Ohayou~

Finally back on my original IP after almost a year proxying because of some dumb cunt banning the whole range. Feels good.

>>12957 Was it a global ban? I don't remember seeing any range bans in the ban list. Now though the ban list is blank, even though I just made a new ban yesterday…

>>12955 I've ordered parts for my Camaro and they're on the way. Should take me a few months to get everything done but I'll post pics when things start rolling.

>>12962 Mod tools still aren't 100%, reports seems to back up but the mod ban list is down and the public ban list is 404. Bans do work though, I test banned myself on another board and it all worked as intended.

Hi there! I'm WittgenVD90Rstein the Ingot. You may call me Rstein. And yes, that's the Ruiner 2000 KITT's scanner on my grille.

>>12968 And in all seriousness, I really need to quit RPing like i'm a a sentient car. Gotta say that it's intresting, though.

Spent the past few days making trips to and from the pick-a-part to save my poor old Honda. Needs to get some frame damage banged out but I'll probably post a build thread once things get moving.

SAIDU BY SAIDU AH SUGOI CRASHHHU!~

>>12962 Yeah, it was global. Should've clarified earlier on.

>>12967 Alright.

>>12966 Today things got serious. With supplies on the way, I'm spending all of my damn free time on this thing. New paint job here I come.

>tfw clutch plates finally got here will baiku be ready before broken foot heals enough to ride? stay tuned…

igrt

>>12992 What bike? not that I would be able to comment much on it, I'm not a bikefag

Why the whole board is blacked?

>>12994 sv650 pic related will probably take it for a wee scoot today and see if the new clutch plates fixed it

I work my ass off but have no money for car parts.

>>13006 what do you drive anon?

How come AWD is not more common in sports car racing? (GT1/2/3)

>>12998 I changed the theme to a version of Tomorrow because it's easier on the eyes. >>13004 Neat. I think Why is it so dirty? >>13010 RWD is the historically "pure" option. It requires more skill to control than FWD or AWD. There is less weight with RWD vs AWD. Potentially cheaper/easier to run as well, since many of the production versions of GT cars are RWD.

I just got an answer from my eurofag state's vehicular communism bureau (a.k.a. national society of technical control) about an exhaust modification I plan on my TDi Polo. Legal modifications mean lots of bureaucratic hurdles here, and a car cannot produce more than 82dB when at moderate revs while stationary, which I'm pretty sure that car is already over from removing the insulation foam from the bonnet, alone. I'm thinking about installing some sneaky cunt flap exhaust. >tfw living in car hating Europe

>>13018 that sucks anon, do you have to go through those faggots each time you want to do something to your car? worst that would happen here in the states is a noise violation/fix it ticket from a cop.

>>13019 +no government approval of any kind required, unless you live in California or some cities where you have to get your car smogged (basically means no straight pipes).

Postan. Also, why is the board dark now?

>>13022 Shid, that's what I get for not reading the thread. >>13014

>>13019 Yeah, pretty much. They're the same gov entity that likes to revoke your car's road permission for """""""""rust""""""""". I had to get rid of my old Seat Cordoba because of them. >year one >your brake lines don't look so good, comrade >get them replaced, comrade So I got them replaced >next year >Comrade, comrade, comrade. Your brake lines have fissures >mfw the retards thought those steel flexy brake lines were cracked all the way Had I been older and more experienced I'd have raised a stank over it.

>>13025 That sucks. It never occurred to me how much stricter most countries' automotive-related laws were compared to the US.

im seeing a 1995 volvo 850 with 26k original miles for $2500. i feel like im getting honeypotted

>>13048 >honeypotted I don't think that means what you think it means. Have you seen images of the car?

>>12955 Anyone here blogfagging? I made a faceberg profile to appear like a real human bean in case an employer wants to check out my social memia accounts and I want to upload some spirited driving clips to show everyone how much of a real human bean I am, and I don't really know how to mount my action cam. Do I need a suction cup to cram it to the window? My former attempts at gluing the thing to my dashboard were unsuccessful because of premature adhesive failure due to vibration induced peel force peaks resulting in loud rattling noises on video making the footage unusable.

>>13055 Employers prefer their employees without any social media accounts

Tried to go for a nice relaxing drive today. Nobody in front of me would go any speed other than 40 MPH, regardless of which road I chose or what the speed limit actually was. I don't know if these faggots were using their cruise control or what, but at one point I actually let off the gas a bit to make sure that my speedometer wasn't stuck. It wasn't. At least right now, I'm seriously considering doing all of my future pleasure driving at night, because this is becoming a very consistent problem where I live. Anyway, pics related are of my truck, a 1969 El Camino. It's a little dusty and dirty as pictured, but that's because I'm still working on it. The rest of the dash parts are in the mail, and in a week or two I'll finally put it back how it's supposed to be.

>>13048 Watch out for block porosity, and at 26k you really should get a new cambelt on there no matter how sure the owner is that it's been replaced. But really, look for signs of coolant dripping down the side of the block. Volvo had some seriously bad aluminum castings in the 90s. Also if you get it, never take short trips or a valve will stick.

>>13055 imo people who post videos like that on social media are attention whores. >hurr look at me i can drive 15mph over the posted speed limit on public roads Also probably not a great idea to state to a potential employer that you enjoy breaking the law (not that I like speed limits).

>>13066 You're probably right.

>>13061 >I'm seriously considering doing all of my future pleasure driving at night This can be nice, but kinda dangerous on unlit back roads. I really like driving through downtown areas at night (as long as it's not the bad part of town, filled with degenerates and criminals at night) when there are at most one or two other cars on the road. There is something uniquely relaxing about being alone in a place that is normally bustling with people. Nice truck.

>>13069 Thank you. I love late night driving when I get the chance, but my biggest issue with doing so in this particular truck is that I don't live alone, and my exhaust is a little bit louder than I prefer. I don't want to wake the whole house up at midnight because I need 20-30 seconds of high idle in the garage before I can back out. I've been thinking about putting resonators on when I get the rusty floor repaired. Maybe a glasspack in front of each of the mufflers would be enough to cut the noise down without totally silencing the engine. Would you guys be interested in a build thread for the El Camino or should I just post the highlights here? If I make a thread, it will cover in approximate order almost the whole dash including an interior paint job, radio and speaker modifications, seat upholstery, floor repair, AC repair, a little bit of wiring replacement, and schedule and budget permitting, some suspension work, rear differential upgrades, body work and paint plus some little things I'm probably not remembering at the moment. I have a lot of time on my hands right now, so it would all go pretty fast once I actually get started. I think I can do what I need to do in two months or less.

