Learned'd VIII: Less Bewbs, Same Nonsense

Post by **sx moneypit** » Fri May 03, 2013 2:13 pm

elwesso wrote:I think Jeeps have just the right balance of masculinity without being too intimidating, perhaps that's why they're fairly attractive to most womenfolk.

Speaking of Jeeps, i just saw a new Cherokee this afternoon,i must say that IMO it looks a lot better than it does in the pictures i have seen.

Post by **WDRacing** » Sat May 04, 2013 4:58 am

Happy Saturday Gentlemen...

Post by **sx moneypit** » Sat May 04, 2013 5:38 am

Good morning Brian!

Post by **elwesso** » Sat May 04, 2013 6:24 am

Good morning..... I think today I'm going to try and finish "operation franken-muffler" for the BMW and buy some lawn furniture..

Post by **float_6969** » Sat May 04, 2013 6:42 am

I always wanted a nice clean Monte... with a twin turbo V8. Make it a sleeper though. Man that would be fun.

So what's everybody's plans for today?

Mine? Taking dogs and our new baby to my wife's old work to get vaccinations for the dogs and so everyone at her old work can meet the new baby. Then I'm going to pick up my other daughter from her mom.... 60 miles away. I really wish they lived closer. It sucks spending so much time on the highway bringing her back and forth.

Post by **MooDiamondzzz** » Sat May 04, 2013 9:25 am

I know I'm coming out of left field but I'm new and need some advice my alternator is down on zbeast 1992 n/a will a Tt 1993 fit

Post by **MooDiamondzzz** » Sat May 04, 2013 9:27 am

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Post by **sx moneypit** » Sat May 04, 2013 9:50 am

MooDiamondzzz wrote:I know I'm coming out of left field but I'm new and need some advice my alternator is down on zbeast 1992 n/a will a Tt 1993 fit

Welcome to NICO!
Check this forum out.
300zx-z32-technical.html
Should be able to get all the info you need.

Post by **WDRacing** » Sat May 04, 2013 1:42 pm

MooDiamondzzz wrote:I know I'm coming out of left field but I'm new and need some advice my alternator is down on zbeast 1992 n/a will a Tt 1993 fit

You can also call Autozone or Advance and have them cross reference the part numbers.

Post by **WDRacing** » Sun May 05, 2013 4:15 am

float_6969 wrote:I always wanted a nice clean Monte... with a twin turbo V8. Make it a sleeper though. Man that would be fun.

I've looked for 3rd Gen Monte several times to no avail. I just love the lines of that model. I'd take a 70-72 as well, but the 78-79 would be my first choice. A single or twin turbo 5.7 would be very easy to do in that car, so much room under the hood.

I'd trade the Bimmer in a second for one with a decent interior.

Post by **float_6969** » Sun May 05, 2013 9:21 am

I like all of the third gens and the late 4th gens. You're right about the interiors though. GM was making terrible interiors back then and I've never seen one that's in any kind of respectable shape.

Yea, I think a couple of cheap SR T25's running low boost on a "steam pipe" log manifold fed into a dual plenum intake with just some water injection with a cheap standalone (megasquirt) would make for an AWESOME toy, and wouldn't cost a lot either.

Post by **WDRacing** » Sun May 05, 2013 9:55 am

A twin setup would be sweet looking too!

Post by **frapjap** » Sun May 05, 2013 11:50 am

Howdy fellas. Florida is hot. I have a Dodge Avenger rental car right now. Its got a decent interior, but is slower than a turtle.

Post by **Ace2cool** » Sun May 05, 2013 12:41 pm

Tennessee is cold. And I'm sorry about your terrible luck at getting an Avenger.

Post by **MinisterofDOOM** » Sun May 05, 2013 2:00 pm

frapjap wrote:Howdy fellas. Florida is hot. I have a Dodge Avenger rental car right now. Its got a decent interior, but is slower than a turtle.

Avengers are terrible, terrible cars. New ones get Pentastar sixes, but that still doesn't make up for everything else the car does wrong.

At least it's not as ugly as a Sebring/200 though.

Post by **frapjap** » Sun May 05, 2013 2:18 pm

Valid point. The original car parked in my spot was a prius. I went to the 'select and go' area and hopped in the next most sensibly priced vehicle.

Is the Pentastar 6 any good these days?

Post by **MinisterofDOOM** » Sun May 05, 2013 2:33 pm

It's fantastic. After GM's LLT/LFX family (you know, the one making 420hp in factory TT guise and putting Ford's EcoFail to pathetic shame) it's probably the best V6 in production right now. Refined, torquey, responsive, and efficient. It doesn't sound half bad from inside the car, either. The best thing about the engine, though, is the fact that Chrysler (in a stroke of unexpected genius) replaced ALL other sixes across all their brands with the Pentastar(including the ancient SOHC 3.5 liter and the anemic DOHC 2.7 that was bafflingly the base engine in the 300 and other "musclecars). Suddenly even horrid turds like the Sebring/200 gained bragging points, and cars like the Challenger and 300 got a little more muscle for lower end models. Even the Wrangler got to exchange its much-maligned 3.8 liter V6 for the excellent new 3.6.

