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

[FuzzyYellow]

3 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

so in a few month's you'll basically have a brand new truck for only a couple grand

 

10/10 worth the wait. well played

Pretty much. I’m only 1300 into it right now, so with everything that I want to do and or need to replace I’ll probably end up with about 2500 into it.

 

 

Here’s the list.

 

• NEW FRAME! (in "a few months")
• Replace upper ball joints if the dealership doesn't.
• NEW TIRES. fronts are shot from bad ball joints.
• Airbag clock spring
• Front CV axles (the boots are torn and flinging grease)
• Fabricate a side exit exhaust.
• new front doors (they're rotten)
• New front fenders (to eliminate rust)
• New bed? or fender panels?
• New Front shocks, adding another inch of lift to match the rear.
• can't think of anything else right now.

[iDeFecZx]

3 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

Personally was never a fan of the spoiler riser look since it leaves body panel gaps, but to each their own. I went with the RS Style spoiler for max sex appeal (and to compensate LOL)

 

Also to Focus owners @NinJake @Real_PhillBert ( @Not_Sean is excluded for having a 5 pot  )

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/10/25/ford-focus-recall-1-5-m-cars-fixed-avoid-potential-stalling/1759870002/

 

I mean I still have to bring mine in for the "Rear tail gate" recall so I may as well kill a lot of birds with one stone. Can you say C-c-c-combo breaker?

I want an RS spoiler but theyre so expensive.

Gonna add the maxton design lip eventually

[TVwazhere]

4 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

I want an RS spoiler but theyre so expensive.

Ebay! I paid way too much for my OEM version. In good ol Freedom land it can be had for a fraction of that!

 

I wanna get the RS style rear bumper

[iDeFecZx]

35 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Ebay! I paid way too much for my OEM version. In good ol Freedom land it can be had for a fraction of that!

 

 

I wanna get the RS style rear bumper

Yea im gonna be ordering one of them too eventually, have it color matched too.

[Cereal5]

11 hours ago, Ross Siggers said:

People love to get angry over someone with a nice/modified car, even if they're driving well within the rules of the road. Particularly old people. You know, the ones that drive far below the speed limit and pull away from junctions dangerously slowly because they think it's safer.

Not to sound like I'm having a rant, but the same is true to a certain extent with the police. Oh sure, pull me over with my well maintained car with it's uprated brakes, great tyres etc. and try your hardest to get me on something, anything... Not the person with the barely driveable rustbucket on budget tyres. My car is safer than theirs will ever be, I'm the problem here, sure. Lump me with the streetracers  

I was pulled once and told my number plates were illegal. I'd just replaced them with shiny new pressed plates, so I got out, explained all the factors that make a numberplate legal(in the UK), demonstrated that my plates met all those standards, and the guy was dumbfounded. Pretty sure I knew the revelant laws better than he did, but he still managed to pull himself together enough to give me a verbal warning though. Douchebag.

TELL ME ABOUT IT. Some cops man... I’ve had a few that are super awesome though so I guess it goes both ways

10 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

You get cancer from diesel fuel actually not exhaust. But technically black smoke is unburnt fuel... but a vapor. So yeah lol

4 hours ago, MEC-777 said:

YAAAASSSSS!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!

 

 

 

I saw that a few days ago and omg is it sexy. I’m not a huge fan of the 3.5TT V6, though I understand why they put it in

[NinJake]

3 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

BMW owners say "I'm between the lines"

What lines? Hahah this was when I went out flying the work drone to get some pictures.... of course I flew around the car a bit and got some videos too. (360 degree gif anyone??)

[Bananasplit_00]

All the panels are back on the bike and the high idle when warm fixed, so maybe i will be bringing my GS500E into road use before the snow 

[MEC-777]

3 hours ago, Cereal5 said:

 

I saw that a few days ago and omg is it sexy. I’m not a huge fan of the 3.5TT V6, though I understand why they put it in

I love the 3.5TT V6 and the fact that they used it. It's like a giant middle finger to all the V8 fanboys out there who believe there's no substitute.  It's 2018, technology has advanced. Get used to it!  

[AlwaysFSX]

2 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

I love the 3.5TT V6 and the fact that they used it. It's like a giant middle finger to all the V8 fanboys out there who believe there's no substitute.  It's 2018, technology has advanced. Get used to it!  

