For you Gear Heads

[Perry]

Lancia's? I love lancia's, the delta, stratos, aurela. hell even the beta convertibile


Hell even if the stratos may not exactly be the best car in the world the looks certainly make it worth it, must have been pretty god damn difficult to rally it though.

by the way god your old interior was shot to hell, what the hell happened did a mountain lion sleep on it one night and shred it?

haha no it was sitting in the back of a garage for 10 years. i picked it up for 250 bucks. by the time i was done with it, i blew the turbo (case split in two) the head was warped beyond repair and belief, and the IRS CV boots were going out.

[Kavinsky]

Did you modify it and push it beyond its limits or did something like the oil or cooling system fail?

[Perry]

nope all stock. boost was 15psi. it had a small oil leak but i ran it hard. i beat the crap out of it.

[uuntiltheendd]

gotta question about turbo engines and fuel..
will i have any really bad negative effects on my engine if i use eighty nine octane fuel instead of premium? ive been using that for the past two weeks..

[XxMastagunzxX]

If you hit high boost with low octane it can cause your engine to ping or knock. It could destroy it. You probably already had some knocking which your knock sensor detected. If so then your engine computer has already retarded your timing, which causes you to lose power.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

If you hit high boost with low octane it can cause your engine to ping or knock. It could destroy it.

89's not all that low, is it?

we just learned octane numbers in intro-o-chem about 2 weeks ago. it's a ratio of how well it burns compared to a mixture of n-octane(O.N. 100) and hexane(O.N 0). whatever percentage of n-octane in hexane equals the burnability of the gas is the octane number.

[hallwagner]

Ever heard of Gordon Murray, if you want to go fast add lightness.

the bigger v8s are consideribly heavier than the v6 if he can pull the same amount of hp if not more out of a v6 then he's going to kick that V8s ass no matter what he's packing especially if its a california only emissions motor such as the 305.

Also did you lighten the body any with fiberglass or carbon fiber?

The day of the V8's done anyways especally with v6's producing a minimal of 300 hp in the latest camaro.

add lightness? hmmmm....i dont think thats possible. maybe replacing and removing parts......

[Perry]

add lightness? hmmmm....i dont think thats possible. maybe replacing and removing parts......

do you know how much interior weighs? when mine was pulled out my car lost 400lbs. put in lighter seats, steering wheel, shifter (yes we go that far) and you can feel the difference.

gotta question about turbo engines and fuel..
will i have any really bad negative effects on my engine if i use eighty nine octane fuel instead of premium? ive been using that for the past two weeks..

i suggest keeping it at premium. 91 octane. or 93 depending on where you live.


to acolyte put it this way feller,

If i put anything less the 91 octane in my car, it will seize and explode.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

to acolyte put it this way feller,

If i put anything less the 91 octane in my car, it will seize and explode.

o.O worthless car then

[Perry]

no mine is just tuned that way. for the best performace i need this.

and besides, 87 is junk gas anyway.