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Offline Jim

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« on: November 15, 2013, 02:29:18 PM »
Bought an 09 Ruby Redline (with the graphite stripe) last month and have lurked around the site long enough and figured it was time to join.

I live in New Mexico and bought the car from an individual in the DC area. After several unsuccessful attempts at getting the car shipped, I flew to DC and drove it back to NM - roughly 1800 miles. The car had just over 26000 miles on it when I picked it up and ran great on the trip home. The only issue was that my back took a little bit of a beating due to the lack of lumbar support in the lower part of the seat back and I have since installed inflatable supports in both seats and it is MUCH better.

Of course driving a car for that distance gives one lots of time to get familiar with everything and while I was somewhat happy with the stock performance, I have already added the canned Trifecta tune and am now happily boosting to 24/25psi. I have the DDM charge air cooler pipes on the way along with the Solo high flow cat. Having owned several turbocharged cars, I know how addictive the power is and I want more already.

The car that this Sky replaced was a kit car with a turbocharged, fuel injected 2276 VW motor and the whole setup only weighed 1700 pounds. At 18psi it would rip the doors off of just about everything on the road including C6 vettes and Coyote Mustangs and it would be nice to get similar performance out of this (more practical) car. The kit car had no luxuries like heat and AC and the top was almost never up on it so it was strictly a fair weather car.

I've read quite a bit on the available performance upgrades and am kind of kicking myself for jumping on the Trifecta tune as quick as I did because it seems that HP Tuners may have been a better route for getting more power but I can always upgrade when I get to the point of needing a new tune. I actually bought this car for my wife but have found myself driving it more than she does and while she enjoys the power "almost" as much as I do, she's not the power junky that I am and I really enjoy upgrading everything that I can.

At any rate, I just wanted to make a quick introduction and I trust that I will enjoy learing from the experts here.

Thanks,

Jim
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Re: New Member
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2013, 06:05:12 PM »
Welcome to the insanity!  :urock: :drive: :rofl: :tool: :coffee:

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Re: New Member
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2013, 06:09:18 PM »
Welcome to the forum.
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Re: New Member
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2013, 06:18:59 PM »
Welcome to the forum Jim. Kelu will surely hit you up with a "need photo" post.

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Re: New Member
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2013, 06:38:36 PM »
Congrats on  the new car and welcome to the KP forum.
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Re: New Member
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2013, 08:45:15 PM »
Excellent taste.  Welcome!

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Re: New Member
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2013, 09:07:38 PM »
Welcome, and Kelu must be sick as we haven't seen his welcome post yet.  (PS it involves you posting pictures)
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Re: New Member
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2013, 08:08:31 AM »
Welcome to the forum Jim. Kelu will surely hit you up with a "need photo" post.
Not when the boss already did it

Welcome, and Kelu must be sick as we haven't seen his welcome post yet.  (PS it involves you posting pictures)
I might be sick, but not that sick  :devil:

Welcome and it would be better if you post some pictures for your own good.  :D
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Re: New Member
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2013, 05:47:23 PM »
Help an old man out. I have some pictures to post but haven't figured out how to add them. Give me a 101 and I'll gladly post them.

Thanks!
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Re: New Member
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2013, 06:23:27 PM »
Welcome Jim!

As far as I know, you need to link a picture to post it.  Upload it to photobucket or dropbox, etc then link it here and it should post.
I don't think you have to use the little picture icon.

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Re: New Member
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2013, 06:52:05 PM »
Help an old man out. I have some pictures to post but haven't figured out how to add them. Give me a 101 and I'll gladly post them.
If you are Supporting Member you can follow these steps:

How to upload photos
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Re: New Member
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2013, 10:05:37 PM »
Jim an now post photos directly, he is now a LSM.  Thanks Jim

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Re: New Member
« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2013, 10:50:41 AM »
Thanks a bunch - that was too easy!
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Re: New Member
« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2013, 08:38:37 PM »
Welcome aboard and to the LSM's

