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

[Mr.Dingle]

4 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

It may have two crank shafts, but no cams, no valves, no lifters, no timing chains, no timing tensioners etc. Two strokes are mechanically simple, although this is admittedly a complex two stroke.

Not really complex ... older Yamaha and Suzuki bikes used twin counter-rotating cranks in a 4 cylinder setup . 

 

This is pretty much that , only laid flat ( vertical )

[chaozbandit]

 

[MadyTehWolfie]

Do catch cans make a tangible difference on carbon buildup?

[bcredeur97]

46 minutes ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

Do catch cans make a tangible difference on carbon buildup?

removing junk from your intake certainly doesn't hurt...

I think they do help. But it may not be a big difference. If it's not too expensive, I don't see why you shouldn't do it unless it like voids a warranty or something

[Real_PhillBert]

54 minutes ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

Do catch cans make a tangible difference on carbon buildup?

For DI engines, yes. Port injected engines, not so much. 

[MadyTehWolfie]

2 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

I think they're supposed to?

 

1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

removing junk from your intake certainly doesn't hurt...

I think they do help. But it may not be a big difference. If it's not too expensive, I don't see why you shouldn't do it unless it like voids a warranty or something

 

1 hour ago, Real_PhillBert said:

For DI engines, yes. Port injected engines, not so much. 

Don't have any warranty to worry about. My gti uses DI so maybe. Went with a APR catch can. Probably could have gotten a cheaper set up but meh I don't like using cheap parts in my car, wasn't that expensive either though.

[RevoltTrain]

On 2/1/2018 at 11:30 AM, Oskar94a said:

I just bought a 1962 SAAB 96 DE Luxe two-stroke, I'm so happy!

 

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Finally, I'm not the only Saab here, mine's just a little bit newer, and more broken I'm sure

 

Green one was / is a 2000 Aero 9-5 m/t I picked up for $400 as a parts car (Honestly just wanted the wheels for my wagon and it was cheaper to buy the whole car)

 

Blue one is my 2000 9-5 2.3t that is fully loaded other than factory cooled / heated seats (Has factory heated, grabbed a set of cooled / heated out of the parts car)

 

I've not done all too much to my wagon, wheels, intake, turbo swap, stereo, euro spec indicators and side markers, OEM roofrack cross bars. Wagon is currently dead, looking to do a full rebuild of the motor and upgrade stuff all along the way. Also looking for a last gen 9-3 Aero wagon, and a griffin front bumper for that if I can find one state side.

[RevoltTrain]

1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

removing junk from your intake certainly doesn't hurt...

I think they do help. But it may not be a big difference. If it's not too expensive, I don't see why you shouldn't do it unless it like voids a warranty or something

Been considering picking one up for my car since they have big PCV issues stock, and the revised PCV kit still isn't perfect

[bcredeur97]

2 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

Been considering picking one up for my car since they have big PCV issues stock, and the revised PCV kit still isn't perfect

Can't hurt. I've seen people create them out of water seperators that people usually use with air compressors to keep condensation out of the line.

[asand1]

On 2/1/2018 at 9:46 AM, Real_PhillBert said:

Have we talked about Fords new 2.7L Three cylinder six piston two stroke yet?

 

270HP 480ft-lbs, 37mpg in an F150, 18.5:1 compression, a supercharger and a turbo. Really neat idea.

 

LINKY

 

Not exactly new. Looks like a simplified Commer diesel from the 1940's.

[asand1]

Slowly building a CAI intake for the Camaro. I should have just bought a proper CAI but I tried to save some money and retain the stock air box. Intyake consists of an Airaid MIT, a 3.25 MAF adapter, and an AEM Dryflow cone filter. At this pioint its really just a SRI, but i'm not done yet.

 

 

[chaozbandit]

@MEC-777 @warmmilk

 

 

[chaozbandit]

 

[pagani123]

On 2/1/2018 at 11:43 AM, techswede said:

Love this thing so much

Perfection! Its a shame we'll probably never see any of these out on the roads 

[chaozbandit]

https://youtu.be/ZbWW396ny0g

 

Bathurst 12H practice and quali stream

[bcredeur97]

Was hard to get the lighting right for this one but any ideas on what color to go for for the seats?

