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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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lol we have like 4 lawn mowers and we have never even thought about that, also it would probably not help much as gets down to -25C around here but hey they work so whatever

That's the best attitude ever. :lol: "Fuck it, it works."

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:lol: I got some actually. Lemme go stuff tannerite in someone's cylinders. Brb. :P

get the camera first

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

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Did you do any winterizing? Carbs dont like to sit.

Ours mostly started burning oil. Usually drained the carb before i started using it in the summer but other than that i really couldn't give any less fucks. It is a lawn mower.

The first one i had was a honda. Never went wrong once.. Until it got stolen

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That's the best attitude ever. :lol: "Fuck it, it works."

it's the Swedish way!

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)

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"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

 

 

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Ours mostly started burning oil. Usually drained the carb before i started using it in the summer but other than that i really couldn't give any less fucks. It is a lawn mower.

The first one i had was a honda. Never went wrong once.. Until it got stolen

 

There it is...

 

Try draining the carb before winter. 

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As i was looking around Blocket (Swedish craigslist) i was looking at a lot of nice pictures of cars that looked damn near pristine

But then i thought about this 

HFSxEuh.jpg

 

Almost looks new right?. Wrong

Had 11 faults on its last inspection.

Gearbox blew up second and fourth gear

And rusty like you wouldn't believe

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"Who discovered we could get milk from cows, and what did he THINK he was doing at the time?"

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There it is...

 

Try draining the carb before winter. 

Nah. A good lawnmower is one that i couldn't give two shits about. (I am very particular about my chainsaws though)

 

And i currently live in an apartment. Not having to cut grass FTW!

====>The car thread<====>Dark Souls thread<====>Placeholder<====
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As i was looking around Blocket (Swedish craigslist) i was looking at a lot of nice pictures of cars that looked damn near pristine

But then i thought about this

HFSxEuh.jpg

Almost looks new right?. Wrong

Had 11 faults on its last inspection.

Gearbox blew up second and fourth gear

And rusty like you wouldn't believe

but... But... VOLVO!!!!!!! Also you can get a running car on blocket for less than $700 sometimes

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

 

 

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but... But... VOLVO!!!!!!! Also you can get a running car on blocket for less than $700 sometimes

This one was 450$

My friend bought an old 240 with a torsen diff for 250$ xD

 

And the 740 wasn't a TiC so crushing it wasn't a major loss. (Made money on it by selling the engine which had volvo 850 injectors^^)

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This one was 450$

My friend bought an old 240 with a torsen diff for 250$ xD

And the 740 wasn't a TiC so crushing it wasn't a major loss. (Made money on it by selling the engine which had volvo 850 injectors^^)

just found this on blocket http://m.blocket.se/skaraborg/Mitsubishi_Lancer_Evolution_8_Time_Attack_61410033.htm?ca=3&w=3 it's puuuuuurtee

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

 

 

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I was at an auto cross on sunday, and someone had their BRZ in the shop and had a Chevy Malibu rental car. He autocrossed it anyway!

 

Here is a video with 4 instructors "helping" him navigate the track......

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Looks nice^^

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Looks like a full on time attack build too

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I was at an auto cross on sunday, and someone had their BRZ in the shop and had a Chevy Malibu rental car. He autocrossed it anyway!

 

Here is a video with 4 instructors "helping" him navigate the track......

 

Fastest car in the world right there xD

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Looks nice^^

Looks like a full on time attack build too

yah it looks really nice

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

 

 

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exactly the point - it's nothing but branding. Japanese culture doesn't want them seen in other brands, even from far distant markets

 

Nissan makes competing products to Mitsubishi (most common in America probably being forklifts)

 

They surely named it right... "Mitsubishi Dignity"

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Change the grille and badge, then add a hybrid drivetrain...

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Plug in Infiniti styling...

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I did say decent... the vanilla Lancer is crap compared to almost anything else in the segment

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Mitsubishi Motor is actually churning a profit now as they are getting healthy sales in the developing parts of Asia (the ASEAN region in particular). They offer low pricing, a recognizable brand, and a stable parts network. They made 1.3B dollars last year, for example.

I think they will keep doing this for now, as it is what made them make money (they were bleeding money when they were trying to compete in developed markets).

Isuzu is also doing well in the ASEAN region (they no longer sell Pickups, MPVs and SUVs in most other markets).

 

yes, you are correct.  all of my comments were about mitsu in the US... I should have specified

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As i was looking around Blocket (Swedish craigslist) i was looking at a lot of nice pictures of cars that looked damn near pristine

But then i thought about this 

HFSxEuh.jpg

 

Almost looks new right?. Wrong

Had 11 faults on its last inspection.

Gearbox blew up second and fourth gear

And rusty like you wouldn't believe

Well duh, it has racing stickers, so you'd assume the guy was racing the car and blowing 2nd and 4th on the tranny. But who knows, maybe he was just driving like a jackass on the streets.

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Well duh, it has racing stickers, so you'd assume the guy was racing the car and blowing 2nd and 4th on the tranny. But who knows, maybe he was just driving like a jackass on the streets.

That is my old car.

Previous owner was more into making the exterior "Cool" and less into actually maintaining it

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That is my old car.

Previous owner was more into making the exterior "Cool" and less into actually maintaining it

Yeah, then you would expect a blown tranny and rust on that car if he doesn't care about maintaining it

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

 

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Well duh, it has racing stickers, so you'd assume the guy was racing the car and blowing 2nd and 4th on the tranny. But who knows, maybe he was just driving like a jackass on the streets.

that's just something we put on everything here in Sweden :P

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

 

 

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Yeah, then you would expect a blown tranny and rust on that car if he doesn't care about maintaining it

The point was that it looks nice in the picture. Like most car ads xD

 

Blew the gears out when i tried to pass a skoda

The plan was to rev match, Downshift to third and floor it.

Instead it turned into rev match, Shift knob comes off mid shift. Left leg automatically releases the clutch and the right one floors the gas.

Resulting in the most horrible sound i have ever heard in my life. 

And these gearboxes are usually pretty bulletproof. So those gears might've been on the way out anyway

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Do we consider supermotos allowed around here?

 

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Do we consider supermotos allowed around here?

 

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It is a motorcycle. So yes

And it is a KTM so it is more than welcome

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