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BlackMK4 posted:He was probably thinking of the NSX. Speaking of racing RXs, how about a Group B one?  Edit: Oh, wait, that's an awesome thing, isn't it, not terrible? Here's The Smoking Tyre investigating how  could have me so much more worser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPrrIACrXCA
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InitialDave posted:A lot of the racing ones have fixed lights, so it's not uncommon. This is in the wrong thread. This is awesome.
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That veilslide abortion ruins the best thing about the RX7, the body lines. It is a straight up beautiful car and most of the bodykits ruin that and make it look dated.
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Jan 5, 2014 18:24
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If I could get these graphics in a cheap, easily removable sticker I would put them on every car I owned.
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Jan 5, 2014 18:27
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You mean... like vinyl?
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Jan 5, 2014 18:58
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 Had to give them a jump this weekend. Why the poo poo do manufacturers insist on packaging stuff like this?
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blk posted:
Because who would want to see an ENGINE when they open their hood?
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Here's whyb0nes posted:Can anyone tell me why the Lexus IS-F engine bay looks so...complicated?
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blk posted:
It's what you get for buying a tarted-up Camry. 
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dissss posted:Yeah they did - the shape of the bumper and indicators/park lamps changed but the pop-up headlights were retained Right you are. For some reason I thought the RX-7 lost its pop-ups at the same time as the MX-5, but the RX-7 didn't have to because they didn't distribute it in markets that banned pop-ups by the time that change was necessary.
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It makes a hell of a difference in sound levels both inside and out as well.
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Rhyno posted:If I could get these graphics in a cheap, easily removable sticker I would put them on every car I owned. Custom printed magnet? Surely a good example of the art is available somewhere.
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LeftistMuslimObama posted:Right you are. For some reason I thought the RX-7 lost its pop-ups at the same time as the MX-5, but the RX-7 didn't have to because they didn't distribute it in markets that banned pop-ups by the time that change was necessary. Popups are not banned. Its extremely difficult to make them pass current pedestrian impact safety regulations. Also they are no longer necessary to get around headlight height regulations, which means manufacturers can ditch them for something that is cheaper, simpler, and more reliable.
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I don't know where to start with this one...   I think my favorite part of this train wreck is the "side pipes". Or maybe it's just the confused look on the passenger's face.
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A Suzuki Swift Convertible? Those things were soft as butter as a hatch, I hate to think how floppy that thing is.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Custom printed magnet? Surely a good example of the art is available somewhere. You're a very brilliant man. I'm going to make this happen.
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You Am I posted:A Suzuki Swift Convertible? Those things were soft as butter as a hatch, I hate to think how floppy that thing is. Geo Metro convertible. They were very popular here among cheerleaders and sorority girls when they were new. They were very rapidly abandoned during the minivan-inspired safety panics in the mid-90s. I see maybe one a year and it's always in the same shade of hornet yellow. I assume Suzuki made convertible ones as well but I wouldn't be surprised if it was an NADM only thing. edit: Wow, the early Cultus with sealed beams is an attractive little guy. Looks like a Honda City.  edit 2: Canadians also got the Pontiac Firefly and Suzuki Forsa, which were also rebadged Metros, alongside the Chevy Sprint which everyone in NA got. Only the Firefly was available as a convertible. GM's Canada-exclusive cars are quite odd. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 23:00 on Jan 5, 2014 |
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kastein posted:Here's why What in the gently caress is going on there? Did they decide to lay the entire electrical/vacuum/HVAC systems on top of the engine for some reason?
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Rhyno posted:If I could get these graphics in a cheap, easily removable sticker I would put them on every car I owned. Smoke 'em.
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Seen at the same time on the same corner, at the same police station in Queens. Perhaps related? Cool SHO:  Wrecked NYPD car: (parked on street) 
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Hit an Apex posted:Wrecked NYPD car: (parked on street) Even CPR ain't gonna fix that poo poo. Yeah I got nuthin.
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Cakefool posted:It makes a hell of a difference in sound levels both inside and out as well. I'd imagine direct injection doesn't help here - I don't think anyone has come up with a DI system that doesn't end up sounding like a clattery old diesel after a few years of usage. My decade old Skyline sounds like poo poo idling even with the plastic covers in place.
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I thought that the 2007 Mazdaspeed3 was the first "consumer" car to have direct injection?
