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

[Biomecanoid]

6 minutes ago, Bitter said:

Again, depends on the distance. We have customers that drive 30,000 miles in 10 months and customers that drive 3,000 miles in 10 months. We have a 2017 Hyundai with 130,000 miles and a 2000 Jeep with 46,000 miles.

I am in the 2nd category 3000 miles in 10 months

[Rocketdog2112]

4 hours ago, Biomecanoid said:

I guess you did not understand what i said. There is nothing wrong with the car

Ok, after re-reading your post I now understand that you want to remove fluids using a pump. At first read it sounded like it was pushing fluids (also know as pumping) out the dipstick and coolant reservoir... Sorry. I will say that drawing the engine oil out thru the dipstick is not the best way as wear particles and sludge tends to settle in the bottom of the oil pan and can only really be removed by way of the oil drain plug. Either way, be sure the engine oil is up to operating temperature before trying to drain or pump it out. Running the engine and having the oil at operating temperature helps to stir up and suspend wear particles into the oil rather than just collecting on the bottom of the oil pan.

[Monkey Dust]

10 hours ago, 3 Lions said:

I've heard of the podcast before but not actually listened to it. I mainly watch HubNut on YouTube.

Ahh Hubnut, the guy who got me looking seriously into a Honda S-MX. (Un)fortunately I could find a suitable one for sale.

[Bitter]

16 hours ago, Biomecanoid said:

I am in the 2nd category 3000 miles in 10 months

I would just top up oil as needed, I don't think you need to suck out and refill with fresh oil every 1500 miles. Do try to figure out where the oil is going, if it's burning you might try checking the PCV and cleaning/replacing it, making sure there's no leaks, and maybe run some solvents through the engine to clean up the oil rings if it's burning from inside the engine like that.

[Biomecanoid]

35 minutes ago, Bitter said:

I would just top up oil as needed, I don't think you need to suck out and refill with fresh oil every 1500 miles. Do try to figure out where the oil is going, if it's burning you might try checking the PCV and cleaning/replacing it, making sure there's no leaks, and maybe run some solvents through the engine to clean up the oil rings if it's burning from inside the engine like that.

There are no leaks, its just burning a bit of oil. I was thinking of buying Chevron Techron Fuel Injection Cleaner to clean the fuel pump that is buried in the gas tank and fuel injectors but i can't find it with a reasonable price. The shipping is like 2-3 times the value of the product. Any other additive you would suggest that you know works ? and its not snake oil lol

[NoCarrier]

the answer... is always Miata.

2001 miata, nothing major. just cooling system upgrades for the track, roll bar, coilovers, and wheels/tires

 

 

[3 Lions]

The olden days really were better...

It must have taken months to draw/paint those detailed illistrations of the vehicle, honestly it's truely staggering what these artists were capable of. These days it just takes a few seconds to press a button on a camera and you're done (plus a quick edit in software). Hand drawn/painted illistrations need to return in modern brochures, it would make them more intresting to read and they'd hold some value for the future.

[the gamer that is bad]

2 stroke of 4 stroke

 

[Bitter]

5 hours ago, Biomecanoid said:

There are no leaks, its just burning a bit of oil. I was thinking of buying Chevron Techron Fuel Injection Cleaner to clean the fuel pump that is buried in the gas tank and fuel injectors but i can't find it with a reasonable price. The shipping is like 2-3 times the value of the product. Any other additive you would suggest that you know works ? and its not snake oil lol

1qt every 1000 miles is considered 'normal' by most, but less is always better.

What products are available to you locally? Some of the Gumout products are actually quite good.

[Biomecanoid]

3 minutes ago, Bitter said:

1qt every 1000 miles is considered 'normal' by most, but less is always better.

What products are available to you locally? Some of the Gumout products are actually quite good.

I can buy from ebay or amazon i don't have to buy locally 

[Eastman51]

The daily driver in its natural habitat.

[Thirdgen89GTA]

My TransAm rev's pretty high for a SBC.  Its nothing new, but most people don't build a 350 and decided to spin it to 7k+.

 

But this 3rd gen Camaro takes the cake.  I have admired it for years.

 

Its a destroked LS7 out of a Vette. 8500rpm and 700hp+.

 

And. It. Sounds. Glorious!

 

 

 

[bcredeur97]

So I wonder if the SUV trend will end soon lol

[3 Lions]

[TVwazhere]

On 10/2/2020 at 5:17 PM, iDeFecZx said:

And that makes 7

 

Spoiler

 

Another one!

13 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

So I wonder if the SUV trend will end soon lol

 

Spoiler

 

Nope, they'll just go electric. Hence the Mustang Mach E

[Bitter]

On 10/5/2020 at 9:15 PM, bcredeur97 said:

So I wonder if the SUV trend will end soon lol

Don't tax the poor more but then suggests taxing something nearly everyone (poor included) need to live with a tax on it. Taxes on staple products absolutely target lower income people WAY more because they have less overall money so any increase in staple cost hits them harder than someone with more money, way smaller slice of the pie at $100,000 than at $14,000 when fuel goes up by 45 cents per gallon. That's a very contradictory bit of paper there. Same reason import tariffs on things like foods don't affect the wealthy but always hit the poor harder. If the price of tuna doubles someone in poverty probably can't afford it but someone who's wealthy won't even notice that their tuna sandwich at Panera went up by $1.

[chaozbandit]

 

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1121076_pagani-huayra-r-set-for-jan-2021-reveal-naturally-aspirated-engine-planned

[vf1000ride]

Went to a local cars and coffee a couple weeks ago.  Got to park my Grand National (lh) next to another one and give everyone some nice photos.

[ausham]

9 minutes ago, vf1000ride said:

Went to a local cars and coffee a couple weeks ago.  Got to park my Grand National (lh) next to another one and give everyone some nice photos.

Nice. Don't see GN much any more these days.

[3 Lions]

Which would you rather have?

 

HubNut's 1986 Citroen 2CV

 

OR

 

JayzTwoCents' 1967 Chevrolet Camaro

 

 

Personally while the Camaro is fine looking car with lots of horsepower, I'd rather have the 2CV. The go anywhere suspension is utterly amazing and it just looks so cute, plus when you thrash them (which is most of the time) they make some really delicious engine noises. That maybe a conclusion some of you may not have expected, but hey that's just me I guess  

 

Looking forward to what the rest of you will choose. 

[spwath]

Just got these wheels on my car. Not bad for $150 on Craigslist.

[711jrp]

3 hours ago, 3 Lions said:

Which would you rather have?

 

HubNut's 1986 Citroen 2CV

 

OR

 

JayzTwoCents' 1967 Chevrolet Camaro

 

 

Personally while the Camaro is fine looking car with lots of horsepower, I'd rather have the 2CV. The go anywhere suspension is utterly amazing and it just looks so cute, plus when you thrash them (which is most of the time) they make some really delicious engine noises. That maybe a conclusion some of you may not have expected, but hey that's just me I guess  

 

Looking forward to what the rest of you will choose. 

Had a Dolly and a Charleston so I guess it'll have to be Jayz Camaro as three would be boring. 

 

[BiG StroOnZ]

 

[TVwazhere]

Zunsport Grill, new LED sequential turn signals, fresh wash. Gotta add the ST badge to the grill still 

[BiG StroOnZ]