It was the best selling sedan in the world. The quality came way up, I will agree they were kinda crappy up until around 5-8 years ago. Nonetheless, they are now discontinued.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nanometer
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It was the best selling sedan in the world. The quality came way up, I will agree they were kinda crappy up until around 5-8 years ago. Nonetheless, they are now discontinued.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nanometer
I just got freaked out at Fords, besides, I have sat in an American car how many times? 5 was it? or was it 6? lol. Anyways I like Hondas because pretty much everyone I know has a honda and they've never had problems before. Plus I think Japanese and German cars have way more style than American cars. I think you know how ugly the Ford Expedition is compared to an Acura MDX:D or honda pilot or toyota highlander.Quote:
Originally Posted by Soulburner
japanese sports cars are too short and skinny, needs to be wide and long. more stability that way.
Yes, the Lancer EVO IX, the WRX STI, the NXS, so unstable.... I could name a lot more, but it's pointless.
nsx is long and wide, and 3 or 4 inches lower than others, laccer and wrx have awd, i'de like to see the lancer and wrx stability at 180mph
and yes, in a couple months i plan to be hitting 160ish alot
Yeh but a late model NSX gets chewed up and spit out by a c5 vette. And im not talking about acel either, it handles better than it too. The last gen nsx sold for 120k before being discontinued and yet it was embraced by a 45K vette.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexandrus
In either case, Dosent matter. I personally feel a sports car for corner hugging should have a short wheelbase, front engine and rwd. A sports car that is for grand touring should be longer and wider for high speed cornering and acceleration. Apple's and oranges here. NSX was neither tiny and nimble or wide and stable. It was a in between car.
Evo and STI are high strung 4bangers with no low end torque. They are tuned for numbers on the dyno and not on the road. Turbo charging a small engine is useless INHO. Do what lancia and now vw is doing. Supercharging for low end grunt and turbo charging for high end power. Neither Mitsubishi or Subaru do that however so these are just claims.
Remember kids things are not like in the movies. 3 fast and 3idiotic does not show car potential and neither does grand turismo from sony. Drifting is not a motor sport no matter what kids like to claim.
Also car performance has one small hangup, the drivers ability. The second lesser hangup but also important is the drivers time behind the wheel of a certain model car.
I really hope that was a joke...Quote:
Originally Posted by jaguarking11
I own a 03 kennybell Cobra personally, but a decently modded Evo or STI will own me from a light. Have you ever driven a newer model? 4WD owns you from a dig, then the higher band keeps them in boost untill they run out of steam around 120ish. (Not that they have much stock turbo lag to begin with.) They are not made for high speed, but they do what they do VERY well.
Go to any track, and you will see slightly modded evo's keeping up with some serious track cars. People don't like them because they are 4 cylinders to begin with, but theres a reason they have earned so much respect even in ls1 and Cobra circles.
4 banger FTW!!
Eclipse GSX owner! :)
You are kidding, right ?Quote:
Originally Posted by jaguarking11
I mean, it sounds like a joke. I guess you didn't see a NSX at it's full potential, and I'm not talking about a modified version, but the stock one. Or maybe a super C5, because the only Corvettee I know that can even think about messing with the NSX is the Z06, and indeed that is better. I'm no NSX fan, on the contrary, I don't like that car at all, but it's a potent little bugger.
As for the C5 handling better than NSX, that's debatable, but the NSX is way lighter and better ballanced.
Anyway, the EVO and the STi, sorry to say, but those cars are made for the track, and they are good on it, no matter what you might think. They might not be the best, they might not have a big engine, but they do the job.
Anyway, the discussion is rather pointless and way offtopic.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexandrus
my mustang with a 98 motor+75shot, yet again, less hp than a stock ls1 makes(corvette) put atleast 3 cars on an nsx.
and the nsx is not light
3,153 lbs. for an 03
thats about what the corvette weighs, plus the corvette has tq and hp that the nsx doesnt
if you think 290 fly wheel hp, and 288 flywheel ftlbtq can keep up with 295-305 WHEEL hp, and 320 ftlb of WHEEL tq, then your crazy.
http://www.import-heaven.net/specs_acura_nsx.shtml
Horsepower/kW @ engine RPM
345 @ 5600/257 kW @ 5600
Torque/N-m (lb.-ft. @ engine RPM)
350 @ 4400/475 N-m @ 4400
Curb weight (lbs./kg, est.)
Coupe - 3246/1472, Convertible - 3248/1473, Hardtop - 3173/1439
believe me, the 100lb does not make up for that much of a power dif.
