cars

[lone fern]

yeah, on second thought i should have but fuck it we ball loll

[misty mantle]

lol

[lone fern]

also killed a bronco at the same time 💔

it was previously tboned not once but twice

never wrecked one owner grandma owned

[misty mantle]

lol

[lone fern]

gotta pick me up one of these broncos though, it took a good beating

[misty mantle]

They’re solid trucks

[autumn umbra]

Dude this is literally the only thing I want to do to it 😭 Is make it slightly louder. Not insane or obnoxious just enough to hear it. Besides that all I plan to do is restore it with some paint work and either getting new seats or having them reupholstered

And yes I plan on getting another car as a project

That doesn’t mean I don’t want to do anything to my daily

Oh and also doing a new headunit and speakers I got a Sony CarPlay unit and a 12 inch sub for 160$

Also this is my first car which I bought for 2500$ with money I got from buying and selling pcs from 15 until now 17

[round jacinth]

Gotcha. Still a waste of money. Restoring a painfully forgettable 20yo econocar is unfortunately just not worth it man. Better to be happy with a running vehicle while you save for a better car. Anything you put into this now, is money better spent down the road on a better car.
I know this isn't what you want to hear, but trust me, money is a finite resource. Don't throw away pocket money now, when you could get more for it later.

[autumn umbra]

Fair enough I get your point I do want to get a project car a little down the road but I’m not sure what to get either

I know this is basically another of the same thing but I test drove a Toyota solara first gen and I really like those

Or id like so get a Lexus gs430

[raw cosmos]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D69AV4huFCQ

[round jacinth]

Now that could be a fun ride! Not the most popular Toyota/Lexus ever built, but fantastic powerplant. Lots of aftermarket support. Although thanks to the 2JZ, it never got as much attention stateside. But it's a great V8.

[autumn umbra]

Yeah and they’re pretty damn fast stock I think it’s a 5.7 second 0-60

Basically a sleeper sedan at that point

[round jacinth]

Plenty of older V8 sedans floating around FB marketplace that would be very fun, very cheap projects.
Great sleeper luxury sedan options.

[autumn umbra]

Yeah definitely and the UZ line of v8s definitely sound good and can handle some power

[round jacinth]

Tons. The nutjobs in Australia have slapped turbos on them and made somewhere North of like 900 HP?

[autumn umbra]

Yeah I’ve seen some pretty batshit builds with them supercharged and turbod

[round jacinth]

https://youtu.be/D4qnl19axAU?si=h5GOlhVqe2cIvs5t

That engine family is legendary for its engineering. Making it maybe boring stock, but ripe for heavy modification.

https://youtu.be/yxn0lVYIdvs?si=D6sU2nhXVRnRUbAq

[autumn umbra]

I honestly like this 430 a little bit better but they are harder to find locally

[round jacinth]

Years don't matter. Powerplants and known issues matter. Find the platform you like, identify which years are the most reliable and/or best built, and which you like the look of, and do your research.
Figure out what everyone says about them. What kind of issues you'll have to deal with, what people are doing to make power with them, and what they're typically selling for.
Then just keep researching while you save up.

Be selective about which one you buy though. Don't just jump on a "great deal" that's suspiciously cheap.
Figure out what decent examples typically go for, and plan to spend about that.
If you find a decent deal, consider getting it inspected by a local shop before purchase. Typically shops are happy to do a "pre-purchase inspection" for you. And as long as the seller isn't trying to hide anything, they'll be fine with allowing you.

[dull cedar]

Or when buying an older car, go in expecting to rip the engine out and rebuild it, get the cheapest non-rusty, not cosmetically shit option and just rebuild it

[round jacinth]

Good option, but with him being 17, I wouldn't recommend taking on such an involved project. Better to stick with a functioning daily driver before he goes in on a rolling chassis he's going to need to pull the engine on. I doubt he's in a living situation that he's got access to an engine hoist and a ton of tools.

[dull cedar]

Being 17 I wouldn't recommend a car like this at all

Get something cheap, fuel efficient, and reliable that you won't care about crashing

[round jacinth]

It's a reliable platform, and it's a Toyota. It'll probably cost him more than he expects, but every project does. Especially your first.

[dull cedar]

Ah I see they already have the cheap, fuel efficient and reliable camry

[round jacinth]

He's already got a Lexus badged Camry.

[dull cedar]

Oh they're the ES guy

[dull cedar]

Do not waste money on any of this. Save it and spend it on a better car in a few years

[autumn umbra]

Yeah I had a pre purchase done on that solara I test drove ended up having like 13 grand in repairs needed so I passed on it

[autumn umbra]

I can’t get these damn o2 sensors out

[round jacinth]

Use a U-joint adapter. And/or a shallow socket + small extension.

Or a flex extension.

[autumn umbra]

Ah okay thanks I’ll go to the store tomorrow and get one

Things being a huge pain I just gave up for right now 😭

[round jacinth]

That's just how projects go. Nothing ever fits the way it's supposed to. Or it's rusted shut, or the bolt sheers off, or the documentation is for the wrong model year, or you bought the wrong part, or you just can't get your hand into the right position...
It's a labor of love, but it's also just non-stop frustration.

[autumn umbra]

The other stuff I did was pretty fun to be honest I did all 6 ignition coils and spark plugs had to take the whole intake manifold off to get the the rear ones

Also a shop quoted me 1200$ to do just the rear ones

And I wasn’t gonna do that

[round jacinth]

Good place to start! Honestly, as someone that's learned the hard way on a lot of shit, I highly recommend finding good easy projects to get your hands on experience. Run into a few little problems before you commit to huge projects doing a hundred things you've never done before.

Probably seems like a completely different direction from where you want to go, but small engine repair is a great way to get the basics before you're elbow deep into a 20yo V8.

Start out on little sh*t like getting and maintaining a dirt bike or small dual-sport, will give you so much more experience than thousands of hours spent trolling car forums.

A small, light, easy to access thumper (single cylinder) motorcycle is 10x simpler, easier to work on, while still having all of the same concepts as a full sized car. Same basic engine design (minus a few cylinders) same 4-stroke process, WAAAY cheaper.

[autumn umbra]

If I had a garage or something I’d love to just get a cheap bike or just an engine itself to tinker with

[round jacinth]

That's the primary problem with aspirational project cars. Everyone wants a cool car, but if you don't have a garage, everything is harder and more expensive.
You tell yourself you'll do the work in the parking lot, but it's so much harder, and you eventually run into something that can't be easily done without help, a lift, power tools...

[glad mantle]

This is what happened with one of my BMW M6s

It needed work my friends and I couldn't do with our tools

Maintenance ended up too expensive for me (at the time) so I offloaded it

It was a salvage car I bought to fix up

ended up losing $4000 on it but it was fun for the brief time I had it lol

[round jacinth]

I've replaced an alternator AND starter, in the pouring rain, ducking my head under the hood while a friend tried to shield everything from the rain, while working with live wires 🤣🫨

[round jacinth]

Knowledge gain (and the stories) is worth the cost sometimes.

[glad mantle]

Oh yeah absolutely, one of my favorite cars was the shittiest one I've ever owned haha

[round jacinth]

But it gets old fast, when you're hammering on parts at 11pm in a gas station parking lot, hoping to get it to work well enough to get home.

[glad mantle]

I have great stories of it but it was a nightmare to own

[round jacinth]

Haha, same

[glad mantle]

pretty much. I don't think I will own a 90s car again after I get rid of my '92 RX-7 next week

It's been fun while it lasted but I prefer newer vehicles with their better build quality and longevity etc.

[round jacinth]

And then you see a listing for a '92 NSX...

