The Future Automotive Thread

[Corbic]

You've obviously never worked on cars....

[lunchmeat]

Originally Posted by kashira kureijii

Dear lord,

If my takata airbags explode, please let them cut my jugular, and not my face, as that is how i make my money

Also please make big anime tiddies real

Amen

Anime titty airbags.

No scratch that. Once they deflate, they'll look like 90 yr old knee warmers.

[kingkilburn]

This poor weeb. Lol

[kingkilburn]

Also, pushrods rev plenty high when not stroked to hell and back. The low stroke/displacement LS variants rev at least as high as the inline engines we're used to, they simply don't put out the insane numbers without the displacement.

[kashira kureijii]

Originally Posted by lunchmeat

Anime titty airbags.

No scratch that. Once they deflate, they'll look like 90 yr old knee warmers.

Your getting it all wrong fam, in a perfect world with tig anime bitties, no one would age, or if they did, they theoretically would be replaced so it would be a non issue

Got my imaginary harem all planned out, one prayer at a time, my life is obviously very good, as you can tell

I mean i thought of including these perfectly non-sarcastic details in my perfectly rational and serious prayer example , but you know, thought it was implied.

Problem is y"all are a bunch if midlife crisis geezers who are probably like 3-4 years away from divorce and eventual societal castration. If i had more of my demographic here, we could joke more, people would be more chill, but thats impossible, because my whole demographic are fuckbois. So i have to hang out in this purgatory with very serious elderly people who are very serious about they"re contributions to 240 ideology, yet feel the need to hypocritically insult it in a thread about all the new pushrod cars they would rather own. You all want to be iconoclasts to the very culture you have identified with, yet seem to remain in, despite your muttered diatribes about how much better new cars are

Waiting for that espirit de nissan dudes

Sincerely,

Kashira, head of kawaii research and obvious Japanese language proficiency

[lunchmeat]

Had no idea mid 30s was elderly. Well shit, might as well make an appointment with the nursing home since I'm almost dead.
I have no engine preferences. As long as it makes a nice noise, goes fast, and disrupts Al Gore's chakras, I'm down.

[Matej]

Originally Posted by kashira kureijii

Also don't wish i was Japanese, i like being tall, blonde,and having a big dick.

American car guy in Japan:
-Joined the armed forces to meet Asian girls
-Stationed in Okinawa, the Florida/Detroit of Japan; does not matter, still Japan
-Dating a really mediocre girl whom the native guys would not date; does not matter, still Asian
-Drives a broken down Sil80, R32, or Hachi Roku (he actually calls it Hachi Roku)
-Life is great


Substitute Germany and wrecking a ratty old BMW on the Nurburgring for an American car guy in Europe.

[spooled240]

-dude above has never experienced any of his bullet points and thinks he knows his way around life
-DIW

[kingkilburn]

If we had more of your demographic here we'd be nearly as bad as all the Facebook groups. This place is on life support as it is. We don't need that shit.

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by kashira kureijii

Your getting it all wrong fam, in a perfect world with tig anime bitties, no one would age, or if they did, they theoretically would be replaced so it would be a non issue

Got my imaginary harem all planned out, one prayer at a time, my life is obviously very good, as you can tell

I mean i thought of including these perfectly non-sarcastic details in my perfectly rational and serious prayer example , but you know, thought it was implied.

Problem is y"all are a bunch if midlife crisis geezers who are probably like 3-4 years away from divorce and eventual societal castration. If i had more of my demographic here, we could joke more, people would be more chill, but thats impossible, because my whole demographic are fuckbois. So i have to hang out in this purgatory with very serious elderly people who are very serious about they"re contributions to 240 ideology, yet feel the need to hypocritically insult it in a thread about all the new pushrod cars they would rather own. You all want to be iconoclasts to the very culture you have identified with, yet seem to remain in, despite your muttered diatribes about how much better new cars are

Waiting for that espirit de nissan dudes

Sincerely,

Kashira, head of kawaii research and obvious Japanese language proficiency

Holy shit this is pretty funny. I can't say for sure one way or the other if you are joking or not. But either way it's funny.

Cars are heavier now. Cars are better now. Doesn't mean old cars aren't cool though. Trust us kid.

[Corbic]

Originally Posted by kingkilburn

If we had more of your demographic here we'd be nearly as bad as all the Facebook groups. This place is on life support as it is. We don't need that shit.

For the first time we agree on something.

[Yardjass]

Originally Posted by Corbic

For the first time we agree on something.

Samesies. Lol

[zerodameaon]

The S-Chassis FB group is Zilvia 3.0. You offer good info that 30 seconds on Google could confirm, and you get shit like "no that's wrong do this" then the kid seeking advice blows their car up.

[exitspeed]

That's the reason I got off of fb after like 8 years.

[Yardjass]

Originally Posted by zerodameaon

The S-Chassis FB group is Zilvia 3.0. You offer good info that 30 seconds on Google could confirm, and you get shit like "no that's wrong do this" then the kid seeking advice blows their car up.

Sounds like automotive darwinism to me. Fuck em. Let em destroy their shit.

[kingkilburn]

The problem is that they blow their shit up then move onto another s chassis. In the time I've had one car they will have destroyed 7.

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by kingkilburn

The problem is that they blow their shit up then move onto another s chassis. In the time I've had one car they will have destroyed 7.

This. As someone considers themselves as an actual s chassis enthusiast I hate the thought of so many needlessly being destroyed.