The only Pentastar vehicle I've had a chance to drive so far was a Grand Caravan. But I liked the engine quite a lot in that car. It was paired with a pretty good transmission, too (albeit one that was far too eager to settle into high gear for the sake of economy).

Post by **Kompresshun** » Sun May 05, 2013 2:37 pm

I tried and tried to suck it up and go look at a Chrysler when we were looking, but a Dodge Journey is too much of a pile of junk otherwise and the Jeep Grand Cherokee was just too big and too much money. It really is an excellent engine though, but i'd still go for the LFX over the Pentastar. I also prefer the looks of my Chevy's it comes in anyways.

Post by **MinisterofDOOM** » Sun May 05, 2013 2:42 pm

Agreed. If I needed a minivan, it'd be Grand Caravan all day long. For EVERYTHING ELSE today, GM has what I want. Except Midsize sedans, since the Malibu is stupid. Of course the Fusion is Ecoboost-only so there's no winning there, either. I feel really bad for anyone needing a midsize family hauler these days. You get to choose from two categories: crappy cars with great powertrains, or great cars with hippie-a** powertrains. Fail either way.

Also:
Used tires FTW. I picked up a set of four lightly-used (~900 miles) Maxxis MA-V1s for $375. Not bad for practically-new 17'' tires. I've never run a Maxxis tire before, but I figured for the price it was worth the gamble. They seem pretty sticky for an all-season, so I expect maybe 30k miles out of 'em. Maybe fewer considering the way I drive. We'll see how they get along in the rain. The tread design is pretty blocky so I'm hoping they'll be fairly competent in the snow (lack of siping means they're going to be useless on ice, though).

I drove back from Utah on them (about 220 miles) and was pretty pleased. Ride quality is pretty damn good, and they're very quiet. But they're still a performance tire and do a good job of keeping both ends stuck to the road until I tell them to do otherwise. Grip's pretty predictable, and throttle steer's nice and easy to manage.

It's nice to have the same tire front and back again. I've been running super-cheap (heavily) used tires in pairs and moving them frontward as they wear. Problem with my last combo was that the Pilot Super Sports on the back were WAY grippier than the Pilot HX MXM4s on the front. Really killed the car's balance in corners.

Post by **Kompresshun** » Sun May 05, 2013 2:47 pm

The Fusion is GORGEOUS and actually you can still get it with the 2.5L 4cyl, which is what i'd go for since I don't want anything to do with the Ecoboost. If I were going midsize though, it would probably be a Optima with the 2.4L 4cyl and 6spd manual or the Buick Regal.

Post by **WDRacing** » Sun May 05, 2013 4:21 pm

Chrysler has come a long way and they continue to improve. Personally i'm happy to see them pop their head out. I wish Nissan would do the same.

Post by **Hijacker** » Mon May 06, 2013 5:23 am

Is it the weekend yet? I wanna be in Carlisle.

Post by **sx moneypit** » Mon May 06, 2013 5:52 am

Mornin' folks!

Post by **WDRacing** » Mon May 06, 2013 6:37 am

Hijacker wrote:Is it the weekend yet? I wanna be in Carlisle.

I hear that!

Post by **frapjap** » Mon May 06, 2013 7:09 am

Two days of work this week, then racing, Yuengling, and you guys! Can't wait.

Post by **Hijacker** » Mon May 06, 2013 9:53 am

Brian, I'm gonna leave Friday morning, so I should get there sometime in the afternoon. I think it's an 8-9 hr trip for me

Now if the kids will just give me time to wash and wax my car >_<

Post by **WDRacing** » Mon May 06, 2013 11:23 am

Cool dude, not sure where I'll be when you get here, but we can figure all that out when you're closer. Might be at the Yuengling Brewery...if not there then I should be at the hotel in some state of inebriated.

Post by **elwesso** » Mon May 06, 2013 1:24 pm

WDRacing wrote:Cool dude, not sure where I'll be when you get here, but we can figure all that out when you're closer. Might be at the Yuengling Brewery...if not there then I should be at the hotel in some state of inebriated.

I should be getting to the hotel about 8-9PM on Thursday.. Which of course means, it will be on like donkey kong.

Post by **WDRacing** » Mon May 06, 2013 3:47 pm

I'll be in the Carlisle locale at about 1300 so I can pick up James for our bro-date.

Post by **WDRacing** » Tue May 07, 2013 7:57 am

Good afternoon ladies!

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