2006 Ford Focus ZX4 SE :cool:
didnt want a gas guzzler or insane insurrance/car payment. she's been good to me thus far :rolleyes:
Here is what ya'll need...
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/1...inspulldm0.jpg
:banana3:Quote:
Originally Posted by ATC250R
LOL! So many american car haters... eh, My dad suposadly hates American cars and yet he bought me a 06 'Stang. We have 3 toyotas (one has 138K on tha clock and won't die) We also have a 2002 BMW 530i... That is a Piece of :banana::banana::banana::banana:, only 24K and had the transmission fail, and the radio screen has failed ( cost 1400 bucks so its gonna stay broken)
I trust my ford... I know its gonna run for years to come, even when our last last 2 fords have failed (94 Windstars engine blew do to a bad water pump, and a 98 Ranger had the transmission fail)
We also had a 2000 Mazda MPV and had a Ford transmission... It failed too. But those where auto tranies.
Now I say, Just because I had a horrible experience with a BMW, I'm gonna say all BMW's suck... maybe... you'd expect such a expensive car to work flawlessly.
My 7 has been working flawlessly for the past 3 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis_GT
Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis_GT
thsoe 3valves can take a beating, im not sure about teh v6 models though. hope you got a gt lol.
... Um, oh god...
I wouldn't get a v6 even if it was free :D ... GT FTW... I gotta admit though... all that power kinda scares me... 100mph on third gear... and coming from a Toyota Avalon that could barely push 115mph... Its a LOT. Don't think I'll ever be able to see 4th and top it out unless I go to a track.
Hah, with my gears 3rd runs to around 120-125mph...Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis_GT
I should of noted that I haven't topped third yet, I've only gotten up to 100 mph... reason because if someone sees me and tells my dad = bye bye stang.
I Have a ford fiesta from '96
1250 zetec engine and full option except airco :p
170 km/h is about the max i got.
grtz
my stang gets to 90-100 in 3rd, it's all about the 4.10's baby. and you will NEVER top out 4th at the track, unless its a 3mil lol.
My current car. 2 month old Sprint Blue B7 Audi A4 2.0t.
Mods:
- Oettinger mapswitching chip (stock, 91 octane, 93 octane, 100 octane)
- Neuspeed full cat-back exhaust
- Neuspeed springs
- RS4 rear sway bar
http://www.kalionzes.com/b7a4/A4Beach2.jpg
mm nice audi; i have a honda accord 85...it's a beast!!! i have to let all the new cars go past me these days
160km/h tops
My second car was a 92 accord. lowered on MHT wheels.... yea.... looking back i'm quite embaressed. ;)
http://i18.tinypic.com/2nrcvw6.jpg
Just bought this on Jan 20 after an idiot wrecked my 1999 Toyota Corolla..LOVED THAT CAR
new ride is a 2003 Sentra with stock everything. Its ok, but I miss the corolla
what a slow car:p:Quote:
Originally Posted by adamsleath
Wassup fella's & Ladies....
This is my first post (But ive been lurking for a longtime..)
I own a shop specialize in Volkswagen & Audi's so this is what i drive...
89 Jetta Coupe
Built 9A 16v 12:1 cr, 1.8L Ported & polished head w/ 7mm undercut valves Ti. retainers, HD valve springs, Autotech 268/260 Cams, 36lb inj., Ross Machine Racing fuel rail. Running on EFI. many, many more...............
77 Rabbit
Fully built AAA VR6 w/ Low comp JE pistons (9:1), P&P head with TT internals, Custom built turbo system using a Garrett GT42R, 40mm WG, RSD twin BOV, 3: turbo back exhaust...many many more....
90 GTI (daily driver)
Fully Built ABA 2.0L turbo motor with a custom system with a custom T3 super 60 w/ stage 3 internals, Majestic T3 BB kit, machined to take a 68 a/r exhaust housing.....many many more
97 Passat VR6 (Wife & family mobile)
Vortec V2SQ SC, 42lb inj....a few other bits.....
1993 Z28 here.......stock for now :P
H/C/I and exhaust coming.
Oh, and it has 115,000 on stock tranny and engine, runs great as 14 yo chevy should :D
ok here is my car. just bought it in October.
just got it back from the shop actually. Had all the gray panels around the bottom of the car color coded. Also had the door handles, mirrors and a piece on the tailgait that says range rover color matched as well.
Added the 22" stormer rims with 285/40/22 tires.
Pix here are taken in access mode, which lowers the truck by about 2 inches.
And yes i know i'm waiting on my black front emblem to arrive and the black center caps.
