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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2170 on: May 28, 2024, 08:23:18 AM »
apparently
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« Reply #2171 on: May 28, 2024, 11:08:49 AM »
70s Mustangs were not ugly... until they came out with the "Mustang II."  Let us never speak of it again.
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2172 on: May 28, 2024, 11:25:22 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on May 28, 2024, 08:18:13 AM
I guess I understand why cars were made so damn large in the '70's, but did they have to be so damn ugly?
One reason is they had to hang thiose ugly bumpers on cars in 1973.  Later they integrated them better, and they also downsized the monstrous cars like Impalas.

I think some of them looked OK.




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« Reply #2173 on: May 28, 2024, 12:13:39 PM »
some were OK
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« Reply #2174 on: May 28, 2024, 02:27:09 PM »
I love some of those 70s land yachts.  I don't consider them particularly "sporty" but there's something magnificent and wonderful about a beast like this:


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« Reply #2175 on: May 29, 2024, 09:21:10 AM »
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« Reply #2176 on: May 29, 2024, 10:24:17 AM »
Is that real or a rendering?  Looks like a cross between a 50s Vette and maybe a C7?

Edit: Actually looking at historical pictures it's probably more like a C5 or C6.
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« Reply #2177 on: May 29, 2024, 10:47:13 AM »
not sure, but I like it

It'd be better in Red with white side inserts and a white top
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« Reply #2178 on: May 29, 2024, 06:30:00 PM »
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« Reply #2179 on: May 30, 2024, 12:34:53 AM »
I saw a Tesla Cybertruck on the road for the first time tonight

I used to think that Mick Jagger was the only thing more ugly in person than in photos. JFC, that hunk of trash was even uglier in person than I thought it would be. And I already thought it was pretty damn ugly.

It was so ugly that driving one in public should be grounds for involuntary commitment in the state mental hospital. 

Crushing one into a cube would be an aesthetic improvement 
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #2180 on: May 30, 2024, 07:40:45 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on May 29, 2024, 06:30:00 PM

Tell that skank to get her toe jam laden digits off the ride

https://play.howstuffworks.com/quiz/youre-a-true-car-fan-if-you-can-identify-more-than-11-of-these-cars
You’re a True Car Fan If You Can Identify More Than 11 of These Cars
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« Reply #2181 on: May 30, 2024, 07:43:47 AM »
she might soil the rich Corinthian leather
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« Reply #2182 on: May 31, 2024, 10:33:43 PM »
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« Reply #2183 on: June 02, 2024, 10:14:20 AM »
Believe it or not, oil capacity has a major influence on engine power. Lake Speed Jr. from The Motor Oil Geek YouTube channel took to an engine dyno to show exactly how much power can be gained and lost based on how much oil is in the sump.

Speed Jr. teamed up with Ben Strader from EFI University to find out how power and oil pressure contrast as more oil is added to an engine. Using a Chevy LS-based V-8, the duo starts with just five quarts of oil in the pan—nearly enough to starve the big, thirsty motor.


The engine is able to make an impressive 649 horsepower during a run to redline, but oil pressure is dangerously low. Speed Jr. adds two quarts to the engine before doing another run. This time, oil pressure is at a safer level, but power is down to 630 horses. Not a crazy loss, but not nothing, either.

The numbers get even more surprising as more oil is added. Speed Jr. chucks another two quarts into the V-8 (now at nine total quarts) before running the engine a third time. It puts out a maximum 589 hp, an amazing 60 hp down on the original number. Of course, oil pressure is perfect throughout the run.


This test is definitive proof of a concept club racers and pros alike have been using for decades. Running the recommended amount of oil will keep your engine safe, sure, but if you're looking for that last little bit of power to take the edge in a drag race or on the straightaway of a road course, it's less oil you want. Less oil means less liquid to slow the engine from spinning, and less resistance for the internals.

The downside of running less oil, obviously, is more risk to your engine. The trick is zeroing in on exactly how much oil your engine needs to run, and not a drop more.



https://youtu.be/bk7r0TL0Or4
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