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Since we're revealing our darkest automotive fantasies, I'm mulling the idea of buying a first or second generation Taurus SHO. I know the V8s were loving miserable but I can't think of a good reason not to pull the trigger on this if a cheap one pops up with a stick shift.
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slidebite posted:http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/medicine-hat/tiger-truck-1984-nissan-4-x-4/1114914256?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true I would drive the poo poo out of that. But I'd need to rename myself Tony.
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Nov 3, 2015 18:38
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slidebite posted:http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/medicine-hat/tiger-truck-1984-nissan-4-x-4/1114914256?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true quote:Body Type Pickup Truck EDIT: 1500quidporsche posted:Since we're revealing our darkest automotive fantasies, I'm mulling the idea of buying a first or second generation Taurus SHO. I know the V8s were loving miserable but I can't think of a good reason not to pull the trigger on this if a cheap one pops up with a stick shift. Boring looks on the outside (so many of them were apparently "fleet vehicle white"), good-looking interior, and silly engine mods all day long. Go for it! ExecuDork fucked around with this message at 19:30 on Nov 3, 2015 |
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Nov 3, 2015 19:27
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I still really want an SS with a stick, but the dollar is so crap it's just mental to go down south and buy one.
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Nov 3, 2015 19:31
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ExecuDork posted:EDIT: Yeah my memory is real fuzzy but I recall you could swap in the 3.2 into the manual with a 3.0 cam and it'd make decent power. My main priority would be swapping the bumpers over so it looks like a run of the mill lovely Vulcan engine one.
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Nov 3, 2015 19:55
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If you want a rare unicorn thing, there were 7 Volvo V70 turbo wagons from 99 that were manual and awd. They were only available in Canada and only that year. There was one for sale in Banff this year.
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Nov 3, 2015 20:01
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Or you can buy this turbo, manual Volvo wagon so it can stop taunting me: http://m.kijiji.ca/cars-trucks/winnipeg/safetied-well-maintained-volvo/v?adId=1113472955&ck=CK&from=Search&ts=1446580968652
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iv46vi posted:If you want a rare unicorn thing, there were 7 Volvo V70 turbo wagons from 99 that were manual and awd. They were only available in Canada and only that year. There was one for sale in Banff this year. This is basically my perfect car. AWD, manual, turbo, wagon. I'd drive it like an rear end in a top hat (I am an rear end in a top hat), over terrible, terrible roads, all winter long, salt, grit, sand, dust, literal poo poo would cover it inside and out between weekly over-enthusiastic pressure washes, and like my dead bimmer it would be ruined and unsalvageable in less than 3 years. I am not good at cars. 
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Nov 3, 2015 22:57
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1500quidporsche posted:Since we're revealing our darkest automotive fantasies, I've been getting way too interested in a Duramax swapped 3rd gen camaro so I can roll coal on bro trucks And McTinkerson is not helping me here - he's a horrible enabler
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Nov 4, 2015 02:30
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DrakeriderCa posted:I've been getting way too interested in a Duramax swapped 3rd gen camaro so I can roll coal on bro trucks You think AI has been a bad influence on YOU.  I dont want to tease a bunch, because baring a huge payday, that particular project is at least a year out, and there' a good chance this is gonna end up as a dummy block, but still, they're feet apart, yearning to be together.
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Nov 4, 2015 05:41
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Someone just replied to my kijiji ad wanting to trade my Rubicon for a restored 1968 airstream. Apparently one of only 3 years where the windows curved with the structure.
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Nov 4, 2015 06:24
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Powershift posted:You think AI has been a bad influence on YOU. Holy poo poo, what engine is that?
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Nov 4, 2015 16:37
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Something modern and pushroddy at least.
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Nov 4, 2015 16:41
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Slung Blade posted:Holy poo poo, what engine is that? Well, it's 4 liters smaller than the current engine and it's missing a couple cylinders, but it's got two of these adorable little snails hanging on for dear life.  Seat Safety Switch posted:Something modern and pushroddy at least. I dont think that would solve the biggest problem with the car, which is the 8mpg. This might. it gets 20mpg in a larger heavier truck with 4 wheel drive.
