#Automotive fun & mechanic talk + consulting 🔧🛞
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I think I know who owns those
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they are beautiful
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Dream wheels
First time seeing :
Gr yaris track
Lexus RCF and ISFs
Nsx
Supra mk3
Rocket bunny Silvia’s
S15 and many
Too many cars
I was upset because I was not able to enter the car meet as exhibitor the event started at 7pm and I was in at 10:30pm
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R32 and r33 on the left ?
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yes yes
Samstag Abend
Meaning "Saturday Evening"
Fun Fact: The Mid Night Racing Team had their meet-ups on Saturday nights into Sunday mornings. — Hence the name.
If you heard about them getting their invites via anything other than word of mouth, it is likely just pure nonsense. It was a weekly routine that members were given.
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Mmm
RB25 done up to a 3.0L
You can tell it's a larger displacement purely because the tone is lower. It sounds like a 2JZ that can rev past 6900
No bullshit.
They sound nearly identical. I see that red Skyline owner also had his car engineered so it's technically not "mоdified" a superb job.
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Why I see Rays vesta or Advan Sa3r everywhere ?
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weld the differential and be prepared to pay for tyres
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I saw hahaha
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I saw it the second time
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E36 and R32 coupes look good when lowered on those
the box-ish styling pairs very well
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watch inline 6 noises compilation hahaha
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that's how every reverse gear sounds.
they are straight cut
Straight cut gears are standard on all reverse gears because you're not syncronising with anything. Your options are to stop or go to neutral.
They are also in almost all race car gearboxes
very noisy and sudden. Clutch doesn't need to be used always unless it's takeoff (1st or reverse gear)
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Yes, the Golf is a member car too. A daily driver
bumper decal, no banner
although, some have them
opal parcel
Wyd if I pull up with a gray 2004 Toyota echo
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Wyd if I pull up with a gray 2004 Toyota echo
Applaud you for knowing your worth
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set a new record at the Nordeschleife
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Is it the 2021 model ?
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Is it the 2021 model ?
Matters little. The track monster lives forever
11.000 RPM pull into a refuel
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Still faster than civics
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Well cheemsracing broke his car
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Odd news in the automotive world
I forgot to post
one looks like a shit vision concept
the other is so-so
only loss is that it is meant to compete with the lack of an electric coupe market
gleaming meteor
the one at the bottom isn't bad but these futuristic concepts just seem to me that if you bump something you'll never financially recover
digital topaz
ok sway bars actually do make a difference
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ok sway bars actually do make a difference
They absolutely do lol
especially rear bars in a FWD
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walk by
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well hes not wrong
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what could he be wrong about?
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a mk5 in a bmw meet
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he brought a new supra to a bmw meet
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that is one way to get more air to your engine
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AHHH I see now
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In Korea atm, I hope to see some exotics cars like stinger gt which is not imported in France
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Stinger GT is considered an exotic?
I know someone at work that has one
or well I knew about the existence of the person that had one didn't know him personally
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Well I’m really surprised to see many sedans and suvs
Lot of Hyundai obviously
But many Mercedes and bmw
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Signal Auto demo car
Speed and style. Signal Auto is underrated nowadays since it's been defunct
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I was sent it by someone who knows nothing about kpop. No source
he said that it was "a skyline ad fit for millennials that pick up minors" and then specified the JDM car youtuber sammit
forums and most hardcore JDM lot say enough about that guy. Him being a nonce mostly, but more about his dumbness and propensity to make stories into grandeur
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who is that person?
digital topaz
you mean minji or the car guy
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I meant the nissan poster
digital topaz
yea minji
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also now that I think about it I don't think i ever saw a midnight purple car
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saw these three at cars and coffee today
at least $4 or 5 million in the video LOL
also saw a regera but the photos i took of it aren’t on my phone
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Big money
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indeed
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also now that I think about it I don't think i ever saw a midnight purple car
not that exciting to be honest. It's a paint colour that is never put onto a car that complements it
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it does seem like a colour I would use in NFS on a car that's riced beyond recognition
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overhyped and often conflated with maziora and technochrome
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it does seem like a colour I would use in NFS on a car that's riced beyond recog...
precisely
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it does remind me a bit of this youtube channel that does those paint experiments
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also now that I think about it I don't think i ever saw a midnight purple car
Midnight purple is note really crazy irl, I’d rather like to see yellow, orange or not stock colors
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Few pics I took in Seoul
The r8 was in front of the hotel
The G class amg was one of the 30 I saw
And the Ferrari, idk pretty much about it but a friend told me it was a 458 speciale something like that
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here are the more old and average street tuned cars of Korea
most if not all of these are not legal
just due to their laws
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yeah i heard their laws are super strict
i thought cali was bad but after finding about the laws in korea i was like nvm
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rear ended a car during a traffic jam and welp
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rear ended a car during a traffic jam and welp
Nooooooo
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here are the more old and average street tuned cars of Korea
Yes, sadly I wasn’t able to go to a car meet
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lovely 992 gt3 rs with the tribute package to the 2.7 carrera rs
also a millenium jade m spec nur r34
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amazing. I love the pictures
Also, don't be lied to by newbies and importers. They love propping up the M-Spec because there were few.
