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

[iDeFecZx]

1 hour ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

even though it was rear-ended that one sticker does have a bit of irony lol

Brilliantly accurate now

[Guest]

2 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

And that was the end of that, RIP the Clio

<Snipped, just like your rear end on the Clio>

Wow what the fuck are you OK?

[iDeFecZx]

3 hours ago, floofer said:

Wow what the fuck are you OK?

I mean I sold the car months ago so yeah im fine lol

[TVwazhere]

7 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

And that was the end of that, RIP the Clio

-snip-

F

 

It's amazing the glass didnt shatter. 

[MadyTehWolfie]

Well I offically hate HPA and their stupid intake manifold. My car gets a misfire code and a mil light every time when it does a cold start preventing me from getting the stupid evap monitor ready and now I cant even get the piece of shit inspected. It costs 600 just to get the stocl manifold put on and then I had to pay for a new revised manifold. Im done with this car Im selling it once I get this shit over with. 

 

TLDR: HPA sucks a great big bag of monkey dicks

[XR6]

18 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

And that was the end of that, RIP the Clio

-snip-

I'm surprised the glass didn't shatter. It sucks to see a nice hot hatch rear-ended like that. RIP Clio  

[chaozbandit]

Fuuuuuuuuutuuureeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

 

[Bitter]

1 hour ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

Well I offically hate HPA and their stupid intake manifold. My car gets a misfire code and a mil light every time when it does a cold start preventing me from getting the stupid evap monitor ready and now I cant even get the piece of shit inspected. It costs 600 just to get the stocl manifold put on and then I had to pay for a new revised manifold. Im done with this car Im selling it once I get this shit over with. 

 

TLDR: HPA sucks a great big bag of monkey dicks

It's for the best, VAG will always screw you over in the end.

[MadyTehWolfie]

1 hour ago, Bitter said:

It's for the best, VAG will always screw you over in the end.

Least it's not a BMW or any British pile of junk those are far worse.

[Bitter]

1 hour ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

Least it's not a BMW or any British pile of junk those are far worse.

British yes, BMW...ehhh tough call but I'd be inclined to place the BMW over VAG products solely for the interior quality alone. When you put the same painted buttons in your VW and Audi lines that are in a Chevy Cruze and the paint rubs off them the same way....

 

And anyone remember VAG and their 'soft touch' materials? More like gooey sticky mess!

[MadyTehWolfie]

31 minutes ago, Bitter said:

British yes, BMW...ehhh tough call but I'd be inclined to place the BMW over VAG products solely for the interior quality alone. When you put the same painted buttons in your VW and Audi lines that are in a Chevy Cruze and the paint rubs off them the same way....

 

And anyone remember VAG and their 'soft touch' materials? More like gooey sticky mess!

To be fair this is a HPA manifold problem not a VAG problem. Simply no one really tunes flapless manifolds that well for the TSI. I'm not that impressed with BMW interior's or exteriors to be honest. Lexus IS series cars have a much nicer interior in my opinion.

[Mr.Meerkat]

Question to all of yous, how important is the undertray (a plastic cover that "protects" the engine bay from underneath)? Due to at least 3 of the screws holding it disappearing, a third of it has disappeared so the right side drags along the road now . Any point in getting a new one? I've currently just taped the right side back on so it would stop scraping along the road. 

 

I would remove it as it's just cover but can't reach any of the screws holding the left side without lifting the car. 

[Norwegiantweaker]

6 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Question to all of yous, how important is the undertray (a plastic cover that "protects" the engine bay from underneath)? Due to at least 3 of the screws holding it disappearing, a third of it has disappeared so the right side drags along the road now . Any point in getting a new one? I've currently just taped the right side back on so it would stop scraping along the road. 

 

I would remove it as it's just cover but can't reach any of the screws holding the left side without lifting the car. 

that depends where you live how heavy they salt ( if winter driving ). you wont damage anything major unless you hit a big rock. ive seen some people fit in alu sheets but they tend to have 300+++ HP and drive like they stole everything inside the car 

[Norwegiantweaker]

2 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

It helps with fuel economy for sure- depending on car can also help with cooling and potentially even some protection. Grab some zip ties and secure it back up there

does it really ? do you actually get that much drag/turbulence that ur MPG does down to any noticeable level ?, genuine question as i've never even thought about that nor care to be completely honest but never the less interesting 

[iDeFecZx]

10 minutes ago, Norwegiantweaker said:

does it really ? do you actually get that much drag/turbulence that ur MPG does down to any noticeable level ?, genuine question as i've never even thought about that nor care to be completely honest but never the less interesting 

Stops air traps under the front end. Id imagine its probably only about 1 or 2 mpg difference

[MEC-777]

160lbs of boost anyone? 

 

 

[Norwegiantweaker]

3 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Stops air traps under the front end. Id imagine its probably only about 1 or 2 mpg difference

just found this little snippet "For a full-size truck, a change in drag coefficient of 0.01 is approximately equal to an improvement in fuel economy of 0.1 mpg on the combined city/highway driving cycle" now i have no idea how to calculate DC but looking at the 0.1mpg im hoping its less than 1-2mpg if not im wasting so much fuel holy shit

[iDeFecZx]

37 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

if you dont drive a piece of shit, zip tie it back up. if you do drive a piece of shit, rip it off and throw it in the recycling bin. like @iDeFecZx said the manufacturer spent money designing and installing tens of thousands of those parts for a reason. - areodynamics

areodynamics

[bcredeur97]

They can also protect the engine bay from water splashing up directly  in it which can cause some issues especially with the drive belts. Hit a big enough puddle and you’ll hear em squeal

 

also alternators don’t like water. 

[Ross Siggers]

I think most cars have a higher drag coefficient than 0.01 as well

[Jarsky]

Finished painting most of the boot lid for the R33, just touching up the corner where it messed up from unmasking it too early.

Fitted everything back in place, so once the corner dries, ready to go on the car. 

 

 

 

Also the new clutch arrived from Australia

 

 

[Mr.Meerkat]

20 hours ago, Norwegiantweaker said:

that depends where you live how heavy they salt ( if winter driving ). you wont damage anything major unless you hit a big rock. ive seen some people fit in alu sheets but they tend to have 300+++ HP and drive like they stole everything inside the car 

*cough cough* very, very, very heavily. About three days ago, I drove over a road that was newly salted...because some councils are cray cray. There is also a lot of salt in our air in general as where I live, it's about 35 miles west coast to east coast. 

 

So I guess it probably is worth spending £100-200 in getting a new one, maybe. 

[bcredeur97]

37 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

*cough cough* very, very, very heavily. About three days ago, I drove over a road that was newly salted...because some councils are cray cray. There is also a lot of salt in our air in general as where I live, it's about 35 miles west coast to east coast. 

 

So I guess it probably is worth spending £100-200 in getting a new one, maybe. 

You could probably use some fiberglass reinforced body filler to repair yours if it isn’t too bad 

[Mr.Meerkat]

3 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

You could probably use some fiberglass reinforced body filler to repair yours if it isn’t too bad 

Well...here's approximately what's missing 

 

Might be worth getting a new one...

[bcredeur97]

49 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Well...here's approximately what's missing 

 

Might be worth getting a new one...

Yeah that’s pretty bad... lol