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

[AlwaysFSX]

31 minutes ago, Ethan P said:

Any other Panther platform owners or enthusiasts in here?

[EZTutty]

Just signed up here, and if I'm honest cars come slightly before tech in my list of priorities, so I was please to spot this thread.

 

Any love for an Evo V, any other Evo or Mitsubishi owners?

 

(Also my girlfriend's Clio 182 Trophy in the 2nd picture).

 

 

 

[Ethan P]

2 hours ago, Bitter said:

How come you're driving a cop car?

Quite simply, it’s got low miles and it’s really comfortable. 

[Bitter]

6 minutes ago, Ethan P said:

Quite simply, it’s got low miles and it’s really comfortable. 

Sounds like the kind of thing a cop would say, I've got my definitely non cop eye on you.

[iDeFecZx]

2 hours ago, EZTutty said:

 

Any love for an Evo V, any other Evo or Mitsubishi owners?

 

(Also my girlfriend's Clio 182 Trophy in the 2nd picture).

 

Sod the evo, that clio is gorgeous 

Really miss my old one 

[EZTutty]

44 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Sod the evo, that clio is gorgeous 

Really miss my old one 

lol, i used to have a Turbo'ed 172 Cup i put together, but got rid of it for the evo.

 

[RevoltTrain]

6 hours ago, EZTutty said:

Just signed up here, and if I'm honest cars come slightly before tech in my list of priorities, so I was please to spot this thread.

 

Any love for an Evo V, any other Evo or Mitsubishi owners?

 

(Also my girlfriend's Clio 182 Trophy in the 2nd picture).

 

 

 

 

Evo I and Evo V are the only two I've honestly ever liked. It's a damn gorgeous machine

[AlwaysFSX]

8 hours ago, Bitter said:

Sounds like the kind of thing a cop would say, I've got my definitely non cop eye on you.

[Guest]

1981 Chevy El Camino

Bucket seats, floor shifter (factory stock)

350ci small block geared cam

Holley 650 vacuum secondary 

TH350 Transmission

4:10 Spool rear end with sliders. 

(old barn find a few years back)

 

 

First start after Carb rebuild spring 2019.

 

 

 

 

[Ethan P]

9 hours ago, Bitter said:

Sounds like the kind of thing a cop would say, I've got my definitely non cop eye on you.

Sounds good. Maybe look for my non cop car on VINWiki while you’re at it? Give your non cop eye something else to look for too. 

[Ross Siggers]

Guys guys. He's not a cop obviously.

 

Hes a taxi driver  

[711jrp]

4 hours ago, Ross Siggers said:

Guys guys. He's not a cop obviously.

 

Hes a taxi driver  

Definitely undercover cop posing as taxi driver.....don't get sucked in.

[Crunchy Dragon]

2 hours ago, 711jrp said:

Definitely undercover cop posing as taxi driver.....don't get sucked in.

Or an undercover taxi driver posing as a non-cop.

[PandaCopyRight]

19 hours ago, EZTutty said:

Just signed up here, and if I'm honest cars come slightly before tech in my list of priorities, so I was please to spot this thread.

 

Any love for an Evo V, any other Evo or Mitsubishi owners?

 

(Also my girlfriend's Clio 182 Trophy in the 2nd picture).

 

 

13 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

Evo I and Evo V are the only two I've honestly ever liked. It's a damn gorgeous machine

this is the best evo 

 

[Beef Boss]

2 hours ago, PandaCopyRight said:

 

this is the best evo 

 

We've got a few years until we can import that

[bimmerman]

On 1/2/2020 at 5:42 PM, bcredeur97 said:

So after dominating autocross in the US, SCCA moved the Tesla Model 3 up from one of the middle classes (BS) to the top class (SS).

 

will be a lot harder to win autoX in it now. Some people are mad about it.

