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The Locator posted:I am more than a little bit surprised that nobody else has posted this yet: So happy they made the official record. Koenigsegg is such a quirky little company.
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That is cool but I really need to see an acceleration graph comparing the Agera, the Veyron, the McLaren F1, some wacky outsider like that Nissan Juke with a GTR drivetrain stapled underneath it, and a Honda Odyssey to adequately appreciate this.
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My favorite bit is how they don't even go WOT until 180mph.
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Nov 7, 2017 04:55
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IOwnCalculus posted:My favorite bit is how they don't even go WOT until 180mph. At which point it loving GOES. .4G acceleration at 200mph is loving crazy.
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Nov 7, 2017 05:49
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHBrb7IWapc How about jessi combs talking about doing 477mph and losing control of the car?
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Nov 7, 2017 06:15
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IOwnCalculus posted:My favorite bit is how they don't even go WOT until 180mph. Mine's that they don't even shift into the final gear til loving 215mph 
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Nov 7, 2017 06:17
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angryhampster posted:Spectator Drags crash compilation. 10 minutes of people racing cars poorly: i was there for the crash starting at 4:57 welp that's my story, seeya later
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IOwnCalculus posted:My favorite bit is how they don't even go WOT until 180mph. Yeah, I noticed that when I heard the turbo spool, looked at how fast they were going, and lightly poo'd myself when I realized they were doing one hundred and loving eighty 
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Nov 9, 2017 02:32
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grumplestiltzkin posted:Yeah, I noticed that when I heard the turbo spool, looked at how fast they were going, and lightly poo'd myself when I realized they were doing one hundred and loving eighty And they went from 0.2G acceleration to 0.4G at that point. 0.4G acceleration at near (and over) 200 MPH. That's loving absurd.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFlkcnIeX3Y A highly impressive takedown of manufacturer bullshit about cheaper non genuine parts.
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grumplestiltzkin posted:Yeah, I noticed that when I heard the turbo spool That.. that turbo sounds more like an airliner getting ready to taxi down the runway. I wonder how many birds per minute that thing sucks down?
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFlkcnIeX3Y Jesus.. that's incredibly dumb of Nissan.
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I know Australia tends to be pretty heavy handed with car laws, but... yeah, that poo poo (probably) wouldn't fly in the US, would it? Especially when it comes to wiper blades and brake pads. I know there's a significant difference between different brands of brake pads, but even parts store brands can be pretty decent if you go for their higher tier stuff. I'm sure as hell not dropping $100+ on brake pads. It stings bad enough dropping $30ish (after coupons) on Carquest/Advance Auto ceramics. I'm all for OEM parts, until it comes to consumables (wiper blades, oil filters, brake pads... stuff all addressed in that). And at least in my case, a shitload of OEM parts are available on Amazon for dirt cheap (one of the massive upsides to GM's parts binning). OEM MAF for my car is all of $30-something (if not less), while an OEM MAF for my Nissan was >$500 (e: just double checked, it's around $475 now, when you can find a new old stock one.. it's no longer stocked by Courtesy Parts). It's cheaper to buy a brand new OEM GM MAF online than it is to go to Pick n Pull to get a used one! That said, I won't touch parts store electrical stuff (except for Napa... I'll buy starters and alternators from them if I don't feel like getting a used OEM part). randomidiot fucked around with this message at 10:54 on Nov 9, 2017 |
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:I know Australia tends to be pretty heavy handed with car laws, but... yeah, that poo poo (probably) wouldn't fly in the US, would it? Especially when it comes to wiper blades and brake pads. I know there's a significant difference between different brands of brake pads, but even parts store brands can be pretty decent if you go for their higher tier stuff. yeah every time my girlfriend takes her Prius in for an oil change the dealership tries to sell her a $400 front brake job lol
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:I'm all for OEM parts, until it comes to consumables (wiper blades, oil filters, brake pads... stuff all addressed in that). And at least in my case, a shitload of OEM parts are available on Amazon for dirt cheap (one of the massive upsides to GM's parts binning). I looked online and found that VW uses Mann for their filters, so I order the cheaper Mann versions. They even come stamped with VW and Audi logos!
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sandoz posted:yeah every time my girlfriend takes her Prius in for an oil change the dealership tries to sell her a $400 front brake job lol Best part is a Prius should be able to go 100k+ EASILY on the original brakes. I think a friend was on his 2nd set of brakes when he sold his with 300k on it, and he used it for delivery/uber/etc the entire time he owned it.