Few sold for good reason.
just in case you asked the owner and they made it seem that much more holy
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lovely 992 gt3 rs with the tribute package to the 2.7 carrera rs
any more? Muscle also
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Also, don't be lied to by newbies and importers. They love propping up the M-Spe...
ah i see i didn’t know that
hey regardless though a millennium jade r34 is simply awesome
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any more? Muscle also
i didn’t get a chance to get any muscle cars sadly, the meet was pretty big and there were a lot of cars i wanted to get
but there was this old challenger next to the 964
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pretty pretty ❤️
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more classic Japan Porsche. DORF actually but this is
THE BLACKBIRD
No lying, it is the car used in the Wangan Midnight live-action film
I've mentioned it a couple times but it had a leap in performance and customisation after that movie
later an RWB decal was installed to the rear of the boot (engine) lid
custom IHI Turbo work, DENSO rad, G50 transmission if I'm not mistaken.
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gold wrapped bay like an F1 for a car that can barely stand
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the JZ series Toyota filter on it
Question: what is your favourite porsche rear aero? Name and reason.
Mine was always between the lone ducktail of the 70s and whale tail from the early 930s
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i agree with you i love the ducktails the most
but the rear end of the 992 gt3 rs also looks real nice
i just love how massive the rear wing is haha
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I honestly don't really know cars to this extent so my choice would be based on like the 10 or so Porsches that I know
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I would be bad at explaining why but i can at least give pictures
the last one is mainly because it tended to be one of the cars I ended up by the end of the racing games
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Carrera 2.1 Turbo has one of the most amazing silhouettes of all time
I really liked them as a lad
Insane
only second maybe to the 935's variants
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Martini Porsche decals is always a pleasure to see
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Yup kinda hard for me to see what car is the white one ? Lancia, lotus, lambo ?
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Yup kinda hard for me to see what car is the white one ? Lancia, lotus, lambo ?
De Tomaso Pantera
70s Ford small-block out of the MKI GT40 along with the transaxle
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speaking of 70s Ford
GT40 going into auction in January
in case you have spare 3 millions of dollars
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lovely
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What are the wheels on the supra and corvette ? BBS ?
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What are the wheels on the supra and corvette ? BBS ?
yes BBS LM
often replicated by shit manufacturers like JapanRacing (JR), XXR, JNC, and ESR
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also I saw this video on Friday which was kinda interesting
it is half movie making and half car video
the author didn't recognize the wheels on the 407 but someone in comments did
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OZ Superleggera or Superturismo imitation if I'm not mistaken
they made a lot of wheels like that for Euro Super Touring series
BBS and uhhh
forgetting one more
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he says they are TSW
the ones on 407 are apparently TSW Zenon
the 406 uses TSW Imola
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yes BBS LM
Looks like I have the same style on my car
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I just forgot to come back to chat to say that they are questionable
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why?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YII18-mSZLE
My country legend
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oohhhhh
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my 5 mins of googling says TSW are fine but then again it's 5 minutes of googling I have absolutely no experience with this stuff
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Btw I’m also starting a sim racing setup
I only need a proper seat and then is f’good
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I start gently with a csl direct drive and a McLaren gt3 wheel
I will mostly do gt3 racing
For the cockpit I’m still choosing
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my 5 mins of googling says TSW are fine but then again it's 5 minutes of googlin...
when a sport/racing wheel shatters on a curb -- it is not good.
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Idk if I’ll build it myself or if I buy a full set
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well this shattering happened during a stunt
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it's also a prop meant to be wrecked which is why there are no centrelock on it
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not sure if that happens to a regular wheel
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it's gonna be hard to explain even if you have the attention to hear me out
but wheels for competition are not like that at all. They bend, shattering is due to cheap/outdated manufacturing. Consumers are given few options for something that actually does it's job. Many wheel by most manufacturers are junk. RAYS and OZ even make rubbish with their budget options
the TSW's in question were not centrelock. The comment fails to state they meant two-piece not in barrel+face construction but by wheel and hubcap
caps to cover the lugs lol
can be done well like when Mazda commissioned RAYS to replicate the 767B wheels for Mazdaspeed, but it's not on a forged wheel like the MS-01. It's a cast wheel that does a wheel's job but not exceptionally.