[glad mantle]

nah

I almost bought an NSX

I literally dont fit in it

[round jacinth]

Where I'm at now, Skylines are littered all over FB marketplace. And thanks to the 25yr limit on Japanese imports, people are paying boat loads to bring over ratted out R32s and R33s

[glad mantle]

at all

I don't fit in the driver's seat

I'm trading in the RX7 for a V10 R8, which I'm excited about since it's my first actual supercar/exotic

[round jacinth]

😂 a buddy of mine that's two inches shorter than me warned me about that when I told him I was looking at AP1 S2000s. He'd owned an AP1 and AP2 previously.

[glad mantle]

90s JDM cars can be ridiculously small

The RX-7 is uncomfortable but drivable

Trading blue for blue lol

[round jacinth]

Lol, why not go even smaller?

[glad mantle]

honda beat

[round jacinth]

MR2 Spyder

[glad mantle]

no I mean honda beat is smaller

[round jacinth]

We rebuilt a teacher's yard ornament Fiat Spider in high school auto shop. That car was so light we could pick up one side with a few bodies. Which we had to do because the shop garage was stupidly laid out.

I love that when you Google "Honda Beat", you get photos of Honda scooters mixed in. Perfectly encapsulating what class of vehicle you're looking at 😂

[autumn umbra]

That car meet was cool

Also saw a LS swapped LS400

[glad mantle]

I wish I could've gone to a car meet while I was last in Colorado

but unfortunately I had to get my car towed 2 hours due to a flat tire

[autumn umbra]

lol

I want to go to slush again that was the coolest thing I’ve ever been to

[round jacinth]

Yeah, after countless beaters and projects, I finally shelled out for my first new car in 2023. Just so I never had to worry about reliable transportation again.
And frankly, I'm having way more fun with motorcycles these days anyway.
I'm still thinking about picking up a 2016+ Audi S8 Plus for carting around fancy clients and date nights. But gas and maintenance is just too goddamned expensive out here in CA to make that my daily driver. 😂😭

[round jacinth]

That is pretty awesome. I've spent time on tracks, but not been shotgun for a drift event. 🙌

[round jacinth]

Two hours!?! WTF did THAT cost? 😂 You didn't have a can of fix-a-flat handy?

[charred depot]

Ive had purely 80's french tat as dailys for a good while now and been recovered once so far. Beats alot of my friends with their new cars having issues, I have to drive alot for work and if I break down it will be "oh if you didnt have such a old car" so I cant break down.

[vocal mural]

Rip my week salary

[queen wren]

[prisma frost]

Train whistle car started like it was a 3 cylinder

[queen wren]

nah its a super charger

[white heart]

Another 5 gazillion issues to your polo

Yo shit is cursed my man

[paper sandal]

been looking for used cars, and I think theres a lot of missing on this one

[prisma frost]

I started the car and it was so rough like it was about to stall somehow

[white heart]

at this point vro

just sell it 😭

yo shit is cursed i stg

you be getting more issues than a french car

[prisma frost]

I don’t want noo

Such nice car 😦

[white heart]

bro

first

you had squealing sounds

then it was anotyher shit

and now this

get a toyota instead

(shoutout to someone)

[pure pond]

ah yes because they dont break down

just buy a old diesel that needs 3 wires to start

[white heart]

clearly they dont

any toyota issue is clearly the fault of an other worldy power

[stuck sun]

I finally opened up that back driver side door

Now I need to buy the parts for the dent repair

It’s not really a dent it’s more like a um

Crater

[prisma frost]

I haven’t broken down yet

Oh

Yes toyota super reliable!!

[stuck sun]

It doesn’t sound good or bad

I’m not sure how I feel

Ignore the naked wheel

Ooooh yah

[merry mason]

Real

[azure beacon]

Is this motorcycle safespace

[proven tundra]

Yes

[torn swan]

well i’m just out of the hospital

they suspended my driving license until september due to poor health conditions

i’m not even allowed to work for a full year

[native ermine]

if i ever get a bike

id get like a wrap like those probably

why?

i mean riding one and backpacking is different

id never want to be someones backpack

so i get that

tho gear has come a really long way, they even got airbag vests now

[bitter compass]

I hate wraps like that especially dva but ngl this one works on a bike

[native ermine]

meh i like em

[white heart]

What happened

[white heart]

Holy peak

[torn swan]

heart issue

[white heart]

Aw bummer

[native ermine]

la oof

[white heart]

They go kinda hard on bikes

[austere tangle]

will not miss the s14

[proven tundra]

Interesting

[muted knot]

What I want to do with my car.

[round jacinth]

You stop you. It's not some forgone conclusion. Yes, motorcycles have higher incidence of accidents, and higher incidence of injury, than cars. But those numbers are heavily skewed by a few major factors that can easily be greatly mitigated or avoided entirely.

[round jacinth]

LOL, that's a Ninja 250. No one's breaking laws with a bike barely capable of highway speeds.
But I get that you're more concerned with wraps than the actual vehicle.
Not to my taste, but everyone deserves their joy.

[native ermine]

i mean i would like to get a 300, not a fan of how the 250 looks

but yeah it was just to show the wrap

[round jacinth]

No. 1) Neither the Ninja 250, 300, or 400 are being made anymore. They immediately proceeded each other and are all now replaced by the 500. And 2) Neither the 250 or 300 was really ever appropriate for North American roads. They just don't make enough power to comfortably sit at highway speeds, much less have enough leftover to pass. Which with a motorcycle, is a very important thing for the sake of defensive riding. You need to be on constant alert, always ready to quickly get yourself out of a bad position.
Which with inattentive drivers these days, means some checked out commuter that doesn't even notice they're merging right into you.

[native ermine]

i dissagree with they don't have "enough power" there light weight and nimble as well

also i know the 300 isn't being made anymore... but as someone who's never ridden a motorcycle i don't need a big powerful bike

[round jacinth]

Picking up a used Ninja 400 is an absolutely awesome way to get into riding though. They're relatively cheap. Almost always first bikes for others, so you're getting something broken in, but generally not wailed on. And thanks to the Ninja 500 existing, the used prices are kept even lower these days.

[native ermine]

plus im not looking to commute on one

[native ermine]

i know i've done my research on this

400 don't like the look of and if i want more power i can always mod to make more power

[round jacinth]

Dude. None of these bikes are "big and powerful". We're talking about bikes barely capable of doing triple digits while in a full tuck, and enough time in a straight line to boil an egg.
To be clear, that might still sound like "Well of course I don't need to go 100 mph! But it's not about top speeds. It's about the bike being comfortably capable of maintaining 75-85 mph without having to pin it.

[native ermine]

ok first off don't call me dude. im not a guy im a woman... secondly im Canadian so idk where you think your getting your 100mph number from here

[round jacinth]

On a motorcycle, you need buffer room to be able to drop a gear and pass. To be able to get into and out of places quickly, because you cannot rely on cars to realize you're there.

[native ermine]

i fucking know my guy

geez like i've done research don't fucking mansplain me

[proven tundra]

Depends how much highway use they plan to do tbh
If not a lot its fine

[native ermine]

👆

[round jacinth]

Alright dude. ✌️😂
It's just an expression, no one's attacking your gender. I couldn't care less. But I will refrain from calling you dude, because I'm not trying to insult you.
Yes. You do need a bike capable of 100 mph because whether you realize it or not, a bike capable of less, will struggle at 80 mph.
And as I've already stated, you don't want to be in a dangerous position and find out you've got nothing left to extract yourself with.
As for "it depends on how much highway-" no, it doesn't. None of these baby sport bikes are capable or comfortable for doing big highway miles. This is still just to manage short, hr or less stints on the highway.

