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Das Volk: Nov 19, 2002; by Cyrano4747

Fuelslt1 posted:

'03 350z

Are you 5 feet tall? That seat's pretty much lodged in the dashboard.

# ? Feb 7, 2012 00:53

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tobu: Aug 20, 2004; Bunny-Bee makes me happy!

sadnessboner posted:

Interior! '63 Holden Special

My father had a '63 EH special for about 20 years. Such a solid car.

# ? Feb 7, 2012 01:33

Tentacle Party: Jul 2, 2003; (breathing intensifies)

2008 RX8 R3

And my favorite part of the interior, so comfortable.

# ? Feb 7, 2012 01:45

Fuelslt1: Jun 23, 2007; Maybe if I sell enough undercoating, I'll eventually stop being a gigantic prick.

Das Volk posted:

Are you 5 feet tall? That seat's pretty much lodged in the dashboard.

Ha no, I was cleaning out the interior.

# ? Feb 7, 2012 01:59

DogDodger: Nov 19, 2006; Hellcat likes it rough.

Tentacle Party posted:

2008 RX8 R3

What's the deal with the red hashes from 5-10 on the tach?

# ? Feb 7, 2012 02:17

tbb9: Sep 6, 2011

DogDodger posted:

What's the deal with the red hashes from 5-10 on the tach?

powerband?

# ? Feb 7, 2012 02:27

Tentacle Party: Jul 2, 2003; (breathing intensifies)

DogDodger posted:

What's the deal with the red hashes from 5-10 on the tach?

It auto adjusts the redline according to engine temp. Startup (when I took the picture) and it will hit the rev limiter at 5000, a bit more heat and you get 7000. Only when the engine is at operating temp does it let you rev to 9000.

Edit- Its a great feature, I always wait till the first light from 5-7 disappears before actually driving anywhere, which ensure a good 30-45 second warm up.

Tentacle Party fucked around with this message at 02:57 on Feb 7, 2012

# ? Feb 7, 2012 02:55

opengl: Sep 16, 2010

Tentacle Party posted:

2008 RX8 R3

And my favorite part of the interior, so comfortable.

All these pictures of an R3 and none of those drop dead gorgeous wheels?!

# ? Feb 7, 2012 03:05

DogDodger: Nov 19, 2006; Hellcat likes it rough.

Tentacle Party posted:

It auto adjusts the redline according to engine temp. Startup (when I took the picture) and it will hit the rev limiter at 5000, a bit more heat and you get 7000. Only when the engine is at operating temp does it let you rev to 9000.

Edit- Its a great feature, I always wait till the first light from 5-7 disappears before actually driving anywhere, which ensure a good 30-45 second warm up.

That is pretty neat. Didn't BMW do something similar? The RS 4 simply has a warning at the bottom of the DIS that reminds you to keep the RPMs low until the oil temp registers warm enough, then the message changes to the oil temp display.

# ? Feb 7, 2012 04:04

Crustashio: Jul 27, 2000; ruh roh

DogDodger posted:

That is pretty neat. Didn't BMW do something similar? The RS 4 simply has a warning at the bottom of the DIS that reminds you to keep the RPMs low until the oil temp registers warm enough, then the message changes to the oil temp display.

The M cars since E39/E46 have them. Although I'm sure there are still idiots who rev a cold S54 up to 8000rpm.

# ? Feb 7, 2012 04:06

BrokenKnucklez: Apr 22, 2008; by zen death robot

Crustashio posted:

The M cars since E39/E46 have them. Although I'm sure there are still idiots who rev a cold S54 up to 8000rpm.

I think all E60s+later years have them.... And I think the E90's have it too.

# ? Feb 7, 2012 04:18

Das Volk: Nov 19, 2002; by Cyrano4747

Crustashio posted:

The M cars since E39/E46 have them. Although I'm sure there are still idiots who rev a cold S54 up to 8000rpm.

They realized this and now cap the engine revs via electronic limiter on the E60/E9x. I was looking at an E39 M5 years ago and the dealer employee immediately ran it close to redline while the car was dead cold :psyduck:

Needless to say I didn't buy it.

# ? Feb 7, 2012 04:25

Comrade Flynn: Jun 1, 2003

Boring but functional and all the materials feel really solid. A huge step up from my C5Z and the Sync system is pretty amazing.

# ? Feb 7, 2012 04:54

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Tentacle Party posted:

Edit- Its a great feature, I always wait till the first light from 5-7 disappears before actually driving anywhere, which ensure a good 30-45 second warm up.

Cars warm up best when you drive them. Just don't push them. Once you have oil pressure, start movin'!

Unless rotaries are special or something.

# ? Feb 7, 2012 05:05

Octopus Magic: Dec 19, 2003; I HATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU LIKE* AND I NEED TO BE SURE YOU ALL KNOW THAT EVERY TIME I POST

*unless it's a DSM in which case we cool ^_^

Ziploc posted:

Cars warm up best when you drive them. Just don't push them. Once you have oil pressure, start movin'!

Unless rotaries are special or something.

Well yeah, but you don't wanna be going to 9 grand when the car isn't warmed up hence the lights?

I love those RX8 seats. A shame the platform got dropped but it just wasn't really evolving at all

# ? Feb 7, 2012 05:17

opengl: Sep 16, 2010

Das Volk posted:

I was looking at an E39 M5 years ago and the dealer employee immediately ran it close to redline while the car was dead cold Needless to say I didn't buy it.

This has been my experience with pretty much every remotely performance-oriented car I've looked at.