>>13009 A 2011 Jeep JKU. I ordered my ORV tags just now though, so now I'll be able to take my stock mall crawler on the trails. >>13070 I think a thread devoted to that would be nice. I'm sure you'll have lots of content and you could post as many pictures as you wanted in its own thread.

>>13070 >noise concern You could park outside the day before a drive to at least partially reduce the noise. >build thread I would either make a new thread or post in >>12447 or >>10365 , up to you.

A while back I posted a link to a shitty video of my exhuast sound. I was bored and working on my car anyway so today I recorded a new one. I would have revved more but there were people around this is also the first webm I've ever made

I always wanted a Mazda RX-8 when I was younger. I just liked the way it looked and I would sometimes check if racing game had that car before getting it. I started reading more about it a year ago and got really turned off by some of its problems such as engine failure, power steering, and other annoying stuff. But today I decided I'm just going to go ahead and look for one to get because I know I'll regret never trying to get one.

>>13082 That sounds nice, what car?

>>13092 Saab 900 turbo (NG)

>>13091 >I know I'll regret never trying to get one. I did the same with an FB RX7, it's not my daily so the problems aren't an issue for me. check fucking everything about the engine before you buy it, look up compression testing for rotaries as the procedure is a bit odd, check the coolant overflow for sludge/bubbles from a busted coolant seal I fucked myself over with this one, got bubbles. need to do a rebuild this year, oil level and smell(gassy), oil leaks, cold start exhaust smoke, service/oil history, do a full cold start and warm up let it idle for a bit and watch the temp, etc. ask the owner how he drove it in cold weather as they don't like being pushed hard when cold, ask him about the amount of oil it uses per oil change. I know I'm missing some things but that's a good start, you'll have to lookup Renesis specific issues. if you don't trust the OMP just run some good 2 stroke oil in the gas (I do 50:1 some people do as little as 100:1) till you can remove it and use some seafoam or equivalent to remove some carbon buildup on the rotors. good luck on your hunt

>>13091 I really want to daily a MX5 NA, but I worry how long it can stick around if Im putting 120 miles 5 days a week and fuck knows how many I'd add on on the weekends.I'll fines ones in the 5 state area im looking and find ones for 5-6k that are in REALLY good shape and then I feel bad. I feel bad that I'd take something that lived for almost 30 in the North East in a garage with minimal rust and never brought out in the snow, to then make it my daily car that would be kept outside all year long and driven 5-7 days a week. I also started looking at NBs too. I might be overthinking it. My current car is 22 and it's lived outside all its life. It's running into the problems of being a GM car from the 90s

>>13109 I'm no Miata expert, but rust is the only major NA issue I've heard of. The engines are pretty reliable and easy to fix. I don't know how rust-prone the NBs are but it seems like they would be less so. I do understand your reservations about storing it outside, but cars are meant to be driven. All cars driven in the winter in the northeast will deteriorate quicker due to the salt. I am somewhat skeptical of dailying RWD in the snow - good snow tires would be a necessity unless the roads around you are plowed really well (I live in the northwest and no one was prepared for the bad winter we had this year, hardly anyone has plows here).

>>13110 They plow them very well all the time here. We don't get hit as hard with the snow as the rest of the north does. We has maybe 2-3 snow storms this winter. The salt damage here is mostly found under the car. A few years ago I put a new starter in my car and looking at it now I see rust forming. The body has no rust ( or very minimal) and the wheels have no rust. Its sat outside its whole life. The thing I'm going on about is that I'd be DDing the car. My buddy has a Grand National that he only takes out from spring till the end of fall. He also has a garage for it. I don't. Yes cars should be driven, but winter is a mother fucker to cars and I rather not ruin something so nice. On the subject I keep finding people selling turbo and supercharged ones and I feel a bit uneasy with that. I worry what bullshit problems I might run into from other peoples work. I'd rather get one ones thats still NA and do that myself if I really feel like I need to. At that point I might just want a faster car if speed is what i care about.

Parts are here. Now I just need to make a place to install them… >>13111 Maybe get one that's already rusty so you aren't really ruining it any more than it already has been?

>>13115 I'll look for one that's not flawless, Maybe save up for a paint job. I have time before that, so I'll worry about it more later.

>>13101 I like it!

>>12955 Finally got everything to throw my twin disc and tranny into my drift car. Weather sucks, though, and my body is killing me I need to stop drinking.

>replace leaking heater hose on a 1991 F-150 >loosen radiator cap so that coolant will more easily drain out of the hose into the radiator >loosen clamps and remove hose >cut new hose to size, clamp it in >close hood >drive the truck 10 miles >temp gauge looks good the whole time >park and pop the hood to check for leaks >new hose is totally dry >half the engine bay is wet >sssssssssssssssssssssssss noise >realize i forgot to tighten the radiator cap >wipe up most of the mess, tighten cap >turn engine and AC on >wait for pressure in upper radiator hose >nothing leaks At least I didn't lose the cap.

I was driving home after dark on Friday night. On a backroad, less than a quarter mile away from where I left, I rounded a curve. There was a Corolla parked on the outside of the curve with their lights on facing the road ahead of me. Someone else came around the curve, drifted out of his lane, and hit me almost head on. The driver said he was blinded by the Corolla's lights, so couldn't see where he was going. He said he jumped out of his car when he hit me (???) and his throttle must have been stuck because his car pushed mine back 30 feet or more and off the road (conveniently right into what little shoulder there was), and then it drifted to the right, scraped my driver side, and went into the ditch behind me. Both cars were totaled. RIP

>>13142 that sucks, anyone hurt?

>>13144 Not physically. Needless to say I'm pretty disappointed, especially since due to changing financial conditions I don't think it's a good idea to get another 900 (not that there are really any decent ones around anyway). I've been looking at japs, and it's hard to find anything with comparable cargo space that isn't a mini van or a pickup. I'm seriously considering a Protege5 at the moment but I don't know if I'll like the 2000s feel. I tried looking at 90s Accords but there aren't many in manual. Integras and Civics are on the list too but I think they will be too small. I'd love to try a Miata but I know that is way too small so I won't even bother. Does anyone know any other 90s japs with good cargo space? Relatively comfortable seating for four would be preferable as well (another reason I'm skeptical of an Integra).

>>13148 The other guy was apparently pretty fucked though. He said his parents kicked him out of the house in January and he just lost his job, and then his car got totaled so he's out of a car too. He's only 19. He had a nose ring, and a big sub box in his trunk, and a couple of allegedly under age girls in his car who weren't supposed to be out at that hour, so he's probably a punk-ass cunt, but I can't help feeling bad for him.

I'm in Tajikistan. Going to buy a motorbike.

>>13142 Pressing F and paying respect

>>13150 Going on a trek over there? What bike are you hoping to find?

