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

[Midnitewarrior4]

7 hours ago, Lays said:

 

https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/mcy/5849838293.html

 

Think I'm getting this

plz call your insurance company first, depending on age the cost might be more then you think.... at 17 my bike insurance for a 2011 250 enduro just for basic coverage no fire and theft and under my parents name comes up just short of 3000$ a year, and my 1986 600 sport bike is just under 8000$ a year

[iDeFecZx]

Instead of saving money for my new car ive decided to buy a pair of HyperX Cloud 2's.

Genius

[Midnitewarrior4]

idk guys im semi on the hunt for a vehicle, and i keep coming back to this jeep, i mean it isnt perfect it needs some paint works near the bottom of the doors but id just do bed liner on that.... opinions ?

 

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/sudbury/2000-jeep-mudder/1209862697?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

[Midnitewarrior4]

1 minute ago, iDeFecZx said:

Instead of saving money for my new car ive decided to buy a pair of HyperX Cloud 2's.

Genius

there the most comfortable headset ive owned so far, had them for over a year now and im not disappointed other then the usb dongle that gave some buzzing in the back ground, i just ordered a 3.5mm 4 pole extension and a splitter off amazon and now its fine

[iDeFecZx]

1 minute ago, Midnitewarrior4 said:

there the most comfortable headset ive owned so far, had them for over a year now and im not disappointed other then the usb dongle that gave some buzzing in the back ground, i just ordered a 3.5mm 4 pole extension and a splitter off amazon and now its fine

Yeah, my friends got some and he said they were really good.

Hopefully spending half of all of my money on them was a good idea

 

[Midnitewarrior4]

Just now, iDeFecZx said:

Yeah, my friends got some and he said they were really good.

Hopefully spending half of all of my money on them was a good idea

 

lol

[pagani123]

7 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

They did, they just called it the Cayman GT4

still a detuned engine compared to the good 911's. Think of the insanity of a 911 gt3 with mid engine layout, it would outperform just about everything.

[Real_PhillBert]

15 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Instead of saving money for my new car ive decided to buy a pair of HyperX Cloud 2's.

Genius

I have a set of the Cloud 2's, they're great for the price. I'm sure you'll like 'em.

[Real_PhillBert]

Unrelated note, I was browsing through my local Ford dealer yesterday after work, not a single Mustang GT Premium with the Performance Pack. About the time I realized that, the sales guy who sold my Focus found me, I had to give him a little shit for their lack of proper Mustang stock. 

[techswede]

 

[iDeFecZx]

17 minutes ago, Maybach123 said:

still a detuned engine compared to the good 911's. Think of the insanity of a 911 gt3 with mid engine layout, it would outperform just about everything.

Yeah, maybe one day theyll do a mid engined version of the 911 and have the rear engined one as like a legacy edition. 

[chaozbandit]

58 minutes ago, Maybach123 said:

still a detuned engine compared to the good 911's. Think of the insanity of a 911 gt3 with mid engine layout, it would outperform just about everything.

Technically not an extensively detuned engine - its the block out of the Carrera S with GT3 suspension. It can definitely make more power but Porsche won't allow it as an OEM.

 

36 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Yeah, maybe one day theyll do a mid engined version of the 911 and have the rear engined one as like a legacy edition. 

 

The 911 will never go mid-engined. There's no sense undermining all that R&D to fill a void that is already served by the cayman / boxter, for no other reason than plastering the 911 badge there.

 

The only reason they redeveloped the 2017 GTE car is because the way the FIA have updated its GTE class regulations permits a bigger box for aerodynamics, mainly in the rear portion of the car. Hence why you see FR and MR cars like the V8 Vantage and Ford GT who for 2016 dominated in terms of rear downforce alone. For obvious reasons, the 911 couldn't make similar upgrades to their aero package and they were barely able to challenge the other teams at the majority of races. A lot of it was also down to the fact that they were never able to use their Michelin compounds to the fullest compared to the other cars because all the weight is out back, and they can't balance it with sufficient aero loads.

