Hey Everybody, New Here...

[jem0473]

Hey there!

My name is Jess and I own an '07 Mazda 3 that is slooooooooooow but I love it! LOL My husband (Sam) owns a '08 Mitsubishi Evo X but doesn't post much on forums. We just recently moved from Las Vegas, NV and Massillon, OH last year to the high desert in Lancaster, CA of all places. I thought I would join up and say hello since I see posts about cruises from Motorgen on alot of the boards I frequent. Hope to see meet you all at some point!

Here is my modlist even though it's not much "go". My husband's slooooooooow/crappy car is below as well. LOL At times I would like to do this to him and the Evo...
http://www.morrisgarage.com/misc/stuff/trash-him.gif




Exterior:

17" Enkei EVO5 Hyperblack
KW Variant 2 Coilovers
Rear Camber Links
Yokohama S Drives
Tint 5% Rear/20% Front
Borla Exhaust
Injen Cold Air Intake
Redline Tuning Hood Lift
Corksport Cooling Plate
SSG Lip Kit
SSG Side Skirt Add-Ons
SSG Rear Aero Flares
Sharkfin Antenna
Blue LED License Plate Bulb
LED Taillights
Chrome Dipped Front/Rear Bulbs
Apexcone HID Low Beams 8K
Apexcone HID Foglights 8K
Eyelids
Door Moldings Removed
Painted Calipers

Interior:

AVIC D3
Super NES
Alpine Coaxial Speakers
Alpine 150W Amplifier
2 12" Planet Audio Subwoofers
Planet Audio 300W Amplifier
IPod Nano
200W Power Inverter
DYNAMAT
Mazda 3 Doorsills
RX-8 Shiftknob
RKM Short Throw Shifter
Mazda 3 Engraved Pedals
Heated Seats
Blue LED Interior Lights
Custom Painted Dashkit
Camera Mount


My Car Currently:
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/31096_1383056629929_1637375809_923251_1163698_n.jp g


Me Autoxing:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll233/jem0473/2007%20Mazda%203/Exterior/Picture001.jpg

Sam's Car Currently:

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/31096_1383056509926_1637375809_923248_1178407_n.jp g


Sam Autoxing:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll233/jem0473/2008%20Lancer%20Evolution/IMG_0258rs22.jpg


Here's a Pic of Us Together:

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/197458_1785278045213_1637375809_1748560_6962253_n. jpg


And the Driver's:

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/218089_1828109835981_1637375809_1808133_4362879_n. jpg

[kdracer73]

Welcome to motorgen !

[jem0473]

Welcome to motorgen !

Thanks!

[silverscmustang]

welcome, nice cars :)

[Vettezuki]

Welcome aboard.

We be rolling Angeles Crest Highway (a Cali Classic!) in May.
http://motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27184

Some Fly Bys from our last cruise.
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[94cobra69ss396]

Welcome to Motorgen. Have you guys been autocrossing in SoCal?

[Vettezuki]

. . . http://www.morrisgarage.com/misc/stuff/trash-him.gif

I will be using that gem at some point.

[jem0473]

welcome, nice cars :)

Thank you!

Welcome aboard.

We be rolling Angeles Crest Highway (a Cali Classic!) in May.
http://motorgen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27184

Some Fly Bys from our last cruise.


Yeah, we have been wanting to do a couple of the cruises but most of the time we have things planned or want to explore CA more since we are so new here. That cruise is right down our alley though so that's a plus.

Welcome to Motorgen. Have you guys been autocrossing in SoCal?

None yet. We just moved in October. All our auto-x events that we have participated at is in OH.

I will be using that gem at some point.

I love that smiley! :)

[AARP]

Hooray for more Mazdas!

[Vettezuki]

Hooray for more Mazdas!

My dd is a Protege 5 (love it) and my wife drives the Hello Kitty MX-5.

[AARP]

My dd is a Protege 5 (love it) and my wife drives the Hello Kitty MX-5.

Mazda's latest ad, which sums up exactly how I feel (worth all the crap I take for driving a miata:thumbs_up:)


YouTube - Mazda Commercial - "What Do You Drive?"

[SeanPlunk]

Welcome to the board. Love both cars :)

[jem0473]

Hooray for more Mazdas!

http://www.sb00ya.com/LasVegasMazdas/Smileys/LVM/madzia.gif :thumbs_up:

My dd is a Protege 5 (love it) and my wife drives the Hello Kitty MX-5.

Sweet! Our dd is a Egg Yolk Yellow ZX3 otherwise known as a Focus. lol

[jem0473]

Mazda's latest ad, which sums up exactly how I feel (worth all the crap I take for driving a miata:thumbs_up:)
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LOL

I like what they did with that Mazda commercial too. I see it all the time on TV.

Welcome to the board. Love both cars :)

Thanks! :D

[Redondo Jon]

Welcome. Yeah I like both cars too. That Evo is wicked looking with those black wheels. :thumbs_up: Hope you can make the up-coming Angeles Crest Hwy. cruise. It’s a really nice run.

[Chuck]

Welcome! my old lady has a Mazda 3.

[sinaSRT-4]

Welcome aboard. :D Nice cars, btw.

