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Just out of curiosity, and I realize there was almost zero time to make a decision, but how much would throwing it into 3rd and letting the engine blow up have done to slow down the car?
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Not nearly enough at all, especially with third. Even if he got his rear wheels to the threshold of static / dynamic friction with the handbrake or something I doubt it would have slowed him down a whole lot more than he had already managed before his brakes blew.
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Bollards are great! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZdLjKl0lHc&feature=related
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Did that car at the end drive over it's own engine? 
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JointHorse posted:Did that car at the end drive over it's own engine? I think that was the bollard.
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Jesus christ why would you put something in like that?
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Contraband posted:Just out of curiosity, and I realize there was almost zero time to make a decision, but how much would throwing it into 3rd and letting the engine blow up have done to slow down the car? Nothing, and it could've actually make the crash worse.
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Dave Inc. posted:Jesus christ why would you put something in like that? I'm guessing the town planners who put these things in have a vindictive streak as wide as the "lol deserve everything they get" commentators on YouTube. Nobody becomes a town planner, of course, they just fail at being something more noteworthy and hence the air of spite and stupidity. For example, the new retracting bollards near me do serious damage to cars, do not stop motorcyclists, are abused endlessly by locals who know how to run them, and merely force everyone else to take other routes instead, often at a higher speed to compensate for the longer journey time. Thus they merely displace the problem rather than prevent it. Even worse is that the bollards are now turning up away from town centres, meaning the stupid and the unwary are getting whiplash and their cars wrecked not to protect pedestrian areas but to stop them driving in a bus lane. A god damned line on the road! And gently caress me making GBS threads if morons aren't actually supporting it. 
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ThwartedEfforts posted:I'm guessing the town planners who put these things in have a vindictive streak as wide as the "lol deserve everything they get" commentators on YouTube. Nobody becomes a town planner, of course, they just fail at being something more noteworthy and hence the air of spite and stupidity. For example, the new retracting bollards near me do serious damage to cars, do not stop motorcyclists, are abused endlessly by locals who know how to run them, and merely force everyone else to take other routes instead, often at a higher speed to compensate for the longer journey time. Thus they merely displace the problem rather than prevent it. Even worse is that the bollards are now turning up away from town centres, meaning the stupid and the unwary are getting whiplash and their cars wrecked not to protect pedestrian areas but to stop them driving in a bus lane. A god damned line on the road! And gently caress me making GBS threads if morons aren't actually supporting it. I've never seen these things before, are they to stop people from running red lights? It seems really dangerous to make the punishment for speeding and/or running a light be launching the vehicle into the air.. Wouldn't the better solution be to make it go the other way and retract into the ground like so: code:
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I really want to put a WRX in my VW, too bad I would have to make it water cooled and cut up the car in the process. It would be for the greater good right? right? Also that blow off sounds so awesome in video 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES2l6nWj_68 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0_-pm_uUfs&feature=related
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192mph on the Autobahn in a ZR1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys7HutH54No
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Spooky. posted:I really want to put a WRX in my VW, too bad I would have to make it water cooled and cut up the car in the process. It would be for the greater good right? right? Also that blow off sounds so awesome in video 2. God drat. Why does this guy have like 20 degrees of camber in the back?
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Lowclock posted:God drat. Why does this guy have like 20 degrees of camber in the back? I think its so he can fit those wide wheels on.
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Lowclock posted:God drat. Why does this guy have like 20 degrees of camber in the back? Because it's a lowered volkswagen. edit: More accurately, it has a swing axle suspension design and is sitting way below what the level suspension design is. Muffinpox fucked around with this message at 00:24 on Sep 12, 2008 |
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Lowclock posted:God drat. Why does this guy have like 20 degrees of camber in the back? e: beaten once again due to opening a reply window and coming back later Content! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZvcQ27aWmw&feature=related Remember that Renault Clio V6 that was on Top Gear long ago? It seems someone has supercharged one! It also sounds like he's getting lots of belt slip. Hypnolobster fucked around with this message at 00:41 on Sep 12, 2008 |
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Oh it was more of a rhetorical question. And I was referring more to WHY you would want it like that, not how.
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Lowclock posted:Oh it was more of a rhetorical question. And I was referring more to WHY you would want it like that, not how. If you ever meet the kind of people who lower volkswagens, you will understand.