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Nov 4, 2015 17:53
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I really want to say Biturbo engine just because of the size of the pressure plate and the fact that it has two turbos.
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Nov 4, 2015 18:00
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1500quidporsche posted:I really want to say Biturbo engine just because of the size of the pressure plate and the fact that it has two turbos. It's a 3.5 ecoboost. You can be drat sure though if it works, it's geting a biturbo badge.
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Nov 4, 2015 18:07
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Hmm. I thought it was pretty narrow for a DOHC vee engine, but a pushrod engine would probably have, you know, some indication of a cam being above the crankshaft and all. I'm going to blame it being photographed from the flexplate side, and also the office being out of coffee this morning.
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Nov 4, 2015 18:23
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Powershift posted:
EDIT: I told her I wanted a BMW 850i with a supercharger and a vinyl wrap to make it resemble a Focke-Wulf FW190, and she called me names I refuse to remember. ExecuDork fucked around with this message at 20:41 on Nov 4, 2015 |
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Nov 4, 2015 20:31
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All hail the 3.5L EB, where with proper exhaust flow and a good IC magic things happen: http://www.full-race.com/articles/full-race-f-150-ecoboost-dyno-testing.php
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Nov 4, 2015 20:33
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McTinkerson posted:All hail the 3.5L EB, where with proper exhaust flow and a good IC magic things happen: http://www.full-race.com/articles/full-race-f-150-ecoboost-dyno-testing.php Interesting. Huge gains to be had at low rpm v/e, but looks like the turbos ultimately run out of volume up top. Not sure I'd run a tune like that on a work truck but in something like the awd taurus it would run like a big block.
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Nov 4, 2015 20:58
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Speaking of big blocks, one of our work pickups, a 2004 GM... Has a factory 502 big block in it. Wtf ? Not sure if its an LS based motor or a normal BBC. Interesting though.
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Nov 4, 2015 21:01
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They did an 8.1L Vorteclike for the HD trucks. I think it has an LS-style ignition system (8 coil packs) and a front mounted throttle body if so. Otherwise no idea what it is.jonathan posted:Interesting. Huge gains to be had at low rpm v/e, but looks like the turbos ultimately run out of volume up top. Not sure I'd run a tune like that on a work truck but in something like the awd taurus it would run like a big block. Livernois has documented a few times that the stock (very teensy) turbos are a pretty substantial flow restriction. I seem to remember porting the turbos didn't open up that much headroom either, and there was only a little bit of room for bigger turbos before the fueling system can no longer keep up.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Hmm. I thought it was pretty narrow for a DOHC vee engine, but a pushrod engine would probably have, you know, some indication of a cam being above the crankshaft and all. I stared at it for like 15 minutes last night, I saw the bank angle but it didn't register "hey this is a 60 degree engine and probably not a V8". Sad part being I've done intake gaskets on the non-EB variant so I should've recognized it.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:They did an 8.1L Vorteclike for the HD trucks. I think it has an LS-style ignition system (8 coil packs) and a front mounted throttle body if so. Otherwise no idea what it is. Yeah, the turbos are very tiny, about the size of my fist. I'm driving a pickup with the engine right now and it makes the most adorable little turbo noises. Almost like driving the BMW 2002 turbo in forza. This engine came out with what we suspect is a bent rod, depending on what shape the block is in, it'll either be a bottom end rebuild or a new short block. Then an engine computer and transmission from a 2wd and it's game on. Just eyeballing doing simple measurements, it looks drat near bolt in. It should move the transmission far enough ahead that the firewall will only need a mild hammering.
