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Blargh - Bra - 03-01-2007
I spent all evening replacing the starter motor in my car, and when I FINALLY get everything set up for the THIRD time, we realize that it's not contacting properly. They sold us the wrong motor. *Sigh*
So tomorrow I've got to go and replace it and deal with the hassle of returning an electrical part, get the right damn starter and install THAT, and waste another evening tomorrow.
Not to mention I've got to get a ride to work tomorrow, unless I feel like push-starting my car to get there and back. -_-;;
Blargh - Raditzu - 03-01-2007
Quote:Originally posted by Bra
Not to mention I've got to get a ride to work tomorrow, unless I feel like push-starting my car to get there and back. -_-;;
You know you want to.
Blargh - Sammah - 03-01-2007
Quote:Originally posted by Bra
So tomorrow I've got to go and replace it and deal with the hassle of returning an electrical part, get the right damn starter and install THAT, and waste another evening tomorrow.
That's why I pay people to do it for me.
Blargh - Drake - 03-01-2007
Quote:Originally posted by Sammah
Quote:Originally posted by Bra
So tomorrow I've got to go and replace it and deal with the hassle of returning an electrical part, get the right damn starter and install THAT, and waste another evening tomorrow.
That's why I pay people to do it for me.
You're not a tuner, you're a driver?
Blargh - Sammah - 03-01-2007
Depends on what I'm getting installed. Too difficult or time consuming, i'll pay someone to do it for me. If it's something I can do on my own time schedule, then i'll do it.
Next thing I'm doing is getting a complete engine rebuild with a single turbo setup... now ofcourse my ass aint gonna do it, so I know some peeps who can hook it up for $4,000. They did it for another 7 and I was more than impressed with the dyno. Almost smacked that 400hp mark.
Blargh - Drake - 03-01-2007
Quote:Originally posted by Sammah
Depends on what I'm getting installed. Too difficult or time consuming, i'll pay someone to do it for me. If it's something I can do on my own time schedule, then i'll do it.
Next thing I'm doing is getting a complete engine rebuild with a single turbo setup... now ofcourse my ass aint gonna do it, so I know some peeps who can hook it up for $4,000. They did it for another 7 and I was more than impressed with the dyno. Almost smacked that 400hp mark.
400hp, I thought you did down hill racing. Or do you also do street runs?
Blargh - Sammah - 03-01-2007
Quote:Originally posted by Kakarot
Quote:Originally posted by Sammah
Depends on what I'm getting installed. Too difficult or time consuming, i'll pay someone to do it for me. If it's something I can do on my own time schedule, then i'll do it.
Next thing I'm doing is getting a complete engine rebuild with a single turbo setup... now ofcourse my ass aint gonna do it, so I know some peeps who can hook it up for $4,000. They did it for another 7 and I was more than impressed with the dyno. Almost smacked that 400hp mark.
400hp, I thought you did down hill racing. Or do you also do street runs?
lol down hill racing.
I do street runs very seldomly, due to that time I crashed my green civic (remember the pics i posted?).
I mainly do timed autocross events and drift competitions. Like this Sunday is an autocross, I can't wait.
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Blargh - Drake - 03-01-2007
Quote:Originally posted by Sammah
Quote:Originally posted by Kakarot
Quote:Originally posted by Sammah
Depends on what I'm getting installed. Too difficult or time consuming, i'll pay someone to do it for me. If it's something I can do on my own time schedule, then i'll do it.
Next thing I'm doing is getting a complete engine rebuild with a single turbo setup... now ofcourse my ass aint gonna do it, so I know some peeps who can hook it up for $4,000. They did it for another 7 and I was more than impressed with the dyno. Almost smacked that 400hp mark.
400hp, I thought you did down hill racing. Or do you also do street runs?
lol down hill racing.
I do street runs very seldomly, due to that time I crashed my green civic (remember the pics i posted?).
I mainly do timed autocross events and drift competitions. Like this Sunday is an autocross, I can't wait.
Autocross and Drifting? 400 hp is kind of overkill if those are your events, but then again maybe you just like having more power!
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SHE CAN'T TAKE ANY MORE CAP'N I'M GIVEN IT ALL SHE'S GAWT
Blargh - Sammah - 03-01-2007
Quote:Originally posted by Kakarot
Quote:Originally posted by Sammah...maybe you just like having more power!
Quote:Originally posted by Kakarot
Quote:Originally posted by Sammah
Depends on what I'm getting installed. Too difficult or time consuming, i'll pay someone to do it for me. If it's something I can do on my own time schedule, then i'll do it.
Next thing I'm doing is getting a complete engine rebuild with a single turbo setup... now ofcourse my ass aint gonna do it, so I know some peeps who can hook it up for $4,000. They did it for another 7 and I was more than impressed with the dyno. Almost smacked that 400hp mark.
