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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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31 minutes ago, Maybach123 said:

 

 

 

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F.

 

Why do they always destroy pre production cars? It's mind boggling.

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37 minutes ago, terrytek said:

F.

 

Why do they always destroy pre production cars? It's mind boggling.

They can't sell them? 

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4 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Big turbo 1L? Lolololol

IIRC theres a 100hp, 120hp and 140hp variants

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1 hour ago, RevoltTrain said:

They can't sell them? 

Looked like a normal production model. They theoretically could have sold it. Or they could give it to mechanics to dissect it and learn how the car is put together so they know how to service one, should one come in.

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13 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

IIRC theres a 100hp, 120hp and 140hp variants

yup, they had couple of variants 100,125,140 hp, but i'd like a 1.5 ecoboost 200hp in the ST variation of the fiesta

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29 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

yup, they had couple of variants 100,125,140 hp, but i'd like a 1.5 ecoboost 200hp in the ST variation of the fiesta

4 pot > 3 pot anyday

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2 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

They can't sell them? 

They've never had any tax paid on them and theyll have done hundreds of thousands of miles. They could be donated as cars for colleges and stuff to take apart (Like chrysler did with a handful of Vipers) but its easiest to scrap them

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4 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

@warmmilk

 

 

ICYMI Kels blew up on its final track day of hte season

awe... thats sad about Kels... going with another VQ?

 

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59 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

awe... thats sad about Kels... going with another VQ?

 

btw, check this out

 

 

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I guess when you have Arrows you can drive the wheels off and nobody will be too bothered.

 

Also would you like some rotary with your turbo?

 

 

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1 hour ago, terrytek said:

Looked like a normal production model. They theoretically could have sold it. Or they could give it to mechanics to dissect it and learn how the car is put together so they know how to service one, should one come in.

 

1 hour ago, iDeFecZx said:

They've never had any tax paid on them and theyll have done hundreds of thousands of miles. They could be donated as cars for colleges and stuff to take apart (Like chrysler did with a handful of Vipers) but its easiest to scrap them

 

I more meant they can't sell them, which is why they crush them. They have no true value more than scrap

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3 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

4 pot > 3 pot anyday

iirc the 1.5 on the current gen was still a 3cylinder ... not sure on that 

 

 

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7 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

4 pot > 3 pot anyday

A 3 cylinder is a smoother running engine because of how it’s inherently balanced, especially with age you won’t have to deal with the roughness that 4cylinders seem to get as they get older

 

Though modern day 4 cylinders do a good job at being pretty smooth. Early 2000’s though... they all just seem to have this “roughness” to them I can’t explain that I’ve never liked. 

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As part of the prep to sell it next year, the 200k mile family suburban got brand new headlights today lol (but really the old ones were trashed... the INSIDE of the light housing was beginning to yellow it was that bad...

 

Idk what we are gonna do about the carpet in the middle row lol... they’ve seen way too many spilled soft drinks over the years. Gross lol

 

oh and the drivers door squeaks and sticks a little when opened/shut. 

 

Oh oh and we’ve been chasing down code after code after code it seems. Today I changed the purge valve which was simple enough... but we got a new CEL for the TPS today as well. Rip

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My buddy got to see this at work today. 

 

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1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

Oh oh and we’ve been chasing down code after code after code it seems. Today I changed the purge valve which was simple enough... but we got a new CEL for the TPS today as well. Rip

It's definitely related.

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3 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

A 3 cylinder is a smoother running engine because of how it’s inherently balanced, especially with age you won’t have to deal with the roughness that 4cylinders seem to get as they get older

 

Though modern day 4 cylinders do a good job at being pretty smooth. Early 2000’s though... they all just seem to have this “roughness” to them I can’t explain that I’ve never liked. 

I thought 3 cylinder engines weren't as balanced? Them Ecoboosts sound rough as fuck

 

7 hours ago, Mister2010 said:

iirc the 1.5 on the current gen was still a 3cylinder ... not sure on that 

 

 

The 1.5 diesel?

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3 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

I thought 3 cylinder engines weren't as balanced? Them Ecoboosts sound rough as fuck

 

The 1.5 diesel?

Ecoboost.... Petrol 

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50 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

Ecoboost.... Petrol 

The ST180/200 is a 1.6 4 pot

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4 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

The ST180/200 is a 1.6 4 pot

oh well, i guess i was wrong 

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19 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

oh well, i guess i was wrong 

The only ecoboosts out atm are the 1L, 1.6, 2.3 (Focus), 2.3 (Mustang) and the 3.5 V6 in the F150 IIRC

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28 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

The only ecoboosts out atm are the 1L, 1.6, 2.3 (Focus), 2.3 (Mustang) and the 3.5 V6 in the F150 IIRC

And the 2.7 V6 in the Fusion, Edge and F150.

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7 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

It's definitely related.

What makes you say that?

 

I know it’s near the part I just changed so I double checked to make sure I didn’t unplug it or anything but nope... it’s fine. 

 

Anyway we just picked up a used throttle body for $50 so I’ll just swap it, easy enough... (I hope)

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7 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

And the 2.7 V6 in the Fusion, Edge and F150.

Even more boosts

we dont get them here hence not knowing :P

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