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

[vetali]

14 minutes ago, terrytek said:

that's seriously impressive. like i imagine that would take weeks to do all that engraving by hand.

 

so which way could possibly cause more damage? when you're at a stop and you start off  and rev in order to slide the gear into first, or when you're on the freeway and you pull, and you shift from 4th to 5th at near freeway speeds?

probably from a stop. upshifting shouldn't cause much damage if clutch dropping. 

[techswede]

[Lays]

5 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

Purple + blue never looked bad

Here's my color options, I actually quite like the gold, but not sure how much it'd stick out on my bike.   I think I might get that titan color with a gold adjuster.

 

 

 

11 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Damn that's a good looking bike.

 

Thanks!

 

1 hour ago, Midnitewarrior4 said:

nice, make sure you get some good gear and have fun riding 

Yeah I got some riding pants and a riding jacket, as well as some riding gloves. ( a helmet too, ofc)

 

I just had my stepdad and his friend take me and my bike to an empty parking lot behind a school and teach me a bunch of stuff, it was fun!

 

 

[AlwaysFSX]

3 minutes ago, Lays said:

Here's my color options, I actually quite like the gold, but not sure how much it'd stick out on my bike.   I think I might get that titan color with a gold adjuster.

 

Yeah I got some riding pants and a riding jacket, as well as some riding gloves. ( a helmet too, ofc)

 

I just had my stepdad and his friend take me and my bike to an empty parking lot behind a school and teach me a bunch of stuff, it was fun!

Now you just need a world record engine in that bike.

[Zodiark1593]

20 minutes ago, vetali said:

probably from a stop. upshifting shouldn't cause much damage if clutch dropping. 

I would assume when up shifting at freeway speeds, you're going to be off the gas mid shift anyway, thus the engine is dropping in speed when you drop it. 

 

Though, if you're on the gas during the upshifting, I would actually assume the damage to be equal if not greater at speed, as due to the gearing disadvantage of 5th gear, something else will probably give before the car accelerates, or at least, your engine and clutch will collectively hate you for it. Then again, the RPM differences are usually much smaller at speed than dropping the clutch at a dead stop. 

[carguy86]

44 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

wow

Norwegian laws are the same, i cant practice drive without an adult, not that that law has been strictly followed at all times but.... Yeah....

[FuzzyYellow]

23 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

protege is that bad on gas? I think something is wrong with yours lol, perhaps change the AFR sensor or something if you never have... i can get 200-240 miles with my 12 gallon tank on my miata (filling up at a quarter left) usually. 

 

My corolla was so good on gas.... regular gas and I never got it below 30mpg, even putting your foot down all the time lol. the tank was a bit small too, around 12 gallons. but I would go 260-300 miles on a tank, filling up at a quarter left.

 

I get 400 miles out of a 15 gallon tank on the accord.  (i fill up a little below the 1/4 line, but generally before the gas light comes on).

[techswede]

5 minutes ago, FuzzyYellow said:

I get 400 miles out of a 15 gallon tank on the accord.  (i fill up a little below the 1/4 line, but generally before the gas light comes on).

I get a little over 300 miles out of a 16.8 gallon tank. Mostly highway at 1500ish rpm

(At a quarter tank the "CHECK GAUGES" light comes on and i chicken out and look for the nearest gas station) 

[AlwaysFSX]

2 minutes ago, techswede said:

I get a little over 300 miles out of a 16.8 gallon tank. Mostly highway at 1500ish rpm

(At a quarter tank the "CHECK GAUGES" light comes on and i chicken out and look for the nearest gas station) 

I just use the digital display and sometimes go down to a gallon or two before filling up.  Most times it's around a quarter tank though, gas stations are along the way so why not fill it up.

[GlassBomb]

9 minutes ago, FuzzyYellow said:

I get 400 miles out of a 15 gallon tank on the accord.  (i fill up a little below the 1/4 line, but generally before the gas light comes on).

