teh jhey posted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et-g4P8SbJQ

Jesus gently caress, this guy must have dropped it into reverse to pull off something like this.

Petekill posted:

In this sort of situation, do they even try to fix the damage to the engine, or is it a "trash it and get a new one" kinda thing?

Sockington posted:

250fwhp and a Mazda G-series FWD transmission;

Goodbye 3rd gear and the diff.

rscott posted:

how big would an apex seal be on a wankel engine making 4000 HP?

ab0z posted:

So you're saying that a normal 2-rotor makes 400hp? Try again.

Fucknag posted:

Well, I was driving along my merry way today, when upon shifting into second gear and applying throttle, I heard the most horrendous grinding noise coming from my transmission. Engine sounds fine in neutral, so I suspect my tranny may have poo poo the bed. Holding out hope that it's just a bad clutch, but I have a sinking feeling that my car may belong in this thread soon.

Fucknag posted:

Well, the car's owner (who is totally not my mom because that would be the gooniest thing) decided to replace the entire transmission "just to be safe". The tech who did the work took my old one home and plans to crack it open to see what's what, but we both already suspect the diff.

Oh, and I finally fixed an exhaust leak I've been putting off for far two long; the leftmost two bolts on my manifold backed themselves out and left the stage. Pulled the mani, turbo and downpipe out to put in a Corksport downpipe... only to find out that my wastegate won't close all the way. It's not the actuator, the arm retracted fully when I pulled it off the gate lever, and the gate wouldn't seat no matter how I fiddled with it. As far as I know, internal wastegates can't be replaced, so if I want the turbo to spool as quickly as stock (to the mindblowing pressure of 6.5 psi), I'll need to pony up 3 grand for a new turbo.

c355n4 posted:

Is that an acorn?!

Boat posted:

The water heater rocket worked pretty goddamn good though, and morons replace that overpressure valve all the time, because they're morons. Then all it takes is a broken thermostat..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bU-I2ZiML0

A car forum posted:

I was driving and minding my business when I hit a small pot hole, and it turned out to be a bigger pot hole after my car drove over it. It went from a 4 inch wide pothole to a 2 foot wide one.. The ground underneath the pothole gave away and f*ck me over.

destructo posted:

some texas redneck posted:

Did they leave it for a month or some poo poo?

The Scientist posted:

How fast would this engine have been revving to have caused this? Also, you guys gonna sleeve that one cylinder?

Seat Safety Switch posted:

What's the story here? Are you an embedded developer doing ecu stuff or something else?

Z3n posted:

More leading edges means better initial bite on your pads!

thelightguy posted:

You mean hydrofluoric acid, the stuff that penetrates your skin without a mark and then eats your bones? Yes, you should probably wear gloves.

Maker Of Shoes posted:

20 bucks. I might be paranoid as gently caress but I refuse to use scissor jacks. They scare the poo poo out of me for exactly that reason.

Beanbox posted:

and hes runs over it.. amazing

law abiding rapist posted:

Clearly we need to start making cars out of palm trees, it's barely got a scratch.

Root Bear posted:

Found with this article. That's one lucky kid. At least until his dad finds out

Kill-9 posted:

Done exactly that with a Harbor Freight vice trying to press in bushings. *CRACK*