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Ask someone who works for an aftermarket automotive product company anything thread?
I'm bored. Mostly turbo related parts.
Pic related is a customers GTP running a 7286 comp turbo.
who is your waifu?
>>15359563
Where are you located? Ever work on a 2004 monte carlo?
>>15359563
I want to street tune a N/A 3.0R legacy 2005, and make maybe 300-400 whp. I've thought about boosting it, raptor au makes supercharger kits for it but I want something with more low end power.
I understand this wouldn't be cheap, but would it be ridiculously expensive? And would I have to get the engine rebuilt with forged/billet components?
What's the best way to paint your wheels black? I'm lazy and don't want to have to remove anything, but I also don't want them looking like shit
get black wheels you cheap jew ricer
>>15359555
Cards, oh wait....
>>15359555
plastidip
Redpill me on the Acura RSX type-S
I'm looking to buy a 2004 Acura RSX Type-S.
Anything horribly wrong with the car I should know about aside from > it's a fwd
I read they have a problem with the 2nd gear grinding and some have reported the car even popping out of 2nd or 3rd gear.
It has 71k miles and the guy wants $8500. It has a rip in the drivers seat and I could probably offer him a little less with the justification that I would eventually have to reupholster the seat. I haven't gotten a look at the car in person yet so I don't...
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>redpill
just shoot yourself in the face please
>>15359531
Get an Integra instead
The hatch leaks and the seat ripping is nearly standard on used listings.
The turning circle is stupid large. Otherwise good.
I'm extremely satisfied with my Ranger 02 offroad with it's fuel economy and the fun factor on how it drives. The problem is my AC
I checked under the hood and..
>AC compressor did not go on
>Try adding refrigerant and it didn't do anything
>Took it to the shop where they checked for pressure on the lines but everything was fine
>THe guy said it's gotta be a cut circuit
Im not mechanic but with a diagram you can...
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>>15359423
>It could be anything from $45 to $300"
Uh, that's about right, it could be any number of things and a tech over the phone has to choose between telling you the worst possibility and having you flip shit, or telling you the easiest possibility and having you not come in at all.
get a multimeter and check the voltage to the compressor, at least.
Google search for an HVAC wiring diagram for your Ranger, check all connectors.
>brief...
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Use your owners manual to locate the A/C clutch relay. Remove and jump the relay with a small peace of wire or paper clip. If the low pressure switch is preventing the clutch from engaging this will force the compressor to engage. Do not use this to force the compressor to stay on for a long time or you will burn it out. This is handy if you are haveing a hard time filling the low pressure port of your ac system.
Pic Unrelated.
>>15359423
Why not check the fuse and relay if you think its something electrical?
Daily reminder that Snek is literal God machine.
>Europe btfo
Literally the only thing that could kill it is airbags
>>15389181
>Only sold in America
>Because it doesn't sell well in Superior Europe
God Machine? Not a fucking chance.
>>15389208
Tbh it's probably illegal in Europe given the absolutely minimal safety and emissions in it.
Hey auto
Cars are a foreign language to me. Every time my husband says anything about our vehicles I don't understand.
When I go to get an oil change my husband taught me to just say no to everything because mechanics take advantage of women because we are car idiots. Not arguing that.
So auto besides the "for dummies" line of books...
What are some books or resources I could find and read to learn about cars in general, from how they work and how to build one from parts?
Yes I am ambitious but I really want to learn and would love to build a car...
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>>15359241
You can start by memorizing lap times. Here's your first lesson: A Corvette Z06 is slower than a GTR Nismo
>>15359304
Wut
>>15359241
EricTheCarGuy on Youtube
The new Mercedes-Benz GLT pickup.
Hecho en Mexico :^)
http://www.carscoops.com/2016/06/mercedes-spied-testing-2018-glt-pickup.html
Mexico has been making cars forever. Most of the factory work is done by robots anyways.
That said
>based on a Renault-Nissan
No thx
>>15359148
>Mexican robots taking American jobs
This is outrage. #trump2016
looks exactly like the 2016 Nissan Frontier with a Benz nose.
meh.