Sorry but you're just flat out wrong.

 

[MEC-777]

4 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Sorry but you're just flat out wrong.

*pic of giant POS boat-anchor garbage!*

[Cereal5]

29 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

I love the 3.5TT V6 and the fact that they used it. It's like a giant middle finger to all the V8 fanboys out there who believe there's no substitute.  It's 2018, technology has advanced. Get used to it!  

Well... not really. Yeah, technology has advanced. You can make power out of anything, but that’s not the reason why they used it. They used it cause that’s most likely what Ford wanted. If they wanted to show off that You can substitute a V8, they would have put it in the Hoonicorn. The mustang was originally designed as a cruiser, and only available with a 6 cylinder. The 289 didn’t become available until 67 iirc. Also, there actually is no substitute to how a V8 makes power. Just like there’s no substitute to the raw scream of a 2JZ, or the sexy toned-ness of the 1JZ (or the shitty trumpeteer 350Z lol). Ford is one of ken blocks main sponsors so he has to listen to them a little bit. Also a TT V6 will have a closet powerband to his rally cars than a V8. Less weight also, even though aluminum blocks make weight difference minimal.

 

(Also you’re just calling yourself a 6-cyl fanboy so there’s not much difference  )

 

(also Ken Block has been driving 4-cyls for basically his entire career. His only V8 car is the Hoonicorn and his wife’s bronco)

[GDRRiley]

35 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

I love the 3.5TT V6 and the fact that they used it. It's like a giant middle finger to all the V8 fanboys out there who believe there's no substitute.  It's 2018, technology has advanced. Get used to it!  

there is not true substitute, a TURBO is a lame excuse for not enough cubic inches.

And the cost of that motor compared to a decently tuned LS3 or 454 is crazy. 

[FuzzyYellow]

51 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

I love the 3.5TT V6 and the fact that they used it. It's like a giant middle finger to all the V8 fanboys out there who believe there's no substitute.  It's 2018, technology has advanced. Get used to it!  

I really like the 3.5 too, but it’s a very different motor than a comparatively specced v8.l, and different drivers will want either. I know for me, I would get TERRIBLE fuel economy if I had the 3.5 because of how I drive.

[Cereal5]

16 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

there is not true substitute, a TURBO is a lame excuse for not enough cubic inches.

And the cost of that motor compared to a decently tuned LS3 or 454 is crazy. 

Yeah... plus you know how much technology goes into high horsepower naturally aspirated cars? A lot more than slapping a turbo on it lol

[bcredeur97]

this is pretty interesting

 

[Cereal5]

2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

this is pretty interesting

 

More rotating mass on the 17s most likely. Unless you pay out the ass for alloy wheels. (Didn’t watch the video)

[Canada EH]

16 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

pay out the ass

Just go electric, they are instant torque with no torque curve. Its super fun!

[bcredeur97]

42 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

More rotating mass on the 17s most likely. Unless you pay out the ass for alloy wheels. (Didn’t watch the video)

I thought that was going to be the point of the video too, but it wasn't. 

On that *particular* car you can fit a wider tire with a 17 than a 15. Also he went with a taller overall setup on the 17's (i guess to maintain some sidewall) and that lengthened the gearing which actually helped on the track he was on. 

You can almost pair different tires/wheel setups depending on what track you are on. 

[PandaCopyRight]

13 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

there is not true substitute, a TURBO is a lame excuse for not enough cubic inches.

And the cost of that motor compared to a decently tuned LS3 or 454 is crazy. 

so is a supercharger or blower, but companies and people still put them on V8s ... same as turbos, but gee ... i wonder why? 

Needing more displacement is a lame excuse for not being efficient 

you DONT need a V8 of any kind to have an engine with good power and torque ....

there are ways to make a much more compact, lighter and efficient engine setups with the same power numbers as a big N/A V8 ... but the V8 fanboys dont understand that 

[GDRRiley]

1 minute ago, PandaCopyRight said:

there are ways to make a much more compact, lighter and efficient engine setups with the same power numbers as a big N/A V8 ... but the V8 fanboys dont understand that 

Now now now, I like Straight 4s, V and 60 6s and V8s. 

