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Also, besides looks, are there any real benefits to lowering your car?

>>17520585
Modding is a tricky game OP you gotta look at the pros and cons such as:
>if you want to resell the vehicle good fucking luck as mods especially DIY make car Buyers fuck off faster than the British in 1776
>reliability if done correctly mods won't hurt your reliability and will in some cases help it but most of the time it puts more stress on your car and therefore reliability suffers
>sound also tricky in hoping you want it just to sound nice not sound loud there's a bit difference between premium exhaust and fart cans learn the difference

>is there any benefits to lowering your car?
Yes but depends on how you look at it:
>better aerodynamics but on a car like yours doesn't mean shit
>lowers center of gravity so you can pull some "sick skiiids"
>looks nice if your wheel wells are atrocious
Long story short if this is your DD modding is a dangerous game if you have no clue what your doing so I'd find someone who does and have them help you if you want to mod your car
Also nice memebaru OP

>>17520577
Why would you buy either of those cars?

>>17520797
Not OP, but these 2 are basically the only options for poorfags to get into jdm/racing

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Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of Total SA, says demand will peak at some point in the 2040s, which is why the French energy giant he runs has been investing in solar power. Ben van Beurden, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, has said the zenith could arrive a lot sooner, in the next 15 years or so, if electric cars became really popular. “The energy transition is unstoppable,” Van Beurden told the St. Petersburg forum in early June. “In the most aggressive scenario, you can see oil already peaking in late 2020s or early 2030s.” In the time scale of the oil industry, where multibillion-dollar projects often take a decade or longer to come to fruition, that’s as close as it gets to saying “the day after tomorrow.”
If such forecasts prove right, oil prices are likely to remain low for a lot longer. That raises the possibility that some hard-to-reach deposits, like those in the Arctic, may never be tapped, turning what today are considered valuable reserves into assets of questionable worth. That worries big institutional investors such as BlackRock Inc. that manage mutual funds composed of energy stocks.
Oil companies may still adapt by diversifying into petrochemicals, for which demand is expected to keep climbing, and renewables such as solar, wind, and biofuels. Natural gas demand will also continue to grow, which is good news for companies like Exxon Mobil Corp. and Shell that have invested heavily in liquefied natural gas for export.

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For Middle East nations that sit on huge hydrocarbon reserves, peak demand is more of an existential threat. “If you have 100 years’ worth of oil reserves, then 25 years looks like a very short time frame,” says Martijn Rats, a Morgan Stanley oil analyst in London. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait depend on oil for as much as 90 percent of their income. They and other Middle East nations have used their oil wealth to provide their populations with well-paid employment in the public sector and generous handouts—a tacit social contract underpinning their absolute petromonarchies.
The current bout of low prices offers clues about how these countries would handle a permanent drop-off in demand. With oil revenues sharply down, Middle East producers are dipping into their foreign exchange reserves—Saudi Arabia has drawn almost $250 billion since mid-2014. They’re also borrowing more. The combined public debt of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates is set to jump to almost $800 billion by 2020, more than double its 2015 level, according to the International Institute of Finance, a group representing large banks. The situation is direst in such places as Nigeria and Venezuela, where corruption and mismanagement have drained state coffers.

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BP’s Dudley and his counterparts at Total and Shell acknowledge that their forecasts hinge on many variables and could easily turn out to be wrong. And even if they’re right, oil consumption wouldn’t suddenly plunge; it might plateau for several years or begin a slow decline.
This view isn’t universal inside the industry. The International Energy Agency, which advises rich countries on policy, sees consumption growing steadily at least through 2040, the cutoff date for its long-term outlook. That’s also the view at Exxon. And Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s two largest oil exporters, don’t see a peak until 2050 at the earliest.
Others point out that a few years ago all the talk was of a peak in supply. Then new technologies unlocked fresh production, notably from shale formations in the U.S. “I’m very skeptical about peak oil demand,” says Bob McNally, a former White House energy expert and founder of Rapidan Group, a consulting firm. “The next big surprise is when we reach the peak of ‘peak demand’ talk and people realize that consumption continues to rise.”
Short-term trends back the view that peak oil consumption is a long way off. Last year global demand growth was 1.6 million barrels a day, above the 10-year average of 1.1 million.
Still, oil companies need only to look at the electricity sector for clues about how quickly technology can disrupt an industry. The U.K., for instance, marked a significant milestone this year: a 24-hour period in which not a single power plant burned coal, a first in 200 years. Despite its famously rainy weather, Britain at times gets 10 percent to 20 percent of its electricity from solar photovoltaic panels. Technology, some executives say, is the wild card. “The pace at which electric cars will be adopted could be surprising,” says Francesco Starace, CEO of Enel SpA, one of the largest utilities in Europe.

