cars

[stoic ledge]

All dutch cars have yellow plates

[warm sparrow]

i know

i see

but yellow 🤔

[fathom socket]

I thought you were on braille

Its like an egg

[warm sparrow]

we had yellow plates like 15 years ago but now it's only white

[fathom socket]

White on the inside

[stoic ledge]

Well rally was just a stripped out version, nu luxuries

[fathom socket]

White on the outside, yellow on the inside*

[warm sparrow]

?

[stoic ledge]

The Netherlands and Luxembourgh are the only 2 EU countries with yellow plates I suppose ?

[fathom socket]

I think cz has yellow too

[warm sparrow]

Z3 coupe is strange

not bad

but weird

[stoic ledge]

Autoblog.nl did a video of that exact car

[fathom socket]

I like the z

Z3m

Just the m tho

[stoic ledge]

No CZ has a white plate

[fathom socket]

Ye i just checked

Yellow= lux, nether, gb and isle of man

[warm sparrow]

gb isn't EU

[stoic ledge]

Yellow plates are easier to read btw

[fathom socket]

🤦‍♂️

Its Europe

[warm sparrow]

we don't need plates to be easier to read

[fathom socket]

Just not European Union

[warm sparrow]

@fathom socket 🖕

[fathom socket]

👉👌?

😏

V12, V10 or V8 in f1? I won’t even ask the shitty v6

Turdo v6 in f1 😂

[warm sparrow]

flat 6 is better

praise the JZ

bye

[stoic ledge]

[fathom socket]

Cya dude

Take care man

So, its just us again @stoic ledge

[stoic ledge]

:ohno:

😛

[fathom socket]

😛🤜

[stoic ledge]

✊

[fathom socket]

I cant pound it down

The emoji keyboard has failed me

Do you like jetskis?

[stoic ledge]

Well don't know, never driven one

[fathom socket]

You gotta try it

Cars... turdos or stupercharger?

[stoic ledge]

Both 😄

Love a supercharger whine tho

But a turbo is like free power

Anyway gotta go cya

[fathom socket]

Take care

Cya

[shadow osprey]

"turbo is like free power" ever heard of backpressure?

They're both parasitic lol

[stoic ledge]

With a good designed outlet/exhaust that shouldn't be an issue

[patent basalt]

Oh damn it I did it again lol

[shadow osprey]

It's a turbo. Backpressure is how it makes power

[warm sparrow]

• antilag *

https://tenor.com/view/car-exhaust-nitro-nitros-gif-10996002

[shadow osprey]

Looks about right

[heady ridge]

cereal5 back pressure is not how a turbo makes power at all infact back pressure is never good on a turbo

[fathom socket]

did you guys know that 70% of all new cars sold in china last year were buicks

The way with turdos is a good exhaust header

If you can time the exhaust-intake cycles you can get it so they will have no affect on the back pressure.

It will have a ‘sucking’ effect since in the intake cycle it works as a compressor

That’s basically antilag in a nutshell

It’s part of how antilag works*

[idle cargo]

sure but lambo's or other midengines liketo shoot flames out the exhoust because the exhoust length is rather short to about half a meter to a meter of pipe after the turbo

so antilag is way more violent

as well as free flowing pipes and such make it way more violent

so the more violent the more power it will bring

[warm sparrow]

it was the only gif i found to illustrate

i wanted a celica gt four gif but didn't found one

[carmine summit]

the way to make turbos good is to have a twin scroll turbine and a good header

with a valve to increase velocity at low rpm to spool the turbo faster

this on a good header

[marble vapor]

turbos are for weak engines

real men go N/A

[carmine summit]

Bet

[wheat hatch]

[fathom socket]

Twin scroll turdos? 🤮 compound is much better @carmine summit

[velvet grove]

https://youtu.be/_ruRmib2d30
Man i wish i could take her out right now (big truck is parked in front of her)
I would have got some video of me pealing outta that tent with the rear tires lit up 😂

[fathom socket]

i have some f100 from like 1950~70

[night current]

I find it funny how much of a difference there is between an old muscle car and a new muscle car... Tbh, and imo, I kinda prefer how old engines sound.

[vital glen]

Because no regulations @night current

[night current]

Fair point

[velvet grove]

The old muscle is my favorite! :) this thing sat in a field for 18 years, the guy put some gas in it and it fired up!
i bet in that amount of time a mouse would chew some stupid wire in the new cars and it wouldnt run lol!

sadly this one is just a 318...
We dont have any cars with 440's in them anymore. only motorhomes :(

[carmine summit]

Motorhomes are great donors

They have 440s and like 5 good plug wires

[velvet grove]

^^ this is true~ we have one with a 440, and another with a 454.
they are a pain to get rid of with no engine tho
And they are low compression engines, but they also have more coolant passages.

[vital glen]

@velvet grove I enjoy the small block because you can laugh at your friends because your pushrod 383 revs to 7500 and their dohc econobox revs to 6400

[velvet grove]

i dont mind the small blocks, but my old man use to drive me around in a 72 440 satellite, i miss that sound and pull very much.

Very, very much, his also had black interior with a slap stick :(

Being a little kid i probably cried half a day when he sold it,

I could never find a big block car after that. looked for probably 5 years
then i found this one sitting in that field when i was driving by! :)

to this day i am the second owner 👌

[shadow osprey]

@heady ridge You gotta @ me lol. Turbos make power by the exhaust pushing the turbine. With pressure... which means back pressure lmao. Back pressure isn't a bad thing, in fact a little is good for all engines. But what you said is straight incorrect

[heady ridge]

@shadow osprey sooo my pro turbo rebuilder is wrong the same person who rebuilds them for his living wage

the same person who worked on one of the most knowen cars in australia is wrong?

i can bet your car wont even hold a tourch to the km's this builders turbo has seen

and im sure the owner of said car wouldnt trust them if they didnt know how to build turbo's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUO17nZgYso

and yes its milo 2 because the orginal with over 500,000km is going to a museum where it will be taken care of as part of australian history with 4wd's

This is the orginal milo

[shadow osprey]

I watched the first 4 minutes and there was nothing related to what we're talking about so if you wanna time stamp something, that would be nice

My truck is at about 240k miles, or a bit under 400k kilometers. I would say it "holds a torch" to 500k km

[heady ridge]

is that from when you brought it new?

if not then no it wont nor will it have seen everything australia has 4wd wise from the tip of cape york to the victorian high country in winter

[shadow osprey]

That doesn't matter lmao it has nothing to do with the point you or I are trying to make

All that back pressure is is something that causes pressure after the cylinder. A turbo does that. That's it. It's not bad, it's not good, it just is.