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Idk if I’ll build it myself or if I buy a full set
It's fine to. I just assumed you picked something out very specifically by then when you said "need a seat"
I see though. A bundle
fanatec is really nice
I hope the pedals aren't wack. A bad set of pedals really ruins the experience
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oh baby the logitec G25
bad memories with logitech G series
almost as good as their xbox controllers /s
another good example of replica product
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the only wheel I ever had was this
back when the first Forza was released
smashed the first mini cooper into a wall like 20 times
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wow
must have been expensive
I remember groaning at prices of stuff like that. VR too for sim racing. It all was pretty shite
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I don't know how expensive it was I got it as a gift
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enjoyed it?
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I wish I could enjoy it a bit more
we lost the cd for the game because we had a dresser next to a closet in our living room I put the cd on the dresser and it fell into this 2 mm gap inbetween the closet and the dresser
and we didn't find the cd until like 5 years later
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ouch.
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I hope the pedals aren't wack. A bad set of pedals really ruins the experience
Yep I’ll see when I have but the load cell upgrade should be ok
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Merry Christmas to everyone
silk coyote
Honestly love Marlboro livery, support big tobacco 💯
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Well I am going to "Bruleur de gomme" in spa in march 2024 nakai will be there building an RWB..
mama mia
My friend just sent me the news
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https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/934481531903303726/1189141503965134858/...
@inland mist Tri Spokes by VOLK (RAYS Engineering)
I really liked this era of racing
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This is super class
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yup nice looking car
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Super saloooooooon
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How to not ruin 2nd and 3rd gear synchros in any car: Hold the clutch down for 0.2 seconds longer before letting go. If the car does not jerk forward, you're doing it right.
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classic Team cars at Tokyo auto salon 2024
I still love the Pentroof R32. One of my favourites of all time
Hiroshi Tamura's personal car.
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He since has a BNR34 drivetrain swapped BNR32. The one he poses with here.
It has a full R34 GT-R engine, drivetrain, and ECU swap. Power figures are deceptive with the look of the engine bay.
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classy
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digital topaz
@quartz glen have you seen this type of iswara before 
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yES
That's the infamous Saga Limousine
Think I've seen this exact car (literally this pic) at my town, guess dude's traveling
But yes, for a limited time, government peep used this as commute
Only 300 known units nationwide
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always thought this was modified and never an actual production car wth
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No this was a production
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I legit walk passed it and noticed something odd that it doesn't look like a normal saga
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Got nasty things on my rear tire
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Hopefully I don’t have a puncture
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I did my first League race on Assetto corsa competizione
sadly could not avoid a crash
Hmm I think it was clearly possible
to avoid it, but I was in panic when I saw the dust so I went full gas
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Oof I got my account back
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you have returned!
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Since the post office cars are right hand drive over here, I wonder if they're left hand drive in Japan
Ngl, Id buy a post office car from auction
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Hiroshi Kobayashi of Team Phenix winning the 1990 CARBOY Doricon GP Opening round in Sportsland Yamanashi
His main competition in the finalists event were a pair of Toyota AW11 MR2, though they suffered from their inherent rearward weight bias. They spun out one too many times in the competition
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two corvettes that i shot yesterday at cars and coffee
whipple supercharged mustang
ketchup and mustard gt4rs
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Clean cars and clean pics
What do you use for photography ?
And it seems you are in of the best place to see cars like this
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c&c events are like that
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c&c events are like that
mine are not like this, full of 1.9tdi 1 million E36, 2 billions peugeot/renault
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just have a youtube channel and make a video about your new car
then use that as a tax writeoff
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hard to this in France, it's considered as clonwning and you get more hate than anything else
Even "car guys" will try to ruin you
Car cultre has changed a lot when I see what what Peugeot, Renault are making
But that not really France, EU ruined it
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agreed
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Have you seen PVC drifting?
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His main competition in the finalists event were a pair of Toyota AW11 MR2, thou...
the Twins in question (this time at a different event, losing to the same guy in the M3)
and Tsuchiya sporting an R32 at that event
exceptional car selection
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CARBOY Hillclimb event in Mt. Nokogiri in Chiba, 1988
he got last place after knocking a cone
he crashed here at the same hillclimb course. It became a meme in the 2010s or so
Classic PLUSPY
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https://rev9autosport.com/bridgestone-potenza-super-rap-evo-15-wheel.html
recent magazine feature
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also a millenium jade m spec nur r34
I'm so forgetful lol. I'm looking at this thread and forgot you posted these.
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https://yt3.ggpht.com/ZpKkbeysk97Rt0DoNx_bmnjZ0BdqpmYhH7RSV47gVXJTJBOh6c-mgjC8hL...
Idk what thing to sus first
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I looked at it before seems like it was made by https://www.instagram.com/kostopoulos_autosport
but they sold it like 2 years ago on ebay
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not a great sign lolol
When a project goes private sale you know it's probably a bitch to keep in shape
if it wasn't they would not be in as much dire position to sell it. It would be capitalised on
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CARBOY Hillclimb event in Mt. Nokogiri in Chiba, 1988
he got last place after k...
