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Some promotional videos about Volkswagen's T3 Van (low quality, but they get the point across): Model Introduction (3 Parts): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc7msK2--x8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5qgKRvF0Ks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwVfklBsVFo Production Line (3 Parts): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfscHqwN98Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyzj8UJusc8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1f8YPRCcuc Crash Testing (3 Parts), complete with freaky as hell electronic music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pityxv0DW7M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwa9vdq8dvw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGKlWqSadlQ
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Offroading isn't just for cars anymore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6bKCsJd2K0
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You can keep all your Mustang and Supra dyno queens for all I care, this is the best dyno run ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHNrJeFhDeQ
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Looks like colinfurze is up to his usual crazy poo poo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2D2fP6yBzU At least he's doing it in a semi-controlled environment.
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Preoptopus posted:Proof that Germans still measure success by levels of demolition and destruction. I doubt there was that much cheering the last time the Germans decided to knock down part of a factory in England.
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Cat Terrist posted:No 1 reason Loeb sucks My favourite Marcus Gronholm moment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=wN_J8no7cFE#t=95s I can't find the video of the post-incident interview, where went on and on about the police officer not letting him drive back to service.
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^^It's hard to figure out what GM did to that engine for its power ratings tests, but it's probably in the neighbourhood of 200-250 hp SAE net. Also, don't forget that a big block engine like that produces an absolute fuckload of torque.Fucknag posted:A 455ci V8 delivering 320 HP. And this was before unleaded fuels and emissions equipment. What the hell? Back then, they'd run an engine in absolutely ideal conditions, with no accessories (not even water pumps) for their horsepower ratings, to say nothing of running a carefully built "ringer" engine, as opposed to a regular production engine, which at the time was likely to never make rated production power. MrChips fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Jan 9, 2012 |
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Someone has been pulling out old footage of local amateur racing and shoving it up on YouTube. This just got posted. It's an old Audi Quattro coupe menacing some bystanders to shore up its Group B credentials before it continues its run. I can't believe how much of the local stuff he's got on there that I've seen firsthand. Regarding that Audi video, I was at the RMR special stage in Bearspaw that year! I remember my dad taking my younger brother and I to the rally in his old Porsche 911, and I also remember just how wet and rainy it was that morning; I was miserable, at least until the first cars came by. Watching rallies is so much better when you're not eight years old; you can drink until you just don't give a poo poo that it's raining and cold. Also, watching his hill climb video at COP makes me sad once again that they put speed bumps all up and down that road.
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May 5, 2012 03:15
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thecobra posted:This guy has a great channel, he's probably been posted before. This video is just kinda sad showing what kind of idiots drive on public roads. Guy's got a beef with cars, it seems. Didn't see a single bike in there, despite the fact his channel is chock full of idiots low-siding their bikes or leaning on their knee pads with their heads in the oncoming lane.
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Speaking of Russia... http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=21d_1344225020
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Aug 6, 2012 09:18
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I'm no NASCAR fan, but that was wild! What I now want to see is Kyle Busch's post-race reaction. I'll bet it was...profane.
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Aug 13, 2012 01:41
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So, are we sweeping this under the rug or what? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36whvegFIqg I can't imagine I'm the only person here who's seen this (and agreed with it)...
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Sep 6, 2012 05:22
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InitialDave posted:What were they putting up a roadblock for, anyway? I watched a few of the related videos with footage of the ride, and it all looks pretty harmless - aside from the t-shirt-wearing squids, but there's not much you can do to avoid those. You're joking, right? Literally every one of those riders in that video could have been written up for some kind of moving violation; people riding on hard shoulders, cutting solid lines...the list goes on and on, and this is even before we get to fleeing a police roadblock. Also, unless you have made arrangements with the police for escort (which I'm probably safe to say, they didn't), a mass ride like that should stick to one or two lanes only, not blocking an entire highway. Christ, even when the Angels ride into town, they ride two-abreast in one lane only - if a quasi-legal motorcycle gang can do it, why can't these morons? I hope every one of those riders gets the book thrown at them.
