Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Automobili3XF]

30 minutes ago, Energycore said:

How do you like the ride?

Its very good so far, very confortable and has tons of space.

The only thing i'm going to do to it is upgrade the audio system, the stock speakers and head unit are a little weak.

[AlwaysFSX]

13 hours ago, Euchre said:

I said 900rpm, not 9000rpm. That's close to idle speed for most engines, and even some large V8s don't make over 100hp below 2000rpm, because they don't start making much torque before then. In the real world of driving, people don't usually launch off of stoplights at 2k rpm, dumping the clutch or power braking, even when driving relatively aggressively.

Maybe YOU don't. /s

[Euchre]

3 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Maybe YOU don't. /s

I said 'people', not 'me'. When it comes to driving, I'm not exactly normal people, but I'm also not full on drag racing animal...

 

Most of the time.

[AlwaysFSX]

7 minutes ago, Euchre said:

I said 'people', not 'me'. When it comes to driving, I'm not exactly normal people, but I'm also not full on drag racing animal...

 

Most of the time.

[Mr.Dingle]

11 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

@Mr.Dingle Megane friends

Yay

[Mr.Dingle]

5 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Since it was related to recent conversations...

 

[PandaCopyRight]

23 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

 

Jesus Christ ... did they not get to turn 1 and already some people are out of the race? 

[iDeFecZx]

2 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

I bet you if I tried hard enough I could do it before the cars even get rolling

Forza online in a nutshell

[AlwaysFSX]

2 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

I bet you if I tried hard enough I could do it before the cars even get rolling

Pretty sure a DOA/skewered engine will disqualify you, yeah.

[Energycore]

Look what I found

Some of you wagoners are going to fanboy all over this

 

It's a little expensive for a 2002 model though

[Real_PhillBert]

It took a little while to get the tires in, but they're finally on. Continental DWS06 235/40R18s.

 

 

The tech didnt have the cleanest of gloves when handling my wheels... 

 

 

 

[PandaCopyRight]

9 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Look what I found

 

 

Some of you wagoners are going to fanboy all over this

 

It's a little expensive for a 2002 model though

bugeye wagon ... looks nice
depending on what engine is in it ... id consider running away from them 
i personally am not a big fan of the turbo EJ25 and EJ20 engines 

id go for a Legacy or an Outback since they had an option for the 3.0 or 3.6 which were a hell of a lot more reliable at the same power ... sadly uncommon cause people dont want their family wagon to sound like a Porsche  

[bcredeur97]

@Real_PhillBert The toe angle on your fronts was all messed up. wonder why?

Fresh tires always super nice though for the first couple months. Enjoy

[Real_PhillBert]

6 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

@Real_PhillBert The toe angle on your fronts was all messed up. wonder why?

Fresh tires always super nice though for the first couple months. Enjoy

I wonder that too, there hasn't been any real trauma to the car so it must have been the summation of 80k miles of potholes. 

[TVwazhere]

8 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

It took a little while to get the tires in, but they're finally on. Continental DWS06 235/40R18s.

The tech didnt have the cleanest of gloves when handling my wheels... 

-snip-

I didnt get a neat printout like that when I got my alignment done! Now I cant compare, though I do recall my camber being more out of whach than anything (that's expected because I lowered the car) and I also do thing I saw toe being misaligned too. Cant recall how much though.

[vetali]

3 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

It took a little while to get the tires in, but they're finally on. Continental DWS06 235/40R18s.

 

Do STs not have rear toe adjustment. Those are pretty borderline. Then again with our alignment machine (hawkeye elite) it kinda spits out whatever it feels like on the print off. Won't be the same measurements as I was looking at while adjusting. 

[AlwaysFSX]

3 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I wonder that too, there hasn't been any real trauma to the car so it must have been the summation of 80k miles of potholes. 

same

[Energycore]

8 hours ago, PandaCopyRight said:

bugeye wagon ... looks nice
depending on what engine is in it ... id consider running away from them 
i personally am not a big fan of the turbo EJ25 and EJ20 engines 

id go for a Legacy or an Outback since they had an option for the 3.0 or 3.6 which were a hell of a lot more reliable at the same power ... sadly uncommon cause people dont want their family wagon to sound like a Porsche  

Fuel economy though

 

I guess 2.0 Turbo engines also throw fuel economy out the window when you step on the gas