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/7...1resizeec7.jpg
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/5...3resizetd4.jpg
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HARDCORECLOCKER
man that thing was a kind of "car" made here in portugal..it is called sado,just like the river, and there are not many pics of it..I don't know how could you find one lol..
My car..lada niva 1.9D 1995
http://i18.tinypic.com/4bs6kgn.jpg
http://i9.tinypic.com/2ik72tx.jpg
http://i13.tinypic.com/40oo7zr.jpg
http://i16.tinypic.com/4d6madd.jpg
http://i19.tinypic.com/49k8evc.jpg
I'll show that to my mate who works for Land Rover USA. Nice wheels.Quote:
Originally Posted by ludeboy12
Regards
Andy
Nissan 280z, Ford Mustang, Honda Prelude, all sitting in the snow, waiting for me to drive them.
http://mongoose.wraithsys.net/~schif.../misc/cars.jpg
sell them all and get a newer mustang ^^ oooh mustangs, or gut taht :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: out and slap on a supercharger.
Gut it? You haven't seen the interior. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by trance565
Besides, if I were going to have only one car, the mustang would definitely not be it. Fun to drive? Sure. But it's neither as fuel-efficient as the Prelude, nor as classy as the 280Z, and they're both fun to drive as well.
I have a plan for the mustang, but I have so much other car work queued up, I'm not sure when I'm going to get to it.
lol, 5.0 with gutted interior, big drag tires, and a supercharger, will do wheelies
okay man ... i've had a decent day and everything ... had some decent pasta for dinner, drank a few beers ...Quote:
Originally Posted by ludeboy12
but *MAN* ...
you are one hell of a bastardo for having a ride like that!
:)
...
(just jealous. enjoy it, mang!)
:toast:
....
I'll post some pics of my Sweet Arse 95 Pathfinder(tm) in a bit ...
There's more to life than going fast in a straight line.Quote:
Originally Posted by trance565
not really ...Quote:
Originally Posted by schifter
:)
(even straight lines can have a bunch of turns)
...
rolling = not fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by s1rrah
and im not talking about life dude, im talking about having a :banana::banana::banana::banana:load of fun every weekend lol. doing wheelies and doing the qtmile in 11.xx seconds is alot mroe fun than you wouldthink. and the adrenalin is always good to.
I never said dragging wasn't fun. I just happen to like driving around corners more. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by trance565
I also want my racing cars to be street legal. Anything that does wheelies on the track is probably not, or, if it is, is probably a chore to drive on the street.
not rly, 600whp on a fox body can get it to do a small wheelie, and be easily streetable.Quote:
Originally Posted by schifter
here are some more micro cars , the sad thing is that i can remember some one driving the third one using the next buttonQuote:
Originally Posted by skinnie
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/200...IDESHOW_1.html
http://www.jcle.pt/sado550/en/index.htm
oh! we have those in the US. we call them golf cars, yep, they all over the damned place.
2006 Honda Accord.
Ok so I don't own the boat completely. Me and my cousin own 50/50 :)
http://www.auction-junkie.com/pcstuff/IMGP1498.jpg
This is the car i have been driving for the past week
http://www.carview.co.jp/tas/2004/ca...r_ztune/01.jpg
-in my dreams
but this is the car i am currently driving.
http://news.caradisiac.com/IMG/jpg/H...ari-F430-1.jpg
- In my dreams :D
New X5 is hideous, it looks like a troll from the front. Sorry to say so. I feel more sorry for other motorists who behold it's lack of graceful styling, though. ;)
1995 pathfinder 4x4
150,000 miles. keeping it till 300k at least
...
http://resume.jbhfile.com/temp/pathfinder.jpg
...
:)
Everyone his own opinion, if you ask me, the new x5 looks way better than the old one, especially from behind :slobber:Quote:
Originally Posted by apexracing
WOW I want that car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Athens[2004]
Does anyone know if there is any remote chance of it being sold in the US?
I was thinking about an 07' Civic Si but it just doesn't even hold a light to that car. I love the interior.
I like the design much better than the previous model.Quote:
Originally Posted by apexracing
It has more curves and the back looks so much better.
You just have to see it in person. Possibly the best performance-per-price SUV below $60k mark.
I was originally planning to get the new Porsche Cayenne S which was out of my budget. So I had to decide a Yaris or X5, but I am glad I made the right choice.:)
My next upgrade is going to be a sedan for sure. Brabus Mercedes. :slobber:
We still need to decide what our next car is gonna be.
We've taken already a testdrive with an Audi Q7 (very, very nice car, but expensive), a Lexus RX400H (also very nice, even a Hybrid, but my dad doesn't like the seats (they make his back hurt :-/)) and the new x5 is the next one on the list. Probably the one with the most chances, we've always had BMW's...