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:Best part is a Prius should be able to go 100k+ EASILY on the original brakes. I think a friend was on his 2nd set of brakes when he sold his with 300k on it, and he used it for delivery/uber/etc the entire time he owned it. The downside is he'll likely need a regenerative brake booster somewhere between 100k and 150k, and boy howdy are they expensive.
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I think the actual name for it is the brake accumulator. It's not directly involved in regeneration, but when it fails, you lose regeneration capability. Along with ABS and traction control. 2 people I know have been bit by the $2500  One of them didn't have it fail completely, but the accumulator motor was running almost nonstop on his. The other got the triangle/brake/abs/traction control off/check engine lights out of nowhere and saw his MPG plummet. Supposedly it has to be paired to the car too, so a used part may not be an option unless someone has access to whatever tools Toyota uses for that.
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:
Cant tell you how many times ive been burned by napa sensors.
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Hence why I qualified that with starters and alternators.  For sensors, solenoids, etc, I go OEM, or at least a well respected brand (Denso, NTK, etc).GM loves parts binning, makes a lot of stuff dirt cheap. The OEM evap purge solenoid, for example, was $26, and a new MAF is going to be about the same (I'm getting a code about once a month for the MAF). I have an OEM
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:I know Australia tends to be pretty heavy handed with car laws, but... yeah, that poo poo (probably) wouldn't fly in the US, would it? Especially when it comes to wiper blades and brake pads. I know there's a significant difference between different brands of brake pads, but even parts store brands can be pretty decent if you go for their higher tier stuff. gently caress i wish i could get $30 brake pads... cheapest ones (that actually work) for my cruiser run at $90 a set...
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:Best part is a Prius should be able to go 100k+ EASILY on the original brakes. I think a friend was on his 2nd set of brakes when he sold his with 300k on it, and he used it for delivery/uber/etc the entire time he owned it. no, the best part is that over three consecutive oil changes the pads went from 5mm to 2mm to 5mm regenerative braking indeed
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mark higgens isle of man in a prodrive subaru flat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRg5Sp1iQMc
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Cage posted:First car is Slow is Fasts dad, isn't it? Are later mustangs really that hard to drive? I've only driven my friends foxbody and sliding it was a breeze...foot down, point front, continue with foot down until straight again.
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CarForumPoster posted:continue with foot down until straight again. That's the hard part. Everyone lifts.
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The Locator posted:I am more than a little bit surprised that nobody else has posted this yet: Something tells me that they're eyeing up a speed that starts with "3" and ends with "mph" (and is three digits  )
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:I think the actual name for it is the brake accumulator. It's not directly involved in regeneration, but when it fails, you lose regeneration capability. Along with ABS and traction control. are these people that are heavy late brakers? there is like a little braking charge meter when active but it rarely maxes out unless you're quickly stopping from a decent speed also lol i wonder if its even noticeable to lose traction control in a car like that
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CarForumPoster posted:Are later mustangs really that hard to drive? I've only driven my friends foxbody and sliding it was a breeze...foot down, point front, continue with foot down until straight again.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbpGx8Fqsho I loving love the crowds reaction here to dropping a goddamn flag. You would have thought someone died.
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Thief posted:are these people that are heavy late brakers? No, but both of them use their cars for courier/delivery/uber/etc. So they see a ton of city miles. And yeah it is.. the traction control is super overbearing, it hits the brakes if one tire even begins to slip. You'll notice being able to actually take a turn while on the throttle without the car losing its poo poo. There's a konami style code to disable traction control on older (<2010) models, but supposedly the FSM warns this will gently caress the transaxle up in a hurry.
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edit: wrong thread...
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Cool little diesel engine. https://youtu.be/zXCGyItsgQs
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Nascar debut in Australia (1988): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNuiGBOZagw
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Awesome. I'm crossposting in the F1 thread because are dan recently did a nascar visit and uploaded some video (as well as photos over earlier weeks)
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tobu posted:Nascar debut in Australia (1988):
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Neat stop-motion of an R/C rotary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1noNUBHaok4
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tobu posted:Nascar debut in Australia (1988): I'd never heard Michael Waltrip talk before now. ...and he has been married... ..to a...woman?????
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Powershift posted:Neat stop-motion of an R/C rotary I hope they do the followup to this Porsche teardown one day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKNhjBNTA-I Can't be that hard to stop motion a wallet opening.
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CarForumPoster posted:I'd never heard Michael Waltrip talk before now. Sassiest dude in racing. You really see it hilariously in his later stuff where he's the interviewer "HI DANICA BYE DANICA!"
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I have never seen these before https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZcXJvp-_D4 AND I CAN'T STOP WATCHING
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