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

[RevoltTrain]

1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

I think that would look great.

Would probably order these, a little pricey but would rather do decals over paint or plasti-dip

 

https://www.inshanedesigns.com/product/universal-hash-mark-fender-stripes/

[terrytek]

1 minute ago, RevoltTrain said:

Would probably order these, a little pricey but would rather do decals over paint or plasti-dip

 

https://www.inshanedesigns.com/product/universal-hash-mark-fender-stripes/

But the thing is, is the car up and running again before you can really start spending money on it again?

[RevoltTrain]

2 minutes ago, terrytek said:

But the thing is, is the car up and running again before you can really start spending money on it again?

Not going to be doing right now. I have more important things to spend money on. But I like planning stuff out. Which is why I have links saved for mirrors, new steering wheel, spoiler, intake, turbo, exhaust manifold, cat-back, etc.

[terrytek]

Just now, RevoltTrain said:

Not going to be doing right now. I have more important things to spend money on. But I like planning stuff out

I'm assuming getting the car back up and running is one of them? And i'm one of those people too, like planning in advance. it's like satisfying somehow.

[RevoltTrain]

Just now, terrytek said:

I'm assuming getting the car back up and running is one of them? And i'm one of those people too, like planning in advance. it's like satisfying somehow.

Of course, going to be turbo-shopping here soon. Car parts are cheapest around winter for obvious reasons, and with Black Friday / Cyber Monday coming up I'll be able to score a Mitsubishi TD04 for a good price. Rather not get an eBay turbo for my daily.

 

Check edit for a few of the upcoming plans

[bob345]

Well, tesla pull the best "wait we're not done" stunt yet and unveiled a new tesla roadster with a 1.9 second 0-60 and 600 mile range.

edit for pic

[RevoltTrain]

Been considering getting a spare hood to mess around with this idea. Wouldn't leave it on for everyday driving (rain exists) but would be a fun idea for shows. Should I go for it?

 

Found the same vent he used

 

http://www.finelinetuning.net/product/dmax-style-hood-vent-universal

[CJPowell27]

"The only thing beyond Ludicrous which is plaid" 

Alright guys, I know car enthusiasts don't particularly care for EVs, but how do you feel about the new Tesla Roadster. Watching the livestream right now they are saying they've achieved 0-60 in 1.9s and 0-100 in under 9 seconds. On top of that that they are saying they have reached over 250 mph, on a battery that can go "from LA to San Francisco and back on a single charge (200 wH) or a range of 620 mile range." Personally I'm a huge Tesla fanboy and think if they pull it off it's going to be the most incredible car in years.

 

In Summary:

0-60 1.9 s

0-100 < 4.2s

250+ mph

3 Motors

200 kwh batter

10,000 nm of torque

 

[bob345]

1 minute ago, CJPowell27 said:

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The specs are seriously beyond nuts.

[AlwaysFSX]

[AlwaysFSX]

10 minutes ago, bob345 said:

Well, tesla pull the best "wait we're not done" stunt yet and unveiled a new tesla roadster with a 1.9 second 0-60 and 600 mile range.

edit for pic

yo, that's snazzy

[CJPowell27]

Just now, bob345 said:

The specs are seriously beyond nuts.

I was laughing as he talked about it because it sounded so fake, it's blowing my mind

[bob345]

1 minute ago, CJPowell27 said:

I was laughing as he talked about it because it sounded so fake, it's blowing my mind

same here, all i could think of was how cruel of a joke that would be, but holy shit its real.

[CJPowell27]

Just now, bob345 said:

same here, all i could think of was how cruel of a joke that would be, but holy shit its real.

It looks significantly smaller than the Model S so the main thing that is blowing my mind is how they doubled the battery capacity. I'm assuming a new battery technology because there's no way they squeezed two times the amount of battery compared to a P100D

[iDeFecZx]

4 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

last post 2 hours ago. yep... thread is ded

 

edit: and of course @chaozbandit times his post perfectly.

i tend to sleep between 11 and 7

[RevoltTrain]

16 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

i tend to sleep between 11 and 7

What's sleep? 

[iDeFecZx]

2 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

What's sleep? 

drugs

[bcredeur97]

So Tesla just unveiled a car that is literally better than everything gasoline? 

 

The only question now is what time does it get around the ‘ring?

[AlwaysFSX]

44 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

So Tesla just unveiled a car that is literally better than everything gasoline? 

 

The only question now is what time does it get around the ‘ring?

Is there a motor per wheel? It should be insanely quick.

[Real_PhillBert]

1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

So Tesla just unveiled a car that is literally better than everything gasoline? 

 

The only question now is what time does it get around the ‘ring?

If I was a betting man, I'd say about as fast as this:

 

 

Unpopular opinion warning:

This seems like a clever scheme to distract stockholders and keep share prices from plummeting from the fact that Tesla continues to miss production goals by enormous margins, their debt load, and their lack of profitability. 

[Dylanc1500]

1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

So Tesla just unveiled a car that is literally better than everything gasoline? 

 

The only question now is what time does it get around the ‘ring?

Till tesla makes something that sounds better than a stock car, I am unimpressed. It's no fun when there is no difficulty and risk. If they will let me overvolt the motors with double the voltage like I did with my power wheel as a kid, I might start looking that way lol.

[chaozbandit]

1 hour ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Is there a motor per wheel? It should be insanely quick.

Pretty sure its a motor per axle, just the larger battery pack allows for higher short duration performance. This isn't a Rimac or Nio implementation of per-wheel drive.

[terrytek]

9 hours ago, bob345 said:

Well, tesla pull the best "wait we're not done" stunt yet and unveiled a new tesla roadster with a 1.9 second 0-60 and 600 mile range.

edit for pic

As much as I hate Tesla, that's impressive. Still fucking ugly without a grille, fake or real.

9 hours ago, bob345 said:

The specs are seriously beyond nuts.

I don't believe it until I can see this car working on video or in person or something. Seems too good to be true.

[chaozbandit]

@MEC-777 I know why I find the butt of the new Dallara car so pretty now

 

 

Modern-Italian-911-GT1-AMG

 

 

[techswede]

9 hours ago, CJPowell27 said:

"The only thing beyond Ludicrous which is plaid" 

Alright guys, I know car enthusiasts don't particularly care for EVs, but how do you feel about the new Tesla Roadster. Watching the livestream right now they are saying they've achieved 0-60 in 1.9s and 0-100 in under 9 seconds. On top of that that they are saying they have reached over 250 mph, on a battery that can go "from LA to San Francisco and back on a single charge (200 wH) or a range of 620 mile range." Personally I'm a huge Tesla fanboy and think if they pull it off it's going to be the most incredible car in years.

 

In Summary:

0-60 1.9 s

0-100 < 4.2s

250+ mph

3 Motors

200 kwh batter

10,000 nm of torque

Though i wouldn't own one i'm happy that Tesla is driving EV tech forwards and forcing the established manufacturers to play catchup.

I just don't agree with the styling on anything in the tesla range. 

I'd much rather have this

Or a Rimac or some bits from Kreisel to convert my catfish to electric.