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

[Drak3]

7 hours ago, Canada EH said:

Who here can list all the vehicles that use the 1.6L engine?

Sentra

1.6EL

Civic

Neon

Eagle

Elantra

Accent

7 hours ago, Canada EH said:

Just north american is all

older ones, say 10 years ago and older.

new stuff sux!

cant spin wrenches on em, need a laptop n shit

You only "need" a laptop if you want to find the root of the problem without much poking around. Otherwise, cars haven't really gotten harder to work on.

[Cereal5]

2 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Otherwise, cars haven't really gotten harder to work on.

The Ford 300 i6 begs to differ (so does the 6.4 hemi).

[Ross Siggers]

5 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Otherwise, cars haven't really gotten harder to work on.

Lots of newer cars don't even have dipsticks, which is plain awkward. BMW are notorious for it.

[RevoltTrain]

1 hour ago, iDeFecZx said:

Have em atop the dash 

Wouldn't be too great with my dash I think

 

 

[bcredeur97]

37 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

You only "need" a laptop if you want to find the root of the problem without much poking around. Otherwise, cars haven't really gotten harder to work on.

You pretty much need the laptop if it’s German. It helps a lot.

[iDeFecZx]

1 hour ago, RevoltTrain said:

Wouldn't be too great with my dash I think

 

 

I see lots of unnecessary air vents

[FuzzyYellow]

5 hours ago, terrytek said:

oh damn you got the classy accord with the fancy dual zone automatic cruise control. well are the button layouts the same as the single zone or is it some weird ass panel?

Versa Note shares the same motor as the Sentra, although i actually think the Sentra has upgrade to a 1.8.

It’s a 6-speed, and those only came loaded.

2 hours ago, Dylanc1500 said:

I know this is off topic but, eh. Do any of you feel it to be a bit wrong to put a fishing bobber into a fish tank as a toy for a fish? My sister-in-law says it wrong. I'm curious if anyone else has the same sentiment. 

 

I personally find it hilarious and could care less. She does actively play with them though.

 

That’s great. I think it’s super funny. Even better if you had some fake bait dangling (safe for the fish of course).

[Mr.Dingle]

17 hours ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

We need someone qualified to deal with the amount of aviators that just showed up.

[PandaCopyRight]

10 hours ago, Canada EH said:

Who here can list all the vehicles that use the 1.6L engine?

Sentra

1.6EL

Civic

Neon

Eagle

Elantra

Accent

you cant list all since there are too many to list ... mainly look at european or japanese cars 

if you want me to i can name a few 

[terrytek]

3 hours ago, Mr.Dingle said:

i admit, i do miss ur crass sense of humor. pls come back 

[dcgreen2k]

Today I found out that the PCV valve in my engine has not been working as it should, because there was a bit of oil in the hose running from the valve to the intake manifold. The engine has a bunch of problems associated with a bad PCV valve like oil that smells like gas, an idle rpm that fluctuates by 50rpm, and oil leaks. Once I get a replacement valve, I'll check out the cylinder head to see if there's any sludge buildup since I don't know how long the valve has been malfunctioning.

[bcredeur97]

2 hours ago, thegreengamers said:

Today I found out that the PCV valve in my engine has not been working as it should, because there was a bit of oil in the hose running from the valve to the intake manifold. The engine has a bunch of problems associated with a bad PCV valve like oil that smells like gas, an idle rpm that fluctuates by 50rpm, and oil leaks. Once I get a replacement valve, I'll check out the cylinder head to see if there's any sludge buildup since I don't know how long the valve has been malfunctioning.

replace the PCV valve with a OEM unit. replace the hose too if it looks original.

 

idk why but all the aftermarket ones are terrible/don't work right.

[MyLittleFella]

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[bcredeur97]

3 minutes ago, MyLittleFella said:

Hey guys. Could somebody explain what are "Dyno Stages?" I see some tuners here in my city talking like "Stage 2 (x)whp dyno run". I heard that stages are pure marketing, but does it mean the same when the tuners use that term? Doing a quick research on google, I found this, refering to the "level" of mods done to the engine.