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Re: New Member
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2013, 10:08:18 PM »
That is the way to do things right, my second favorite color next to Cool :)
GONE: (but not forgotten) 2006 Cool named BIXABEL (BISH-AH-BEL) Mayan for "Good Roads"

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StageIII intercooled Supercharger, Wisco ceramic coated pistons, Carrillo rods, superTech valves and Springs
Ported and polished head
Exedy Stage II Clutch
big brake kit, slotted/drilled Rotors w/Porterfield pads & blue juice
Backbone, Probeam, Cross Strut Brace
Underhood, trunk, & door Lights
ZOK suspension

JPM
Center console, door inserts, & dash
Seat bolster & lumbar support

Focuztech Tri-Y Header & hi-flow cat
Solo Performance SQR-2
Norm's Rear facia
Heated Seats
Black Cat inserts

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Re: New Member
« Reply #15 on: November 17, 2013, 10:30:27 PM »
She's a beauty Jim. Yeah being able to upload pictures right to the Kappa Performance web site without going through a picture sharing site of some sort is a big advantage of being a supporting member here.

Nicely done!   :D
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Re: New Member
« Reply #16 on: November 17, 2013, 10:50:19 PM »
Welcome to the " LSM " and also being a Kappa owner. If your kit car was fun you will have a permagrin from check to check . Enjoy the forum and the people you meet.       :ghug:      :thumbs:
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Re: New Member
« Reply #17 on: November 18, 2013, 11:30:55 AM »
Welcome to the " LSM " and also being a Kappa owner. If your kit car was fun you will have a permagrin from check to check . Enjoy the forum and the people you meet.       :ghug:      :thumbs:

Thanks 1 LIL NDN! The kit car was always a blast and after owning it for almost 11 years, we decided it was time for something different but still wanted a convertible, something with only 2 seats and something you didn't see around every corner. The Sky was it.

Here's a pic of the kit car. It's a replica of a 1956 Porsche 356 Speedster. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

My wife and I bought it in kinda rough shape. We did all of the interior work, body work and paint and suspension ourselves. I built the pavement pounding engine and turbo kit myself and bought the fuel injection setup (controlled by Megasquirt) from the Dub Shop and a high performance trans from BENCO. After adding the turbo and FI kit, I added a methanol injection setup from Labonte Motorsports and a water to air intercooler setup to keep the intake temps in check. I spent quite a bit of time on tuning and it was a real screamer. I hope to have as much fun with the SKY!
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« Reply #18 on: November 18, 2013, 11:44:56 AM »
Love the bathtub!  That is a good looking kit car
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StageIII intercooled Supercharger, Wisco ceramic coated pistons, Carrillo rods, superTech valves and Springs
Ported and polished head
Exedy Stage II Clutch
big brake kit, slotted/drilled Rotors w/Porterfield pads & blue juice
Backbone, Probeam, Cross Strut Brace
Underhood, trunk, & door Lights
ZOK suspension

JPM
Center console, door inserts, & dash
Seat bolster & lumbar support

Focuztech Tri-Y Header & hi-flow cat
Solo Performance SQR-2
Norm's Rear facia
Heated Seats
Black Cat inserts

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Re: New Member
« Reply #19 on: November 18, 2013, 02:35:42 PM »
How much for that kit car?  The misses wants one!
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« Reply #20 on: November 18, 2013, 02:39:26 PM »
I have one for my slot car track I can sell you GJ, it corners like it's on rails cause it sorta is.
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« Reply #21 on: November 18, 2013, 04:28:42 PM »
Your cars are too close to bad weather. I don't want them. Plus, you put too many miles on them and don't do the proper maintenance. 

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Re: New Member
« Reply #22 on: November 18, 2013, 04:32:46 PM »
What do you care you're buying it for the Miss's remember?

How long do you think it will be before someone notices we hijacked this thread?
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« Reply #23 on: November 18, 2013, 05:07:25 PM »
How much for that kit car?  The misses wants one!

I sold it for $19k - picked up the Sky for $16k.
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Re: New Member
« Reply #24 on: November 18, 2013, 05:11:12 PM »
How long do you think it will be before someone notices we hijacked this thread?

 :D
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