Jump to content

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

techswede
By techswede
in Off Topic
 Share
Go to solution Solved by techswede,
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

Posted
Just now, Cereal5 said:

I mean i can get about 120hp/200tq or so out of an adjustable waste gate mod and a tuner. Too bad the stock trans is actually worse than bicycle gears

lmao

.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
4 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

Is this one of those copy pasta memes?

 

 

I think you quoted the wrong person. I don't think I said that in my post...

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
16 minutes ago, Kawaii Koneko said:

I'm really loving my Lexus LS430 Ultra Luxury that I bought last year. I wasn't even looking at buying Lexus. I was honestly looking at buying an S Class if I went full luxury or an E39 540i with a manual if I went the fun sports sedan route. This car just kind of popped up because a family friend was selling it and really wanted it gone. I could not pass up the price. I was going to flip it and even now with the repairs I have done, I could sell it and make a handsome profit but I've fallen in love with the car.

 

It is just so comfortable and has so many features that are impressive for '04. At 6.5ish 0-60 it isn't that fast but for a two ton car, that V8 moves the car pretty well. Considering it's a full size luxury sedan with a ton of features, that isn't that bad. When you gun it, you feel like you have plenty of power. And it handles surprisingly well for being a boat. I leave it in sport mode all the time since it tightens the handling and I want to be able to dodge dear and animals better. I live in the country so it isn't uncommon to have to break three times for animals when I run out lol.

 

This car has really turned me onto Lexus. What a brand. I can't believe they make such amazing luxury cars but they are extremely reliable. They put BMW and Mercedes to shame when it comes to reliability and I love both those brand. I actually used to own a 190D back in the day.

 

I still really want the 540i and now that I have a super reliable luxury car, I think the BMW is even more appealing. It won't be as big of a deal if it breaks now that I have a good daily car. Originally I was thinking if I bought the 540i as a primary, I would need to buy a Civic or something as a backup but now I think the Lexus will be my primary and BMW will be my fun car.

 

I honestly think the LS430 is one of the best values for those looking to get into a luxury car for under $10k USD. You can get so much car. It even has some modern features like adaptive cruise, breaking for things in the road, and proximity door unlocking/keyless start. On a 2000-2006 car that is pretty impressive. You can get into one of these for $5-10k depending on how pristine you want it and which package/options it has.

 

But you know what. Despite really wanting a fun sports sedan with a manual and being love with the e39, the Mercedes SL55 AMG is really calling to me as a fun weekend car. For the price, it is really hard to beat that performance. And just look at that hard top action. Damn. The car is sexy and fast. Plus, from what I understand, it is super easy to upgrade the supercharger pulley and get some extra HP

 

I'm really thinking that will be the next car I purchase. Definitely not now during the winter. I'm hoping this upcoming summer I can pick one up. I just can't stop thinking about it.

 

i've always wanted a 2nd gen LS400 with the vvti motor, it's not as plush or loaded as the 430 that replaced it, but it's got plenty of power and it's still somewhat moddable.

 

and you should go full send and go e39 m5. bypass the 540i and just get that sweet 5.0 v8.

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
5 minutes ago, Kawaii Koneko said:

I think you quoted the wrong person. I don't think I said that in my post...

No I quoted the right person lol. It was a joke, since you wrote a novel

My Build, v2.1 --- CPU: i7-8700K @ 5.2GHz/1.288v || MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming || RAM: 4x4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2666 14-14-14-33 || Cooler: Custom Loop || GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black, on water || PSU: EVGA G2 850W || Case: Corsair 450D || SSD: 850 Evo 250GB, Intel 660p 2TB || Storage: WD Blue 2TB || G502 & Glorious PCGR Fully Custom 80% Keyboard || MX34VQ, PG278Q, PB278Q

Audio --- Headphones: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX || Amp: Schiit Audio Magni 3 || DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 3 || Mic: Blue Yeti

 

[Under Construction]

 

My Truck --- 2002 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke || 6-speed

My Car --- 2006 Mustang GT || 5-speed || BBK LTs, O/R X, MBRP Cat-back || BBK Lowering Springs, LCAs || 2007 GT500 wheels w/ 245s/285s

 

The Experiment --- CPU: i5-3570K @ 4.0 GHz || MoBo: Asus P8Z77-V LK || RAM: 16GB Corsair 1600 4x4 || Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo || GPUs: Asus GTX 750 Ti, || PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold || Case: Thermaltake Core G21 TG || SSD: 840 Pro 128GB || HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB

 

R.I.P. Asus X99-A motherboard, April 2016 - October 2018, may you rest in peace. 5820K, if I ever buy you a new board, it'll be a good one.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
27 minutes ago, terrytek said:

i've always wanted a 2nd gen LS400 with the vvti motor, it's not as plush or loaded as the 430 that replaced it, but it's got plenty of power and it's still somewhat moddable.

 

and you should go full send and go e39 m5. bypass the 540i and just get that sweet 5.0 v8.

The great thing about the LS400 is that a manual swap is totally doable. I would also love to have one and convert it over and make it a fun car with comfort. One day I would like to do this. The 400 is really a great car.