Stage 1 - n/a
Stage 2 - Intake, Exhaust & Downpipe
Stage 3 - Intake, Exhaust, Downpipe & FMIC
Stage 4 - Turbo, Injectors, Intake, Exhaust, Downpipe & FMIC

 

 

it's marketing term used to describe different packages offered that provide you with varying levels of power.

i.e. stage 1 is +10hp

stage 2 is + 15hp

stage 3 is +17hp

 

just an example.

 

and they are company specific... so basically meaningless when comparing two different cars with parts from different places.

so all you can do is talk numbers... hp and torque @ x rpm

[MyLittleFella]

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[bcredeur97]

17 minutes ago, MyLittleFella said:

Thank you so much! And what about SAE Horsepower (or SAE HP), BHP? They also talk about that sh#t.

Usually, they get a lower Wheel Horsepower Number and then convert to SAE WHP, which gives a higher number. How's that?

SAE, the society of automotive engineers, has their own horsepower measuring standard. And so... thats what SAE horsepower *IS*

 

but different dynos on different days will give you different numbers. Hard to go off of them really. horsepower is more or less a ballpark estimate.. and that goes for anything.

We can reliably measure gains (test before and test after) so long as it's roughly within the same time period and temperature and weather. but that's about all we can go off of. the number itself isn't perfect.. don't expect it to be.

 

that said... you'll probably notice if something has 50 more horsepower than it originally did.

[MyLittleFella]

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[Cereal5]

25 minutes ago, MyLittleFella said:

Thank you so much! And what about SAE Horsepower (or SAE HP), BHP? They also talk about that sh#t.

Usually, they get a lower Wheel Horsepower Number and then convert to SAE WHP, which gives a higher number. How's that?

Yeah you can only reliably measure torque, since it’s ya know... an actually measurable statistic

[PandaCopyRight]

13 minutes ago, MyLittleFella said:

Thank you so much! And what about SAE Horsepower (or SAE HP), BHP? They also talk about that sh#t.

Usually, they get a lower Wheel Horsepower Number and then convert to SAE WHP, which gives a higher number. How's that?

BHP- Break horsepower is engine HP measured at the crankshaft of the engine (usually is the number the manufacturers say since its higher than WHP)

WHP - Wheel Horsepower is power measured at the wheels of the car, so that is basically the BHP with all the drivetrain losses 

 

and @bcredeur97 explained the SAE HP better than i could 

 

[Drak3]

'68 Ford F250 beds are spaced weird.

[Tcrumpen]

Was having a discussion with my colleagues at work.

What car would you guys and gals class as your typical "Mid-life crisis" car?

[AlwaysFSX]

10 minutes ago, Tcrumpen said:

Was having a discussion with my colleagues at work.

What car would you guys and gals class as your typical "Mid-life crisis" car?

'Vette

[MEC-777]

6 minutes ago, Tcrumpen said:

Was having a discussion with my colleagues at work.

What car would you guys and gals class as your typical "Mid-life crisis" car?

My uncle bought a bright red late 90's Trans-am. Kept it for a few years then sold it for something more practical (Grand-prix GTP but also red). lol

 

Usually it's some kind of sports car, often a convertible classic, from what I've seen. Depends on the person though.  

[terrytek]

14 minutes ago, Tcrumpen said:

Was having a discussion with my colleagues at work.

What car would you guys and gals class as your typical "Mid-life crisis" car?

 toyota century.

[Tcrumpen]

5 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

My uncle bought a bright red late 90's Trans-am. Kept it for a few years then sold it for something more practical (Grand-prix GTP but also red). lol

 

Usually it's some kind of sports car, often a convertible classic, from what I've seen. Depends on the person though.  

Like a Porsche 911?