Stereotypical car forum quotes

scathing said:
Even in Forced Induction circles, there's no replacement for displacement.
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So, so true. Nothing in the automotive world can beat an increase in displacement for easy *and astronomical* power. And the sound... *orgasmic sigh* Nothing can beat a large-displacement (straight-pipe) V8 in the sound department...

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Saleen S7-R with 7.0 V8 (about 620 hp *~89 hp/L*, with ACO-mandated intake restrictors)

...except maybe a similar-displacement V12... :p

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Lister Storm GT with 7.0 V12 (about 595 hp *~85hp/L*, with FIA-mandated intake restrictors)

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FinalGear forum: "Pickup trucks suck and should be banned as no one uses them for their purpose"

"You suck. Pickup trucks are awesome, and with enough gadgets, can turn on a dime at the speed of sound without rolling lol..."
 
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Sorry about the double-post...

Large modified show-truck forum: Poll - How small is your member?

Also: "My penis is the size of a AAA battery. What truck should I get to compensate?
 
thedguy said:
You and I will be getting along just fine :lol: That seems to be one piece of information that goes over the "OMG HP/liter". Never do they consider that if a 7+ liter engine makes 100+hp/liter it's making 700+hp.
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The bigger the displacement the greater the weight of the internals, which means big engines will never rev like a small engine will unless you go exotic materials. That the 5.0L V10 in the big M cars revs to 8250RPM with a full OEM warranty is an amazing feat, but the price tag reflects it.

However, what the OMG HP/L crowd (who are inevitably Internet warriors or bench racers who buy more Clearasil than petrol) don't realise is that a car that makes great power at astronomical RPM are inevitably gutless at the point where you drive it every day.

If you're building a track car, a 12,000RPM redline in a small displacement engine is fine since the chassis has no weight in it and you're always driving it above 8000.

However, when you're around town lugging air conditioning, sound deadening, a stereo, rear seats, etc, torque wins.


That said, if you talk to any driver they always want more displacement. The mighty GT-R inevitably gets upgraded from 2.6L to 2.8L (like the Z-Tune and a lot of the big Japanese tuning houses), and quite a few guys will even use a 3.0L bottom end. The SR20 in the "dori Jay Dee Em tyte" 240SX conversions inevitably get stroked out to 2.2L if the owner can afford it.

And my mechanic races EK Civics in a state circuit racing championship. Although they did win the championship with the 1.6L (and its a sub 2.0L class), they are going to a B20 conversion to be even more competitive.
 
scathing said:
The bigger the displacement the greater the weight of the internals, which means big engines will never rev like a small engine will unless you go exotic materials. That the 5.0L V10 in the big M cars revs to 8250RPM with a full OEM warranty is an amazing feat, but the price tag reflects it.
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Part of the reason that motor is a v10 rather than bumping up the revs on the old v8 was to reduce reciprocating mass. Of course you then start to run into problems of torsional rigidity of the crank (and block) the more cylinders you add on. Thats why the first m3 had a 4 cylinder, BMW didn't feel the 6 cylinder cranks would finish races.

However, when you're around town lugging air conditioning, sound deadening, a stereo, rear seats, etc, torque wins.
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Yup. I get reminded of that every time I get stuck in traffic and I can let it idle in 1st gear down the road.

And my mechanic races EK Civics in a state circuit racing championship. Although they did win the championship with the 1.6L (and its a sub 2.0L class), they are going to a B20 conversion to be even more competitive.
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Before the Cosworth DFV, the American oval tracks (specifically the Indy 500) was dominated by a big displacement 4 cylinder (offenhauser/offy). It was always preferred due to the higher torque it could put out compared to the high revving v8's offered up by the big 3. The OMG GT-R crowd seems to forget that torque is important when trying to pull yourself out of a corner.
 
My apologies if people didn't want this thread back to life, but I figured it's been long enough that some of you ladies and gents may have some new material.

Some typical topics I see on my frequented forums:

Volkswagen Vanagon/T3 Forums:

-Another engine fire!
-Help! Stranded 2,500 miles from home!
-Fresh rebuilt engine, oil pressure problems. HELP!
-Electrical gremlins
-Engine fire!
-Seam rust issues
-Overheating a thousand miles from home!
-My engine caught fire!
-What failed on your Vanagon today?

Saturn SL-series forums:

-Engine was clicking then it died
-ECTS help?
-Why is my 100,000 mile Saturn SL1 burning one quart/500 miles?
-Auto transmission slams in reverse
-My differential pin just shattered!
-Engine hesitates
-Burning lots of oil, need help!
-Rattling noise coming from front end, transmission?
-OMG GM SELLING SATURN LOL
 
Hehe...this has been an entertaining read...

Lotus Elise/Exige forums:

-Broke spine while entering and driving, now I'm stuck!
-Placed toothpick in boot, lost perfect weight distribution

BMW E46 M3 forum:
-Bought '05 SMG M3, now have whiplash problems :(

MGB forum:
-What length is your beard?

Fiat forum:
Re:"FS: General Motors"
Hi, I have a bottle of chocolate milk and two crayons. Can I trade them for Saturn, Saab and Hummer? KBB says only one crayon and a piece of lint, so you're getting a great deal!

