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financially racist posted:this might actually be the single stupidest thing i've read on this or any other subforum on this website, or maybe any website about cars in general Oh no, somebody has a different opinion than you.  Actually, a couple people because I share it.  I'm not a purist and don't care what engine from whatever manufacturer you swap in what car. Having been in an LS2 (I think, know it came from a GTO) FD with around 480whp, it was ridiculous. Beautiful car with an awesome powertrain. I like rotaries too but it was kind of surreal launching in 2nd gear and still spinning tires, even on wide rear end RPF1's (the owner even cut the wheels down the barrel (!) and added an inch of width because he couldn't get them in the size/offset he needed) and good tires. Still, we made fun of him and told him he should have just bought a corvette.
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There are plenty of accellerationally-challenged vehicles that merge onto freeways all the time. It's just a matter of recognizing that your merge is in the hands of the drivers in the right hand lane recognizing you're too slow and moving over/speeding up/braking appropriately, and if they refuse, you're going to get a bumpy shoulder ride until someone wakes the gently caress up. Most places with hyper-short merges, the other drivers are pretty aware of it and/or there's already a horrible snarl of slow traffic due to one out of every five cars merging in at a much slower speed than the freeway traffic anyway.
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financially racist posted:this might actually be the single stupidest thing i've read on this or any other subforum on this website, or maybe any website about cars in general I love my RX-7s, and I respect the rotary engine, but it is not the best engine in the world, and sometimes you just want the car to go without special snowflake poo poo. Mine currently all have rotaries, but I grew up a hot rodder. I love my V8s, too. KakerMix posted:Your project sucks and also, mine sucks. That's a chopped up Tahoe, isn't it? "Custom" dash aside, are those the rear seats? Also, LOL, rubber floor covering in your "custom".
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DJ Commie posted:That complaint seems to really stem from people who are afraid of full throttle, or engine revs. There's a few onramps/merges here that require dead-stop to highway speeds quickly, and my work HR-V full of tools requires 14 seconds or so of full throttle to get up to 65 or so, sitting at the redline the whole time. Even its ponderous pace is not dangerously slow. Now if your QX5.6x10^99 can't get up to 85 at part throttle in 150 feet, that's dangerous! You and I both know that 'turning the AC off' is a legitimate way to gain a few HP and torques. Light turns green, AC off, get up to speed, AC back on. A sort of temporary AC-delete. Darchangel posted:That's a chopped up Tahoe, isn't it? "Custom" dash aside, are those the rear seats? Also, LOL, rubber floor covering in your "custom". Cool trk
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KakerMix posted:You and I both know that 'turning the AC off' is a legitimate way to gain a few HP and torques. I notice that there are no pics of the inside of the "bed". Also, lol on that AC thing. A coworker referred to the AC button on his Toyota Echo as the turbo, especially with four of us in the car.
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Darchangel posted:A coworker referred to the AC button on his Toyota Echo as the turbo, especially with four of us in the car. Good avatar/post combo.
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DJ Commie posted:That complaint seems to really stem from people who are afraid of full throttle, or engine revs. There's a few onramps/merges here that require dead-stop to highway speeds quickly, and my work HR-V full of tools requires 14 seconds or so of full throttle to get up to 65 or so, sitting at the redline the whole time. Even its ponderous pace is not dangerously slow. Now if your QX5.6x10^99 can't get up to 85 at part throttle in 150 feet, that's dangerous! Old diesels, especially like that were abysmal for highway.
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slidebite posted:I agree with virtually all of that, but keep in mind that vehicle is a diesel, and an old one at that. There is no power to milk out of it and no revs to be had. 1.6L N/A VW diesels and automatic Merc 240Ds are edge cases, the Merc is glacially slow even with a turbo kit, manual, and shorter rear end.
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Try an older Transit diesel with the auto and N/A 2.5. 75 whole hp but you also had a giant heavy brick of a body to cart about (and things only get worse once you start loading the thing up)
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Yeah, I worked in a job with brand new n/a diesel kia pregio vans in 2004. Slow as hell when loaded up with gear and fuel economy sucked anyway. n/a diesel is often bad diesel.
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Jul 29, 2017 05:51
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That Transit made our Hiaces with the 2.8 feel like some sort of top fuel dragster so even among vans there is a hierarchy of slow
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  lmao check out this 'rare' truck 
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Jul 29, 2017 05:59
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That last one is some poo poo.
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I'm pretty sure that is a real thing, I read about that somewhere and now I so wish I knew where I saw it.
