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Godholio posted:Try to visualize yourself taller, so Oh, I thought he was making a joke on our economic stability or quality of life. Was just pointing out that first/second/third world doesn't have anything to do with any of that, it's just "us/them/other" from the cold war.
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Raluek posted:Was just pointing out that first/second/third world doesn't have anything to do with any of that, it's just "us/them/other" from the cold war. Godholio posted:Try to visualize yourself taller, so
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HKS and Andrew Brilliant built a time attack car: http://www.speedhunters.com/2017/01/hks-gts800-the-tsukuba-record-challenger/
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 God drat, really wanna know if that thing can push 800hp with that flat four like it talks about in the article.
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I wouldn't be surprised if they blow up a few and then put in something else. Although it has a dry sump and is up to 2.5l, and I'm guessing sleeved, so it should be able to do enough laps at an event. I mean, we just had an ej25 with a deck plate and accusump and that held up reasonably well.
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jamal posted:HKS and Andrew Brilliant built a time attack car:  God drat that is hot.
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I like the rear end treatment; the taillights bordering the rear wheel vent is kinda neat. Nice looking intake manifold too.
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I've always wondered about his design workflow. I assume has has a render farm for CFD/Aero. Or is it more organic, with plywood mockup, track time, and then a CF fab shop?
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Pretty much all modeled and simulated as far as I know. Voltex does have that 'wind tunnel" that probably gets used a little, and I have seen some scale model stuff for a standing mile gtr.
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Aiming for the track record at Tsukuba, so what is the record there? All I can seem to find are old times or ones in 'street' cars.
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InitialDave posted:Seriouspost: Check how much to have an They call em 'Tridents' here in NZ. Link to trademe with a fair few on offer
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goon get some for you. Shipping may not be that bad if you don't want them fast, and it's probably not massively likely lumps of cast metal could be terminally damaged en route.
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I wish we had these articles, but written at a higher technical level. Also, I've noticed Japanese, German, and American race car builds are different in a lot of subtle ways but it's unmistakable where it was built. Japanese stuff has a simple crudeness, but elegance.
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Cage posted:Im not seeing a deep dish version of the ansen sprints though. I found a place where you can custom order a similar set but then Im looking at $1400. Ill probably go with soft 8s for less then $300. Have you looked at US Wheels Indy U101, also available on Summit? They come in 15x10 -50mm offset: http://us-mags.com/indy-u101-w-142.htm Also, the ones you linked above aren't slotted mags, they're an aluminum version of the Chevy Rally wheel (not that they don't look good.) US Wheels has those, too: http://us-mags.com/big-slot-u600-w-4946.htm Though, frustratingly, they don't have offset specs on that page. Also, holy poo poo, I just found wheels for my Cutlass when I get tired of the peeling Torq-Thrust IIs on it: http://us-mags.com/saber-u437-w-5714.htm Or maybe these, which are look a lot like the Hurst wheels from back when my car was new: http://us-mags.com/offy-u412-w-1312.htm Actually, I think these are closer: http://us-mags.com/z16-u401-w-7632.htm Something for the square Chevy truck guys: http://us-mags.com/scottsdale-u440-w-6898.htm and: http://us-mags.com/sierra-u398-5-lug-w-7844.htm 6-lug: http://us-mags.com/sierra-u399-6-lug-w-7843.htm edit: oh, nope. those Sabers are $800.... each. edit 2: I'm a dope. Those are all US Mags not US Wheels. US Wheels does some nice muscle car reps, though: http://www.uswheel.com/collections/muscle-car Darchangel fucked around with this message at 21:30 on Jan 30, 2017 |
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I wish there was a podcast like The Dollop, with one guy telling a story / being knowledgeable about something, and another guy listening and making funny comments, but about cars and engineering.
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:I wish there was a podcast like The Dollop, with one guy telling a story / being knowledgeable about something, and another guy listening and making funny comments, but about cars and engineering. As a huge dollop fan and all around dummy, I will gladly play the dummy. I vote Adiabatic for knowledge man. 14" should make a guest appearance.