1 minute ago, techswede said:

I get a little over 300 miles out of a 16.8 gallon tank. Mostly highway at 1500ish rpm

(At a quarter tank the "CHECK GAUGES" light comes on and i chicken out and look for the nearest gas station) 

 

I can get 450+ miles out of my 16 and-a-bit gallon tank. I usually fill up when I have around 30 miles left, unless I know that I'll have to drive for a while the day after.

[FuzzyYellow]

6 minutes ago, GlassBomb said:

 

I can get 450+ miles out of my 16 and-a-bit gallon tank. I usually fill up when I have around 30 miles left, unless I know that I'll have to drive for a while the day after.

I think i topped out at 430 miles. I got 28MPG that tank.

[bcredeur97]

3 hours ago, terrytek said:

hey @vetali quick question

 

let's say i was holding the clutch while the engine is running and the car is moving, and my foot accidentally slips off the clutch pedal, causing the clutch to deactivate. would it cause any damage if my foot accidentally slipped off the clutch, because i'm assuming the clutch plates will smash against each other when you release the clutch pedal suddenly. just asking in case it ever happens.

If the car is moving, you'll just make it jerk really hard and you'll keep going forward. 

 

Not a big deal if it happens /rarely/ I mean or even occasionally... It just hurts the ride quality more than anything

[GlassBomb]

2 minutes ago, FuzzyYellow said:

I think i topped out at 430 miles. I got 28MPG that tank.

Around 480 miles for me. Just shy of 30 mpg. Which is fairly good for a 2.2 liter, straight six. All about that light throttle.

[FuzzyYellow]

1 minute ago, GlassBomb said:

Around 480 miles for me. Just shy of 30 mpg. Which is fairly good for a 2.2 liter, straight six. All about that light throttle.

I just drove regular, but had a bit more freeway driving. 3.0L v6. it's rated 30mpg for highway, so I'd think I  could get that, but I have too much city driving.

[techswede]

Going to have to be outside in this bullshit when i look over my parking brake tomorrow..

[GlassBomb]

Just now, techswede said:

Going to have to be outside in this bullshit when i look over my parking brake tomorrow..

~snip~

I should probably look mine over as well... Will check if just cutting the slack will make it a bit better.

 

Have to get my inspection done sooner or later. February at the latest, but would prefer to have it done sooner.

[RevoltTrain]

I finally figured out what relay I need to replace for my reverse lights to properly work (they're constantly stuck on)

 

So if anyone can find under the hood relay J for a 2000 9-5 I'd be so grateful. Any help is super appreciated

[carguy86]

Just now, RevoltTrain said:

I finally figured out what relay I need to replace for my reverse lights to properly work (they're constantly stuck on)

 

So if anyone can find under the hood relay J for a 2000 (9-5) I'd be so grateful. Any help is super appreciated

I could tug some strings, i have a couple friends who are Saab enthusiasts. Pretty certain i can find that for ya.

[techswede]

3 minutes ago, GlassBomb said:

I should probably look mine over as well... Will check if just cutting the slack will make it a bit better.

 

Have to get my inspection done sooner or later. February at the latest, but would prefer to have it done sooner.

I have never had a car that didn't have the inspection period (8) August - December oddly enough. 

[techswede]

Going to buy five sheets of sound insulation mat for the camaro next month.

Maybe six. So i get rid of a bunch of road noise. 

Then i'll move on to get it back in tip top shape before i put in a new exhaust

[RevoltTrain]

7 minutes ago, Strando123 said:

I could tug some strings, i have a couple friends who are Saab enthusiasts. Pretty certain i can find that for ya.

If you could pull that off that would be great.

 

I'm open to ordering from overseas. Actually that will be my best bet. Saabs aren't common in the US really

[carguy86]

1 minute ago, RevoltTrain said:

If you could pull that off that would be great.

 

I'm open to ordering from overseas. Actually that will be my best bet. Saabs aren't common in the US really

If i can find it, you would probably need to ordet it from sweeden

[RevoltTrain]

Just now, Strando123 said:

If i can find it, you would probably need to ordet it from sweeden

Yeah I kinda expected that, but that's all okay

[techswede]

1 minute ago, RevoltTrain said:

Yeah I kinda expected that, but that's all okay

http://www.rosettastone.com/learn-swedish/

[RevoltTrain]

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