 

But one thing I’m thinking is they may be scared of the OTA updates and such.. what if Elon were to drop an update that made the car .2 seconds faster right before the national championship? It kinda poses a problem. The car almost needs a never changing “competition” mode

 

I'm not sure I'd say dominating-- the winning margin for BS was 0.07 sec and it was the driver's second championship (first in class). He posted in a grassroots forum thread that he'd retired the car from autox after the event anyway, as he prefers driving Miatas at autox.

 

Personally....I think the OTA issue is a valid reason to upclass it as there's zero way for the owner to ensure the car isn't getting surprise extra power. An EV-only class may as well be called Spec M3P though-- might be a thing once Tesla has more of a presence regionally. They already have Spec Civic, Spec Special Snowflake, Spec Miata, so why not?

 

That all said...those M3Ps are FUN.

[Beerzerker]

A little something I helped bring home a few years ago when it was new.
Yes, I was allowed to take it for a spin too.

[Jarsky]

Fitted the GT-R wing onto my R33 today. Did a much needed oil change and took her for a quick spin. With having replaced the coilpacks and fuel pump because of a boost cut issue, shes running 100% better now!

 

Next stage is onto suspension when I get some more time. Then she should be able to go into a mechanic to check over the rest of it and get complied to be road legal again. 

 

[Ethan P]

11 hours ago, 711jrp said:

Definitely undercover cop posing as taxi driver.....don't get sucked in.

Alright, fine. I’ll admit, I’m really just a senior citizen. 

[Beef Boss]

12 minutes ago, Ethan P said:

Alright, fine. I’ll admit, I’m really just a senior citizen. 

OK boomer

[TVwazhere]

On 1/5/2020 at 4:05 PM, Ethan P said:

Quite simply, it’s got low miles and it’s really comfortable. 

That's the understatement of the century. That thing's a literal boat. Handles like one too, but man you dont feel a goddamn bump in the road. (My grandfather had the Grand Marquis version) A stark difference to my 1" Static lowered ST. 

 

[TVwazhere]

*re igniting bolt on discussion*

 

If I need to remove more than one function critical part from the car to install the new aftermarket part, it's probably not a true bolt on (IE: new spark plugs require you usually to remove the wired cap first)

[bcredeur97]

1 hour ago, TVwazhere said:

*re igniting bolt on discussion*

 

If I need to remove more than one function critical part from the car to install the new aftermarket part, it's probably not a true bolt on (IE: new spark plugs require you usually to remove the wired cap first)

technically that makes an air filter or intake not a bolt on, wheras I would normally consider that to be one

[TVwazhere]

1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

technically that makes an air filter or intake not a bolt on, wheras I would normally consider that to be one

I would not consider an air box cover to be a Function cirtical part, hence, bolt on. 

 

Function critical = Car literally will not work without it. Otherwise I'd have to count the fact that pulling off my engine cover makes it impossible to do anything to the car, making almost anything not a bolt on

[SenKa]

1 hour ago, TVwazhere said:

*re igniting bolt on discussion*

 

If I need to remove more than one function critical part from the car to install the new aftermarket part, it's probably not a true bolt on (IE: new spark plugs require you usually to remove the wired cap first)

 

Why is bolt on a dirty word again? I think I missed why this discussion got so heated. Unless you're grinding your own camshafts and building your own turbos theres a solid chance everything in your engine is a bolt on. Who cares?

 

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On a different note, been working on my new baby (think I brought it up here, 1993 Jeep Wrangler) for the better part of 2 weeks getting her sorted and as close to perfect as possible. Final part came in today, new speakers. Not going crazy on the sound system for this jeep, just replacing the FACTORY ORIGINAL 4x6's that somehow still sorta worked with some fresh ones. It an open top jeep, so I didn't waste too much money on something that I probably wont be able to hear 3/4 of the time anyways. Just wanted a functional radio and speakers.

 

Shes mostly stock, amazingly, since Florida is the capital of mall crawlers. Wheels off a TJ, full stainless exhaust, and nothing else major. I dont plan on lifting it, because i enjoy my ~20MPG, but I do plan on getting some lighter wheels and tires some time in the future as well but not much else.