange throughout many years. The search I did was a parts interchange for just "Caliper" which incorporates the bracket. Without the bracket it would not surprise if they're all the same.
Another thing I found is that OEM pricing for both types dont differentiate as much with Akebonos being around $360 and base $330 each.
I cross referenced anything that would fit a 2010 g37 sedan and I found all of these interchange for base calipers:
Front Rear
G37 G37
G35 Quest
Ex35 Pathfinder
M45 G25
M35 M37
M37 370z
G25 QX60
Q70 Murano
Q40 Jx35
370z
Murano
Qx70
As for Akebonos they cross reference with anything Sport like :
Q50S
G37S
M37S
Q60S
FX50
Hope this info is useful to others
Another thing I found is that OEM pricing for both types dont differentiate as much with Akebonos being around $360 and base $330 each.
I cross referenced anything that would fit a 2010 g37 sedan and I found all of these interchange for base calipers:
Front Rear
G37 G37
G35 Quest
Ex35 Pathfinder
M45 G25
M35 M37
M37 370z
G25 QX60
Q70 Murano
Q40 Jx35
370z
Murano
Qx70
As for Akebonos they cross reference with anything Sport like :
Q50S
G37S
M37S
Q60S
FX50
Hope this info is useful to others
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There are two types of road rage. One is where you do something rude or selfish, and it escalates. The other is when someone else does something rude or selfish, and it escalates. And I'm not proud, I've done some stupid things on the road in my life, almost entirely when I was young and invincible.
This morning I found myself in the middle of a 45 minute traffic jam on the highway, compromised by two accidents and a freaking month-long detour that just started this week. It was a mess. Cars were very slowly merging every other car, the way normal people do. Except for the SUV who insisted he was special, and no one was going to get between him and the car in front of him. This went on for a while. There was honking, and cussing and angry engine revving. Somehow I got emotionally caught up in the moment and simply couldn't let it go. Eventually he raced ahead on the shoulder, passing maybe three cars before stopping in traffic yet again.
I didn't cause this, I reacted to someone else's road manners, but I'm equally to blame. He could have snapped and rammed me. He could be a "good guy with a gun", because that happens too.
Writing it down and trying to process things. I need to be better than this. Safer, at least. Damn.
This morning I found myself in the middle of a 45 minute traffic jam on the highway, compromised by two accidents and a freaking month-long detour that just started this week. It was a mess. Cars were very slowly merging every other car, the way normal people do. Except for the SUV who insisted he was special, and no one was going to get between him and the car in front of him. This went on for a while. There was honking, and cussing and angry engine revving. Somehow I got emotionally caught up in the moment and simply couldn't let it go. Eventually he raced ahead on the shoulder, passing maybe three cars before stopping in traffic yet again.
I didn't cause this, I reacted to someone else's road manners, but I'm equally to blame. He could have snapped and rammed me. He could be a "good guy with a gun", because that happens too.
Writing it down and trying to process things. I need to be better than this. Safer, at least. Damn.
Last edited by Rochester; 07-16-2019 at 10:23 AM.
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I didn't cause this, I reacted to someone else's road manners, but I'm equally to blame. He could have snapped and rammed me. He could be a "good guy with a gun", because that happens too.
Writing it down and trying to process things. I need to be better than this. Safer, at least. Damn.
Writing it down and trying to process things. I need to be better than this. Safer, at least. Damn.
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So one way I've brought some control into my life has been with a set of horns. I normally use Ford truck horns on most of my vehicles. I recommend a set of the loudest horns you can get.
Most of the time it attracts the attention of other that will shame horn the ******* and you'll feel a tad bit better knowing you're not alone anymore.
Most of the time it attracts the attention of other that will shame horn the ******* and you'll feel a tad bit better knowing you're not alone anymore.
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So one way I've brought some control into my life has been with a set of horns. I normally use Ford truck horns on most of my vehicles. I recommend a set of the loudest horns you can get.
Most of the time it attracts the attention of other that will shame horn the ******* and you'll feel a tad bit better knowing you're not alone anymore.
Most of the time it attracts the attention of other that will shame horn the ******* and you'll feel a tad bit better knowing you're not alone anymore.
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Rochester, take the blessing that no one was hurt and learn from the experience. You may have been being a d*ck, or he was, or y'all were. It happens - thankfully, no harm no foul and move on with life. We're all d*cks to someone, sometime.
AIr horns down here in the southeast can get you shot (at) if you're not rolling coal already.
Road rage in SC is also a good way to get shot at, especially in rural areas - you're messing with the interstate commerce of meth. While I am armed for work, I *don't* wear armor so I'd really rather not get shot at. I passed up bidding on the executive-armored Grand Cherokee I saw on ebay...
Also - this is why I have to curate my playlists in the car. I am not allowed to listen to Blur's Song2 or Goldfinger's 99 red balloons (yes I know the Nena version) in the car, ever (again).
//it's been 15 years, you'd think my wife would have forgiven me for drifting her Saturn by now.
AIr horns down here in the southeast can get you shot (at) if you're not rolling coal already.
Road rage in SC is also a good way to get shot at, especially in rural areas - you're messing with the interstate commerce of meth. While I am armed for work, I *don't* wear armor so I'd really rather not get shot at. I passed up bidding on the executive-armored Grand Cherokee I saw on ebay...
Also - this is why I have to curate my playlists in the car. I am not allowed to listen to Blur's Song2 or Goldfinger's 99 red balloons (yes I know the Nena version) in the car, ever (again).
//it's been 15 years, you'd think my wife would have forgiven me for drifting her Saturn by now.
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like the others said, I'm glad to hear that noone got hurt, screw that dude..lol...kidding we all get caught up in it somtimes...even when we think we've outgrown it...be embarrassed, reflect, then forget about it and get back to worrying about more important things, like what ebay exhaust sounds best on a G37 with a muffler delete or whether you can fit 12 x 20 in rims on your sedan whooosaaaaa
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C8 reveal tonight at 10:30 PM (EST), for anyone who's interested.
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I have been following all the rumors on this car for quite some time. It will be nice to finally see the finished product soon. Today I was reading an article about a lot of current Corvette owner's that are pissed off that the car is going to mid-engine. Really?? Is change really that scary? I got a good laugh out of it though as most of the complaints are coming from very old owners who seem to be rather set in their ways: https://carbuzz.com/news/old-school-...dy-hate-the-c8
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When they got rid of the popup headlights, some people went to protest in front of the GM HQ... Corvette fans are a special breed.