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Holy... loving... poo poo! Bus crash test
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bung posted:Bus crash test Ah a bus crash set to Sigur Ros, perfect.
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poisoned pie posted:NZ Drifter 'mad mike' whiddet got big sponsorship..being a diehard rotary fan, supposedly his old 20b setup wasn't good enough. So he got redbull to pay for a quadrotor. This thing sounds like a zipper! Content: Cobalt SS vs. Turbo Minivan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXFy3zZ4XjY
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bung posted:Holy... loving... poo poo! First video: wow -- that is beyond fast. Second video, first run -- so the driver dies?
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bung posted:Bus crash test I must agree, this is just too rich.
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thealphabetsez posted:First video: wow -- that is beyond fast. I've seen this before and I have to say that if I was trucking along at 150km/h and someone passed me like I was parked I'd probably make the same sounds.
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8ender posted:I've seen this before and I have to say that if I was trucking along at 150km/h and someone passed me like I was parked I'd probably make the same sounds. I came into this thread to post that very video. Sounded like he was orgasming. I'd probably do the same but I'd make sure to over-dub the sounds of my ecstasy before posting it for all the world to hear. Can anyone identify that blur? I thought BMW at first but after looking a few times I doubt that. Best bet for identity might be the sideview mirror glimpse. One last thing. A head mounted cam in a car? WTF? Kill-9 fucked around with this message at 17:59 on Sep 14, 2008 |
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Kill-9 posted:I came into this thread to post that very video. I'm pretty sure that it's a black Z06 as I think I've seen that video posted somewhere before with mention of a vette.
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Riccardo Patrese scaring the hell out of his wife in a Type-R Civic until she completely loses it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIhGJyLR6TI
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Lusso posted:Riccardo Patrese scaring the hell out of his wife in a Type-R Civic until she completely loses it: That's brilliant! If it weren't for the fact that I KNOW what he's doing, it would almost appear that he's just taking her for a calm, slow Sunday Drive. He's so serene behind the wheel, and she's just going bat poo poo crazy...
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Lusso posted:Riccardo Patrese scaring the hell out of his wife in a Type-R Civic until she completely loses it:
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Lusso posted:Riccardo Patrese scaring the hell out of his wife in a Type-R Civic until she completely loses it: Does she ever shut up? She didn't go for more than a second the entire lap without flapping her lips. I'd be tempted to drive into a bridge abutment if I had to listen to that yapping along all day like that.
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Kill-9 posted:Does she ever shut up? She didn't go for more than a second the entire lap without flapping her lips. I'd be tempted to drive into a bridge abutment if I had to listen to that yapping along all day like that. I bet you would have the same reaction. The video is really fun, I love near the end how she just starts laughing after feeling like letting her stomach go.
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thealphabetsez posted:I bet you would have the same reaction. The video is really fun, I love near the end how she just starts laughing after feeling like letting her stomach go. She starts laughing because he points to the hidden camera that just recorded her acting insane.
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Kill-9 posted:Does she ever shut up? She didn't go for more than a second the entire lap without flapping her lips. I'd be tempted to drive into a bridge abutment if I had to listen to that yapping along all day like that. She's basically saying "oh god oh god oh god" "You're crazy" and "I loving hate you stop driving too fast it's scary" the entire time. Understandable for someone that's never been driven fast.
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How'd you post that, and not post the video proof of this ridiculous(ly awesome) swap?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Su16yEjlY&feature=related Edit: Okay, so most of the video is crap, but it's cool to at least see how goofy it looks in the engine bay. Wait.... Just stop watching after you see the engine in the engine bay, the rest involves liberal useage of star wipe. You have been warned. Simkin fucked around with this message at 06:01 on Sep 17, 2008 |
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Simkin posted:How'd you post that, and not post the video proof of this ridiculous(ly awesome) swap? I've posted pictures of it before, that's just the first video I've seen of it. http://www.fordfestiva.com/members/Mook/Dsc01756.jpg http://www.fordfestiva.com/members/Mook/Dsc03487.jpg http://www.fordfestiva.com/members/Mook/Dsc03801.jpg http://www.fordfestiva.com/members/Mook/Dsc03858.jpg
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oxbrain posted:Ford Festiva How does that thing not overheat really really quickly?
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Lusso posted:Riccardo Patrese scaring the hell out of his wife in a Type-R Civic until she completely loses it: lol that was hillarious.
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