I'm not liking the Euro Civic. The power button is cool, but the rest of it is a bit too much for me.
I kinda like the tail pipes on that civic. Looks cool to me. The :banana::banana::banana::banana:pit looks ok although I would think it could fly, as it looks like something out of a jet or something, not exactly my taste though.
honda has been doing alot of exhaust eperiments lol, they try to make the pipes look as subtle as possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaguarking11
FYI the above word was not a bad word, its another word for interior. Portions of that word are used as a name for a rooster, and lastly its a word used to describe male genitalia. I think the filter in this forum needs some retweaking.
here is my ride. :) over two years now
http://666kb.com/i/anxaxh4fv6zxthj3q.jpg
http://666kb.com/i/anxaynknvv6k16zue.jpg
http://666kb.com/i/anxayw6u10i3g0m46.jpg
http://666kb.com/i/anxaz47rqpdmbn4za.jpg
http://666kb.com/i/anxazb4af5h2mfm5y.jpg
http://666kb.com/i/anxazjr6jas95r8c6.jpg
http://www.abload.de/img/img_4509vmh.jpg
Hey guys... Sweet rides!
Here's mine, MY04 WRX Club Spec Evo7
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4...n0984ss1rc.jpg
:slobber:
Nice 525..
I want to buy an M5 as soon as I graduate... :slobber:
Buy an M5 as soon as you graduate? You mean your parents will buy it for you?
2001 Saturn SC1
I have a 205 1.4 60Hp first day on road 11/1983 with 183000km now (near 114000 miles) :banana: I love it, no problems
Thx mam for your car :D
http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2053nk.jpg
In the futur I would like a (R)S6 like that:
http://www.mactomster.de/wp-content/...i-s6-avant.jpg
faster than a ferrari F430 :banana:
Five-Seven,
You ever taken your 5-Series on the Nordschleife ? Ever tested it against a CLS63 or S65 ? :D Sorry, I belong to the Stuttgart camp (both companies) :)
http://koti.mbnet.fi/nazu/Kuvat/Auris2_renamed_3521.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/nazu/Kuvat/Auris1_renamed_295.jpg
Well it's not my car but it's what I drive at the moment. It's the 2.2l D-Cat, 177hp and 400nm :)
What country do you live in?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nazu
That car is called the Yaris in US.
I live in Finland and the car is not Yaris. We have Yaris here too but the car in the pics is the new Auris. It's the replacement of hatchback Corolla.
Wow, that 205 is mint! :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by Boite de P4
problems
Thx mam for your car :D
http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2053nk.jpg
In the futur I would like a (R)S6 like that:
http://www.mactomster.de/wp-content/...i-s6-avant.jpg
faster than a ferrari F430 :banana:[/QUOTE]
Quote:
Originally Posted by jimwah
:woot: gr8 car..a friend of mine had one,and that thing would go anywhere with anything on it,It carry 3 bodyboards+3guys+ a lot of food and would growl like no other stock car did :P
awesome thingy =)
Thanks,
yes it a good car although it is old, and you can go anywhere you want.... but It consume a lot !! near 10-12 liters/100km :eek:
-What mean mint ? :confused:
specs?Quote:
Originally Posted by 95blackz26
Mint condition = perfect, like new :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Boite de P4
2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS. 5.3L V-8 with 303 HP.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...00/mcright.jpg
Quote:
Originally Posted by jimwah
oiki thanks :toast:
@Andy: Good lookin' ride mate. The only thing I hate about those damn things is that Chevy totally F*ed up by not offering manual trannies in the new Monty's.
at least they're consistent, the old ones only had autos tooQuote:
Originally Posted by FragTek
99 Pontiac grand am gtQuote:
Originally Posted by skinnie
05 3400
larger exhaust ports on the 04+ 3400's
Ported UIM with 65mm Tbody
2 1/2 random technology downipe and cat
2 1/2 SLP cat back with a flowmaster 80
mild pcm tune
corvette calipers on front with impala rotors when the pads arrive.
she ran 15.2 in the 1/4 last week.
