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[bcredeur97]

4 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

@bcredeur97 time for a long wheel base conversion.

my question is why on earth did they not add two more doors? it would of been perfect then

The rigidity of that thing must be terrible lol. Looks hilarious though

[bcredeur97]

2 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Not if you convert it to full frame.

 

Because that wouldn't be hard.

 

I would almost daily it.

i'd totally daily it, if it had a real roof and 4 doors.

[terrytek]

6 hours ago, FuzzyYellow said:

The accord makes 244hp, but only 211lb ft of torque from a 3.0L v6. 

my van makes 170hp and 160lb ft of torque from a 2.5l v6. it's honestly super underpowered.

5 hours ago, techswede said:

Still had a targa roof. Which puts it one up on my camaro.. 

Wanted a targa automatic. Got a manual coupe.. But eh. still happy with it  

i honestly want a targa manual. targa for that open air experience, but a manual, because it's kinda pointless to drive a supra with an autotragic.

4 hours ago, Strando123 said:

It would probably be quite fun, although you'd be grilled by purists.

but honestly fuck purists. i do cars my own way. who fucking cares what other people say.

4 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

How close I am to loosing my shit sometimes

nice parking job. also i've seen this kinda meme on twitter, and i honestly die every time i see one.

2 hours ago, techswede said:

Wix is average. Yay.

If the camaro behaves its getting a fram filter

fram isn't too bad, if it isn't the orange filters.

2 hours ago, warmmilk said:

really surprized to see a fram product come out on top...  thanks for the link, quite informative

usually the non orange fram filters are good. 

[pagani123]

which one coupe or convertible? 

 

[terrytek]

7 minutes ago, Maybach123 said:

which one coupe or convertible

 

 

if you want spirited driving on twisty roads, coupe. if you want open air and just nice cruising, convertible.

[bcredeur97]

13 minutes ago, Maybach123 said:

which one coupe or convertible? 

-snip-

 

As a person who owns a convertible and loves it, for everyday -> coupe.

 

 

convertibles are great but I rather have a solid roof in a daily.

[terrytek]

2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

As a person who owns a convertible and loves it, for everyday -> coupe.

 

 

convertibles are great but I rather have a solid roof in a daily.

so owning a convertible, are you ever worried you might die in a rollover crash because no solid roof?

[bcredeur97]

Just now, terrytek said:

so owning a convertible, are you ever worried you might die in a rollover crash because no solid roof?

when I first bought it, I thought about it all the time. But now I accept my fate. 

[RevoltTrain]

@bcredeur97 @warmmilk

 

Found a shirt for the two of you 

[terrytek]

i want this shirt honestly.

3 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

I was about to hella be onboard with this

 

Until its $500

i'd honestly fuck with that. seems cool as shit.

it's pretty dope, though i wished it had angel eyes.

[warmmilk]

19 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

@bcredeur97 @warmmilk

 

Found a shirt for the two of you 

I WANT

9 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

I was about to hella be onboard with this

 

Until its $500

actually a really good price considering whats included...

 

but I didn't see anything about lap timing, thats the most important bit for me

[terrytek]

3 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

It really does. Just too damn expensive.

yeah, i agree. close to 500 dollars for essentially a dash cam is overkill. but i like how you can share your footage real time with friends.

[warmmilk]

25 minutes ago, terrytek said:

so owning a convertible, are you ever worried you might die in a rollover crash because no solid roof?

yes.  thats why I'm strongly considering moving to an RX8 if that V6 swap kit becomes a thing.

[terrytek]

2 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

yes.  thats why I'm strongly considering moving to an RX8 if that V6 swap kit becomes a thing.

i mean you can custom fit an v6 into there if you're itching to do it, just create custom mounts for the engine out of plate steel or something like it, because fuck making custom rubber engine mounts.

[warmmilk]

5 minutes ago, terrytek said:

yeah, i agree. close to 500 dollars for essentially a dash cam is overkill. but i like how you can share your footage real time with friends.

 

1 minute ago, vinyldash303 said:

I would be willing to pay $350, considering it does telemetry and does good editing from the look of it. But $500 is a bit steep. For what is essentially as you put it, a really good dash cam. We're talking GoPro price bracket.

first of all, its 450, not 500

 

 

both of you guys also need to take into account that it includes an OBDII dongle and a 10Hz gps module.  a good obdII dongle is $100 and a good 10Hz gps module is $150.  so 450-100-150= $200.  thats the camera cost.  I'd buy this over a gopro in a heart beat.  the real competition to this is the garmin vibe, not gopro

 

disclaimer:

I have an irrational and unfounded hate towards gopro.  don't ask me why, I don't know.