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Rhyno posted:You're a very brilliant man. I'm going to make this happen. Put them on EVERYTHING.
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Phone posted:I thought that the 2007 Mazdaspeed3 was the first "consumer" car to have direct injection? The same direct injection they're talking about in this wikipedia article? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_direct_injection
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Phone posted:I thought that the 2007 Mazdaspeed3 was the first "consumer" car to have direct injection?
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Phone posted:I thought that the 2007 Mazdaspeed3 was the first "consumer" car to have direct injection? If that's the case then it would have been the speed6, which was released as a 2006MY with the 2.3 DISI turbo
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Das Volk posted:What in the gently caress is going on there? Did they decide to lay the entire electrical/vacuum/HVAC systems on top of the engine for some reason? Believe it or not, all that stuff is actually there for easy access/diagnosis and it makes life a lot simpler. There are no vacuum tubes on modern cars (usually one or two at the MOST), all of that is just breather pipe and wiring loom, as well as the fuel piping for the DI and a couple of heater pipes. The amount of stuff really smacks you in the face but if you know what you're looking at, it's very simple and easy. Unlike most of the rest of the car. Phone posted:I thought that the 2007 Mazdaspeed3 was the first "consumer" car to have direct injection? Nah GDI has been around since forever. Mitsubishi paved the way with their atrocious unfixable system in the 90's, now everyone else is doing it not-so-bad. Lexus have a system with both direct and port injection. The port injection is used at full power, for cold starts and helps to wash carbon out of the ports. The DI is used exclusively when you're in a cruising situation where lean-run can be fully taken advantage of, as well as to more finely control combustion. It's reasonably complex but doesn't tend to gently caress out much. Also, the IS250 sounds much louder than a GS/LS with the same (but larger) engine. This is purely down to the fact that the IS has less sound-deadening around the DI pump. So yeah that stuff makes an enormous difference; modern port fuel injectors are loving noisy too. You would swear on a modern corolla that the lifters are super noisy, but it's all in the injectors.
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Even then no, VAG have been doing GDI pretty well since the early 00's. The later mitsu systems aren't as terrible, either. They get points for persistence, at least. It's really a sliding scale, not a sudden "now we have good gdi!" moment accompanied by a jack-in-the-box spring noise. WW2 fighter planes had mechanical GDI IIRC.
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My direct injection makes cricket and clicking noises that never cease to bother me Plus I always think man is that thing gonna explode? Fuel pump? Cant complain though, manages to get 260 factory hp out of a 2.0 liter econobox. Even in my short time in cars, when I first started out that was unheard of bullshit.  Ignoarints fucked around with this message at 15:39 on Jan 6, 2014 |
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dissss posted:I'd imagine direct injection doesn't help here - I don't think anyone has come up with a DI system that doesn't end up sounding like a clattery old diesel after a few years of usage. My decade old Skyline sounds like poo poo idling even with the plastic covers in place. What's wrong with clattering? I almost wish my TDI had a little more tractor to it. It's almost too drat quiet.
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Phone posted:Should have specified "non-poo poo direct injection". Not poo poo, but also not great either.
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veedubfreak posted:What's wrong with clattering? I almost wish my TDI had a little more tractor to it. It's almost too drat quiet. Come drive mine. It sounds like a midget Cummins.
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Cakefool posted:It makes a hell of a difference in sound levels both inside and out as well. Then the manufacturer should build form-fitting sound dampening material directly into the bonnet so it all lifts out of your way when you open it
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They do. Look under the bonnet of a luxury german car and you'll see it. It simply isn't enough to silence intake yowling and machinegun injectors, you have to have blobs that go everywhere.
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 Off of a friend's S2000 at a track day. He did a tour through california doing 12 track days in two months. He had spare rotors with him and finished his lap before pitting in to change it out.
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VelociBacon posted:
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Beach Bum posted:Goddamn I don't think he has any upgrades planned for his brakes and I'm not sure how many sets he went through but probably 3 or 4. The guy brakes essentially at the absolute last moment and is right on the limit of the tires locking up each time, like he's in a qualifying heat on every track day lap. He was my driving instructor at my first track day recently and is quite skilled, but I'd hate to pay for his maintenance items.
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That happens a lot to those cars for some reason. I've also seen an aftermarket brake kit self destruct on a s2k race car. I think maybe the rotors are specced too thin.
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