Cars and motorcycles

[Rici]

Golf IV, 1.4 16V engine. That's my ride(well, the one in the pic is not actually my car, but it looks the same). Though I have had my license for only 4 months, I already wrecked a car like this one. Officially that car should've been declared total loss, but my grandpa fixed most of it and I still drove with it for a little while until I got this one.

I've built in a subwoofer in the back myself. It felt so good when it worked. Only now I'm scared to turn up the volume completely with some songs, because I'm not sure if my back window is in a fitting or glued on. If it's in a fitting then there is no problem, but if it's glued on, I'm afraid that I'll blow it out with my sub. Honestly, when I have my iPod connected, it can't give out full signal because it goes through an AUX wire, but even then when I max it out, the whole car shakes when the bass kicks in. Totally awesome, but not good for glued on windows .

I'm not going to do much about this car since I don't think it's worth to spend much money on it to style it and stuff. The only thing left to do is connect the rear boxes to my radio, so there is a full sound coming out of the back(the boxes are are already there, but still unconnected). I'll be saving money for my next car, so I can style and tune that one. This one just takes me from A to B.

I'm also taking motorcycle lessons, but I'll stop doing that next week because it costs too much right now(I have to pay for that one all by myself since my grandparents, whom I live with, are really against me riding a bike). Though, I can't wait to have my motorcycle license and a nice bike. Can't have it all, I guess.

So, this thread is about cars and motorcycles. Talk about which one you have? What kind have you had in the past? DISCUSS.


edited because that belongs more in the broom than the proom

 

[m3gav01t]

oh, hey, i was just going to make a thread about cars. good thing i used the search function because i am a responsible member of this community!

i just bought my first car back in october. before that, my parents would just let me borrow one of their cars. i decided on a manual 1993 nissan 240sx since i've wanted one since high school and finally had enough money to get one. it looks like this:

except mine has different wheels and no body kit. so far, these are the mods it has:

180sx tail lights
msr 17 inch wheels with sport tires
3a racing seats
image 3 inch exhaust
specter intake
aluminum power steering reservoir
custom interior (shifter, pedal covers, door panels, glove box)
some kind aftermarket sound system i don't know too much about because i didn't install it
crimestopper alarm
additionally, the anti-skid fuses have all been removed so it's better for drifting.

mods i want to perform:

limited slip differential
coilovers
drop in an sr20det with t28 turbo (of course!)
stage 2 or stage 3 clutch (i'm not really clear on the difference as of right now)
replace fuel pump with z32 fuel pump
replace brake calipers with z32 calipers
short shifter
possibly do an s13 silvia front end conversion to make it a sileighty. i kind of dig the pop up lights, though. although, god****, silvia front ends look so **** nice, too. i can't decide.

but yeah. i got a really good deal on it and it's definitely one of the cleanest 240s i've ever seen. i let my friend drive it and he said he almost liked it better than his mr2 turbo. it handles ridiculously well and is pretty quick even with the stock ka24de engine.

i'm learning to drift in it. i've been practicing heel-toe downshifting and clutch kicking. it's so exhilarating. whenever i feel stressed or sad, taking it drifting always gets the old blood pumping and improves my mood.

i also love the satisfaction i get from replacing parts on it. i love learning about how all the systems work. i also love the fact that i can apply physics (my major) so readily to understanding the engineering of the car and even understanding how to drive better.

sorry for blathering on. but yeah. god i love my car.

 

[Peeze]

2.5 liter 08 sentra se-r. CAI is on the way so should be somewhere around 210 bhp after that's installed. Next Mod will be a set of 4-3-2 headers, and I'm yet to get it tinted. Also found some great Eibach sport tuned springs for it.

Smoked the tailights already headlights are next.

 

[Mini Mic]

Golf TDI. Poor baby is in the shop because some dumb**** ran into the side of it while my sister was stopped at the lights. The dude drove off but police caught him not long after, he'd hit something like 4 other cars and was too drunk to even walk (this was in the middle of the afternoon). We also have a Holden Calais.

 

[FastFox]

oh, hey, i was just going to make a thread about cars. good thing i used the search function because i am a responsible member of this community!

i just bought my first car back in october. before that, my parents would just let me borrow one of their cars. i decided on a manual 1993 nissan 240sx since i've wanted one since high school and finally had enough money to get one. it looks like this:

except mine has different wheels and no body kit. so far, these are the mods it has:

180sx tail lights
msr 17 inch wheels with sport tires
3a racing seats
image 3 inch exhaust
specter intake
aluminum power steering reservoir
custom interior (shifter, pedal covers, door panels, glove box)
some kind aftermarket sound system i don't know too much about because i didn't install it
crimestopper alarm
additionally, the anti-skid fuses have all been removed so it's better for drifting.

mods i want to perform:

limited slip differential
coilovers
drop in an sr20det with t28 turbo (of course!)
stage 2 or stage 3 clutch (i'm not really clear on the difference as of right now)
replace fuel pump with z32 fuel pump
replace brake calipers with z32 calipers
short shifter
possibly do an s13 silvia front end conversion to make it a sileighty. i kind of dig the pop up lights, though. although, god****, silvia front ends look so **** nice, too. i can't decide.

but yeah. i got a really good deal on it and it's definitely one of the cleanest 240s i've ever seen. i let my friend drive it and he said he almost liked it better than his mr2 turbo. it handles ridiculously well and is pretty quick even with the stock ka24de engine.

i'm learning to drift in it. i've been practicing heel-toe downshifting and clutch kicking. it's so exhilarating. whenever i feel stressed or sad, taking it drifting always gets the old blood pumping and improves my mood.

i also love the satisfaction i get from replacing parts on it. i love learning about how all the systems work. i also love the fact that i can apply physics (my major) so readily to understanding the engineering of the car and even understanding how to drive better.

sorry for blathering on. but yeah. god i love my car.