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shy boy from chess club posted:I'm pretty sure that is a real thing, I read about that somewhere and now I so wish I knew where I saw it. The story - that it was a special deal for a railroad, done by a dealer - is plausible, anyway. Fab shops have been doing one-off chassis stretches like that for a long time.
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Huh. That's my area code. I'd be inclined to look at it for the sheer novelty, but who knows when I'd have time. Sure dont have the money since I've already got a project car.
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Deteriorata posted:The story - that it was a special deal for a railroad, done by a dealer - is plausible, anyway. Fab shops have been doing one-off chassis stretches like that for a long time. Dodge and Internatinal definitely built them, Marmon-Herrington may have been involved as they were done for railroad crews and other similar endeavors. DJ Commie fucked around with this message at 05:08 on Jul 30, 2017 |
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Jul 30, 2017 05:05
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Old school crewcabs always looked like goofy hackjobs. Usually because they reused the standard doors to save money.
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Q_res posted:Old school crewcabs always looked like goofy hackjobs. Usually because they reused the standard doors to save money. Unless they already made rear doors for their wagons... 
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https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/d/fds-for-sale/6243157436.html Someone save this
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Jul 31, 2017 04:12
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All it needs is a new ecu,
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BlackMK4 posted:https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/d/fds-for-sale/6243157436.html LS swap all the things.
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BlackMK4 posted:https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/d/fds-for-sale/6243157436.html no
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MrYenko posted:LS swap all the things. The Hartley or Radical Hyabusa based v8's would be perfect for this car I think. They would match the high revving/low torque nature of the rotary. And puke less apex seals as the boost comes on.
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BlackMK4 posted:https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/d/fds-for-sale/6243157436.html 9 grand lmao
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Jul 31, 2017 17:47
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That's worth it, probably.
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The Pell posted:Im not sure this is the right thread, but.... dat price do
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Octopus Magic posted:9 grand lmao Exactly. BUY MY NON-RUNNING FRANKEN-MOBILE WITH AFTERMARKET poo poo FOR 9K!
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keykey posted:Exactly. BUY MY NON-RUNNING FRANKEN-MOBILE WITH AFTERMARKET poo poo FOR 9K! FD shells are still worth monayyyyy
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BlackMK4 posted:FD shells are still worth monayyyyy forreal i havent seen a clean FD (running or not) under 18k in years but even if you plan on swapping a fresh LS into it you're probably going to be spending around the same amount in the end and using this as your platform seems like a gamble
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Where is Spyder when you need him?
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boxen posted:Good avatar/post combo.  BlackMK4 posted:https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/d/fds-for-sale/6243157436.html I wonder if he'd have more lookers if he put "RX-7" somewhere in the title or ad. I know I don't search for FC3S or SA22C when looking for a first gen '7. Maybe I should? Coredump posted:The Hartley or Radical Hyabusa based v8's would be perfect for this car I think. They would match the high revving/low torque nature of the rotary. And puke less apex seals as the boost comes on. and cost more than the car, and a fresh rebuild on the rotary would cost put together. Those little V8s are amazing, but hoo-boy, they are spendy. sneakyfrog posted:dat price do Really nice car, but, yeah. Lose those Mustang Torq-Thrust wheels and put something a bit less muscle car and more elegant on it. Some sort of gun-metal BBS wheels, maybe? Or even some of the optional late-model Mustang wheels like I have on my Crown Vic.
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sneakyfrog posted:dat price do I kinda dig it, and like the look of the front clip. That price though.
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Darchangel posted:Really nice car, but, yeah. exactly. and that tacky rear end engine bay lettering.
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sneakyfrog posted:exactly. Yeah, that, too. Let the engine speak for itself.
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CornHolio posted:I kinda dig it, and like the look of the front clip. Oh, I dig it. The Mark 8 is a good-looking car, and he's done some impressive work under the hood. Kudos for the very clean but stock interior and exterior. Just, $25K, stick on chrome letters (why not a more serious-looking data plate?) and common wheels that every second or third Mustang has?
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Darchangel posted:and cost more than the car, and a fresh rebuild on the rotary would cost put together. Those little V8s are amazing, but hoo-boy, they are spendy. Yeah you're right but what a car it would be though.
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Put a wrx engine in it. Ive never seen one of these with a flat four but i know you can do it on the 1st gen.
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Okay so how dumb am I for wanting this (other than "Vanz are lame"): https://www.ksl.com/auto/listing/3814369?ad_cid=1        I miss my old lovely 1 owner Henna Red 1984 BMW 320i that I had in grad school, and to my eye, this all looks decently sorted/equally as lovely as my last old car fun times.
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