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I wanna win a McLaren so I can race the Porsche
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when porsche rolled out the current shape 911 called the 992 they tested launch control 1000 times in a row with no maintenance needed to the transmission or clutch packs.
true track tires (no drag racing) go for about 2k a set 4-500 each. if your really into racing youll have 2-3 sets of rims and get the tires shaved a touch to cut down on tread squirm. 2 sets of tires will last a whole day no matter how many lapping sessions you do. now if your drifting (not a fan) then your using 1 set of rears per session.
as for constant maintenance to keep them running it really depends on the car itself but really more on the owner in reality;
like most things mechanical they need to be driven and driven hard once in a while to get all the parts up to proper temperatures
biggest issue is when the owner drives it 2,000 a year, and when he does its out to dinner (20 min ride) and back. the entire engine/transmission unit just doesnt get hot enough. add to it the gas starts to varnish up which causes all kinds of problems from exhaust temps to mixture induced balance issues.
then you have the guys who think letting it idle and warm up for 30 minutes before the drive off is the right way...wrong again
especially on older cars, once the idle settles down get in and go, there is no need to sit around. on new cars, turn the key and drive away
problem with letting the "engine" get up to temp is everything else is still cold
so someone thinks the engine is warm enough to goose it a little and the tranny is still freezing and slow, kills the internals
driving it once its started allows for the whole unit to warm up properly and equally...then you drive it like you stole it all day
common misconception expensive cars dont get expensive "quality" girls..
if you want to pic up a 5 who thinks she is a 9 then a sports/expensive car might pull her in...but shes a 5 so who wants her anyway..you can get that 5 with out a cool car
if you want to pic up a real 8-10...they hang out where every guy has money/sports cars..your back to equal grounds
every guy there can go to any restaurant, vacation etc..so the car doesnt do anything but let you in the parking lot
in all reality, women have no idea what the car is called.
you can call a lambo a prosche etc and they just know its nice and their last boyfriend might have had the "same one"
and in reality most guys have no fucking clue what type of car it is...even self proclaimed car guys
"nice Porsche, did you pic it up in italy or have it delivered"
"that mclaren is so cool; that the latest lambo model right?"
"sitting in a ferrari, nice lambo"
more times than you can count
the women just say 4-5 things:
"thats a pretty car"
"is it bumpy inside"
"hope its not to loud"
"can we put the top down"
the true 1mm dollar cars are a different story, they get babied because they are that much money and they are not really made for the road
was at a porsche dealer and they had a carrera gt (best sounding car ever!)
ex: head mechanic told me to stand in front of the car, he then rolled a tennis ball from the back and it got stuck underneath. He said this should not be driven on regular roads just for the clearance issues alone
another exotic was in for 60K in brakes
the manual said change the brake fluid every 12 month
the owner who has some serious cars in his garage, took it out for a spin at 14-16 months and had a weird feeling pedal
end result everything from the master cylinder to the calipers had to be changed, they dont rebuild parts on cars that go 200MPH...user error
i could go on forever..
I don't have one of those slow 600 HP cars, but I do have a 725ish HP (>650 RWHP) car that generally isn't slowing down the Miatas
The problem is that going fast in a fast car for an entire 20min session is absolutely exhausting. I'm in decent shape, my car is not particularly challenging to drive, and yet it's physically and mentally draining to do everything right - time the application of power on corner exit (wheelspin at 0.5g and 90+ MPH gets the blood flowing), watch the braking markers go from tiny objects in the windshield to things zipping past the front fender, get into the brakes so hard that they're glowing bright red in broad daylight, and then execute a perfect heel-and-toe downshift with a light touch such that the rear wheels doesn't step out at speeds that other cars aren't hitting even on the straightaways. And this is in something that costs $50k, not $450k.
I'm not making excuses for those pussies in exotics who wet themselves the first time they pull 1g nor do I want anyone to feel sorry for me, but the guys who take it easy for a few laps or even a session or two might just be working out a cramped sphincter.
Single-dimensional, but still one of the most impressive "street" cars I've ever seen.
This is more my speed. Not mine, but a photo found online.
I don't have a pic of the 1969 3/4 ton 4x4 I used to own.
I don't have a pic of the 1969 3/4 ton 4x4 I used to own.
Hi,
So I'm thinking you should help Frank out and then just ask him for a date afterwards.
Dear God what ever you do don't get mixed up in a Bentley unless you're over 70.
( John Grisham knows a thing or two about people)
Not sure if that is funny or not?
If you really want to know;
Bentleys are a middle aged and up car the last 20 years, that you drive yourself.
RR are the older persons car with a driver.
Conv Bentleys are really ..really nice
they drive wonderfully up to “80%”, then you feel the weight and GT set up.