Ooh, a tuner on SWF.

I was supposed to purchase a 240 from a friend for around $860.00. It was stock, of course. I was also planning on doing the SR20 swap, however until I come up with the money for it I'll stick with the k24b. Also, go for the sileighty look. SO sexy.

At some point down the road I'd love to have a sileighty with an RB25 or something.

 

[½NIÇK½FBM]

Yea I've had this baby for about a year now. I usually go 125mph on the highway, 95 in my neighborhood, and 150 when I need to go get some milk.

But really I just drive a black Ford Expedition. It has AC, a sun roof, and 4 cup holders. Not too shaby.

 

[DtJ Jungle]

I drive an Envoy Denali, Red, 10% tint all the way around, debadged, and rebadged with my initials on them

im a tool arent i

 

[m3gav01t]

oh man, what is it with smash players that drive golfs and get hit? that sucks. this lady in a minivan backed up into my car 2 months after i bought it (while i was parked in a parking space) and i freaked out. luckily, she just scuffed my bumper but for some reason she got a massive dent in hers.

Ooh, a tuner on SWF.

I was supposed to purchase a 240 from a friend for around $860.00. It was stock, of course. I was also planning on doing the SR20 swap, however until I come up with the money for it I'll stick with the k24b. Also, go for the sileighty look. SO sexy.

At some point down the road I'd love to have a sileighty with an RB25 or something.

oh man, $860 is a steal for a 240 these days. it's a shame that didn't work out for you. i found mine after months of grueling searching on craigslist, refusing to settle for anything but a 240 or a toyota ae86. eventually, i got lucky after checking the site on a nearly daily basis and was the first person to look at the 240 i bought. while the guy was showing it to me, he got 2 other phone calls to look at it. after looking at it and taking it for a test drive, i immediately gave the guy a deposit. most 240s nowadays seem to either be beaten to **** and rusted out or prohibitively expensive because they already have the sr swap and tons of other mods.

yeah, i think i'll probably go with the sileighty look because man does that look nice, but probably not until after i've done the engine swap and other performance mods so as to prevent being categorized as a frowned-upon "ricer."

yeah, i'd love to put in an rb even more than an sr. that thing would fly. i know a guy who had an s13 with an sr swap (before he sold it to buy an s14 that he's about to put an sr in) and he told me that it was faster than an sti. i can't imagine what it would be like with an rb.

 

[FastFox]

A friend of mine recently sold his r32 gt-s and bought an FD rx-7. For the skyline, he bought the turbo from the rb25 engine (I'm not sure of the turbo name) and dropped it in his gt-s, resulting in a solid 30hp boost. Imagine a turbo from an r33 (bigger than xbox) pushing a 1100lb gt-s.

Recently I've been getting into the EG/EF civics. Shameless, right?

 

[Teran]

I used to drive that, but fuel cost me an arm and a leg so I gave it back to my dad.

Now I drive this. Cute, doesn't chug too much fuel, and actually pretty spacious. It also has blacked out rear windows

 

[BMunich16]

I drive an Envoy Denali, Red, 10% tint all the way around, debadged, and rebadged with my initials on them

im a tool arent i

Love GMC Denalis are extremely nice.


As for the other cars, get some real cars, all these stupid tuned imports, get a real car like a GTO or Trans Am

 

[BMunich16]

A friend of mine recently sold his r32 gt-s and bought an FD rx-7. For the skyline, he bought the turbo from the rb25 engine (I'm not sure of the turbo name) and dropped it in his gt-s, resulting in a solid 30hp boost. Imagine a turbo from an r33 (bigger than xbox) pushing a 1100lb gt-s.

Dude turbos are such junk, get a supercharger.

 

[Rici]

Although it is true that superchargers will give you amazing power in lower rpm's, which turbos won't, turbos have a greater capacity at higher rpm's than superchargers.

 

[Blazey]

My car pretty much looks exactly like that. I really like it despite all its problems (which are mostly inconsequential). I feel terrible whenever I look at it because my car is always dirty and **** water restrictions prevent me from washing it myself.

I also know almost nothing about cars. It really annoys me when people assume I'm a car freak who knows everything about them just because I'm a guy.

 

[Azua]

Pretty sweet car I must say.




I have a Buick that's as old as me. I plan on fixing it up and making it a ghettoblaster.

 

[m3gav01t]

As for the other cars, get some real cars, all these stupid tuned imports, get a real car like a GTO or Trans Am

lol. fanboy. why don't you actually learn about cars and racing before you go shooting off your mouth? i like drifting, and 240s are much better than those cars for drifting and other types of racing that i want to get into.

american cars are great for straight line and some other types of racing, but not the type that interests me.

turbocharger >>>> supercharger for drifting

you need to maintain power at high rpms in order to drift.

 

[Teran]

lol. fanboy. why don't you actually learn about cars and racing before you go shooting off your mouth? i like drifting, and 240s are much better than those cars for drifting and other types of racing that i want to get into.

american cars are great for straight line and some other types of racing, but not the type that interests me.

turbocharger >>>> supercharger for drifting

you need to maintain power at high rpms in order to drift.

Wow all this jibber jabber and nonsense. Only a few things you need a car to do.

Get you from A to B.

Have a good stereo system.

Have a good horn.

Be sturdy enough to mow down old dears and pesky kids that get in your way and only take superficial damage.

Now do you understand the dynamics of the automobile?