 

I don't like car payments. I like to buy my cars with cash which is why I buy older higher end cars. So to buy a sorted e39 M5 I would have to dip into my savings in my current financial state. I could probably swing one on the cheaper side with a bunch of problems but I don't want to have to deal with that. So I'm kind of in the situation of settling for the 540i which is still amazing and much more affordable both in initial purchase price and maintenance or just get the SL55 AMG. 

 

The SL55 AMG will blow the doors off the BMW in terms of 0-60 and it is a hard top convertible. But the e39 is one of the most beautiful sedans ever built and offers a 6spd manual. What a choice. I'm not looking to do this until later next year anyway though so I have time to think.

 

24 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

No I quoted the right person lol. It was a joke, since you wrote a novel

Oh, I tend to write novels. I just naturally do it. Providing a lot of information is both a blessing and curse lol.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
2 hours ago, PandaCopyRight said:

:/ 

but the only change from 1977 was the engine in 1996 .... i think it was 1996 .. not sure anymore 

 

911 still beats that :(, I don't think they've ever changed the outward design. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 minute ago, Quibiss said:

Lies, 15 or so years ago they had slightly altered headlights. But then again this could have been a faulty production run... So nevermind, you most likely are right...

I think a different engine is a bit more than altered headlights, so would be safe lol

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
3 minutes ago, Quibiss said:

Porsche - banking on nostalgia, this and every year™ 

Just like Intel 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Off topic but needs to be said: 

 

If you guys sleep with your data on a raid 5 thinking “oh if A drive fails I’ll just replace it” plz don’t.

 

just had a 2 drive failure on my NAS :/ 

"If a Lobster is a fish because it moves by jumping, then a kangaroo is a bird" - Admiral Paulo de Castro Moreira da Silva

"There is nothing more difficult than fixing something that isn't all the way broken yet." - Author Unknown

Spoiler

Intel Core i7-3960X @ 4.6 GHz - Asus P9X79WS/IPMI - 12GB DDR3-1600 quad-channel - EVGA GTX 1080ti SC - Fractal Design Define R5 - 500GB Crucial MX200 - NH-D15 - Logitech G710+ - Mionix Naos 7000 - Sennheiser PC350 w/Topping VX-1

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
33 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Off topic but needs to be said: 

 

If you guys sleep with your data on a raid 5 thinking “oh if A drive fails I’ll just replace it” plz don’t.

 

just had a 2 drive failure on my NAS :/ 

You sure the problem isn't the NAS, and not your drives? Because that kind of luck would be ridiculously bad.

 

laughs in raid 0

.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
13 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I actually like how it looks. I just wish it had a 2 door, long bed option. *Shrug*

It would look less...wrong if it had 2 doors yeah. idk it just doesn't work in my mind despite the individual parts generally being ok.

my opinion is worthless but i'm going to give it anyway because this is the internet

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
2 hours ago, Kawaii Koneko said:

The great thing about the LS400 is that a manual swap is totally doable. I would also love to have one and convert it over and make it a fun car with comfort. One day I would like to do this. The 400 is really a great car.

 

I don't like car payments. I like to buy my cars with cash which is why I buy older higher end cars. So to buy a sorted e39 M5 I would have to dip into my savings in my current financial state. I could probably swing one on the cheaper side with a bunch of problems but I don't want to have to deal with that. So I'm kind of in the situation of settling for the 540i which is still amazing and much more affordable both in initial purchase price and maintenance or just get the SL55 AMG. 

 

The SL55 AMG will blow the doors off the BMW in terms of 0-60 and it is a hard top convertible. But the e39 is one of the most beautiful sedans ever built and offers a 6spd manual. What a choice. I'm not looking to do this until later next year anyway though so I have time to think.

 

Oh, I tend to write novels. I just naturally do it. Providing a lot of information is both a blessing and curse lol.

funny you say that, i actually wanna do that. i think i might do it when the automatic truly saps any fun from the car. that 5 speed might be adequate but there might be a time when i do want some engagement. i just need time and money lol. but if i buy an ls400, it has to be the facelifted 98-00 models with the 5 speed auto. 4 speeds suck to me and i'm not a fan of the styling of the pre 98 models. the plan is to make a somewhat fun vip cruiser that allows for some fun driving. 

 

and the e39 is indeed one of the best looking cars of all time. i don't ever think bmw will ever create something as good looking as that ever again, seeing their new stuff is too wild. the e39 is subtle enough, yet it just exudes confidence and sexiness with its lines. that m5 will never be as fast as a new one, but it sure as hell has a lot more character.

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Had a nice thought as I was cycling home today. My drivers seat needs replacing and my centre console is broken as well. What if I just took both of them out and put a couch in there?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
54 minutes ago, RorzNZ said:

Had a nice thought as I was cycling home today. My drivers seat needs replacing and my centre console is broken as well. What if I just took both of them out and put a couch in there?

as long as you can fit a seatbelt buckle to it and you're ok with little/no bolstering and you can securely fasten it to the floor, i don't see why not.

