My new car

[Jobe16]

http://fpscentral.com/uploads/accord.jpg

1994 Honda Accord LX
TSW-R Alloy Rims
Lowered 3 Inchs
Alpine Sound System
3 Inch exhaust
Tinted windows

$3300

[Excessive]

Good luck with it. :tup:

Now you don't need a ride to and from the LAN right? :hump:

[Jobe16]

Gotta get my license :( May 31st :(

[Jobe16]

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[Ender]

For the love of all that is holy take that Friggin' exhaust kit off! gawd those are about the worst things in the entire world! I'd love to get my hands around the neck of whoever invented that and squeeze...;)

[Itsmeee]

nice car though dude! I am in envy!

[Expunge]

Ender, they add performance, and they sound damn cool. Unfortunately they look really gay in the process. Jobe, sitting in the car for show? lol

[Ender]

the adding of performance would be the only positive aspect. They not only look bad, but they sound absolutely horrible. Man how often have I wanted to stuff a potato in one of those???? ;)

But hey, it's just not my flavor. ;) Give me a subaru outback impreza wrx. :rup:

[DiscoDave]

Nice car...I'm jealous! :mad::grumpy:


(I agree about the exhaust bit...plus, I think they're cop bait).

[Jobe16]

Sounds nice, its not as bad as it looks, anyways, I was pulling the car around back.

[M4LFUNCT10N]

Originally posted by FeaR
Ender, they add performance, and they sound damn cool. Unfortunately they look really gay in the process. Jobe, sitting in the car for show? lol

Actually..... most of the exhuasts out there on Hondas/Acuras don't add any performance at "useable" rpms. They may add at max 3-5hp at very high rpm's, but they sacrifice torque at the low rpms. This translates into, even slower off the line, and just a hair faster at top speeds. Which for most people out there racing their Honda's, they rarely get past 60 in a street race. Most are racing light to light.

If you don't understand this, then do some research on backpressure. Small displacement engines need backpressure to create torque. Torque is what is used off the line, unless you like doing clutch drops at 6,000 rpm's which will kill your tranny/rearend/engine really fast. For a 4cyl 2.5" is about as large as you'd ever want to go for exhuast diameter. And that is pushing it for a naturally aspirated engine. So in the case of 90% of the Honda's in B'ham, the exhuast is actually making them slower. "it feels faster" means nothing. Dyno results prove what I'm talking about.

**I've done quite a bit of research on this stuff**

[M4LFUNCT10N]

Originally posted by Jobe16
Sounds nice, its not as bad as it looks, anyways, I was pulling the car around back.

Just watch out for the cops! ;) Wouldn't want to get pulled over before you get your license.

[Jobe16]

Me gets big hammer and knocks the exhaust off, "Happy?" ;) ;P

It's a point a to b car, I dont plan on becoming very "furious or fast"

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YO B WHERES THE LED TRIPPIN MAN YOU GOTTA BE NUMBER ONE NUMBER ONE!

(wtf)

[M4LFUNCT10N]

Originally posted by Jobe16
Me gets big hammer and knocks the exhaust off, "Happy?" ;) ;P

It's a point a to b car, I dont plan on becoming very "furious or fast"

Keep the exhuast if it makes you happy! I won't ever understand it... but hey, if it slows you down, that means I'm faster!

[Jobe16]

lol, but it sounds purty.

[PyroInsane]

XD Nice car!

[Excessive]

Originally posted by Jobe16
lol, but it sounds purty.

3" exhaust on a high horsepower V-8 sounds "purty"
3" exhaust on a 4 cyl sounds like someone choking a goat.


You will never convince most of us that grew up with V-8 power, that big exhaust on small engines sounds cool. ;)

[Jobe16]

Originally posted by Excessive
3" exhaust on a high horsepower V-8 sounds "purty"
3" exhaust on a 4 cyl sounds like someone choking a goat.


You will never convince most of us that grew up with V-8 power, that big exhaust on small engines sounds cool. ;)

Pfff, if you like to old days why dont you marry them?


OOOooooo.

Anyways, I'm getting two 10 inch alpine subs for the sound system.

[Excessive]

Originally posted by Jobe16
Pfff, if you like to old days why dont you marry them?

If I could do you know what to them, I would. :hump:

[Verbal]

The old days? Eh, fuck 'em.






. . . .not in the excessive way, of course . . . .unless of course you're Excessive . . . . or someone interested in doing the old days . . . or someone who really has a serious case of schizophrenia or something . . . n stuff . . .

[Jobe16]

I wanted modern conviences, who wants carberatours any more? I want power windows/locks, ahhhh, air conditioning that woooorkkkksss...

