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

[JoaoPRSousa]

6 hours ago, FakeFBI said:

like always the whole world decides that america doesn't like sporty and value and stu stu stu from some eg6

 

Or maybe, just maybe, it might be because the USA is a completely different market than the rest of the world. And you lucky sods got the E60 M5 with a manual and no one else did. But BMW is on a different level of brain injury anyway.

Also, importing to the USA is probably an expense Lotus didn't want, at a time, since they were (and still are to a point) a small company. GM could have brought the VX220 overseas but for some reason they didn't? Idk, mixing those cars with the big hunky SUVs y'all get would be interesting.

Where tf did the Civic come from in the context? I'm confused

[techswede]

1 minute ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

Or maybe, just maybe, it might be because the USA is a completely different market than the rest of the world. And you lucky sods got the E60 M5 with a manual and no one else did. But BMW is on a different level of brain injury anyway.

Also, importing to the USA is probably an expense Lotus didn't want, at a time, since they were (and still are to a point) a small company. GM could have brought the VX220 overseas but for some reason they didn't? Idk, mixing those cars with the big hunky SUVs y'all get would be interesting.

Where tf did the Civic come from in the context? I'm confused

There is also the EPA. And the US's fucky emissions regulations.

If manufacturers could just load a bunch of euro/asia market cars on a boat and send them over to sell in the states they certainly would.

[JoaoPRSousa]

4 minutes ago, techswede said:

There is also the EPA. And the US's fucky emissions regulations.

If manufacturers could just load a bunch of euro/asia market cars on a boat and send them over to sell in the states they certainly would.

 

I didn't mention all of that because I don't have the knowledge to back it up but yeah, this right here.

[techswede]

3 minutes ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

I didn't mention all of that because I don't have the knowledge to back it up but yeah, this right here.

Then there is the Motor Vehicle Safety Compliance Act of 1988. Which basically fucked the grey market. 
(This is why you had to wait 25 years to import a skyline)
It was basically congress going "FUCK YOU. BUY AMERICAN" (Which i agree with. But still) 

[bcredeur97]

12 minutes ago, techswede said:

Then there is the Motor Vehicle Safety Compliance Act of 1988. Which basically fucked the grey market. 
(This is why you had to wait 25 years to import a skyline)
It was basically congress going "FUCK YOU. BUY AMERICAN" (Which i agree with. But still) 

If you want an American sports car you pick mustang or camaro.

 

not that you can’t have fun in those cars but they are just heavy fast beasts. 
 

We make nothing lightweight. Except the corvette but that’s expensive lol

[techswede]

6 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

If you want an American sports car you pick mustang or camaro.

 

not that you can’t have fun in those cars but they are just heavy fast beasts. 
 

We make nothing lightweight. Except the corvette but that’s expensive lol

I wouldn't call the new camaro or mustang heavy as such. They're right around 1600kg on average. Which is pretty light for a modern car.
Compared to a miata they are heavy yeah. But its still only about the same weight as an e39

[bcredeur97]

38 minutes ago, techswede said:

I wouldn't call the new camaro or mustang heavy as such. They're right around 1600kg on average. Which is pretty light for a modern car.
Compared to a miata they are heavy yeah. But its still only about the same weight as an e39

But it’s a 2 door sports car with useless back seats  

 

cant justify the weight lol 

[AlwaysFSX]

9 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

But it’s a 2 door sports car with useless back seats  

 

cant justify the weight lol 

Who cares about the weight when you can still have fun driving recklessly......?

[Computernaut]

So, car people, I have a question:

Is there a limit to how many RPM an internal combustion engine can run at? What would enforce that maximum?

[bcredeur97]

2 minutes ago, Computernaut said:

So, car people, I have a question:

Is there a limit to how many RPM an internal combustion engine can run at? What would enforce that maximum?

Its whatever the acceleration limits of the materials are for a given mass pretty much. Rods/pistons break apart at a certain point. 

 

also valves not closing fast enough can be a problem too 

[PandaCopyRight]

22 minutes ago, Computernaut said:

So, car people, I have a question:

Is there a limit to how many RPM an internal combustion engine can run at? What would enforce that maximum?

13 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Its whatever the acceleration limits of the materials are for a given mass pretty much. Rods/pistons break apart at a certain point. 

 

also valves not closing fast enough can be a problem too 

7 minutes ago, Benji said:

The ~5500-6000rpm max on a diesel engine are not an accident. The diesel doesn't burn down fast enough for the engine to rev higher, otherwise it would drown I think. At least I'm sure that this is the reason for it.

On petrol or CNG engines, not so much. After all Formula One and motorcycle engines regularly go 10000+rpm without issues.

add desmodromic valves to a petrol engine and it revs even easier hence why ducatis have a redline past 15k rpm

but basically its dependent on the materials and the size of the parts 

[Letgomyleghoe]

On 1/30/2021 at 8:14 PM, the gamer that is bad said:

 

are they manuals because i only have manual transmissions 

manual is the transmission itself, but yes, as an owner of a c10, most of them already have a stick installed, and if they don't it's easy since there's only a plate of steel separating the tranny from the cab. i would try and fix everything you can on the motor before install, check for oil leak on the pan and whatnot, so you don't have to yard the engine out or work under the truck later.

