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

[FuzzyYellow]

Well, I've decided it's about time I leave the forum, and in turn that means I won't be around this thread anymore. As someone who had a helping hand in making this thread ( ), and who's been here since @techswede made it almost a year ago (less than one more week until the one year anniversary!), it's been crazy seeing this thing grow. It's pretty cool seeing how cars can pull so many different people together, and especially on a forum dedicated to computers. I don't wanna write a super long goodbye letter/sob story thing or whatever, so I'll leave it at that. I had fun talking to you all about cars. As a final parting gift, here are some for all of you. Sorry if I didn't get everyone, it's been a while since I've been really into this thread, and it's still growing, so there are a few new faces I don't really know..

techswede

This forum would be a lot more boring without this thread. Thanks for it.

 

AlwaysFSX

Keep on 'Murcia-ing. And try not to be too mean to Terry

 

Speedyv

MAAAD. Wagon life bro. See you in college maybe?

RevoltTrain

You want a different car every week, so I didn't really know what to post.. Prelude? 240sx? No idea anymore

 

 

FuzzyYellow

Toyota! Hammond! Two of the best car-related things!

bob345

Sorry, you don't post in the Car Thread enough for me to know what kind of cars you like That V8 swapped E46 will be sweet when you do it though. And keep on posting your pics to flickr, they're dope.

Frankie

Oi, stop getting hurt so you can get that fucking MKIV already, kretén

JoaoPRSousa

Sorry about the E34 man, that really sucked. Hopefully posting one won't make you feel bad Bimmer life yo. You still have me on Snapchat, right? We should talk more.

Maybach123

^Dream car? The older the better, right?

MEC-777

Race Car? Check. Ferrari? Check.

chaozbandit

More race cars! Maybe we can play Project Cars or something together sometime.

Real_PhillBert

We never really talked much, but you have a sweet 'Stang. Remember something about Focus RS and GTS?

bcredeur97

Have fun at those auto-x's. I dont know what kinda cars you like, so here is a Rolla attempting to autocross

vinyldash303

Mexican mini truck?

And of course, terrytek

Have fun with your bagged M5 when you get it. You may get some hate for it, but just do you. You'll love it

Take care y'all. PM me if you wanna exchange contacts or whatever. Have fun and drive safe. And no more Wagon or Stance Wars, please.. We're all car people. Respect other's opinions. And be nicer to Terry, he can be okay sometimes Anyways, I'm rambling now. Peace.

 

aww.... bye man! have a good one! we really aughtta stay in touch!.

[FuzzyYellow]

Problem I have with wheels is that it's hard to find decent, or well "neutral" looking one's that don't attract too much attention and are also lightweight. I do agree though, I've needed new wheels from the start lol, those steelies aren't good for anything and they are a little bent. Maybe I should just find a place that sells used rims, if such a place even exists here. Most people around here when they get rims, they are putting gigantic one's on trucks or they are putting big shiny one's on their donk lol.. I just want something simple and clean and lightweight if I were to get something. Hard to choose your rims when you're looking for used one's though I guess. But if anyone has any suggestions... fire away

 

I said minimum twice a week... there was that one week when I sort of used my economy car as an economy car for once. lol These days I will pretty much be redlining it all the time. Does take forever to get there though lol, but I do that on most straight highway on-ramps of which by the end of it im only doing the speed limit

 

I'm too chicken to redline the tundra just because the 2uz sounds like it's going to blow up if it gets over 4k, and I'm also trying to baby the tranny ever since the whole radiator incident.

[Real_PhillBert]

Call me a coward if you want, but I dont think I have ever taken any of my cars all the way to redline. Ever. I dont really have a burning need to run the engine to 10/10ths, I shift at least 1k RPM early during spirited driving. 

 

My motorcycles have seen redline occasionally, but I do not make a habit of it. 

 

EDIT: Small lie I guess, the Mustang has seen redline during dyno runs; but never on the street. 

[FuzzyYellow]

Call me a coward if you want, but I dont think I have ever taken any of my cars all the way to redline. Ever. I dont really have a burning need to run the engine to 10/10ths, I shift at least 1k RPM early during spirited driving. 

 

My motorcycles have seen redline occasionally, but I do not make a habit of it. 

 

EDIT: Small lie I guess, the Mustang has seen redline during dyno runs; but never on the street. 

 

yup. same here. the Tundra I have taken to about 4.8k one time,(5.2k redline) and the sienna I took to about 5k. (6.2k redline)

[AlwaysFSX]

Okay fuck whoever designed the SN-95 engine bay. That person is a bitch.

[Real_PhillBert]

Okay fuck whoever designed the SN-95 engine bay. That person is a bitch.

 

It's called "Packing Efficiency"

[AlwaysFSX]

It's called "Packing Efficiency"

It's called "Gouging fingers, swearing, and now your car can't be driven because of someone else being a fucking fuck face."

