Waking up little Suzie (SX4 content)

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RRM made this one awhile back. I didn't even know about it til now, Lol! Rob forgot to mention the skid plates (front and rear).

I also have this crappy phone camera vid. You can tell how peppy the car is now, though. 

Only a modest 7psi right now. RRM says up to 12psi is safe. Just breakin the old girl in right now.

Feels good @ 7lbs, though. I wasn't sure how much weight I saved, if any.. but now after driving it, I can clearly feel the car is lighter. The ride can be a bit too rough sometimes, but it really handles like a sports car.

2-22-2012

Well, I thought that by now I'd have a really nice winter update for you guys, but unfortunately we've been having unseasonably warm weather up here. There hasn't really been any snow to speak of this winter, except for one or two light snowfalls.

The car performed beautifully in the snow that we did have, though. I never got to use the locking rear diff, but the car is terrific in AWD mode.

I stopped in to bump this thread so that I could share a few photos from the family album...

Suzie and her long lost, older AWD sibling... The Suzuki Aerio!!

I gave Suzie a lift for winter, but there wasn't enough snow for it to matter. I'll be lowering her when spring comes.

I drive little Suzie hard! Real hard (as you can see from the pics of the underside)! She's my daily driver! 10,000 miles since she was given the Road Race Motorsports treatment, and not a single issue. I use regular oil (not synthetic), as recommended by RRM, and 92 octane pump gas. I've also turned up the boost to about 11psi, which made a world of difference in performance, and is still a safe amount of boost.

The front and rear skid plates have been doing their job quite well, and have gotten to see quite a bit of action.

Hopefully, we'll get some proper snow up here so i can post a vid.  

Thanks for tuning in!