[tall kiln]

Turbos are parasitic yes, but it is more efficient over a supercharger

Since the exhaust gases are being used for something rather than just flowing out the back

[heady ridge]

last i checked turbos were not parasitic that is super chargers since they run off the engine belt where as turbos run off exhaust gas

[tall kiln]

turbos run off exhaust yes. But it is using the exhaust to spin the turbine, which impedes the flow of the exhaust which is parasitic. It is just very very very less than a supercharger because it feeds off of the crankshaft through a belt.

leeching of the engine in any form is parasitic. It just depends how much

Turbos are very efficient, superchargers arent necessarily, but the increase in power offsets the parasitic power loss. A turbo running 5 lbs of boost will have higher hp than a supercharger running the same lbs of boost

@shadow osprey @carmine summit @heady ridge

[marble vapor]

ITBs it's where it's at

[tall kiln]

Do itbs offer power gain like turbos?

I know they sound better than N/A and I know it works similar to a turbo but

[shadow osprey]

Yes I know all that. I was just laughing at this guy not explaining his point

You can run turbos on ITBs. It’s relatively common on RBs

[marble vapor]

@tall kiln no, they just offer you extremely high airflow, they are meant for built N/A engines

but with some tweaks to the injection and a good cam you could make some good power

im more of a 4 banger guy tho

high revving na 4 pots

[tall kiln]

I figured you could get some more power out of it, but I didnt think it would be drastic like turbos

I'm a wankel type a guy

[marble vapor]

nah its more like a requirement for high hp N/A

yeah wankels are always good

turbo or na

but the na triple and quad rotors sound like heaven

[tall kiln]

I mean turbos are really the only way to get some torque outta them

[marble vapor]

well you dont need torque if you have power and response

[tall kiln]

Look up the 30,000 rpm rotary engine, it makes a whopping 4 hp

[marble vapor]

unless the car is heavy

[tall kiln]

Torque is what gets the power to the ground

[marble vapor]

but if its lightweight no need for torque

[tall kiln]

the rx8 was like 2800 lbs

That's p heavy

[marble vapor]

no torque is quite complicated to understand

its closely related to power

its hard to explain lol

[tall kiln]

Correction, it's over 3,000 lbs

I need torque to drift

[marble vapor]

whats that in kg? im in europe lol

[tall kiln]

1360

[marble vapor]

yeah for drifting its good to have plenty of power and torque

if possible with a flat power/tq curve

not very agressive

1360 is a lot lol

[tall kiln]

That's the only reason I havent rotary swaped yet, I need torque and cant afford a good turbo rn

[marble vapor]

almost like my opel vectra

wich is a huge sedan

but you can always get it to 1100 with some magic

[tall kiln]

If you handbrake you lose basically all speed and momentum

[marble vapor]

yeah a stock rx8 is not great for drifting

its pretty good to learn to do it tho

i love its suspension

the rear dion type is just great

[tall kiln]

The rx7 is sitting at ab 1310 kg

It really is

[marble vapor]

most cars i like are around 1000

or less if possible

but they are all toasters lol

hillclimb cars

[vital glen]

1000kg?

[marble vapor]

"slow cars" until the road stops being straight

[tall kiln]

Hp doesnt matter if the car doesn't weigh anything

[marble vapor]

yeah 1000 kg

[tall kiln]

taps temple

[marble vapor]

the peugeot 205 rallye is a good example

extremely sucks for road/highway

will destroy a lot of modern cars on a mountain road

[vital glen]

woh man

on a mountain road

[marble vapor]

yeah thats what i like ;)

hillclimbing

just to have some fun tho

no racing

just some safe passes with someone on top watching noone goes down

[tall kiln]

I want to get into hillclimb

Seems like a fun sport

[marble vapor]

its great tbh

and theres official races but im still broke

[tall kiln]

I like driving that requires skill

[marble vapor]

so i just go sometimes

[tall kiln]

Hillclimb aero is crazy

[marble vapor]

when noone is there

you can have fun with any car

[tall kiln]

Be safe

[marble vapor]

thats what i like about it

yeah of course

same to u

i mean i can go to the twistiest one i have near with my 55 hp van and i still have fun

as long as its manual and lightweight you will have fun

[tall kiln]

Going around corners is more fun than going straight "fast"

Going around corners always feels fast

[marble vapor]

i prefer it over high speed because you are more in control of what happens

you can make "magic" on corners when grip driving

while going high speed is more boring and less dependant on you

its still fun tho

[vital glen]

"grip driving" you mean regular fucking driving

[shadow osprey]

“You don’t need torque if you have power and response” lol

[marble vapor]

no, i mean driving without spinning wheels like a maniac on every corner

[vital glen]

If you break out of static friction on the corners, you are doing it wrong

[marble vapor]

well i think thats true if the car is lightweight @shadow osprey

[shadow osprey]

But if it has torque then that makes it all the better

So...