 

[Smooth Bunz]

All its going to do is get you ready for more mods and maybe increase throttle response a tad. Have you done the throttle blade mod yet? Also how long has it been sense you've done plugs and cap/rotor?

throttle blade mod????? Whats that haha

And No idea haha I should probably do that

 

 

The throttle blade mod would make a LOT bigger difference than a CAI. I used to be a big fan of CAI's and K&N filters. Back in school my instructor said they kill engines and I thought he was crazy... until I saw some in the trade. They let gritty pieces of dirt through. Seen some that you pull off the intake tube and run your finger around it and its like oily sand in there. All that crap going into your engine...

Well I guess I'll be returning it then I don't need my engine all goofed up

[Real_PhillBert]

It's called "Gouging fingers, swearing, and now your car can't be driven because of someone else being a fucking fuck face."

 

 

Put long tube headers on an SN-95 and get back to me

[AlwaysFSX]

Put long tube headers on an SN-95 and get back to me

Can you even get those for the V6..?

[Real_PhillBert]

Can you even get those for the V6..?

 

Oh right... I forgot yours was a 6. 

 

You should have even more room to deal with than I do. Still a bit of a bitch.

[techswede]

Photos are a re-post from Speedhunters lol

 

But oh man it's such an awesome concept... take a proven endurance motor for marine usage, use it at less than it's usual duty cycle, and get boat loads (ha) of reliable power. The carbon bodywork is pretty amazing as well.

 

http://www.speedhunters.com/2015/12/muscle-car-meets-hypercar-tantrum-charger/

 

 

I don't think i've been on speedhunters a single time so they were new to me 

 

yes yes

I'd do unspeakable things for that car

[AlwaysFSX]

Oh right... I forgot yours was a 6. 

 

You should have even more room to deal with than I do. Still a bit of a bitch.

I can get the two front ones on the drivers side out no problem, but getting them back in is impossible. Neither me nor my friend who's about 40 pounds heavier with muscle can get the damn thing in. You can smell a lot of gas turning the car on.

[Ottawa_Brewer]

Call me a coward if you want, but I dont think I have ever taken any of my cars all the way to redline. Ever. I dont really have a burning need to run the engine to 10/10ths, I shift at least 1k RPM early during spirited driving. 

 

My motorcycles have seen redline occasionally, but I do not make a habit of it. 

 

EDIT: Small lie I guess, the Mustang has seen redline during dyno runs; but never on the street. 

Revving the living fuck out of motorcycles rustles my jimmies. My current Ducati Streetfighter 848 is a bull when it starts to climb to its 10,750 rev limit.

 

I do occasionally miss my 2009 ZX6R which would pull all the way to 17k though... 

[AlwaysFSX]

In other news, the air filter is still clean which surprises me with all the dust here. And here's some pictures of a spark plug with around 140,000 miles on it. I can't read these soo.. Guru people, explain.

 

[FuzzyYellow]

In other news, the air filter is still clean which surprises me with all the dust here. And here's some pictures of a spark plug with around 140,000 miles on it. I can't read these soo.. Guru people, explain.

 

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it's brown, so fuel/air mixture is about right, at least, for dirt bikes and ATVs.

[AlwaysFSX]

it's brown, so fuel/air mixture is about right, at least, for dirt bikes and ATVs.

This is close enough to an ATV, right?

[techswede]

In other news, the air filter is still clean which surprises me with all the dust here. And here's some pictures of a spark plug with around 140,000 miles on it. I can't read these soo.. Guru people, explain.

 

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Looks alright to me. A bit dirty but they should've been changed a while ago so i'm chalking that up to age

[AlwaysFSX]

Looks alright to me. A bit dirty but they should've been changed a while ago so i'm chalking that up to age

"A while ago" is an understatement. They were changed in like 2003.

[FuzzyYellow]

hmm. I just realized that we have never changed the spark plugs on the Tundra. will it increase fuel economy if they haven't been changes in at least 50k miles or more? I need a way to convince my dad to buy them because I don't want to shell out the money, and it's his vehicle, even if it's my baby.

[Real_PhillBert]

Revving the living fuck out of motorcycles rustles my jimmies. My current Ducati Streetfighter 848 is a bull when it starts to climb to its 10,750 rev limit.

 

I do occasionally miss my 2009 ZX6R which would pull all the way to 17k though... 

 

Oh I dont just hang out and rev my bikes, my SV sees a few track days every year. That's where it can touch red line. 

[jagdtigger]

Well i didnt expected to come across a topic like this on a tech forum... I have only motors but i hope its not a problem :

The "old geezer":

The "new comer"(its only 2 years old, if you accept an advice from me dont buy this brand):

And the "bad guy":

Edited December 17, 2015 by jagdtigger

[techswede]

"A while ago" is an understatement. They were changed in like 2003.

Found this

[FuzzyYellow]

are these decent plugs? they're cheap, and supposedly fit the tundra, but they're cheap. http://www.amazon.com/Denso-PK20TT-Platinum-Spark-Plug/dp/B002M2MMXM/ref=au_as_r?_encoding=UTF8&Make=Toyota%7C76&Model=Tundra%7C1033&Year=2002%7C2002&ie=UTF8&n=15684181&newVehicle=1&s=automotive&vehicleId=3&vehicleType=automotive

[AlwaysFSX]

 

Found this

Wow, this spark plug is a freaking champ then. I still hate that I can never do things right with this car but you go spark plug.