Pluspy?
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some shots of this 308 gts i saw at a meet yesterday
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tell me about it
It's just from the late 80s when port fuel injection systems in dual-overhead-camshafts came to replace carbureted, single-cam engines in commercially available autos.
This is why you see the letter "E" or "i" on model badges. Like the 208GTS__i__, the 318__i__, RB26D__E__-TT those with E are usually electronic fuel injectors. The Ferraris and Mercs had used Bosch K-Jetronic Mechanical fuel injection.
Furthermore, the advent of dual camshafts allow for increased efficiency and control of more than the standard 2-3 valves per cylinder (1+1 or 2+1 config)
Allowing 4-5 valves per cylinder (traditionally 2 intake and 2 exhaust)
The 308 GTS QV and Lambo Countach LP5000 QV are notable Italian 4-valve, dual-camshaft-per-bank engined cars that made up the mythos of automotive history. A super engineering feat, a wave of new tech worldwide gracing the premier cars of the time.
An added camshaft is just one of the ways to make up for lost power (also better performance for the most part) because of the stricter emission standards imposed by world government organisations at the time.
In motorsports, the combo of fuel injection and four valve heads was already widely used for over 2 decades usually separate and at times together.
Sometimes you'll see a valve count atop and engine valvetrain cover. Like on the MX-5 it says DOHC 16v (4valve x 4cyl)
or even a suffix of a model name. In the case of the Lancia Delta Integrale of the 80s. They had 16v and 8v versions.
the 308 GTS QV and Lambo Countach LP5000 QV were just marvels of the 80s car legends. Magazines and posters, everyone had one or both.
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found an old video that explains how open differential works to make it look very simple
the explanation starts at 3:27
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I was taught with one of those old GM video documentaries
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found an old video that explains how open differential works to make it look ver...
it's probably the best way to learn it. Other than just knowing that power will always go to the tyre with least resistance (also least grip) because open differential benefits turning at low speeds. Allowing pivot
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Cars in Indonesia (not taken by me)
cool to see a Torana anywhere else outside of Australia
insane
dope cars even in the backgrounds
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Hello God
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wow closetogod
anyways
Do you think it is advisable to run double Universal joints on my axle instead of CV joints
I'm achieving a very very greaseless experience
and morever a much more simpler suspension assembly
But I have little to zero data on U joints
Have you ever seen stock cars with half axles running u joint
A lot of other questions too, what is binding
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Do you think it is advisable to run double Universal joints on my axle instead o...
for simplicity yes you can do so, this just means you sacrifice performance and have to grease one less thing (not worth it)
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A lot of other questions too, what is binding
binding obviously is bad, but if you use a thick enough u-joint, torque shouldn't be able to bind it. (also if ride height doesn't fluctuate that much, because odd angles is what causes it)
Issue is the efficiency is worse because rolling mass. Using lighter, thinner shafts and joints overall is better to get engine efficiency, but they're more fragile under engine load
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Have you ever seen stock cars with half axles running u joint
plenty old utility vehicles do
stiff slate
binding obviously is bad, but if you use a thick enough u-joint, torque shouldn'...
huh wait wait
what
No but what exactly is
binding
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bend a stick and twist it
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And by performace sacrifice are you referring to the sin wave power transmission
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bend a stick and twist it
that's so sad
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And by performace sacrifice are you referring to the sin wave power transmission
I'm talking about the overall torque at the wheels being reduced because of the inefficiencies from the entire drivetrain
delivered power to the wheels will be substantially less than the CV joints that were designed for automobiles instead of a U joint that has always been for heavy industry engines and power-plants where they only need to deliver power constantly at low RPM
for example, turning a mill. It does not need the efficiency. It needs low maintenance from an automated power source. — It will use a U-joint
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interesting
stiff slate
we get 45 Nm of torque from the motor
and after 2 stages of reduction
around 600-700 Nm of torque on wheels
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if in this case it works, just find ways to not have either end of the shaft bend past 45° from neutral
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Very torqy
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if in this case it works, just find ways to not have either end of the shaft ben...
45
that's
I can but then
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half of 90°
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I'll have to increase my trackwidth
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smart smart
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That's one way, or you reduce vertical travel
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That's one way, or you reduce vertical travel
that is also sad sad
:(
But then again
Rzeppa and tripod are also limited
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That's a sacrifice for using the antiquated shaft design. Unless you're fine with rebuilding after competition
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hm?
stiff slate
I'm still very
Noob
in transmission
Putting a U joint will make my overall assembly lighter
My seniors told me I don't need plunge
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is it being used as a prop shaft to a differential?
stiff slate
idk why
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is it being used as a prop shaft to a differential?
oh that definitely
rn we have two rzeppas
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in that case yes a U-joint is fine lol. But to the wheels
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precisely
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well how similar is your vehicle to that one?
and is your team sure that their issues were not without compromises on width, suspension travel, having spares for replacement, etc
stiff slate
Very similar
we have a rulebook
so Chassis is pretty similar
drivetrain can be different
stiff slate
well how similar is your vehicle to that one?