[native ermine]

🙄

says he'll "rerain from calling me dude" calls me dude anyways

bro stfu... it totally is a gendered expression and i TOLD YOU to not call me that

as far as a bike thats "comfortable with" being at those speeds... its not that much of an issue cause like i said if i wanted to go faster then id just mod it to make more power

80mph is well above our highway speed limits

[round jacinth]

Jesus Christ who sh*t in your fruit loops? It was a joke to try to de-escalate your freak out over an obviously benign phrase.

You do know that your car is capable of more than 100 mph right?

[native ermine]

its not benign and i didn't find it funny or to be a joke

[round jacinth]

Sounds like your problem.

[native ermine]

bro 100mph is like doing 160Kph

our speed limits are 100Kph

[round jacinth]

🤣 alright "bro".

[native ermine]

no sounds like a you being a shitty person problem

[round jacinth]

We get it. You don't know how driving works.

[native ermine]

@tardy ocean

mods please help

[round jacinth]

No, it sounds like you're looking for excuses to act triggered. No one's attacking you.

[native ermine]

i asked them to not call me things and they still have.

@tardy ocean @lyric tulip

[round jacinth]

Yeah, no. You blew up because you didn't like my advice, and are now trying to play victim. No one's calling you any names.

[native ermine]

im not i told you not to call me "dude" or "bro" and you still did

[native ermine]

no your mansplaing shit i already know. plus i never asked for your advice in the first place

you don't know me

[round jacinth]

You literally made the conscious choice to call me "bro" specifically to instigate more BS.

[native ermine]

you have NO idea who i am, what i do and where im from

[native ermine]

cause your a dude no?

[round jacinth]

No one here is trying to hurt you, or misgender you.

[native ermine]

you never asked me to stop but i would if you did

[native ermine]

then don't call me that shit please

its not a "sounds like a you problem" thing its about respect

[round jacinth]

Sure, and I specifically stated that I would stop calling you the completely benign term "dude". And I did. And you continued with this line of antagonization.

[native ermine]

after you called me it tho

then you called me "bro"

sooo like should i believe you??

im not fucking stupid

[round jacinth]

So what you're saying is that I stopped calling you dude after I said I'd stop calling you dude then?

[native ermine]

holy fuck my guy

[round jacinth]

Seriously. Stop. You're freaking out where there needs to be none.
No one is attacking you. You need to recognize the difference between casual conversational terms and "attacks".

[native ermine]

the point you missed, in the same breath as saying "i will refrain" you said before "alright dude"

[native ermine]

you think its "casual" i don't

[round jacinth]

Are you seriously dense enough not to recognize the language you've been using with me?

[native ermine]

are you know telling me how i should feel?

i don't fucking know you

your not my friend were not buddy buddy here

[round jacinth]

No. You think it's an excuse to attack me and use language no one's been using with you.

[native ermine]

your just some asshole on this chat that decided to mansplain me about something NO ONE asked you about

@lyric tulip

mods?

you know what

fuck you bud

i've had enough of that shit

be gone forever

[round jacinth]

Oh my god... Seriously. Check in with your therapist. I'm not saying this to insult you. I'm genuinely worried that you're experiencing something more complex than some guy on the internet using the word "dude".

[native ermine]

such a lovely bike

i either want a black one

or

nice red

kinda leaning towards red more so... cause i've got a lot of monochrome cars

[round jacinth]

I hope you get your bike.

[autumn umbra]

Finally got one of the o2 sensors out on my car I got a breaker bar to see if that would work and it came of super easy

Also used a lot of pb blaster

[tribal sphinx]

nearing a roll over on my trans-am </3

53.8 miles till her first roll over

[chrome lake]

nooo why bikes this is #cars ?

!!

@everyone I'm bored in mk5 supra

[pure pond]

i left my sunroof window open this night and it rained so much😂 , thank god its not a new car with a lot of electronics

[pure heath]

Not quite cars but related enough

If you're a hobby mechanic. Please don't take it up full time in the UK

[white heart]

I mean

You're kind of an asshole

Like

Barging in here, mansplaining and acting like a douche doesn't make you look good at all 🤷‍♀️

[white heart]

That's nice

[pure pond]

500, a 1000cc isnt a beginner bike

even tho the rebel isnt really "fast" still would not advice it

[austere tangle]

Rahhh I love snap on

[round jacinth]

No one was "mansplaining" anything. Maybe scroll up for a bit more context? I was being repeatedly attacked and cursed at by a child that needlessly felt embarrassed or defensive about showing off photos of a motorcycle without a clue what it was.
It's just childish insecurity when someone decides to take offense to basic, well-meaning advice because they don't know what they're talking about, and would rather explode into completely uncalled for outrage than to simply consider the new information in the spirit that it's given. Isn't that why they're here? Why else would you post about it on a public forum?
Regardless of gender, which I didn't know or care about, because gender had no bearing on the subject.

A Rebel 500 is a perfectly reasonable beginner bike for an aspiring cruiser rider or very short person because it's very low to the ground, with low center of gravity and approachable seat height. But it's still a bit underpowered for the amount of weight it's being asked to move, and more so than cars, power-to-weight ratios matter more than just HP.
So while it's still a perfectly reasonable beginner friendly bike for almost anyone, it's not going to be nearly as fun to ride or last as long in your garage, as something with a bit more power or less weight.

[round jacinth]

Normally you're completely right, but the Rebel 1100 is absolutely nothing like other 1000cc+ bikes, and while not necessary for a beginner, isn't going to kill them either. Many larger, older individuals would be perfectly fine on a Rebel 1100. But that's about the only modern 1000cc+ bike that I'd suggest for a beginner.

Its really not about displacement as much as actual hp/tq and power delivery.
In general, if you want to start out safely, get good (and safe) quickly, you want the lightest 40ish hp bike you can find. Some minor exceptions to that are exceptionally light dual sports like a CRF300L or KLX300, which despite being only ~27 hp, are light enough to (mostly) overcome the power deficiency.
These bikes make fantastic beginner bikes, despite not being the most fun to take onto highways, because what they lack in high speed capability and stability, they more than make up for in off-road capability.

Those look cool. Although I'm not the biggest expert on cruisers. So I have no practical experience with those. But if you're looking in that direction, check out the Kawasaki Eliminator and Vulcan S as well. The Vulkan S is a bit on the heavy side, as generally staying under 400 lbs is better for a beginner, but with as low center of gravity cruisers are, you can handle a bit more weight than say a towering 500 lb Adventure bike or dual sport.

A slightly more upright, fun to ride bike in the same vain as the Rebel would be it's close relative the Honda SCL500. It's the same engine, very similar frame, but sits a bit more upright with more sporty ergonomics. Making it more fun to ride while maintaining a Scrambler-y cruiser vibe.

There's also the Triumph Bonnevilles, Street Twins (basically a Bonneville) and Trident 660 as well, if you're not dead set on Americana styled cruisers, and dig British standard/naked bike vibes.

[pure pond]

This totaly didnt fall off 10minutes later

[stoic ledge]

Looks like it's the approved way

Hammer is there to lower the car again?

[fickle swan]

Bought truck today

Yeehaw

[merry mason]

The actually safe version

🤣🤣

[fickle swan]

America

[native ermine]

https://youtu.be/uzPyV2zuk0M?si=Lu2eEj9QAtEeK_h7

[lone fern]

shitty pic but i got tint now

needs a good bath lol

[fickle swan]

Tints seem nice on super sunny days but they're illegal here and i dont wan give cops any reason to look my way

[native ermine]

it would be cool if we could get auto glass that had like an active tint

i know the technology exists to make glass transparent or opaque when given voltage

cause i do appreciate the tint on my XKR sometimes... but other times i wish it wasn't there. especially at night

[stoic ledge]

Damn that's dark tint in front

[native ermine]

yeah hopefully they didn't tint the windshield

[lone fern]

none yet it’s getting 35% soon

no real tint laws in my state so i went dark

[lone fern]

they pull me over regardless so i just don’t care anymore lol

[austere tangle]

forced the homie to detail the zx10 today

[native ermine]

😬

[bleak pewter]

got a fresh windshield for my first bike, such an improvement

[civic spoke]

Clear. 👌

[bleak pewter]

It's not even that deep lol, there's something to be said for not sweating small stuff

[bleak pewter]

also this is sick, super excited for u

[flint sable]

i met him irl once

he is REALLY tall

Since everyone is posting their bikes

Mine is neglected

[past copper]

Even after a bath and a wax, it's not gonna cover up the years of rust belt abuse by the previous owners, but she's still fun to drive around.

