Show Your Car and Car Discussion Thread

[J7SC_Orion]

@speed_demon ...don't know if you know this channel or not, but you might get a kick out of it (never mind the H2 1000 Kawa 4 Cylinder 2 stroke as a sample below). He also built a bike with a Viper V10 - and a whole bunch in-between...I find this channel strangely relaxing in a gear-head sort of way...

 

 

[The Pook]

PDR = paintless dent repair Pook Dent Remover

 

[Supercrumpet]

On 05/04/2024 at 19:01, The Pook said:

PDR = paintless dent repair Pook Dent Remover

 

 

Nice, how'd you do it? I've got a couple little dents on my VW's hood from brushing a deer a while back that I've been meaning to address. I got REALLY lucky with that one.

[The Pook]

7 hours ago, Supercrumpet said:

 

Nice, how'd you do it? I've got a couple little dents on my VW's hood from brushing a deer a while back that I've been meaning to address. I got REALLY lucky with that one.

 

t-bar slide hammer and pull tabs. 

 

if any of your dents are irregular, creased, or on a body line I'd probably just pay to have someone else do it. PDR sucks 

[speed_demon]

On 03/04/2024 at 22:56, J7SC_Orion said:

@speed_demon ...don't know if you know this channel or not, but you might get a kick out of it (never mind the H2 1000 Kawa 4 Cylinder 2 stroke as a sample below). He also built a bike with a Viper V10 - and a whole bunch in-between...I find this channel strangely relaxing in a gear-head sort of way...

 

 

Fascinating. The channel has some pretty entertaining videos on it I will definitely be adding a few to my watch later list.

 

 

On 05/04/2024 at 18:01, The Pook said:

PDR = paintless dent repair Pook Dent Remover

 

Neat that worked better than I would have expected. The Lexus has a couple small dents I'd like to try and pull out at some point. Need to get the back bumper scratches fixed first though. And do something about the rusty trailer hitch... Seems like body work on a used car never ends.

[Andrew]

Oh no, someone has Taycan my favourite parking spot.

 

[speed_demon]

Someone has drawn on his number plate with crayon

[Alex]

Costco loading area was quiet, so took some pics....

 

Not sure if I have added this here, but got the rear calipers replaced and brake fluid flushed because the RR caliper failed on my and started to slightly catch fire. Lost a centre cap in the process, and they're back ordered until June (Thanks Titan7....)

 

Other than that, the new exhaust is really nice and barely louder than stock until you got WOT above ~6k RPM. And I *really* need to get those bushings/mounts replaced because its getting tough to be smooth between gearshifts with the flobbery diff/engine/trans mounts.

 

 

 

[The Pook]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[J7SC_Orion]

...new Pirelli tires (run-flats), synthetic 5W40 oil change and brake fluid flush...not cheap, but maintenance items that had to be done

 

[Alex]

Why runflats? They generally ride horribly and cost $$$

[J7SC_Orion]

2 hours ago, Alex said:

Why runflats? They generally ride horribly and cost $$$

 

Most of these kind of cars only come with run-flats (this is my 3rd X5). Over the years, run-flats have greatly improved compared to their early years - and so far at least, the new Pirelli Scorpions are super-smooth even over rougher roads yet handle well.

[CoolGTX]

My Toy / not a daily driver

2019 ROUSH Stage 3 Mustang,

 

With the  ROUSH extra tune for another 40 HP - ROUSH claimed HP & Torque ---> Produces 750 horsepower/670 lb-ft of torque
 
over 500 lb-ft of torque at just off idle = a fun ride & plenty of acceleration on street tires

 

 

Edited April 18 by CoolGTX
engine photo added

[Alex]

Nice, intake pipe looks a bit... blue?

 

How many stages are there btw?

[The Pook]

5 hours ago, CoolGTX said:

My Toy / not a daily driver

2019 ROUSH Stage 3 Mustang,

 

With the  ROUSH extra tune for another 40 HP - ROUSH claimed HP & Torque ---> Produces 750 horsepower/670 lb-ft of torque
 
over 500 lb-ft of torque at just off idle = a fun ride & plenty of acceleration on street tires

 

 

 

that's like 1/5 1/100th the torque that my TDI makes, not bad

Edited April 18 by The Pook

[Alex]

3 hours ago, The Pook said:

 

that's like 1/5 1/100th the torque that my TDI makes, not bad

Cries in 162ft-lb

[The Pook]

8 minutes ago, Alex said:

Cries in 162ft-lb

 

Spoiler

 

[CoolGTX]

8 hours ago, Alex said:

Nice, intake pipe looks a bit... blue?

 

How many stages are there btw?

