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[bcredeur97]

Just now, techswede said:

There is a video of it working.. But with my luck the car would burn to the ground before i even start the swap 

haha. Nah you'll be fine. A wideband O2 sensor would probably be smart though so you can make sure the AFR's are good with the different engine

[techswede]

Just now, bcredeur97 said:

haha. Nah you'll be fine. A wideband O2 sensor would probably be smart though so you can make sure the AFR's are good with the different engine

I would put oil pressure, oil temp and O2 gauges in the car while i was at it. I like knowing what's going on with my engine. 

[AlwaysFSX]

30 minutes ago, techswede said:

Would be fun until i grenaded the turbocharger

I prefer superchargers though. Less plumbing. But the L67 allegedly has stronger internals than the L36 and runs right out of the box with my cars computer. Allegedly

Well yeah but that would give you a reason to build your engine with ridiculously overbuilt internals and run a stupid amount boost.

 

I wonder when superchargers don't benefit you anymore..

25 minutes ago, techswede said:

There is a video of it working.. But with my luck the car would burn to the ground before i even start the swap 

Same name, same luck. We're cursed.

[PandaCopyRight]

6 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Hi! Check out the Box!Box!Box! Thread in PC gaming for sim racing talk! You'll find @chaozbandit @MEC-777 @carguy86 All there who Simrace quite a bit, and I'm there occasionally as well, along with a few others. 

 

We'll have to have ourselves a little competition one day  

 

 

but welcome to the forum, you'll love it here

hey .. i am there too ... just rarely  

[techswede]

1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Well yeah but that would give you a reason to build your engine with ridiculously overbuilt internals and run a stupid amount boost.

 

I wonder when superchargers don't benefit you anymore..

Same name, same luck. We're cursed.

When i get my arse over to america i'll start supercharging everything. But for now i'll have to do what i can in automotive north korea..

 

Electrical systems are my achilles heel. The magical smoke just escapes and nothing works

[AlwaysFSX]

6 minutes ago, techswede said:

When i get my arse over to america i'll start supercharging everything. But for now i'll have to do what i can in automotive north korea..

 

Electrical systems are my achilles heel. The magical smoke just escapes and nothing works

You'll be one of the crazies with a big block 525 or something and a super charger.

 

I love electrical systems.. that I make. Because nobody makes any fucking sense in the documentation about how things work.

[bcredeur97]

9 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

hey .. i am there too ... just rarely  

true, you're probably there more than me tho

 

I always forget someone when I tag people haha

[RevoltTrain]

1 hour ago, OleST said:

And by the way, what do you guys drive? (Project car? Daily? Collection of cars?)

Im just asking.

The Saab I own, the Mercury is the household winter beater. 2.3t vs 5.0

[techswede]

1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

You'll be one of the crazies with a big block 525 or something and a super charger.

 

I love electrical systems.. that I make. Because nobody makes any fucking sense in the documentation about how things work.

I'll supercharge my fucking tv remote

 

I can make sense of a diagram. But in practice there is usually a bunch of unmarked wires and someone will inevitably have been in there and jumbled them so they make no fucking sense. Like tangled headphones but a bajillion times worse

[PandaCopyRight]

1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

true, you're probably there more than me tho

 

I always forget someone when I tag people haha

you seem to forget me .... quite a lot  

[AlwaysFSX]

2 minutes ago, techswede said:

I'll supercharge my fucking tv remote

 

I can make sense of a diagram. But in practice there is usually a bunch of unmarked wires and someone will inevitably have been in there and jumbled them so they make no fucking sense. Like tangled headphones but a bajillion times worse

Usually the wiring diagrams are labeled fine but I like knowing how things work when you get info from each of the wires.

[AlwaysFSX]

 

[bcredeur97]

23 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

you seem to forget me .... quite a lot  

sorry

[terrytek]

3 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

I forgot these were a thing. Accord Station Wagons.

yeah, the 80s and 90s gave birth to some weird wagons from the japanese.

[FuzzyYellow]

2 hours ago, OleST said:

And by the way, what do you guys drive? (Project car? Daily? Collection of cars?)

Im just asking.

2006 Accord Coupe EX V6 with a 6-speed manual in Nighthawk black pearl. 

[AlwaysFSX]

1 minute ago, terrytek said:

yeah, the 80s and 90s gave birth to some weird wagons from the japanese.

That's a hearse and nobody is telling me any different.

