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26 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Don't lump me in with them. I'm an enthusiast of mechanic design, be it engines, weaponry, or productive machinery. Not a guy with a wrench that reads the marketing garbage AFE/insert other "enthusiast" brand that can't legally warranty half of their products.

 

I fail to see a correlation between people screeching variations of "forced induction is more efficient!!! Reclaimed energy!!!" and anything I've said.

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I wonder what would happen if you put 4.11s in it.

They are 4.10's on the Ford rear end. But its a thing, people do it, but its too much gear. I can already start in second with 0 issues, and until I had this much sticky rubber behind it first was kinda a stupid mess in anything except a perfectly straight line. For a 1/4 mile car, 4.10's make sense, for anything else, 3.73 is the sweet spot. Also 4.10's make your MPG go to shit. I used to get 33-34 mpg on 2.73's now I get 27-28. 4.10's would drop me so 24-25 ish, that is pretty bad!

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They are 4.10's on the Ford rear end. But its a thing, people do it, but its too much gear. I can already start in second with 0 issues, and until I had this much sticky rubber behind it first was kinda a stupid mess in anything except a perfectly straight line. For a 1/4 mile car, 4.10's make sense, for anything else, 3.73 is the sweet spot. Also 4.10's make your MPG go to shit. I used to get 33-34 mpg on 2.73's now I get 27-28. 4.10's would drop me so 24-25 ish, that is pretty bad!

Better than what I can get driving like an idiot :D

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Better than what I can get driving like an idiot :D

lol. that is driving with a steady foot @ 80 mph. At autocross few weekends back I actually tracked the distance, 13 miles. I used a quarter tank of gas......... lol

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So in the past few pages I didn't see any "hey look at my cool car" posts, but I mean, why not be that guy...? lol.

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Nice car but I'm personally not a fan of the grille. Looks Smurfy :P

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lol. that is driving with a steady foot @ 80 mph. At autocross few weekends back I actually tracked the distance, 13 miles. I used a quarter tank of gas......... lol

At 80 mph I get about 22 mpg. :(

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Nice car but I'm personally not a fan of the grille. Looks Smurfy :P

If you find a better option, I will buy it lol. These pictures are also crap, they are linked to facebook and I guess they just come out crappy. Car looks a little better irl, but yea whateva. There are not many grill options for the v6. I would love something like this tho (the grille, not the rest of it tho):

 

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If you find a better option, I will buy it lol. These pictures are also crap, they are linked to facebook and I guess they just come out crappy. Car looks a little better irl, but yea whateva. There are not many grill options for the v6. I would love something like this tho (the grille, not the rest of it tho):

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Is that your M3 as well?

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Is that your M3 as well?

No, that was my roommate in colleges car. It was (still is) pretty dope, but he blew the engine 6 months ago and since it hasn't been the same, kinda long story. But it is a beast of a car, but I don't think it can keep up with mine anymore ;)

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No, that was my roommate in colleges car. It was (still is) pretty dope, but he blew the engine 6 months ago and since it hasn't been the same, kinda long story. But it is a beast of a car, but I don't think it can keep up with mine anymore ;)

Dang, such a cool M3 but a blown engine. One of only a few cars that can pull off huge spoilers without looking ricy lol. but seriously, what happened to it?

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Well neither is the Tacoma, but they still drive around Tacomas in Japan.

That is because the Tundra is a North American model. It does not come in Right Hand Drive.

The Tacoma is also a North American model. What they have in Japan is the closely related Hilux pickup truck.

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Plus we're a good state for endurance driving, starting with this shithole. :lol:

And also a good state for these.

 

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The good ol' AR15. Can't have one of those in California or New York, can ya?

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And also a good state for these.

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The good ol' AR15. Can't have one of those in California or New York, can ya?

Don't see why I'd want one...

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Don't see why I'd want one...

I'd be perfectly happy with a Magnum 357

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And also a good state for these.

 

The good ol' AR15. Can't have one of those in California or New York, can ya?

Don't see why I'd want one...

I'd be perfectly happy with a Magnum 357

 

I would be good with just an air rifle. Plinking away at targets 100 meters away at very low costs. And I would be able to shoot smaller animals to cook and eat...

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i must be guided by a deity this is properly the 100th time i've been in a close to a car accident

*look left

*look top left

*look left

*look top left

*look left

at intersection and WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! car behind me never got no idea there was a car until it high beamed me :lol: 

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i must be guided by a deity this is properly the 100th time i've been in a close to a car accident

*look left

*look top left

*look left

*look top left

*look left

at intersection and WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! car behind me never got no idea there was a car until it high beamed me :lol:

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Horray for always keeping your lowbeams on?

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Dang, such a cool M3 but a blown engine. One of only a few cars that can pull off huge spoilers without looking ricy lol. but seriously, what happened to it?

My buddy got the car used with like 70 or 80k miles on it, drove it like he stole it every single day, and it popped at 120k. He put a new motor in it, but it seems to have some vacuum leak somewhere, and he took his headers out to pass smog. So it's just not quite the same anymore.

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And also a good state for these.

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The good ol' AR15. Can't have one of those in California or New York, can ya?

Yea you can have assault rifles in Cali. I have a few. Just have to meet the Cali laws like bullet buttons, no high cap mags, no tactical length barrel, probably some other stuff I don't even remember....

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I would be good with just an air rifle. Plinking away at targets 100 meters away at very low costs. And I would be able to shoot smaller animals to cook and eat...

that's why I have a bow :P

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i must be guided by a deity this is properly the 100th time i've been in a close to a car accident

*look left

*look top left

*look left

*look top left

*look left

at intersection and WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! car behind me never got no idea there was a car until it high beamed me :lol: 

kiki emoticon

 

Australia seems to be the Russia of the West anyways :P

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And also a good state for these.

 

*SNIP*

 

The good ol' AR15. Can't have one of those in California or New York, can ya?

 

DPMS, Ew. At least get a decent AR ;)

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that's why I have a bow :P

Bows are more fun than air rifles^^ 

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Bows are more fun than air rifles^^ 

 

Rifles are more fun than Bows ;)

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