Car Thread - VROOM VROOM

[Mikoyan]

I found one in Tennessee a few years ago for $1000 with 6 speed and I still wish I bought it. Just keep looking they're out there!

As far as super efficient vehicles, the ford c-max is a car no one bought that's a plug in hybrid that doesn't look totally stupid

Also the logo looks like the Contra logo, which is cool.

 

[Doctor John B. Zyklon]

Never worked on a bmw. That kit looks awesome but woof that's a engine bay is tighter than a Catholic nun

I see you've never experienced the tightness that is a japanese car. Specifically, a Z31 / Z32.

It's pretty roomy for the most part. However, if you're used to working on American stuff...yeah, it's toight. I did nothing but laugh when I opened the hood of a buddy's buick. We could dance in that thing.

 

[Torque Wheeler]

I see you've never experienced the tightness that is a japanese car. Specifically, a Z31 / Z32.

It's pretty roomy for the most part. However, if you're used to working on American stuff...yeah, it's toight. I did nothing but laugh when I opened the hood of a buddy's buick. We could dance in that thing.

I've never worked on a big engine (6 cyl+) in a sports car. My 90s turbo Mazda might have give me arthritis doing the timing belt and coolant lines though that plumbing was a little rough but nothing persistence can't get through. The intake runners on the first gen CRV required every extension I could find and I still needed more.

I like cars best when I can run my hand in a loop all the way around the engine bay

 

[Bassomatic]

I see you've never experienced the tightness that is a japanese car. Specifically, a Z31 / Z32.

It's pretty roomy for the most part. However, if you're used to working on American stuff...yeah, it's toight. I did nothing but laugh when I opened the hood of a buddy's buick. We could dance in that thing.

True story z32 free up room from LS swaps. That's right, that motor is such a cluster fuck of wires and shit dropping a V8 opens room up.

Granted now a days everything sucks to work on etc.

Heads back and installed. I need to get it to a tuner. 193 was before the work any guesses what I'll be after ? I'm hopeful 210 doesn't seem unreasonable either.

 

[Doctor John B. Zyklon]

That's right, that motor is such a cluster fuck of wires and shit dropping a V8 opens room up

To be fair, you're ripping out a couple of turbos as well. Though, even the NAs are nightmare afaik which is always impressive. I've described those cars as "beautiful to assemble in the factory". But working on em? fuck.

 

[WhatInTheActualFuck]

God help me, I think my next car won't be a sporty/fast compact, but the new Tacoma. The TRD Off Road with a stick seems pretty compelling and would let me throw a bunch of shit in the bed and go camping. I increasingly kinda like the idea of being off-grid for a week or more at a time now.

 

[Car Won't Crank]

God help me, I think my next car won't be a sporty/fast compact, but the new Tacoma. The TRD Off Road with a stick seems pretty compelling and would let me throw a bunch of shit in the bed and go camping. I increasingly kinda like the idea of being off-grid for a week or more at a time now.

I've also been lazily eyeing for a capable offroader/overlander as my next project too. Tacos are a bit expensive but a GMT800 burb or some other murican truck has been on my radar. Apparently those GM 5.3 V8 are really reliable as they're before the cylinder deactivation nonsense.

 

[WhatInTheActualFuck]

I've also been lazily eyeing for a capable offroader/overlander as my next project too. Tacos are a bit expensive but a GMT800 burb or some other murican truck has been on my radar. Apparently those GM 5.3 V8 are really reliable as they're before the cylinder deactivation nonsense.

I still don't know why anyone thought cylinder deact was a good idea. It's literally run an engine outside of parameters for EPA good boy points and massively increased failure rates.

 

[Car Won't Crank]

I still don't know why anyone thought cylinder deact was a good idea. It's literally run an engine outside of parameters for EPA good boy points and massively increased failure rates.

I'm sure the engines are designed to handle the deactivation but yeah it's another big potential system to fail and not very cheap to fix if it does go wrong.

 

[Mikoyan]

I've also been lazily eyeing for a capable offroader/overlander as my next project too. Tacos are a bit expensive but a GMT800 burb or some other murican truck has been on my radar. Apparently those GM 5.3 V8 are really reliable as they're before the cylinder deactivation nonsense.

I don't like sample size of one anecdotes, however: My roommate in CA had just such a vehicle. Picked up some pretty bad lifter knock on cold mornings. I told him we should take a weekend to fix that and what was going on at which point he'd gun it every morning to make the knock go away faster.

Fucking thing has over 250k now. I think the transfer case grenaded after I moved East but that's about it.

 

[Bassomatic]

I still don't know why anyone thought cylinder deact was a good idea. It's literally run an engine outside of parameters for EPA good boy points and massively increased failure rates.

I don't think they thought it was a good idea, I think they just wanted to cheat rigged EPA tests.

Iirc it was caddy back in 60s had a cyl deactivating motor. I think it was even called 8-6-4 or something. Way more primitive and guess what? It sucked lol.

When I had my g8gt it has that but it's just a quick cheap fix. It was done right after delivery lol. So when I got it second hand problem was solved.

Trucks are cool, I have only really had short times with mine. My ex still has the yota I sold her past half million miles she's got a light bar on it now apparently her new BF hates it because it's such a rattle trap lol.

 

[Doctor John B. Zyklon]

I'm sure the engines are designed to handle the deactivation but yeah it's another big potential system to fail and not very cheap to fix if it does go wrong.

