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>The year is 1991, Bathurst
>Ford and Holden cucks are meme'ing about their v8 supercars
>Muh displacement!
>Muh torque!
>Muh cylinders!
>Nissan quietly sits in the corner, not saying anything
>The race begins
>Skyline GTR overtakes one, after another, after another
>Carnage on the field,...
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>>14892767
>>14892772
BOGAN DETECTED
What's the matter, took you 20 years to beat 90's technology?
If it's such "japcrap" why can't you beat it??
>>14892767
"supercars"
The latest batch of 2016 holdens literally can't do under 4 seconds to 100.
It's a fucking joke.
Hi /o/
So I know a lot about 240s, I've been into them for a while and have been searching for one for about 3 months. However, it's really hard for me to find one that isn't a drift missle, molested, or beat to hell.
Recently the fox body has caught my eye. I love the boxyness and the spoiler. I found several unmolested around me for great prices. They're a lot more abundant is what it seems like.
Now I will always want a turbo i4 or i6, and popup lights. But I don't know much about carburetors or the v8 in the mustang. I don't...
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>>14892739
>Foxbody vs 240sx
>shit vs shit
Good luck with all those terrible cars.
>>14892755
Okay well what does the bus rider recommend?
They're both cheap, rwd, easy to work on, and have a good aftermarket. What's not to like?
>>14892779
>under powered
>floppy chassis
>terribly designed
>need every part replaced to even compare to a stock rx7.
Get an rx7
I'm going to be going to Washington state for the summer for an internship. I've been looking at the sticky for a car to choose, and i'm wondering what would we a rather easy car to buy, and then sell at the end of the summer, because I'm not going to need the car after the summer. Something on the sportier side would be nice, and I was thinking that I would like a manual.
TLDR: Sportier manual car for under $3000 that is easy to sell.
>>14892715
Why do these threads still get posted?
Now that I've answered your question, ASL?
>>14892746
Every Miata I find for under $3000 looks like a 17 year old jizzed over it, which makes me believe they probably ran it to shit. 18 f cali
So I read that the 2008 WRX was kind of bad, but what about the 2008 WRX STI? Did they butcher that too?
>>14892631
There is no good wrx or sti
Or any Subaru for that matter.
>>14892631
no, the 2008 sti is fine outside of its god awful wheels
>>14892646
>envy
What have you bought for your car lately, /o/?
gas
>>14910251
Solid shifter, solid shift bushing, shifter springs, billet hand brake lever, spin turn button, and little things like bulbs and fluids.
Soon gonna buy a clutch and flywheel
>>14910251
gas and a sponge to clean the car with
Hello /o/ I want to get into autocrossing. I've watched a few youtube vids n whatnot, but wjat do yall think I should do to my car in preparation?
My car is an NA autotragic z32. I love it. just finished fixing the engine issues.pic not my car btw. I plan to practice in an empty lot before hand to fet a feel of my car.
Also. general autcross talk/advice
>autocross
>z32
just avoid it because every gaiboi in their miata will rekt you
Just make sure it runs reliably enough and go. Stop worrying and making up stupid bull shit excuses and go.
The first time I went was in an old, rusty, POS gonna with an auto, the shitty single cam D series, and worn out all seasons. It was the most fun is ever had.
Just go and do it.
>>14892597
If you're doing it to have fun. Then go nuts
If you want to be competitive. Get a new car.
Also be prepared for EVERYONE to make fun of you behind your back. That's like 99% of autocross social functions
Thoughts?
It's shit
>>14892424
Would you be caught dead in this car /o/
What the hell is this? Coolant started pouring out of it when the cooling fan failed and the engine started running hot while I was sitting in the car, shitposting here.
I thought the water pump gasket failed, but I found out that it's pouring out of this tiny hole... I don't think it's part of the water pump, I'm sure that's located lower than this spot.
Anyway, it's on the right side of the front of the engine, facing towards the firewall. It's on a 1990 Honda Accord.
>>14892328
Nigger take a better picture with the full engine so I can tell what I'm looking at. I'm assuming it's your radiator not holding pressure, but I can't tell
>>14892423
It's in that area.
Why is it that everywhere I look online that everyone says OHV is outdated?