[MadyTehWolfie]

36 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

Just go electric, they are instant torque with no torque curve. Its super fun!

Meh I'll have my engine that doesn't go into limp mode after 5min of going fast thank you.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

Meh I'll have my engine that doesn't go into limp mode after 5min of going fast thank you.

The new electric cars go pretty well tbh. Around 100kw.

13 minutes ago, PandaCopyRight said:

so is a supercharger or blower, but companies and people still put them on V8s ... same as turbos, but gee ... i wonder why? 

Needing more displacement is a lame excuse for not being efficient 

you DONT need a V8 of any kind to have an engine with good power and torque ....

there are ways to make a much more compact, lighter and efficient engine setups with the same power numbers as a big N/A V8 ... but the V8 fanboys dont understand that 

V8's sound great tbh. Easy power from a N/A V8 with a supercharger. Also pretty common in the states, parts easy to install etc. 

[Drak3]

57 minutes ago, PandaCopyRight said:

you DONT need a V8 of any kind to have an engine with good power and torque ....

You do if the end goal is a simple engine, or pairing displacement with forced induction for more power than what's possible with just one or the other.

59 minutes ago, PandaCopyRight said:

Needing more displacement is a lame excuse for not being efficient 

Forced induction isn't really more efficient. You're just stuffing a smaller cylinder with the same amount of air that the larger cylinder is getting anyways, and if your compression ratios are the same, then your using the same amount of fuel. The only advantage you might see in efficiency is when running very light loads on the vehicle, and this is with the assumption that the big block is always firing on all cylinders and producing excess power.

 

If you introduce mild hybrid systems, like RAM's new eTorque system, or design the big block to not fire on all cylinders at low loads, or not produce excess power at low loads, then that big block is EASILY as efficient.

 

Hell, the F150 V6 Ecoboost can drop to 9MPG under heavy loads, which is in the same neighborhood as the 8.0L V10 Magnum Dodge was using in '96.

[Cereal5]

1 hour ago, PandaCopyRight said:

so is a supercharger or blower, but companies and people still put them on V8s ... same as turbos, but gee ... i wonder why? 

Needing more displacement is a lame excuse for not being efficient 

you DONT need a V8 of any kind to have an engine with good power and torque ....

there are ways to make a much more compact, lighter and efficient engine setups with the same power numbers as a big N/A V8 ... but the V8 fanboys dont understand that 

I think you missed he whole part about powerband and how the engine responds I like anything that makes power. Actually I think turbo inline 3’s are some of the coolest things out there. But you can’t attack a V8, and call anyone who defends it a fanboy. For the record, plenty don European manufacturers use V8s in their mid to high tier performance vehicles and sedans.

 

On a side note, the 5.2 Voodoo in the GT350/350R makes 500 some odd horsepower and gets like almost 30 mpg on the highway. So that’s 100+ hp per liter. Sounds like a lot of technology to me

[bcredeur97]

37 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

You do if the end goal is a simple engine, or pairing displacement with forced induction for more power than what's possible with just one or the other.

Forced induction isn't really more efficient. You're just stuffing a smaller cylinder with the same amount of air that the larger cylinder is getting anyways, and if your compression ratios are the same, then your using the same amount of fuel. The only advantage you might see in efficiency is when running very light loads on the vehicle, and this is with the assumption that the big block is always firing on all cylinders and producing excess power.

 

If you introduce mild hybrid systems, like RAM's new eTorque system, or design the big block to not fire on all cylinders at low loads, or not produce excess power at low loads, then that big block is EASILY as efficient.

 

Hell, the F150 V6 Ecoboost can drop to 9MPG under heavy loads, which is in the same neighborhood as the 8.0L V10 Magnum Dodge was using in '96.

it's more efficient in terms of power density. 

It is not more efficient in terms of fuel used per unit of air consumed. it is in fact, pretty much the same.

 

yes you can have a crazy 4 cylinder making the same power as a V8, but in order to do that; you basically have to make that 4 cylinder move the same volume of air as that big V8, and then you add fuel to match that volume of a air. your power density increased, but your fuel efficiency did not. Same amount of air, different form factor, still needs the same amount of fuel to match that volume of air.