I have no clue
this is what happens
to this
I think ur starting to see why i don't like this propshaft
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I do I do
stiff slate
that sleeve is so stupid
but then again
it's pretty easy to disconnect and switch to 2wd
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that is the shaft to drive the fronts yes?
stiff slate
ye
that goes into the front diff (to the right in the picture)
now the diff itself is pretty fucked
It was our second year trying 4wd so we used an OEM cage
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ohh
stiff slate
and that led to
tripod being wobbly
not too sure how that happens but yeah
this year we go custom cage
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now the diff itself is pretty fucked
elaborate?
stiff slate
elaborate?
just the cage
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ohh no subframes?
stiff slate
what's that
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That answers that partially
stiff slate
yeah i'm very noob in transmission
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it's just a separate section that cradles the entire powertrain on off roaders
engine/motor, transmission/torque converter, and differential
this all sits under a body and is held on with mounts and cross beams under the chassis
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Indeed, but is this a race?
stiff slate
there is a race yes
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ahh I see
stiff slate
a 4 hr endurace race
stiff slate
the one with the maximum laps
by the end of 4 hours
so you don't even have to be fast really
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that's proper
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I would argue with the correct transmission, torque would overcome the weight
obviously reduced top speed
stiff slate
Our transmission this year wasn't exactly the best
We had a chain drive from the motor to the gearbox
and that chain
legit
louder than a combustion car
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Well if the gears cannot be changed much, what about the differential ratio?
the output shaft's ratio on the transmission/transaxle
It's a null & void solution unless you build around that
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stiff slate
Ayo
stiff slate
Well if the gears cannot be changed much, what about the differential ratio?
wha
I assume ur talking about uhm
reduction
if so, we have different sets of chains and sprockets
one is very very torqy
one is not so torqy, pretty good top speedy
one is best of both worlds, smth like that
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one is very very torqy
yes, that would overcome any issues with mass as long as the sections where it's useful are not long enough for you to hit top speed
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ooh
stiff slate
coz chain losses are pain
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that sounds good
stiff slate
I will miss the sound tho
but yes
My only worry now
is still U joint power loss
Idk how it works at all
but my transmission peeps are like
We ball
it'll work
Also God
Do you think Plunge, that happens in a tripod
is a good thing
if so why
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Do you think Plunge, that happens in a tripod
I'm unsure if that's the term I think it is
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is still U joint power loss
well for longitudinal shafts. U-joint is better just better reliability if spec and balanced right. If it's to the wheels like I thought it would be. That's not as acceptable
stiff slate
hmmm
what if
Rzepa rzeppa
instead of tripod
I'm getting better angle in that too
But that's where the argument of plunge arises
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ahhh
stiff slate
My seniors are like
Plunge is dumb, u don't need that, and u risk the shaft popping out with the amount of wheel travel our ATV has
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that makes sense
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it's excessive probably
stiff slate
Best I've got was that when ur axle plunges, there's a reduction in load acting on the gearbox, which doesn't make sense
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I cannot make an assessment yet with the limited info I have on your project
stiff slate
Hmmm
There is about, an assumed value of 20 KN of force acting on my wheel
in bumps
and that is split between the axle and the arms
The idea i've been given is that, since ur tripod allows for linear travel inside it
it is not a rigid member
and hence not a lot of load acts on it
Which is very sus logic
Anyways
Now the idea was to eliminate one suspension link and make my axle rigid
so that it acts as my suspension link now
For that
I can go, either rzeppa rzeppa, which is heavy
or double U joints
that's about it
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Now the idea was to eliminate one suspension link and make my axle rigid
live rear axle/solid axle with half-shafts sounds very American hehe
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hehe
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Jeep move. The engineering for it in offroading is very well researched so it may prove advantageous to move to that style
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all I know of it's wonders is the extent of redneck engineering from the USA and Australia
but if you ever do make the move to that, I doubt it would be hard to work out it's configuration
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Shouldn't be too hard
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Shouldn't be too hard
if anything, just don't worry about the joints. If there is no issue linked to it currently.
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hmm
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For if an issue does not exist, neither does a solution -- you know?
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true
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Is this relevant ?
what in specific are you concerned about?
of course an automotive engine is relevant, or do you mean ignition plug wiring?
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of course an automotive engine is relevant, or do you mean ignition plug wiring?
