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This is so bad it wrapped four times back around to absolutely hilarious, and also what this guy said MrChips posted:That's terrible, but it would be hilarious to take that car to a Honda dealership and tell the service people that "my car is doing a funny thing please help" with a confused and concerned look on your face.
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Sinestro posted:The European VW people did it out of a hipsteresque desire to seem poor, and the human centipede of stupidity that is modern car culture brought it to the US VW scene, then to the Honda scene, and on to everyone else. They did it because by law in most of the EU, the tire tread cannot extend past the fenders. So you put a narrow tire on a wide wheel, that way you can have stupid wide wheels and lots of poke, while still staying within the letter of the law.
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Jul 24, 2013 22:47
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Oh, so it is more like mad tyte JDM fucks putting shoshinsha stickers on their cars.
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KozmoNaut posted:They did it because by law in most of the EU, the tire tread cannot extend past the fenders. So you put a narrow tire on a wide wheel, that way you can have stupid wide wheels and lots of poke, while still staying within the letter of the law. Stretched tires are even more complicated because tires have to be legally approved by the manufacturer for the rim dimension you want to use. Obviously, most manufacturers don't certify stretched tires. Without the approval from the manufacturer, it's basically impossible to register your car. And even then, at least in Germany (where the VW tuning scene supposedly gave birth to the idea of tire stretching as far as I've heard), the inspector has a certain amount of personal discretion. Crazy stretch, such as the one you see on some American cars, simply won't fly here.
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Jul 25, 2013 01:55
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Who amongst us hasn't wished we had something like this we could deploy from the driver's seat when appropriate?
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Tactical Bonnet posted:Stretched Tires. Not even Once. Let's talk about reduced contact patches and how they affect traction. Looks like there's room for at least an inch more tread width on each (awesome red) wheel. animeliker posted:Stretching doesn't even look good. I've never understood the attraction.   Actually don't do it you will die
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Tactical Bonnet posted:Stretched Tires. Not even Once. Let's talk about reduced contact patches and how they affect traction. Looks like there's room for at least an inch more tread width on each (awesome red) wheel. No dude don't you see it's a way to have the same contact patch as stock but still have maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad rims.
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Holdbrooks posted:
Where do I find pictures of the finished project.
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Jul 25, 2013 06:28
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SaNChEzZ posted:Where do I find pictures of the finished project. That's just a low blow.
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Holdbrooks posted:
Looks like a prolapse.
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Powershift posted:That's just a low blow. No I'm 100% serious. I want to drive that so hard. Judging by his avatar it was finished? Am I not in the know about this.. E: found it. Marvelous. Frozen Pizza Party fucked around with this message at 07:19 on Jul 25, 2013 |
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Jul 25, 2013 07:12
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Wow, it's a real life SR:TT car!
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Jul 25, 2013 07:18
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SaNChEzZ posted:No I'm 100% serious. I want to drive that so hard. Judging by his avatar it was finished? Am I not in the know about this.. And then you don't post a pic or link, shame on you    Build thread here.
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Jul 25, 2013 19:38
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Is it bad that the thing I'm most upset about on that car is the winch?
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Jul 25, 2013 19:46
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Is it bad that the thing I'm most upset about on that car is the winch?
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I was going to say "well that's because it's a race car" but then I realized it has no cage.
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Jul 25, 2013 19:50
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I don't think that wing is supposed to be at that severe of a angle either.
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Jul 25, 2013 19:56
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No, the fact that it's highly modified and those look like OEM mirrors. That's what is the worse thing about that car.
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Jul 25, 2013 21:08
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Did someone read the necronomicon?  Also content:  How are those wheels not breaking under weight of that hummer?
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Jul 25, 2013 21:19
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Because wood is pretty strong and that H2 only weighs like 3.5tons or something e: Hell that might even be an H3 which is like 5500 lbs
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Jul 25, 2013 21:23
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Marauder Stig posted:Also content: The Amish are pretty good at doing what they do.
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That thing must ride like a jackhammer. Buckle up, but don't forget your hockey helmets and mouth guards, kids! Are those wheels skinned with iron?
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Jul 25, 2013 22:29
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Marauder Stig posted:
I hope Doc Brown can get the train up to 88mph. Mister Kingdom fucked around with this message at 23:50 on Jul 25, 2013 |
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Jul 25, 2013 22:45
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Marauder Stig posted:
Pffft. Amateur.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAOf7IFmCB4
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Jul 25, 2013 22:46
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Marauder Stig posted:Also content: Wrong thread, although it would have been better with a better car.
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Tactical Bonnet posted:Stretched Tires. Not even Once. Let's talk about reduced contact patches and how they affect traction. Looks like there's room for at least an inch more tread width on each (awesome red) wheel. It was okay the moment F1 did it  
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Pretty sure that front tire's stretched from forces at turn-in (coincidentally, the best kind of stretch).
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Jul 26, 2013 01:46
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From a performance standpoint, you get the most grip when the rim is a little wider than the tread of the tire. Unless you are forced to by the rules, as in some classes of auto-x, it's generally not worth it to cram as much tire on the wheel as possible. Of course, this has nothing to do with the trend to stretch tires and do the hellaflush fitment thing.
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DropShadow posted:Who amongst us hasn't wished we had something like this we could deploy from the driver's seat when appropriate? You mean something like this? They used to have a scrolling messageboard version, no idea what happened to it. MrChips posted:That's terrible, but it would be hilarious to take that car to a Honda dealership and tell the service people that "my car is doing a funny thing please help" with a confused and concerned look on your face. I laughed way, way harder than I should at this.
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Fucknag posted:No dude don't you see it's a way to have the same contact patch as stock but still have maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad rims. Or you could put fat, sticky tires on it and not drive your car into a loving ditch. v  v
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Jul 26, 2013 08:13
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 Came out of my bank this afternoon to see this parked outside. Ugliest seats ever, plus this isn't the part of town you bring nice things to. 
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Jul 27, 2013 03:36
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To be fair the entire point of a Lamborghini is to be obnoxious so the seats are perfectly fine.
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Oh hey a 1953 Studebaker: What's inside?   seats from a loving 2004 Sebring and dragon floormats!Edit: oops, leeching! Pham Nuwen fucked around with this message at 05:31 on Jul 27, 2013 |
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Jul 27, 2013 08:52
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Please tell me that's a real IRL with enough work done to drop it into at least the 12s. Otherwise, put it out of its misery.
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some texas redneck posted:Please tell me that's a real IRL with enough work done to drop it into at least the 12s. Well, it's a real RL with enough work done to drop it off at a scrap yard, but I don't think they take tupperware cars .
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If he just stuck with KISS this would be awesome, but why Nickleback? Why not Motley Crue or AC/DC?
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