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Gunbus posted:Ha I was looking at one of those the other day. Turns out that's a factory option, Chevy will install the badges and grill for you. on topic, watch mikko hirvonen explain how to balance a rear wheel drive rally car around a tarmac corner http://www.tuulilasi.fi/ralli/wrc-star-mikko-hirvonens-guide-rear-wheel-driving-how-handle-oversteer
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Preoptopus posted:Did these guys paint it? Thank you for reminding me of this dude's work, it's absolutely stunning.
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Slavvy posted:Believe it or not, I've also driven an S14 with an RB25det swap and even the owner admitted it handled like poo compared to the original. Was on lovely adjustables though so you could probably dial it out with some time and money.  In 2.3L spec it's a great engine to drive, in 2.5L race spec it's a loving monster.
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T1g4h posted:From Freiburger's Instagram: One of those times where a little would have been too much, but too much is perfect.
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NitroSpazzz posted:I was talking the BMW S14 engine, not the Nissan S14 car but whatever. I think he got that, seeing as how there's a picture of a BMW in the post, it was just a comment on swapping heavy rear end I6 engines into cars that came with 4 cylinders in general.
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I am really impressed with the times that thing has been putting down. Especially if it's doing it on the stock treaded street tires (kuhmo v720). For reference it's faster than a lot of purpose built time attack cars that have more tire, more power, and less weight. The best we ever did at big willow was 1:23.1 and for a long time that was the fastest anyone had gone without slicks. Viper cranked out a 1:21 with time left on the table,. jamal fucked around with this message at 01:31 on Nov 5, 2015 |
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Nov 4, 2015 22:15
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That Viper is nothing but fist-pumping awesome.
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Nov 4, 2015 22:22
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Lesser cars have pictures of the Viper on their bedroom walls.
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The lateral grip is unreal! A few stints of sustained 1.5+g and looks like briefly touching 2.0. That's wild!
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Pfft I get corner speeds like that all the time in Forza. These guys ain't nothing. The fact that I suffer no injuries or penalties for wrecking in a video game has no bearing on this.
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If Toyota made cars. Yamaha is a solid company that Doesn't Make Junk (as far as I know) so if they actually put out this concept it would be bonkers.
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NitroSpazzz posted:I was talking the BMW S14 engine, not the Nissan S14 car but whatever. This is pornography.
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scuz posted:If Toyota made cars. Yamaha is a solid company that Doesn't Make Junk (as far as I know) so if they actually put out this concept it would be bonkers. Bike build quality is hilariously better than car build quality pretty much across the board (with a few notable exceptions) and Yamaha are near the top. That concept gives me the impression that they don't realise how difficult it is to build a car that isn't poo poo whilst still jumping through all the legislative hoops and making the cost palatable to enough people that they buy the car. It's much 'cheaper' to build a high quality bike from a development standpoint than a high quality car.
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scuz posted:If Toyota made cars. Yamaha is a solid company that Doesn't Make Junk (as far as I know) so if they actually put out this concept it would be bonkers. I dunno, I pretty much only ride Yamahas (old Yamahas at that), and I have a ton of respect for their instruments (especially their pianos and saxes), but I probably wouldn't buy a car from them. Edit: Slavvy put it better than I did.
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Slap the motor from an R1 or, maybe an FJR1300, in that Yamacar and I'd drive the gently caress out of it.
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Slavvy posted:Bike build quality is hilariously better than car build quality pretty much across the board (with a few notable exceptions) and Yamaha are near the top. If they build the car according to the specs I've seen floating around it would genuinely be the first new car in ages I'd be genuinely interested in. But you're right, it was designed by Gordon Murray. A man who's resume consists of making a no holds bar super car 20 years ago when regulations weren't remotely as stringent as they are today and warming over a Mercedes concept car as it transitioned to production. I don't have a lot of faith that the concept would be as pure when/if it reaches production.
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Das Volk posted:
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T1g4h posted:Video removed by user? Some of the sound was way off on some of the videos. Maybe they are fixing them?
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Guinness posted:Slap the motor from an R1 or, maybe an FJR1300, in that Yamacar and I'd drive the gently caress out of it. You wouldn't enjoy sitting at 7,000rpm on the motorway or having no torque below 5 grand I don't think. Everyone faps about putting bike engines in cars but unless the car is super duper light and the bike engine very large and powerful (like busa into mini, for example), the results are less than stellar because bikes (even the really torquey ones) effectively have no torque at low revs; it's how they can have such insane specific power outputs without blowing up constantly. Even the most highly strung cars have to bow to being driveable in traffic with a boot full of luggage and a cabin full of passengers and doing that with a literbike engine isn't really the most enjoyable task even when you're on a vehicle that weighs a fraction of a car.
