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[Real_PhillBert]

Just now, terrytek said:

I really want one of those thumb ratchets because sometimes space is super tight and I feel like those might come in super handy

I use mine all the time. Not just when space is tight but when you have a lot of thread to cover with little resistance. 

 

I have a 1/4" and 3/8" thumbwheel ratchets, but only the 1/4" is Snap-On. The 3/8" is a USA made Craftsman. 

[terrytek]

2 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I use mine all the time. Not just when space is tight but when you have a lot of thread to cover with little resistance. 

 

I have a 1/4" and 3/8" thumbwheel ratchets, but only the 1/4" is Snap-On. The 3/8" is a USA made Craftsman. 

There were so many times where a thumbwheel ratched could have come in super handy, because with a normal ratchet you can only move it one click at a time. 

 

And I wished Craftsman still built their stuff stateside, instead of outsorcing labor to China. I haven't bought anything Craftsman since production started in China. But idk maybe the quality is still good? idk. i might try their ratchet open wrenches because I want a metric set to add convenience.

[Real_PhillBert]

15 minutes ago, terrytek said:

There were so many times where a thumbwheel ratched could have come in super handy, because with a normal ratchet you can only move it one click at a time. 

 

And I wished Craftsman still built their stuff stateside, instead of outsorcing labor to China. I haven't bought anything Craftsman since production started in China. But idk maybe the quality is still good? idk. i might try their ratchet open wrenches because I want a metric set to add convenience.

When Craftsman shipped their normal line to china, they started a new line "Craftsman Professional" which was still US made, but now I don't see them in their catalogue anymore. Shame. 

 

To be honest I dont know who to go to for good sockets (that arent Snap-on Prices) anymore, almost everything is made in china now.  Proto is cheaper than Snap-On but not by a whole lot.

[terrytek]

1 hour ago, Real_PhillBert said:

When Craftsman shipped their normal line to china, they started a new line "Craftsman Professional" which was still US made, but now I don't see them in their catalogue anymore. Shame. 

 

To be honest I dont know who to go to for good sockets (that arent Snap-on Prices) anymore, almost everything is made in china now.  Proto is cheaper than Snap-On but not by a whole lot.

I wanna look for Craftsman Pro but I don't think Sears would have them.

[bcredeur97]

1 hour ago, Real_PhillBert said:

When Craftsman shipped their normal line to china, they started a new line "Craftsman Professional" which was still US made, but now I don't see them in their catalogue anymore. Shame. 

 

To be honest I dont know who to go to for good sockets (that arent Snap-on Prices) anymore, almost everything is made in china now.  Proto is cheaper than Snap-On but not by a whole lot.

Craftsman pro has been junk for me too sadly... at least from what I’ve seen

 

we bought a 1/2in torque wrench from them and the ratcheting mechanism broke after only a few uses

[Real_PhillBert]

Just now, bcredeur97 said:

Craftsman pro has been junk for me too sadly... at least from what I’ve seen

 

we bought a 1/2in torque wrench from them and the ratcheting mechanism broke after only a few uses

Sad to hear. I never bought any craftsman pro stuff so I was just kinda hoping it was decent.

[bcredeur97]

7 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Sad to hear. I never bought any craftsman pro stuff so I was just kinda hoping it was decent.

We have old craftsman stuff from Matt’s grandpa (who sadly passed away several years ago) that works great but yeah that’s about it

[IAR117]

On 11/14/2017 at 10:18 PM, iDeFecZx said:

This is the mighty NFS engine I have powering it atm

Not a 2JZ, but still, nice Was thinking 'bout insurance at a young age in the UK for an enthusiast like you or me, if I were to just go for something that no 19 year old would drive, I'm in the clear. No way a 19 year old would drive a Volvo, so a C30 T5 is totally realistic, right? lol, pretty cool car

[PandaCopyRight]

sooo ... my day is exciting  

 

(pc upgrade time)

[IAR117]

2 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

sooo ... my day is exciting  

 

(pc upgrade time)

Your build is great already, lol just gimme the money for the parts and let me upgrade

[Real_PhillBert]

48 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

We have old craftsman stuff from Matt’s grandpa (who sadly passed away several years ago) that works great but yeah that’s about it

The majority of my sockets and wrenches are all ~20 year old USA made craftsman and have been great, unfortunately they've gone way downhill in that time period. 

 

@vinyldash303

 

SK is good, but about the price of Proto (also US made) with a bit less refinement in my experience. 

[PandaCopyRight]

23 minutes ago, IAR117 said:

Your build is great already, lol just gimme the money for the parts and let me upgrade

well i did just install the 1080 ... so ... no, i need a better cpu cooler  

or a better cooling solution in general

[RatedBlam]

Hmm, we now have some discord thing?

[IAR117]

1 minute ago, Mister2010 said:

well i did just install the 1080 ... so ... no, i need a better cpu cooler  

Ah, nice! Can personally vouch for Cryorig, fitting the cooler wasn't too hard after I finally admitted to using the instruction manual. You going liquid?

[techswede]

1 minute ago, RatedBlam said:

Hmm, we now have some discord thing?

Yup

https://discord.gg/8nzP8w

[Mr.Dingle]

3 minutes ago, RatedBlam said:

Hmm, we now have some discord thing?

