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Old 10-27-2009, 04:39 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hey everyone, just saying hi, I am a former go-fast style modder, just coming out of owning several camaros, turbo supra, mr2, etc. I now have a 99 mazda protege 1.6/M that i am going to start ecomodding...it sounds more fun and challenging than just trying to make power. just thought id introduce myself!


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Old 10-27-2009, 05:23 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Welcome to the "light side".
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Old 10-27-2009, 05:27 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Welcome to the site. You are correct in that increasing FE is more fun and challenging then modding for power. I think a lot of members here came from the power modding crowd.
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Old 10-27-2009, 08:45 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Welcome, I'm in SoJo and also come from a go-fast background. Going slow is so much more afordable
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Old 10-27-2009, 08:55 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Welcome to the site. I think you'll find ecomodding & driving for efficiency to be as much of a challenge as the speed side of things.
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Old 10-27-2009, 10:18 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Welcome to the site from one "go fast gear head" to another "go fast gear head"
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Old 10-28-2009, 12:20 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Thanks for the hospitality where in south jersey are you from? im right in the middle east haha. And yes its nice to mess with a car and save money and impress friends instead of mess with a car and make it easier to break and less efficient
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Old 10-28-2009, 02:13 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Thanks for the hospitality where in south jersey are you from? im right in the middle east haha. And yes its nice to mess with a car and save money and impress friends instead of mess with a car and make it easier to break and less efficient
I'm in Manahawkin

I own a soon to be 9 second Buick Regal T-type as well as my 100mpg Ninja 250... so i guess you can say i'm from the go fast crowd, and have the best of both worlds
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Old 10-28-2009, 02:16 AM   #9 (permalink)
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ah thats awesome! i want a t type or gn...sicksick. Are you on njfboa.org by any chance?
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Old 11-03-2009, 01:21 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I'm near Williamstown. How bout you?
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