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Tigerasso22 Tigerasso22
New User | Posts: 12 | Joined: 01/08
Posted: 07/31/08
02:19 PM

Sir Scrotum you really are a scrotum. MRWD? That would be pronounced MR wheel drive, the proper name is MR RWD. While I am at it have you ever seen Grand Touring? Most of those cars a FWD Honda Accords and similar cars, all four door. While I'm at it, hooking up FWDs is tried and true, where were you the last 15 years during the explosion of the import scene led by the Honda Civic? Many forms of racing are specifically for FWD, clearly you don't know anything but drag racing as FWD can compete in most other forms of racing and do good. Ever heard of Time Attack, Circuit, Gymkhana, or autocross? Gee, you just suck at life. I wonder how your most likely nonexistant "MRWD" would do against my old 95 R33 GTR, a common car here in Okinawa(stationed here for the Marines).  

 
sirscr0tum1 sirscr0tum1
Guru | Posts: 1135 | Joined: 04/07
Posted: 08/01/08
09:58 PM

MRWD = Mid Rear Wheel Drive. thats perfectly fine.

FWD is frowned upon for racing because as you accelerate, the weight of the car shifts off the drive tires allowing for spin. When I accelerate, the weight shifts onto my drivetires not allowing any spin at all, so I have an easy time getting power to the ground, where the FWD car has a hard time getting any power to the ground.

Not to mention the car hes talking about is naturally aspirated, so being fast doesnt really apply there, his car is so slow that it is in no way a good drag platform short of dumping 10-15000 under the hood.

The fastest FWD cars are nowhere near as fast as the fastest AWD and RWD cars.

And while I respect that your car is of higher quality, I wouldnt say its faster, with your heavier curbweight, and 450cc injectors.
BUt by all means, post up your dynograph if you think your car is fast.

Heres what my car put down in 100 degree weather on its 5th pull, on stock everything except for the turbo/intercooler.
 

 
Thatguywiththeface Thatguywiththeface
User | Posts: 105 | Joined: 09/07
Posted: 08/02/08
09:56 AM

Thats hardly stock, an engine swap counta as a modification. Yeah, I know it's a stock mr2 motor from japan, but dumping a euro 2.9L 6 in a golf wouldnt count as stock now would it.  

 
BRAY BRAY
User | Posts: 75 | Joined: 04/08
Posted: 08/03/08
12:02 AM

well for u scrotum haterz...
its obvious that scrotum's only tryin to help. u can put thousands into a fwd n be VERY DISAPPOINTED. time & money wasted. and how did we get on touring? do u rly think that a 626 is gonna be at a track? let alone a race. fwds r pains in the asses n thats all there is to it. go ahead and try to pull that off but i feel sorry for u. unless u have thousands and thousands of extra dough layin around its stupid and a very bad idea  
...rawr

 
Kuma_s2k Kuma_s2k
New User | Posts: 14 | Joined: 07/08
Posted: 08/03/08
05:27 PM

626? Damn... It's gonna be hard for you to try and race that thing but if you are willing to put out thousands of dollars to mod the heck out of that thing. I think that scrotum and Bray have valid points. It would seriously put a dent in your wallet but if you really love your 626 that much I don't see a problem with you sacrificing your time and money to help your 626 reach it's full potential.  

 
BRAY BRAY
User | Posts: 75 | Joined: 04/08
Posted: 08/04/08
05:10 PM

ya well i guess i can give u some advice besides a new project. STRIP THE THING COMPLETELY. i mean back seats, carpet, stereo, speakers. everything thats not absolutely neccessary. THEN put into ur motor and everything. i might even put sum lighter weight alloys on the back than on the front if i were u. get sum VERY good grip tires on the front. and then spend thousands of dollars cuz ur gonna need every lil ounce of torque and horse power u can get. and i recommend leaving the body stock beside the wheels. dont put a body kit on just lower it as far as possible. no spoiler. cuz both of them add extra weight...  
...rawr

 
Kuma_s2k Kuma_s2k
New User | Posts: 14 | Joined: 07/08
Posted: 08/04/08
05:29 PM

I just watched the fast and the furious again and I need to ask. In the first race with Paul Walkers eclipse what is the purpose of cutting out his car's floors and replacing it with, I think, steel plates? I don't get it.  

 
Kuma_s2k Kuma_s2k
New User | Posts: 14 | Joined: 07/08
Posted: 08/04/08
05:38 PM

I think you need to work on the 626's front suspension to reduce that damn understeer that fwd's are so famous for.  