>>13154 What the guy recommended to me in the buying thread. I'm thinking the Izhvek Jupiter.

>>13155 Oh right, I remember seeing that now. Take pictures when you get it and let us know how the buying process went!

How do you make a car this expensive, this ugly?

>>13158 Oh, simple. >give it massive headlight space and use only 5% of it with tiny little stip of lights >making the thing looks like it has dead eyes >Add too masive roof supports >Make the fuel cap on wrong side for no reason >Leave the design of the butt (most imporant part on a car that is meant to be fast) to someone who dailies a new Civic >Have 4 braking lights? And which ones indicate cornering? I can tell engineers worked hard on this one in aerotunels and Paint, what a shame they forgot a style designer.

What do you do when someone compliments your car? I was pulling out of a parking lot the other day, window was down, and some bloke called out "nice car mate". All I could manage in reply was "t-thanks mate". It was the first time anyone has said something nice about my car.

>>13161 >1: nice car mate >2: thanks mate, what do you drive? >1: 'XX make model >2: nice mate >1: yeah mate, have a good one >2: have a good one mate or if you are in a bad part of town >1: nice car mate >2: thanks mate >2: drive away quickly

Checked out one of these today. It was the only one I've found in my area that's in good condition. Aside from some weirdness with a swapped engine it was pretty much perfect. It was comically slow, especially compared to my 900, though entertaining in the 15 minutes I drove it. Fingers crossed that it works out, it's the only thing I've found that comes close to fulfilling my needs…

>>13142 RIP saab

>>13161 >>13162 How did we end up with the same ID?

>>13170 ?

>>13171 refresh the page. whatever got updated yesterday fucked with ID's on old threads

>>13171 I see it too

>>13172 >>13173 Refreshed. weird

>>13171 >>13172 >>13173 >>13174 Thanks Ron. Sorry for going off topic. I was so blown away with getting a compliment I was spilling spaghetti everywhere. I think it would've been easier if I wasn't already driving away and only had a few seconds to respond.

All the posts from last couple days are gone… All I see on /sudo/ is some stuff about switching databases or some such. Anyways, update on the new car: I had it inspected professionally and it checks out aside from some small necessary repairs and some weirdness with the emission system, which in the case that it develops a problem before the car is registered the dealer has to fix it. Gonna move forward on it and if I'm lucky drive it home tomorrow.

>>13177 now the posts are back…

Just finished watching Initial D the new 86 from Toyota looks neat

>>13180 The best looking Toyota in the last 10 years and it's a Subaru

>>13181 t-take it b-back

>>13181 The Toyota and Subaru divisions that worked together to make the 86/BRZ should just split and make their own company together. It's not like Toyota or Subaru are making anything good these days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TFdATLqETU >>13180 It has the worst marketing though

>>13185 >no super eurobeat One fucking job.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=romf-G6CZ7g Update on the car shopping: the dealer with the Protege5 I liked turned out to be the stereotypical used car dealer and tried to bullshit me on various things including the KBB value of the car, some of the problems found in the inspection, and standard equipment he claimed were options. So I won't be going with that one. I'm leaning back toward another Saab as an option as well as a mini truck. The P5 is still on the table. >>13180 I said this in the 86 thread but I'll say it again. They seem confused about what they want it to be. Earlier on, they advertised it at auto shows alongside the 2000GT, which it is related to by it's boxer engine. But they named it after the AE86, and have only lately advertised it alongside that. It's just a Subaru either way, which doesn't even work because it's not AWD. >>13185 >that wimpy-ass drifting Chris Harris did better.

>>13189 I think it was more meant to be a celebration of Toyota's history (and conveniently forgetting about the Supra and Celica). But it winds up with an Identity crisis because of that (being spread over three brands, one of which is entirely separate from the other two didn't help either). It's double dumb to compare it with the AE86 which was mainly a Corolla that happened to be RWD and light. Toyota probably could have taken the Corolla chassis, rework it to be RWD and strip the thing down, kept everything in house and came out with something that would have sold just as well. Maybe even better if they could keep the price down to the 20,000 the GT86 was supposed to be. And the 2000GT was supposed to be a "Fack you rook what we can do" exclusive GT car, not some Sports car of the people.

>>13191 >It's double dumb to compare it with the AE86 which was mainly a Corolla that happened to be RWD and light. IIRC the standard Corolla was RWD until shortly after that car, and it happened to be light like all other cars from that time. The principal difference between it and the regular Corolla was the engine. Your point still stands though, the AE86 was a lot closer to the regular Corolla than the GT86 is to any other car in the Toyota fleet. >Toyota probably could have taken the Corolla chassis, rework it to be RWD and strip the thing down I don't know if they would have done that, considering what they did with the Celica in the late 80s. I agree about the price.

Does anyone put slaps/stickers on their car? If so, what types? I'm a tragic weeb so I like putting cute anime girls on mine.

>>13197 No, stickers are 99.9% stupid and hide scrapes and pieces of rust. They also often fuck up paint when removing them. Just use paint instead.

>>13197 What stickers are on your car? share them with the class

>>13198 I only put them on my windscreen, never on the paint itself. >>13200

>>13201 But what happens if yo turn on window heating? Also they are too colourfull for your black/white thing you had going on.

>>13202 >window heating >too colourful 'straya, don't really need it plus as far as I know they're off the elements and it's never caused an issue for europeans or americans. I like the pop/contrast they provide and they go well with my bight yellow calipers.

>>12955 you put your left foot in you take your right foot out you put hand on shifter and you shake it all about

>>13202 The heating element is on the inside of the window, and only gets hot enough to evaporate condensation. On most cars I've been in it's not even hot enough to do that. Regardless, it doesn't affect the outside of the window at all. The only thing you would have to worry about would be something on the inside of the window.

>>13215 Wrong. On my cheap ass old Renault I can unfreeze my rear window just with the heaters in less than 2 minutes, so it does heat quite good.

http://www.motorsport-sales.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=312&products_id=4412 >tfw when there's some really sexy WRC-like bodykits for your car but not for the 4-doorer, which I have >tfw using that bodykit would be the ricest rice because I don't have the knowledge or the tools to broaden my suspension and because my 1.4 TDi only goes to 130hp if I get the ECU flashed All I want to do is LARP as a rally driver.

>>13215 Wrong. If your car can not unfrezze the back windows in a minute by itself while driving, it has terrible window heating.

>>13216 >wrong I didn't say >rear window defrosters never work I said >rear window defrosters rarely work in my experience Obviously in some cars they work better than in others. faggot >>13220 And a mechanic that can't fix cars is a terrible mechanic. What's your point? Not all cars even have rear window defrost.