Owned VW group so the infotainment is the same as in a new porsche.
First off, it isn't mine, never implied it was and I have not seen it in years.
Secondly, why don't we try Willow Springs instead of sitting in the car and letting off a button for 5 seconds.
Real racers turn the steering wheel, both ways, and use the brakes occasionally.
I have, and could again, build a straight line car that could contend with anything out there.
I choose not to, it is a pathetic form of racing.
Hay! lets go buy a proline or steve morris engine, go buy a rosseler trans, and a quick rear end....then go have someone make us a chassis.
Yea, that's how we build cars, right.....right ?
Fuck that candy ass shit.
Axles are easy.
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Axles are cheaper to replace than other drive line components. If you beef them up you’re just gonna push the breakage somewhere else.
I’d rather break a cheap axle $100 than a 1k differential.
That might be an engineered failure point.
$100 axle ?
Where are those at ?
$75 CV joint, $30 boot kit, $100 axle shaft, $30 boot kit, $75 CV joint.
That's per side.
OR.....
If you have a solid housing style assembly (Ford 9 inch, whatever) axles tend to be slightly higher.
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He is talking about a rzr not a car. Not hard to find at all. No I don't have or want a rzr.$100 axle ?
Where are those at ?
$75 CV joint, $30 boot kit, $100 axle shaft, $30 boot kit, $75 CV joint.
That's per side.
OR.....
If you have a solid housing style assembly (Ford 9 inch, whatever) axles tend to be slightly higher.
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So...
Who in their right mind is going to put a *reconditioned* stock axle on a 500 hp RZR ?
That's what I'm talking about.
They would last all of 1 full power take off.
Are we suddenly NOT talking about a 500 horse RZR now ?
I agree. Also when your axle snaps it will lead to more breakage. I've seen places sticking 934 cv joints and bigger axles, which will absolutely live for a while in an rzr, as they survive 1,000+ hp sandrails. But then the failure moves to the next weakest link. But if that could survive for a while, a 1800 pound, 500 hp rzr with all their travel would be a blast, until you run out of talent.
Not reconditioned. You were asking where they were at as if you didn't believe that they existed anywhere at that price like the other poster said.
Doing a quick search for 500hp axles shows about $250-$300 each.
The point that the other poster made still remains. He would still prefer to replace the axle than the gearbox.
I have seen lots and lots of videos of people running out of talent. LOL
And unfortunately - people cannot buy talent.
They either have it or they don't!
He claimed to have designed the system... the cars I posted werent mine either but know how and have worked around the guys who did. They (carlos) BUILD some sick ass rotaries &piston cars, chassi up. They’d $$$ race.
IMO wrapping the outside of charge pipe with a coil sounds not very effective/efficient in cooling. The air needs to flow through a core to be effectively chilled.
Air coming out of a compressor is hot, like around 250 degree hot @ around 15psi, assuming 70% compressor efficiency. which is about how much boost it would takes to for a Diablo to make 1100 hp.
There is not enough surface area in the pipe to cool, air is moving way too fast.
The fact that he went, you cannot drive a kia or shoot... when it was a simple question of how he did it, makes me believe it’s a bit fictitious.
I saw this video yesterday promoting this "give away":
140mph doesn't really impress anyone that is a car person. My 1985 Dodge Omni GLH Turbo hit 140 easily with only a few mods.
140mph doesn't really impress anyone that is a car person. My 1985 Dodge Omni GLH Turbo hit 140 easily with only a few mods.
You (in all your ineptitude) forgot a minor detail.
You don't want to block the airflow, moron.
Is there any one in your life that actually cares about you , shows you any affection or do you just come in here seeking negative attention, because its the only way you know to get people to show you attention before you overdose on pain meds?
Y’all are going to be jealous as fuck when Frank rolls up in his new ride.
A McLaren daily driver and a Porsche race car?
Raise the fee for the classified section to support the race car and the complaints will be epic
I hear a P1 may be available for cheap right now down in Florida.
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Florida man’s brand new $1M supercar washed away by hurricane
A Florida man shared his heartbreaking loss during Hurricane Ian – a newly purchased $1 million McLaren P1 supercar with only 300 miles on the waterlogged odometer.
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Yeah, everything about that situation looks like someone who let it happen on purpose to get out from under the loan.
Like the guy who drove his Bugatti into a lake. I bet he found out how much new tires cost and said "fuck this POS Volkswagen"
Pretty sure it's about $40,000 for the special glued on tires. Been a while since I read about it
I hear a P1 may be available for cheap right now down in Florida.
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Florida man’s brand new $1M supercar washed away by hurricane
A Florida man shared his heartbreaking loss during Hurricane Ian – a newly purchased $1 million McLaren P1 supercar with only 300 miles on the waterlogged odometer.
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