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That gen Thunderbird with the SVO 4 pot turbo is fun, you can throw a bunch of modern parts at it and have a 300+ hp pinto engine.
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Jun 26, 2020 15:30
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Turbo Coupes (and the matching Cougar XR7) can be gangs of fun. that Pinto 2.3L was surprisingly tough.
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Jun 26, 2020 17:58
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I guess my dad was jealous ever since he got to drive my Challenger. His is a year newer ('16), auto, and has a sunroof. Torred is a much better color in person than in pictures. It's also the first auto Chanllenger I've driven and I really liked the ZF 8 speed. And yes he knows someone with a blue one so we can take some tacky as gently caress  pictures.
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Jul 8, 2020 22:41
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haha your dad's car looks like a full blown mid-life crisis compared to yours in that color.
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Jul 8, 2020 22:53
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MrOnBicycle posted:I like the look of them. How are they to drive compared to say, a Mustang of the same era? the mid 90s Thunderbird is a big heavy touring car, more room softer ride proper IRS vs. the Mustang of the time which was very much still a Muscle car running on a platform from the 70s.
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Jul 12, 2020 23:26
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I've always been partial to the Lincoln Mk 8 of that platform, but the Thunderbird isn't bad either. I like the competing eldorado too, but head bolts are supposedly a problem for that era northstar (I think, I could be offbase)
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Jul 13, 2020 00:06
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Head bolts are a problem for all Northstars. The fix is to tap the block and head for bigger studs and then that problem is solved. Issue is the work costs more than anything with a Northstar is worth. https://youtu.be/-nf0bp4dmZU Goes over it.
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Jul 13, 2020 00:45
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BigPaddy posted:Head bolts are a problem for all Northstars. The fix is to tap the block and head for bigger studs and then that problem is solved. Issue is the work costs more than anything with a Northstar is worth. Ah, my vague recollection of that video was right. Between that and the eldorado being fwd, the mk 8 makes more and more sense.
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Jul 13, 2020 01:15
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dema posted:I had an MGW shifter on my C5 Z06 and quite frankly, it was glorious. I never should have sold that car. Some beautiful blue and green Audis in the last few pages. Here is my boring silver one I un-front-plated and washed. I maintain it is the ultimate family car, though, if you have 2 kids or less and no dogs.  
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Jul 13, 2020 03:20
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I dun wrapped the car  
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Jul 15, 2020 01:27
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Scionix posted:I dun wrapped the car 
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Jul 15, 2020 01:28
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That looks great. Nice work.
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Jul 15, 2020 01:31
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I could use a garage again someday.
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Jul 15, 2020 02:14
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    Just took delivery of this truck that can not die.
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Jul 15, 2020 04:34
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Only 100k. That's barely broken in!!
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Jul 15, 2020 05:14
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I love seeing the dealer plate on the back of your imports. It's just so unexpected and awesome.
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Jul 15, 2020 11:24
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I love the color.
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Jul 15, 2020 11:48
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Why come two sticks?
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Jul 15, 2020 17:17
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Scionix posted:Why come two sticks? One is for the transfer case to switch from high to neutral to low.
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Jul 15, 2020 17:21
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Scionix posted:Why come two sticks? Because it's four wheel drive. You have your normal shifting action, then you get a whole other stick to deal with how you approach 4WD. You get H2, which is 2WD for most driving, H4 which is the same gearing but now you're driving the front wheels as well, N for neutral and then L4, which gears it down real low to turn more of your power into torque. You will be reving the balls off the engine but only going like 20 mph.
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Jul 15, 2020 17:40
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I wish there was L2 for crawling through traffic.
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Jul 15, 2020 17:45
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You mean 'over traffic'?
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Jul 15, 2020 18:28
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taqueso posted:You mean 'over traffic'? I would sometimes put my work truck into L4 because traffic crawled at a few mph and even idling I would have to keep my foot on the brakes. Low range was perfect
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Jul 16, 2020 01:22
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Charles posted:I wish there was L2 for crawling through traffic. It has manual hubs. Leave em unlocked and you get L2. There's also kits out there to split the high/low and 2wd/4wd, with some transfercases allowing you to select which axle gets the power. I don't know the loadout specific to this one, usual variants of this vintage have a metric ton of aftermarket for the transmission and xfer.
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Jul 16, 2020 01:28
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Last few cars on this page are sweeeet! Love the color of that Taco and willroc, nice A6L!! Silver is super nice. And of course the Porsche and Merc go without saying! 
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Jul 17, 2020 01:06
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TenaciousTomato posted:Last few cars on this page are sweeeet! Love the color of that Taco and willroc, nice A6L!! Silver is super nice. And of course the Porsche and Merc go without saying! You're going to give Kaker an aneurysm.