And they act like I'm crazy for wanting a new one off the truck.

# ? Feb 7, 2012 05:57

dissss: Nov 10, 2007; I'm a terrible forums poster with terrible opinions.

Here's a cat fucking a squid.

opengl128 posted:

And they act like I'm crazy for wanting a new one off the truck.

Probably happened on the way into the truck anyway.

# ? Feb 7, 2012 06:00

opengl: Sep 16, 2010

dissss posted:

Probably happened on the way into the truck anyway.

Yeah

# ? Feb 7, 2012 06:04

KozmoNaut: Apr 23, 2008; Happiness is a warm
Turbo Plasma Rifle

Sir Cornelius posted:

I've had it up to 175 indicated a couple of times. It's not nearly as ridiculously optimistic as a lot of other speedometers.

# ? Feb 7, 2012 08:59

Tentacle Party: Jul 2, 2003; (breathing intensifies)

opengl128 posted:

All these pictures of an R3 and none of those drop dead gorgeous wheels?!

Oh these old things? They were pretty gross after all the rain we've had lately.

# ? Feb 7, 2012 12:09

saintsfan: Jan 24, 2006

2008 Bullitt.

I can't seem to find any of my normal, non HDR'ed pictures of it. This one was taken by a friend of mine.

It's actually waiting for me to give it some love and put some parts on!

# ? Feb 7, 2012 22:58

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

330ci, sky.

# ? Feb 8, 2012 00:26

stump: Jan 19, 2006

Chinatown posted:

330ci, sky.

320d, sunrise.

# ? Feb 8, 2012 01:40

DogDodger: Nov 19, 2006; Hellcat likes it rough.

TT, sunset.

# ? Feb 8, 2012 01:50

nutnmunch: Sep 19, 2007; get out.

370z, sunset.

# ? Feb 8, 2012 02:04

Killbot: Jun 19, 2003; You know, you kids really ought to stop getting involved with this stuff.

saintsfan posted:

2008 Bullitt.

I can't seem to find any of my normal, non HDR'ed pictures of it. This one was taken by a friend of mine.

It's actually waiting for me to give it some love and put some parts on!

Another Bullitt owner! What parts are you planning on installing?

I wish there was a way to drop the 5.0 in (and keep all the electronic driver aids working) but I might just get a supercharger. The Edelbrock got decent reviews and it even fits under the strut brace.

# ? Feb 8, 2012 02:38

saintsfan: Jan 24, 2006

Killbot posted:

Another Bullitt owner! What parts are you planning on installing?

I wish there was a way to drop the 5.0 in (and keep all the electronic driver aids working) but I might just get a supercharger. The Edelbrock got decent reviews and it even fits under the strut brace.

Indeed! I've got some new sways, lower control arms, upper control arms and subframe connectors. I've heard a lot of mixed reviews about the connectors but some people mentioned they help with the rattles.

For a while I was looking at the Saleen, but I'm not sure if you're following any other threads out there, but there's a manifold being manufactured to put the s/c off the GT500 onto the 4.6. I've actually acquired all the parts, less the manifold. I got in on a group-buy for it and it will hopefully be shipped to me in about 2 weeks or so.

I'm not sure if it'll fit under the strut brace or not. I kind of doubt it, but I'm still a bit hopeful. If not, I'll probably just have a little plaque made and place it on that little indent right over the radiator.

# ? Feb 8, 2012 16:21

durty: Jan 28, 2009

1989 volvo 480

# ? Feb 8, 2012 21:19

Seat Safety Switch: May 27, 2008; MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.; Pillbug

I wondered how long it would take until a goon showed up with one of those. Do you have any exterior pictures? I've always wanted to see one in person but they didn't sell them in North America.

# ? Feb 8, 2012 21:28

durty: Jan 28, 2009

# ? Feb 8, 2012 22:29

Das Volk: Nov 19, 2002; by Cyrano4747

opengl128 posted:

This has been my experience with pretty much every remotely performance-oriented car I've looked at.

And they act like I'm crazy for wanting a new one off the truck.

I'm convinced part of my car's high dyno readings (against a very large DB of runs sorted by dyno type, gas, etc) are due to my :spergin:

level break-in procedure.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 02:40

Maker Of Shoes: Sep 4, 2006; AWWWW YISSSSSSSSSS
DIS IS MAH JAM!!!!!!

durty posted:

Volvo

This car.

# ? Feb 9, 2012 02:50

omgitstheinternet: Apr 28, 2005; Money, Clothes, and Hoes;
All a Nigga Knows

I just moved to SoCal from NY, put some new wheels on my BMW, and took a picture of it in it's new home(hey socal AI goons let's hang out)

This was somewhere in Tennessee on the way, I like this picture

I'm hoping to get some good pictures of my car soon. Right now it has eibach pro-kit springs, but they look a bit high still with these wheels. I'm selling these and picking up something a bit lower soon.

# ? Feb 10, 2012 09:36

Doctor Londom: Feb 24, 2006; I'm gonna get to the bottom of this and I don't give a fuck if you're at the top.

bowling 4 buttcoins posted:

Took a video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8oOdWQRtFw&hd=1

Are you in the RIT Car Club by any chance?

# ? Feb 11, 2012 00:45

bowling 4 buttcoins: Mar 13, 2011

Doctor Londom posted:

Are you in the RIT Car Club by any chance?

Have not been on campus enough to get involved sadly. I've been at previous AutoX events on campus, they're a lot of fun with a decent set of cars out there. The next event should be sometime in April.

# ? Feb 11, 2012 10:15