[PandaCopyRight]

8 hours ago, Energycore said:

Fuel economy though

 

I guess 2.0 Turbo engines also throw fuel economy out the window when you step on the gas

sadly the 2.0 turbo and 2.5 turbo have terrible fuel economy since the original engine design is like from 1988
So the 3.0 6 cylinder has the same if not better fuel economy than a 2.0 or a 2.5 turbo 4 cylinder 
the 3.0 has more torque before the turbo kicks in on the 2.5 ... and better fuel economy after the turbo kicks in 

Oh and the 2.0 and 2.5 are known to have head gasket issues 

Also the legacy will have a better interior since its technically subarus luxury car... And if you want it they also have the 2.0 and 2.5 options 

[wANKER]

Honestly love the police in the UK.

 

In my town, you're looking at about 10 police officers for a population of 90K

Bike gets stolen? House gets burgled? Pffft. Maybe the next day they'll show.

 

Just now, there must have been about 15 police officers, around 6 cars inc vans, sitting on an entry to a 20mph zone that comes from a 60mph, trying to catch people out 

All 'bout dat £££££££££££££

[Energycore]

4 hours ago, PandaCopyRight said:

sadly the 2.0 turbo and 2.5 turbo have terrible fuel economy since the original engine design is like from 1988
So the 3.0 6 cylinder has the same if not better fuel economy than a 2.0 or a 2.5 turbo 4 cylinder 
the 3.0 has more torque before the turbo kicks in on the 2.5 ... and better fuel economy after the turbo kicks in 

Oh and the 2.0 and 2.5 are known to have head gasket issues 

Also the legacy will have a better interior since its technically subarus luxury car... And if you want it they also have the 2.0 and 2.5 options 

You seem to know your stuff.

 

Got any dirt on this one?

It's a 2008 Saab 9-3, 2.0 Turbo. Been eyeing it because it's around $5k and seems(?) to be in good condition

[TheLostTroll13]

Hey guys! 

 

I was surprised to find this thread on this forum! I like a good car group! 

 

I have a custom made monster here, Its a custom Chassis, sitting on the running gear of a 76 Chevy Cheyenne. The motor is a Chevy 350 with a 4 barrel Edelbrock and a Oversized Cam. The tranny is a 700R4 automatic with a 2000rpm stall converter. The body is a 80's Jeep with 7" cut out of the center to narrow it up. She's a ripper.

 

Also, the most important feature, a loop mounted to the roll cage to hook up a chain leash, for my puppy to ride safely...

 

*EDIT, My dad, Brother, Uncle, and Myself, built it in 4 Months for around $3000. Anythings possible if you do it yourself.

[chaozbandit]

Who's racing an Odyssey????

 

 

[PandaCopyRight]

42 minutes ago, Energycore said:

You seem to know your stuff.

 

Got any dirt on this one?

 

It's a 2008 Saab 9-3, 2.0 Turbo. Been eyeing it because it's around $5k and seems(?) to be in good condition

Many hours of research  
as a bit of a saab fan .. i quite like these, especially the facelift ones so might seem biased  
 

Some were available AWD ... or XWD as Saab called it.
Depending on what power output it has ... it either has the bigger or smaller turbo (which are mostly interchangeable and should be reliable)
Garett GT2052s for the smaller turbo and Mitsubishi TD04-14T for the larger one ... there was a smaller mitsubishi one for some other middle models but i dont remember much about that 
the TD04 has many different versions ... 15T being used on the 2.8T V6 saabs ... with a 18T or 19T being a common performance upgrade 
B207 engine is know to be able to hold a ton of power reliably in case you want to go into tuning them.
I think the highest output one was 210hp but not fully sure, while the lower ones were 150 (these were labeled as 1.8t but still the same 2.0L B207 engine) or 175hp
All of those power stages can get like 250hp with the biggest turbo and an ecu remap  

shouldnt be difficult to get parts since its still mostly a GM car even after saab changed everything  

Maybe @RevoltTrain has something to add since he owns one 

[Beef Boss]

Just bought this seam sealer for 15 bucks. I didn't have a chaulk gun the right size so I cut the top off, and used what I needed. 

I think I got a dollars use out of er. 

 

But I spent a couple hours filling a hole so I figured I might as well plug it right. Didn't know sealing seams would cost me so much. 

 

 

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