[flint sable]

Cobalt SS is legit

They’re really cool

Love those wheels

[past copper]

The lovely stock 18in aka (hit literally any bump or any ground clearance and grind the hell out of the undercarriage) aluminum wheels, I Don't know if 16's would give it some more ground clearance....

[proven tundra]

Nah
Its been lowered
More tire might help or maybe lift it back up

[wispy cloak]

What percent?

[lone fern]

5% on everything but front windshield, getting a lighter tint on the front windshield at some point

[wispy cloak]

W

[lone fern]

wanted to do double 5% but i sat in a truck that had it on every window and couldn’t see shit lmao

[wispy cloak]

I ran 5% on everything but the shield on my caliber

[lone fern]

it’s really the best option

[compact grotto]

Perfection

[magic zinc]

I wish wagons were more popular in the US

Hell, I wish hatches were more popular too

I loved my A7

[compact grotto]

the ideal layout

[native ermine]

oh lol that's just an image of the type of bike i want. not an actual bike I've gotten

[native ermine]

see the problem is that it IS a gendered expression. like if you were to say to a straight guy "how many dude did you fuck last night" they'd get all upset about it

PLUS as a trans woman I've worked so fucking hard not to be called things like "bro" or "dude"... i deserve to be called a woman

[past copper]

A wild Corvette

[proven tundra]

C4 turbines
Yeas

[lone fern]

fuck yeah

[fickle swan]

I like this truck

[cold cypress]

bmw diesels are insane

[eager grove]

Is that...166mpg? over...0km?

[civic spoke]

Looks like it

[lone pike]

My E36 restoration project

Lots of work ahead 😄

[lone pike]

M40B16

In is going an S52B32 once the chassis is rust free

Hoarding parts to do a full (US Spec) M3 conversion suspension/interior/drivetrain wise

Should be, this is my 5th E36 😄, finally making the one of my dreams

[prisma frost]

Mechanic said that the misfires and rough engine during cold starts could be caused by a faulty MAP sensor so im getting that replaced but still waiting for a quote. But its not confirmed so who knows if it’ll be the fix

[brittle totem]

Well yeah that what happen when you start new trip while going downhill.

[cold cypress]

was going uphill in a tunnel

[brittle totem]

Sure...

[stoic ledge]

For 0.1s while CC wasn't inputting throttle

[cold cypress]

was like that throughout the whole tunnel though, it went up when i got out and the speed limit changed

[lone fern]

i think you gotta find a new mechanic lol it sounds like he’s just firing the parts cannon

find someone who can actually figure out your issue

not just guess

[brittle totem]

So the whole tunnel was less 1km and took less 1m to drive?

[cold cypress]

the whole tunnel was about 6km, i started the new trip in the tunnel cause the mpg gauge in the cluster was really low

i just wanted to see the number

[prisma frost]

Maybe you’re right but im still going through with this

Unless price is high

[cold cypress]

this gauge

[charred depot]

get a long term average if you want to show off mpg's

[brittle totem]

Yeah so just like i said earlier you started a new trip and took a picture before consumption went up.

[cold cypress]

i do get about 5.8l/100 in the city

[lone fern]

yeah 😭 any car will have crazy crazy mpg if you reset it while coasting

because i promise you you’re not getting 1.7l/100km or about 139mpg

on the highway

[cold cypress]

i was going slowly tbf

85km/h in fifth gear

[lone fern]

no, you were going down hill

[brittle totem]

Get on my level /s

[cold cypress]

the gauge in the cluster is real time though

[cold cypress]

i was in fact not

[lone fern]

brother the picture you sent the engine is off 😭

[cold cypress]

random pic off google

are you… ok?

[lone fern]

mb i thought u were showing us pictures of your car

[wispy cloak]

I make up for the difference

[cold cypress]

😭😭

what did you do

[wispy cloak]

Drive the car

[cold cypress]

nvm not confused anymore

my 1 series CANNOT do that

[wispy cloak]

It takes corn

[wispy cloak]

I miss my 1er 🥲

[cold cypress]

america’s weird

[cold cypress]

seriously love mine, not fast at all but still insanely fun

[wispy cloak]

What's weird

[cold cypress]

not a bad road-tripper either

[wispy cloak]

I had a ~500whp 135i

[cold cypress]

i’ve got a ~120whp 116d…

[wispy cloak]

My e92 dynoed at 707whp

[cold cypress]

i’d love an e92

especially a convertible

they look so good

[wispy cloak]

E92 is coupe

E93 is what you're looking for

[cold cypress]

i’ve seen them referred to as the e92

whatever

they both look good

this is what confused me

[lone pike]

Car in the picture is indeed an E93 👍

[cold cypress]

well

[lone pike]

Might make it better for youtube SEO to refer to it as the E92 or something

[civic spoke]

E90 - Sedan
E91 - Wagon
E92 - Coupe
E93 - Cabrio

I believe the E93 sold decently good, partially because of the hardtop it came with.

[wispy cloak]

Yeah I thought about buying one before my e92

[lone pike]

I've been considering a diesel E92 to have as a daily driver while the E36 Project is on going

or an E82

[pure pond]

he should be able to read it out, maybe go to a other shop

[prisma frost]

They did

And searched the codes up and came up with this conclusion

[pure pond]

oh alright

thats good

[prisma frost]

Yeah

[pure pond]

cursed car

[prisma frost]

yeah and im sure this wont be the fix either

https://tenor.com/view/volkswagen-das-auto-motorinar-motorina-diesel-gif-19733174

[merry mason]

Does it burn oil brev, no fault codes, random miss fire, coil pack and sparks changed sounds like rings brev

[prisma frost]

I'm not sure if its burning oil but when i checked oil i feel like there was quite a lot gone

[autumn talon]

335d ftw, I would love one but we never got any E9x with the TTD in Australia

[lone fern]

have you done a compression or leak down test

it’s probably fucked

[prisma frost]

Mechanic said not worth money to do compression test

They said it’d be a waste

[lone fern]

?? it’s free brother

pull the plugs

use the test gauge

he just wants you to spend more money

[prisma frost]

Guess not

[lone fern]

well i mean labor to do it isn’t free but

it’s so cheap

[prisma frost]

Idk what to tell ya i got no experience with cars

[merry mason]

It’s like 10min innit

[lone fern]

i can tell, i think your mechanic is taking you for a ride

[merry mason]

I would do it for free when changing the plugs if someone asked tbh

[lone fern]

a painful ride

it’s legit a test gauge and someone has to crank the motor

you could do it yourself if u can pull plugs

[prisma frost]

Probably

[prisma frost]

Well i’d rather not

[lone fern]

imo you should at least ask him to do it

no sense in chasing a misfire if your engine has low compression

[prisma frost]

I’ll get that sensor replaced if that aint fixing i am contacting a more specialized garage

[merry mason]

He already has chased it if it is using oil it’s got a be rings

[lone fern]

yeah

[merry mason]

@prisma frost what have u replaced so far

[prisma frost]

Just plugs and coils.

