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

[chaozbandit]

27 minutes ago, Strando123 said:

Is TRD still a thing? Like can you "Check the TRD box" and get a sportier car when buying select models from Toyota?

 

Yep. 

 

 

[bcredeur97]

56 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

So Audi wants to start using electric regenerative dampers:

 

-snip- 

http://jalopnik.com/heres-how-audis-new-technology-harnesses-suspension-mov-1785122614

 

It's not a dumb idea, similar to tidal electrical production, but the 48V electrical system will complicate things a bit.

 

That's actually really cool. But it probably will break and what happens when you need to replace dampers?? You have to pay $10k each? LOL

[GlassBomb]

 

[bcredeur97]

25 minutes ago, GlassBomb said:

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if it's not street legal, then how exactly did he get to drive it on the street? Or is he just driving it illegally and hoping nothing bad happens? lol

 

But yeah racecars are racecars... not street cars. this is why it's incredibly hard to build a car that can do both lol

[carguy86]

So while i, a regular person would never in my life be close enough to a 787B to take photos, i was however able to photograph my (other) cousin's dusty 1:18 autoart "stealth" 787B model car (it came with gt5 or gt6 as a pre-order bonus)

Enjoy:

(Just take a second and admire that detailed interior)

@terrytek

 

 

[Cracklingice]

40 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

if it's not street legal, then how exactly did he get to drive it on the street? Or is he just driving it illegally and hoping nothing bad happens? lol

 

But yeah racecars are racecars... not street cars. this is why it's incredibly hard to build a car that can do both lol

Could be closed roads

 

[RevoltTrain]

17 hours ago, Technicolors said:

so what's everyone's take on a manual for a first car? no one taught me how to drive manual but i'm willing to learn. i mean, i got some experience when i had a wheel-and-pedal set (logitech g27 to be precise) but i honestly don't think that's good enough practice 

I'm going to eventually buy a manual project car, while having an automatic daily because of tons of city driving and stuff of that nature

[carguy86]

16 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Well I got my car desk chair home

 

I quite like sitting in it at my desk. 

Pics?

[Techicolors]

12 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

I'm going to eventually buy a manual project car, while having an automatic daily because of tons of city driving and stuff of that nature

that's probably my ideal, to have a manual car and an automatic car. but i dont have money for that.. 

[RevoltTrain]

Just now, Technicolors said:

that's probably my ideal, to have a manual car and an automatic car. but i dont have money for that.. 

Just get a reliable automatic daily, and save up for a manual project car. Slowly but surely, you have your whole life there's no reason to rush

 

My auto daily is going to be a 5th generation Honda Prelude, so it'll be insanely reliable while still being fun, then i'm going to look into either a S13 hatch, Miata, RX7, foxbody. Something along those lines.

[Real_PhillBert]

3 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

That's actually really cool. But it probably will break and what happens when you need to replace dampers?? You have to pay $10k each? LOL

Yeah, its certainly a cost addition. However you should be able to dynamically adjust your damping rates, both compression and rebound, even high and low speed compression for that matter which would be pretty awesome.

[techswede]

Starting to suspect that the company i ordered the diff cover gasket from didn't pick a speedy shipping option..

This is taking ages..

[GlassBomb]

3 minutes ago, techswede said:

Starting to suspect that the company i ordered the diff cover gasket from didn't pick a speedy shipping option..

This is taking ages..

You're used to our normal shipping times of 1-3 days.

 

International orders normally take +1 week, depending on how lazy they feel like being.

[RevoltTrain]

Bad news guys. Forza Horizon 3 on PC will require Xbox Live it appears. Will you guys still buy it if you need Xbox Live for online play? I know I will, I'll just buy Live codes through G2A if it comes to it

 

 http://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/news/fh3_announce

[techswede]

Just now, GlassBomb said:

You're used to our normal shipping times of 1-3 days.

 

International orders normally take +1 week, depending on how lazy they feel like being.

Yeah.. But there are speedy options as well.. And its a gasket for petes sake..