>>13222 Then how far south do you have to live to never have to unfreeze windows? Have you tried driving with them frozen? You wouldn't see a dumptruck coming from back.

I don't even know what this board is about, but I saw this thread on the front page and I'm easily impressionable by an OP like this one. Have a UID

>>13229 In Oregon it's only cold enough to freeze for 1-2 months of the year. Most of the time it's just condensation on the windows. That could change if this last winter marks a new trend. In my Saab, it took 20+ minutes to completely defrost the rear window, if it ever did. It defrosted lines around the heating elements big enough to let me see that there was something behind. I don't know if they were malfunctioning or what. My mom's minivan works better than that, (I think anyway, the rear window in that rarely even gets fogged) but I don't think my dad's Mustang works very well. My grandmother has a Focus that might work okay. >>13230 It's about cars.

>>13231 >tfw a 1k€ euro shitbox has a better rear window defrost than regular us cars

i have a '86 volvo 240 that's not sparking the fuel. anyway to clean/fix a bad distributor or do i have to get a new one? thats my autism medication money.

>>13236 Did you check the sparkplugs first? Is it actualy injecting fuel? is your carb not gooed up?

I wish I owned a car

>>13240 If you can't afford a car you can always tape two bicycles to a lawnmower engine

I upgraded my electric 50cc class scooter, it gets 0-100 in about 8 seconds now.

I really want a AWD sedan, because I feel RWD isnt not just as good but there are so little options in my price range (sub 10k) there is the Mazdaspeed 6 but its too rare to find and imo are over priced. I want something that is somewhat modern but something I can work on my self relatively easy. I dont mind a hatch back or sedan but the only other ones are surbaru's and man are they owned by shit people and have a shit fan base. What do I do? Should I expand my options and get rid of the AWD requirement?

>>13265 do it and report back >>13267 kmh or mph? I'm guessing kmh. >>13268 Your US options are basically Mazdaspeed6, evo, and Subaru. The 325ix is aa rare, AWD E30, which wouldn't be super easy to work on but definitely credible. I don't think Volvo could into AWD until the mid 2000s or so, which means too many computers. That's really it afaik. RWD sedans might actually be rarer. There are the obvious Germans, and most cars MY ~1986 and earlier. E30s are relatively common on craigslist in Oregon, I don't know about the rest of the US. If outside North America I can't help you.

>>13270 I actually found a coupe of Mazdaspeed 6's on Craigslist, all good prices. So I just have to with until the end of the summer until I can buy one. Anything to look out for?

>>13270 I can't afford two bicycles and a lawnmower engine, I spent all my money on my car.

>>13268 Old Audi with Quattro. If there was a 100 Quattro 2.6 turbo version with diff lock in Yurop, there has to be something equal to the states. They usualy go for 1500-3000 euros for models older than 1992, anything newer is not worth buying.

>>13276 I don't know, look it up. >>13277 boo >>13281 Old Audi's were not very popular here afaik. At least in the PNW they are very rare. There are more Saabs on craigslist than old Audis.

Indeed, 100km/h. 100mph in 8 seconds would be insane on a scooter and impossible without major changes on the frame.

I am bored beyond hell, what do?

>>13305 Go for a drive, maybe wash your car if it needs it.

Have a stock 89 jeep wrangler, I love getting waves back from other jeep's because its so much fun! But its always the newer jeep vehicles that never wave back or women. What the hell? What other things do small car cultures do that others wont get? Also what should I get for my jeep? Its fairly standard and not lifted, all it has is some really mud tires and that makes it a pain/impossible to drive on a highway, what other cars can you fairly customize without looking so bad? I know jeep customization is really fun, expensive but fun and for the most part it will fit in, I want to have mines look like pic related

>>13306 It needs full body repairs, not washing. And i got nowhere interesting to go to. Last 2 days i drove 200 something kilometers visiting museums n shit.

>>13310 repair it yourself, if you have any tools. repairing cars is very fun

>>13311 I did plenty of repairs already, i need more tools. And relacement parts. 30% of my front right wing is not even metal, it's foam. And i need a welding machine for rear supension, it is so rotten i can see light through it. Sometime next month i am taking apart the panel to fix wind whistling in vent system, and to replace old styrofoams. I will wash it though, i found a vacuum for insides too.

>>13312 >front right wing is basically foam >rotten suspension damn..what truck you got?

>>13313 The crashed Audi 80 from wreck thread, of course. Had to replace passenger doors, key was a bust.

>>13314 hmm..It's a wack, anon. Good luck with that shit.

>>13319 Next year it turns 30 years old. In another 10 it will be a classic. I gotta figure out exact birth month from some serial numbers, that thing is getting a cake. And by cake i mean diesel gearbox. And a possible V6 swap.

family member said they had some tires for me. they brought me this.

>>13349 They are old, not worn. Still usable in summer or for track days. B U S H R A L L Y Though double-check if you have a spare, who knows.

>>13351 the thought of rolling my daily around on 12 year old tires, even if it's just the rears, scares the shit out of me.

>>13321 …why diesel? excuse my newfaggotry

>>13321 >v6 I'd put in an Toyota 2JZ-GE I6 with twin turbos (unless you plan on touge, then you'd better use superchargers.

>>13014 FWD is shit to race in unless you're either looking to do nothing but drive in a straight line (muh drag racing), or to crash and die from understeer. Personally RWD is my favorite, but I would use AWD for racing such as grip (I have a skyline gtr34 specifically for this) >>13018 This is why you need a car to be faster than police cars (unless you plan on just track racing, in which case, should still be faster than police cars), you could get a sleeper exhaust though, but turbochargers would be pointless because you need a wider exhaust rather than a straw, superchargers would be your only option.

have some shit

>>13276 change the fuel pump, if you lug the engine it starves.

>>13360 thanks!?

>>13091 Don't get an RX-8. If you want the bittersweet blessing of a rotary engine, find an FD3S RX-7, it was way more reliable. Just a heads up if you decide to get one, you are going to have to completely change your driving habits. It's not going to be a daily car unless you have a lot of time on your hands. You are going to need to allow a minute after you start it of it sitting rather than just allow 10-30 seconds of usual time it takes for stroke engines, and you cannot just turn it off after you turn it on, you'll need to wait at least four minutes before you turn it off. Failing to do either of both can flood your engine, which will fucking delete everything. Be prepared to do a lot of maintenance, because these cars are made as racers factory spec, like I said, these aren't dailys. I'd forget about getting the power steering, and if you don't have a choice, then get the power steering removed. Power steering is a joke anyways, it barely helps you turn your tires, and the difference is barely noticeable (at least to me). Power steering is for wimps anyways. Also Plz don't rice it >>13265 >basically described the 1894 benz velo

I'm gonna need sauce on the music in this webm, please

>>13359 You can usually setup the suspension to eliminate FWD understeer. RWD is better because it doesn't understeer as much by design and accelerates better out of corners, but again is harder to control because too much throttle causes oversteer. AWD does provide better handling if tuned correctly but adds quite a bit more weight, which is why it is not used much outside rally. >>13365 I'm certain that it's a slowed down 80s pop or eurobeat song. It sounds kinda familiar but I suck at remembering song titles.