[marble vapor]

well you might sacrifice response for torque if you for example install a turbo

in a racetrack or a mountain road it could me more useful to have response over more power and torque

also less weight without turbo

it all depends on circumstances

[vital glen]

you can make crazy hillclimb cars with a r35

even though it weighs 4000lbs

[marble vapor]

i agree

but a lot of cars will go past the tightest corners faster

but the r35 would still be faster overall

it all depends

you cant generalise on cars especially if modified :p

[vital glen]

http://ppihc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018-Overall-Results.pdf

[marble vapor]

wtf thats pikes peak

def not your regular local hillclimb

ive seen a peugeot 309 beat group b cars in a rallye

you never know what can happen

[shadow osprey]

The R35 is a terrible platform for just about everything

It’s like using a Challenger, they’re both yachts

Also, throw in something that’s not a rotary. Bam. Response, hp, and more torque

[marble vapor]

its a prettt fast yacht tho

i like older gtrs but the new one is quite impressive

i wouldnt own one tho

too modern

[shadow osprey]

Yeah and if you stick the engine in any other platform, you have a faster not yacht

[marble vapor]

not a bad idea lol

stick it in a middle engined custom tubular chassis

watch it fly

you would probably need to make it rwd

[shadow osprey]

Ok, way to take it away from production chassis

[marble vapor]

if mid engined

extreme options are always the best ones ;)

[shadow osprey]

Ok then just make a 6 rotor

[marble vapor]

ditch the gtr engine then

6 rotor na mid engined

sounds pretty dangerous

[shadow osprey]

That means you’re getting the right recipe

[marble vapor]

exactly 😂

[vital glen]

@proven gull are you also a Ferrari driver?

[wanton forge]

oh, an AZ-1 and a cappuccino

[proven gull]

No

I just love Kei cars

You don't need to have high horsepower to have fun

https://youtu.be/efC217ZScH8

[vital glen]

r/wooosh

[viral matrix]

New wheels

[stoic ledge]

I like them, but aren't they a bit too wide ?

Also: that hole/connector in the bumper is for some kind of heater or something?

[viral matrix]

@stoic ledge block heater

And they just barely fit inside the wheel arch

[marble vapor]

imo they would look better with the center covers also painted black

more subtle

[viral matrix]

We'll see

[marble vapor]

i like them but in all black they would look cleaner

[viral matrix]

235/45/17 is a nice size for this car

[marble vapor]

pretty grippy

[stoic ledge]

Damn that's pretty wide xD

[marble vapor]

and its a v6 so not much problem moving those 17's

i like the setup for a sedan

[stoic ledge]

What's stock, 215 on a V6 ?

Or 205

[viral matrix]

Nah

[marble vapor]

its not like you are gonna be racing on it

[viral matrix]

This is only the 2.5

[marble vapor]

but still pretty sporty

[viral matrix]

170bhp

[marble vapor]

plenty of torque tho

[stoic ledge]

More of a cruiser tuned engine ^

[viral matrix]

Good enough for a daily cruiser

Indeed

[marble vapor]

yeah i would rock it

maybe lower it a little

and nothing else

already looks good enough

[stoic ledge]

Lowering with those wheels isn't a good idea...

[viral matrix]

I like it stock, in terms of the suspension

It's stiff enough for corners

[marble vapor]

just a bit, im not talking stanced nonsense ;)

[stoic ledge]

Also, there is snow often so lowering would be quite bad 😛

[viral matrix]

And soft enough for crappy roads

[marble vapor]

wide tyres are pretty bad for snow tbh

[stoic ledge]

xD You got me there

[viral matrix]

My winter tyres are 205/55/16

Standard size for mondeo

[marble vapor]

i would just change the springs for maybe -0.5 inch or -1

and leave the stock dampers

[stoic ledge]

My winter tyres are the same as my summer tyres

😛

[marble vapor]

and be careful on winter mate

my winter/snow tyres are 155's 😂

[viral matrix]

😄

[stoic ledge]

[marble vapor]

they are great on snow tho

[viral matrix]

Yea

[marble vapor]

and loose dirt too

i love em

[viral matrix]

They grip like damn thru the snow

[marble vapor]

and they have 4 lines for water evacuation

[viral matrix]

205's are great on icy roads tho

😄

[marble vapor]

idk how they managed to fit 4 lines in there

but they are also good on water

be careful with them wide tyres man

but i know you will 👌

[viral matrix]

They were great imo

Winter was great too

😄

[marble vapor]

cant wait to try my 185/55 R13s on summer 😬

last year i didnt use them much

they spin so fast lol

[stoic ledge]

Damn R13s

[marble vapor]

on 13 inches

i love em

[stoic ledge]

Haven't seen those in a while

[marble vapor]

just dont install them on a mondeo and you will be fine

[stoic ledge]

Lolz

[marble vapor]

they probably wouldnt fit because of the brakes

[stoic ledge]

Lol probably

[viral matrix]

I doubt you could fit some 15" alloys on the mondeo

😄

[marble vapor]

imagine trying to go uphill on a icy road on 13s

[tall kiln]

Speaking of itbs https://www.instagram.com/rx7vargas/p/BvphdDelL6q/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=dodldtvlkujy

@marble vapor

[marble vapor]

are those itbs? looks like a stock manifold

but you can clearly hear the intake sound when the gas is pressed

also the sound is amazing

[tall kiln]

It could have a modified manifold, and have a itb for each intake runner?

13bs the intake is raised because they ran sequential turbos. Small one for under 4.5k rpm, and a bigger one for over 4.5k

All the vacuum hoses needed for that didnt have a place so they raise the manifold and stuck all the vacuum lines above the motor, but below the intake

I want to try and find a non raised intake, they probably don't exist. I dont like all the dead space between the motor

I want it to sit flush or damn near it

[marble vapor]

well the intake looks like its in 2 pieces

so maybe you could make an adapter for itbs or weber dcoes

(if possible webers)

also a long thin intake tube is better for lower rpms and short and wide for high 😉

[quasi sapphire]

does anybody have experience in cb radios and installing them?