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Sep 17, 2012 22:17
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Once again, the craziest poo poo happens in Russia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqDrnR2bWk4 
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haxality posted:Honda's HSV-010, parts of which I hope make it into the next NSX. Listen to the sound it makes at 1:05 or so! I'll give you that it sounds incredible, but since we already know quite a bit about the new NSX, it's safe to say that pretty much nothing from the HSV-010 is going to end up in the NSX.
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Oct 1, 2012 22:19
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It does seem to me that while all makes and models are involved in those Russian dashcam videos, it seems like the exceptionally stupid poo poo is reserved for those boxy old Ladas/VAZs. My guess is that they're probably cheap as hell and driven by people who've never owned a car before (or people who spend all their money on vodka).
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Nov 17, 2012 19:46
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Friar Zucchini posted:Where does all that paint on the pavement come from? Do they just let people put graffiti all over it? Judging by my own experience, there's approximately fuckall traction to be had on painted pavement. A tight bend like that would be a kinda cool place to have decent traction, if you ask me... I think it's just sidewalk chalk...having never been there, I can't say for sure; maybe some of the Euro guys can confirm/deny this.
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neckbeard posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozG6KQftTmc I just did like a triple take...is that a Jensen Interceptor?! It is! 
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Muffinpox posted:Ruf is considered a manufacturer even though they just modify Porsches. Ruf is lucky enough to be in a country that very specifically defines what constitutes a production car and what it merely modified. They are quite a bit more involved than your average tuning company, though; they buy bodies-in-white from Porsche and install their own stuff in them, giving the cars a Ruf VIN in the process. So technically they are a manufacturer, but the line is awfully blurry in their case as well as Hennessey. This AMS company is not a manufacturer by any stretch; they just bolt on a bunch of go-fast parts and call it a day. If that constitutes a production car, we happen to have a spare Honeywell TFE-731 sitting in the hangar right now; perhaps I should bolt it up to my
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VikingSkull posted:Here's the fastest piston engined land vehicle in the world. Land-speed record cars are pretty cool. Is it written in the SCTA's rule book somewhere that all teams must have a wizened old man with a ZZ-Top beard?
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Das Volk posted:I've been watching these Russian car crash compilation videos for a while now and I really find myself wondering what the hell is going on there. Every few videos you see some shitcan going 2-3X the speed of traffic causing some sort of wreck, or people making painfully avoidable mistakes. Why is driving in Russia so apocalyptic? A few things: -Alcohol -No real "driving" culture: Private car ownership only became a thing in the 1990s and is only just becoming widespread. This means pretty much everyone on the road is a relatively inexperienced driver. -Alcohol -Bad roads and poor driving conditions: Weather in Russia is bad; combine it with terribly built roads and idiotic markings (lanes ending suddenly and the like) and it makes for trouble. -Alcohol -Lack of law enforcement: Why pay attention to traffic rules when you know the cops don't give a poo poo, and if they do, it's because they're fishing for bribes. -Alcohol
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Carteret posted:I guess they kind of figured "Hey, since it's got electric steering, let's be German and design it weird because we can!" No it's nothing unusual; every BMW since the E34 (I think?) has that style of steering column trim. Internally, there isn't anything unusual going on.
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I just watched all of Regular Car Reviews. Holy poo poo I haven't laughed that hard for a very long time.IOwnCalculus posted:Mostly I like it because he found a way to be funny without quite so much of the grunting monkey cheese dishwasher CUMMMMMMMIIIINGGGGGGGGGGGGGAHAHGHAGHAHGHA poo poo. I don't know; for whatever reason, that sort of thing seemed pretty appropriate for his reviews of Chrysler products, especially the Dodge Avenger review.
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I'll admit I had a bit of a chuckle at this commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTe09i9Vmpk
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VikingSkull posted:The hilarious thing is Motor Trend and /Drive are both tremendous channels as a whole, and Roadkill and Chris Harris are just small parts. Drive, apart from Chris Harris and the occasional Inside video, really, really REALLY sucks. Especially when loving Leo Parente hosts a video - what a windbag.