Just visiting.

>>13404 degenerate

I'm watching roadkill while I browse craigslist and wonder if I should cut my losses and have my friend take a shot at welding the giant frame crack in the cavalier

>>13431 said the guy who likes BMWs

>>13440 Worst that could happen is it doesn't work and you have to scrap it anyway. I'd say it's worth a shot.

>>13441 What's wrong with E30s?

I'm thinking of buying a 99 Toyota Sienna and ricing it for shits and grins. Any suggestions?

>>13449 >slam it on cut springs >cut up the bumper and install a fake intercooler >hoonigan stickers >tinted windows >smoked lights >cut up fenders and install wheels and tires entirely too big for the car >graffiti "niggerfaggot" on the side Careful though, shit like this can get you killed.

niggers, arabs and women can't drive

>>13454 I like it.

>>13468 >Skid demon That faggot constantly tempts me to do handbrake turns. Will I ever grow out of that? The feeling of smugness after a grade A handbrake turn is almost too much to bear.

>>13470 >street drifting unless you do vid related, you are part of the problem

>>13472 Who's talking about drifting? I'm talking about a 180° low speed handbrake turn on a very broad, wet or snowy road with no obstacles and no traffic in a FWD hatchback.

>>13477 Okay, dicking around in empty parking lots after a snow storm is acceptable as long as you aren't like the idiots that do it for way too long or in a not empty parking lot, and get the cops called on them.

>>13486 Underage?

for the love of god, i need sauce of this >>13365

I have nothing of interest to post. Knock knock >who's there? >Alla Alla who? ALLAHUAKBAR!

>Post ITT every time you visit /o/ Well damn, I just wanted to lurk a bit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crvZCMubjWA >>13492 It's been bugging me too and I've been looking, but all I've found is the youtube source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEwXIUULKOM

>>13527 No lurking allowed. Gotta go fast at all times.

I just spent about five weeks trying to find out why my tachometer didn't work. If it was plugged in to the distributor, the engine wouldn't start, and the needle wouldn't move. If unplugged, the engine started, but obviously the tach didn't work. Tried everything I could think of. I replaced the coil and HEI module, traced circuit boards and ignition parts with a multimeter, read and reread datasheets, tried a tach filter, ran another wire to bypass the car's wiring harness, tried a different tachometer, and probably more. It was one of the most frustrating experiences of my life. I was about to borrow an oscilloscope to try to determine if I needed to build an adapter circuit when I noticed that the +12V and signal wires were crossed this whole time. I uncross the two wires and it works perfectly. I want to die.

>>13541 I guess you should check the wiring first next time. My windshield washers aren't working. I would check the pump right now but I have to lift the car and pull back the fender liner to get to it and my garage is still full of other people's crap, and my driveway is a hill.

>>13543 In the future, I'll definitely triple check the wiring before I touch anything else. To add insult to injury, I knew about the wiring problem when I started working on it. I thought I had fixed it before I tried to connect everything, but apparently I just put it back the exact same wrong way it was to begin with. It's a huge pain, but it's not all a bad thing. I had already been planning to buy a spare ignition coil and module already because they do go bad once in a while, and now I have a spare of each on hand. The module is the only electronic part on this car other than the radio, so it's good to have a backup. >and my driveway is a hill If you have steep enough wheel chocks and a shallow enough hill, you could jack up the front and work on it that way. I saw somebody in my area work on their car that way for close to three weeks earlier this year.

>>13544 It's not that steep, maybe 30 degrees, but all I have for chocks right now are pieces of firewood. My dad changed the oil in the mini van recently by clearing a space in the garage and pulling about a third of the car in, and presumably chocking the rear wheels with the wood. I've been reluctant to do it like this because I'm paranoid that the chocks or my handbrake will fail (not that my handbrake is in any state of disrepair). On Monday I'll probably try what my dad did, since the rest of the family is going on a trip and the driveway will be empty, and I think I can clear some more space than before by pulling some stuff out rather than just pushing it back into the garage.

How to make niggers wreck their cars running from you.

Somebody started an electric vs. gasoline car thread on /tech/ in case any of you want to shitpost at a larger audience. >>>/tech/763778

I recently purchased a Yamaha 250 V-Star. Does anyone have any suggestions for where I can learn about bike maintenance?

It turns out that the ignition coil I bought to try to fix the tachometer problem is defective. It ran slightly rough from a cold start, but backfired through the carb on every warm start. These aren't little pops. These are loud gunshots that cause smoke to come out of the air cleaner. Richened up the idle mixture, took all the initial timing out of the engine, and it still backfired. Swapped in the old coil, reset the timing and mixture, and it runs perfectly. Now I need to get my $35 back and clean the soot out of the carb.

Why are LS-fanboyim so eager to defend their favorite engine to the death and beyond? >"Yeah the LS wins the power v.s. weight v.s. cost argument as long as you're in the USA, but I still don't like the engine, I don't like the sound and I think LS swaps are kind of overdone" >immediately they spring into motion, throwing fucking essays about power v.s. weight v.s. cost at me >even though I clearly stated that, in the USA, the LS wins in that regard >they then go on calling me a troll, a hater, a pussy for "not being able to handle" the LS I don't know, perhaps I'm getting old, but driving is an experience and unless you're hunting for the last millisecond in a track time (perhaps 0.1% of the car community does), having the most efficient engine with the most power really doesn't matter. These people that want me to shut up because I don't like what they like, they disgust me greatly.

>>13562 I don't really get it either. When I put the new engine in the El Camino, I did some research on the topic. My understanding is that the LS is still basically a 1960s engine, and the reason it was a popular swap is because they have factory aluminium heads and roller cam, which makes an LS an easy junkyard swap if one has the time or money to deal with all the bullshit reengineering motor mounts, exhaust routing, the oil pan, the transmission/driveshaft, etc. If a person is buying a crate engine, a traditional SBC/BBC wins in cost, parts availability, accessory availability. The only real con I can find in the old Chevy engines in this context is the older firing order, but with headers the 5-7 event can be ignored until a low nine second quarter mile. Changing the firing order would also change the exhaust tone that you and I like. I would guess that a very large part of the reason why people prefer the LS engines is marketing. The typical car guy here in America doesn't strike me as particularly intelligent, and I suspect that when companies started shilling LS engines and parts, most of these people ate it right up without a second thought.