 
BRAY BRAY
User | Posts: 75 | Joined: 04/08
Posted: 08/04/08
10:51 PM

just for looks im assuming. the ppl who made the fast and the furious had no clue. and knew nothing about cars. like this for example... one of the main cars (the bluish purple eclipse in the 2nd movie) is not only fwd but its a convertible. wtf? i mean honestly. dont get me wrong thats a rly pretty car. but still lol and i hate to tell them but if the evo was tuned...at all, it would've smoked the hemi. now the eclipse on the other hand... no way  
...rawr

 
eckzwolfe eckzwolfe
New User | Posts: 16 | Joined: 02/09
Posted: 02/28/09
10:49 AM

well you muscle car guys forget that this is import tuner, not am(american muscle) so put the six pack down, let your brain clear and ask your self why most muscles are rwd. ok mostly because the weight shift when u accelerate, right? yes, but is also because look at a drag strip its a straight line, with no focus on turns, and half the time a muscles front tires rarely touch the ground(thats why the tires are so thin in the front duh...) maybe this guy wants to tune the 626 for the import scene. besides put a tuner vs musle at the laguna seca raceway (the indy track)and see who wins  

 
_NISMO_ _NISMO_
User | Posts: 207 | Joined: 02/09
Posted: 03/18/09
02:55 PM

Forget about the Mazda guy.  He hasn't posted here in 5 days.  Just another wannabe who finds this place on Google....

"just for looks im assuming. the ppl who made the fast and the furious had no clue. and knew nothing about cars. like this for example... one of the main cars (the bluish purple eclipse in the 2nd movie) is not only fwd but its a convertible. wtf? i mean honestly. dont get me wrong thats a rly pretty car. but still lol and i hate to tell them but if the evo was tuned...at all, it would've smoked the hemi. now the eclipse on the other hand... no way"

I couldn't agree more.  Walker's green Eclipse in the first movie was a 95 GS with a 420A and a low grade turbo kit.  And I have no clue as to what the hell that diamond plate square was on the floor of it.  And I also don't know why him shooting too much NOS would make it fly off like that... lol  I guess it's more of a 'movie action' thing than being truthful.  
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"It's either a fuel injection or carbeuration problem" said the man with a 2001 Saturn Ion
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Daily: 2000 Honda Accord Coupe F23A1 VTEC
Project: 1995 Eagle Talon TSi AWD

 
godfather4g64 godfather4g64
Guru | Posts: 1169 | Joined: 02/08
Posted: 03/18/09
04:13 PM

actually, if you purge to much nos into your engine, you will create to much blast heat and you will blow your seals and even drop a rod. now, his car fallin apart was just for some excitement in the movie. when i saw that diamond plate floor board, i laughed my ass off. did they not realize that that crap adds alot of wait. now, if you are building a car and the floor boards are rusted out, you replace it with high grade lightweight aluminum.  
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the godfather has spoken

 
_NISMO_ _NISMO_
User | Posts: 207 | Joined: 02/09
Posted: 03/18/09
07:39 PM

First of all, when you purge NOS, it releases or builds pressure in the system.  And second, when you inject a large amount [100 shot in the movie] combustion temperature raises dramatically, like you said.  Which will, in turn start to burn up the piston rings.  Direct quote from Vin Diesel in the movie: "Now me and the mad scientist gotta rip apart the block, and replace the piston rings you fried."  
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"It's either a fuel injection or carbeuration problem" said the man with a 2001 Saturn Ion
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Daily: 2000 Honda Accord Coupe F23A1 VTEC
Project: 1995 Eagle Talon TSi AWD

 
sirscr0tum1 sirscr0tum1
Guru | Posts: 1135 | Joined: 04/07
Posted: 03/19/09
06:37 AM

I just want to correct you and say #1, the green Eclipse in FnF was a 97-99 Eclipse RS, not a 94. #2, 94 Eclipse GS's did not come with 420a's, they came with 4g63 NA's.  

 
_NISMO_ _NISMO_
User | Posts: 207 | Joined: 02/09
Posted: 03/19/09
10:13 AM

" #1, the green Eclipse in FnF was a 97-99 Eclipse RS, not a 94. #2, 94 Eclipse GS's did not come with 420a's, they came with 4g63 NA's."

#1, I said 95...
#2, I know this...
#3, It was a 95 with a 97-99 body kit...  Here is one of the replicas for sale on my local Craigslist: http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/1044816873.html
#4,  
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"It's either a fuel injection or carbeuration problem" said the man with a 2001 Saturn Ion
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Daily: 2000 Honda Accord Coupe F23A1 VTEC
Project: 1995 Eagle Talon TSi AWD

 
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