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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.

If you can't be civil. Please leave

 

Edit. That goes for everyone in the thread

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33 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

In a not so photoshopped train of thought, there are kits to put a Fox body 5.0L and drivetrain in a first gen focus.

 

http://www.kugelkomponents.com/focus/focusv8.php

 

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I always kinda wanted to do that to my last focus, but never got the chance.

 

 

why don't you buy one that isn't running for like 500 bucks and do it?

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2 minutes ago, terrytek said:

why don't you buy one that isn't running for like 500 bucks and do it?

Garage space. I have a two car garage with two cars and two motorcycles. No room for additional projects. 

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6 minutes ago, GlassBomb said:

One of the more crazy swaps that I know of has been this VW Lupo with an Audi V8 engine.

 

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Just now, GlassBomb said:

I think this is the car in that video. If so, then it's too ghetto for my liking.

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Yeah that's it I think. I agree that it looks mildly ghettoy but still cool. There's also these guys 

 

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2 minutes ago, ImadKnight said:

Yeah that's it I think. I agree that it looks mildly ghettoy but still cool. There's also these guys 

 

The engine out of the hood wouldn't be too bad if it's used as a drag car or sth.

But the bodykit is 2sexy for my taste.

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2 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Thats going on the list of things I need

If those aren't troll level 9000, I have no idea what is. 

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3 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Real talk though, would you not want a firstgen focus rwd conversion for rallycross with foxbody bits all the way front to back?

Maybe. I'd be a little sceptical of the durability of those kits if you're using it as a real race car though. 

 

I've never seen one in person so I dont have any first hand experience with how well built they really are. 

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32 minutes ago, RatedBlam said:

The engine out of the hood wouldn't be too bad if it's used as a drag car or sth.

But the bodykit is 2sexy for my taste.

Did someone say 2sexy? xD:P

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1 hour ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Id be really torn between a nice lumpy exhaust, and total stealth. Both are pretty fucking cool in something like that. 

Why not both?

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3 minutes ago, techswede said:

Why not both?

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You make a valid point...

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I like to watch documentaries while working on photos ._.

 

 

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In other news. Got some tax return money.

And felt like it was time to get a new phone. Bought my last one in 2013.

Went to a local electronics store and looked around.

Came out with a Huawei Honor 8. And a tassimo capsule coffee machine. 

So i went from this handy thing

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To one of these slabs

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It had a decent camera and was not that pricy. = Fuck it i'll buy it. 

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4 minutes ago, techswede said:

In other news. Got some tax return money.

And felt like it was time to get a new phone. Bought my last one in 2013.

Went to a local electronics store and looked around.

Came out with a Huawei Honor 8. And a tassimo capsule coffee machine. 

So i went from this handy thing

 

To one of these slabs

 

It had a decent camera and was not that pricy. = Fuck it i'll buy it. 

Tax returns in the middle of summer, wut?

Nice choice, I think the Huaweis are a good choice in the low-is cost android market. At least I've been enjoying mine.

 

I got my holiday bonus, so I've been succumbing to vices and bought some physical media. But I just got to have the entire Judas Priest discography, I just have to :P

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Just now, techswede said:

In other news. Got some tax return money.

And felt like it was time to get a new phone. Bought my last one in 2013.

Went to a local electronics store and looked around.

Came out with a Huawei Honor 8. And a tassimo capsule coffee machine. 

So i went from this handy thing

Samsung-Galaxy-Xcover-2-specifications-p

To one of these slabs

huawei-honor-8-0055-009.jpg

It had a decent camera and was not that pricy. = Fuck it i'll buy it. 

I switched from an S3 galaxy to the Honor 8 like 5 months ago ... Pretty damn impressed even now . Awesome camera , good to very good battery life , compared to the S3 its blazing fast ... And the blue color fits it perfectly . I handed it over to a few freinds , and until they saw the Huawei logo they thought it was some new Xperia or smth .. 

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6 minutes ago, techswede said:

In other news. Got some tax return money.

And felt like it was time to get a new phone. Bought my last one in 2013.

Went to a local electronics store and looked around.

Came out with a Huawei Honor 8. And a tassimo capsule coffee machine. 

So i went from this handy thing

To one of these slabs

It had a decent camera and was not that pricy. = Fuck it i'll buy it. 

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https://www.komplett.se/product/897940/mobil/mobiltelefon/mobiltelefon/honor-8-32gb-vit#

Incase you paid more. 

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5 minutes ago, RatedBlam said:

Tax returns in the middle of summer, wut?

Nice choice, I think the Huaweis are a good choice in the low-is cost android market. At least I've been enjoying mine.

 

I got my holiday bonus, so I've been succumbing to vices and bought some physical media. But I just got to have the Entire Judas Priest discography, I just have to :P

It was a bit late. 

It seems decent so far. But all i've done is get it up and running and looked at the camera for 30 seconds.

Then i got bored and came here. 

5 minutes ago, ColonelThunder said:

I switched from an S3 galaxy to the Honor 8 like 5 months ago ... Pretty damn impressed even now . Awesome camera , good to very good battery life , compared to the S3 its blazing fast ... And the blue color fits it perfectly . I handed it over to a few freinds , and until they saw the Huawei logo they thought it was some new Xperia or smth .. 

Nice to know that i made a decent purchase.

Although i got mine in black. Slightly regretting it now that i've seen the blue. But eh whatever. Its a phone.

1 minute ago, ImadKnight said:

https://www.komplett.se/product/897940/mobil/mobiltelefon/mobiltelefon/honor-8-32gb-vit#

Incase you paid more. 

Paid less. And got a cheaper phone bill :P

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5 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I'm not sure about 300 degrees, but the SAE ratings are done at 100C (212F) so all the oils shown should have very similar viscosities at that point since they are all 5W-30s. I say "Should" because I have no idea how much deviation there is in the industry from the standards.

 

Out of curiousity, why 300 degrees? That's getting pretty hot for motor oils, I've usually heard and read that if your oil temp is getting past about 275F you should be in the market for an oil cooler. 

my last track day I hit 294F before taking a cool down lap...  I'll be getting an oil cooler for my next engine, not gonna bother for this one.

 

I emailed Amsoil about it, he said up to 300 is ok if I change my oil often...

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1 minute ago, techswede said:

It was a bit late. 

It seems decent so far. But all i've done is get it up and running and looked at the camera for 30 seconds.

Then i got bored and came here. 

Nice to know that i made a decent purchase.

Although i got mine in black. Slightly regretting it now that i've seen the blue. But eh whatever. Its a phone.

Paid less. And got a cheaper phone bill :P

Oh damn, nice find. I've been thinking of getting it but it's a bit too pricy for me :(. Might go for the Moto G4 plus/5. Or try replacing my iphone's crappy battery...  

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3 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

my last track day I hit 294F before taking a cool down lap...  I'll be getting an oil cooler for my next engine, not gonna bother for this one.

 

I emailed Amsoil about it, he said up to 300 is ok if I change my oil often...

That's good info to get from the horse's mouth. 

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3 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

my last track day I hit 294F before taking a cool down lap...  I'll be getting an oil cooler for my next engine, not gonna bother for this one.

 

I emailed Amsoil about it, he said up to 300 is ok if I change my oil often...

I hate the word "often" 

 

how often is "often" ? Lol

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2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

I hate the word "often" 

 

how often is "often" ? Lol

Often enough

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