That’s where mechanic wanted to start

[prisma frost]

Piston rings?

[merry mason]

Yea

[prisma frost]

Ah

[lone fern]

whenever i’m chasing a misfire i go plugs + compression test, distributor/ignition coil, then dig into wiring

or since i own mostly gm, intake manifold gasket leaks lmaoo

[merry mason]

Idk just see how much oil it uses after like 500 miles or smth

[prisma frost]

I’ll maybe try and call a vw specialist tomorrow and try to get an appointment

[lone fern]

i think that’d be your best bet

are there maf sensor codes

[prisma frost]

The what

Ou

Oh

Actually nvm i dont know what that is

[merry mason]

If there was they would’ve just changed it they so cheap

Mass air flow sensor

[lone fern]

i thought that’s what your mechanic was replacing

oh mb yeah the mass air flow sensor

[merry mason]

He’s replacing map

[lone fern]

i see

regardless are there codes for that

[merry mason]

Manifold absolute pressure or whatever the nerd name is

[prisma frost]

Idk all i was told is that he read the codes searched on internet and came up with this

[lone fern]

interesting

[prisma frost]

And me knowing nothing about cars I just trust his word

[merry mason]

Oh shit

If he got code for it then ye lol

I thought he wasn’t getting anything from it

[prisma frost]

Current symptoms are sluggish acceleration during low rpms and rough idle after starting car with car shaking excessively around 1000rpm again with cold engine and revving the car to about 1200rpm makes it shake a lot again. When engine is warm its all smooth and no shaking

[prisma frost]

Well I could only read a misfire code with my cheap €5 obd scanner but im just trusting their words here

What’s interesting is that after changing the plugs I had no issues for a week and then suddenly misfires here and there and flashing engine light and then after changing the coils I had no issues for 10 days and then misfires again with the flashing engine light. It’s so annoying, you keep thinking its fixed and then getting pranked by ur own car

[merry mason]

How much did he quote for the sensor ?

[prisma frost]

I haven’t had a quote yet bc their system was down or smt

All I know is that they’re ordering from VW

And that isn’t always cheap

But hope im hearing a price tomorrow

[merry mason]

Yea but at least when it’s genuine u know it ain’t that if prob still there

Put copy Chinese parts on and u can end up chasing faults for no reason

[pure pond]

its like 30euros nothing bad

[merry mason]

I deffo think he’s doing it right would stick with that guy from what u said so far yk

[glad mantle]

Taking delivery of this R8 in a few days 🙏 could not be happier

[merry mason]

How does a furry afford that

Let’s hear the sauce

[austere tangle]

https://tenor.com/view/job-job-application-jobless-gif-2757097081210871087

[lone fern]

wym brother they’re all aerospace engineers n shit

[white heart]

Prolly engineering or coding

[glad mantle]

I make music & YouTube videos

Used to work for LTT so really the secret is to work for LTT and be a furry

[white heart]

Damn

You collaborated with STUPDENDIUM? Nice

[autumn umbra]

Pain in the ass o2 sensors

[little hornet]

https://youtu.be/EYoOiVsHJTw?si=KPTWEqzmifb4WasV

[spice compass]

Guess I need to consider myself extremely lucky. As I have 2. lol

[worldly oasis]

They all make 10 billion dollars somehow

[cold jewel]

@candid token I love my brother's 96 Dodge 1500

[candid token]

This is peak

[cold jewel]

Yes!! I want one

[candid token]

I call it mount rustmor

[cold jewel]

Because I don't have 120k for a Platinum f-450

[candid token]

Do not get a diesel for a daily

[cold jewel]

My brother has 3 maybe 4

[cold jewel]

I like it

[cold jewel]

And two semi cabs

[candid token]

Wow

[lone pike]

I was considering more like the cheapest 120i coupe with 400k km on the clock 😁

Drive it until it breaks, then think about N57/M57

[autumn talon]

M57 safer bet

Although I just bought an F15 xDrive40d with 220k kms

[austere tangle]

Da silly turbo on da silly engine in da silly car

[native ermine]

[autumn umbra]

Jesus 😭

[merry mason]

Yea lol I think it’s all internet shit

Chronically online stuff

[prisma frost]

My AC system had 0ml of oil

[brittle totem]

Casually has LTT channel linked to your discord

[carmine summit]

you dont know the meme do you

the suspiciously wealthy furry meme

anyways custom center caps for my 3 piece wheels

needs more sanding still

[prisma frost]

This is the quote I got. Sensor itself is €165 and labor is €90. Is this a somewhat fair price?

[prisma frost]

Looks sick

[native ermine]

nuh uh that's not true... im broke af 😭

[carmine summit]

i know where all my money went

my car

and card games but mostly my car

[native ermine]

me too for my cars

[native ermine]

Ooo

very nice

bb upgrade on what?

[carmine summit]

MK3 jetta

[native ermine]

noic

[carmine summit]

only going to 280mm rotors to keep wheel clearance

[native ermine]

i wanna do big break kit on my E46 one day

[carmine summit]

hoping to get wheels back from powder coat this week

[native ermine]

fancy

[flint sable]

mount rustmor is crazy

[prisma frost]

Is this the MAP sensor?

When I search the part number it seems to be but some people in video I saw said it was a MAF sensor

[gentle thicket]

Not all cars run pressure - some run air flow. MAP vs MAF. Personally, I prefer MAP.

[austere tangle]

MAP is better for performance

[gentle thicket]

It's better for forced induction. As long as you have an accurate representation of the amount of air going in, the ECU will manage.

[austere tangle]

MAP is generally good for forced induction or na

The location would vary differently depending on the application like for na would be tend to run in the manifold but it is cheaper and more efficient just to throw a maf in the intake

[gentle thicket]

And generally just as effective as MAP for natural aspiration. The problem with forced induction is stuff like blow off valves letting already metered air out of the intake system instead of into the engine.

And boost leaks.

The part I dislike most about MAF is if you want to change the intake then you're stuck with 'well WTF do I do with this' or buying a vehicle specific intake system that has a prevision for the sensor.

[merry mason]

Yes

[prisma frost]

Does anything seem off about the MAP reading?

I found this little menu on my cheap OBD

[merry mason]

Not really

On a faulty one its normally obvious

Like jumps around like crazy

If u leave it ticking over does it just stay at around the same number

[prisma frost]

Wdym

I bought a aftermarket sensor from Bosch to test if it makes any difference since it easily replaceable

[merry mason]

When it’s idling does it stay at the same kpa

[prisma frost]

Yeah it stays at a almost constant 35kpa

[merry mason]

Yea it’s fine then innit

[lone fern]

bumper randomly fell off on the highway 🙏 love my new car so much 🫠

[prisma frost]

How

[lone fern]

i have no fucking clue

i was drivin and heard it dragging, then it flew off

ripped the backup cam and plate light wiring harness yippee

[prisma frost]

Well im sure its normal

[stoic ledge]

That's very odd

[civic spoke]

Didn't some cars lose their bumbers after they had gone through some water?

Not a large amount, just a bit of standing water.

[lone fern]

update took it to a body shop and I learned whoever repaired the car previously attempted to use glue to fix broken clips and they completely broke lmao

gotta go through insurance bc it did wiring damage and i’m not paying for that lol

[stoic ledge]

[leaden solar]

them clips are a masive pain in the ass but interesting to hear that only the clips holded the whole ass bumper

no screws at all?

[prisma frost]

They should make clips of smt durable

My bumper has 2 clips broken so thats nice

[lone fern]

either they weren’t reinstalled, or it’s just plastic clips

the only screws i could find were for the fender liners

[halcyon grotto]

went to a scrap yard for the first time today

pretty fun

[vagrant bone]

what did you find

scrap?

