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The club is for those who like cars almost as much as they like Pokemon. Whether or not you own one or even drive a car. If you like ‘em, this is the place to discuss them. Discussions can include anything from history of cars, car repair, or the future of cars. This includes your personal likes and dislikes of brands, but do not flame others because of their personal opinion.

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Spoiler:

Do you prefer a car or a truck?
What's the best new car out right now?
What is your dream project car, and what do you plan on putting into it?
Whats your favorite brand?
What is the coolest feature you have seen in a car?
When gas reached __ dollars a gallon, I will stop driving.(fill in the blank.)


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Do you prefer a car or a truck?

I prefer a Truck, and to be more particular, single cab long bed. I just like they way it looks.
Spoiler:

Oh yeah, one more thing, has to be a V8 :D

I drive a car, only because of the of stupid gas prices, (-_-) nothing like an inline 4 when it comes to fuel economy.
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I prefer a car, compact car with good handling and awesome acceleration, with long-lasting drift tires & a 10000 rpm engine.
Does this mean you want to join?
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Bumping this thread, so to speak.

I got a job at Auto Zone. It is sure to put me in a position that I will be able to learn many new things about cars. If you have questions for an Auto Zone employee, well here is the place to post them.
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Bumping this thread, so to speak.

I got a job at Auto Zone. It is sure to put me in a position that I will be able to learn many new things about cars. If you have questions for an Auto Zone employee, well here is the place to post them.
I want to put an 11000 rpm engine (*cough*Initial D reference*cough*) in a 3-door Toyota Yaris... but where do I get such an engine? :P

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I want to put an 11000 rpm engine (*cough*Initial D reference*cough*) in a 3-door Toyota Yaris... but where do I get such an engine? :P
Do you think you are the only one to try and prank an AutoZoner? (old time classic: muffler bearings.)

I would suggest a Hayabusa engine. Kind like those smart car conversions you see on youtube.

Auto Zone is more there for Auto Repair. We don't sell many Motorcycle parts. Ironically I ordered an air filter for a Kawasaki today.

EDI: To answer you question: the internet, 'cause we sure don't have it.
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I'm not at work now (obliviously), and we only carry OEM replacement create engines.

I could not tell you for sure. I'm sure that we carry some early 90's V-Tec Honda engines. They red line around 8k. I know that you can usually squeeze another grand out of it.

But quit playing around with those toys. Get some real power and go V8. nothing like five hundred and something cubic inches of displacement roaring to life at 3200 rpm. :D
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I'm not at work now (obliviously), and we only carry OEM replacement create engines.

I could not tell you for sure. I'm sure that we carry some early 90's V-Tec Honda engines. They red line around 8k. I know that you can usually squeeze another grand out of it.

But quit playing around with those toys. Get some real power and go V8. nothing like five hundred and something cubic inches of displacement roaring to life at 3200 rpm. :D
8k V-tec sounds cool though I'd really rather have at least 10k.

What is your work there exactly btw? You're 17.. so I take it you don't have a very technical job there yet?

I have no concept about this "displacement" thing btw. xD

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8k V-tec sounds cool though I'd really rather have at least 10k.

What is your work there exactly btw? You're 17.. so I take it you don't have a very technical job there yet?

I have no concept about this "displacement" thing btw. xD
Being under the age of 18 the only thing I can't do is test take the mobile tester out to the car.

you want an engine that goes over 10k, get a motor cycle engine.

An engine is measured by: the total volume of fuel/air mixture that engine is capable of drawing into all cylinders during one operating cycle. To put it simply, a standard 2.4 liter V6 actually pulls in 2.4 liters of fuel/air mixture during the time it takes for all six cylinders to make one complete revolution through the engine.

Nothing like a 440. (for you modern day people 7.2 L) the only thing you wont pass is a gas station.
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Being under the age of 18 the only thing I can't do is test take the mobile tester out to the car.

you want an engine that goes over 10k, get a motor cycle engine.

An engine is measured by: the total volume of fuel/air mixture that engine is capable of drawing into all cylinders during one operating cycle. To put it simply, a standard 2.4 liter V6 actually pulls in 2.4 liters of fuel/air mixture during the time it takes for all six cylinders to make one complete revolution through the engine.

Nothing like a 440. (for you modern day people 7.2 L) the only thing you wont pass is a gas station.
Yah but is a motorcycle engine the same as a cars?

I mean, I'd like at least a 250 HP engine with as much torque as possible. Then I'll add a supercharger and a turbo to it.

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Something I always wanted to build: 318 (5.2L) engine with some Magnum heads. A 340 cam, with a high performance intake, headers, and crab.

318s are easy to find, they are extremely reliable, and still have decent power, if fixed up. They are a V8. IT would be neat to drop down into a 70's Chrysler A body.

Did I mention that parts for 318 are be easy to acquire, and are relatively cheap compared to other engines?
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lol, I don't know THAT much about cars to really join this discussion.

I'm mostly concerned about the looks and interior.

And I'm the AUTHORITY on makes and models. Give me a picture, I can tell you. (Years, well.... I'm working on that.)