[PyroInsane]

Retard XD

[Excessive]

Originally posted by Jobe16
I wanted modern conviences, who wants carberatours any more? I want power windows/locks, ahhhh, air conditioning that woooorkkkksss...

You can get all those in a car with a V8. ;)

This is what my next truck will be. Ford Lightning. I belive the new GM has more impressive specs, but I'm a Ford man. I don't hate Chevy or other brands, I just prefer fords.
http://www.svt.ford.com/flash/images/gallery/02_Lightning_turn.jpg

[Excessive]

Actualy I did some looking. the lightning is better than the SSR

Lightning:
Horsepower: 380 hp @ 4,750 rpm
Torque: 450 lb-ft @ 3,250 rpm
4700 lbs


SSR:
Horsepower 300 @ 5200 RPM
Torque 335 @ 4000 RPM
4760 lbs


http://www.chevrolet.com/ssr/images/thumb_model_ssr.jpg

[M4LFUNCT10N]

wow... I guess all the frame reinforcements needed for a convertable truck add a lot of weight! It's more than the Lightning.

[Excessive]

Yea. I have an 8 foot bed on my F-150 now. Its only got a 4.2L V-6. But the bed is so light its hard to get traction sometimes. The lightning is only a 6 1/2 foot bed so is even lighter. I wonder what they do besides wider tires to help it get traction.

And I think the SSR is a hard top convertable.

[M4LFUNCT10N]

Probably an LSD. Go with a posi and you'll be set. I've got a detroit in the back of mine, but that wouldn't be what you want for speed/acceleration. You might snap an axle racing with a detroit!

[Jobe16]

Excessives truck is coo

[Excessive]

Originally posted by M4LFUNCT10N
Probably an LSD. Go with a posi and you'll be set. I've got a detroit in the back of mine, but that wouldn't be what you want for speed/acceleration. You might snap an axle racing with a detroit!

Its not a big enough issue to mess with. I had a detroit in my Bronco. It is definatly not something I would want in a truck I drive everyday.

Depending on the type of racing, a detroit could be helpful. straight line, ok. But it could hurt in the turns. Thats where you put the stress on an axles with a detroit (that and tire wear). Drag racers often use a locked rear end, which is basicly the same as a detroit. It will not affect speed and acceleration. It will just ensure that both tires get equal power at take off so you get better traction. 2 tires spin instead of 1. :hump:

[RawKus]

Geez thats a thug ride, i don't know if i feel safe going to the next lan i might get shot up, i mean for real shot up, not video game shot up. Actually Jackson goes to my school too, maybe i just won't go to that either anymore. Sounds like a plan, HEY i'm not lazy, i just don't feel safe going.

[Expunge]

Originally posted by RawKus
Geez thats a thug ride, i don't know if i feel safe going to the next lan i might get shot up, i mean for real shot up, not video game shot up. Actually Jackson goes to my school too, maybe i just won't go to that either anymore. Sounds like a plan, HEY i'm not lazy, i just don't feel safe going.

Where did I put my retard to english translator?:confused: :confused:

[M4LFUNCT10N]

Hmm... I haven't heard of racers using Detroits. I thought they either used an LSD, posi, or spool. As for the turns, I don't think a Detroit is that bad. As long as you don't gun it or let off the gas suddenly. Detroit's allow one wheel to spin faster than the other(outside wheel in a turn). It's basically free wheeling. Did you hear the famous clicking when you would turn? I've read that everyone hates the sound of the Detroits, but honestly, I can't hear mine. I heard it ONCE. The only adverse affects I've noticed, I can't spin the rear tires, if I do, I just get axle hop. And I have to be careful with tight turns while deccellerating(like pulling into a parking spot really fast(lots of tire chirp!).

[Excessive]

Originally posted by M4LFUNCT10N
As for the turns, I don't think a Detroit is that bad. As long as you don't gun it or let off the gas suddenly. Detroit's allow one wheel to spin faster than the other(outside wheel in a turn). It's basically free wheeling. And I have to be careful with tight turns while deccellerating(like pulling into a parking spot really fast(lots of tire chirp!).

you get tire chirps in tight turns because the your detroit is NOT letting one tire spin faster than the other.

[M4LFUNCT10N]

I know. It's because of the acceleration(+ or -). But I'm just careful, and I haven't had any problems. But I did have a problem last year with my rear ring gear. I was offroading at Evan's Creek(south of Seattle), and somehow my rear differential breather got ripped off. My diff sucked in mud, water, sand, everything. I didn't notice it until I got home. I drained it immediately. But, needless to say, my rear end lasted a month after that.