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Agreed, but you seriously can't have "fun" driving an auto. Such a boring experience, if you can even call it an experience :p:. I have more fun driving my 5spd Civic than my dad's M3 w/ the 6spd clutchless manual.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZX7891
You my friend, Have never Driven a Stalled auto. Its a totally different experience. Drive a strip car with a 4000+ stall and a Huge cam, and tell me that it isnt a blast.Quote:
Originally Posted by FragTek
God thats pathetic, A friend of mine has a 2.4L I4 that makes 300WHP so it makes close to 320HP at the crank. Thats crossing into the HP/liter of a Ferrari or a Porsche GT3.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyM
Are you on any forums? GrandamGT?Quote:
Originally Posted by 95blackz26
Im also thinking of doing the corvette caliper conv on m 02 GT
How much did it set you back was it difficult?
thx
HP per Liter is Ricer MathQuote:
Originally Posted by TadehI
Go back to school
lol, try driving it daily lol reving to 4k before it shifts every gear isnt good on the milageQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Manka
A) it's not stockQuote:
Originally Posted by TadehI
B) hp/liter means nothing if you ahve no tq.
C) a boosted v8 > boosted i4
Ok you're bringing strip cars in to it now though... The cars we're talking about are not strip cars, we're talkin' about your average vehicle here. I'm sure a strip car with a high stall tc is fun as all get out, but I don't think that's what you would be driving on a daily basis. Day-in / day-out driving manual tranny FTW IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Manka
yep im on there too diff name on there geldartb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinnacle
i scored the calipers cheap on ebay all four for 130 including the brackets.
my brake pads i needed to complete it just came this morning so all i need to do is pick up some brake fluid.
rotors were 35 a piece
calipers from ebay all four 130 shipped
pads 25 for the front raybesto pads from ebay.
If you compare a stock japanese and american sports cars the japanese car has much better hp/litre ratio and that means that the engine is much more efficient. I respect more much more those car makers that can make NA straight 4 engines with 200hp than american car makers that make engines that are big but only make like 200 or little more hp.When talking about torque the bigger engines like Nissan's RB26DETT or Toyota's 2JZ-GTE have far more greater tuning potential than those bigger V8 found in Corvetters or similar cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by trance565
maybe you dont get it. you cant reach 500hp NA without a big motor, which is why all the little jap cars are 250hp or less with their little 4 cylinders.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nazu
the only sports car i can think of thats american that makes a "little more than 200hp" would be the older sn95 mustangs. but then i remember that a 4.6 can make alot mroe power, much more easily than a honda.
the 2jz doesnt have more tuning potential than an ls7, lol, thats just downright wrong. for one, you gotta replace the crank pulley at 400whp or else it will shatter, yeah thats great. the ls7 can have a twin turbo put on, and easily reach 1500+whp with the right set up. at far less boost than a supra. and no, the 2jz doesnt have torque.
and if the 2jz is so great, why do all these supras get their asses handed to them buy a 1100whp mustang?
oh yeah, and like we already said, hp/liter means nothing in a race, hp/wieght ratio is what matters. tell me a race where hp/liter wins the race and i'll give you a dollar.
1400 rwhp can be done with the 2JZ-GTE engine and I think at that point the engine has 'enough' torque. Of course that is with modded internals but I believe that a LS7 with 1500whp needs a 'little' modding too :) Here's a vid with Ryan Woon's Supra.
I'd love to see the torque charts of these 50000+ HP 4 cylinders that the fast and furious crowd talks of. I'd hate to have to drive around at 7000 rpm all the time to get decent power. And HP/Litre...who cares? If you build something always on the verge of grenading at high expense just to have big numbers...???
RB26DETT and 2JZ-GTE are both six cylinder engines and you they have pretty good torque on stock settings. I have read few reviews about the new Civic Typer R which has the 2l I4 200hp engine and many have said that you don't need to rev it hard in normal driving but if you want to get all the power from the engine the naturally you have to rev the engine up to 8000rpm or so.
i like my 6krpm v8's. which even if the supra and wahtnot have tq, you cant feel it cuz the car is so heavy. if it didnt have tq. it would go nowhere.
also, those i4's are very unresponsive to throttle pressure, takes a sec before it does anything, with most v8's you tap the gas for less than half a sec, and you immediatley get alot of response
Can We Please Stop Discussing Stuff Here!!!
'07 solar orange 350Z :D
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/6503/350zro5.jpg
pic of '01 concept
Well, where's pics of yours!?
It's a damned nice car btw.
Peugeot 306 it's the old lady's damn fine car ...spent all my money on :banana::banana::banana::banana: PC's :)
Just got my Evo IX MR begining of last month.
Always makes me laugh when the guys in the new GT mustangs with loud exhausts and that deep V8 rumble pull up next to me and gun it, I do the same and out pull them with my stock car. And I've asked them to go from a dig, and they always decline. AWD is where its at. :D
I like all cars...except ricers.
Evo is a nice car. Can't really compare it to the american sport cars :)