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

[AlwaysFSX]

9 hours ago, GlassBomb said:

Yeah, but I don't consider myself a bad/agressive driver.

Then you might be an outlier.

7 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

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

Get a shed in a yard.

7 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

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

FR5.0

 

5 hours ago, vetali said:

at least once a lap. 

Well shit I'm glad about the leaking oilpan and the 55 gallon drum mounted to the roof to drip oil back in to the engine. /s

4 hours ago, terrytek said:

mmmmmm sweet rotary goodness 

mmmmmmmmm torqueless

4 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

First leg of trip done. House in oregon to Seattle was 276 ish miles. Doing 60-75 the entire way depending on speed limit, and not being too easy on the throttle, and with 500 pounds of people and luggage, the S10 got 20.6 MPG. 

 

Pretty impressive given tire are 4" bigger than stock, with the automagic, and a big 4.3 V6. 

Oh that reminds me, I was getting 5 mpg north of Las Cruces when I was going down to El Paso last Saturday because we had a cross/headwind kicking up to 70 mph. That was fun. Ate a quarter tank of gas in 30 mile stretch.

[GlassBomb]

11 minutes ago, Max_Settings said:

Since this is a huge car thread could you guys check out my post and help me decide on a car?

$70k is enough to get you decent Porsche 911 if you want to take that route. Would be a few years old, but still very nice.

[RevoltTrain]

12 minutes ago, Max_Settings said:

Where do you find fairly new GTRs and R8s for under 70K?

Autotrader, Carmax, ETC

[terrytek]

28 minutes ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

Well a women in a sub almost side swiped me on the highway. Hate drivers who can't stay in their own lane going around a turn. What made it worse was it was a right bend and I was in the right lane and the road was banked right and she still steered into my lane almost mashing her car against mine. So I did what any sane person would do. Lay on the horn then after passing give her the finger.

that almost happened to me and my mom when she was driving me home from school some guy in a bmw (typical) was on the inside turn lane, and my mom was on the outside and we both made the turn, yet he took it too wide, thinking my mom wasn't there and almost hit us. i literally gave him double middle fingers because like how the fuck do you not see a hunk of minivan.

 

28 minutes ago, Max_Settings said:

Since this is a huge car thread could you guys check out my post and help me decide on a car?

 

 

god damn it, why can't you get something a bit older that you can mess around with? because i was about to suggest something a bit cheaper like a supra, then spending whatever you didn't spend on the car and making it fast? If it were me, I would take that route, take something a bit older, but better for modding and make it faster than new cars today.

[vetali]

 

2ez

[MadyTehWolfie]

17 minutes ago, terrytek said:

that almost happened to me and my mom when she was driving me home from school some guy in a bmw (typical) was on the inside turn lane, and my mom was on the outside and we both made the turn, yet he took it too wide, thinking my mom wasn't there and almost hit us. i literally gave him double middle fingers because like how the fuck do you not see a hunk of minivan.

 

god damn it, why can't you get something a bit older that you can mess around with? because i was about to suggest something a bit cheaper like a supra, then spending whatever you didn't spend on the car and making it fast? If it were me, I would take that route, take something a bit older, but better for modding and make it faster than new cars today.

I was in the inner lane they were in the outer lane and were to scared of the guard rail so they went into my lane. All I know is if a wall or rail scares you that much where you potentially fuck up someone else your not ready to get behind the wheel of a car. 

[AlwaysFSX]

58 minutes ago, terrytek said:

god damn it, why can't you get something a bit older that you can mess around with? because i was about to suggest something a bit cheaper like a supra, then spending whatever you didn't spend on the car and making it fast? If it were me, I would take that route, take something a bit older, but better for modding and make it faster than new cars today.

Maybe, just maybe. And bear with me here.. People want something reliable.

[vetali]

Just now, AlwaysFSX said:

Maybe, just maybe. And bear with me here.. People want something reliable.

and something that can turn

[AlwaysFSX]

Just now, vetali said:

and something that can turn

Can't imagine why you would want something that can turn.

[terrytek]

Just now, AlwaysFSX said:

Maybe, just maybe. And bear with me here.. People want something reliable.

the 2jz is essentially a bulletproof engine. i haven't heard in the news much about 2jz's randomly blowing holes, unlike the ford ecoboost motor, so it's a pretty stout motor, it can handle a lot of abuse. sorry if i sound kinda pretentious here, but if you spend maybe 30 grand on a manual supra, you could spend that other 40 or so K making good reliable power.

[AlwaysFSX]

Just now, terrytek said:

the 2jz is essentially a bulletproof engine.

lol

[terrytek]

1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

lol

it is. it's a very strong iron block, sleeved cylinder walls, so it's able to take a beating as it is. and with some extra mods, like stronger pistons, conrods, that sorta thing, it's a super strong platform to build on. honestly with 70 grand, with 30 grand going towards a clean body supra, that 40 grand can go a long way, and you could make a fun 600hp dare i say it canyon cruiser supra.