>>13562 THANK YOU In my sure to be unpopular opinion, jerking off your horsepower rating is only a few steps away from ricers in terms of cancer. I would rather own an old Eastern Bloc milsurp vehicle with 40 horsepower than own a Turd Gen with 400 horsepower, because the former would just be so much more interesting to me and other car enthusiasts I'd run into. Matt Farah even said in his podcast that after driving several LS swapped cars, with the exception of the LS swapped MX-5 ND he drove, all of them only ever felt like a slightly smaller/bigger Camaro in the end. All that fucking time, sweat and money only for you to end up with basically just a Camaro. LS swap is stupid because if I wanted a car with an LS engine, I would buy a car with a fucking LS already in it. Engine swaps, in my humble opinion, are usually only worth it if the engine in question came from a car that is nearly impossible to get for a reasonable price in your country and thus the engine swap would actually be cheaper (2JZ, RB series, etc.).

>>13567 >talking shit about third gens 80s GM made almost all of my carfus, take that back

I use the company car to do sick skidz.

>>13568 >'82 Recaro Trans-Am Michael Knight Long is that you?

I'm working on my 91 nissan maxima se and it sure is a shitbucket. Its pretty dang rusty, but not bad for the Midwest. Better than my other vehicle that's 10 years newer at least. Its got a leaking abs pump that's impossible to find a working replacement for and its got vacuum leaks but she runs with a good clutch and I hope to have her repainted and cleaned up by the end of summer. I will then promptly place it under a large tarp and hide it from the evils of winter. I moved my good photos off my phone but I have some gore for you :^) I also have an engine bay photo.

>>13584 What's the company car?

>>13585 Couldn't tell you ;^)

My mother recently bought a used car for 5K, then right after the transmission was broken, the dealer claimed it just needed fluid. Is there a way to avoid such jewishness?

>>13632 >buy a car >do not change every fluid I see the mistake

Buying a car, so I'm visiting now. >tfw BMW

>>13647 What BMW did you buy?

>>13632 Buy from a private party instead of a dealer next time. The dealers know all the tricks involved in polishing a turd, but most private parties wouldn't.

>>13654 The guy who were selling the BMW was a pakki, so I bought a Lexus IS200 sport instead. Finally I can realize my tokyo driftan dreams

>>13665 Oh I like this ride. Makes me remember my old days playing Gran Turismo 2. (Altezza ftw)

>>13668 Can't you just visit a scrapyard?

>>13669 I doubt I'll find anything close to this in a scrapyard. A proper oil separator isn't something you'd find in totaled bone stock cars.

>>13670 It is always worth a try. In worst care, grab some speakers or some bulbs. Or extra gauges, which often just get left in abandoned cars but still are usefull and cool

>>13668 >Get my Provent 200 >on fucking Saturday >need 90° 1'' barbed nipples to complete my build >have to wait for monday >again

>>13691 And it's in. pls no bully for how shit it looks

>>13695 I'm trying to make sense of what I'm looking at, and I just can't. There must've been a million ways to do a cleaner install.

>>13695 needs more brass

>>13703 It's an oil separator for the crank case ventilation so the engine doesn't burn oil anymore. It's supposed to prevent carbon deposits on the intake valves, too. The Polo has an extremely cramped engine bay (the only space I found to fit the thing was 30*30*30cm), and this was the only way to do it so I can still return it to stock when I bring it in for oil changes. I know it ain't beautiful, but look at that engine bay. It has more cables and hoses than the entirety of the ISS, anyway. Yes, I miss the low tech 90's diesels.

>>13707 I meant, I know what it is, I just can't wrap my head around your install. You already don't have a lot of space, you decided to occupy that space with huge iron and brass fittings and elbows as well as massive and quite rigid reinforced hoses. It's a PCV system, you could have used PCV hoses and a few hose bend coils. You could have mounted the valve the other way so you didn't have to loop over it. Shit, you could have probably mounted it right besides the head so the outlet was directly besides the intake tube, only needing a short length of hose to complete the setup. I mean, you obviously waited awhile for that oil separator… and it's not like you didn't know how to fit it, you had the dimension diagram and all that, you easily had the time and means to plan the install… but didn't.

>>13710 Two problems with that: 1. Where the fuck do you find PCV hose? I live in communist EU, that shit is very specific. We don't have much of a tuning scene here, because the nanny state tightly regulates the things you may fit to your car. Hydraulic hoses was the best I could find, but I could check on the local "tuning" shop. I doubt they have 1'' PCV hose, though. >You could have mounted the valve the other way so you didn't have to loop over it. Then the oil separator would collide with the fuse box and the crash sensor. >Shit, you could have probably mounted it right besides the head so the outlet was directly besides the intake tube, only needing a short length of hose to complete the setup. Impossible. Too little clearance between the head and the hood. Granted, I didn't put that much thought in this, but it's improvable, at least. I guess.

>>13714 I mean, it really is a shit install, but with the tools I have and the tool I am, It's about the best it's gonna get. Volkswagen really didn't help, though. Right behind the oil separator, there's a fucking relay station sending brake fluid to the EGR valve, the intake pressure sensor and the turbocharger.

>>13714 Ordinary parts shop should have PCV hose since that stands for "positive crankcase ventilation hose", and should be widely available for the maintenance and repair of positive crankcase ventilation systems, which are important for emissions compliance.

>>13716 I'll check on auto parts stores, then. But right now I have a system that works, but looks like shit. I think I'll let it run for a while and have a mechanic look at it once I get a job and I'm not essentially paying with my parents' money. Again, this is the worst part of Europe, every shop is fucking French, and you know how the frogs are with cars.

>>13717 Frenchie here, no I don't know, care to explain?

I posted about this a long ass time ago, but it's that time of year where some sports cars are getting dumped in the US at the end of Summer. There are some C4 Corvettes in my area that are nearly too good to pass up, thinking about calling up a shop near one of them to have it looked at and buy it. It'd be my fun time car while I daily the Focus.

I posted about this a long ass time ago, but it's that time of year where some sports cars are getting dumped in the US at the end of Summer. There are some C4 Corvettes in my area that are nearly too good to pass up, thinking about calling up a shop near one of them to have it looked at and buy it. It'd be my fun time car while I daily the Focus. >socket timed out Hopefully this won't post twice

>>13718 >Frenchy here Look, I'm from Luxembourg, precisely the South West of Luxembourg, and this godforsaken region is run over with French. It kinda gets on your nerves if every shop you enter, you're greeted with an unfriendly "en français". The Krauts are no problem, they understand Luxembourgian, but the French? Nope, they work here but can't be assed to learn our language. Also, I have never heard of any tuning scene in France.

