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

[Cereal5]

6 minutes ago, FuzzyYellow said:

I don't think it's about difficulty starting as much as it is excessive wear because the oil is too thick to flow and lubricate well.

Yeah I have no problems starting my truck, though even if you do that’s what block heaters and glow plugs are for, but they’re more to help With fuel viscosity than oil, since diesel fuel is basically light weight oil lol. Also, the area I live in (Bay Area) doesn’t get cold enough to warrant lighter oils, but if it did, I’d get 5w-40 instead of 10w-30

[dcgreen2k]

*Trying to figure out how to put a turbo in the Paseo*

[dcgreen2k]

Yesterday, I got to drive my aunt's Mustang, which is actually the second American car i've ever driven. It's the base model with the turbocharged Inline-4 engine with an automatic transmission, but it was still pretty fun! Her name is Blue Betty in case anybody wanted to know.

 

 

 

[Cereal5]

10 minutes ago, thegreengamers said:

Yesterday, I got to drive my aunt's Mustang, which is actually the second American car i've ever driven. It's the base model with the turbocharged Inline-4 engine with an automatic transmission, but it was still pretty fun! Her name is Blue Betty in case anybody wanted to know.

 

Look at that stud  

 

second american car ever? Geez do you live in China or something lol they’re not that rare in the US

[dcgreen2k]

2 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Look at that stud  

 

second american car ever? Geez do you live in China or something lol they’re not that rare in the US

No I live in America, it's just that nearly everybody in my family drives japanese cars... The only people who drive american cars are my aunt and grandparents, but I don't get to see them very often because they live kind of far away.

[chaozbandit]

[JokerProduction]

I've been playing tons of Horizon 4 didn't realize we had a group going.  How do I get into that action?  Assuming your all playing on PC?

[RevoltTrain]

10 minutes ago, JokerProduction said:

I've been playing tons of Horizon 4 didn't realize we had a group going.  How do I get into that action?  Assuming your all playing on PC?

We don't have an official club or anything, but we all get together through the car thread discord 

[Azerafel]

On 11/7/2018 at 9:35 PM, bcredeur97 said:

well it's not so much driving like a maniac on the road (please don't) but being able to have fun on a nice twisty road on a beautiful day is quite nice. 

That said.. I do kinda treat every turn as if im on an autocross course sometimes(especially roundabouts)...not like screeching tires or anything too crazy but i take em quickly. (if its clear) to me its normal at this point lol

 

but yeah the prius is a good little commuter, especially in town where it makes good use of the electric motor. On the highway... not as much. to me it's only worth it if you use the electric portion a lot, otherwise just get an old corolla or something. 

My highway MPG is like, 50 or so. I wish it were set up to get optimal mileage at a speed higher than 60 some mph because I do like driving at around 70. Dunno whether that's more of a function of it being a small car than a hybrid though, I think the biggest advantage of the prius is that when you sit in traffic, you're not burning gas at all.

 

@terrytek I do occasionally drive obnoxiously slow, but is it really obnoxiously slow if you're the only one on the road?  

 

I can tell you why people do that though, they have this little bar which shows your usage of the electric and gas motors, as well as when you're charging the battery from regenerative braking and so on. It's honestly really interesting to look and and very tempting to only use the electric. Of course, you go at about 20 mph and accelerate slower than a person running when you do that, so I try to avoid looking at it too much. It's smart marketing but I kinda wish they hadn't included it because I were even the slightest bit more OCD...

 

Sorry for the tag, I messed up the quoting stuff.

[Azerafel]

1 hour ago, Cereal5 said:

Look at that stud  

 

second american car ever? Geez do you live in China or something lol they’re not that rare in the US

I haven't had my license for that much of a long time, but I've only driven one american made car and that was the car I took my driver's test in. Driven several japanese cars and a few german ones though. Idk, if you don't own one and no one in your family owns one, you don't really end up driving a lot of other cars unless your friends really like you.

