now im impressed lol. that would be one hell of a sleeper even if its loud. not many people are smart enough to think its anything more than a caddy with some straight pipes lol.
Unless I'm really pushing it, it's quiet...even with 3" pipes, the combination oif Dynomax catalysts, the largest mufflers that would fit the chassis, and a pair of cheap glasspacks as resonators quiets the engine nicely.
Still driving my first car that I got at 16 which is slowly falling apart, the poor thing. A 2002 Ford Focus ZTW. Right now it has a broken window in the rear driver side that came off the track so now it's taped shut and a nice big single crack in the front windshield. lol I am looking forward to getting myself a Toyota Camry or a Corolla next.
dude very nice, its always cool to see a totally unexpected vehicle get down and nasty. my favorite so far is my buddies hatchback civic body with a full LS1 swap. he was the first in the country to do it successfully.
What is the point in owning a 6'000 square foot house for 2 people to live in. What is the point in owning a 60 inch TV set. What is the point in owning a motorcycle when you could own a moped? I like high power automobiles because they are fun. If you meet someone and they tell you they have never opened the throttle up on a public road, they are lieing thru their teeth. Everyone, at one point or another, has been tempted and took the bait of another driver trying to race on a public road. And when I say that, I mean to thouse that own high powered sports cars. And it is not true that you can not use a high powered vehicle on a public road
I own the most powerful production motorcycle ever made. At least at the time I bought it. I've never raced anybody. I've opened up a few times on desolate roads, but never in a race. It's called maturity, check into it sometime. One could say it's a toy and unnecessary, and it is....it's also not my sole means of transportation. For that I have a practical vehicle. My advice is to grow up.
And as I said earlier...by your logic you would not need a car more than 50hp, unless you can explain otherwise.
2009 ruby-red Buick Century. Her name is Ruby. 2007 ford F-150 pickup, extended cab. His name is Silver. 1970 Chevy Nova, prime mint condition, 35, 000 actual miles, garage kept, not for sale. Her name is Old Blue.
Well I'm not going to put on racing tires on my car, its not a spring chicken anymore so I wouldn't want to put full drag racing strength anyway on it. For me to lose traction on regular tires (and to make good use of slicks), would require serious gas on 1st gear which isn't good for the car as it is. Your M3 is far better suited for things like this then my car...its got much more reinforced components across the board to handle the increased stress.
Good for you! And I don't blame you for not racing on a bike. I would never own one myself. To many idiot drivers on the road and it only takes one mistake at highway speeds to really mess you up. When I say that I have engaged in street racing, I do so only in favorable conditions where the only ones effected if I were to loose control would be me or the other driver. Its a controlled risk. I am not the type to ever race in and out of traffic. And if growing up, in your opinion, is taking the fun out pf anything slightly risky in life, I will be happy to remain a kid in your eyes.
I'm just wondering, for those driving a manual out there (SMG, steptronic, triptronic...etc... don't count). I'm talking about you guys with a clutch pedal and the real thing, when you change gears such as from 1st to 2nd, which is literally straight down. Do you let the shifter pop back itself into neutral before shifting into 2nd, or do you just yank it down into 2nd right away. Also, if you do pop it in neutral before second, do you press the clutch twice between each time or do you hold it the whole time (burning it)? Always wanted to know.
I have driven a number of vintage cars, all of which are manual, and depending upon how vintage they are - the oldest was from the 1930's - I always double-declutch when down shifting (press the clutch in, move the lever to neutral, give the engine a rev, and press the clutch again before moving the lever to the next gear). Quite often I do this while simultaneously braking for a bend - which requires one to 'heel and toe' (press the brake with your toe, and blip the throttle with your heel). It makes for very smooth gear changes. And yes, I 'feel' the gear lever into the next gear - if you just yank it in, you will very likely grate the gears on old cars with weak synchromesh. Oh and holding a clutch depressed does not burn it, as the plates are separated. Slipping a clutch too much burns it. Sorry - I'm a car tragic!
regular driving i shift with just regular movement when upshifting, the only time i double clutch is during down shifting. holding the clutch does not burn anything, idiots burn the clutch when they do weak forms of power shifting i.e. hitting the gas too much before the clutch pedal is completely released. racing yes i power shift lol.
Supercharged V6 - 333 hp and AWD 0-60 4.9 Sec Seats 4 comfortably Fold down rear seats means it holds my mountain bike in the trunk. And it gets 18 mpg city / 28 Highway.
Burning out a clutch.Probably too much holding down the clutch like at every stop.On motorcycles good transmissions have Constant mesh gearing so it was possible for an experienced motorcycle guy to shift his motorcycle knowing just the right rpm at gear to shift it w/o ever depressing a clutch lever. But that's hit or miss.I used to be able to do it on my Old Valykrie 1998 model. Riding a clutch { depressing too often and holding too long } is culprit numero uno. Going up steep upgrades in the wrong gear and then shifting could stress the plates.Plus shifting at the wrong speed.Too low a speed and you lug and too high,you might damage.In other words lets say you lost yer train of thought and were in 3rd gear and should shift into 4th,but instead shift into 2nd.You just momentarily heated the clutch plates more than normal.That and constant slipping the clutch,which is how woman drive.
Again My 2005 RS EVO had a Car & Driver best of 0-60 { 4.3 sec. } Seats 4 comfortably and about the same gas mileage.EVO's are gas felons when driven hard.
I cross shopped a 2012 EVO MR. Gotta love em for how fast and fun they are. I was tempted because the EVO is a great car. Audi S4 was more luxury, bigger back seats (I have teenagers who road trip with the family) actually faster (4.9 sec to 5.3), better gas milage (28 hwy vs 22 hwy). However, the Audi negative was a bunch more money and not as fun to drive because it is larger, heavier and less tossible. For me, the way I am going to use the car, the Audi came out ahead. But if I was going to track the car, or was younger without kids, the EVO would win.
Holding the clutch pedal down can cook the throwout bearing...bad idea. I double-clutch downshifts...actually, I often float-shift without using the clutch at all.
Holding down the clutch pedal is bad for the release bearings. Which still is a hefty effort to replace...you need to remove the entire transmission and such so the replacement costs would be similar . Also Leo2, you were the person saying that you have a 530i E39 correct?...is it a manual? Reason I'm asking is because a colleague of mine has a 530i with a 5-speed manual and it is an absolutely wonderful car. The ratios give it amazing power on gear 1-3. Only after 4th does the engine calm down some. Very responsive and very balanced car. I don't know about the auto, but I have nothing bad to say against a 530i, excellent vehicle. Infact, I'm going to go as far as to say the 530i was the most powerful inline-six E39 made (I believe) so its the best one in my opinion, don't take any crap from other people who tell anything otherwise, its a beast of a car. The E39 V8's suck in terms of reliability. You get a V8 if you A) Know what you are doing (*)(*)(*)(*) well or B) Have pockets that you'd need a flashlight to dig into. I fall into category A...I know where to buy parts at great prices and my father knows E39's like the back of his hand for fixing and tips.
No, I try to stay away from that particular location as much as possible. There is an abundance of "commercial company" working at that location, and I absolutely detest being awakened at 3:30am by some snaggle-toothed pavement princess trying to make a quick $20.