[stuck sun]

@proud latch do you see the vision

[proud latch]

no

i like the rims

[stuck sun]

is ai

[proud latch]

i kno

[stuck sun]

reference photo

[fickle swan]

I really like my new truck

Theres a tune you can get done at the dealership that gets it to 455hp and 536 torque but keeps warranty

Seems fun

[cosmic tree]

https://youtube.com/shorts/doMPFl27nbM?si=hujcWCQBCaawsW-q

[dawn shell]

I did a transmission fluid change on the rav4 for the first time in 12 years of ownership...

somehow the colour was still red

dark red so defo time to replace, but shockingly alright

Toyota reliability goes wild

[merry mason]

Gah damn boy

What is it??

[fickle swan]

The Australian raptor

[fickle swan]

Its 405hp and like 450-ish torque stock since its tuned for 87

Apparently in Europe they detune it all the way down to like 280hp

[lone fern]

definitely doing an insurance claim on this one jesus christ

i love shoddy bodywork i’m so happy my bumper just fell tf off

[civic spoke]

But man. Wanting to replace virtually every single thing.

[misty mantle]

That the V6?

[fickle swan]

Yeah they dont offer the v8 in this smaller one

[misty mantle]

Ik, it's the 2.3T and whatever size that V6 is

Not even sure if you can get the I4 in the raptor

[fickle swan]

In the US the raptor only comes with the 3.0 twin turbo v6

Theres a 2.7l NA v6 I think for the regular ranger

[misty mantle]

I think it shares most of the engine options with the Bronco

[fickle swan]

Yeah they're the same platform I think

[misty mantle]

Yee

[fickle swan]

Same engine and transmission as the Broncos raptor but its much cheaper

[misty mantle]

Kinda wish they shared the manual from the bronco

Would bolt right up to a I4T ranger 4x4, might need to do a bit of crossmember relocation

[fickle swan]

I really like this ranger raptor

[misty mantle]

The new ranger tbh aint really my thing. Learned to drive in a 2G, techincally have a 1G currently

[fickle swan]

I didn't like the regular ones too much but the raptor I think is the best mid-size on the current market

Maybe if the TRD pro had the v6 from the tundra in it that'd be pretty cool

But that i4 hybrid system in the $75k toyotas is not fun

[misty mantle]

Wish companies would just let us just use whatever drivetrain in whatever trim level and such instead of having certain trims restricted to certain drivetrains

Oh fuck you, warship

And bring back the base model manual transmissions, damnit

[fickle swan]

Its not just the powertrain for the raptor though I love the suspension

Maybe because ive had so many suspension repair bills just from normal northeast roads on my c43 lol

[austere tangle]

I’ve grown an appreciation for the v8 Nissan titans recently

Only modern recently I have been actually considering buying

[cold cypress]

why tf would you give me the telematics in an unreadable xml

[lone fern]

sadly it needs all of it 😭 whoever fixed this car left every clip broken lmao

[lone fern]

https://tenor.com/view/bmw-logo-european-cars-gif-14240295

[flint sable]

That’s pretty good

[flint sable]

It’s all Greek to me.

[cold cypress]

who would’ve thought.

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/C45pdi3XrMM

[compact grotto]

ahh, for a minute i thought AI gave you failed clear coat

[tepid wing]

Is anyone going to plug a 5090 into their car?

[wispy cloak]

I did and it enhanced my performance

[tepid wing]

It would hypothetically improve my car's self driving.

[autumn umbra]

Finally did all the o2 sensors on my car and took it for a drive

Still sounds kinda funky I think the gas might be bad or something it doesn’t have any obd2 codes anymore though

[lone fern]

what dies it sound like

is it making a pinging noise

[autumn umbra]

I don’t think it’s pinging or rod knock or anything like that it still sounds like a mis fire

But I mean it might be I’m not sure I’ll have to take a video next time

Hopefully it isn’t

[lone fern]

how do your plugs look

[autumn umbra]

Plugs and coils are all new just did them

And new o2 sensors

[lone fern]

pull them again, check the spark plug gap w a feeler gauge, and see if they are oily or smell like gas

[autumn umbra]

Ok I will later might be a headgasket or something if so

[lone fern]

borrow a compression tester from autozone or any auto parts dtore

could be low compression

is it eating coolant

(just had very similar issues with my 98 crv lol)

[autumn umbra]

I don’t think it is but I haven’t checked the coolant yet

[autumn umbra]

I just hope it’s nothing too major

[lone fern]

i hope not. i had very similar issues till mine overheated

replaced plugs messed with distributor and what not

ran a compression test and three cylinders were at 120, one was at 75psi (all supposed to be around 180 lmao) and shortly after it blew up

[autumn umbra]

Damn that sucks 😭 if it is something bad I guess I’ll just drive it till it blows then get a different engine. This 3.3 came in so many Toyota that they’re dirt cheap

[prisma frost]

I replaced the MAP sensor (I’m guessing what I replaced is the MAP sensor) with a €30 aftermarket bosch one instead of spending €300 at a mechanic

But still not sure this is the sensor the mechanic meant

[pure pond]

it has only 1map sensor at the intake pipe so if you replaced that than you did it right

[prisma frost]

I replaced that sensor. Some people in yt video said its a MAF sensor but when I search up the part number it brings u to MAP sensors

[prisma frost]

It started rough again annoyingly

[chrome lake]

Ouch

[wispy cloak]

Rev

[dusk ocean]

a little raspy

[wispy cloak]

I kind of want to slap my resonator on but it's a bit of a pain

My exhaust is stainless so I can't weld it

[dusk ocean]

why can't you weld stainless

@wispy cloak you can weld stainless no prob

[wispy cloak]

I don't have stainless wire

[dusk ocean]

Oh - well get 308L wire and tri mix

[wispy cloak]

That sounds like a lot of money for two welds

Clamp is also a pain because nobody carries my size exhaust clamps

[dusk ocean]

or be a raspy farty mcfartfart

[wispy cloak]

🥲

I'm open dump so the car is crazy loud during pulls anyways

[dusk ocean]

Thats mild 😛

[wispy cloak]

It's a quick car though

I like keeping the mostly stock look to deceive people

[dusk ocean]

Nice

@wispy cloak

[wispy cloak]

What did it dyno at

[dusk ocean]

over 1000

[wispy cloak]

[dusk ocean]

7675 billet

[wispy cloak]

My car only made 707whp on the dyno because I had a fueling issue at the time

And I'm still open deck

[dusk ocean]

that was only 2.9L

8.5:1 compression

no vanos

[wispy cloak]

I still have vanos and everything

[dusk ocean]

yeah that engine is much older

thats an S50 (like 95 M3) engine w/ non-vanos head

[wispy cloak]

I know

My oldest bmw has an m52tu

[dusk ocean]

thats prob like a 6262

[wispy cloak]

6466

[dusk ocean]

close

[wispy cloak]

Speedtech kit

It's a great street car honestly

I did power tour in it last week

~1300 miles

[dusk ocean]

nice

mine does pretty well

[wispy cloak]

I miss my 135i a little because of the cornering ability

This car can't corner at all

Built for straight line

[dusk ocean]

The one I sent is an E34

its stripped down, ground control coil overs

its on M/Ts most of hte time but it still handles

like 3100 - 3200 lbs and 1048 rwhp

[wispy cloak]

This is an e92, my other car is an e39, and I used to have an e82

[dusk ocean]

I have many

[wispy cloak]

I was on an et street r but switched to the NT555RII because water

[dusk ocean]

F80, F30s, E30, E34s

[wispy cloak]

After these I want to try the et street s/s

[wispy cloak]

I think e9x is the best bang for buck

Personally

[dusk ocean]

hate the interior

[wispy cloak]