Honestly it does have it's cons (not the ones you think but usually just valve float, pushrods can actually go up to 13,000rpm if it's built for it) but it being smaller in size and simpler to work on in general kind of outweighs those. It can also be 4 valves per cylinder if the designer so chooses.
Tell me /o/, what's your opinions on this?
Pic related, a 4.6L DOHC next to a 302 OHV
![arao16b[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/NCrlL5F.jpg "arao16b[1].jpg")
>>14907346
here's an example of a 4 valve pushrod aftermarket setup.
(as far as I know Arao was a scam artist and copied this design from an older company)
Ohc is superior in every single application. It's an undeniable fact
> inb4 cherry picked bullshit
>>14907346
Can't do anything like VTEC or other variable valve timing on a pushrod, aka invalidating like half of engine development of the last couple of decades. Oldtech is badtech.
I have a little bit of a dilemma.
I love cars, really much. I had an Frs that I was planning to start tuning but was involved in an accident that sent it straight to write-off land.
I went to the bmw dealership afterward and my dad purchased a new x5 (without me realizing he was purchasing it for me). This x5 has everything you can dream of in terms of features, and the amount of comfort and tech vs my Frs is like night and day.
But.. I still feel something missing. I think I'd be much happier with a sports car as a daily driver. I currently make 70k...
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>>14892205
bro.
if you make 70 grand a year, and you just received a free BMW x5, then you have 8-10 years of having a comfortable, advanced daily driver.
Then with the amount of money you make, you could afford a true drivers car, like a second hand lotus or porsche.
DD the x5, i've been in a few and they are great big things.
Buy a weekend car, something too hardcore to drive everyday, but just enough to make you love driving.
spend the rest of your money mortgaging a house with a garage. But definitely don't sell an 80k gift. That's nuts. Especially considering you would never get 80k out of it. You're 23, if you decide you hate the x5 in five years, sell it. But right now just appreciate it. Getting a car that expensive is more than 95% of people (read americans) can expect from their parents.
Just put off getting married while you buy the porsche because believe me the second you get a woman pregnant or marry her your dreams get postponed till you are 55. Live the dream anon, buy a sportscar and garage that bitch. Keep the x5.
buy the m2
its faster than the camaro
>>14892375
dumb answer. The m2 sure is fun to drive but its nowhere as comfortable as a loaded x5.
huur duurr its faster
Just bought this. 2006 Impala SS, 125K miles, $7k. what do I need to do to prep it for a turbo? exhaust, IC, I dont know where to start.
>>14892177
you can start by selling that piece of shit for something worth a turbo.
>>14892193
This.
>>14892193
... can I get actual advice?
ITT: We go to Ebay/Autotrader/Craigslist/Whatever and find the car with the absolute shittiest, tacky and out of place modifications we can.
>>14892058
https://portland.craigslist.org/yam/cto/5547620807.html
Local guy with a 2.4L Dart GT
Have money
Friend tracks his miata
I want a track car I can drive to the track and back and compete with miata
Im not gay
help
>>14892020
Miata
Is
Always
The
Answer
>>14892020
you could get a GSR, lots of people make track cars out of them
>>14892025
>:(
>>14892036
was considering one of those
or e30
> TFW i haven't parallel parked in over 3 years
Now i try actively avoiding it
I imagine parallel parking in a miata or something small car would be piss easy. Meanwhile my big ass shitbox requires a racing license to park.
>stock 17" wheels
>parallel park in 2 seconds, not even looking behind me just going off my parking sensors beeping
>dgaf
>get nice new 19s
>9 point turns rolling down all my windows and poking my head out, crawling backwards inch by inch, getting out and checking distance then getting back in
>still dont get within a foot of the curb
why is life so hard
>>14891806
>>14891821
It's the same in any car you just need more room. There's a technique to it, it doesn't have to be guesswork.
I learnt to do it in a limousine.
Say you were going to pick up a pic related with the intention of modding it for power. Say 400-500hp. At that level would the clutch of a manual transmission be too heavy for daily driving, and thus an autotragic be a better option?
>>14891756
If you're going to buy a 13 yr old + car and modify it. Buy a clutch.
>>14891756
No becuz u buy a new clutch
>>14891771
>>14891783
Right, but can a stock clutch handle that much power, or would you have to look into heavy duty clutches.