[jagged wagon]

Erm, I used to use a CB all the time in my dad's old ford rust bucket. ... installing them isn't much more difficult than installing a new car stereo headunit.

[shadow osprey]

Just get an aftermarket intake

[odd talon]

@jagged wagon installing the antenna still sucks

if you don't need huge range a portable unit is fine

[hollow rose]

Never any EV talk here 😪

[viral matrix]

That fitment is gr8

[hollow rose]

Just a stock boi

[civic spoke]

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

Pista around the 'Ring.

[mellow knoll]

My two cars...

[shadow osprey]

Ok, nice third gen

Another server I'm on has another 3rd gen owner, a turbo

[civic spoke]

Did a bit of back and forth training on the simulator.

What you don't see is the trailer behind the truck. 👀

[stoic ledge]

Activate Windows 👀

[zenith sun]

😄

[fathom socket]

i never knew this existed

[civic girder]

lmao

best prelude

[fathom socket]

this is the all new 2019 LMG RTXcard grantoureur

[civic girder]

✝

https://tenor.com/view/johntron-out-of-this-house-out-cross-leave-gif-5288272

[fathom socket]

that kid who buys a ford probe and says its a ferrari

😂

[civic girder]

The Probe is lit

[civic spoke]

@stoic ledge just an issue with the school computers.

[civic girder]

The Taurus SHO is also a thing

[fathom socket]

name this mazda

:>

[civic girder]

not sure on that one

[fathom socket]

its an MX series

[zenith sun]

Offers @civic girder a ride in his car

[civic girder]

nah

[zenith sun]

[civic girder]

Yo, I'd drive a Ford Probe

they look nicce

[fathom socket]

yeah they are cool

but then someone says its a ferrari -_-

[civic girder]

Me like pop-ups too

That's when you ban them

[fathom socket]

and its like, "thats an insult to my car"

[civic girder]

yea

[zenith sun]

my feelings

[fathom socket]

its sad how many people mistake an NSX for some ferrari.....

[civic girder]

no, no, no, no

NSX is sweet tho

[zenith sun]

... nsx is a honda right?

[civic girder]

The best ones are Acura

[zenith sun]

how... can you mix that up?

[civic girder]

that's a no from me chief

I really want one of these

[fathom socket]

my dad had a first gen rx7

[civic girder]

I need one of them in my life

[fathom socket]

an di think one of his first cars was the old dodge demon

[civic girder]

damn

[fathom socket]

unless it was the dart demon swinger

which he says might be true but hes not sure

[civic girder]

My dad had a Ford Pinto at some point

might have been the first car he bought himelf

[wheat hatch]

My family got no interesting cars

I'm probably the only car enthusiast in my family sadly

[haughty knot]

Rip

[civic spoke]

Anyone got any tips on the driving test? I'm doing mine on the 16th

[warm sparrow]

Don't drop it

[stoic ledge]

Vmax + 5 is fine 😄

[warm sparrow]

🤔

For you v+20 is probably fine as you don't get anything if you do it...

[devout dove]

94 BMW 325is coupe what do you all think would be a price to pay for one...

[civic spoke]

Not a lot.

But with cars that's 25 years old, then you really have to take the overal condition into account.

[indigo coral]

I want to get a stick lol. My rx300 is (obviously) an auto and I'd love to learn

[devout dove]

Hey Glassbomb, I paid $300 USD for it, and it's not too bad for 180,xxx miles on it

[tall kiln]

I mean it's worth its weight in scrap so

Nothing to lose?

[fathom socket]

I wish I could get one, but every 94' 325i that I see is above like 4k, no where near 300

I'm probably just going to import a 2003-04 Toyota Crown Athlete from Japan and then hopefully put a Liberty Walk kit on it

[stoic ledge]

E36's are hard to find these days, especially a 6 cyl one. Cheapest running, driving and road legal one I can find is €3k (3400 USD)

[shadow osprey]

In my area I can find an E36 for probably $2k

Maybe less, depending on how much body panels and interior is left

[indigo coral]

I saw an e36 for 700$, needed a new fuel pump and front bumper but the interior was fabulous

Had a stick but was the 4cyl though.

[carmine summit]

My friend had a decent 328IS that he bought running & driving for $500 CAD

It was in fact a manual

[tropic silo]

I found an Audi Q2 Quattro for 15k. I mean, the car was in a really good looking condition.

[devout dove]

@stoic ledge Mines a 6 cylinder m50b25tu sadly with the 4 speed auto. However it's in BMW-Clypsorot metallic. No rust present at all.

Here it is. Needs a good cleanin

[stoic ledge]

Nice color, too bad it's an auto tho 😅

[fathom socket]

https://bmwforum.co/X19KH0

[rigid wind]

Honda is Acura

Acura is Honda

But acura's nsx is less powerful iirc

[tropic silo]

Who in here happens to be from the Netherlands?

I doubt anyone is. But I'm going to a carevent in Amsterdam April 6th. And thought of maybe, very maybe meeting up.

[stoic ledge]

Me

But Amsterdam is too far 😛

[tropic silo]

Oh where you from if i may ask?

[stoic ledge]

South-Limburg

[tropic silo]

I'm further away from Amsterdam :P

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

Me is from poor little Assen in Drenthe :)

[stoic ledge]

Ah, nice 😛

Atleast you've got the TT 😉

[tropic silo]

Oh yes

Juni 10th imma race on the circuit in my car

[stoic ledge]

😮

Btw Assen <-> Amsterdam is 186km vs my place <-> Amsterdam is 198km (according to Google Maps)

^^ what car are you using to race

[tropic silo]

An Audi A2

Stock, its my own xD

[stoic ledge]

Ah the Audi, I member

[tropic silo]

Yes yes

[stoic ledge]

Well atleast it doesn't weigh much 😛

[tropic silo]

I tried searching for a turbo kit. Found one but it's from 2006 and on a forum

[stoic ledge]

What engine, 1.4 ?