I like mine but it's also in good shape

[dusk ocean]

it just seems so 2007

[dusk ocean]

yeah thats too .... i dunno i cant get into it

[wispy cloak]

It's much better with the newer idrive system

[dusk ocean]

My wife has an M440i GC and E84 35i

[wispy cloak]

Early e9x/e8x idrive was terrible

[dusk ocean]

she has a 2015 e83

e84* its still kinda mid

[wispy cloak]

This has bluetooth phone support and everything

[dusk ocean]

yeah same but it feels... old

[wispy cloak]

In 2010

Also convenience package

Full keyless entry and push button start

[dusk ocean]

we got "ultimate package"

it rolls up all the convenience and shit

[wispy cloak]

I think the only option mine doesn't really have is individual audio

I kind of want to do an android auto idrive screen but this one isn't that bad

[dusk ocean]

I am thankful my wifes car has N55

yeah i have a bimmertech mmi to put in my wifes car but haven't yet

shes been driving m440i gc

@wispy cloak at least you got your shit together on that thing unlike @deep zealot

[wispy cloak]

What's wrong with his

[dusk ocean]

flapgs gums talks a lot of smack never has any details

[wispy cloak]

N54 is the best for making power but an ewg n55 is probably the best stock daily

Oh

[deep zealot]

rent free lmfaooooo

[dusk ocean]

deleting posts like a weirdo

[deep zealot]

dunno what you're talking about

[dusk ocean]

uh huh

we all know we got the screenies

[deep zealot]

in the process throwing around false accusations lmaoooo

[dusk ocean]

don't take anything this noodle says as real

[deep zealot]

rent free i tell you

[dusk ocean]

just like living at moms house

[deep zealot]

curious who the scammer from another server is

[dusk ocean]

I think you know

[deep zealot]

I think you don't

as I say, rent free

💤

[wispy cloak]

Me when I forget to enable dtc

[dusk ocean]

you need free rent bro, drivin moms car

[dusk ocean]

im on standalone with TC - totally tuneable which is nice

[wispy cloak]

I just have jb4

[dusk ocean]

😬

[wispy cloak]

So I can edit a fair amount of parameters but it's very... interesting...

[dusk ocean]

yeah kind of frustrating

[wispy cloak]

Maybe I'll go motiv eventually

[dusk ocean]

full standalone here - motec PDM

[wispy cloak]

But my car is tuned by docvu and his whole bread and butter is jb4

[dusk ocean]

yeah people make it work

[wispy cloak]

I need to keep working on my 60-130 times

[dusk ocean]

I have done a few piggybacks but they don't cope with LTFT and shit over time

[wispy cloak]

This is still "slow" for this car

[dusk ocean]

6 speed

[wispy cloak]

I think I need to add a little more fuel bias in the higher rpm range

[dusk ocean]

I have a ZF8HP for my E34 but it just runs and I don't want to take it apart

[wispy cloak]

It's not dropping pressure like that one time but it seems maybe a bit lean

[wispy cloak]

8hp swap is the dream for this car

[dusk ocean]

Yeah I have a ZF8HP90 for it

[wispy cloak]

You've heard what the twin discs always sound like in these right

[dusk ocean]

my green car is on its 3rd or 4th ZF320Z

[dusk ocean]

I run a twin disc

I have a UUC carbon/carbon twin

[wispy cloak]

Does yours make the awful noise or is that just an e9x thing

[dusk ocean]

all do

[wispy cloak]

Yep

[dusk ocean]

the howling and rattle?

[wispy cloak]

I have an xclutch

[wispy cloak]

Mine sounds like a bad throwout bearing and crazy gear clatter

[dusk ocean]

ya

its the floater plates and shit

[dusk ocean]

yup

[wispy cloak]

It really turns heads when I press the clutch

Always a fun time explaining how that sound isn't bad

[dusk ocean]

you should hear my poor ZF320

in neutral the input shaft is like .... it pays more rent than Vert

[wispy cloak]

When I had my caliber srt4 the gear clatter and clutch chatter was insane

That was a full face macleod

Nearly an on/off switch

The bmw is a lot more driveable

[dusk ocean]

macleod is overrated - had one in an LS1 it was kind of terrible

[wispy cloak]

Yeah it wasn't great

This xclutch is fantastic

It slips nice off the line for normal driving

But you can dump it and it'll hold great

[dusk ocean]

yeah looks similar to my UUC

[wispy cloak]

It's rated for 1200lb-ft if I remember right

[dusk ocean]

yeah similar to the carbon uuc twin

xclutch looks to use ceramic discs

[wispy cloak]

Yep

[dusk ocean]

they chew the heck out of the floater/flywheel

they will work for a while and then one day its like.... no torque clamping

[wispy cloak]

The only weird thing about this car is that the rpm drops so fast during normal driving that you need to blip the throttle on some upshifts

[dusk ocean]

yeah that's what is nice about standalone

i let the idle valve chill between shifts

it helps keep it from stalling/falling too low between shifts cruising

[wispy cloak]

I'm drive by wire so it just does things

[dusk ocean]

right same thing though

if you could control it you can just not let the throttle go below X % when clutch signal is present

[wispy cloak]

Just magically through electronics

[dusk ocean]

so even if you let off the throttle it will still be like 3-5%

[wispy cloak]

No physical cables

[dusk ocean]

yeah i have DBW also

[wispy cloak]

Fancy pants

[dusk ocean]

I still run an idle valve though because my throttle is like 96mm

[wispy cloak]

Ginormous

[dusk ocean]

so when closed it goes from like "no air" to "ok maybe too much' off idle

[wispy cloak]

I'm just glad this isn't one of the hybrid systems

With a physical throttle cable AND drive by wire

That's how my e39 is

[dusk ocean]

well some cars did a throttle ahead of throttle for DSC

my "540" had that

[wispy cloak]

I remember that

My friend's 540i did too

[dusk ocean]

yeah its a little weird

[compact grotto]

@dusk ocean this week, we build the worlds fanciest engine run stand for reasons https://youtu.be/kNHu2AO7JGw

I feel like this car is going to take another 2+ years before it makes power on the street

[dreamy bronze]

Hardly ever active but can't help but share 1989 Mk2 Golf 1.6 petrol first time running in 15 odd years, still very rough round the edges but a major milestone from a cheap barn find

[dusk ocean]

Oh definitely

[hollow vale]

My overhead console fell out and shattered when I was getting off the freeway the other day. Gotta do this until my used one comes

[autumn umbra]

Yeah I think my engine might just be screwed

[stuck sun]

All of this

To get this

[autumn umbra]

Weird thing is I go for a drive then pull off turn the car off then I start it back up and it sounds and runs perfect for a while

Maybe it’s the timing or something?

[autumn umbra]

Maybe it’s a tensioner or some type of pulley because I’ve been driving it a bit now and it drives basically perfectly besides that noise

[proven tundra]

Something getting warm, expanding, and hitting another thing
Check the pulleys, maybe the timing belt/chain

[autumn umbra]

Cool I will thank you

[cold cypress]

giant ahh car

[vocal mural]

Citroën Ami

[lone fern]

someone dumped a burnt astro van in my field

rip to this astro van

[low yarrow]

is a mini cooper from 1996 a good first car?

