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New car I bought for the wife and kids, to replace her worse-than-awful PT Cruiser. '09 Honda Civic DX-VP (base model). You can see my Mazda B2200's rear end next to it. Click here for the full 1600x1200 image. '91 Civic Hatch base, 4-speed manual w/ 72 ground-pounding hp. "Mods" include Tokico Blue shocks and Tokico springs, Enkei wheels w/ Parada Spec-2 tires, and SLO-RICE license plate. Slow as dog poo poo, but gets 40mpg. Currently being sold to my live-in best friend.  Click here for the full 800x600 image. Imperador do Brasil fucked around with this message at 11:37 on Dec 14, 2008 |
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Crosspost from the CA "Post your cycle" thread. Thumbnailed for table-breakage.
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Soon to be loud colors and pipes...maybe.
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Mar 15, 2009 02:15
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09 Fit Sport, picked up on Monday with 8 miles, to replace the Civic. Bonus peeks of 91 Mazda B2200 in the background. Click here for the full 1024x768 image.  Click here for the full 1024x768 image.  Click here for the full 1024x768 image.  Click here for the full 1024x768 image.
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Dec 26, 2009 15:16
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Scottw330 posted:Are the seats as magical as they say they are? Yeah the whole car is pretty spectacular, considering what you pay for it. More neat stuff than I can shake a stick at, too.
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Dec 27, 2009 15:59
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 Picked it up yesterday. Lots of miles, but no rust or oil leaks. Iffy interior but silky-smooth engine, trans, and suspension. Needs new tires, but it was a great price. The 09 Fit Sport is also mine.
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May 12, 2010 01:23
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standardtoaster posted:How do you like the Fit? Is it a manual? It's actually the 5-speed auto with the flappy paddle gearbox, and it's great. An excellent car for the money.
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May 13, 2010 00:54
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You Am I posted:Tidy little beast. Saw a Gen 1 MR2 on the way to work the other day, can't believe how tiny they are, even compared to a "small" car like the new Ford Fiesta. I was driving my Fit to the hospital today and I passed an EG Civic hatch (92-95) on the highway. In my mind the Fit is a small car because everyone around here drives giant vehicles, but I felt like a towering giant next to that civic. Picking up a '96 full-size Bronco tomorrow, pictures forthcoming!
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As promised, pictures of the Bronco:  I picked it up today. It's a 96 with 162k miles, a 5.0, 4WD, etc. Picked it up for about a grand under Blue Book, and all it needs is the rear window sorted out. I had to put a new battery in it, but the PO put a new starter solenoid, a new trailing arm bushing, got it inspected, and threw in a new set of brake shoes for the rear just because. A/C blows ice cold, and both high range and low range on the 4WD work. Practically no rust on it, and the interior is as immaculate as you can expect from a 14 year old truck.
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Aug 4, 2010 01:02
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MikeyTsi posted:And should have a vanity plate that's some variation of "RUN OJ"? I was actually thinking of getting an OJ-Related plate, something like "NOT OJ" but I can't afford to repaint it white. Rhyno posted:I am so loving jealous. I'd trade my Cherokee for a Bronco in a heartbeat. Haha thanks. I'm not a big Ford fan as a rule (previous experience with my SHO) but I have always liked the full-sized Broncos. I got it for a good deal and I know it's been taken care of, so I jumped on it.
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kimbo305 posted:What was wrong with it? It was an automatic SHO. It left my wife sitting in a parking lot about every week, and this was just after my first son was born, so she would have to walk home from the grocery store (about 1/2 mile) with a baby and groceries in tow, or wait in the store till I got back from work, etc. Then the transmission (stupid Ford AXOD) started going out and would clunk every time you put it in gear. Also - while accelerating, no matter how gently, the shift to second gear resulted in screeches and tire smoke and violent shaking. We couldn't get the A/C or half the windows to work even after trying some replacement parts and attempting to diagnose underlying issues. Basically, it was the first "family" car we bought in anticipation of our first child, and pretty much everything was wrong with it.
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Aug 5, 2010 14:01
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dreesemonkey posted:Was that the V8 egg-like SHO? I heard they were transmission eating machines, and were then like $8k to replace when they did poo poo. Second generation SHO, 1995. It had the same god-awful transmission as the Ford Windstar.
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Aug 5, 2010 22:50
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Tindjin posted:Very nice. I had a 1994 Eddie Bauer edition with the 5.7 for a few years. Engine and body were fantastic but I got a poo poo E4OD tranny that was rebuilt and then replaced. The replaced one was fine. I don't think it helped that I had a super charger on it. You mean the 5.8 (351)? I don't think Ford made a 5.7. I'll keep the transfer case solenoid in the back of my head. For now, I think I need to get a new rear window motor, but at least the window is stuck up and not down. I hooked up a 12V source to the motor plug, but it only does about half a turn in either direction - enough to get the window down about 1/4 inch. I hear the tailgate window motor is the same as one of the door window motors. Confirm/deny?
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Oh and watch out for the solenoid/motor on the transfer case that changes the gears, it's a known weak part of that series of transfercases.
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Picked it up on Thursday. 2011 Shelby GT500 with the SVT Performance Pack, glass roof, technology pack, and Shelby car cover.   
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Picking it up on Tuesday:  1915 engine, bus transmission, front disc brakes, remote oil filter, winch, Tri-Mil exhaust, black wagon wheels with 31's out back, 4-speed manual, new radio/speakers, whole slew of new parts, and most important: NO RUST!
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Nov 18, 2010 14:43
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crutt posted:
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Nov 18, 2010 21:38
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Cross-post from the Mustang Megathread Got some new shots of my Shelby a couple of weeks ago. These were taken at night with a 15s exposure time, with my friend Tony (he also took the pictures) painting the car with light from his iPhone. I have these in gigantic if anyone wants them.     