[Corbic]

Originally Posted by exitspeed

This. As someone considers themselves as an actual s chassis enthusiast I hate the thought of so many needlessly being destroyed.

Then they brag about how dedicated they are for having owned 7 cars...

I also see guys talk about how they have built and popped 6-8 SRs or KAs.

If you pop just ONE you are doing it wrong!!

[Frank_Jaeger]

Originally Posted by Corbic

Then they brag about how dedicated they are for having owned 7 cars...

I also see guys talk about how they have built and popped 6-8 SRs or KAs.

If you pop just ONE you are doing it wrong!!

I've popped 2 KAs and 1 SR. Headgasket, rodknock, and ringlands+rodnock in that order.

Come at me bro.

[Corbic]

Originally Posted by Frank_Jaeger

I've popped 2 KAs and 1 SR. Headgasket, rodknock, and ringlands+rodnock in that order.



Come at me bro.

Get your shit tuned right.

[Frank_Jaeger]

Originally Posted by Corbic

Get your shit tuned right.

First one water pump blew on my way to work. I tried to limp it to the gas station after it started overheating to get some water. Barely blew the headgasket but bubbles are bubbles.

Second one was the replacement engine. Completely machined and rebuilt and fresh, out of a parts car. Except the shop (or previous owner) sucked ass and it rod knocked itself while spirited driving. Actually not my fault.

Third one was the SR. Too much boost, actual lack of tuning, completely my fault. Who cares about timing when your AFRs are on point. I ran around on 3 cylinders for a little bit until it died from oil starvation. It's getting rebuilt.

[exitspeed]

http://www.autoblog.com/2016/05/24/m...hance-opinion/

Just an opinion but one that's probably spot on.

Man that's a such a good looking concept.

[lunchmeat]

Is there some unwritten law that requires all concept cars to look like Hot Wheels?

[Future240]

I love the idea of another rotary, just seems impractical in todays world though. It would need to have


-decent gas mileage
-decent reliability*
-make in the high 300's or low 400's in hp
-pass all the government emissions tests


That does not sound like a cheap car to produce as it would likely have to have $$$$ worth of tech in it.








*I know prior to the RX8 the wankels reliability is hotly debated some saying yes others no. I am not arguing it is not. I am more saying it cannot be like the Rx8 was in terms of being reliable.

[Corbic]

Originally Posted by Future240

*I know prior to the RX8 the wankels reliability is hotly debated some saying yes others no. I am not arguing it is not. I am more saying it cannot be like the Rx8 was in terms of being reliable.

The original NA cars had solid reliability... For the 80's.

People don't want to do maintenance on their cars and a Rotary's require oil to be added.

It's part of the process and their is no way around it. Adding/Burning oil is always a red flags to consumers.

Notice how 4 strokes have replaced 2 strokes in power sports and lawn equipment.

[kingkilburn]

Rotaries are totally reliable if you aren't a lazy idiot. If you are a lazy idiot they are ticking bombs.

[zerodameaon]

Originally Posted by Corbic

The original NA cars had solid reliability... For the 80's.

People don't want to do maintenance on their cars and a Rotary's require oil to be added.

It's part of the process and their is no way around it. Adding/Burning oil is always a red flags to consumers.

Notice how 4 strokes have replaced 2 strokes in power sports and lawn equipment.

To some extent, 2 stroke is still king in the snowmobile world. They even have direct injection 2 stroke now that have a type of exhaust valve.

The lawn equipment thing though had a lot more to do with emissions. The EPA forced manufacturers hands about 5 years ago, that's why a lot just went to building electric instead of redesigning almost every engine they have.

[kashira kureijii]

Originally Posted by zerodameaon

To some extent, 2 stroke is still king in the snowmobile world. They even have direct injection 2 stroke now that have a type of exhaust valve.

The lawn equipment thing though had a lot more to do with emissions. The EPA forced manufacturers hands about 5 years ago, that's why a lot just went to building electric instead of redesigning almost every engine they have.

This, 2-stroke isn't bad at all if you completely disregard emissions.its a very cool and unique engine setup. To bad we can't have 2-stroke car engines in the modern era. There was a time when two stroke was much superior for power and shit when it came to bikes. I don't know if that still would apply to modern four strokes, as we have come pretty far. no one has really worked on two stroke design to the same level as four stroke, since they sorta petered out in the late 70's in bikes and stuff.

Maybe y'all don't love that 2-stroke action because you have only experienced it in bikes and chainsaws and shit. We have this kickass old Detroit semi truck at my parents farm, Its a super-Turbo V8 two stroke. It is the best sounding engine I have ever heard, hands down. It is pretty damn powerful too.

Smokes like a MOFO though

[zerodameaon]

2 Stroke is alive and kicking in dirt bikes, but it has seen better days. I would not call the new Semi-DI 2 strokes in snowmobiles clean, but supposedly they actually do really well when compared to some of the mid 90s 4 strokes. 2 Stroke by its very nature will be dirty because you are lubing stuff with fuel/oil that gets burned, and by its nature it will also be more powerful overall because it has more power strokes at the same RPM. I would like to see full EFI with a system that can keep lubrication oil out of the combustion chamber. It looks like Honda might be working on just that. Though I doubt we will see that in anything like a RWD car.

[dbeiler]

Anybody noticed the 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 powertrain?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/resea...rtandhp#page=2

Dual charged, 2.0 4cyl makes 400hp and, get this, 470ft lb of torque! The perfect engine swap for a BRZ/FRS.