>>13723 I don't really know if there's a car scene in France neither, my fellow Nationals are retarded when I talk to them about cars. Yeah we French suck ass when we have to learn any language, the reputation is true. Also there's a ton of French in Luxemburg because well you're so filthy rich it hurts. I agree with you though: if they come live or work in your country, they should learn your language.

is there such thing as a lewd car

>>13742 Yes. And only your heart can tell which one.

I drive 100+mph on the highway every day I go to work and I'm probably suicidal. I love this board.

>>13746 Why would you not do that? I mean, it is a highway with 4 lanes, right?

>>13743 but how will i know

>>13751 You will know her when you see her anon

Not sure if anyone noticed I was gone, but I'm back. For some reason I can't post as ## Board Owner… >>13624 >>13625 kekt Adding.

>>13757 >her

>>13742 What the fuck is a lewd car?

>>13786 Welcome back SAABO. I'm glad someone got a chuckle out of them.

>>13805 Good to be back.

Would you let a cyclops drive your car?

>>13895 no

>>13895 NO, they have garbage depth perception, thus they are bad at telling how far things are.

>>13896 >>13897 But she's so cute!

>>13898 But she will kill you

>>13900 How about an angel or devil then?

>>13904 Yeah, sure, as long as they have an decent license, not some paper issued on demand.

Is the 2016 Honda Civic any good?

>>13916 I guess. It's a mid-size hatchback that uses old, proven parts with some visual upgrades.

>>13916 I don't like it because it's too big. It's also new so automatically disqualified in my book. But it's probably fine as modern econoboxes go.

>>13919 What is exactly wrong with new cars? Only thing I can think of is more maintance because of "features"

>>13920 >crash and pedestrian safety standards make everything heavier and reduce visibility (tiny windows, giant pillars) >crutches for manual transmissions like automatic rev matching >self-driving shit (both actual self-driving and driver assists)

>>13922 I drive a new car that is pretty light, has skinny A pillars, has a completely manual manual transmission and a built in mode to actually COMPLETELY turn off traction and stability control, not just sort-off off "hold the button for two second" but it still kicks in, no, I have a dedicated button for kinda off, and a pedal trick for really off.

>>13927 What car?

>>13927 2017 86

>>13930 >slower than a mini-van

>>13930 Calling that a Toyota is like calling a Stealth a Dodge.

>>13932 >dudebro horsepower rhetoric. >>13935 Where do you see the word "toyota" in my post? Still, Despite being a Subaru, They would never have made this car if Toyota hadn't pushed the project down their throat.

>>13930 Did you buy that because: >AE86 memes? >like the manufacturer? >actual good RWD car? Either way, do not listen to anyone critisizing it, you made your choise, and it is yours and yours truly. Have fun out there.

>>13945 >Actual good RWD car Also, because it's so basic and focused on the drive. The only technology there is to interact with in the cabin is the 6.1 inch touch display head unit and a backup camera, and frankly it's refreshing. It's got a clutch, shifter, handbrake, 3 mechanical knobs for the AC and *gasp* a trip meter with the fuel economy.

What the fuck is AMG teasing?

>>13949 Likely some new, even fancier, car that goes very very fast and consts all our livers combined.

Oh boy.

>>13955 Brb buying a Mazda

>>13927 Opinions on Jettas? See a good deal on one with low milage, modern unfortunately (2016] but an amazing deal. Checked the history and it has little issues.

>>13957 Yeah, they are good. The most normal car a man can have.

>>13957 The 2.0 turbo is a shit heap and should be avoided at ALL COSTS.

>>13959 What exactly is wrong with it?

>>13960 Turbines are always the first thing to break, and 2.0 is about as far as you can push a 4-cyl engine. So it likely means a 4banger being abused to the limit every time the turbo kicks in.

>>13960 Timing components, timing cover gasket, rear main seal, carbon buildup, ignition coils. >>13961 Turbos fail because of a lack of driver education, VWs or not, but the modern VW 2.0t turbo likes to piss oil earlier than most. Displacement has nothing to do with "pushing a 4-cyl to the limit", making a 2.0 isn't just a case of boring out a 1.6, engines are designed for their intended displacement, GM used to makes a 2.9l inline 4, Toyota's been making 2.7's for 20 years. But anyway, here's the last 2.0t vw I had to deal with.

>>13962 >>13961 Appreciate your input

Looking at getting a 2000 Subaru Impreza LX N as a daily. Any issues I should be aware of?

>>13967 The primary issue with any subaru with an EJ___ engine is they're leaky as fuuuuuuuk.

>>13968 Well shit. One I was looking at already clocked up over 200,000km so things would probably only get worse.

>>13969 Well it's important to judge cars individually. At 200k it may be a self-propelled oil leak, or it might have been fixed somewhere pver 100k and be fine. When they start leaking, they leak from EVERYWHERE: Valve covers, plug grommets, head gaskets, oil pan, so it's easy to detect.

>>13971 Thanks for the advice. Certainly didn't have my heart set on it, just looking for something cheap(ish) and that has some room so I can transport shit if required. Want to turn my current car into a longer term project build and just replace it with a daily that can get beaten up and not care. Been looking around some more and thinking of going full bogan and getting a ute because lol fuck it.

Is it just me or did the Aclarity Demon delete some posts?

>>13987 Nevermind they all showed up again after I posted.

>>13943 You didn't, my bad. >>13955 based Mazda, holy shit >>13967 >Head gaskets fail by design, you have to take the intake manifold off to do anything on the engine, and parts are expensive t. a mechanical engineer I know who owned an early 00s Subaru

I can finally post on 8chan again. All I had to do was to clear my history.

>>13989 Yeah going to steer clear of the subaru. As mentioned in >>13982 will probably end up getting a ute, just trying to find one cheap enough that's still in a decent condition and fits certain criteria (manual, diesel and has the capability of being used offroad). It's surprising how many utes are out there that come in auto or use petrol.

Am I a faggot for wanting a BMW? Old E34's are sexy as hell but I don't know shit about upkeep and maintenance.

>>14012 no, they're very good and easily maintained, top choice in eastern bloc

I got called racist on normiebook for calling something rice. A guy had a sticker that said "be patient, I'm scraping", which by itself I consider pretty ricey. The picture only showed that sticker on his window, and I was then informed that I "might not wanna use" that word anymore.

>>14033 >using faggotbook Honestly what else did you expect?

>>14021 good to know thanks. another reason they're appealing is because it can help me channel the inner Slav

How does this make you feel?

>>14037 Mildly amused.

>>14038 How about this. Does this offend you?

>>14040 >An old euro POS getting destroyed by juveniles Makes me erect.