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Here's the Flickr Album, going up to 1024x768. I actually have them in much larger but Flickr won't upload them at full res. Anyone know where I can put up 2816x2112 pictures? http://www.flickr.com/photos/57177661@N06/ Imperador do Brasil fucked around with this message at 12:13 on Dec 17, 2010 |
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PBCrunch posted:Posterous will let you upload at any resolution and will automatically format the post. All you have to is email the pics to post@posterous.com Waffleimages doesn't allow uploading files bigger than 1024kb, and these are about 2mb each. Picasa Album: http://picasaweb.google.com/111800561923327052935/Shelby
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Das Volk posted:A 160 MPH speedo on a 500+ HP car? Seriously? I find this especially surprising given those "I took my Mustang to Germany because America has speed limits" commercials. With the right gearing that thing should be able to crack 200 with enough road. It's not so much about the gearing because at 75mph it's only turning 1700RPM, but it's electronically limited to 155mph. Luckily, there are very cheap handheld tuners that will remove the limiter. Unluckily, there's nowhere to do 155+mph in the US other than a racetrack anyway...Still, I see your point. Imperador do Brasil fucked around with this message at 17:23 on Dec 19, 2010 |
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Dec 19, 2010 17:21
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Das Volk posted:That's not entirely true OK, just nowhere around me I guess... 
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Dec 20, 2010 15:59
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It's too dark to take pictures at the moment, so tomorrow will have to do, but I traded my Fit for an 08 Cobalt SS Turbocharged. Just gotta get some new keyless entry remotes made up tomorrow and it's all good in the hood.
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Dec 29, 2010 23:51
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Ziploc posted:Did you get the fancy performance screen? No, that was a feature starting in 09. I have a standard boost gauge instead. It does have the launch control and no-lift shift features though, if I ever find a time to use those.
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Dec 30, 2010 04:30
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OK, frosty pictures! http://www.flickr.com/photos/57177661@N06/sets/72157625706076462/
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davebo posted:What's with the license plate? Yeah, it was on my 91 Civic with 72hp, then the Fit, and now it's on the Cobalt, with a sprinkling of irony.
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Dec 31, 2010 03:10
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Just put some new wheels and tires on my 08 Cobalt SS: 
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Mar 27, 2011 21:19
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Maker Of Shoes posted:This looks awful without a drop. Yeah, tell me about it. I didn't notice the 4x4 stance until I put the new wheels on. For some reason, the stock wheels seemed to fill in the wheel wells more, despite being the same size, with the same size tires.
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jshoreflyer posted:My 2007 Slobalt SS, its awesome owned it since August 2007 its in great shape except there is road rash all over the hood and its driving me nuts Is that a naturally aspirated SS? Also, I think all back Cobalts have terrible paint. Mine is super thin and swirly.
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Shaocaholica posted:There's a guy on 9glancers who has a GTS and pays $868/month. Thats PER MONTH. Something about speeding tickets and street racing. Jesus...I pay less than that per year for my Shelby. At some point, it's just not worth it to drive any more...
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LO Technology posted:You're right. Racing tires and -asphalt doesn't rely entirely on friction. For road cars and road asphalt (entirely friction at my=09 at the best) my calculations still stand. http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/vi...KVR5&FORM=LKVR1 "Regular" asphalt, "regular" tires and "only" 300hp. Imperador do Brasil fucked around with this message at 22:03 on Apr 16, 2011 |
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Apr 16, 2011 22:01
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Took the top off the Bronco just in time for 90+ degrees tomorrow!
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Nodoze posted:Those actually look really good, who makes those ? They look like Kosei K1's
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Ouhei posted:Thanks guys, the wheels are Enkei RPF1's 17x9 +45 w/ 245/40/17 all around. I'm on coilovers (hence the height and camber). In those pics I'm at about -1.6 front and -3.7 rear. My alignment is now -2.5 front and -3 rear. Yeah, my bad. I totally thought of the wrong wheel. They look great though.
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I decided to take some non-blurry pictures of my Bronco with new wheels and tires this morning in the rain. 
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VolumeBroadcast posted:I own a 2011, its around 24mpg, much less if your in boost often. City averages around 16-20 depending again on the right foot. This is one of the reasons I decided not to get an STi, or even a Mazdaspeed3. I loved the performance, but I would have been using it as a daily driver to keep the miles on my Shelby low, and that's the same mileage the GT500 gets, so it wouldn't have made sense. I opted for a Cobalt SS, which was getting about 31mpg before the 3" turbo-back, intake and tune. Now it's at around 29mpg (mixed driving). STis are gorgeous though, especially in blue!
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Mordred posted:Ask, and ye shall recieve. What's this about superchargers?  
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meatpimp posted:Why are there two pressurized coolant reservoirs? Is one for an intercooler jammed between the supercharger and intake? You hit the nail on the head.
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So today the wife decided to trade her minivan in. She had been thinking about it for a while, and today she bought a car we test drove earlier in the week. She went from a VW Routan to this: 2009 G8 GT. 6.0 with the 6-speed auto. Headers, X-pipe and axle-back, ram air intake and a tune. Dyno tuned at 378whp and 380 torques. Even with all that, it's already getting better gas mileage than her giant pigbeast van.
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kimbo305 posted:The Focus's had them for so long I can't really call it a rip off. It was at a dealership. Priced ridiculousy low, and it's mint inside and out. It's kind of ridiculous for my wife to have a 400hp daily driver and I'm insanely jealous of it but she loves it.
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ssjonizuka posted:Says the man with a GT500.... Well, my GT500 isn't my daily driver. That duty falls to my 350hp Cobalt SS. Maybe this weekend I'll take a fleet picture.
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