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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

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@warmmilk that K20 doesn't sound to bad, does it? I've heard a K24 before (the one ariel atom ive seen in my lifetime), it sort of sounds like it. 

 

 

I wish i had that much brakes... my car only does . 7 G's approx of braking lol

 

and 1.1G turns, cool! ive never been able to test mine safely xD

 

 

and my corolla with its amazing 125 hp and econobox transmission gets a whopping 0.3G's while accelerating. WOWZA! xD

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Just gonna leave this here:

 

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so guys, i have a question.

 

is it better to buy a car that is decent at $1200 or less  and fix it up or to buy a car that is more solid at $2000 or so?

 

(plz quote as i dont follow this thread)

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so guys, i have a question.

 

is it better to buy a car that is decent at $1200 or less  and fix it up or to buy a car that is more solid at $2000 or so?

 

(plz quote as i dont follow this thread)

Around here the separation between a 1200 and 2k dollar car is pretty small. Once you get to 3k + the cars are a bit better.

 

Anyway, if you can fix cars yourself then yeah... the cheaper one. If you have to pay to have it fixed then no, its not worth it. Save up for something better. 

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so guys, i have a question.

 

is it better to buy a car that is decent at $1200 or less  and fix it up or to buy a car that is more solid at $2000 or so?

 

(plz quote as i dont follow this thread)

 

$2000 solid option

That is very little room to account for all that may be wrong with the car.

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Just gonna leave this here:

 

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If I am not mistaken it is not because of emissions. Unless your in California... but really F Californian. 

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Spotted this one too.

Then a Porsche drove past.

 

The only time I saw one in person was at Microcenter of all places.

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The only time I saw one in person was at Microcenter of all places.

probably had to get a new 980 for his dash gauges.

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If I am not mistaken it is not because of emissions. Unless your in California... but really F Californian. 

 

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:angry:

Just saying the truth. 

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so guys, i have a question.

is it better to buy a car that is decent at $1200 or less and fix it up or to buy a car that is more solid at $2000 or so?

(plz quote as i dont follow this thread)

Depends on when you have the money to fix it up because with 2k your still going to have problems. The one thing you should really look for is when the owner just went fuck it this car isn't worth anything so they'll start trashing it around

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Power goals for when i get my next car.

If it is american 

 

If it is european. (This one is front/four wheel drive though)

 

If it is japanese

 

If your on a budget they'll probably all end up with ls1's xD

 

 

Also i see a lot of this sort of car around on this thread, and ill be honest, i have no fuckin clue when it comes to these cars.

Went and had a look at it today all the vital electronics seem to work, wipers ect.

This a good deal?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mercedes-Benz-380SEL-1984-4-door-sedan-blue-/271917000081?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item3f4f842591

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If your on a budget they'll probably all end up with ls1's xD

 

 

Also i see a lot of this sort of car around on this thread, and ill be honest, i have no fuckin clue when it comes to these cars.

Went and had a look at it today all the vital electronics seem to work, wipers ect.

This a good deal?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mercedes-Benz-380SEL-1984-4-door-sedan-blue-/271917000081?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item3f4f842591

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Oh god why..

 

The saying "There is nothing more expensive than a cheap mercedes" usually rings true. But if you like it i won't stop you.

Check spare prices on what needs to be done to it and decide after that.

If you end up buying it then subscribe to Kent Bergsma (Mercedessource) on youtube. That guy has saved my bacon repeatedly.

Also keep in mind. Spares are three times more expensive but usually break three times less often

 

If i'm on a budget i won't be buying ls1's xD. I'd tune the original engines/find better tuning bases on the used market. 

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The Car thread car of the year right here

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I'll just leave this here.

 

 

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Oh god why..

 

The saying "There is nothing more expensive than a cheap mercedes" usually rings true. But if you like it i won't stop you.

Check spare prices on what needs to be done to it and decide after that.

If you end up buying it then subscribe to Kent Bergsma (Mercedessource) on youtube. That guy has saved my bacon repeatedly.

Also keep in mind. Spares are three times more expensive but usually break three times less often

 

If i'm on a budget i won't be buying ls1's xD. I'd tune the original engines/find better tuning bases on the used market. 

Hmmm, i was just gunna try and roadworthy it and slam it. Might take another closer look then cheers.

 

 

And ls1's are the cheapest power you'll get. Full twin turbo setup (inc everything) just went for 2k. Ls1's over here are ~1200 in the car, so you can sell off the bits and maybe end up paying 200 ish. Plus sell the engine in the car. Thats in straya.

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wasted my whole july 4th extended weekend because of how god damn hot Texas summer heat is. could only finish about 50% of what I planned

 

at least got my front end mods done, mostly happy with how it turned out

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Just gonna leave this here:

 

 

Every fucking time. They spend too much time worrying about banning these cars they forget about how bad these "rat rods" are. They're so fucking dirty. But really i hate that every import that comes into America has to come bone stock, no mods whatsoever. fuck them.

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Hmmm, i was just gunna try and roadworthy it and slam it. Might take another closer look then cheers.

 

 

And ls1's are the cheapest power you'll get. Full twin turbo setup (inc everything) just went for 2k. Ls1's over here are ~1200 in the car, so you can sell off the bits and maybe end up paying 200 ish. Plus sell the engine in the car. Thats in straya.

I thought the auction ended a few hours ago?

 

Ls1's don't look as good as the original engine though. I want to keep the car looking somewhat period correct^^

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wasted my whole july 4th extended weekend because of how god damn hot Texas summer heat is. could only finish about 50% of what I planned

 

at least got my front end mods done, mostly happy with how it turned out

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Looking good  ^_^

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My 2002 Ford Focus over heated this morning on the way into work. 

 

No noticeable leaks in the engine bay or on the road, but the coolant tank was empty. I had the Focus towed back to my place, and took the Mustang into work instead. Now I have been doing nothing but reading on this issue and contemplating since I got to work.

 

My first thought was a head gasket, but the internet seems to think that those head gaskets in the non-SVT cars almost never go, but the bearing on the water pump is a common failure. When the bearing fails it stops pumping water, and the engine starts to cook off the coolant in the engine, as that boils off the extra coolant in the reservoir replaces it. Once the reservoir is empty the engine gets hot.

 

I am going to do a compression test this evening, and fill the thing up with water to try and see if I can find any leaks. 

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