[jem0473]

Welcome. Yeah I like both cars too. That Evo is wicked looking with those black wheels. :thumbs_up: Hope you can make the up-coming Angeles Crest Hwy. cruise. It’s a really nice run.

Yeah, I gotta check our schedules but we would definately like to join in on the fun!

Welcome! my old lady has a Mazda 3.

Ooooo, Nice! Which gen?

Welcome aboard. :D Nice cars, btw.

Thank you!

[Chuck]

She has the 05 2.3

[jem0473]

She has the 05 2.3

Ok, cool! :)

[Shaolin Crane]

Welcome, we have a few cars around here that handle :)

[Shaolin Crane]

Mazda's latest ad, which sums up exactly how I feel (worth all the crap I take for driving a miata:thumbs_up:)


YouTube - Mazda Commercial - "What Do You Drive?" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSIV7NpkIEE&feature=player_embedded)

You know you're never gonna stop getting shit right? :smack:
Unless you pop your hood and are rocking this underneath
http://www.topdownmx5.com/images/V8/year2/IMG_8081.JPG

Here's my all time favorite miata
http://www.corner-carvers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22193&d=1247703393
http://www.corner-carvers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22192&d=1247703393
400rwhp 331= :drool:

[jem0473]

Welcome, we have a few cars around here that handle :)

I bet! :thumbs_up:

[blackax]

You know you're never gonna stop getting shit right? :smack:
Unless you pop your hood and are rocking this underneath
http://www.topdownmx5.com/images/V8/year2/IMG_8081.JPG

Here's my all time favorite miata
http://www.corner-carvers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22193&d=1247703393
http://www.corner-carvers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=22192&d=1247703393
400rwhp 331= :drool:

I'd give you crap till i see one of these in there

http://www.camarotech.com/images/LS_engine_coil_covers_graphite_intake_500.jpg

[Shaolin Crane]

I would rather have that, but that was a miata that was for sale on Corner Carvers a while back. I'm sure it could be done but they make direct bolt in kits for the miata

[Vettezuki]

FD+LS7 would = one Happy Vettezuki.

[AARP]

You know you're never gonna stop getting shit right? :smack:


S'okay, as long as everyone keeps thinking it's a gay car I can have all the cheap parts to myself. :thumbs_up:

Also ironic that I posted in this thread a couple days before my rear diff grenaded on me going up Fullerton road. Time to swap in an LSD :bananallama:

[Shaolin Crane]

Oh I love miatas, I will have a blown LSx in one some day

[Vettezuki]

Oh I love miatas, I will have a blown LSx in one some day

My wife's MX-5 is the best handling car I've driven by a mile. Even at 170HP, considering it weighs 2,400 lbs, it's still a hoot in canyons and what not. I don't know at what point you'd just be radically overpowering the chassis, but I figure something in the 300 range to the wheels would be about it and stil have anything like a controllable car. FDs are a different story, probably into the 500s and it'd still be very controllable. These are my impressions anyway.

I'm a believer in balance between power and chassis. When somehting is overpowered, the driver starts to (justifiably) stay away from the throttle because of going sideways, crazy power-on oversteer, etc.. that makes one slower, not faster. Of course straight line is a somewhat (not completely) different story, but I'm talking about power in regards to chassis/handling.

[jedhead]

Welcome. If you travel to northern california, you should take CA58 from I5 to Pacific Coast Highway north.

Bob

[Shaolin Crane]

My wife's MX-5 is the best handling car I've driven by a mile. Even at 170HP, considering it weighs 2,400 lbs, it's still a hoot in canyons and what not. I don't know at what point you'd just be radically overpowering the chassis, but I figure something in the 300 range to the wheels would be about it and stil have anything like a controllable car. FDs are a different story, probably into the 500s and it'd still be very controllable. These are my impressions anyway.

I'm a believer in balance between power and chassis. When somehting is overpowered, the driver starts to (justifiably) stay away from the throttle because of going sideways, crazy power-on oversteer, etc.. that makes one slower, not faster. Of course straight line is a somewhat (not completely) different story, but I'm talking about power in regards to chassis/handling.
I like to be scared :huh:

[jem0473]

Welcome. If you travel to northern california, you should take CA58 from I5 to Pacific Coast Highway north.

Bob

Thanks!

We take SR 58 to I-5 when visiting my inlaws (they live in Oakland) but we rarely go on PCH unless we are staying/visiting some beach. Thanks for the heads up! :thumbs_up:

[jedhead]

SR58 to the coast is a beautiful drive. You have long straights, sharp 15mph 90 degree turns. Rolling hill that you can catch air and hit some negative G's then go through the hills full of twists and turns with decreasing radius and off cambers to make things interesting. By far my favorite road.

Bob

[jem0473]

SR58 to the coast is a beautiful drive. You have long straights, sharp 15mph 90 degree turns. Rolling hill that you can catch air and hit some negative G's then go through the hills full of twists and turns with decreasing radius and off cambers to make things interesting. By far my favorite road.

Bob

Ok, we'll have to give it a try. It's funny cuz taking SR58 to Vegas (where I'm at now) is sooooo boring! LOL

CA has some of the best views I have ever seen along with great roads!