Yup about the ignition plug but more about the screw
I saw a lot of sportscat without screws
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seems like you have not seen many normal, modern engines hahaha
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My dad told me that’s how most of race cars engines were back in the days
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seems like you have not seen many normal, modern engines hahaha
I think yes it’s not usual to ask a Prius driver to pop the hood
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the one you have are a different, more powerful kind of coil pack that is why. It just attaches to the valve cover intead of plugging into the top of the sparkplug with no extra security
ones like this are just inferior technology and also are not held in via screws. They plug into a distributor.
You'll never have to touch a distributor luckily, they're very limited and are not as precise in timing as opposed to a OBD2 ECM
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I see
Oh
And may car has hub bore size of 54mm so if I fit larger wheels like bmw e30 rims which are 4x100 also and has a hub size of 59mm there is no problem right ?
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And may car has hub bore size of 54mm so if I fit larger wheels like bmw e30 rim...
STANCEMAGIC Hubcentric Rings... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CH8LTTY?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
not at all
just get some hubcentric rings to give it a fifth piece to sit on
trust me. No amount of lazy boomer crap is convincing me otherwise again, especially after my rear wheel snapped the studs
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just get some hubcentric rings to give it a fifth piece to sit on
Ok thx, noice maybe my bmw wheels and Mazda project will see the sun
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Im getting the shorter spring soon I won’t instal coilovers since I don’t really know what I want and how the car behaves
It’s kinda the nurb build
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Im getting the shorter spring soon I won’t instal coilovers since I don’t really...
Lowering springs in the stock dampeners?
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Lowering springs in the stock dampeners?
The stock ones are bilstein b something and I will be putting the one that Mazda have in options
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sounds good. Height should be kept pretty high on the nür
elevation changes on the track will eat the bumpers overtime if you think otherwise
take lips right off
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elevation changes on the track will eat the bumpers overtime if you think otherw...
Yup but nurb will be next year, I have to prepare for my local tracks
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very nice
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take lips right off
Im buying damaged bumper for this
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And also since the trunk is easy to remove I think I will buy a carbon one with a spoiler so I can swap for track or daily usage
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And also since the trunk is easy to remove I think I will buy a carbon one with ...
I would personally opt for a set of dedicated racing wheels for composite body panel money
but that is just me
trust me. Aero stability will not be the goal if you don't min-max the acceleration capability and learn to dial in the alignment for specific tracks
you'll also eat tyres quicker with the aero and not ideal alignment. Get less track time
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I would personally opt for a set of dedicated racing wheels for composite body p...
Yup I’m thinking about it also but the garage is already shared with the set for the Land Rover and for the caterham space is the problem right now
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ponder
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trust me. Aero stability will not be the goal if you don't min-max the accelerat...
That’s a lot of thing I still don’t know about my car, I will test it first withe the lower springs
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I don't think I would be capable of guessing what car this is
dp motorsport does a lot of porsches
particularly 930s
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I don't think I would be capable of guessing what car this is
VERY well-known
those pictures are via an American friend
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I've never heard about DP motorsports before but when I googled that car I saw that guy using it on other events like back in 2000
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I've never heard about DP motorsports before but when I googled that car I saw t...
they're quite competitive both as street cars and in events
they're a tuning garage from way back, '78 at least. People stopped paying attention to the ones outside of Japan for a some time because JDM renaissance. Focus is still drawn toward the JDM ones because of hype
but don't ever forget there are some beasts out West that build really neat stuff. German cars especially
factory teams really don't have shit on these tuners in non-international events
(it's not worth their budget that's why)
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Nagaoka Ryo's famed Nissan (R32) Skyline GT-R
One of the coolest street-legal cars ever. This magazine feature was one of many to highlight a high-spec GT-R that wasn't a full race car. Many other drivers in Mid Night were not "top-speed-only" with insane horsepower. Many closer to 320-450WHP with boost increase and some slight bolt-ons. Those, although formidable, were left behind by the 600+ HP beasts of yesteryear.
But this one got MOVE Tuning Factory/Hosoka Tuning Factory treatment.
Crazy to imagine that the GT-R domestically was cheap performance only 6-8 years after it released
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exotic cargo
phone camera flicks from today
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phone camera flicks from today
beautiful!
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Noice pics
Im shit at taking pics
Even tough iPhone 15 pro max is capable
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lol the tiffany blue
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Looks clean
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Honestly, SW20
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NISMO 400R at Pikes Peak rally stage
Colorado summit I think
it is crazy to think they entered a JDM legend to tackle off road. It's not even a full AWD vehicle, it simply reacts with the loss of grip by adding traction via power split.
