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

[Cereal5]

1 hour ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

Gs500e is only at 21k miles

That’s a good bit for a bike. It’d be more impressive on a liter though

[Bananasplit_00]

36 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

That’s a good bit for a bike. It’d be more impressive on a liter though

Shhh, the ones that don't know I could at least impress

[Guest]

Funny story time? Funny story time.

My uncle has a 2002 Fiat Punto with a clogged heater radiator, and the mechanic decided to bypass the water flow so basically he doesn't have the car heater now and neither defrost.


That little piece of radiator costs about 15€ but installing it would require days of work and something like 100€ just because basically you would need to take apart the entire engine lmao, so my uncle decided to buy with me a cheap chinese 12V 400W portable heater for 35€ and luckily it's near the alternator capacity to charge the battery (33A vs 60A), after his 100W cigar lighter socket broke, because spending 100€ for an old fiat is just stupid.

At first we needed to figure out how to take those wires into the engine-->battery without breaking the dashboard, and we actually found a way near the hood closure and the car door, hopefully without shorting the wires, basically those just come in contact with the door gasket.
Then, I just installed a 40A fuse right after the positive wire coming from the battery.
Basically my uncle made a base for that portable heater into the audio tape entry,because it wouldn't fit on the dashboard, is basically a piece of wood attached to it.
 

And....Dear god, that thing looks awful.

I don't have photos, but if I have the occasion I will take them. Seems like a police speed detector, or something like satan eyes staring at you, just imagine being after a car when from the rearview mirror you see inside that two glowing eyes staring at you.

Here is a picture I found on the internet 

[GDRRiley]

5 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

Do engine re-builds count?

what about engine swaps?

[Cereal5]

50 minutes ago, Lukyp said:

Does it come with flames? Cause if it does I'll take two.

[themaniac]

7 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

Ive probably got one of the lowest in the group at just under 24k

and i'm probably at the very bottom with a measly 320(ish) miles on mine. Though I partially blame that to only having a permit so I haven't been able to drive a whole lot

[terrytek]

8 hours ago, Ross Siggers said:

@Emanbaird That's damn impressive, what is it? ALso welcome XD 

My old man had a Ford that was on around 280,000 miles, but it was scrapped for corrosion. Engine was sweet though, shame.

 

protege at home is probably gonna hit 300k within the next week. pretty much almost all original too, including the clutch.

[Cereal5]

7 minutes ago, terrytek said:

protege at home is probably gonna hit 300k within the next week. pretty much almost all original too, including the clutch.

Original clutch on 300k miles? Wow. I've heard of some lasting 100k, maybe even 120-150k. But 300,000? That's just insane!

 

Side note, I test drove a 92 (i think) F150 with a straight 6, it had like 250K and ran like a dream. My own truck does damn well at 236k. But it's a diesel so that's kind of expected.

[terrytek]

6 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Original clutch on 300k miles? Wow. I've heard of some lasting 100k, maybe even 120-150k. But 300,000? That's just insane!

 

Side note, I test drove a 92 (i think) F150 with a straight 6, it had like 250K and ran like a dream. My own truck does damn well at 236k. But it's a diesel so that's kind of expected.

yeah, it shocks everybody that it's still on the original clutch. even me. but really it's down to how it's driven. it has never been dumped or driven too aggressively. it still hasn't shown any signs of slipping yet. hell, i think the engine's piston rings are going out before the damn clutch, since the car is definitely burning oil. think about that.

[bcredeur97]

9 minutes ago, terrytek said:

yeah, it shocks everybody that it's still on the original clutch. even me. but really it's down to how it's driven. it has never been dumped or driven too aggressively. it still hasn't shown any signs of slipping yet. hell, i think the engine's piston rings are going out before the damn clutch, since the car is definitely burning oil. think about that.

I’ll be even more impressed if it’s on the original clutch hydraulics too lol

[AlwaysFSX]

11 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

I can’t use airplane bathrooms because my back is pressed against the nasty ass wall

go for 3 pointers

8 hours ago, Emanbaird said:

I'm new to the club, who here has the highest mileage car? The only thing cool about my car is it has 428k Miles and it's bright blue

Definitely not me

[Cereal5]

8 hours ago, Emanbaird said:

I'm new to the club, who here has the highest mileage car? The only thing cool about my car is it has 428k Miles and it's bright blue

 

I once had a mustang that had unknown mileage, so technically it might have been more than that... With all the shit that happened to it you would think it did too.

[Ross Siggers]

With that many miles on it imagine the life its led. Probably all motorway miles, very few hillstarts... It's actually the most impressive thing I've heard in a long time

[Dylanc1500]

4 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

go for 3 pointers

Nah, just slam dunk it. Go big or go home.

 

Just don't be surprised when the flight attendant asks, "is everything is alright."

[RevoltTrain]

18 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

Soon all my focus will have is a centre resonator and a cat. I know how loud a full straight piped one is and I cant bring myself to make mine that loud *yet*

9-5 is a 3" turboback all the way to just a single muffler at the rear 

 

Should sound like this, but with one less muffler (Video is same catback but with dual mufflers and a similar DP) 

 

 

[Cereal5]

47 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

9-5 is a 3" turboback all the way to just a single muffler at the rear 

 

Should sound like this, but with one less muffler (Video is same catback but with dual mufflers and a similar DP) 

That is far from loud lol

[Mr.Dingle]

6 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

go for 3 pointers

Sink a 3 pointer with the old scandinavian flick

[RevoltTrain]

47 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

That is far from loud lol

All it will end up being is a 3" straight pipe turbo back to a single muffler, it'll be fairly loud. DP is catless, and so is the catback

[iDeFecZx]

1 minute ago, RevoltTrain said:

All it will end up being is a 3" straight pipe turbo back to a single muffler, it'll be fairly loud. DP is catless, and so is the catback

Effectively what mine is, 3" catback with a single silencer in the middle

[RevoltTrain]

Just now, iDeFecZx said:

Effectively what mine is, 3" catback with a single silencer in the middle

Stock downpipe still?

[Cereal5]

10 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

All it will end up being is a 3" straight pipe turbo back to a single muffler, it'll be fairly loud. DP is catless, and so is the catback

Well a catback refers to the exhaust behind the cat... so it's inherently catless

[iDeFecZx]

17 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

Stock downpipe still?

Im not 100% certain but I believe its had a cobra sports cat fitted

Need to get underneath and check at some point 

[RevoltTrain]

12 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Well a catback refers to the exhaust behind the cat... so it's inherently catless

Shhhhh, I'm too tired for you  

2 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Im not 100% certain but I believe its had a cobra sports cat fitted

Need to get underneath and check at some point 

I'm most excited on this downpipe, going from 2.25" with two cats on it to a 3" catless setup. 

[Ross Siggers]

The only thing I'd want to do to mine is use a Euro M3 exhaust, not because of the wider pipes but for the manifolds. You need a correct tune when you fit them though, my friend lost power and torque initially. 

The entire system is 1/4 inch larger though, which would mean I'd need everything replaced, even my lovely catback  

[bcredeur97]

You ppl spend way too much money lol