400hp, I thought you did down hill racing. Or do you also do street runs?
lol down hill racing.
I do street runs very seldomly, due to that time I crashed my green civic (remember the pics i posted?).
I mainly do timed autocross events and drift competitions. Like this Sunday is an autocross, I can't wait.
If you're gonna do it, you gotta do it big.
Blargh - Raditzu - 03-01-2007
Quote:Originally posted by Sammah
due to that time I crashed my green civic (remember the pics i posted?)
I don't even like cars and I shed a tear for that massacre.
Blargh - Drake - 03-01-2007
Quote:Originally posted by Sammah
Quote:Originally posted by Kakarot
Quote:Originally posted by Sammah...maybe you just like having more power!
Quote:Originally posted by Kakarot
Quote:Originally posted by Sammah
Depends on what I'm getting installed. Too difficult or time consuming, i'll pay someone to do it for me. If it's something I can do on my own time schedule, then i'll do it.
Next thing I'm doing is getting a complete engine rebuild with a single turbo setup... now ofcourse my ass aint gonna do it, so I know some peeps who can hook it up for $4,000. They did it for another 7 and I was more than impressed with the dyno. Almost smacked that 400hp mark.
400hp, I thought you did down hill racing. Or do you also do street runs?
lol down hill racing.
I do street runs very seldomly, due to that time I crashed my green civic (remember the pics i posted?).
I mainly do timed autocross events and drift competitions. Like this Sunday is an autocross, I can't wait.
If you're gonna do it, you gotta do it big.
I don't know if it can any bigger than this.
Blargh - Bra - 03-02-2007
Eh, 400 horse ain't overkill in an RX-7.
No offense meant, but they make no torque, and torque is what makes your car accelerate the hardest in the low-end (for example, autocross), not horsepower. It's a 1.3 liter engine with no pistons. =\
Also, I got everything working. It's all buttoned up, and the car starts ridiculously fast now. Neat little piece of interest, the starter for my Cavalier is bigger than the one for my Trans Am. Heh heh. Weird.
Blargh - Sammah - 03-02-2007
Worst day of my life...
T_T
Blargh - Drake - 03-02-2007
Quote:Originally posted by Bra
Eh, 400 horse ain't overkill in an RX-7.
No offense meant, but they make no torque, and torque is what makes your car accelerate the hardest in the low-end (for example, autocross), not horsepower. It's a 1.3 liter engine with no pistons. =\
Also, I got everything working. It's all buttoned up, and the car starts ridiculously fast now. Neat little piece of interest, the starter for my Cavalier is bigger than the one for my Trans Am. Heh heh. Weird.
243 ft/lbs of torque isn't that bad
Blargh - Bra - 03-03-2007
Quote:Originally posted by Kakarot
Quote:Originally posted by Bra
Eh, 400 horse ain't overkill in an RX-7.
No offense meant, but they make no torque, and torque is what makes your car accelerate the hardest in the low-end (for example, autocross), not horsepower. It's a 1.3 liter engine with no pistons. =\
Also, I got everything working. It's all buttoned up, and the car starts ridiculously fast now. Neat little piece of interest, the starter for my Cavalier is bigger than the one for my Trans Am. Heh heh. Weird.
243 ft/lbs of torque isn't that bad
Do I do the arrogant jerk thing and compare that to my dyno sheet?
Blargh - Drake - 03-03-2007
Quote:Originally posted by Bra
Quote:Originally posted by Kakarot
Quote:Originally posted by Bra
Eh, 400 horse ain't overkill in an RX-7.
No offense meant, but they make no torque, and torque is what makes your car accelerate the hardest in the low-end (for example, autocross), not horsepower. It's a 1.3 liter engine with no pistons. =\
Also, I got everything working. It's all buttoned up, and the car starts ridiculously fast now. Neat little piece of interest, the starter for my Cavalier is bigger than the one for my Trans Am. Heh heh. Weird.
243 ft/lbs of torque isn't that bad
Do I do the arrogant jerk thing and compare that to my dyno sheet?
243 ft/lbs of torque stock isn't that bad.
Blargh - Bra - 03-03-2007
It's actually closer to 217. At 5,000 RPM. So basically he's got to have his engine screaming all the time.
Rotaries make power with RPM. So if you can make up the low end with better torque (like a turbo), you'll get better results on the high end, since torque and RPM makes horsepower.
I'm not saying 217 ft/lb torque is bad. I'm not at all insulting Sam's car.
But 400 horse is hardly overkill. Tons of drifter cars are running 600+ horsepower, with more torque on piston power.
Blargh - Sammah - 03-03-2007
Word.