[vetali]

2 hours ago, Computernaut said:

So, car people, I have a question:

Is there a limit to how many RPM an internal combustion engine can run at? What would enforce that maximum?

 

 

until that happens

[AlwaysFSX]

1 hour ago, vetali said:

 

 

until that happens

Best fucking video ever

[FakeFBI]

13 hours ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

Or maybe, just maybe, it might be because the USA is a completely different market than the rest of the world. And you lucky sods got the E60 M5 with a manual and no one else did. But BMW is on a different level of brain injury anyway.

i do acknowledge this, but that's why today they just make car plants here

13 hours ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

Also, importing to the USA is probably an expense Lotus didn't want, at a time, since they were (and still are to a point) a small company. GM could have brought the VX220 overseas but for some reason they didn't? Idk, mixing those cars with the big hunky SUVs y'all get would be interesting.

i think that because usa just has so many god damn laws regarding emissions and crash safety, that we just don't get the car

 

13 hours ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

Where tf did the Civic come from in the context? I'm confused

the eg6 never came to the states, just the 5th gen of civic

EDIT: also i'm pretty sure a turbo yaris would make the emissions, considering they are little hatch, 1.5 liter turbo, just here america decides to make a "reason" like too loud or crash not safe. yea sometimes its literally a problem like crappy airbags. But its so damn anooying when the whole world gets a car, butttt the US

the yaris is just a example

[Radium_Angel]

So, I have a 2002 Isuzu Rodeo (nee Honda Passport)

It's stupid, quirky, generally useless and I love it dearly.

But the headlights, while the enclosures are new, are still ~20 year old tech and are kind of naff.

 

I know about HID lighting, but this needs some kind of conversion/modification to work.

 

Is there an LED drop-in replacement to the traditional bulbs, or are there just better traditional bulbs out there that I am unaware of?

 

[Bitter]

4 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Is there an LED drop-in replacement to the traditional bulbs

NO!

Quote

or are there just better traditional bulbs out there that I am unaware of?

Yes! What type does it take?

[Radium_Angel]

1 minute ago, Bitter said:

NO!

Yes! What type does it take?

Not a damn clue (TBH, I haven't looked into the nitty gritty details as of yet on bulb types, was just curious if I could get a drop-in LED or something)

https://www.oreillyauto.com/shop/b/lighting---electrical/headlights---fog-lights/headlight-bulb/1395fe3e34c6/v/a/1317/automotive-suv-2002-isuzu-rodeo-sport

 

Not totally certain what you mean by "what type does it take"

Form factor, wattage, make?

[Bitter]

31 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Not a damn clue (TBH, I haven't looked into the nitty gritty details as of yet on bulb types, was just curious if I could get a drop-in LED or something)

https://www.oreillyauto.com/shop/b/lighting---electrical/headlights---fog-lights/headlight-bulb/1395fe3e34c6/v/a/1317/automotive-suv-2002-isuzu-rodeo-sport

 

Not totally certain what you mean by "what type does it take"

Form factor, wattage, make?

Is it a H7? H4? 9012? HB3? 194? 921?

[Radium_Angel]

9 hours ago, Bitter said:

Is it a H7? H4? 9012? HB3? 194? 921?

9003 it seems

EDIT

http://candlepowerinc.com/pdfs/H4_9003.pdf

H4 and HB2 also seem to be interchangeable with 9003

 

BTW, you had a rather emphatic "NO!" on the LED bulb part, but it looks like LED bulbs do exist for this car, is there a reason you are against the idea?

[Onceinabook]

Anyone know a good place to get cab corners for a mid 60's (65) IH pickup truck?

[Bitter]

49 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

9003 it seems

EDIT

http://candlepowerinc.com/pdfs/H4_9003.pdf

H4 and HB2 also seem to be interchangeable with 9003

 

BTW, you had a rather emphatic "NO!" on the LED bulb part, but it looks like LED bulbs do exist for this car, is there a reason you are against the idea?

If you want to be the asshole blinding yourself and everyone else with what's basically a sawed off shotgun of light the go ahead I guess.

[Radium_Angel]

1 minute ago, Bitter said:

If you want to be the asshole blinding yourself and everyone else with what's basically a sawed off shotgun of light the go ahead I guess.

Ah, I was unaware of this "side effect"

So, sticking with standard halogen bulbs, any suggestions?

[Bitter]

2 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Ah, I was unaware of this "side effect"

So, sticking with standard halogen bulbs, any suggestions?

I'll look around tonight, also if you can post a photo or link to your headlights showing them from a few angles there could be other options depending on how much you want to spend.

[Radium_Angel]

12 minutes ago, Bitter said:

I'll look around tonight, also if you can post a photo or link to your headlights showing them from a few angles there could be other options depending on how much you want to spend.

Didn't want to spend more than replacement bulbs.

Don't worry about it, it's not critical