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Jul 17, 2020 01:51
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TenaciousTomato posted:Last few cars on this page are sweeeet! Love the color of that Taco and willroc, nice A6L!! Silver is super nice. And of course the Porsche and Merc go without saying! Am I being trolled too? Lol. You know what, it does look like a 6 in that lighting. Rest assured though, it is no peasant 6 series car. The rear seating room for rear facing car seats is offered only by the stately A8Longboi. My wife and kids are going to be forever spoiled by this thing. She went from a 2006 Saab 9-3 to this. Not a bad car though, tbh, with a 5 speed it’s quite enjoyable.
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Jul 17, 2020 01:55
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willroc7 posted:Am I being trolled too? Lol. You know what, it does look like a 6 in that lighting  I thought it was a 6 as well. Really nice though!
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Jul 17, 2020 02:03
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got off on a technicality posted:
Same lol. A8s are sweet though I rarely see them around
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Jul 18, 2020 01:24
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willroc7 posted:Am I being trolled too? Lol. You know what, it does look like a 6 in that lighting. Rest assured though, it is no peasant 6 series car. The rear seating room for rear facing car seats is offered only by the stately A8Longboi. My wife and kids are going to be forever spoiled by this thing. She went from a 2006 Saab 9-3 to this. Not a bad car though, tbh, with a 5 speed it’s quite enjoyable. I guess I am all types of loving up, lol. Sorry, Toyota Hilux (direct from Japan?), and is there even such thing as an A6L? My bad haha, it was the reflection of the badge that threw me off. edit: I guess so. 2019 model in that was only available in China. TenaciousTomato fucked around with this message at 02:04 on Jul 18, 2020 |
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Jul 18, 2020 01:55
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TenaciousTomato posted:I guess I am all types of loving up, lol. Sorry, Toyota Hilux (direct from Japan?), and is there even such thing as an A6L? My bad haha, it was the reflection of the badge that threw me off. Wow, wild. Learn something every day. I would've cross shopped that had it existed in the US. I was really just after the extra legroom for rear facing car seats. I got it super cheap on craigslist with 99K on it and the first 15K I've put on it have been great. Incredible car.
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Jul 18, 2020 02:55
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willroc7 posted:Wow, wild. Learn something every day. I would've cross shopped that had it existed in the US. I was really just after the extra legroom for rear facing car seats. I got it super cheap on craigslist with 99K on it and the first 15K I've put on it have been great. Incredible car. That's so awesome. Glad you like it. That things gotta be so comfortable. If you ever want to upgrade.. after some more Googling, it gets even better: the Audi A8 L Security. Wikipedia posted:A8 L Security (2014–) That's just bananas. May as well get the W12 cylinder if you're gonna go full on Yakuza mode.
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Jul 18, 2020 03:33
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Does anyone in AI own a Genesis Coupe? Asking here since this is where we post our RIDEZ.
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Jul 18, 2020 09:45
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willroc7 posted:I'm considering going from a V8 B7 S4 to a 996, what's the transition been like for you? I miss my b7 pretty badly so I've been shopping for RS4's but the prices are just too high for me. Nice car man. I just bought a limo as well and now I know my missus and I can never go back. I got a LS600hl and it redefines the word 'refinement' for me
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Jul 18, 2020 10:18
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Rhyno posted:Does anyone in AI own a Genesis Coupe? Asking here since this is where we post our RIDEZ. Slightly less than helpful but I used to own one. I had a 2013 R-Spec 2.0T that I bought new and only kept for about a year.
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Jul 18, 2020 11:02
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Slightly less than helpful but I used to own one. I had a 2013 R-Spec 2.0T that I bought new and only kept for about a year. What prompted you to sell it? I'm cross shopping and I've been intrigued by the Genesis since they first released and the 3.8 looks to be a decent car but I'm looking for more personal owner experiences.
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Jul 18, 2020 11:23
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Based on what Bisimoto had done with them, I would say you could do a hell of a lot worse. The 3.8 has 6 bolt mains and can make 1000hp if you know what you're doing.
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Jul 18, 2020 18:21
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Well i don't have any idea what I am doing so... Buy yeah, I had made up my mind on a Mustang but I'm not sure I can drop 30k on a car and not hate myself right now.
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Jul 18, 2020 18:34
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Rhyno posted:What prompted you to sell it? Wasn’t all that exciting to be honest. Sounded great on paper and the test drive was good but it lost its wow factor extremely quickly. I had a full exhaust and intake and tune on it and it was quick-ish and sounded nice but overall meh. I can’t quite put my finger one one thing. It was well built and comfortable as well, but I had more fun in other things.
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