U wot . 

 

Meanwhile in the diesel world : 

 

[PandaCopyRight]

Just now, IAR117 said:

Ah, nice! Can personally vouch for Cryorig, fitting the cooler wasn't too hard after I finally admitted to using the instruction manual. You going liquid?

Noctua NH-D15 .... nuff said ... 

maybe going liquid with next pc ... when that will happen  

[iDeFecZx]

57 minutes ago, IAR117 said:

Not a 2JZ, but still, nice Was thinking 'bout insurance at a young age in the UK for an enthusiast like you or me, if I were to just go for something that no 19 year old would drive, I'm in the clear. No way a 19 year old would drive a Volvo, so a C30 T5 is totally realistic, right? lol, pretty cool car

Meh depends, im looking at these currently once I turn 20 (2 years driving)

Can't think of much else to add to the list

[PhantomJaguarr]

I saw a GTR R35 driving around in my school's parking structure. I wouldn't drive it in there. It's tight with a lot of a-hole students who think they can drive. Actually saw a student being pulled over by a cop on my way there. Smh. 

[Not_Sean]

1 hour ago, IAR117 said:

No way a 19 year old would drive a Volvo, so a C30 T5 is totally realistic, right? lol, pretty cool car

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The C30's are epic but dunno what It is about them as they run the exact same engine as the ST225 but guys back home with identical mods just never got the same power, the Volvo even with the same software always just underperformed. 

52 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Meh depends, im looking at these currently once I turn 20 (2 years driving)

Can't think of much else to add to the list

I've owned a few of those: 

ST225 - Currently own and honestly love it, such a unique engine and so many mods available. really happy with it.

ST150 - Owned as a track car, took it up to ST210 so much Cosworth goodness installed. it'll never touch the new Fiesta and not worth it doing a turbo conversion as the gearbox is a weak point at high power, but around the track, a high revving NA was such great fun. 

M3 MPS - Loved the outside, hated the inside and way to much power to push through such a simple front end, oh straight line its fast but on a track pretty useless.

Corsa VXR - really liked the look of this car, great seats as well, seen a few tune up some big power out of them. 

A car I would suggest is the Alfa MiTo QV - Don't knock the badge that 1.4T engine is a real gem and car is fantastic, the same chassis as the VXR and you do a turbo swap with the scooby stock VF and you sitting at 240bhp on a stock engine. Really a great little ripper of a car. 

 

Never owned a Clio, but know they are supposed to be amazing on the track, considered a far better car then the ST150. 

[IAR117]

2 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

Meh depends, im looking at these currently once I turn 20 (2 years driving)

Can't think of much else to add to the list

That is exactly what I'd put on my list Minus maybe the Corsa as it comes with a title of being a bit chavvy (does anyone even unironically use that word anymore?) Nice choice of Cooper S by the way, I agree with it. I personally think the R26 is gonna be too hardcore as a daily, but all Clio's should be ok. Few suggestions-

- Peugout 306 GTi-6

- Citroën DS3 THP, can be chipped to make as much WHP as the DS3 Racing

- Toyota Corolla T-Sport Compressor

- MK2 Audi S3

- Smart ForFour Brabus

[IAR117]

1 hour ago, Not_Sean said:

The C30's are epic but dunno what It is about them as they run the exact same engine as the ST225 but guys back home with identical mods just never got the same power, the Volvo even with the same software always just underperformed. 

I've owned a few of those: 

ST225 - Currently own and honestly love it, such a unique engine and so many mods available. really happy with it.

ST150 - Owned as a track car, took it up to ST210 so much Cosworth goodness installed. it'll never touch the new Fiesta and not worth it doing a turbo conversion as the gearbox is a weak point at high power, but around the track, a high revving NA was such great fun. 

M3 MPS - Loved the outside, hated the inside and way to much power to push through such a simple front end, oh straight line its fast but on a track pretty useless.

Corsa VXR - really liked the look of this car, great seats as well, seen a few tune up some big power out of them. 

A car I would suggest is the Alfa MiTo QV - Don't knock the badge that 1.4T engine is a real gem and car is fantastic, the same chassis as the VXR and you do a turbo swap with the scooby stock VF and you sitting at 240bhp on a stock engine. Really a great little ripper of a car. 

 

Never owned a Clio, but know they are supposed to be amazing on the track, considered a far better car then the ST150. 

You're literally the first person in the universe to openly show positive emotion towards the Mto QV lol. Is it that good? I've always the loved the Italian flair of it and looks

[PandaCopyRight]

1 hour ago, Not_Sean said:

The C30's are epic but dunno what It is about them as they run the exact same engine as the ST225 but guys back home with identical mods just never got the same power, the Volvo even with the same software always just underperformed. 

its like ford made the volvo worse so people buy the focus.... 

[IAR117]

2 hours ago, Not_Sean said:

The C30's are epic but dunno what It is about them as they run the exact same engine as the ST225 but guys back home with identical mods just never got the same power, the Volvo even with the same software always just underperformed.

I'm not really looking for straight line performance, just good handling and a good engine note. Both of which the T5 have. Besides parts for the engine shouldn't be too hard to find as it shares it's engine with many other cars

[IAR117]

28 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

its like ford made the volvo worse so people buy the focus.... 

Do I sense a conspiracy?