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Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Weren't the original V6es 90degree engines but they had a loping idle because an uneven number of cylinders were firing in each ignition cycle so they switched to 60?

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Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




neckbeard posted:

Edmonton earlier this morning:


ha ha, I didn't even see the text part of the post and I was all "Oh gently caress off Edmonton"

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Rhyno posted:

Ohio has drive throughs. Ten years ago you could get a single cold beer for a buck or two. Even as the only occupant of the car.

drinking and driving isn't illegal, driving while intoxicated is.

actually that may not be true...

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Octopus Magic posted:

Way better than the typical "Booth babe goes in a ride in a 1000 horsepower *insert whatever* and her boobs TOTALLY FALL OUT and she screams" videos.

Yeah for those guys who think they like to do stupid things for pretty ladies who ask, wait till it's your daughter.

(And she will always ask for fun stuff, at least in the first 6 years or so)

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




GramCracker posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dFzgsq49R8&t=66s

Turn up your volumes, the video features this:



I never get it when people talk about how much prettier old F1 cars were compared to today. But Prototypes? yeah, I get that.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008





You misunderstand. I didn't say modern cars were not ugly, just that most of the old ones weren't much better. I also realize that its generally considered a wrong opinion.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




88h88 posted:

We all know this is the best one, speedbumps and all...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOOOHX9DnOg

I was looking for this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oebzAIZEfxQ

found this one instead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6D6thcWKAM

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Count Freebasie posted:

I really admire the Colin McRae-like cornering skills that the guy in the Charger pulls off at 3:50 in. Best part is the guy yelling "poo poo!"

I've done the oversteer thing in a charger before (2.7l on snow, no biggie) and I have to tell you, it's scary when you suddenly realize how much weight you're intentionally throwing around.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




There's a new "Project Binky" video on You tube and you assholes never said anything?

Merry Christmas!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_H8bK8o3UM

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Linedance posted:

I dunno, the left side is pretty hilly.

The right side is too, actually

edit: Peace Country is pretty up/down too.

But if this is Ardrossan, then no. There are no hills there. Leslie Nielsen called us Snowbillies. I like that.

edit 2: Yes I like talking about Alberta.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Fart Pipe posted:

I had a 90 Voyager with the 3.3 and it would torch the tire in first and chirp second. You didnt try hard enough, haha.

I learned to controlget into oversteer in a 3.0l(maybe?) '89 Aerostar. The one built on the Ranger chassis. Still haven't told my parents.

That thing was simultaneously awesome and terrible car stuff. At least 3 kids learned to drive in it, it killed a couple deer and kept going, pulled our trailer, and was used like a pickup when needed. Except better because you could fit 4x8 sheets of plywood in it and close the liftgate.

Also it went through a couple engines, 3 transmissions, and wasn't ever really a good car to drive.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Krakkles posted:

With what appears to be a stereotypical Corvette driver.

Nah, no vanity plate.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Won't be on Amazon Canada.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




DiggityDoink posted:

Yeah as cool as Roadkill is, it's not like they're hurting for sponsors and not making money off of Youtube. This smells more like a cheap cash grab than something to keep the show alive.

honestly, there may be a little "keep Freiburger alive" going on. I think adding HotRod Garage to his schedule broke him.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008






what the crap? did I really come in first on that?

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




fyodor posted:

It is steep.



Top Gear 7x06 is the episode where Clarkson takes on Laguna Seca in an NSX. As part of the demonstration of what the corkscrew is, exactly, they show him trying to walk up it. It is steep.

https://youtu.be/olWCXfwTvhI

Jonny Nox fucked around with this message at 02:21 on Sep 13, 2015

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




neckbeard posted:

new Roadkill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRh5KIVO3CM 707HP Hellcat Engine in a 1968 Charger

I enjoyed the Roadkill crew taking a poo poo on Reality TV editing techniques.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Top Hats Monthly posted:

I'm more curious how you find these

Apparently bars? Having a personality helps

I don't know, I've been married for 9 years, so I don't even know where it's done anymore.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




There is no driver in the P1. She is trying to seduce a car.


Hhhhhhaaaaaaawt.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




`Nemesis posted:

pro-click.

I think I would want to hang out with Fred more than the Roadkill guys. He's just such a goofy nerd you could do stupid things and he'd go right along. Like eat a donut while doing donuts.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




MrYenko posted:

I love that they finally got around to fixing the Fiero's suspension, and actually ended up with something that could have been pretty cool... And then axed it the NEXT MODEL YEAR.