[Velvet Revolver]

I drive the Mercedes B-Class to shits creek and back. I go out of my way to rent them from Car 2 Go. They are damn fucking powerful beasts, though the automatic traction control system is a downer I like to high limit rev the fuck out of rentals on ice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[terrytek]

6 minutes ago, Velvet Revolver said:

I drive the Mercedes B-Class to shits creek and back. I go out of my way to rent them from Car 2 Go. They are damn fucking powerful beasts, though the automatic traction control system is a downer I like to high limit rev the fuck out of rentals on ice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wait, mercedes sells the b class in america? i thought they were europe exclusive.

[Velvet Revolver]

3 minutes ago, terrytek said:

wait, mercedes sells the b class in america? i thought they were europe exclusive.

Car2Go has them, along with their ultra shitty gutless piece of shit ass Smart Car, but they can climb iced hills. Someone in Miami died in a Shmart car, vs a truck. Go figure.

 

The only thing I hate about the Mercedes is the shoulder room for tall people, is pretty bad. Love the arm rest radio joystick. Also I love the cruise control lever and seat adjustments, and sun roof, and sound system, and powerful engine, I think its turbo charged.

 

[terrytek]

10 minutes ago, Velvet Revolver said:

Car2Go has them, along with their ultra shitty gutless piece of shit ass Smart Car, but they can climb iced hills. Someone in Miami died in a Shmart car, vs a truck. Go figure.

 

The only thing I hate about the Mercedes is the shoulder room for tall people, is pretty bad. Love the arm rest radio joystick. Also I love the cruise control lever and seat adjustments, and sun roof, and sound system, and powerful engine, I think its turbo charged.

 

well i mean car2go is part of mercedes, so of course you'd expect them to offer mercedes cars.

 

and my dad rented a car while our corolla was in the shop (he didn't have to pay a dime since the car had full coverage), he ended up getting a versa note from hertz, since that was the only car on the lot that day. i gotta say, it was a lot roomier than i thought, and more optioned than i thought. it had bluetooth, aux, cruise control, wheel mounted controls, and mirror heaters. even our corolla didn't have a majority of these features (just aux).

[Velvet Revolver]

Car2Go doesnt require insurance nor gas, where as rental agencies do. But when insurance companies are paying, yes its all paid for.

 

The good thing with Car2Go is that its quick and easy to hop in and go. Only realistic for short trips up to an hour to 1.5hrs. Otherwise its cheaper to rent from a rental agency. But it requires more time. I like the $20 weekend day rates. I rented a Nissan Versa Note as well and its alright, spacious and great on gas. I tend to rent a lot of cars. I was even upgraded to a Jeep Patriot, that thing was gutless piece of shit too. I believe their transmissions are tin cans, there engines are under powered, the shift pattern is all over the place. But again I drive rentals very hard.

[terrytek]

2 minutes ago, Velvet Revolver said:

Car2Go doesnt require insurance nor gas, where as rental agencies do. But when insurance companies are paying, yes its all paid for.

 

The good thing with Car2Go is that its quick and easy to hop in and go. Only realistic for short trips up to an hour to 1.5hrs. Otherwise its cheaper to rent from a rental agency. But it requires more time. I like the $20 weekend day rates. I rented a Nissan Versa Note as well and its alright, spacious and great on gas. I tend to rent a lot of cars. I was even upgraded to a Jeep Patriot, that thing was gutless piece of shit too. I believe their transmissions are tin cans, there engines are under powered, the shift pattern is all over the place. But again I drive rentals very hard.

the only complaint i had from the rental car was the the small gas tank as well as the cvt. the cvt absolutely sucks, like when you're trying to smash the gas to pass someone on the freeway, there's a delay, then the power comes on. and the gas tank was impossibly small. it was super good on gas, but the range on one tank of gas was still smaller than our corolla, which goes about 400 miles on one tank, despite having worse mileage. those were my only gripes. i would have wanted to upgrade to something like a mazda 3, or if there was an option, a lexus is250/200t.

[Velvet Revolver]

Anyone over 6' the Versa is good, I dunno about the Mazda 3's.

[AlwaysFSX]

2 minutes ago, Velvet Revolver said:

Anyone over 6' the Versa is good, I dunno about the Mazda 3's.

Ew Versas.

[terrytek]

2 minutes ago, Velvet Revolver said:

Anyone over 6' the Versa is good, I dunno about the Mazda 3's.

my dad was the main driver of the car, and he's like 5'7", so he fit fine in there, and i'm sure he can fit in a mazda 3 comfortably. me, however, at 5'10", might be a tad uncomfortable in a mazda 3 (i'm the tallest in my family btw).