Let's have a new topic.

What's the best new car out right now?

Dodge Challenger FTW.

For average people: The Kia Borrego looks promising.

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What's the best new car out right now?

^ Agree 110%I care about whats under the hood. I can see a car, and tell you approximate year, make, and model.

Test for voltenic: What is this car?

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Something I always wanted to build: 318 (5.2L) engine with some Magnum heads. A 340 cam, with a high performance intake, headers, and crab.

318s are easy to find, they are extremely reliable, and still have decent power, if fixed up. They are a V8. IT would be neat to drop down into a 70's Chrysler A body.

Did I mention that parts for 318 are be easy to acquire, and are relatively cheap compared to other engines?
That's one huge engine... are you referring to Muscle cars?

I'm looking for 2.5 L engine max.

lol, I don't know THAT much about cars to really join this discussion.

I'm mostly concerned about the looks and interior.

And I'm the AUTHORITY on makes and models. Give me a picture, I can tell you. (Years, well.... I'm working on that.)

Let's have a new topic.

What's the best new car out right now?

Dodge Challenger FTW.

For average people: The Kia Borrego looks promising.
I like the WRX Sti.

For average people, Toyota Yaris Hatchback and Cheverolet Aveo Sedan. Melikes.

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That's one huge engine... are you referring to Muscle cars?

I'm looking for 2.5 L engine max.
OH yeah, V8 power.

hmm small four banger, Try the Honda F serises.

And try the vTec. My car has the one of those engines (F22A), and it is not fast by any means, but it is in an accord (3000lbs). I'm sure that if the motor was in a little car, such as a civic hatch (~1200lbs), it would fly.

link to engine specs
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OH yeah, V8 power.

hmm small four banger, Try the Honda F serises.

And try the vTec. My car has the one of those engines (F22A), and it is not fast by any means, but it is in an accord (3000lbs). I'm sure that if the motor was in a little car, such as a civic hatch (~1200lbs), it would fly.

link to engine specs
Seriously, only 150 Torque? I wonder if that can make a hatchback accelerate to 60 miles/h in under 5.0 seconds. 200 HP is good enough though I guess, for a small car.

And I haven no idea what that car in that pic is.

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Seriously, only 150 Torque? I wonder if that can make a hatchback accelerate to 60 miles/h in under 5.0 seconds. 200 HP is good enough though I guess, for a small car.

And I haven no idea what that car in that pic is.
That's stock, put a K&N air filter on, turbo it, heater, exhaust, parts are chap, check eBay.

When heavy accelerating, I shift out of third at 75.
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That's stock, put a K&N air filter on, turbo it, heater, exhaust, parts are chap, check eBay.

When heavy accelerating, I shift out of third at 75.
Miles/H? Hey that's really good : P. I would want my car focused on acceleration.

8k with 150 torque stock eh? Bringing it to 10k would require a whole new engine right? Meh... did you work today?

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Miles/H? Hey that's really good : P. I would want my car focused on acceleration.

8k with 150 torque stock eh? Bringing it to 10k would require a whole new engine right? Meh... did you work today?

Yes I worked today. If you want a car that goes 0 to 60 in less than 5 sec, buy a new challenger. Because You will be spending a hole cape load of money on fixing a car up.

Did I mention that my car has 285,000 miles on it?

V8s don't typically go over 6k rpm. inline 4 usually don't go more than 7k.

10k is really high, and I mean really high. Like I said, get a motor cycle engine.
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Yes I worked today. If you want a car that goes 0 to 60 in less than 5 sec, buy a new challenger. Because You will be spending a hole cape load of money on fixing a car up.

Did I mention that my car has 285,000 miles on it?

V8s don't typically go over 6k rpm. inline 4 usually don't go more than 7k.

10k is really high, and I mean really high. Like I said, get a motor cycle engine.
A challenger's too heavy & big... I want a car that's Impreza-size or smaller. Like I said, can a motorcycle engine work in a car? Can its torque and HP go over 240?

lmao That's an insane amount of milege. I wonder if there's any car that's hit 1 million.

Are you going to study Aerospace Engineering at Uni?

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A challenger's too heavy & big... I want a car that's Impreza-size or smaller. Like I said, can a motorcycle engine work in a car? Can its torque and HP go over 240?
A sock Challenger still runs 12 seconds. Not to mention you would have one of the most wanted cars in America. This video has a Smart Car that uses a Hayabusa engine.

Image of Hayabusa http://www.wanderingsandmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/08hayabusa.jpg




lmao That's an insane amount of milege. I wonder if there's any car that's hit 1 million.
The highest I have ever personally seen is 667,000. It was on a 1999 Dodge Van that was used by an airport as a shuttle van. It had a rod though the block.

BTW it is not uncommon for a big rig to rack up over a million miles.

Are you going to study Aerospace Engineering at Uni?
Two things:

One I did not know where UNI was until I Googled it a few seconds ago.

And number two: How did you know I wanted to study Aerospace Engineering? o.O
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