"That's an awfully nice mid engine sports car you guys have built. It'd be a shame if anything happened to it."

:commissar:

See also the Pontiac G8. They were gonna bring the ute over as a new El Camino and were talking about making the entire Pontiac range RWD. Nope. Axed the entire brand.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




`Nemesis posted:

:siren: one week until new binky :siren:

damnit, beaten
https://twitter.com/badobsessionmsp/status/715575223597330434

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Dirt Everyday is back.

New episode giving me very bad ideas. Again.

Luckily I'm too broke to even consider a hobby van.

https://youtu.be/ZKcsafCHV7o

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008





Warning sheer pornography from 3:09 - 5:20 :nws:

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Was the SEL trim still running rear drums at that time?

also 200hp V6 vs revvy 200hp i4

edit: whoops, not a Vulcan

Jonny Nox fucked around with this message at 06:51 on Apr 12, 2016

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




MetaJew posted:

I like that he's interviewing himself in his apartment, in his best clubbing shirt, in his silver-toe socks.

when you're making a tribute to pop-up headlights, you need to make sure everyone knows why you're making a tribute.

Pop-up headlights are serious business.

(also that video makes me want a car with pop-ups, but like a Daytona or something lovely like that)

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Hey if any of you are looking at scale models, come to the scale model thread.

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3148869

Car modeling is under represented, so join us!

We do poo poo like this:


Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




fyodor posted:

That kei van. :3:



THAT kei van.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




xzzy posted:

Buy a barn and make sure they can all fit over one lane bridges.

yeeeeeessssss!!

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Metal Geir Skogul posted:

What gets me is that pickup just looks...normal. It's just a pickup, from down the street, on a plinth.

It's the 999,999 before it they care about

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008





What is wrong with her .... everything?

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Powershift posted:

freiburger on engine masters: we bashed these headers in with a hammer and really didn't lose any power anywhere

Jon Kaase:



some neat as gently caress engineering here

http://www.stangtv.com/news/jon-kaase-explains-header-design-on-engine-masters-winner/

In Engine Masters' defense, different audience, different application, different point

Freiburger just wanted people to stop ragging on him for beating the poo poo out of his custom exhausts, on his street-built garbage.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




I hope they bring it back as a FWD sedan.

(with side pipes)



the side pipes are fakes

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




eyebeem posted:

The GN/X logo has always been my favorite badge. I don't think anything holds a candle to it.

Does the Corvette Racing logo qualify?

Anyways. Ford Falcons are ugly and slow and only popular because of Mad Max.


I mean look at this horrible poo poo.



I'm Joking, obvs

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Darchangel posted:


It should have had a meh gas engine that the hybrid system boosted into good performance. Or even a little turbo engine that was decent that the hybrid electric turned into even better.

They should have gone full blue sky and made it with an electrically driven turbo, freeest breathing exhaust they could manage, and a parallel electric motor

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Was 95 peak Chrysler?

First gen Neon, first gen Intrepid, 1st gen Avenger, 1st version of curvy-hood ram, Grand Caravan in a long design cycle. Last year of first gen Viper. Eagle still around.

No Hemi and still the last dregs of the k cars but thats a pretty good domestic lineup. Plymouth though. (They had the best-looking Eclipse)

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




slidebite posted:

The Ranger/B-series were (and still are) all over the place.

Didn't the Probe and MX6 or something share a lot of commonality?

Right before they started dumping all their brands Ford put Volvo, Mazda, and Euroford in a room and told them to design a small car platform. That was the Last generation Mazda3, Euro-Focus, v30 etc.

See also Mazda6, Fusion, CX-7, Edge, etc.

Also, the Kia logo is the shape it is because it would fit in the same spot as the Ford logo on the Fiestas they were contract building.

It's funny that the best rivals to the Escape (Ford's #2 Vehicle) is the cx-5 and Sportage.

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Canada never got the Sierra.

WTF Ford? We're comonwealth too!

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008






That's not really an answer.

My cutaway:



edit:
GIS David Kimble Cutaway

Jonny Nox fucked around with this message at 06:42 on Feb 1, 2018

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Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




Metal Geir Skogul posted:

He didn't offer battery tech or anything, he removed all licensing fees for their charger port design. He wants the other manufacturers to use Tesla's charger port design because that's only a plus for everybody.

See, this is cool. Standardize the infrastructure, specialize the users.

I think it's pretty normal to be turned off by the cult of personality around a single person though, be it Donald Trump or Elon Musk.

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