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I wonder if cars like this is what Group B nowadays would look like
today's world rally stage cars are like how Group B was
It's just not like that in name and it has not the reputation of mortality
Today's cars are engineered with the same ideas of innovation, application where necessary, and experimentation. We've come to a much greater understanding as engineers in the professional racing sense as to not tinker with things like twin charging, excessive anti-lag, mechanical + non-intelligent differentials
because in reality, they're a waste and are not as good as direct-injection, high compression turbocharged-cars with massive mid-low end torque, torque vectoring differentials masterminded by intelligent AWD systems, more safe, rigid chassis', on better tyres
also, no car that makes it to the finish is actually running full capable power
qualifying trims usually do and they're near overheating by the end of a hotlap. Then they're swapped for endurance tuned engines.
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@obtuse rampart yo why y'all got cooler cars than us even tho it;'s the same variant?
Toyota Raize GR Sport Manual?
We got the puny civilian trimline 1.0 Turbo, FWD and nothing else
I mean it's zippy but it's ....eh
Standard D-CVT
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Wait what FWD ?
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Wait what FWD ?
A lot if not most SUV are FWD
They reuse sedan platforms in a taller body 99% of the time
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all it takes is a well balanced rotating assembly and a low displacement, low rotating mass, short stroke inline 6 can rev to the moon
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The sedan bodies went up which trim?
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The sedan bodies went up which trim?
??
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sedan bodies were on all trims other than 2600 Turbo (GT-R)
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The 4 door skylines,it went up to GTS-T or GTT?
this is for the R32^
All the major Skylines have sedan and coupe models for the middle and lower trims
One of the "modern" (R32/33/34) Skylines can be sedan.
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there are so many other cool sedan Nissan that look good slammed
the Cedric (Y chassis) and especially Cefiro in A31 chassis
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red test car next to the Advan Group A Skyline GT-R (driven by Kunimitsu Takahashi and Keiichi Tsuchiya)
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the Cedric (Y chassis) and especially Cefiro in A31 chassis
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Something about those headlights that just captivates me
projector beams. Was also availible in later S13 Silvias
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Oh dope
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hahaha
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Short wheelbase vehicles not the greatest idea
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RISE Yokohama has been tied to members of Mid Night for a long time. Make no mistake about the "top speed only" ideology that people conflate with skilled, controlled driving and engineering.
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digital topaz
quite rare to spot stock rotary bois nowadays
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looks to be a series 6-7 with nice mazda pieces
down to the alloy wheels at times mistaken for R32 Skyline GT-R stock wheels
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holy shit
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early series RX7 is so nice
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How bad is the issue I have : my gearbox won’t synchro when up or downshifting especially on gear 2 and 4 but I also have issue putting the 1 from neutral after a stop
I already have a check up next week with Mazda and hopefully my car has a 6 year warranty (5 years remaining on July)
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How bad is the issue I have : my gearbox won’t synchro when up or downshifting e...
it's just about timing.
cannot rely on automated matching even by the 9-700rpm intervals.
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How bad is the issue I have : my gearbox won’t synchro when up or downshifting e...
going into 2nd from 3rd and 4th down to 5th correct?
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1st to 2nd and 3rd to fourth
Like second I have a bit more resistance
But fourth even fully clutch the gear is grinding and I have to put throttle to shift
And entering a roundabout I was in neutral I could not put first gear without putting a bit of throttle
And obviously before the roundabout the car was stopped
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1st to 2nd and 3rd to fourth
ohhh interesting so upshifting
you have to wait for the rpms on the more low-torque-load transmissions to drop to the right range
they will balk you out of gear or straight up deny entry. Many people are spoiled by rev matching, but for upshifts you cannot just slam to the next
(depends on gearbox)
but in old 5 speeds that is how it is. In 6MT usually not because the ratios are usually closer
this was a common "issue" for early non-turbo 911 Porsches. Americans usually did not understand the *fragility (needs perfect shift intervals) of low torque bearing gearboxes
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But fourth even fully clutch the gear is grinding and I have to put throttle to ...
I hope this information helps. Maybe you need to shift quicker? So you do not need to throttle up to match revs (the car will rock back and forth if this is not correct)
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I hope this information helps. Maybe you need to shift quicker? So you do not n...
I’ll keep those informations right now I’m not driving my car before going to Mazda
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I’ll keep those informations right now I’m not driving my car before going to Ma...
nooo problem. Do you have film/audio of how you change though gears?
I can probably give advice with my ears if not from analysing video
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Im letting off the throttle before engaging the clutch
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the switch in engine speed is very sudden I will say
it is confusing because you can hear it surge
perhaps, physical inspection will do a better assesment
The clutch let off is sudden but that should not be a concern on synchros for upshift
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I had this issue only in Saturday and yesterday I drove to refill some gas then I thought it was ok but when I pull up and if I’m above 3k rpm then I let the gas off, clutch in, shifting to 4 it’s not shifting well like I forgot the clutch but I’m still fully clutch
And I can hear a disc noise at very low speed and especially on second gear after a downshifting from 3rd
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And I can hear a disc noise at very low speed and especially on second gear afte...
worn clutch maybe then?
