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26 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

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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2 minutes ago, Wedsea040 said:

You understand that the "Volkswagen Lineup" is still very high performance and high quality, right? Or are you joking?

he is giving the 718 a hard time because it has a vw beetle engine in it.

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25 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

This is excellent news!

 

 

I think mid range supercars should stay naturally aspirated. but for the $800k and on, i do not see an issue with turbos.

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1 minute ago, Maybach123 said:

I think mid range supercars should stay naturally aspirated. but for the $800k and on, i do not see an issue with turbos.

I'm not anti-turbo by any means, I am just in favor of small and light. 

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So I was driving a van today with broken electric window. The switch had given up the ghost from use.

Because my job requires me to drive with the window open I had to come up with a solution. I came up with two. The hard way and the easy way.

Guess in which order.

First I ripped the switch off and apart, took a bit of wire and bridged two pins in the window switch connector. And so by the power of pixies the window opened.

And after about 10 mins later I realised that you can operate the windows on volkswagens with the key remote...

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1 minute ago, Wedsea040 said:

Does turbo really add that much weight or are you saying that you are fine with turbos as long as the rest of the car is light?

Yes to the bolded. 

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3 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

The turbo itself isn't going to be too heavy, but you've got a reworked exhaust, all the plumbing, the intercooler, a little bit more oil and respective lines, etc. But I think he's going for the whole car being light.

Communication is not my strong suit. :P

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1 minute ago, vinyldash303 said:

You're not my supervisor!

Ha! I actually used that meme in an email to another engineer on Tuesday! Sadly he does not watch Archer so he didnt get it. :(

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11 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Ha! I actually used that meme in an email to another engineer on Tuesday! Sadly he does not watch Archer so he didnt get it. :(

I love that show so much 

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2 hours ago, FuzzyYellow said:

That thing is sharp! I wish I could keep the Accord looking that good. 

Yeah, especially considering it hasn't been washed in 3 weeks lol. Living in the city is nice, it kind of stays clean. 

2 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

It looks like a yamaka. Prolly very effective at keeping things in good condition. And keeping interior temps down

Yeah im sure it is! Can't wait to see how much cooler it is inside when I go in it in a while.

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18 minutes ago, Wedsea040 said:

I've always wondered this, who has the most expensive/nicest car on the forums?

Well there is one viper that i know of. Other than that i can't think of anything at the moment.

The guy hasn't been around much lately though. 

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there was a guy with a lambo a while back who came around. He i think he's gone now though.

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Just now, Wedsea040 said:

What year, if you remember?

2015/2016 i think. It was a really nice shade of black

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1 minute ago, techswede said:

2015/2016 i think. It was a really nice shade of black

if @Maybach123 's dad makes a single post he'd be our guy :P

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This is what i wanted "Project Jagdpanzer" to do when it was done

Still might get a 190 to cut up later on and actually get that done

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Just now, Wedsea040 said:

What does he drive

he has a huge collection of classics and a few modern cars. The only modern one I remember is a McLaren 650S but I'm sure has more. Lots of Porsche's as well. 

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38 minutes ago, Wedsea040 said:

I've always wondered this, who has the most expensive/nicest car on the forums?

 

I knew a guy that owned a Z06, an Alfa 4C and had ordered an Evora 400... IIRC

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1 minute ago, Wedsea040 said:

@techswede What do you drive, I have an idea but I really don't know.

This V6 camaro is my daily driver 

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And on occasion i drive the golf behind it

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7 minutes ago, Wedsea040 said:

That's the opposite of what I thought you drove :P

 

I expected it to be Japanese, like an MR2 or an RX-7 or 8 or something similar

Haha

 

Wouldn't mind an MR2. Not a huge fan of the wankel. 

 

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2 minutes ago, Wedsea040 said:

Is there really a noticeable difference between a wankel and a piston? Like other than the design what's the difference?

rotary is like a baby, needs to be looked after way more than a normal engine, no torque and drinks oil

Needs money for car parts :P

 

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2 minutes ago, Wedsea040 said:

Is there really a noticeable difference between a wankel and a piston? Like other than the design what's the difference?

Poor low end torque. And more of a faff to deal with. They drink a lot of oil as well as gas.

 

Personally i'm more into low end grunt in a car. 

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1 minute ago, Wedsea040 said:

@bcredeur97@Real_PhillBert@vinyldash303

 

What do you guys drive? I am just trying to gauge what kind of cars are popular here

My daily is a 2016 Ford Focus ST:

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I also have a 1998 Mustang GT Track Pack with basically full bolt-ons plus a set of cams that makes 314 RWHP, as my summer weekend fun car. This will likely get replaced with a new Mustang GT Performance Pack in a couple of years.

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17 hours ago, Maybach123 said:

the new amg gt roadster. Not really impressed 

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am I the only one that thinks it looks like a vacuum cleaner?

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1 minute ago, warmmilk said:

am I the only one that thinks it looks like a vacuum cleaner?

I didnt, until you said that... Haha

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