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[Wi RoZ]

3 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

53s used a Tritec engine, joint venture between BMW and Chrysler. Not in anyway related to the N16 "Prince" engine

You're right! Somehow it stuck in my head that all 1.6s where Prince engines but that's impossible because 2006 is the first year they became available if I recall correctly. 

[iDeFecZx]

1 minute ago, Wi RoZ said:

You're right! Somehow it stuck in my head that all 1.6s where Prince engines but that's impossible because 2006 is the first year they became available if I recall correctly. 

I had to do some investigating to find out who made the 53 engine but I knew it wasnt PSA haha

[Aereldor]

35 minutes ago, arnavvr said:

Have you considered a Ford EcoSport? My grandfather has owned one for years (the gas powered, manual one), and hasn't had problems.

I thought about it, but it's a little too small. Max capacity we need 5 people and 2 medium-sized dogs. The ecosport feels crowded with 4 people.

[IKnight]

38 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-buying-guides/mini-cooper-s-r53--ph-used-buying-guide/29900

Providing maintenance is kept up with them theyre a solid car, parents had one for a couple years before getting an R56. The supercharger noise never gets old

~sniped like a jewish baby~

Good to know! Cheers. But damn 06s are way pricier than 03/04s.

[chaozbandit]

 

[JoaoPRSousa]

20 hours ago, IKnight said:

I'm mostly looking for an 04-06 car, supercharged.

 

That seriously narrows down your options xD

But since you mention it, look for Golf V's with the 1.4 TSi engine. The 140hp version, not the 170hp (GT trim), those are known to crack heads (or at least I read some cases that that happened). Twin charged, plenty reliable, economical and you can get some decent numbers off of it if you start investing into the engine.

But don't be fooled, the 1.4 TSi with 125hp IIRC is only turbo and not twin charged, those came in newer cars anyway, 2007 onwards.

 

EDIT: I was forgetting about the Mercs, the Kompressor ones, but obviously they're Mercs and you know what that means maintenance pricing wise.

[FakeFBI]

3 minutes ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

That seriously narrows down your options xD

But since you mention it, look for Golf V's with the 1.4 TSi engine. The 140hp version, not the 170hp (GT trim), those are known to crack heads. Twin charged, plenty reliable, economical and you can get some decent numbers off of it if you start investing into the engine.

But don't be fooled, the 1.4 TSi with 125hp IIRC is only turbo and not twin charged, those came in newer cars anyway, 2007 onwards.

 

EDIT: I was forgetting about the Mercs, the Kompressor ones, but obviously they're Mercs and you know what that means maintenance pricing wise.

you guys in europe sure have interesting engine selections

[IKnight]

24 minutes ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

That seriously narrows down your options xD

But since you mention it, look for Golf V's with the 1.4 TSi engine. The 140hp version, not the 170hp (GT trim), those are known to crack heads (or at least I read some cases that that happened). Twin charged, plenty reliable, economical and you can get some decent numbers off of it if you start investing into the engine.

But don't be fooled, the 1.4 TSi with 125hp IIRC is only turbo and not twin charged, those came in newer cars anyway, 2007 onwards.

 

EDIT: I was forgetting about the Mercs, the Kompressor ones, but obviously they're Mercs and you know what that means maintenance pricing wise.

Meant in terms of cooper s's .

[Xavier Yvonne Zanzibari0]

DreamBike:
Britten V1000

Actual Work Car:
French is all I will say here.

Hobby car: Silver 1991 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo Euro version (I live in Holland).

Dream car: Light Car Company (no, Jay is not part of the dream package here, if only

 

[OldFord76]

My grandad has been working on his Ford Starliner for 5 years, he's finally done! Not sure of the year. 

 

[Wi RoZ]

On 2/24/2021 at 1:53 PM, chaozbandit said:

 

I love that this man and his team make these, it has to be a crazy good driving experience. 

[jagdtigger]

Spoiler

 

(Dont watch it if you are a hardcore bmw fan.)

At least they can get some fun out of a car that was destined to meet its demise at a car salvage yard.....

[PandaCopyRight]

2 hours ago, jagdtigger said:

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(Dont watch it if you are a hardcore bmw fan.)

At least they can get some fun out of a car that was destined to meet its demise at a car salvage yard.....

as someone who used to be a hardcore BMW fan before BMW turned to shit

i think those guys are having more fun with that BMW than a lot of people with brand new M cars 

[JoaoPRSousa]

14 hours ago, PandaCopyRight said:

as someone who used to be a hardcore BMW fan before BMW turned to shit

i think those guys are having more fun with that BMW than a lot of people with brand new M cars 

 

That's really not hard.

[That_Random_Guy]

Engine swap comin along nicely. Still workin on wiring and things like AC. Couple more pics in spoiler below to not spam. Also Rims came out lookin NICE.