[CAKEwasTRUE]

My slow 15 Mustang

 

Under the Hood:
-Stock Motor and Turbo (2.3)
-Cobb Accessport V3
-Tune+ Pro Tune by Adam Brunson
-AEM Brute Force Cold Air Intake
-ETS Front mount Intercooler (anodized gold)
-C&L Bypass Valve Adapter - Black
-MBRP 3" Catless Downpipe T409 SS
-MBRP 3" MBRP XP Series Cat-Back Exhaust w/ Y-Pipe - Race Version
-NGK Plugs PreGapped for Tune+ spec
-MSD Red CoilPacks
-Mishimoto Aluminum Coolant Expansion Tank - Black

 

Wheel Setup:
-Forgestar CF10 Wheels 19x9 (Front) 19x10 (Rear)

-Billet Aluminum Hubcentric Spacers - 1" all 4 wheels

-Continental ExtremeContact DWS

Ricer mods:
-Iconc GT Style Mesh upper and lower grills
-XKGlow RGB LED Controller with DiodeDynamics Fog and Grill LED Lights
-Gold Thermal Tape lol

[JokerProduction]

58 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

We don't have an official club or anything, but we all get together through the car thread discord 

whats the discord link?

 

[MadyTehWolfie]

35 minutes ago, CAKEwasTRUE said:

My slow 15 Mustang

 

Under the Hood:
-Stock Motor and Turbo (2.3)
-Cobb Accessport V3
-Tune+ Pro Tune by Adam Brunson
-AEM Brute Force Cold Air Intake
-ETS Front mount Intercooler (anodized gold)
-C&L Bypass Valve Adapter - Black
-MBRP 3" Catless Downpipe T409 SS
-MBRP 3" MBRP XP Series Cat-Back Exhaust w/ Y-Pipe - Race Version
-NGK Plugs PreGapped for Tune+ spec
-MSD Red CoilPacks
-Mishimoto Aluminum Coolant Expansion Tank - Black

 

Wheel Setup:
-Forgestar CF10 Wheels 19x9 (Front) 19x10 (Rear)

-Billet Aluminum Hubcentric Spacers - 1" all 4 wheels

-Continental ExtremeContact DWS

Ricer mods:
-Iconc GT Style Mesh upper and lower grills
-XKGlow RGB LED Controller with DiodeDynamics Fog and Grill LED Lights
-Gold Thermal Tape lol

Wouldn't call that slow stage 2 Ecoboost mustangs put down 400+ rwtq and about 360rwhp. Not sure about the lights though....

[Guest]

The key to converting jeans to work jeans is not using gloves when using epoxy. Can’t wait till this is all sanded down (by a lot) and looking nice. 

[dcgreen2k]

Today I found out how to tighten the throttle cable on my car, and it was a bit more loose than I expected. There was about a centimeter of dead zone on the throttle pedal before it actually started opening the plate in the throttle body, and that means the engine wasn't making full power when the pedal was on the floor. I also got a new PCV valve, so the engine should run more smoothly once I install it.

[Cereal5]

2 hours ago, Azerafel said:

I haven't had my license for that much of a long time, but I've only driven one american made car and that was the car I took my driver's test in. Driven several japanese cars and a few german ones though. Idk, if you don't own one and no one in your family owns one, you don't really end up driving a lot of other cars unless your friends really like you.

I’ve owned multiple American cars, a few Japanese, and we got an Audi A4 4 or 5 years ago. I’ve driven a few of my friends cars, mostly American though. I have driven a C55 AMG, that was probably the fastest car I’ve driven so far. But yeah that’s true

[Cereal5]

2 hours ago, Azerafel said:

Of course, you go at about 20 mph and accelerate slower than a person running when you do that, so I try to avoid looking at it too much

You’d Be surprised how fast a person can accelerate compared to a car. Low top speed, but good acceleration

[iDeFecZx]

5 hours ago, JokerProduction said:

whats the discord link?

 

https://discord.gg/49emnGB

[iDeFecZx]

Feel like im getting a bit better at this photography shit

[RevoltTrain]

3 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Feel like im getting a bit better at this photography shit

That front plate

 

Thought about some yellow fogs? 

[iDeFecZx]

3 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

That front plate

 

Thought about some yellow fogs? 

Yeah, had some shit weather the past few weekends and im not sure ive got enough left.

[TVwazhere]

8 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

That front plate

Better than the american ones TBH

[Bananasplit_00]

aparently my car uses 7*10^8 m^2 of fuel

[AlwaysFSX]

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

aparently my car uses 7*10^8 m^2 of fuel

You're making me do math, I don't like you.

[Bananasplit_00]

1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

You're making me do math, I don't like you.

engineering class is interesting...