They're not really iirc. It's one of the first things deleted that helps improves reliability.

I secured my custom exhaust, it's a prototype. There will be a market version but uh, the supplier fucked this one up. It's pretty, pretty close to a straight pipe. It's not, but there is no packing in the mufflers. The resonator also is non-functional so I'll be putting my stock resonators back on.

My daily also has a coolant leak, I believe it's the water pump. Yay...I'm nursing it along until my mechanic has time this Christmas to do everything. I really don't want to lift my supercharger in the winter on my street outside my place. Just asking for trouble.

 

[Smar Mijou]

Insert that shitty diagram with the triangle and they say "only pick 2" with the points at cheap fast reliable. You can do all of the above if you're smart.

The straightforward LS swap is one if the few exceptions to this rule, IMO. Now I'm not talking "LMAO, let's LS swap this DeLorean" or other YouTube-tier bullshit. But something like an old LS swapped G body Monte/Cutlass, etc or square body is simple and parts are cheap and plentiful as long as you don't go retarded with the turbos and big cam on a junkyard stock longblock.

To be fair, you're ripping out a couple of turbos as well. Though, even the NAs are nightmare afaik which is always impressive. I've described those cars as "beautiful to assemble in the factory". But working on em? fuck.

That's pretty much any 90's era Japanese halo car. 3000GT, Stealth, 300ZX, RX-7 etc. I've personally felt the Mitsubishi cars are some of the biggest PITA, especially when it comes to electrical gremlins.

 

[Mikoyan]

Iirc it was caddy back in 60s had a cyl deactivating motor. I think it was even called 8-6-4 or something. Way more primitive and guess what? It sucked lol.

Late 70s, really. But it did suck.

 

[Falcos_Commisar]

Late 70s, really. But it did suck.

It's far better now and even Mazda is doing cylinder deactivation these days.

That said..... KIWI bros HELP ME PICK A 2024 CAMRY.

I'm stuck between a XSE/XLE hybrid and a XSE V6. I can probably get the V6 cheaper than the Hybrid and it's fully loaded buuuttt the hybrid is 20-25 mpg better easy. Fully loaded hybrids are sadly rare and 99% of dealerships won't negotiate on them.

Need a new car by end of the month as my 2018 Accord has the shit 1.5 liter engine that's a grenade.

 

[D_Tractor]

It's far better now and even Mazda is doing cylinder deactivation these days.

That said..... KIWI bros HELP ME PICK A 2024 CAMRY.

I'm stuck between a XSE/XLE hybrid and a XSE V6. I can probably get the V6 cheaper than the Hybrid and it's fully loaded buuuttt the hybrid is 20-25 mpg better easy. Fully loaded hybrids are sadly rare and 99% of dealerships won't negotiate on them.

Need a new car by end of the month as my 2018 Accord has the shit 1.5 liter engine that's a grenade.

Unless you drive a huge number of miles in the city the hybrid probably isn't worth it.

 

[WhatInTheActualFuck]

It's far better now and even Mazda is doing cylinder deactivation these days.

That said..... KIWI bros HELP ME PICK A 2024 CAMRY.

I'm stuck between a XSE/XLE hybrid and a XSE V6. I can probably get the V6 cheaper than the Hybrid and it's fully loaded buuuttt the hybrid is 20-25 mpg better easy. Fully loaded hybrids are sadly rare and 99% of dealerships won't negotiate on them.

Need a new car by end of the month as my 2018 Accord has the shit 1.5 liter engine that's a grenade.

I wasn't aware of significant issues with the 1.5T save for the fuel dilution of the engine oil, which is pretty easy to deal with via a more aggressive oil change schedule. Is there a greater issue with those engines?

 

[Doctor John B. Zyklon]

I kind of want to sell my B8 S4 for a s550 mustang. I really regret not waiting for a manual S4 and I loathe the weight distribution...and the weight. But the mustang is a big fat piggie too.

 

[Falcos_Commisar]

I wasn't aware of significant issues with the 1.5T save for the fuel dilution of the engine oil, which is pretty easy to deal with via a more aggressive oil change schedule. Is there a greater issue with those engines?

Yes the pieces of shit are blowing head gaskets like clockwork at 80-100k and even as soon as 50k miles.

Too much boost for the engine.

Mine ate all of it's coolant 2 months ago and overheated and before that the coolant killed the 3rd cylinder coil pack and spark plug.

An absolute lemon of an engine and Honda corporate told me to kindly fuck off when I asked for a goodwill repair. All maintenance was on schedule to the car's manual.

Unless you drive a huge number of miles in the city the hybrid probably isn't worth it.

I drive 12-15k miles a year. 65/35 highway city.

The biggest difference for me is Toyota builds the V6s with all the goodies vs the hybrid models at this time.

 

[WhatInTheActualFuck]

Yes the pieces of shit are blowing head gaskets like clockwork at 80-100k and even as soon as 50k miles.

Too much boost for the engine.

Mine ate all of it's coolant 2 months ago and overheated and before that the coolant killed the 3rd cylinder coil pack and spark plug.

An absolute lemon of an engine and Honda corporate told me to kindly fuck off when I asked for a goodwill repair. All maintenance was on schedule to the car's manual.

Jesus. The whole reason for buying a Civic is its reliability. Do their other engines have the same problem?