[tropic silo]

Yea

Benzine

[stoic ledge]

Yeah that's what I thought

[tropic silo]

Currently 75hp, saw a kit with a max of 150hp

[stoic ledge]

+100% is a nice upgrade 😛

[tropic silo]

Indeed it is.

But finding the kit would be the biggest task probably

[stoic ledge]

Yeah i've just checked, can't find them 😛

You can 1.8 Turbo swap it apparently 😂

[tropic silo]

Somewhere in Germany there's a shop which used to tune A2's

Wait

What?!

Where?!

[stoic ledge]

Well I don't know, just Googled it and found some British dudes who've done it

[tropic silo]

Time to find some contacts.

I want that xD

[stoic ledge]

😂

Probably more expensive then buying an actual 1.8T A3

[tropic silo]

Most likely yea. I mean the hood is small ASF

So a full frame rebuild might need to happen

[stoic ledge]

https://www.a2oc.net/community/index.php?threads/engine-transplant.5221/&p=40573#post40573

Doesn't look like it

[tropic silo]

Waaa

I want

[stoic ledge]

Good luck with that 😛

[tropic silo]

[stoic ledge]

Wot

Ah RS2

[tropic silo]

I have decided to go by a local tuning shop (Car Creations) and ask for a turbo upgrade. After that's done also a chiptune upgrade

[tropic silo]

Normal chiptune 11HB extra

[stoic ledge]

Itś probably a tuning for that ^

[tropic silo]

Ye

[stoic ledge]

https://www.onderdelenlijn.nl/auto-onderdelen-voorraad/onderdeel/motorcode/agu/onderdeel/motor/onderdeelid/10851899/

New engine for you

450 excl. gearbox 😛

Keep in mind there are 2 types of the 1.8 Turbo, the transverse and longitudinal engine

[tropic silo]

20 year old engine?

Or am i bad at math?

[stoic ledge]

2019-1999 = 20

Your math is correct sir

[tropic silo]

Yay

150hp in a car which ways only 850kg doesn't sound safe tbh

[stoic ledge]

I do not see the issue

Lotus Elise Cup 250: 250hp @ 884kg 😛

[tropic silo]

But those don't start to wobble at +150km/h

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

Atleast, i don't think so

[stoic ledge]

Thatś just bad design if yours does

Or you tyres are unbalanced

[tropic silo]

Might be

Although

Mine doesn't do it

My dad's did

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

Maybe she said no because I'm at school 🤔

[stoic ledge]

🤔

[tropic silo]

[stoic ledge]

Just turbocharge it 😛

[tropic silo]

Mhm. I'm gonna

After April 25th imma drive to Car Creations and check my options out

[stoic ledge]

Turbo, special exhaust, special intake, chiptuning ->

[tropic silo]

A friend of mine already said he could place a TDI turbo in it

Special exhaust?

[stoic ledge]

🤔

Better airflow

== more HP

[tropic silo]

Why not straight pipe it?

[stoic ledge]

Because the RDW is probably gonna make a noise complaint

(:

[tropic silo]

Hmmmm yea sadly

And it probably also won't pass the MOT/APK test either. Infact, it's getting a test tomorrow

[stoic ledge]

Good luck

It's a VAG product so you'll need it

😂

[tropic silo]

A what product?

[stoic ledge]

VAG

Volkswagen Auto Group

[tropic silo]

Aaaah

It had service in November. And it had no "points" the mechanics started wondering about

But uhm, the trunk did have a problem yesterday xD

It wouldn't open from the outside, had to use the emergency latch on the inside

[stoic ledge]

Looool

I don't have an inside emergency latch (:

[tropic silo]

Wait?

Really?

Aren't those required in case of a kidnap?

[stoic ledge]

Not in Europe as far as I know

[tropic silo]

Oh dang

R.i.p people kidnapped in the EU

Well, not like anyone would jump out of a moving car tbh

[stoic ledge]

^ 😂

Also, pretty sure they´ll tape your hands of something

[indigo coral]

So true. They're useless. Also - if someone was gonna kidnap, don't you think they'd Break/cut the latch off anyways?

[tropic silo]

Probably

[indigo coral]

Most are just these little plastic pulls

That could be cut with scissors

Lol

[tropic silo]

Mines a plastic pull thingy

[indigo coral]

My car doesn't have a pull, since it's a crossover

[stoic ledge]

My car doesn't have any, because Europe

[indigo coral]

Lol

[tropic silo]

Time to be a peasant and take the bus now 😭

[indigo coral]

Honestly though, the little pulls aren't the worst idea. They're just poorly excecuted

Rip we have very few busses around here

[stoic ledge]

Going to school by car

[indigo coral]

I'd have to get on a ferrry, walk a mile, then take a bus if I didn't drive to school

[tropic silo]

I'm 17 and don't have a license yet

MK might know what i have tho

[stoic ledge]

OV 💩

[tropic silo]

That too

I got that 2todrive or whatever the name might be

[indigo coral]

If you have siblings, once you get a licence you'll drive them around forever 😂😂

[stoic ledge]

Ah yes, been there done that

I'm the youngest, and my brother doesn't live atmy parents any more so

😛

[tropic silo]

Ooh

Lucky

[indigo coral]

I'm the oldest, have 3 younger brothers and 5 sub-10y/o cousins who live next door 😂

[tropic silo]

My brother still lives with us

[indigo coral]

I spend a lot of time doing driving duty

[stoic ledge]

I only drive for my self

[tropic silo]

Me in 23 days

[indigo coral]

Though it's worth it, since because of that my parents pay for gas and insurance e

[stoic ledge]

My brother moved out 3 years ago, + had his one car when he still lived here 😛

My parents don't pay anything 😢

[tropic silo]

Neither does mine

But thats because i earn more than my mom

[indigo coral]

Well yesterday I drove 90 miles taking people places

[stoic ledge]

But that's fine, I work for it and I'm proud (:

[indigo coral]

And I get 16-17 mpg

So it gets expensive fast

[tropic silo]

I don't do miles aaaaah

[stoic ledge]

14l/100km

[tropic silo]

Tf?