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Gordon Murray also helped design this box with smooth edges used for transporting people around cities at like 30mph. EXCITING! I like the Yamaha's side profile, the actual design of the thing is ugly as poo poo though. That said, it's small, light and probably a lot of fun if they could get it to where they want it... I could be swayed.
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All modern subcompact cars look like poo poo. I guess it's a combination of trying to squeeze some useful cargo space into a small footprint and still have to fulfill modern safety requirements that limits the design space. I have a shameful affection for the Smart Roadster though, because it looks like an overgrown hot wheels.
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I WANT ONE OF THESE HOLY gently caress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ay5FJ_FhkA Also one of these too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFb5k1Dp3pg
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Rigged Death Trap posted:I just like seeing the tach break that mythical 9000 line while not dying in a fire Get a super sport instead, every engine should wind up to 16k+. Plus liters are hellishly scary to ride.
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Lord of Garbagemen posted:Get a super sport instead, every engine should wind up to 16k+. Plus liters are hellishly scary to ride. Theres a problem tho: I'm much more a car guy. (also a fat gently caress but that's secondary.)
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T1g4h posted:Video removed by user? Yeah not sure what happened there, but I fixed it with a new link.
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Rigged Death Trap posted:Theres a problem tho: I'm much more a car guy. Lord of Garbagemen posted:every engine should wind up to 16k+ Lord of Garbagemen posted:every engine
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Das Volk posted:Yeah not sure what happened there, but I fixed it with a new link. Sweet, thanks DV! That's insane to watch 
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T1g4h posted:Sweet, thanks DV! That's insane to watch I sort of thought that all the drag from the aero kit would slow the car down on straights, but at the end of the main straight he's going almost 10MPH faster than I was there, and I turned a 1:38. I'm going back the day after thanksgiving, so it'll be interesting to see how the car performs on fresh tires. Here's my video, although I was still taking it easy at this point, and figuring out which approaches to what corners the car liked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jtQ9g9e40U
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Went down because the audio was off on all the videos. They've been fixed and re-uploaded. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf6xEkPrQwBUuY3PI7R-d-ZQFVNs0HLuP Want to see the buttonwillow video.
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Amazing the times it is putting down. It's sad that the Viper's sales didn't do better. If that thing was European it would sell for twice the MSRP and they wouldn't be able to make enough.
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Word is from the FCA people at SEMA that the supposed Viper cancellation is just another clickbait rumor. Really, all they need to do to boost sales is bring back the roadster (supposedly long in development), offer an optional automatic (sacrilegious, I know), and switch to a rear exhaust (quieter cabin lol, no whining about burned legs, louder VROOM VROOM for parking lot/shopping strip revvers). Some tv ads couldn't hurt either.
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What's viper ownership like from a reliability and quality standpoint? I like them but Chrysler gonna Chrysler.
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Slavvy posted:What's viper ownership like from a reliability and quality standpoint? I like them but Chrysler gonna Chrysler. Ask Das Volk
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The Roadkill guys offroaded one once and it seemed to hold up. But yeah, Ask Das Volk.
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scuz posted:The Roadkill guys offroaded one once and it seemed to hold up. 
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Tekne posted:Word is from the FCA people at SEMA that the supposed Viper cancellation is just another clickbait rumor. Really, all they need to do to boost sales is bring back the roadster (supposedly long in development), offer an optional automatic (sacrilegious, I know), and switch to a rear exhaust (quieter cabin lol, no whining about burned legs, louder VROOM VROOM for parking lot/shopping strip revvers). Some tv ads couldn't hurt either. I think the viper is it's own worst enemy. Unless you get one of the super racing track attack packages, the 2016 doesn't justify it's cost over a 2000. If you're just posing with it which let's face it, it's a viper so you are, a $30,000 car has the same visual effect as a $85,000 car. It's a really awesome vehicle, and it's great that it's built, but i can't see FCA dumping a ton of money on development and safety testing and emission testing to double their monthly sales to 100. At this point they've probably just told 3 or 4 engineers to have fun with it as long as it's legal and then pack their bags for modeno. You Am I posted:It was probably an old test mule anyway it was a to-be-crushed press car, the engine is probably under a hood at sema right now.
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So this is probably the exact opposite thread I should post a godamned Morris Marina in, but this thing runs and drives and it's in the US so here ya go: 
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