 

 

The seats are the the majority of the brown In the car so I guess it could be a little off from the accents elsewhere and be ok. There’s no getting originals... so Idk what else to do

 

 

Compared against passenger seat seat since driver seat may be faded too much due to wear & tear. That’s really what needs to be fixed idk if you can see the tears in one of the pics...

[terrytek]

3 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

@MEC-777 @warmmilk

 

 

At first glance that almost looked like a Plymouth Prowler built for racing lol

 

27 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Was hard to get the lighting right for this one but any ideas on what color to go for for the seats?

 

 

The seats are the the majority of the brown In the car so I guess it could be a little off from the accents elsewhere and be ok. There’s no getting originals... so Idk what else to do

 

 

 

Compared against passenger seat seat since driver seat may be faded too much due to wear & tear. That’s really what needs to be fixed idk if you can see the tears in one of the pics...

I say middle one top row of this picture. And I didn't know you'd still stay with leather considering it doesn't have much benefit over cloth.

[GlassBomb]

Seen the looks of the new Mercedes A class? Also coming to America this time around.

 

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/geneva-motor-show/brand-new-mercedes-benz-class

[bcredeur97]

8 minutes ago, terrytek said:

At first glance that almost looked like a Plymouth Prowler built for racing lol

 

I say middle one top row of this picture. And I didn't know you'd still stay with leather considering it doesn't have much benefit over cloth.

leather looks better...I like cloth but it looks cheap...

 

Good news is unlike the mazda leather im noticing theirs is much softer. The mazda leather is pretty flat/hard/stiff

 

the one you picked out is "Chocolate", the other one is "Mitt brown". @vinyldash303 picked chocolate too

[terrytek]

2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

leather looks better...I like cloth but it looks cheap...

 

Good news is unlike the mazda leather im noticing theirs is much softer. The mazda leather is pretty flat/hard/stiff

 

the one you picked out is "Chocolate", the other one is "Mitt brown". @vinyldash303 picked chocolate too

So are you gonna just do one seat, are you gonna do both just to match? And I would expect the mazda leather to soften up after some use.

[bcredeur97]

7 minutes ago, terrytek said:

So are you gonna just do one seat, are you gonna do both just to match? And I would expect the mazda leather to soften up after some use.

the mazda leather actually hardens with use from what I read... and I can attest to that, my car being 16 years old. 

And of course I'd have to do both.... It's still a grand though and that's with ME installing the seat covers myself -_____-

 

sigh

 

I actually got quoted $2000 from a local place lol.. no real way to fix the torn seat without replacing the leather is what they tell me...

[terrytek]

2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

the mazda leather actually hardens with use from what I read... and I can attest to that, my car being 16 years old. 

And of course I'd have to do both.... It's still a grand though and that's with ME installing the seat covers myself -_____-

 

sigh

 

I actually got quoted $2000 from a local place lol.. no real way to fix the torn seat without replacing the leather is what they tell me...

Well maybe some leather conditioner might soften it the same way hair conditioner can soften hair, but idk if it's just lost its elasticity over time.

 

And why not just leave the seats as they are? Do they really annoy you that much?

[bcredeur97]

1 minute ago, terrytek said:

Well maybe some leather conditioner might soften it the same way hair conditioner can soften hair, but idk if it's just lost its elasticity over time.

 

And why not just leave the seats as they are? Do they really annoy you that much?

the drivers seat looks like someone took a knife to it. It's pretty bad...

[terrytek]

1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

the drivers seat looks like someone took a knife to it. It's pretty bad...

So it's that bad isn't it? Does the hardness of the leather play a role in all those rips?

[bcredeur97]

Just now, terrytek said:

So it's that bad isn't it? Does the hardness of the leather play a role in all those rips?

yes. It hardens, stiffens, and once a crack forms, wants to pull it open more and more overtime.