 

Spoiler

 

[bcredeur97]

Y'all know anything about 1000BASE-T1 for automotive applications? Seems pretty interesting, there are even media converters to adapt it to 1000-BASE-T like we use for traditional computer networks. 

Technica Engineering - 1000BASE-T1 MediaConverter (technica-engineering.de)

Company - Newsroom - Marvell Introduces Industry's First 1000BASE-T1 Development Platform with Automotive Grade Connectors from TE Connectivity - Marvell

Gigabit networking over a single twisted pair

[vetali]

3 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Y'all know anything about 1000BASE-T1 for automotive applications? Seems pretty interesting, there are even media converters to adapt it to 1000-BASE-T like we use for traditional computer networks. 

Technica Engineering - 1000BASE-T1 MediaConverter (technica-engineering.de)

Company - Newsroom - Marvell Introduces Industry's First 1000BASE-T1 Development Platform with Automotive Grade Connectors from TE Connectivity - Marvell

Gigabit networking over a single twisted pair

Not sure what cars its in now. They usually don't explicitly state that info in service information.

[bcredeur97]

16 hours ago, vetali said:

Not sure what cars its in now. They usually don't explicitly state that info in service information.

I suspect the McLaren Artura might have it. They said they cut the weight of the wiring loom of that car significantly vs past McLaren's, which I thought was an interesting detail. 

[Bitter]

On 3/1/2021 at 2:35 PM, That_Random_Guy said:

Engine swap comin along nicely. Still workin on wiring and things like AC. Couple more pics in spoiler below to not spam. Also Rims came out lookin NICE.

 

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NICE! 

[vetali]

8 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

I suspect the McLaren Artura might have it. They said they cut the weight of the wiring loom of that car significantly vs past McLaren's, which I thought was an interesting detail. 

I would say its insulation and maybe bulkheads more than anything. Wire harness aren't exactly heavy.

[Bitter]

1 hour ago, vetali said:

I would say its insulation and maybe bulkheads more than anything. Wire harness aren't exactly heavy.

I dunno man, the body harness I replaced on a new Jeep Cherokee was pretty heavy. Owner shot the car and of course hit one of the big bulkhead connectors so the only right way to fix is to replace the whole harness. I'd say the body harness weighed a solid 40lbs and the partial engine harness another 10-12lbs. I know it's  not a lot but that's a whole wheel, a big poop, and a diet!

[vetali]

30 minutes ago, Bitter said:

I dunno man, the body harness I replaced on a new Jeep Cherokee was pretty heavy. Owner shot the car and of course hit one of the big bulkhead connectors so the only right way to fix is to replace the whole harness. I'd say the body harness weighed a solid 40lbs and the partial engine harness another 10-12lbs. I know it's  not a lot but that's a whole wheel, a big poop, and a diet!

I just did a floor harness in a CR-V and I would say it was 10 pounds maybe.

[Bitter]

7 minutes ago, vetali said:

I just did a floor harness in a CR-V and I would say it was 10 pounds maybe.

Jeep harness came in a  box big enough to double as a coffin and the harness wrapped up the sides to the head liner and even outside the back of it to the evap system and tail lights. I thought I was going to need a coffin after I looked at the pile of parts from fully gutting the interior to the sheet metal to change the harness.

[vetali]

1 minute ago, Bitter said:

Jeep harness came in a  box big enough to double as a coffin and the harness wrapped up the sides to the head liner and even outside the back of it to the evap system and tail lights. I thought I was going to need a coffin after I looked at the pile of parts from fully gutting the interior to the sheet metal to change the harness.

Not too bad on a Honda, called for 5.8 hours warranty time (this wasn't a warranty job) and was done in 4.5-5 hours.

[Bitter]

23 minutes ago, vetali said:

 

 

Not too bad on a Honda, called for 5.8 hours warranty time (this wasn't a warranty job) and was done in 4.5-5 hours.

That is far less parts than Jeep uses and a way way thinner harness with many fewer 'legs'. Honda knows what they're doing, FCA/Jeep are pretty clueless. My biggest challenge was that I couldn't just stay on the job, I could only work on it in 20-30 minute stints because I'm expected to pick up anything that walks in and help everyone else too, or I was at that time. Total pain in the ass, must have been at least 60-70 connectors and I missed that the new harness had two more than the old one when I laid them side by side, Jeep changed the harness between that model year and the new harness was the superseded number. Took almost 2 months for the part to come in and this was before covid, I guess they only make so many and didn't have any extra for dealers to buy. Gotta suck if your car gets hit or shot and needs one, that's like Tesla bad for parts availability. FCA I've noticed has gotten worse and worse with this.

 

Tried to order a timing cover for a 3.8 Grand Caravan (2000 but they used that 3.8 for a long time after) and they said they can't get em except from a vintage dealer in Poland with new old stock for like $880 to us. Insane! Here's to hoping the oil pump in the DNJ brand one isn't trash...

And then door check thingy for a Jeep JK, back ordered maybe 3 months out. Holy crap, it's a bit of nylon.