 

Thus 2017 presented the perfect opportunity for Porsche to petition the FIA to let them waive the production-class mandate that is part of GTE - keep the "production" based motor but now shift it into a different position than is available to a customer. 

 

Example: 2016 GT3-R vs 2016 Vantage GTE

 

[carguy86]

13 hours ago, Lays said:

Any motorcycle ppl here?
 

I'm about to get my first bike this weekend if all goes as planned, I've been searching through craigslists and a zillion dealerships lol

Yeah, i ride a corvette.

[chaozbandit]

@MEC-777 @bcredeur97

 

 

[AlwaysFSX]

4 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

So here's what I don't get about air systems, the compressor pumps into the tank, then from the tank you're 'supposed' to go put a filter and dryer in so water doesn't get to your tools, why don't they give you the filter/dryer with the compressor/tank assembly (and raise the price if you're supposed to have one) between the outlet of the compressor and the inlet to the tank? That way you won't have to drain the tank as much. 

About a quarter way through I stopped actually paying attention while reading this and now I'm confused.

[MEC-777]

4 hours ago, Mister2010 said:

so if im aiming for around 180hp i should be fine?  

Yep.

11 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

So here's what I don't get about air systems, the compressor pumps into the tank, then from the tank you're 'supposed' to go put a filter and dryer in so water doesn't get to your tools, why don't they give you the filter/dryer with the compressor/tank assembly (and raise the price if you're supposed to have one) between the outlet of the compressor and the inlet to the tank? That way you won't have to drain the tank as much. 

Because you get condensation on the inside of the tank from the air being compressed, regardless. It's best to have the filter and drier on the outlet of the tank. 

[MEC-777]

3 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Hm. Okay. I don't have one yet but getting a compressor soon. I'm gonna try and rig up a second tank too. (Perhaps from an old propane tank? Perhaps from a Harbor Freight tank?)

 

so should I put the dryer on the outlet of the first tank or second one? I'm thinking first because the HF tanks don't have a drain on the bottom? Ideally I'd have a dryer after both...

 

this air stuff has me all giddy

Wait, you want to run two air tanks? May I ask why and how big these tanks are? 40-60 gal is usually plenty for most DIY applications.

[PandaCopyRight]

4 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

Yep.

now ... to make a list of things i would need

Turbo

exhaust manifold 

downpipe and probably bit more of the exhaust (if i dont want to die from the exhaust gasses  )

intercooler

tubing

what else i would need? 

also ... how much power could the small B4184S2 hold?  

[GlassBomb]

 

[bcredeur97]

had way too much fun on my way home today... burned almost a 1/4 tank of gas 

 

the miata is very penalizing of fun lol

[RevoltTrain]

Not car related. Per usual with me it seems. 

 

I'm so happy right now, favorite band released an album sitting even mentioning it before hand. They released a single and then released the album without even hyping it up. I love bands just drop music out of nowhere 

[PandaCopyRight]

1 minute ago, RevoltTrain said:

Not car related. Per usual with me it seems. 

 

I'm so happy right now, favorite band released an album sitting even mentioning it before hand. They released a single and then released the album without even hyping it up. I love bands just drop music out of nowhere 

waaaiiiiitt .... Avenged sevenfold has a new album?  

[bcredeur97]

16 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

How big is the tank?

12 gallons... lol

[Zodiark1593]

36 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

had way too much fun on my way home today... burned almost a 1/4 tank of gas 

 

the miata is very penalizing of fun lol

My Mazda 3 (MZR) is the same way. With a light foot, my fuel mileage approaches that of the Skyactiv models, but jam my foot in it, and it can get expensive. 

 

Ran my 65 watt H9 bulbs again today. Was a very big help in the fog where the high beams would just throw glare everywhere. Will throw the stockers back in for the drive home though. 

[techswede]

This never fails to make me laugh

Its all true too