[bcredeur97]

6 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

yes.  thats why I'm strongly considering moving to an RX8 if that V6 swap kit becomes a thing.

you should get a roll bar. I'm poor and can't get one (also don't think SCCA allows it in ES lol)

[warmmilk]

2 minutes ago, terrytek said:

i mean you can custom fit an v6 into there if you're itching to do it, just create custom mounts for the engine out of plate steel or something like it, because fuck making custom rubber engine mounts.

naw, fuck that, I don't want solid mounts.  I'll take rubber everyday of the week and twice on sunday.

 

This is only a consideration if V8roadsters does a complete kit.  if I have to do anything custom (aka $$$$$), its not an option.

[bcredeur97]

1 minute ago, warmmilk said:

disclaimer:

I have an irrational and unfounded hate towards gopro.  don't ask me why, I don't know.

gopro is a marketing giant. Like apple.

 

They were the best for a while but that's slowly fading away.

[warmmilk]

1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

you should get a roll bar. I'm poor and can't get one (also don't think SCCA allows it in ES lol)

I have one, AWR double hoop.  in hindsight, I should have went with fabworx's scca approved bar... but I saw the bar up close and I have a hard time paying their price for it.  for 1100 bucks I expect it to be flawless with perfect welds and all the bars fitting together perfectly.  that is simply not the case for the fabworx bar.  welds are sloppy, bars are offset slightly...  Hard dog bars are much nicer (and about half the price), but unfortunately not SCCA approved.

[warmmilk]

11 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Well yeah but its on preorder. Once they go off preorder, they're $500. I'd be fine without GPS, and I don't know if they're gonna let you use the OBD2 data for anything other than using it to get the camera the speed/gear data. 

 

Its just too much money IMO.

well then plenty of other options for you on the market... but just cause its not what you need doesn't mean its too much money.  Its very fairly priced considering what you're getting

[bcredeur97]

37 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

I have one, AWR double hoop.  in hindsight, I should have went with fabworx's scca approved bar... but I saw the bar up close and I have a hard time paying their price for it.  for 1100 bucks I expect it to be flawless with perfect welds and all the bars fitting together perfectly.  that is simply not the case for the fabworx bar.  welds are sloppy, bars are offset slightly...  Hard dog bars are much nicer (and about half the price), but unfortunately not SCCA approved.

You won't die then if you roll it. Seen plenty of rollovers in Miatas with roll bars (on the internet anyway) and the outcome is usually the driver walking away. A harness would also further ensure you don't go anywhere if you want to go that route...

 

Also I'm sure the NC handles rollovers way better than the old NA/NB to begin with. (Remember the NB and NA are basically the same chassis, just different design)

 

So I hope I never roll my car

[warmmilk]

1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

You won't die then if you roll it. Seen plenty of rollovers in Miatas with roll bars (on the internet anyway) and the outcome is usually the driver walking away. 

 

Also I'm sure the NC handles rollovers way better than the old NA/NB to begin with. (Remember the NB and NA are basically the same chassis, just different design)

people just don't post about the ones that go bad...  risk with a convertible is still much higher even with a roll bar.  even with a full cage.  big part of it is that its just open, so thing can protrude inside much easier and impale you...

[bcredeur97]

3 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

people just don't post about the ones that go bad...  risk with a convertible is still much higher even with a roll bar.  even with a full cage.  big part of it is that its just open, so thing can protrude inside much easier and impale you...

Very true. Currently asking myself what have I done in my life... 

[warmmilk]

Just now, bcredeur97 said:

Very true. Currently asking myself what have I done in my life... 

haha, sorry to get all realistic on you...

[vetali]

10 hours ago, MEC-777 said:

Should never have to change the chain for the life of the vehicle. The tensioner, yes, but at far longer intervals than a belt. Friend of mine had an 02 Matrix XRS with the 2zz, which he drove pretty hard at times. Had well over 300k by the time he sold it and never touched the chain or tensioners. 

 

What car is this, btw?

Not even remotely true at all. I've seen guides break, chains stretch, phasers going out is the most common issue, which you usually do a timing kit while you are there. Diagnosed a lot of 5.4l fords with bad phasers. Oddly enough none of them do the job. They just trade them in. These are all from cars or trucks below 150k. 

 

My car is a 2010 Mazda 3 2.0l which isn't known for timing chain issues. Its the 2.3l that has lots of timing chain issues. But I can hear mine rattle a lot on start up for about a second. Then while its running you hear an inconstant tapping, and when I come off revs it rattles a bit. 

 

Compared to the 2.5l Mazda 6 with 31k on the odometer that was in the shop the other day, my motor is much louder with the noise. I'd do the job because its easy access on my car, but I guess someone decided keyways are too advanced for them and decided to hold the crank sprocket in with friction washers. So when I decide to do it I have to figure out how I can torque the thing without letting it move at all.