Driving (and discussion concerning driving)

[FLCL]

but you just said turbo, not twincharged

hence refuting your claim, if i was a mechanic working on a very rare/nonexistent setup like a supposed twin charged system, i wouldn't let the guy even touch a bolt on the entire setup.

look, you can continue your bs , post a pic, or just admit you made up some bs and clear it up.

[Max Thrillington]

Originally Posted by Phantom-Takaya

Yes, I should have. I'll agree. But, since it's out, though I'm pretty sure not much people outside of this forum will know about it just yet, I'm not too worried about it.

But, just to clarify, I didn't just remove the twincharger. I also removed the high-mileage K and bought a new one, then reworked it from there.

But, believe what you want.

I sure will, because I've been putting together engines for awhile and nothing you have said makes ANY sense to me.

Example.. why did you even get a twin charger setup? Choosing a good sized turbo for your application and with good tuning and supporting mods would have virtually eliminate turbo lag without the complexity of such a system. Not to mention the weight.

See here's what I see wrong. 1) you said you had a twincharger setup. This setup being complex would require a lot of work. But then you said your block is high mileage meaning you probably never built the engine for boost. I'm not too familiar with Honda blocks but I know the B series and K series all have open decks which is not suited for the stress of a turbo.

But you must have been putting down some serious power to go thru the trouble of doing something like that which means you rebuilt the engine. Which means it's virtually a new engine.

But then you tossed it in favor of a fresher engine which you rebuild... again?

[mg1942]

Corvette ZR-1 knocks four seconds off 'Ring time
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/28/c...off-ring-time/


American muscle now rules the Nurburgring

[FLCL]

wait until the v spec comes....

[Max Thrillington]

Records are ment to be broken. The problem is after that happens Chrysler and GM won't be around anymore.

[FLCL]

when that day comes, im marrying the first hot girl in my age group that i see

[Max Thrillington]

Originally Posted by FLCL

when that day comes, im marrying the first hot girl in my age group that i see

Yeah you'd think with all the financial mess they're in, they'd focus on making some money. But they developed the ZR-1 as a response to the GT-R.

They got it backwards. Become profitable then build low volume halo car.. not build low volume halo car to become profitable.

[BOOKGLUTTON]

Going out in style perhaps?

[FLCL]

Originally Posted by BOOKGLUTTON

Going out in style perhaps?

it still looks like an ugly corvette

[BOOKGLUTTON]

Originally Posted by FLCL

it still looks like an ugly corvette

This man speaks the truth.

[mg1942]

lol @ people deriding an Icon.

Put any tuned JDM against the corvette/viper and they won't last. Many things can go such as overheating, etc.

[nanafan]

the cars i don't get are the honda element and the scion station wagon thingy, they look like boxes on wheels. course my car isn't that sporty, but i love it...

[BOOKGLUTTON]

Bleh, don't talk about scion-ish cars...they're for college kids who think they own a car.

sidenote: Lol, my tendency to dislike corvettes stems from the fact that if I see a corvette they remind me of lipstick...I have no idea why.

[nanafan]

Originally Posted by BOOKGLUTTON

Bleh, don't talk about scion-ish cars...they're for college kids who think they own a car.

sidenote: Lol, my tendency to dislike corvettes stems from the fact that if I see a corvette they remind me of lipstick...I have no idea why.

really that's interesting i don't know how that reminds you of lipstick. i wonder if anyone owns a hugo anymore now those are funny cars..

[FLCL]

Originally Posted by BOOKGLUTTON

Bleh, don't talk about scion-ish cars...they're for RICERS / Hot college girls who think they own a car .

sidenote: Lol, my tendency to dislike corvettes stems from the fact that if I see a corvette they remind me of lipstick...I have no idea why.

get it right

because corvettes have curvaceous overdone lines like some women of notoriety?

[Sniper Wolf]

I still have to learn how to drive,whenever I'm in the front seat with someone i kinda get nervous when they change lanes i also get nervous when I'm around trucks XD but i would love to start driving....

[Max Thrillington]

Originally Posted by mg1942

lol @ people deriding an Icon.

Put any tuned JDM against the corvette/viper and they won't last. Many things can go such as overheating, etc.

Deriding? Then you must have not been around late year and earlier this year. The corvette forums were going crazy, if you wanna see fanboys frothing at the mouth.

Just a bunch of sore losers who can't believe that anything could touch their Vettes at that price point.

I've befriended car fans all over the world. Japan, HK, Germany, UK, Aussieland and always felt a kind of brotherhood and friendliness. You don't find that here at all. Just people talking shit about badges, country of origin, just an overall shitty attitude.

[BOOKGLUTTON]

So what...this is some sort of malicious hate thread? lol, not from what I've seen.
edit: haha, will people tear me apart if I say "hayabusa"...I'll be quiet now.

[FLCL]

i have absolutely nothing against EDM cars, when the time comes, you can betcha im going to start buying 3 and 5 series bimmers and the like. my hate for USDM is twofold. 1, they are terrible qualitywise OVERALL. And who cares if you make a zillion horsepower, when your car can barely corner because its a 4000 lb piece of steel, or its a economy car with a bigger engine, thats sad (srt 4 and mustang) Secondly, the USDM cars I interact with the most tend to be driven by some of the biggest punks ever *cough* mustang *cough* camaro *cough* *Cough* COUGH* SRT 4 neon

my opinion is begot from what ive seen....and seen tested on best motoring etc. The cobalt is a step in the right direction, but nothing else excites me, for the same price as a z06 or w/e its called id get a porsche or GTR or w/e/ amg stuff. (S class AMG coupe droooooooool)

as for my current sit, bang for buck jdm made cars across the board are more powerful, more reliable, better looking, and just more bang for buck that there usdm counterparts.

motorcycles are different, the american manufacturers never had a period of epic fail aka mid 90s USDM cars, so the competition is much better. When i buy my next bike, im going to look across the spectrum, usdm and jdm.

[BOOKGLUTTON]

Haha, really? That old "Show that thing a corner...etc". It's honestly where you live that determines your cars superiority. Don't bring up this shit again.