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

[RevoltTrain]

Just now, AlwaysFSX said:

I got the bed for it, let's do it. How many days do you think it'll take to make boost?

$12k tho new, would be so much fun but for the money I really couldn't justify it, even for a wrecked engine and I checked some yards. Cheapest, okay condition one I found was $6.5k.

Yeah you could get a lot more engine for the money (Whether that be LS, 2JZ, RB, Etc)

 

Would be a fun project and be insanely cool though.

[bcredeur97]

@AlwaysFSX I'd feel better tuning the 2nd gen 3.5 ecobust

[AlwaysFSX]

Just now, RevoltTrain said:

Yeah you could get a lot more engine for the money (Whether that be LS, 2JZ, RB, Etc)

 

Would be a fun project and be insanely cool though.

Definitely, buying a new truck you could make a pseudo-Lightning.

[RevoltTrain]

Just now, AlwaysFSX said:

Definitely, buying a new truck you could make a pseudo-Lightning.

I'd love to do that through Copart or something, something with body damage or maybe rear end damage

[AlwaysFSX]

1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

@AlwaysFSX I'd feel better tuning the 2nd gen 3.5 ecobust

The point is to make it do one dyno run without exploding, and keep going until it does. So whichever generation it is doesn't matter. Shit's gonna go boom.

 

Though I'm pretty sure once this one starts having issues it's going to a race shop for giggles. 600 TQ truck? Yes please. Makes green lights with dumbasses all the more fun.

Just now, RevoltTrain said:

I'd love to do that through Copart or something, something with body damage or maybe rear end damage

If only work trucks weren't so trashed, I know basically everyone with an EcoBoost work truck thrashes the shit out of them dodging it and all.

[RevoltTrain]

2 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

The point is to make it do one dyno run without exploding, and keep going until it does. So whichever generation it is doesn't matter. Shit's gonna go boom.

 

Though I'm pretty sure once this one starts having issues it's going to a race shop for giggles. 600 TQ truck? Yes please. Makes green lights with dumbasses all the more fun.

If only work trucks weren't so trashed, I know basically everyone with an EcoBoost work truck thrashes the shit out of them dodging it and all.

Ecoboosts deserve more love, especially the V6

[bcredeur97]

@AlwaysFSX I've never really had anyone try to race me before. 

 

Either they know the Miata is slow or they assume I don't care or people aren't stupid enough for that around here lol

 

 

the only interesting time I had one public road was someone in a suburban trying to keep up with me on a backroad... it was hilarious 

[RevoltTrain]

I need

[AlwaysFSX]

Just now, RevoltTrain said:

Ecoboosts deserve more love, especially the V6

Considering they make up like 40% of the sales, I think they're well-known.

[RevoltTrain]

Just now, bcredeur97 said:

@AlwaysFSX I've never really had anyone try to race me before. 

 

Either they know the Miata is slow or they assume I don't care or people aren't stupid enough for that around here lol

 

 

the only interesting time I had one public road was someone in a suburban trying to keep up with me on a backroad... it was hilarious 

Buddy AJ (Audio guy) wanted to race me, it was me with a passenger vs just him in his TC and he got gaptized in the name of the holy turbo

 

I kept dead even with James and his 79 5.0 Hatch, he said his old 93 with the Cobra rear end was faster though, I'd love to run that car someday

[RevoltTrain]

1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Considering they make up like 40% of the sales, I think they're well-known.

Yeah people know about them. I can't wait until 5 or 10 years from now when you'll be able to show up to any old junkyard and be able to pull a 3.5 Ecoboost for not much money

[AlwaysFSX]

4 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

@AlwaysFSX I've never really had anyone try to race me before. 

 

Either they know the Miata is slow or they assume I don't care or people aren't stupid enough for that around here lol

 

 

the only interesting time I had one public road was someone in a suburban trying to keep up with me on a backroad... it was hilarious 

Nobody ever tries to race me because it's just a bone stock, dirty truck. Doesn't look like anything. But man when some dipshit (say today in a Maxima) tailgates me, moves over to pass me and we get stuck at a red light, it's real fucking hilarious seeing their reaction to a truck pulling away pretty quickly.

[AlwaysFSX]

Just now, RevoltTrain said:

Yeah people know about them. I can't wait until 5 or 10 years from now when you'll be able to show up to any old junkyard and be able to pull a 3.5 Ecoboost for not much money

"What's the compression like?" "These are supposed to have compression?"

[RevoltTrain]

Just now, AlwaysFSX said:

"What's the compression like?" "These are supposed to have compression?"

What's compression?

[AlwaysFSX]

Just now, RevoltTrain said:

What's compression?

@bcredeur97

[bcredeur97]

5 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

@bcredeur97

I pass by an oilfield-related business everyday on my way to work that is called something like "Reagan's Power & Compression"

 

lol

[AlwaysFSX]

 

[AlwaysFSX]

1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

I pass by an oilfield-related business everyday on my way to work that is called something like "Reagan's Power & Compression"

 

lol

Neat, I don't really see any cool stuff driving around.

[bcredeur97]

Just now, AlwaysFSX said:

Neat, I don't really see any cool stuff driving around.

Oilfield and offshore companies everywhere here. All down hwy 90 south of Lafayette 

 

where people make all the big monies

[AlwaysFSX]

2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Oilfield and offshore companies everywhere here. All down hwy 90 south of Lafayette 

 

where people make all the big monies

So many expensive trucks there too iirc.

[bcredeur97]

8 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

So many expensive trucks there too iirc.

Yeah. People spend $80k+ on pickup trucks here. See that a lot...

 

so pointless to me but whatever they want...

[RevoltTrain]

2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Yeah. People spend $80k+ on pickup trucks here. See that a lot...

 

so pointless to me but whatever they want...

Same around here. People spend soooooo much money

 

@vinyldash303 will be able to tell you that when he comes to town

[AlwaysFSX]

9 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Yeah. People spend $80k+ on pickup trucks here. See that a lot...

 

so pointless to me but whatever they want...

Seats are so good though.

[Raudi_]

6 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

I want to make my car handle really well too. That's more of a focus than straight line performance. Want to make it to Gingerman Raceway once a month next year 

Then focus on that, don't just jump into throwing more power at the car until you can drive it too its peak at its power level now.

 

[RevoltTrain]

Just now, KingCry said:

Then focus on that, don't just jump into throwing more power at the car until you can drive it too its peak at its power level now.

 

I've already gotten to the point where I'm maxing out the car's potential with stock suspension and nice tires (Pilot super sports), so with this extra bit of power taken care of, I'll then dive head over heals into suspension