>>17520564
Where's the drifting?
that was litterly just people punching the gas in the corner and sometimes swinging the tail followed by panic release of all pedals, leading to a bunch of snap oversteer recoverys

>>17520815

The Diesel e36 was hanging it out all over the place, did we watch the same video?

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>>17520827
he was overcorrecting & playing it off as half assed manji's.
And seeing how we're the only 2 IP addresses in this thread you can put your name back on & stop pretending that you just watched the vid rather then make it namefag

aluminum foil?

>>17520562
3M wrap.

vinyl, not foil you retard

google "wrapping your car", "wrapping your own car", "wrapping vs painting" and stop wasting board space with your dumb questions kys i hate you

347 stoker, t56 of some kind apparently, either they typoed 5 speed instead of 6 or who knows. 31 spline axles, that's good, big brakes, that's good. Body looks nice. I assume it will also have subframe connectors. If you've wanted a fox, that's a good one to buy, that sucker will be fast as fuck. Shame he didn't install an MM k member while the engine and trans were out though, but it's still gonna be a fast car.

>>17520646
Stop giving good replies dumbass where do you think you are stupid idiot.

>>17520692
I don't if you've read the rules, but you're only supposed to pretend to be retarded on /b/.
>>17520525
I forgot to add, check the rear control arm mounts (torque boxes). If not reinforced, they will most likely be damages and need reinforcement/repair. Not the end of the world. Its worth checking to see if it at least has a panhard bar or something too, the stock rear suspension geometry is ass.

Inspect all hoses for dry rot or cracking
Inspect drive belt or belts for dry rot or cracking
Inspect air filter and cabin air filter if your car has one.
Inspect the condition of all fluids in the engine bay (Low levels indicating a possible leak, contamination).
A tune up may be a consideration, plugs and wires
Give the engine a look over to see if there are any leaks.
Check tire pressures, tread depth, condition of the tire and tread wear of the tire for any abnormalities

If you have access to the means to properly lift and support a car on jack stands

Give the wheels a shake at 3 and 9 also 6 and 12 to see if there is any possible play in the tie rods and ball joints.
Check things like struts for oil leaks, swaybar end links for play
Check the condition of pads and rotors

If you don't know where to find these things on your car google is your friend or buy a manual for your car.

quality post m8

[engine leaking intensifies]

>>17520055
i think it has the same engine in a 300zx? not too sure.

>>17520055
>>17520062
Yes, the VQ30. It makes 162 crank horsepower.

OP, if you want something like this, you'd be much better off with something like a G35 or SC300.

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>>17520132
thanks, anon

i'm actually pretty interested in the G35 now

>>17519692
>head gaskets

bomp

>>17519419
Nowhere, we're all here.

>>17519419
Somone told me to come here.

So this is just a H-Town related thread??

They got btfo by NightC/o/re. They've either moved off of 4chan or are only going to post meet threads so we can't roast them 24/7.

I test drove one. It was a nice car but it was a bit slow to really have fun, and I really had to wind it out to get the engine to make good power. Then it started to make some funny noises from the front of the engine so I passed on it. I saw the same car for sale a year later with "balance shaft needs fixed". Dodged a bullet there. Try to find a C350 with a manual instead.

>>17519384
I have a w204 but you need to watch out for the balance shaft gear.

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>>17519322
yeah NIGGA

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>>17519318
go back to /pol/

>>17519227
bp5e have 'v' cut in the bottom of the electrode

30 seconds in google fag

>>17519227
Yeah, the difference is that NGK stickers look cooler on your car.

>>17519227
What does the manual recommend?