The Car Thread - GTHO Phase III

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Title as suggested ^_^ and holy crap I can't believe that we are already onto our 3rd thread, that's over 200 pages of car talk. We need cars.mmgn [Shifty]

For reference here's the previous threads:
First thread pc.mmgn.com/...
Second thread pc.mmgn.com/...
Car Modification thread pc.mmgn.com/...

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Thank you.

21/11/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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Chazzy

lol next time if they take too long just go down jump in your car and start beeping your horn continuously till they come out =P

13/12/2011

Squeak

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Guyver

How's this for a mental Civic, now image trying to get that thing down the strip in a straight line.

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13/12/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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maxiboy

Wait, is that 2 small parallel turbos sequential to a big one?

14/12/2011

Sydney, NSW

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Doyl

Hey Guyver,

I have to drive at 10kmh on site.

14/12/2011

Perth - pew pew

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Guyver

maxiboy said: Wait, is that 2 small parallel turbos sequential to a big one?

Looks like twins.

Doyl said: Hey Guyver,
I have to drive at 10kmh on site.

Ouch

14/12/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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NguyenIMPROVED

maxiboy said: Wait, is that 2 small parallel turbos sequential to a big one?

Looks like it. Commonly used. in power house setups with small enginesb ut hard to get right. Since the shitvics engine is so small. huge turbo would have tonnes of lag and a high hp engine. the two small twins are probably fid into the rear housing of the huge turbo for better response. And for the huge turbo to actually work on such a small engine.
Two small turbos dont add any power. Just response.

14/12/2011

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Guyver

I have seen a lot drag setups that use massive turbos rely on nos to spool them up.

14/12/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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abuu91

Guyver said: How's this for a mental Civic, now image trying to get that thing down the strip in a straight line.
www.youtube.com/...

Last time I drove a Type-R EK I grabbed my Tokyo Drift soundtrack CD, put it in, and played exactly that song.

Looks like they got theirs money's worth out of that car with that dyno result.

14/12/2011

Kiama, NSW

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Guyver

Noticed the 100 octane flag at some servos, I asked the guy working there what it was and turns out it is an Ethanol blend. Anyone try this stuff out yet?
I'll do some research first to see if I can use it without any long term damage. I think it's safe to use in newer cars but in older cars the Ethanol will eat away at some parts of your fuel system.
Read an article in a car magazine that showed one guy make more HP by tuning his car to Ethanol. That was an XR6 turbo, high octane + boost = fun.

16/12/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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Huddo

my fuel guage has given up on me. i will see if i can find a quick fix on the weekend otherwise its off to the mechanic. this car is starting to get a few niggles at the minute [Shifty]

16/12/2011

Sydney, NSW

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abuu91

Huddo said: my fuel guage has given up on me. i will see if i can find a quick fix on the weekend otherwise its off to the mechanic. this car is starting to get a few niggles at the minute

And I thought a Commodore with a nonfunctional speedo was bad enough.

On Friday I saw an R33 Skyline Turbo perform a rolling start to a four wheel powerskid in the middle of Albion Park. This AWD burnout lasted about 10 metres. I was impressed.

18/12/2011

Kiama, NSW

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Guyver

Usually I can get through the week on just over half a tank of petrol. This week I filled up and somehow managed to use more petrol than I normally do. Always the case, when you have less juice in the tank you tend to ration it but when it's full you burn it off like an idiot [Facepalm]

Also I really hate how 7-11 have taken over all the Mobil servos, no more Synergy just 7-11 mystery "high octane" stuff :@

18/12/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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gargoyles

7/11 petrol is very junky it has gunk all in it. that is why i don't get my petrol from them.

18/12/2011

It's none of your business: ლ(╹◡╹ლ)

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Huddo

i fixed my fuel guage by whacking the dash a few times lol. good old aussie cars.

also cleaned out the coolant overflow cap cos it was all clogged and leaking. cleaned the waste pipe of it aswell so its all ready for summer

18/12/2011

Sydney, NSW

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Skarteh

Huddo said: i fixed my fuel guage by whacking the dash a few times lol. good old aussie cars.
also cleaned out the coolant overflow cap cos it was all clogged and leaking. cleaned the waste pipe of it aswell so its all ready for summer

Man fix. Nice [MOG]

18/12/2011

Melbourne, Victoria | Walk with me in hell

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Guyver

Huddo said: i fixed my fuel guage by whacking the dash a few times lol. good old aussie cars.
also cleaned out the coolant overflow cap cos it was all clogged and leaking. cleaned the waste pipe of it aswell so its all ready for summer

Thats how I used to fix the sticking speedo on my VS.

18/12/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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Huddo

LOL yeah good old man repairs.

also on my full license now so now more p plates to worry about and i can drive anything even after a couple of bevvies :D

certainly makes it easier not having to worry about how long since i drank or whether i ca drive a certain car

18/12/2011

Sydney, NSW

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Guyver

Huddo said: LOL yeah good old man repairs.
also on my full license now so now more p plates to worry about and i can drive anything even after a couple of bevvies
certainly makes it easier not having to worry about how long since i drank or whether i ca drive a certain car

Good excuse to go buy a V8....and beer.

18/12/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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maxiboy

18/12/2011

Sydney, NSW

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abuu91

Since school holidays started this week I've lost count at how many police cars and bikes I have seen. I went past a bike doing about 15 over, he didn't seem to care :S

19/12/2011

Kiama, NSW

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Guyver

Cops will be out in force during thre holiday season, standard issue routine for them. I still do my best to behave myself for the next month :P

19/12/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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abuu91

Must be difficult to do while you've got an LS2 in your hands. Nothing under 150kw thrills me.

19/12/2011

Kiama, NSW

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Guyver

abuu91 said: Must be difficult to do while you've got an LS2 in your hands. Nothing under 150kw thrills me.

Yeah it can be a challenge at times, the one thing you have to keep an eye on is when you are in 6th gear because it tends to creep up in speed very smoothly, next thing you know you are doing 120kph.

I quickly changed lanes when I saw this tool, the amount of crap that was flinging off this thing was insane, now image if it was a wet day.

19/12/2011

Melbourne The land of moist beginnings

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Huddo

i filled up yesterday but didnt realise we had 8c vouchers at home. coulda saved 5c/per litre. then today it even cheaper again.

dammit i coulda saved like a whole 4 dollars [Rage] :P

petrol vouchers are only worth it if u fill up 150L like our 4wd

20/12/2011

Sydney, NSW

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Doyl

Check out this crash that happened in Perth this morning.