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Left unmentioned is the Ford cost about that much new, weighs 500 pounds more, and is FWD.
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xzzy posted:Hippy Porsche. 
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Yep, checks out. loving owns.
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Check and mate.
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There is no goddamn way the Taurus had traction control standard in 2003
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Throatwarbler posted:There is no goddamn way the Taurus had traction control standard in 2003 that platform had it since it came out in 2000.
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Slavvy posted:Check and mate. Tag him and release him back into the wild guys.
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Pretty sure TC followed soon after ABS - as soon as you have wheel speed sensors and the ability to apply brakes individually via ABS controller, it's just a code upload to get lovely first-gen TC going BMW livery best livery. Is there some significance to them doing the singular angular stripe across the car? Because that is my favorite. 
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Curb weight is missing, and there is a 500-700lb difference 
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Mat_Drinks posted:Curb weight is missing, and there is a 500-700lb difference Also the Taurus suspension is second only to the PT cruiser in feeling unsafe at speeds over 100km and that's assuming the rear springs aren't broken yet
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Was the SEL trim still running rear drums at that time? edit: whoops, not a Vulcan Jonny Nox fucked around with this message at 06:51 on Apr 12, 2016 |
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The best livery, perfectly executed.
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fyodor posted:Tag him and release him back into the wild guys. B...bu..but look at that axle ration on the taurus!
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Jonny 290 posted:BMW livery best livery. Is there some significance to them doing the singular angular stripe across the car? Because that is my favorite. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_M
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Found some info on this on the 924/944/968 parts group FB page. "its a 944 turbo with a 924 kit. Cayman/boxster transaxle. (pics https://imgur.com/a/sYlAT/ ) I have to check but the motor is upgraded as well. https://i.imgur.com/k3w8htl.jpg The car started as a late model Porsche 944 Turbo body. After a ton of cutting, lightening, and race prep, it's now been fitted with a 924GTP kit with the full one piece nose. The powerplant is one from our newest projects, we're working on a full swap kit for placing 1.8T Audi 5VT engines in the 944 platform. This car will have a heavily built motor prepped to make about 600HP through a Borg Warner EFR turbo, with a Cayman/Boxster cable shift gearbox out back. All while weighing about 1900LBS ready to race. This one still needs a few finishing things to be a running car but we aren't far off. Motor Werks Racing: Exclusively Porsche on facebook for more of this and our other cars." Speaking of 944s with Audi 5cyl engines thrown into them...  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iR2sSHdewE
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Slavvy posted:Check and mate. Thank you for getting it. That got posted to a local FB group and the arguments around a blatant joke comparison made my head spin. 
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To summarize the livery one-upping I have concluded that the top three liveries are 1. Team Lotus (British Racing Green) 2. Team Lotus (John Player Special) 3. Martini Racing Gulf looks like poo poo. 
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I'm loving that. I've had a few old cars with that bronzey paint, mainly fords, and it always looked a little boring to me, like a "metallic beige" or boring metallic brown. Seeing that though, and the escort above, make me know what I'm going to do when I come into ownership of another old car.
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I will never understand why sim fans get such a boner for rain.
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That's DriveClub, by the way, a PS4 game. Sony shut the studio that made it down since. Some of the talent went on to Codemasters.
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Falken posted:... we're working on a full swap kit for placing 1.8T Audi 5VT engines in the 944 platform... OK, awesome project up until I got to this part. Good lord, why?
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mekilljoydammit posted:OK, awesome project up until I got to this part. Good lord, why? http://www.broadfootracing.com/engines.htm
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Late to livery chat, but I always liked the Alitalia colors. Could have something to do with the car it's on of course.
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Falken posted:Clearly the best thing to do would be to get Broadfoot racing to build a turbo version of the 944 S2 or 968 3.0 motor. From what I've seen, the 16V heads are beasts. Or heck, a 928 V8 would be acceptable too - saw one at a Kelly Moss open house once. Actually, now I'm imagining someone going the other way and putting a 968 engine in an A4 or something.
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wallaka posted:Oh, come on. That's just JPS colors with a redneck twist. JPS is just Smokey's colors with a eurofag twist  dreesemonkey posted:Sorry but the 90s Tide NASCAR livery is the best of all time. 90's Tide? get the gently caress outta here 
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This is supremely my poo poo.
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mekilljoydammit posted:From what I've seen, the 16V heads are beasts. Or heck, a 928 V8 would be acceptable too - saw one at a Kelly Moss open house once. Actually, now I'm imagining someone going the other way and putting a 968 engine in an A4 or something. Although, I imagine a small turbo with very low boost would be acceptable. I've explored the idea of turboing my S2 but frankly the cost and risks involved made me nervous, and for a 210hp engine it's a pretty quick car as it is. E: Just watched Project Binky 12. My god, that exhaust is going to be a loud instrument. Also, nobody should anger Mr. Flibble. Falken fucked around with this message at 15:38 on Apr 12, 2016 |
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Falken posted:Yeah, whilst the 16V 3.0s in the S2 and 968 are really sturdy engines, there's a fair bit of work required to make it accept a turbo. Camshaft and Connecting rods from a turbo (forged parts) and also an 8V wiring loom are both on that list. Building and turboing the 16V 944/968 engine seems a lot less work than swapping in and building a 20V 1.8T though, and it'll get you something that's not, you know, poo poo. Ah well, enough of this derail.
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Falken posted:Speaking of 944s with Audi 5cyl engines thrown into them... I'm sorry did someone say Audi? While we're on the topic of livery...   imgur won't thumbnail this fucker for some reason  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDdCZilreCw GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 16:45 on Apr 12, 2016 |
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Throatwarbler posted:There is no goddamn way the Taurus had traction control standard in 2003 I remember driving a rental Taurus in 2004/2005 and it didn't even have ABS
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BraveUlysses posted:I remember driving a rental Taurus in 2004/2005 and it didn't even have ABS Fleet vehicles can have some really wacky feature sets in an effort to save a few bucks. I had a 2008 Yaris for a while that didn't have ABS either. No power locks or windows either, I loving loved that car because it probably would have run for 20 years given how little there was on it that could break. Then some jerk hit me. 
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ABS? Pffft we all trail brake here, right?
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fyodor posted:ABS? Pffft we all trail brake here, right? Not sure how much trail braking is going to help you with not having ABS. I think you meant threshold braking?
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Not sure how much trail braking is going to help you with not having ABS. I think you meant threshold braking? Sorry threshold braking.
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Brembo does a cool comparison of F1 and MotoGP braking: http://www.brembo.com/en/company/news/austin-circuit-formula1-versus-motogp
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xzzy posted:Fleet vehicles can have some really wacky feature sets in an effort to save a few bucks. this is why I always toss out any opinion of a car beginning with "I rented a x and let me tell you..." e- also by 2003 I think TC was standard on the Taurus because it's built into the ECU, button for it is on the top of the steering column behind the wheel Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Apr 12, 2016 |
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xzzy posted:Brembo does a cool comparison of F1 and MotoGP braking: loving  engineers."The only aspect in common between the two categories at Austin is the effort required by the braking systems: Brembo engineers have classified both as medium difficulty"
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Larrymer posted:loving well, compared to something like large aircraft brake systems, yeah, i'd agree with that assessment  multi-plate disc brakes with full-circle friction materials, capable of slowing an airliner from takeoff speed to a stop without overrunning the runway AND not catching fire in the several minutes it takes for firetrucks to arrive. compared to that, yeah, F1 cars with their ceramic rotors and pads on an otherwise conventional setup aren't really all that exotic.
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