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IOwnCalculus posted:This video is entirely too good. Oh boy there will be much gnashing of teeth over at NASIOC over this one; hell I'll bet our own Subaru thread will be all up in arms over it soon enough.
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These are a couple neat videos on a pair of very cool concept cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Cjr6BDvpE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKOdux6Gjno
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Aug 25, 2014 04:08
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There is a LOT of in that video, like how he spins his wheels at 230 mph for one...
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Sep 19, 2014 22:51
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As much as I love watching Chris Harris do his thing, and as much as I enjoy reading what he writes, it seems to me his bridge burning talents are second only to his journalistic talent. In the last 5-10 years, he's worked for and left every major British car mag (with the exception of Top Gear I think), Driver's Republic, Drive and Pistonheads. He's running out of places to work.
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Oct 16, 2014 05:58
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bT6txm4RpA Can I just say that the channel that this video belongs to, USAutoIndustry, is seriously loving cool. I spent most of last night watching a ton of those old videos.
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Nov 16, 2014 03:36
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You can tell he's from Calgary because his wheel never goes left of centre!  Also I had the misfortune of watching a linked video from "Bad Drivers of Calgary". That guy is definitely one of his subjects.
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Powershift posted:They're probably to-be-crushed press cars. fast n loud which is also sponsored by dodge got the scat pack challenger, and pulled the engine to stick into an older challenger. I would imagine freiburger's comment about putting a hellcat in a roadkill vehicle may lead to the same. Maybe pulling the motorhome 440 out of the charger and making a ratty 700hp charger. They need to do that swap again; motorhome 440 into another charger, hellcat V8 into the motorhome.
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Powershift posted:It's diesel power challenge week again! why do all these dudes look the same
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IOwnCalculus posted:Crank up the speakers. Man that was an awesome video. You can see that for the first couple laps Long is driving kind of conservatively, but after that he really starts to get into it. Also those 935s toward the end you can literally see the turbo lag; coming out of the last corner it's "nothing, nothing, nothing...OHHOLYSHIT goodbye".
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Huh. Clever. Oil. Sudo Echo posted:Yeah it''s perfectly reasonable up until he blows up the batteries with the welder. In all the time it took to get that fire going he could have just warmed and charged them but that wouldn't be as much fun, right? The problem is that at those extreme temperatures the oil is basically solid and essentially glues everything in place. Even with fresh, strong batteries there is basically no chance that they would have been able to start that motor. And again, since the oil is basically solid, there is no lubrication provided either once you do get it going. This sort of thing is something we covered in great detail in my training as a commercial pilot; how to get an old radial aircraft engine, cold-soaked overnight in the Arctic, to start and run. The first trick is to never let it get into that situation in the first place; what you do is right after you shut down for the day, you drain the engine oil out of the tanks while it's still hot, then keep it warm overnight on what amounts to an oversized camp stove. Second, you remove the battery and keep it warm as well. Finally, you blanket the engine and props to try and retain as much heat as possible, and to trap as much heat from the smudge pots that you (or more likely the mechanic riding along) are going to light and watch overnight. The next morning, you refill the oil tanks and put the battery back in the aircraft, then remove the blankets. In the cockpit, the aircrew will activate the oil dilution system, which essentially pumps raw gasoline into the oil tank, reducing its viscosity and (hopefully) preventing it from freezing on contact with the cold engine. The props will be turned a few times by hand as usual, then a start will be attempted...you'd better get it right, because if it's minus 30 or below, you might only get one or two tries before the engine is too cold. If that happens, then you're building a fire under the engine to try and warm the thing, which might not be easy in the Arctic. As for turbine engines in this environment, all you do is pop the battery out, keep it warm overnight, then start the airplane as you would anywhere else.
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Dynos are all very well and fine if you're measuring the output of your cute little Power Wheels toys; this is how you measure REAL horsepower: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrsPfXIFzSA (sorry for the soundtrack in advance)
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Hey, who likes turbo noise? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KK0GCePLr0 Oh, and it looks like this underneath: 
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That's not in France, it's in deepest, darkest rural Quebec.
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