[stoic ledge]

He has like a Lexus RX300

[indigo coral]

Closer to 15 actually

[tropic silo]

Ah

[stoic ledge]

A 2000 something SUV

[indigo coral]

Yeah I have an rx300

1999

[stoic ledge]

Same

😛

[indigo coral]

First year they made it

Yeah lol

So it's not efficient

[tropic silo]

Same car?

[indigo coral]

Sad thing is my car is the second most efficient in our family

I average 17.8, my dad averages 18.2 LOL

He has a Taurus SHO

[stoic ledge]

Well but he has a SHO doesn't he

A yes

😛

[indigo coral]

(our family sucks are buying efficient cars)

[stoic ledge]

Life is too short to buy efficient cars

[tropic silo]

My car is more efficient than my parents .

[stoic ledge]

Not more efficient than your parents car, but your actual parents

😂

[tropic silo]

🤔😂

[indigo coral]

My car is more efficient than my mom's car lol

[tropic silo]

I was trying to get on the bus ffs

[stoic ledge]

Actually my parents car is heavier, less aerodynamic and more powerfull than mine, yet it gets better fuel economy

[tropic silo]

🤔

Weird

[indigo coral]

Wow that's a rip

[stoic ledge]

Well it runs on LPG (which is propane in the US ? ) so that's normal

[tropic silo]

LPG

[stoic ledge]

LPG

[indigo coral]

Huh

[tropic silo]

I don't think its propane in the us tho

Could be wrong

[stoic ledge]

Liquefied petroleum gas or liquid petroleum gas (LPG or LP gas), also referred to as simply propane or butane, are flammable mixtures of hydrocarbon gases used as fuel in heating appliances, cooking equipment, and vehicles.

[indigo coral]

We have propane in the US but not for cars

[tropic silo]

Aah

[indigo coral]

For like RV generators and grills and stuff

[tropic silo]

We have busses on water too ;p

[stoic ledge]

Only like 0.1% 😛

[indigo coral]

Lol we have ferrys

[stoic ledge]

Not sure how they call LPG in the states

[indigo coral]

I'm hoping my car will last another 10 years 😂

Seems unlikely tho

[stoic ledge]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autogas#United_States

[tropic silo]

Mine already lasted 14 years

[indigo coral]

Ideally I'd like to drive my Lexus until I can get a Model 3 (out of college and with a real job)

[stoic ledge]

Mine is 7, bought is at the age of 4

[tropic silo]

A model 3 oooh

[indigo coral]

But probably not. If it dies before then I'll probably get a used 3 series or a used Stinger

[stoic ledge]

(the car was 4, not me fyi 😛 )

[tropic silo]

I understood that c:

[indigo coral]

I drove the Stinger and it's fantastic

[stoic ledge]

Stinger is

Too bad the V6 is 100+k

[tropic silo]

I would get a nice car later xD

[indigo coral]

Wait really its 100k+ over there

??!!?

[stoic ledge]

Yes

[tropic silo]

New?

[stoic ledge]

Yes

[indigo coral]

You can get a v6 stinger for like... 45k here

LOL

Brand new

[stoic ledge]

I know

[tropic silo]

Hmm

[stoic ledge]

Don't rub it in

😢

[tropic silo]

They're mean :(

[indigo coral]

(this is my cultural ignorance showing) why are cars so damn expensive over there?

[stoic ledge]

Oh no it is only € 97.995,-

CO2 emissions tax

[tropic silo]

Lel

[stoic ledge]

That is only 110k USD fyi

[indigo coral]

"only"

[tropic silo]

Only

[stoic ledge]

Yes that's being sarcastic

[tropic silo]

Eheh

[indigo coral]

Lol

[tropic silo]

Select it

And buy it

C:

[stoic ledge]

We can get a diesel Stinger tho, for only 63k euros

[indigo coral]

Too bad the stinger is auto-only

[tropic silo]

I want a bus for personal use

[indigo coral]

Otherwise I'd buy the shit out of it

[stoic ledge]

Yeah all auto

[indigo coral]

I mean I'll buy it anyways eventually

[stoic ledge]

And why a bus ?

[tropic silo]

Mini house xD

[indigo coral]

But damn it'd be perfect if it had a stick

[tropic silo]

Manual > automatic

[indigo coral]

The v6 twin turbo stinger is like

Fast

[stoic ledge]

You can get the Genisis G70 2.0T with a manual

[indigo coral]

Not "Kia fast" but fast

2.0t is the 4cyl tho isn't it?

[stoic ledge]

Yes

[indigo coral]

Ya it's got 252 hp

[tropic silo]

Oooh

[stoic ledge]

Still 3 times as much as I have now

[indigo coral]

365 in the stinger >:)

[stoic ledge]

You can also get a Stinger with the 2.0T

Atleast here you can

[tropic silo]

Imma just steal my friends parents car if i wanna go fast :)

[indigo coral]

Yeah but I wouldn't

[stoic ledge]

2.2 CRDi (diesel), 2.0 Turbo and 3.3 Twin Turbo V6

[indigo coral]

I'd get the v6 twin turbo all the way

[stoic ledge]

I'll wait a few year, and then import one from Germany

Much cheaper

[indigo coral]

Yah I'm going to drive my RX until the wheels fall off

[tropic silo]

Hmmmm imports

[indigo coral]

Even though it's old in terms of years, it's only got 124k miles on it

[tropic silo]

Dang

Wait

Thats miles

[stoic ledge]

I'm gonna drive it until I can afford a faster car 😛

124k miles == 200k km

[tropic silo]

Aaahhhh

[indigo coral]

For a 20 y/o car 200k km isn't bad

[stoic ledge]

Quite low actually

[tropic silo]

My dad's van got around 400k KM and its only 3 years old c:

[stoic ledge]

Mine has 120k km, so +- 75k miles ?