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Have a rotating cast of experts, we can probably scrounge up enough people to talk about their "thing" to give it real legs. I nominate kastein to talk about Jeeps to get us kicked off.
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Powershift posted:Here's a thing that will never happen I'm fine with this if you call it a Falcon.
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Powershift posted:Here's a thing that will never happen Those rear seats are useless. 5' and over need not apply.
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Coredump posted:Those rear seats are useless. 5' and over need not apply. The whole point is to be able to justify it because you can put kids in the back seat. Seems useful to me.
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Oh no Mr. Insurance, it's not a sports car, it has a backseat. Clearly that makes it a family car
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nm posted:The whole point is to be able to justify it because you can put kids in the back seat. Seems useful to me. You can do that with the Mustang as is. The little goobers will fit back there. People have been clamoring for a 4 door Mustang type sedan for a while. Basically give us the Ford Aus Falcon already.
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Coredump posted:Those rear seats are useless. 5' and over need not apply. Just make it a wagon. No, not a "sportwagon", a proper family-haulin' wagon.
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From the OSHA thread: Wheee!
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wayfinder posted:witchcraft There's gotta be a winch I'm not seeing, right?
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BigPaddy posted:You could just buy a Chevy SS like everyone said they were going to The Chevy SS is $50k though. Its overpriced as all get out, especially considering that you can get drat near the same car for $36k, its just called a Caprice. Oh and you have to be a municipality.
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CBJamo posted:There's gotta be a winch I'm not seeing, right? I really want to take a trip to Moab during one of the big events and just puss out and watch.
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Coredump posted:The Chevy SS is $50k though. Its overpriced as all get out, especially considering that you can get drat near the same car for $36k, its just called a Caprice. Oh and you have to be a municipality. Eh, a friend picked up a new one at a local dealer for $43k. Nice car.
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CBJamo posted:There's gotta be a winch I'm not seeing, right? I'm just assuming the incline is a bit less steep than the 88° it looks like from that view.
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TotalLossBrain posted:Eh, a friend picked up a new one at a local dealer for $43k. Nice car. That's cool, he got a good deal. The SS is still a $50k car though.
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Coredump posted:That's cool, he got a good deal. The SS is still a $50k car though. Yes it is - I am under the impression that some dealers are sitting on them and might be motivated to get them out of their lots. In other words: It may be possible to get one for under the $50k MSRP, which would be a cool and good deal on a $50k car.
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TotalLossBrain posted:Yes it is - I am under the impression that some dealers are sitting on them and might be motivated to get them out of their lots. In other words: It may be possible to get one for under the $50k MSRP, which would be a cool and good deal on a $50k car. I AGREE WITH YOU BUT IT'S STILL A $50K CAR THOUGH. ALSO I'M NOW SHOUTING.
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CBJamo posted:There's gotta be a winch I'm not seeing, right?
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Coredump posted:The Chevy SS is $50k though. Its overpriced as all get out, especially considering that you can get drat near the same car for $36k, its just called a Caprice. Oh and you have to be a municipality. Lol, look at the interior and exterior of both cars. One looks like a generic car with a good engine and plastic garbage interior, the other actually has some design work put into it (well, a little). The SS is a nice place to be and comes in a manual. Not worth the cost for you? That's fine. Don't buy one like everybody else. 
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BlackMK4 posted:I wish we had these articles, but written at a higher technical level. I keep meaning to do more of that, but it doesn't happen very often. Here's the most recent one http://hellafunctional.com/?p=1951 and then motoiq generally does a good job of stuff like that.
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CBJamo posted:There's gotta be a winch I'm not seeing, right? Maybe, but that is dry and very grippy rock. As long as you have the gearing necessary and keep your center of gravity over your wheels, you can pull off some crazy climbs out there.
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