[bcredeur97]

5 minutes ago, terrytek said:

the 2jz is essentially a bulletproof engine. i haven't heard in the news much about 2jz's randomly blowing holes, unlike the ford ecoboost motor, so it's a pretty stout motor, it can handle a lot of abuse. sorry if i sound kinda pretentious here, but if you spend maybe 30 grand on a manual supra, you could spend that other 40 or so K making good reliable power.

it's a reliable engine. In the same way my miata engine is reliable. a turbo motor, when run without a turbo will probably last a long time because it's made to take a lot more stress than you'll throw at it N/A.

 

I know my last engine was kind of sketchy with all the rust inside and stuff and all and it died a really early death, but just know.... things can and DO happen. There's no guarantee ANY engine will last you x miles or x years.

[vetali]

1 minute ago, terrytek said:

it is. it's a very strong iron block, sleeved cylinder walls, so it's able to take a beating as it is. and with some extra mods, like stronger pistons, conrods, that sorta thing, it's a super strong platform to build on. honestly with 70 grand, with 30 grand going towards a clean body supra, that 40 grand can go a long way, and you could make a fun 600hp dare i say it canyon cruiser supra.

A honda has sleeved cylinder walls. 

 

2jz is a strong motor, but so are a lot out there, at a lot less of a ricer tax. 

[AlwaysFSX]

2 minutes ago, vetali said:

A honda has sleeved cylinder walls. 

 

2jz is a strong motor, but so are a lot out there, at a lot less of a ricer tax. 

$40k on an engine so you don't have an oil derived failure... orrr... brand new engine that does not have that many issues. Oh and something that rides smooth, that's a bonus for me.

[vetali]

3 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

$40k on an engine so you don't have an oil derived failure... orrr... brand new engine that does not have that many issues. Oh and something that rides smooth, that's a bonus for me.

I thought they fixed lower end oil issues in the jz because of how bad it was in the 7m...

 

Either way, never been a big mk4 supra person. The mk3s are cooler IMO. Less ricer tax, dat awesome 80s Toyota design. Can swap a 1jz in with little to no modifications. 

[AlwaysFSX]

Just now, vetali said:

I thought they fixed lower end oil issues in the jz because of how bad it was in the 7m...

 

Either way, never been a big mk4 supra person. The mk3s are cooler IMO. Less ricer tax, dat awesome 80s Toyota design. Can swap a 1jz in with little to no modifications. 

Did they? I haven't paid much attention to the 2JZ because it' just not my cup of tea but I've read around enough to hear that they have failures related to oiling issues every now and then.

[yathis]

Everyone tends to ride the inside line while going around a curve or bend.

I like scaring the fuck outta those people, by me riding the outside line.

Did it yesterday and it forced him to the center of the lane.

He got mad and wanted to play.

Some stupid baby blue Chevrolet Cruze. I did not pay attention to what race, gender or age the driver was.

 

[terrytek]

11 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

$40k on an engine so you don't have an oil derived failure... orrr... brand new engine that does not have that many issues. Oh and something that rides smooth, that's a bonus for me.

if it were me, i'd go the built route, and still keep the interior and maybe make it feel a bit more upclass, if i can. and straight 6s are as smooth as you can get really in terms of motors.

1 minute ago, vetali said:

I thought they fixed lower end oil issues in the jz because of how bad it was in the 7m...

 

Either way, never been a big mk4 supra person. The mk3s are cooler IMO. Less ricer tax, dat awesome 80s Toyota design. Can swap a 1jz in with little to no modifications. 

i'll take either, as long as they are manual, but the mk4s have more nice features, and it just feels a bit more modern compared to the mk3, but i'll take either one.

[AlwaysFSX]

2 minutes ago, terrytek said:

if it were me, i'd go the built route, and still keep the interior and maybe make it feel a bit more upclass, if i can. and straight 6s are as smooth as you can get really in terms of motors.

And I'd take something that's not high mileage and beat on, and rides better. Plus if I'm spending $70k I'm not buying something used and dumping money in to it.

[yathis]

I'd buy a crate engine, long block.

[vetali]

3 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Did they? I haven't paid much attention to the 2JZ because it' just not my cup of tea but I've read around enough to hear that they have failures related to oiling issues every now and then.

I'm sure they did. 7ms used this really bad design:

 

 

Oil gallery starts in the middle of the crank, so it has to split off to either end, rather than going straight through from the front or back like in most motors. 

[terrytek]

7 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

And I'd take something that's not high mileage and beat on, and rides better. Plus if I'm spending $70k I'm not buying something used and dumping money in to it.

that's just me, again built not bought. it's just my thinking. of course you're bound to think differently from me. i'd spend that money rebuilding or replacing pretty much everything in the car then building it to handle more power. of course, this is a project car, not my daily, i'd have a much nicer car to daily around.

[FuzzyYellow]

22 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Kinda old but interesting

I just put that Mobil one in the accord.

 

Also, found a station that sells non-oxy for the same price as regular premium fuel!!

[bcredeur97]

50 minutes ago, FuzzyYellow said:

I just put that Mobil one in the accord.

 

Also, found a station that sells non-oxy for the same price as regular premium fuel!!

I use M1 euro 0w-40 in the Miata along with a tall size ultra fram filter

 

 

actually thinking about running the ultra fram filter for 10k miles but changing oil every 5k...

 

i find i agree with the BITOG forums a lot