:cool:
 
Love the HP/Liter comparisons. My car makes more than 100 HP/Liter but let me tell you how many cars can beat it.... ALOT :'( I like HP/ton comparisons better they show more but the reality is that you can never tell what is faster on paper unless we are talking Veyron and everything else ;P
 
^Quoting HP/L figures by themselves is as useless as car manufacturers quoting only the Cd figure in the brochure with no other clarification info attached.


nomix said:
Brabus Forums:
--Car for sale, need to pay speeding ticket
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That will be me one day. Maybe.

Toyota Camry Forum
-- Which supermarket has the freshest fruit today?
 
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Bubs360 said:
Saturn SL-series forums:
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There is such a thing?


Der Stig said:
Lotus Elise/Exige forums:

-Broke spine while entering and driving, now I'm stuck!
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I seriously doubt that the ride of a Lotus is stiffer than in my friend's crx... and I've gotten pretty used to it so it doesn't bother me at all anymore



That said, Maxima forum:
What's the best y-pipe for my car?
Should I get an ECU upgrade?
Should I get a sway bar? Front or rear?
What color is your poop?

(yes, there was a thread on their discussing fecal matter)
 
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Prius forum:
Does regenerative braking trip the brake lights?
What is your mpg?
Personal Vanity plates for the prius
gas is creeping up again
^all of those are real

Acura Forum
Transmission broke...again
Grinding sound when accelerating finally stopped
Group buy Honda badges on again
grinding sound. what is it?
Help me fix the rattles
^two are real

Cadillac CTS-V forum
Any way to turn off the "bongs"?
that was an actual thread on one. It just turned into a top gear bashing thread
 
nouseferaname90 said:
Prius forum:
Does regenerative braking trip the brake lights?
What is your mpg?
Personal Vanity plates for the prius
gas is creeping up again
^all of those are real
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My god. That is so boring. I am glad I drive the happy crazy person car and have no idea what my mpg is.


PT Cruiser forum:

----CHROME

No really, there is an over excess of chrome. I was a bit disturbed. Apparently PT owners like shiny bobbles :blink:
 
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I'm thinking of registering at the 323F Club Finland's forums, to possibly make sourcing parts easier.

The tuning there is atrocious :|
 
Here's what I've seen on the 240sx forums
-how to drift?
-Ok, so I can't drift with an open diff. How do I put in a limited diff
-Who here drifts?
-How to become a drifter?
-Check out my new body kit I bought on ebay
-How do I swap an SR motor into a 240
-How do I swap an SR motor into a 240
-How do I swap an SR motor into a 240
-How do I swap an SR motor into a 240
-How do I swap an SR motor into a 240
-What lowering springs should I use?

Oh and the Ford F-series forum
-Does lifting my truck compensate for a small penis?
 
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LeVeL said:
Bubs360 said:
Saturn SL-Series Forums
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There is such a thing?
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Yeah, would you believe it? I never thought there would be one either, but it's a nice source of information for my lovely 100hp beast.

Some more from that forum:
-Elusive P0172 code - diagnositic experts opinion needed
-Got Code P0133
-Vibration issue
-lol how can i make my sl fast yo (note, the strip-base SL has 85hp)
-Does your oil light display when your saturn is low in oil?
-Not the ECTS!?
-Oil pan replaced....still leaking. Ideas?
 
BMW M forums:
"Why do men keep winking at me?"

Audi TT and Miata forums:
"Why do men keep winking at me?"

and

"How do I get more men to wink at me?"
 
The Smart Roadsters Owners Forum...

Here we find a somewhat different set of questions than the typical..
- boot keeps popping open
- Doors opening while doing 80mph! . . .
- Slipping clutch, oil on bottom of gearbox, ESKULAB Claim?
- Wont Start
- massive electrical difficulties
- No boost + clutch problem's
- Thump with gear change
- front clinging noise
- How many times have you been towed?
- Re-gased - still no air con =(
- Smart of Leeds - Air Con
- Wont start, help!!
- Crack Air Con Pipe
- Service gone WRONG HELP PLEASE
- help needed urgent :(:(:(
- 3 bars of death :(
- just changed break cylinder, now having problems, please help
- Help! MOT failed on headlights
- Oh now we're in trouble! (both doors broken)

Ok i'll stop now.
 
WillDAQ said:
The Smart Roadsters Owners Forum...

Here we find a somewhat different set of questions than the typical..
- boot keeps popping open
- Doors opening while doing 80mph! . . .
- Slipping clutch, oil on bottom of gearbox, ESKULAB Claim?
- Wont Start
- massive electrical difficulties
- No boost + clutch problem's
- Thump with gear change
- front clinging noise
- How many times have you been towed?
- Re-gased - still no air con =(
- Smart of Leeds - Air Con
- Wont start, help!!
- Crack Air Con Pipe
- Service gone WRONG HELP PLEASE
- help needed urgent :(:(:(
- 3 bars of death :(
- just changed break cylinder, now having problems, please help
- Help! MOT failed on headlights
- Oh now we're in trouble! (both doors broken)

Ok i'll stop now.
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Oh god I thought my bug was "quirky"
 
katwalk said:
New Beetle forums:
Hi I'm insane!
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Hey kat, at those forums, do they have a special usergroup called "Not-a-chicks" or "Not-a-not-a-dudes"? :p
 
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