[frail stirrup]

Lil bro revving the two cylinder lol

[lone fern]

no

[lone fern]

i love shitbox trucks

also my service engine light must have burnt out lmao it is very dim

[white heart]

No

[white heart]

I hate when there's one on the road

[tribal sphinx]

@indigo sinew these are all really stupid gimmicks fyi
I prefer diesels personally but had a Tesla for awhile and I drive a LOT because I own 2 companies. I hated the Tesla because climate and radio controls are on the touch screen with no physical options so I have to actually take my focus off the road to adjust those.
GM has supercruise which does everything I ever used Self Driving for (full self driving is really dumb imo)
Why do you need AI in a car 😭 😭 😭

[wispy cloak]

@magic zinc I saw that gray elantra n leaving the movie theater last night

Also some dude in a roush midnite showed up

I did not realize how limited production those were

[tribal sphinx]

This console is infinitely better due to having a hybrid of touch screen and physical you can adjust basically anything you'd want to while driving in these trucks. Newer Jettas are really similar too but I'll never get a new Jetta till they make a diesel again fuck gas engines

[magic zinc]

black trim?

[indigo sinew]

I like AI in everything! I’m a huge supporter of AI in all my tech

[wispy cloak]

This feels like a good mix to me

[wispy cloak]

I think so

It was dark

[magic zinc]

yeah that's my friend

[tribal sphinx]

Could your AI fix the various issues the cyber truck has that where all solved on MD trucks of the 1970s and HD trucks never had to deal with (it tries to be an HD)

[indigo sinew]

I don’t even do any work these days… I just ask ChatGPT to write my patient reports, send emails etc

[tribal sphinx]

the cyber truck is a giant fucking triangle yet doesn't follow basic structural design rules neither does the model 3 I had

[wispy cloak]

We had a "meet" (nobody really sent public invites so very few people actually showed up)

[tribal sphinx]

Tesla's all fall apart eventually purely because they don't follow the most basic rule of design and engineering
USE FUCKING TRIANGLES ITS THE STRONGEST SHAPE

[magic zinc]

if you hmu i would've shown prolly

[wispy cloak]

For cars actually worth looking at it was just mine, that mustang 360r, and the fto

[wispy cloak]

There's supposed to be one a little bit north this evening I think

Idk if I'll be there or not

[magic zinc]

ik there's one in kkee

[tribal sphinx]

here's a rear view of a Silverado 5500
This truck sits higher then a cyber truck does, is designed to pull loads nearly 3x that of the cybertruck
Has a hitch receiver lower to the ground, has a smaller bar for said receiver yet has no known issues with snapping for example

[wispy cloak]

This one is supposed to be near the old afb I think

[magic zinc]

oh shit i'd show for that

[wispy cloak]

I'll have to double check where exactly

[tribal sphinx]

The cyber truck has hitch snapping issues at loads as low as 1/8th that of what it's rated for. It's the only truck built since 1995 in the HD weight ranges to have this issue

(izusu made a weird 4500/5500 version of the elf between 1992-1995 that has the same issue as the cyber truck for the same reason.)

the curved hitch bar just makes the reciver snap.

[tribal sphinx]

GM could uniornically have $100K from me again if they just sold more of these

[wispy cloak]

I miss my super duty

Had a crew cab long bed 6.0 that was studded and deleted

I sold it because I stopped towing as much and I regret it

[tribal sphinx]

I love my extended cab 05 just it has so many fucking issues now

[lone fern]

i need a modern diesel

getting sick of my 6.5 detroit lmao

[tribal sphinx]

I own a powerstroke, cummins, and duramax just get the duramax

[lone fern]

it pulls a lot but good lord we aint goin anywhere quick

[lone fern]

yeah that’s all i’d buy

[tribal sphinx]

the company powerstrokes aren't even a year old and having issues

all 3 are having block heater issues intermittently and weird fuel issues

and then we have a RAM with a concrete mixer on it and it blew up its engine around 80K

[lone fern]

yeah i’ve heard new cummins have major grid heater issues

[tribal sphinx]

meanwhile the 3 old duramaxs we have (same engine in my 2025 too) are still kicking

[lone fern]

entire bolts be melting off and into the cylinder lmao

[wispy cloak]

The 6.0 is a lot better than people say but prices are going up on them

[tribal sphinx]

390K, 621K and 509K miles last I checked the duramaxs at work

[lone fern]

i mean once you pour money into them yes. i refuse to buy one still though lol

[tribal sphinx]

2020, 2018, and 2016

[wispy cloak]

Literally the biggest issue I had on mine was a standpipe o-ring going bad

[tribal sphinx]

(those trucks have unimaginable work hours fyi they litterally haven't had a hour they where not running for in 2 years outside mainteince)

[wispy cloak]

And when my turbo exploded but the way it blew up shouldn't have been possible

I think somebody had it apart and didn't know what they were doing

[tribal sphinx]

just get a 2017+ duramax and leave it factory

[wispy cloak]

I will not buy a gm product

[lone fern]

the only 5500 trucks i’ve driven were ram gassers with the 6.4 hemi and i will tell ya to not buy one ever

[wispy cloak]

I almost bought a 6.7 that needed a fuel system

[tribal sphinx]

oh besides the one F450 and RAM we have all diesel 3500s

[tribal sphinx]

don't get a 6.7

[lone fern]

blew a trans in the first 10k miles on one and they’re just fucking slow and struggle on hills cuz its a gasser

[wispy cloak]

Why

[tribal sphinx]

my company has went through 11 6.7 RAM 3500s in the past 3 years lol

[wispy cloak]

Not that 6.7

Ford

[tribal sphinx]

our 6.7s are all having intermitent issues

and we had to get 8 whole ass trucks replaced

[wispy cloak]

I'm a d1 mopar hater and I own a hellcat killer

[lone fern]

i’m done with mopar and i hesitate to buy fords

[tribal sphinx]

fords

[lone fern]

all i buy is cheap junk tho so

[tribal sphinx]

we're getting a new dump truck soon I just gotta take the dump bed off the F350 that needs sent back to the dealer

(I don't trust my only forklift operator to run a skid steer without ripping a door off the truck or smth)

we ordered 5 F350s back in 2024 and 4 of them died within the year and the 5th died recently

all related to cam issues, dealer is just accepting to give our money back

[wispy cloak]

The biggest 6.7 issue is fuel system

Cp4 moment

[lone fern]

good god i can’t believe they’re still using cp4s

[tribal sphinx]

the duramax is the only truck I've seen stand up to construction and plumbing

espically when you have 20 people working nights and 38 in the days

[wispy cloak]

They recalled the newer ones but older 6.7 owners are just sol

[lone fern]

that’s awful 😭 it’s been common knowledge for a LONG time that cp4’s suck ass but ford threw em in anyways

[wispy cloak]

Why can't we just stick with tried and true hpfp solutions

[tribal sphinx]

6.7s are fine if you just tow with them and run them as street cars but when they're getting 1400 pounds of tools put on them 24/7 and 2000+ pounds of trailer weight on them basically 24/7 the engines NEVER hold up to running like that constantly

[wispy cloak]

If I bought that 6.7 I was going to do a cpx kit

And probably bigger injectors

[lone fern]

to be fair i do plumbing/pipefitting and we don’t even have diesels unless you count the kenworth w900 for oversized stuff

[tribal sphinx]

we do commerical stuff ONLY

[lone fern]

yeah i do entirely commercial and heavy industrial

[tribal sphinx]

so we're reguarly moving hundreds of pounds of metal pipe lol

[wispy cloak]

When I worked at a small equipment dealer/rental place we had two main trucks

[tribal sphinx]

but yeah outfitting those trucks with the tools for 4 man teams to run them is pretty hard on them alone

[wispy cloak]

A 24v cummins that was mega clapped and an earlier 6.6 truck

[lone fern]

we just load the fuck out of base model chevy’s and fords (some of which have the 4.3 v6 lmao 😭)

[wispy cloak]

The 24v was on its third trans, had no dash, and no AC but it was a 3500 dually so we used it the most

[tribal sphinx]

I've lowkey been considering just finding a 24v mega cab 2500 for the supervisor

[wispy cloak]

The 6.6 was just a 2500 and it was too light