[tropic silo]

Driving from home to Utrecht 5 days in a week for 3 years long xD

[stoic ledge]

Lol but why

[tropic silo]

Work

[stoic ledge]

Yeah I get that

But still 😛

[tropic silo]

Mine also got around 75k miles

[stoic ledge]

Lol that's bang on, it's at 120650km 😂

[tropic silo]

A friend of mine has an Audi A4 2.0tdi.

[stoic ledge]

Audi

[tropic silo]

Yea?

German powaaa

[stoic ledge]

Opel FTW

[tropic silo]

xD

Also German powaa

[stoic ledge]

I know

But only more reliable

runs

[tropic silo]

xD

Could be true

Future will tell

[stoic ledge]

Well don't think your A2 is that bad, but newer VAG products.... yeah no not really reliable

[tropic silo]

That's just how products are these times.

Not as reliable so they can get money from spare parts or more newer cars

And i think my A2 will rule the world and reach 500k xD

[stoic ledge]

Good luck with that

[tropic silo]

Rust wouldn't be a problem. Or well not that much

The driver of the car would be the biggest problem

[stoic ledge]

Well yeah the body is made from aluminium, the engines are from a time VW knew what they were doing, just like a normal gearbox

Not much that can go wrong

Except the driver

[tropic silo]

Hehe 😅

[stoic ledge]

For your specific car:

• Oil
• Coils

Overall:

• Timing change/water pump
• Some suspension stuff

[tropic silo]

It's getting a MOT test and like a big service tomorrow, so things should be fine

Unless my mom crashed the car today. Since their own car is in the shop today.

[stoic ledge]

Is it a VAG product? 😂

Since it's in the shop, it must be

[tropic silo]

I'm pretty sure it's not. But it could be idk

[stoic ledge]

Brand ?

[tropic silo]

Peugeot and the 208 avanta or something

The 1.6 model from 2014 (?)

[stoic ledge]

Peugeot is not part of VAG

[tropic silo]

Ah

Than it's just the engineering :)

[stoic ledge]

208 Avant? Do you mean the 2008 ? (cross-over)

[tropic silo]

Nah

It's compact

Smol boi

[idle cargo]

208 avant whut

[stoic ledge]

There is no 208 "Estate"

[idle cargo]

avant is an audi term for astate

[stoic ledge]

206 and 207 were available as SW

[tropic silo]

I don't own their car so idk

[idle cargo]

you mean this i think

[tropic silo]

Nooo

Its a smol car

[idle cargo]

this is the new one but still

[stoic ledge]

Well you know what car your parents drive, don't you

[idle cargo]

this turd

[tropic silo]

Yes

[stoic ledge]

208 is quite good looking imho

In the right trim

[tropic silo]

But the 4 doors model

[stoic ledge]

GTi for example

[idle cargo]

thats the normal 208

well i like the new clio

[tropic silo]

My mom wants a GTi as their new car

I hope they do

[idle cargo]

it drives well but it can't go below 18 kmh

gti's suck

[stoic ledge]

Don't like the new Renault's tablet-style screen

[tropic silo]

Why do they invest money on the screen when you're supposed to look forward?!

[idle cargo]

i don't mind it to much in driving (not my car but my drivers instructers

[stoic ledge]

Your drivers instructers car is a Clio ?

[idle cargo]

but i wish it would cant a little to the driver so i could see it better when riving

yes manual 1.5 4 cilinder clio

[stoic ledge]

Can't be the new one then

[idle cargo]

its the new one

[stoic ledge]

That's the Clio IV

Is it

[idle cargo]

its the same shell

same everything

[stoic ledge]

No it's completely different

[idle cargo]

ive driven the 2018 model as a rental

[stoic ledge]

Clio IV and V is an entire different car

Looks kinda the same

But is not

[idle cargo]

but that was the same exept the 1.5 was a 3 cilinder

ive been in both but its a mk 5 with the old engine in it because they didn't make the 3cilinder variant yet

its a 2018 car

[tropic silo]

Lets all raise money for each other

[idle cargo]

he bought it in 2017

[stoic ledge]

Clio V has been announced at the Geneva Motor show in 2019

[idle cargo]

no need thge car i want is a 1000 value turd

[stoic ledge]

So it simply can't be the Clio V

[tropic silo]

Wait what?

[idle cargo]

then i don't know

[stoic ledge]

Facelift Clio IV maybe

[idle cargo]

yes

[tropic silo]

Really hulpjemaarten?

[idle cargo]

this

thats how it looks

[stoic ledge]

That's the CLio IV Facelift

[tropic silo]

How's that a 1000 value turd

[idle cargo]

no thats not the one i want

[stoic ledge]

This is the Clio V

[tropic silo]

Aaah

I get it

[idle cargo]

this

is

[stoic ledge]

E39

[idle cargo]

e39 520 or 523

i like those engines

[tropic silo]

What i don't get is that one of the mods or admins called me Colin as nickname and i can't change it

[idle cargo]

and the car looks great

[tropic silo]

Ye

[stoic ledge]

With 'YOUNGTIMER BIJTELLINGSVRIENDELIJK' in the add title 😉

[idle cargo]

its the m pakage model so yea

yes

well its the 1e bmw with vvti

that makes it cheaper then a golf

[tropic silo]

Youngtimer bijtellingsvriendelijk? Wut?

[stoic ledge]

VVTI Vanos (:

[idle cargo]

and its a base model or single upgrade engine

[stoic ledge]

@tropic silo http://www.youngtimers.cc/fiscaal/

[idle cargo]

but i want to buy one and swap in the m5 6 speed

[tropic silo]

Oooh

[stoic ledge]

Always loved the E39 style, but a bit too expensive for me 😛

[idle cargo]

oh the 2e tax goes off

there cheap

cheap cheap cheap

[stoic ledge]

Well cheap to buy

Not cheap to run

[idle cargo]

cheap to maintain as long as you do it yourself

[tropic silo]

Cheap to buy, expensive to maintain?