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I think there's some immobilizer bullshit to deal with on the factory Ford ECU, so not sure how much of the original car you'd have to drag in with the 2WD computer. I'm sure someone knows. I think the guy who did the Ecoboost swap into the F100 started off by pulling in almost the entire dash and then started hacking poo poo off. For the 2.0L Ecoboost Ford sells a pricey-rear end engine control pack that has an entire replacement harness and an ECU with no immobilizer. Apparently you can't just directly swap it out for a factory ECU in a factory car, either ("NOTE: Installation of this PCM in a Focus ST will result in a no-start condition.") so it probably sniffs canbus for something that shouldn't be present on a race car and then commits suicide. edit: There's much more knowledge about how the Coyote works, so I assume it's pretty similar. Reportedly Ford PATS works OK in a kit car with the factory ECU with just the ECU, ignition switch and the key from the original car. It won't kill itself if half of the BCM is missing like a GM. Sounds like pre-2011 ECUs are a little more lenient, so I'd aim for that if you can. Apparently HP Tuners can disable the PATS for you but you have to send it to them. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 23:07 on Nov 4, 2015 |
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Ford sells a stand alone ecu for like 1400 but if you're using the stock Trans you can pull the ecu and a few can bus modules and make it chooch. I'd have it running on the bench before pulling the car apart though. edit: ugh. i found a set of 73 yellow on blue plates, but in order to run them you need vintage rego, which pretty much only lets you do parades and poo poo with it. Powershift fucked around with this message at 00:04 on Nov 5, 2015 |
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Seat Safety Switch posted:They did an 8.1L Vorteclike for the HD trucks. I think it has an LS-style ignition system (8 coil packs) and a front mounted throttle body if so. Otherwise no idea what it is. It's a normal 4 bolt 502 big block. They didn't phase the big blocks out until 2007.5 I believe. Edit: Not a normal 4 bolt 502. Nomex fucked around with this message at 23:14 on Nov 5, 2015 |
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Yeah, there are some wonderful boats floating around. It's a shame there's no magic bullet quick fix for the fuel economy. 25 cents a km in fuel sucks. http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/calgary/mercury-gran-marquis-brougham/1092009617?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true This would be pretty boss to cover up the cop livery stuff with wood grain.
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Nov 5, 2015 21:31
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https://youtu.be/Lq9NHCvOiZw South of GP
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Nov 7, 2015 19:20
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That video is just one stereotype after another
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Nov 7, 2015 20:50
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Almost all of the stereotypes. Didn't see any cousin-wives, so only four stars.
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Nov 7, 2015 21:25
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So who's going to go buy that Porsche 928 at Michener on the 14th? I'm working overseas at the moment otherwise I'd be all over that.
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Nov 9, 2015 07:45
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It doesn't look bad and also doesn't appear to be a Japanese import. Scariest thing is it looks like the previous owner has the interior dash kickpanels off which means he was probably trying to chase down some electrical gremlins which could be  on that car.
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Porsche 928 has always been one of my dream cars. Unfortunately during my teen years my dad was constantly working on my uncle's Audi A8 that had the same magic de-sleeving cylinder wall trick that the 928 first started so I've kinda soured to the idea of owning one.
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1500quidporsche posted:Porsche 928 has always been one of my dream cars. Unfortunately during my teen years my dad was constantly working on my uncle's Audi A8 that had the same magic de-sleeving cylinder wall trick that the 928 first started so I've kinda soured to the idea of owning one. It's truly amazing how all of my friends who own German cars have owned not one, not two, but multiple German shitmobiles that have truly exotic and marginally unbelievable failure modes. And they still want more. I guess I can't judge because Italian cars do weird things to me.
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Hey man, the Scirocco has been admirably reliable considering it was supposed to be crushed at pick n pull at some point in its life and I beat the poo poo out of it by entering it into the Loop every year.  The only time its truly broken down on me was after I threw in the 16v engine and then filled it up with premium for the first time. Apparently the beat up spark plug wires with insulation scrapped off didn't like that. I always get as far as going out to look at German cars and then just convince myself that I got incredibly lucky with the Scirocco and lightning doesn't strike twice.
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A 928 is one of those cars that I have a completely irrational lust for. I am genuinely thinking of making the trip just for that. Is there a way to tell if it's running or not? Are any of you guys going for sure? Powershift?
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Nov 9, 2015 20:06
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I might be tempted to go out and take a look. Although I don't have the budget or appetite to take on something like a 928 right now.
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slidebite posted:A 928 is one of those cars that I have a completely irrational lust for. I am genuinely thinking of making the trip just for that. Is there a way to tell if it's running or not? Are any of you guys going for sure? Powershift? I might be going. Gonna scout it later this week if I head in. It's in the running rows so it well definitely start and drive across the block. Beyond that is anybody's guess.
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