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worn clutch maybe then?
I think more about this than the gearbox itself
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it would make sense if given by that single video that is how you let off clutch in the rolling gears
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I had this issue only in Saturday and yesterday I drove to refill some gas then ...
also maybe the engine does not provide enough torque at that speed
4th in most all gearboxes is a 1.000 ratio
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also maybe the engine does not provide enough torque at that speed
3k5 should be where I have the maximum torque
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yes but that is where you are shifting from, correct?
it goes below that when going to 4th gear
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4th in most all gearboxes is a 1.000 ratio
in the ND it is a race-type of gearset. 6th is actually direct drive
interesting
and triple cone synchronisers if not double on 2nd and single for reverse
I have never worked with a transmission setup with race ratios, in normal helical gear format with so much synchronising hardware
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It looks more complicated than I thought
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@zealous spindle the ratio between 1-2 is very large. Wait for a longer interval.
So is 3-4 wait just a bit longer than usual
you see the difference just in the numbers
5.087 drops down to a 2.991
that is as great of a difference as most 2nd and 4th gears
(ignore the T-56 ratios. That's for a supercharged V8)
the CD009 is in the 2003 nissan Z
you see the difference in 1st to 2nd numbers
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Yup the gap is huge
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that means if you are at 3500rpms in 1st... you have to wait until it hits maybe 1900rpms to go into second with zero resistance
without having the passenger get thrown forward
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that means if you are at 3500rpms in 1st... you have to wait until it hits maybe...
Ahh I felt this one many times but I didn’t understand why
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me when the passenger bites the dashboard because I am letting out the clutch too early
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Rear axle ratio is the same as final drive ratio ?
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Rear axle ratio is the same as final drive ratio ?
yes correct
rear gear/final drive/differential ratio refer to the same thing
that is show long 1st to 2nd will take for smooth driving
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that is show long 1st to 2nd will take for smooth driving
I see
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blame it on automotive sound regulations as to why the gap is horrible in modern manuals
it's for droning noise levels at I think 30mph or so
usually means in 2nd gear
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Ok usually I don’t pull on 1st gear but it happened a bit for me
So overall I will have to be smoother on shifting gears
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it's where most of the synchro wear happens is into 2nd and 2nd into 3rd. The clutch wear is from hard pulls that make the car surge
because the clutch spikes in heat
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So overall I will have to be smoother on shifting gears
this is a good takeaway... do get the clutch looked at if the shifting issues persist. Especially disc noise
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I will tell them about that
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I've never heard about DP motorsports before but when I googled that car I saw t...
I forgot to mention
under the spoiler
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Hmm first ones were without the clutch
Engine is stopped
And sometimes even clutch in 3rd won’t go well
I have to put neutral or put in 4th
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Idk what is the correct term for that but my dad is only thinking about the "command" being "unscrewed"
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Idk what is the correct term for that but my dad is only thinking about the "com...
not sure how to interpret that
A shift fork/gear selector bushing?
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something like that maybe, my dad and my we dont really knowm much about gearboxes
and in general my knowledge in mechanic is limited
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ahh darn
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Well 2 days now before I going to Mazda for my car they keep it for 3 days
And can take more is the issue is bigger
Btw I didn’t know that R35 gearboxes were weak
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Btw I didn’t know that R35 gearboxes were weak
the entire drivetrain is lol. The differential (left-right side power split) axles will shred if the wheels and tyres are not within the factory spec.
If not the gearbox and clutches from launch control
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8u0e6ZSQMI
Mike Kojima is amazing. Thoroughly recommend listening to what he has to say
he has experience with altering every notable mechanical platform known to man.
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the entire drivetrain is lol. The differential (left-right side power split) axl...
Well that sad for this type of car
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Wait the T50 has no flywheel
The old McLaren F1 was nearly the same way. Gordon Murray likes to shed these types of things in favour of his philosophy
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We did a test drive with one the mechanic at Mazda he def saw the problem
Not able to put in 4th
Then he told that he recently changed one gearbox on a mx5 for 3rd gear problem
Mazda might take the repair under warranty since I only have the car for 10 months
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Then he told that he recently changed one gearbox on a mx5 for 3rd gear problem
so it's completely done out?
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Yep it’s a gearbox issue 97% for them
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I thought they revised this on later models
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Normally yes only ND1 should have issues with the gearboxes
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It’s brand new from 2023
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damn
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Only 13k km on it
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Yup but mazda Will take it for them so I won’t pay anything
But I have to be honest that I am also responsible of this
Maybe my downshifting technique is not that good but I don’t drive like a madman everytime
I thinks it’s 50/50
Because I see BBR a mx5 specialist and they are making ND above 200hp and above 250nm of torque
The gearbox is capable of more than 300nm