[idle cargo]

since all parts are on the junkjard

[stoic ledge]

Well, I can't

• road tax, + insurrance, + fuel costs

[idle cargo]

its a gas gusseler in comparison to small engines sure but meh

[tropic silo]

I don't have the time to maintain a car properly myself probably

[stoic ledge]

I'm just a poor student 😛

[tropic silo]

Not same but same

[idle cargo]

well road tax as long as its base won't go much over 30 and insurance will be lower then a golf in most cases

im no student i quit school a long time ago

nt worth my time

[stoic ledge]

Road tax is like 60 a month or something ?

[idle cargo]

more like 50

but yes

like montly cost is simular if not lower then a golf 1.6 and it has 70 horse more

[stoic ledge]

Base model is 1.445 kg

[tropic silo]

Monthly cost for me atm is around 100 euro.

[stoic ledge]

That's 63 a month for the base model

[idle cargo]

its heavy compaired to a golf sure but it will produce less ruber waist since its a rwd car

[fathom socket]

Hey y’all

[stoic ledge]

[tropic silo]

Hello

[fathom socket]

Wassup

[tropic silo]

The sky

:)

[stoic ledge]

Still not gonna do 80km's a day in that, too expensive 😛

[idle cargo]

so if you make slightly more cost montly you will earn it back on how long your tires will last

[indigo coral]

I wonder how much a new rx300 transmission is... Lol. They're known to have problems and I worry mines starting to go

[fathom socket]

I gotta change my brake rotors on my car. Rip bank account

[stoic ledge]

New why not rebuild ?

[idle cargo]

is taht the 6 speed from opel?

[indigo coral]

Not new new

[fathom socket]

😅

[indigo coral]

But like used new.

Brake rotors aren't that bad

70-100$

[stoic ledge]

Don't think Lexus uses Opel gearboxes tho

[indigo coral]

If you dyi

[fathom socket]

Depends on the brand

[idle cargo]

ive seen themoe go in pair for like 20 bucks

[indigo coral]

Diy*

[idle cargo]

new

brembo

[indigo coral]

I need to replace mine as well

[idle cargo]

for a zafira

[indigo coral]

Hella warped lol

[stoic ledge]

Ah the brakes, you for my Corsa they aren't expensive either 😛

[fathom socket]

Not brembo but wilwood

🤣

Kill me

[indigo coral]

Rip

[fathom socket]

Plus I think i need to change the rear left piston

Or caliper as the brits say

[indigo coral]

(afaik) my calipers and even the pads are fine, rotors are just warped pretty bad

[stoic ledge]

Brembo, set of 2: 37.74 (:

[fathom socket]

Get a t400 on a lexus XD

Which rotors?

[indigo coral]

Though if I was gonna replace rotors I'd just do pads at the same time

[fathom socket]

Mk

[stoic ledge]

https://www.mister-auto.nl/remschijven-vooras/brembo/09-5843-34/

@fathom socket

[indigo coral]

Wait a second you can put alternative transmissions in there???!

I can get rid of the shitty 4speed that can't climb a hill??!

[fathom socket]

You can put any transmission you want in any car

If you can do some fab work

[stoic ledge]

4 speed > :boi:

[indigo coral]

Yeah it's aids

[idle cargo]

tr 60 60 or gatragen

[indigo coral]

I blame Lexus

[stoic ledge]

Anyway gotta go, talk to you soon 😛

[tropic silo]

Not to interrupt. But i just saw a caravan that was so big it needed a truck. Oml

[indigo coral]

They pulled it from the Camry, didn't cool it adequately, and plunked it in a car that is much heavier, awd, and more powerful

When it's in a good mood it will works tolerably, but at times it takes like 2-4 seconds to finally pick a gear and slot in

[fathom socket]

@idle cargo getrag?

[idle cargo]

the o0nes that make the bmw transmissions

the getrag something something

[fathom socket]

Getrag pr zf

Getrag or zf*

One of those two

[idle cargo]

possible but i was thinking the one i am looking for the one of the e39 m5

[fathom socket]

Link?

[idle cargo]

i ain't gotr one at teh moment but i'll look

[fathom socket]

Do you want sequential or h?

[idle cargo]

H

[fathom socket]

How many legs in h

4 or 6

[idle cargo]

its for the car i want to buy after i get my licence

[fathom socket]

• reverse

[idle cargo]

6 plus reverse

i think

[fathom socket]

Really

Get a 4 speed

Much cooler xD

[idle cargo]

its the transmission of the m5 e39

[fathom socket]

Oh

You want a stock one

Oh ok

Sry, didn’t realize that

[idle cargo]

i want to put it in a 520 or 523 since those engines can do much better

i want to built it myself

from that unit

[fathom socket]

Why not get a bigger engine

[idle cargo]

put in strait cut gears once ive done a lap at the ring

[fathom socket]

Since you’re swapping out parts

[idle cargo]

the 3.5 and 4 l v8 have balancing shafts and no vvti

i don't like that

[fathom socket]

Get a v12 xD

[idle cargo]

i will go for a 6l v12 once i can get one tho

[fathom socket]

Or the v10 😍

Sounds like an f1

[idle cargo]

i was planning to built the 760 li v12

and make it rev to 16 k

and such

quad turbo to get better spool time

and sleeve it

[fathom socket]

I like what you’re saying

🤤

[idle cargo]

yea that in an m pakage 520 rather then an actual m5

sice i saw a m5 with a blown motor that was grated cheese that still costed 17.5 k

[fathom socket]

I wanna quad turdo, turdo, not turbo xD the p63 (racing s63 variant)