>>14037 lack of reading skills >>14040 REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>14033 >oh no one person who doesn't know shit called me racist for something that is not racist what do I do what do I do what do I do

>>14158 You know I'm kind of pissed Petronas left Sauber for Mercedes-Benz a few years back, that car still feels like it's missing something and it's those turquoise sidepods with the logo of that certain Malaysian oil giant like it had in the 90s and early 00s.

>>14167 I fee bad for Sauber. They're only there to make up the numbers at this point ;_; Although it was interesting to hear that Aston Martin might be building engines in the future.

I managed to get my motocycle license this summer and this is what my current bike looks like. The one on the picture is not mine but it's the same model.

>>14169 Enjoy the last month of semi-summer while you can. Drive safe, anon. It is not worth to have bragging right for reaching 250km/h when you are dead.

>>14172 The thing that worries me the most about those speeds is going deaf. Wind is louder than you think, even at around 100km/h. But all the cool guys get to crash at 200km/h.

>>14169 Is yours green as well? I always remember watching bike racing growing up and the green bike would always crash. I hope the same doesn't extend to you.

>>14176 It's green (if a Kawasaki doesn't green it isn't a Kawasaki).

>>14174 make sure to get a new full helmet, and some good gear. just think of it as skin insurance.

>>14182 I have good protection, but a bad enough crash and all the protection in the world won't save you. I am aware of all the risks associated with motorcycle riding. It's kind of like the same mindset when driving a car, never trust other motorists.

>>14183 yeah i understand that. i see so many people that don't wear anything but a soup bowl helmet and some gloves that i always remind others to get good gear.

Oh look.

>>14202 I still say Subaru a shit

>>14204 Sucks for you, everyone that drives it loves it.

>>14214 Doesn't make it good

>>14174 Get acoustic earplugs. I tried some Pinlock buds once and have never gone riding without them since. My hearing is already a bit iffy, so the extra seconds and fuss of putting them n is worth it. If you use a headset, you can actually hear it better, too.

When you fill up your tank you're basically pimping your car out to a gas station except you're paying for it instead of receiving money.

>>14238 No, that's what a valet is. Gas is just liquid food.

>>14214 >everyone that eats shit loves it >lol why don't you love eating shit as well? This is how retarded you sound.

>>14214 I actually does. If you consider that the purpose of a car is to drive well, then it's not only good but one of the better ones. I consider a car to be like a clock: It can be chrome with flashing lights and shit, but if the basic function of telling time doesn't work well, it's not a good clock. The ZN6 platform performs the basic of function of [being a good drive] exceedingly well. You can chrome that shit yourself if that's your thing. >>14241 >Huuuur it's shit because I don't like it That's how retarded you sound.

I'm going to share this nice manga I found http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Zesshaka It's about cute girls restoring old rare cars.

>>14243 >the purpose of a car is to drive well But if it doesn't drive for long, is expensive to maintain, is hard to get parts for, is the drive really worth it? Subaru fixed their shitty head gaskets, but their engines still aren't that great. Parts are expensive, are they not? And boxers are shit to work on in situ. If they had done up their 2.5L straight four a bit and put that in the 86 instead of the stupid boxer, it would have been cheaper and they would have sold way more. >>14250 >top up the battery ree It's cute, but it's a shame there are so few chapters.

>>14255 For a small car with a small tank it drives pretty far, and it is likely to be one of the lowest cost-to-run sport coupes out there, brakes are straight up impreza parts, tires are 215/45R17 which are cheap and plentiful. The only high expense is the 0W20 oil, but that's where every maker is going. I do agree that the car could have been as good with a non-boxer engine, but living with it day to day, there is one thing I love the boxer for, and that is the low hood. Most low sport cars have bulbous hoods to clear their tall engines, and that has an impact on visibility, which is a problem the 86 doesn't have, and driving it is a strange contrast of being both lower and having better forwards visibility than most cars. Regular service on a boxer is easier than on an inline or V engine since accessories are laid out on top. the only real problem is plugs, and with modern iridium plugs, that's not actually a problem until like 150000km. If you've got some real failure and have to do some in-engine repair, pulling an NA boxer out of a subaru and working out of the car is actually easier than working on most engines in place. They're super easy to remove. Now the one thing people like to hate the engine for is the torque dip, but on a '17 with the 4.3 diff it doesn't feel like a big deal. Besides, it's not even a torque dip at 3-4000, it's a torque bump at 1500-3000. When you understand that making 100hp/l requires a certain lift and duration and a certain intake, port and exhaust design to support it, and what effect that has on engine that does NOT have a VTEC/VVTL-i system, then you start to appreciate the low end bump they did manage to give it with the VVT in the "everyday" RPM range. I mean, even I like to give subaru some shit about their leaky piece of shit EJ, but every FB I see at work is bone dry, even the 100000+km ones.

>>14040 I see that the fabled european space program is in full swing >>14183 >>14185 for less serious accidents it the difference between a hospital bill and a ride home. hit a car going 50-something with me going 30(mph) at an intersection, only injury was a nasty bruise down my upper leg because the jeans had no impact protection. rode the bike back

>>14258 I guess the FB is miles better than the EJ then. We'll see how they age, Thanks for sharing.

>>14301 It just so happens I just did a large maintenance on a 140000km FB25 in an outback. That shit was dry as a bone, not a single leak in sight. the only part that failed on that engine during those 140000k kilometers was the flex joint on the left bank of the exhaust header, which is why it is removed in the picture. At 140000km the plugs were still VERY nice, but were replaced anyway, as the guy drives a lot (it's a 2015!). right bank was easier than expected, left bank was tight, even taking out the battery tray, but the hardest part of the job was unlocking the coil connectors, which use metal clips. As for the rest of the car, it had a rear pinion seal failure, and the pinion flange needed a speedy sleeve. The rest was all fluids and shit, so pretty reliable overall. The exhaust manifold would have even gone under warranty if he had had it checked a week ago, as subaru's warranty on that item ended at 130000km, which probably was last week. Thank you LKQ for a nice used one from a 12000km donor, R&R was ridiculously easy, My boss was like "What? it's already done?"

So I was thinking the other day how cool it would be if Grave Digger and The Undertaker ever met in person, being that both their names are literally synonymous with one another and that they both represent their respective companies as the longest competing icons on the roster. After a few minutes of jewgle-fu I found this

>borrow truck >brake hard line blows >had to limp it home, in traffic, with only the granny gear as a brake make sure to practice proper engine braking anons.

Holy shit, we got a thread to the bump limit. Congratulations guys.

>>13961 >2.0 is about as far as you can push a 4-cyl engine. Say that to my face fucker not online and see what happens