Hey /o/, what do you think of the 135i and 135is coupe? I've been considering it for my next car. On paper it seems pretty good
>3.0 twin or single turbocharged inline 6 with direct injection
>306 hp 300 lb ft for the 135i
>320 hp 317 lb ft for the 135is
>4.8 second 0-60 for the 6 speed manual
>~3350 lb curb weight
>30 mpg
Unfortunately it has no LSD but other than...
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Spiritual successor to the first high power 3 Series models now that the real 3 Series has become a miserably fat bucket.
>>15359113
The lack of an LSD is a big deal if you want to increase power. 335 guys know this all too well.
>>15359113
That special double turbo sounds like something that is just waiting to fail and is gonna be super pricey to replace.
Other than that it's the only beamer I'd be willing to buy right now.
tips fedora thread
>I was 7 years old in 1995 and didn't care about cars they all look the same
>living in Idaho...
>my mom took me to the 7eleven to buy some candy
>we came out and there was a Porsche in the parking like in the picture
>my first words were "it look like a frog
>that day change my life
>a car that look like a toy!! I was...
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>>15380966
>two or three years ago
>girlfriend REALLY hates pic related
>point them out to her all the time just to be annoying
>become hot hatch fag
Be depressed and want to kill self
2fast2furious comes out in cinemas
I should see that movie
Better kill myself afterwards
Never get to see that movie
wait till it comes out on dvd
decided to take interest in cars instead of killing self.
I should never tell anyone irl this story.
>>15380966
My first car that I thougjt was cool was a 1984 Porsche 911 targa. Too bad they cost an arm and a leg to get one in mint condition.
>walk into my high school to get some forms
>all the people I know have already gotten their first cars
>new miatas
>hyundai genesis coupes
>rx8s
>370z
>v8 mustangs
>not even kidding, imported r32 gt-R
>know for a fact none of these people have jobs or don't have jobs that would pay enough...
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>>15377046
Rage your dream
Get a new hoby
>>15377046
>never
you are still in school, anything can happen. Just try and don't be a bitch. All of those cars are easily affordable to a working adult making more than minimum wage.
If you score less than 87.5% on this you don't belong here
http://matrixgarage.com/content/think-you-understand-torque-and-power
>>15358980
>87.5%
So which one did you miss?
>>15359071
When I took it a while ago I misread one of the graphs as power instead of torque. Easy mistake to make
>>15358980
OP have failed.
> driving to work
> see one of these next to my normal spot
> park on the other side of the building
>>15358866
nice but did tesla know that there is other colors than black ?
Good idea.
I also park far away from cucks / obvious women cars (Miata, VW Beetle). Never know when the dicklet, nu-male will take their pent up Manlet aggression on your nice car or "because muh environment" and key your car.
Also niggers. They don't respect other people's shit.
>>15358972
i'm a manlet with a big dick and i want a miata
so guys, how much do recommended to fill in, what psi on the front and back?
>>15358737
>>15358737
A couple psi above the recommended for slightly better mpg.
>>15358739
Don't follow this verbatim. Do what it says on your tire.
![2016-chevrolet-ss-001[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/UtIQjok.jpg "2016-chevrolet-ss-001[1].jpg")
Hey /o/
Can anyone enlighten me on what's wrong with the car in mention?
What I see is, it's almost perfect for my needs but they are so rare that I am thinking maybe the reliability is bad?
Most reviews are glowing on it.
>GM
There's your problem.
Great drivetrain and chassis, stupid overpriced body and interiour
>>15358696
Ls3 and a bunch of other standard GM stuff so pretty cheap and easy to work on unless you break one of the holden pieces and actually need it shipped from Australia.
I recently purchased a Transit van like pic related and I'm having it restored.
It's time to pick a color but I can't decide.
I'm open to anything.
Why not the original color?
>>15358694
factory light blue
>>15358736
Looks too much like a work van.
>>15358766
That's Monza Electric Blue I think.