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
6 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Off topic but needs to be said: 

 

If you guys sleep with your data on a raid 5 thinking “oh if A drive fails I’ll just replace it” plz don’t.

 

just had a 2 drive failure on my NAS :/ 

*panics in single disks everywhere with no backups*

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
6 hours ago, terrytek said:

 

and the e39 is indeed one of the best looking cars of all time. 

You dont half talk some shit

Needs money for car parts :P

 

System specs: Core i7 9700k, Dark Rock Pro 4 , MSI Z390 PRO, 16GB CORSAIR VENGENCE DDR4 3000, EVGA GTX 1070 FTW, Corsair AX860, Seagate 1TB, Sandisk 240GB SSD, Corsair 400c

 

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB)

 

  • Worth: £654 (£221 with sales)
  • Games owned: 62
  • Games played: 52 (83%)
  • Hours on record: 2,980.7h

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Hmmmmm

While-you-ask-yourself-what-to-do-in-life-theres-somebody-living-in-3018.jpg.bfacb77c4ac5065cf4eb235a3c7bdc7d.jpg

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
42 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

Hmmmmm

While-you-ask-yourself-what-to-do-in-life-theres-somebody-living-in-3018.jpg.bfacb77c4ac5065cf4eb235a3c7bdc7d.jpg

Seems a good idea until it either seizes up or something kicks up and opens it whilst youre driving

Needs money for car parts :P

 

System specs: Core i7 9700k, Dark Rock Pro 4 , MSI Z390 PRO, 16GB CORSAIR VENGENCE DDR4 3000, EVGA GTX 1070 FTW, Corsair AX860, Seagate 1TB, Sandisk 240GB SSD, Corsair 400c

 

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB)

 

  • Worth: £654 (£221 with sales)
  • Games owned: 62
  • Games played: 52 (83%)
  • Hours on record: 2,980.7h

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

 

Folding@Home | BOINC

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X + Celsius S36 GPU: ASUS TUF RTX3080 

MB: ASRock x470 Taichi RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4-2666 32GB 

CASE: Fractal Design Define 7 Panda STORAGE: WD Black SN770 2TB + WD Red Pro 6TB

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 hour ago, iDeFecZx said:

Seems a good idea until it either seizes up or something kicks up and opens it whilst youre driving

Breaker bar and a cover plate.

.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

family is looking at a new plug-in hybrid or full electic car that can take 4 people and with luggadge. needs a 300km range at least and budget is about €40 000(400 000 sek) or so, anyone got any suggestions? 

 

Touran is starting to make some strange suspension noises and there is no way in hell we are spending the money to repair it again

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
14 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

family is looking at a new plug-in hybrid or full electic car that can take 4 people and with luggadge. needs a 300km range at least and budget is about €40 000(400 000 sek) or so, anyone got any suggestions? 

 

Touran is starting to make some strange suspension noises and there is no way in hell we are spending the money to repair it again

the golf or passat have plug in hybrid versions, just dont know how much they are where you live 

iirc both had around 300km of range as well 

Mobo - Asus Maximus VI Formula ; Ram - Kingston HyperX Fury 1866mhz CL10 16GB ; CPU - Intel i7 4790K ;

GPU - Gainward RTX 2070 Phantom ; PSU - Corsair RM750x ; Cooler - CM Hyper 212 EVO

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
6 minutes ago, PandaCopyRight said:

the golf or passat have plug in hybrid versions, just dont know how much they are where you live 

iirc both had around 300km of range as well 

Passat seems pretty darn perfect tbh, good range on electricity and right about the roof of the budget :) we were looking at the golf but it seemed a bit too small but the passat could be very nice tbh

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
2 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

Passat seems pretty darn perfect tbh, good range on electricity and right about the roof of the budget :) we were looking at the golf but it seemed a bit too small but the passat could be very nice tbh

i honestly dont know of any other better options xD 

Mobo - Asus Maximus VI Formula ; Ram - Kingston HyperX Fury 1866mhz CL10 16GB ; CPU - Intel i7 4790K ;

GPU - Gainward RTX 2070 Phantom ; PSU - Corsair RM750x ; Cooler - CM Hyper 212 EVO

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
12 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

You sure the problem isn't the NAS, and not your drives? Because that kind of luck would be ridiculously bad.

 

laughs in raid 0

it might actually be this. as I'm attempting to recover data with my pc over the next few days(or weeks or months), and 3 drives seem to be fine?

I know for sure 1 drive failed tho. the smart data for it is not happy.

"If a Lobster is a fish because it moves by jumping, then a kangaroo is a bird" - Admiral Paulo de Castro Moreira da Silva

"There is nothing more difficult than fixing something that isn't all the way broken yet." - Author Unknown

Spoiler

Intel Core i7-3960X @ 4.6 GHz - Asus P9X79WS/IPMI - 12GB DDR3-1600 quad-channel - EVGA GTX 1080ti SC - Fractal Design Define R5 - 500GB Crucial MX200 - NH-D15 - Logitech G710+ - Mionix Naos 7000 - Sennheiser PC350 w/Topping VX-1

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Off Topic

×