Intake is a different material, it does look a diff shade of black towards grey & photo makes it standout even more

 

3 Stages:

Stage 1

2019 Roush Stage 1 Mustang

WWW.ROUSHPERFORMANCE.COM

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"BETWEEN A ROAD CAR AND A RACE CAR IS A ROUSH CAR..." - JACK ROUSH Harnessing the power of Ford’s 2.3L EcoBoost® engine...

Stage 2

2019 Roush Stage 2 Mustang

WWW.ROUSHPERFORMANCE.COM

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"BETWEEN A ROAD CAR AND A RACE CAR IS A ROUSH CAR..." - JACK ROUSH The ultimate customizable Mustang, the ROUSH Stage 2...

Stage 3

2019 Roush Stage 3 Mustang

WWW.ROUSHPERFORMANCE.COM

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"BETWEEN A ROAD CAR AND A RACE CAR IS A ROUSH CAR..."JACK ROUSH The 2019 ROUSH Stage 3 unleashes the true potential of the...

 

Edited April 19 by CoolGTX
links to Stage 1, 2, & 3

[speed_demon]

Ordinarily I am not a fan of silver on any vehicle but the shade of silver along with the nice body work looks really sharp. Definitely can tell it's not a base model stang, that's for sure!

[SoloCamo]

On 18/04/2024 at 19:22, Alex said:

Cries in 162ft-lb

 

My '98 Prelude with the H22A was such a great car, except you had to near redline to have any usable power.   I do miss it at times..  The VQ37VHR in my G37 is also high rpm power (redline is at 7500 w/ peak 330hp at 7000, peak torque of 276ftlbs around 5200) but the torque curve is fairly decent so it's much more usable day to day.

 

That said, I need new rear tires.. have a chunk/flat spot on the General G-MAX AS-05's already...  Which is funny because when I bought these over the prior AS-05's I had I could tell right away they changed the tire or maybe I just got a bad batch.  They now discontinued the AS-05's and are offering the AS-07's but I think and from what I've read spending the extra $20 per tire and getting some Continental Extreme Contact DWS-06 Plus' is probably worth it.  Being I live in FL I should just go with summer tires but I already spend enough on replacements as is with this boat of a car.

[Alex]

Lol and my AD08Rs are going to actually get too old versus wear down on tread. I guess I'm just much gentler on tyres

[Fluxmaven]

Lightweight low power cars don't eat through tires very fast unless you are actually tracking the car. This past season I finally came close to killing the RT615K+ on the Miata. I'll find a nice parking lot to drift in and finish them off this summer. 

 

I want to get different wheels on the Mustang, but I have a pretty fresh set of Pilot Sports on the stock wheels that I'd like to get some more use out of before I go spend a fortune on a staggered setup. 

[Alex]

I'm planning on getting some RE71RS after these, AD08Rs just arent worth the cost/performance. They look mega neat, and I got them for free so can't complain.

[CoolGTX]

On 20/04/2024 at 17:38, SoloCamo said:

 

My '98 Prelude with the H22A was such a great car, except you had to near redline to have any usable power.   I do miss it at times..  The VQ37VHR in my G37 is also high rpm power (redline is at 7500 w/ peak 330hp at 7000, peak torque of 276ftlbs around 5200) but the torque curve is fairly decent so it's much more usable day to day.

 

That said, I need new rear tires.. have a chunk/flat spot on the General G-MAX AS-05's already...  Which is funny because when I bought these over the prior AS-05's I had I could tell right away they changed the tire or maybe I just got a bad batch.  They now discontinued the AS-05's and are offering the AS-07's but I think and from what I've read spending the extra $20 per tire and getting some Continental Extreme Contact DWS-06 Plus' is probably worth it.  Being I live in FL I should just go with summer tires but I already spend enough on replacements as is with this boat of a car.

Continental Extreme Contact Sport, are great tires for warm weather only grip

275/35 ZR20 102V on my Roush = skid pad over 1G with a car that is over 4000 lbs

 

Continental ExtremeContact Sport vs DWS 06 PLUS - Top Tire Review

TOPTIREREVIEW.COM

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In depth analysis of Continental ExtremeContact Sport vs DWS 06 PLUS with wet, dry, noise/comfort, wear, snow & price evaluated.

 

Edited April 24 by CoolGTX

[Avacado]

1 hour ago, CoolGTX said:

Continental Extreme Contact Sport, are great tires for warm weather only grip

275/35 ZR20 102V on my Roush = skid pad over 1G with a car that is over 4000 lbs

 

Continental ExtremeContact Sport vs DWS 06 PLUS - Top Tire Review

TOPTIREREVIEW.COM

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In depth analysis of Continental ExtremeContact Sport vs DWS 06 PLUS with wet, dry, noise/comfort, wear, snow & price evaluated.

 

I'll be putting on 4 new DWS 06 tires on the Veloster this weekend. I'll let you know how they are.