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Don't lump me in with them. I'm an enthusiast of mechanic design, be it engines, weaponry, or productive machinery. Not a guy with a wrench that reads the marketing garbage AFE/insert other "enthusiast" brand that can't legally warranty half of their products.

 

I fail to see a correlation between people screeching variations of "forced induction is more efficient!!! Reclaimed energy!!!" and anything I've said.

If you can't be civil. Please leave

 

Edit. That goes for everyone in the thread

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Now who want's to LS swap something? :P

If i got the engine for free there is a golf outside that is woefully underpowered

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I'd rather have this one

http://www.turnkeyenginesupply.com/turn-key-engine-864272lb-ls3-427ci-600-hp-turn-key-stroker-long-block-assembly/ xD

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I was looking at something affordable and would actually fit the car without serious modification but..

 

I like where this is going. Let's start a GoFundMe for this. :D

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I was looking at something affordable and would actually fit the car without serious modification but..

 

I like where this is going. Let's start a GoFundMe for this. :D

I'm not keeping the golf xD

My next car is getting some kind of american v8 and auto gearbox

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I'm not keeping the golf xD

My next car is getting some kind of american v8 and auto gearbox

Oh now you're being a heathen. :P What do you think you'd probably get?

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Oh now you're being a heathen. :P What do you think you'd probably get?

Volvo 740 sedan. Possibly. But still quite likely.

If i find a 960 3.0 then i will fiddle with the original engine. 

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European headlights

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American headlights

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Not sure which one i prefer. 

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European headlights

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American headlights

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Not sure which one i prefer. 

 

American, hands down. The Euro lights just don't quite match the rest of the car, IMO. Those are perfect candidates for an LS swap, btw... ;)

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American, hands down. The Euro lights just don't quite match the rest of the car, IMO. Those are perfect candidates for an LS swap, btw... ;)

And yet it was designed with the euro ones in mind xD

 

And i know. People have been sticking tons of different engines in that engine bay. Wouldn't be surprised if there was a v12 one around somewhere.

I'm probably going to stick the first good enough used 350ish cui engine i can find in one at some point

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Oh sweet. The foxbody came as a targa top. 

If only they weren't so rare over here..

The mustang II was more popular for some reason

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The shape of it is incredible. The proportions are messing with my head

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It's funny we're talking about swaps... I REALLY want a beetle (original). Just thinking about what it would be like with an LS motor hanging out the back... lol :P

 

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Man, that would be fun. :D

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Oh sweet. The foxbody came as a targa top. 

If only they weren't so rare over here..

The mustang II was more popular for some reason

 

The shape of it is incredible. The proportions are messing with my head

Honestly the Mustang II looks fantastic aside from its fenders.

 

It's funny we're talking about swaps... I REALLY want a beetle (original). Just thinking about what it would be like with an LS motor hanging out the back... lol :P

Man, that would be fun. :D

911 done right. :ph34r:

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911 done right. :ph34r:

 

Oh, hey now. Don't be talkin smack about the 911... ;)

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Well, I'm new here and you guys are talking about rotary engines so now is as good a time as any

 

Ladies and Gentlemen, let me present to you... *drumroll*... my Mazda!

 

For less than $10 grand U.S. this car comes with the most modern iteration of the wankel 13b rotary which revs to about 9000 rpm and sounds like a weedwhacker on meth. I highly recomend it.

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Honestly the Mustang II looks fantastic aside from its fenders.

 

911 done right. :ph34r:

I have gotten a really good look at one irl and i just did not get it. It was comfortable. but thats about it :/

 

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Well, I'm new here and you guys are talking about rotary engines so now is as good a time as any

 

Ladies and Gentlemen, let me present to you... *drumroll*... my Mazda!

 

For less than $10 grand U.S. this car comes with the most modern iteration of the wankel 13b rotary which revs to about 9000 rpm and sounds like a weedwhacker on meth. I highly recomend it.

 

I may be wrong. But i think this might be the first wankel owner in this thread. Welcome man^^ 

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Oh, hey now. Don't be talkin smack about the 911... ;)

Why though, it's physically wrong. :P

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this really interest me. http://www.speedhunters.com/2015/12/500sl-like-youve-never-seen-heard/ kinda shame they ditched the original 5.0 v8. i would have liked to see what power you could take out

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this really interest me. http://www.speedhunters.com/2015/12/500sl-like-youve-never-seen-heard/ kinda shame they ditched the original 5.0 v8. i would have liked to see what power you could take out

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My heart is literally shattered. 

Partly because the marriage of a straight six and long hood is pretty damn good.

But it looks so incredibly out of place in there

 

You have raised a good question though

M119 - 335hp 479nm

2JZ-GTE - 325hp 451nm

 

Which could reach the highest output with the least amount of mods.

(The M119 was modified with twin turbochargers for Le-mans) 

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My heart is literally shattered. 

Partly because the marriage of a straight six and long hood is pretty damn good.

But it looks so incredibly out of place in there

 

You have raised a good question though

M119 - 335hp 479nm

2JZ-GTE - 325hp 451nm

 

Which could reach the highest output with the least amount of mods.

(The M119 was modified with twin turbochargers for Le-mans) 

for once, i agree. it would have been more appropriate to have a v8 in there, preferrably german.

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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 ( :P), 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. :)

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AlwaysFSX

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

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Speedyv

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

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RevoltTrain

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

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FuzzyYellow

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

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bob345

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Sorry, we didn't really talk enough on this thread for me to know what kind of cars you like :P 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 :P

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JoaoPRSousa

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

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Maybach123

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^Dream car? The older the better, right?

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MEC-777

Race Car? Check. Ferrari? Check.

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chaozbandit

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

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Real_PhillBert

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

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bcredeur97

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

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vinyldash303

Mexican mini truck? xD

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And of course, terrytek

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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 :D Anyways, I'm rambling now. Peace.

Dude. All of my possible dream cars other than a Miata <3

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Guys. I'm back. It was an interesting trip. Michigan Tech is full of Subarus, there was at least 6 inches of snow. There was tons of drifting, we drove more than 24 hours all around. We also got a speeding ticket, 96MPH in a 70 zone.

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