[iDeFecZx]

19 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

Bad news guys. Forza Horizon 3 on PC will require Xbox Live it appears. Will you guys still buy it if you need Xbox Live for online play? I know I will, I'll just buy Live codes through G2A if it comes to it

 

 http://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/news/fh3_announce

I need to rebuy XBL anyway, so that doesnt bother me lol

[RevoltTrain]

Just now, iDeFecZx said:

I need to rebuy XBL anyway, so that doesnt bother me lol

I haven't had Xbox Live since I sold my 360 2 years ago to buy my CPU

[RevoltTrain]

J series power

 

 

[chaozbandit]

 

[terrytek]

7 hours ago, Strando123 said:

Fwd or rwd? I have a kp61 (old gen wich means its rwd) and it is one hell of a fun car.

rwd. i'm quite surprised a gem like these made it stateside. but a couple of them i found on craigslist still has the anemic sohc carb engine. but some have swapped in dohc engines, like this one http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/5688201633.html cute little car, i'd prefer to have something like a supercharged 4a-ge in there. give it some oomph.

 

5 hours ago, FuzzyYellow said:

yes. they also still do superchargers and stuff.

i thought toyota discontinued their supercharger program. or was it you can still buy them as a part, but the dealer won't install it for you? because i liked how you could buy them from the dealer and get a warranty out of it.

 

1 hour ago, Technicolors said:

that's probably my ideal, to have a manual car and an automatic car. but i dont have money for that.. 

same here, though i think it's what i somewhat have. the corolla is still parked at home, so i can drive that while i can, but when i'm feeling like driving stick, i'm pretty sure my dad will let me drive it around.

[terrytek]

56 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

Bad news guys. Forza Horizon 3 on PC will require Xbox Live it appears. Will you guys still buy it if you need Xbox Live for online play? I know I will, I'll just buy Live codes through G2A if it comes to it

 

 http://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/news/fh3_announce

aw man. that fucking blows. but i desperately wanna play cross platform with xb1 players. i know a couple who are down to play with me.

[RevoltTrain]

Just now, terrytek said:

aw man. that fucking blows. but i desperately wanna play cross platform with xb1 players. i know a couple who are down to play with me.

I may have spoken too soon

 

http://www.pcgamer.com/xbox-live-gold-wont-be-required-for-windows-10-multiplayer/

[terrytek]

6 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

@terrytek

 

There's a new E63 AMG

 

 

wow, that looks SERIOUSLY wide, like i can see the fenders coming out 4-5 inches. i mean if its to fit wide tires, i understand. but i'm just not that too crazy over the new e63, because i heard it was gonna be full time 4wd only, no rwd option. it's disappointing. i miss when performance sedans were pure rwd for maximum fun. making it rwd takes out some of the fun. 

[carguy86]

4 minutes ago, terrytek said:

rwd. i'm quite surprised a gem like these made it stateside. but a couple of them i found on craigslist still has the anemic sohc carb engine. but some have swapped in dohc engines, like this one http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/5688201633.html cute little car, i'd prefer to have something like a supercharged 4a-ge in there. give it some oomph.

 

i thought toyota discontinued their supercharger program. or was it you can still buy them as a part, but the dealer won't install it for you? because i liked how you could buy them from the dealer and get a warranty out of it.

 

same here, though i think it's what i somewhat have. the corolla is still parked at home, so i can drive that while i can, but when i'm feeling like driving stick, i'm pretty sure my dad will let me drive it around.

The 4age 16v na with itbs and trumpets is enough power to make a starlet fun, a supercharged 20v 4age is enough to make it dangerous (it can be insanely fun if you upgrade to mk1 mr2 suspension but without upgraded suspension it is sketchy at bestwhen you almost quadrople the power)

[terrytek]

1 minute ago, Strando123 said:

The 4age 16v na with itbs and trumpets is enough power to make a starlet fun, a supercharged 20v 4age is enough to make it dangerous (it can be insanely fun if you upgrade to mk1 mr2 suspension but without upgraded suspension it is sketchy at bestwhen you almost quadrople the power)

i mean i'm not asking for a crazy amount of power even supercharged. i think 250hp is a happy medium for a small car like the starlet. and of course, i would upgrade the stock suspension in the starlet, if i ever bought one. that's kinda common sense, since you need suspension that can cope with the power.