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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.

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you and your TE37's seriously need to chill. There are other wheel choices out there.

 

 

I happen to think those RPF1's are glorious. What are those track wheels @exyia? It's touch to tell in the pics. RSII's? They look nice too. 

Varrstoen ES2s?

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Varrstoen ES2s?

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Those are literally just TE37 reps. If you say Rota Grids next I'm gonna have to punch a wall or something :P

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Those are literally just TE37 reps. If you say Rota Grids next I'm gonna have to punch a wall or something :P

Rota P45? Gran Lights?

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Rota P45? Gran Lights?

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If I were to ever buy you a pair of wheels, I think I know what style you'd like

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The only TE37's I like

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... or these :D

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If I were to ever buy you a pair of wheels, I think I know what style you'd like

:P

 

The only TE37's I like

 

 

 

... or these :D

 

Well, i only like 6 spoke rims. Or 5, since our corolla has 18 inch 5 spoke TRD rims.

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Now i'm quite excited for the next episode of roadkill

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Now i'm quite excited for the next episode of roadkill

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What's roadkill?

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What's roadkill?

A show on motortrend with david freiburger and mike finnegan

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I don't get how cars in the 90s can equipped so poorly. I mean, take this Toyota Pickup for example. http://modesto.craigslist.org/cto/4921338973.html. 5 speed manual, with no tach, so you don't know when to shift. Honestly, they're why do they need to remove some essentials such as power windows and tachs just to save little money?>

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That feeling when you are the first one to the on ramp so you can just floor it getting onto the freeway. It nice.

I've had a cop glare at me for doing that, I think if I went over the speed limit even a bit I would've been pulled. :lol:

 

Now i'm quite excited for the next episode of roadkill

Yaaaaaaaaaay!

 

I don't get how cars in the 90s can equipped so poorly. I mean, take this Toyota Pickup for example. http://modesto.craigslist.org/cto/4921338973.html. 5 speed manual, with no tach, so you don't know when to shift. Honestly, they're why do they need to remove some essentials such as power windows and tachs just to save little money?>

If you can't tell when to shift without a tach, don't drive manual.

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I don't get how cars in the 90s can equipped so poorly. I mean, take this Toyota Pickup for example. http://modesto.craigslist.org/cto/4921338973.html. 5 speed manual, with no tach, so you don't know when to shift. Honestly, they're why do they need to remove some essentials such as power windows and tachs just to save little money?>

The main idea is usually to cut every single extra cost that is not essential and sell the car to students,pensioners etc.

The absolute base model trucks are usually for the companies that need a fleet of vehicles. Or cheap around the farm beaters.

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I don't get how cars in the 90s can equipped so poorly. I mean, take this Toyota Pickup for example. http://modesto.craigslist.org/cto/4921338973.html. 5 speed manual, with no tach, so you don't know when to shift. Honestly, they're why do they need to remove some essentials such as power windows and tachs just to save little money?>

You can tell by:

1. Feeling the torque curve

2. Listening to the engine note

3. Basing off the speedometer

4. Estimating the vehicle speed

Base models often came standard with stick-shift trannies then, as they cost less to make in general.

If you really need a tach, you can always fit in an aftermarket one. Just grab one off Amazon.

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you and your TE37's seriously need to chill. There are other wheel choices out there.

 

 

I happen to think those RPF1's are glorious. What are those track wheels @exyia? It's tough to tell in the pics. RSII's? 527's (I hope not)? They look nice too. 

 

Konig Milligram's. Idk why they aren't catching on in popularity - very similar weights to RPF1's. maybe it's the brushed metal lip (it's not paint), but thankfully I think it looks good on white :)

 

Honestly, why not TE37s?

 

because I'd rather spend the money on things that make me go faster

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I don't get how cars in the 90s can equipped so poorly. I mean, take this Toyota Pickup for example. http://modesto.craigslist.org/cto/4921338973.html. 5 speed manual, with no tach, so you don't know when to shift. Honestly, they're why do they need to remove some essentials such as power windows and tachs just to save little money?>

The Tercel didn't come with a tach and electric windows or locks. Some didn't even have air conditioning. They weren't essential. They were luxuries back then.

Aftermarket tachs are easy enough to fit.

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Konig Milligram's. Idk why they aren't catching on in popularity - very similar weights to RPF1's. maybe it's the brushed metal lip (it's not paint), but thankfully I think it looks good

I think they look great in bronze/gold/all brushed I'm not into black wheels. It looks good with the white car though.

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I don't get how cars in the 90s can equipped so poorly. I mean, take this Toyota Pickup for example. http://modesto.craigslist.org/cto/4921338973.html. 5 speed manual, with no tach, so you don't know when to shift. Honestly, they're why do they need to remove some essentials such as power windows and tachs just to save little money?>

Tachs aren't important. You can easily drive a manual on just the engine sound alone. And power windows aren't even important. Its all like power steering. People who have always used it complain when its not there, but if you've never had it, you'll never need it. My car doesnt have a tach, central locking, power windows, air con, air bags, power steering, ABS, traction control ect ect ect and it still serves me better than 90% better than newer cars would..

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So, i decided to do the brakes on the Protege today, and it isn't good. I'm only doing the rear brakes, and it's a bitch. I found out, that the noise was because one pad was ground down all the way to the metal, but the other 3 pads are fine though, so i assume the caliper is done for, which it is, but that's for another day. The problem is that we can't use a C clamp to push the piston in the caliper to make it flush, which usually helps for us, but it's been super tight trying to get in, probably just hasn't been greased in a while.

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Tachs aren't important. You can easily drive a manual on just the engine sound alone. And power windows aren't even important. Its all like power steering. People who have always used it complain when its not there, but if you've never had it, you'll never need it. My car doesnt have a tach, central locking, power windows, air con, air bags, power steering, ABS, traction control ect ect ect and it still serves me better than 90% better than newer cars would..

I disagree but only somewhat.... you need a tach for driving on a track, or being able to be extremely accurate on redline. 

 

But as for just driving around town and shifting at a reasonable RPM, you dont need one.

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A tach is like A/C, sure you dont really need it; but I sure as hell want it.

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man roadkill is the best, wish i had the time (and money) to do some of the thing they do...... cars even old ones are expensive where i live 

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A tach is like A/C, sure you dont really need it; but I sure as hell want it.

there are some places where you need A/C... 90+ degrees in the summer with 80%+ humidity, it is essential down here. What are you to do if you are going some place nice? It wouldnt be good to arrive all sweaty and stinky and dehydrated. 

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there are some places where you need A/C... 90+ degrees in the summer with 80%+ humidity, it is essential down here. What are you to do if you are going some place nice? It wouldnt be good to arrive all sweaty and stinky and dehydrated. 

There are people all over the world without A/C in their cars. Is it nice, absolutely. Will I pay more for it, damn right.

 

But do you need it, no. You dont. 

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there are some places where you need A/C... 90+ degrees in the summer with 80%+ humidity, it is essential down here. What are you to do if you are going some place nice? It wouldnt be good to arrive all sweaty and stinky and dehydrated. 

If you go someplace nice, i wouldn't expect you driving a car that looks like a pile of shit, like a geo metro. something with a bit more class, like a mercedes c class.

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If you go someplace nice, i wouldn't expect you driving a car that looks like a pile of shit, like a geo metro. something with a bit more class, like a mercedes c class.

 

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