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Sorry, I'm pretty new to cars in general, but I came across this topic early on in my enthusiasm and I never really asked until now.
Why do people make a big deal about air cooled Porsches vs water cooled Porsches?
I understand classic cars become more desirable as they get older and that Porsche as a brand has more traditionalists in their fanbase than most other marques, but what are the mechanical/aesthetic reasons why the air cooled Porsches are considered more desirable?
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It's a glorified VW, so less shit to go wrong, and you don't need a Ph.D and a bunch of fancy tools to work on them. Just basic mechanical knowledge.
And yes, I'll have one before I die.
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>>16585736
Why bump when you got your answer.
They are older and were essentially an evolution of the original 911 both in design language and engineering.
Dumbasses who buy cars as investment pieces are driving the air cooled prices up, while the smart guys buy water cooled turbos and gt3's to actually enjoy.
911 engines are not rocket science, whether air cooled or water cooled (excepting mechanical fuel injection). The only real barrier to working on them is access and the p-tax for lazy bums who can't use google.
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1. Air cooled engines sound better
2. The last aircooled Porsche was the last "good" looking Porsche (not fried egg shaped headlights, lacked "modern" bloated design)
3. They are lighter (less parts)
4. They are simpler (less complexity for the cooling system)
5. Boomers don't like change
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/ovg/ - VERY fast Audi R8 Edition 2017-01-30 09:33:44 Post No.16583568
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/ovg/ - VERY fast Audi R8 Edition
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Here if u didn't see it
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Hey /o/
Earlier in the week I made a thread about buying an old fox body to learn wrenching on. Well. Here's the engine bay. Not bad for $100.
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I can see it needs some new terminals. Looks like someone had a hard time getting the battery out.
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This looks worn.
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Same here. Rusty parts
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Which shoes do you like to wear to drive?
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>>16575054
Blue supra low tops in my blue supra
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when shit gets real, the shoes come off
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>>16575054
flip flops so I can just take them off
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Questions that don't deserve their own thread 2017-01-28 09:59:32 Post No.16572319
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Questions that don't deserve their own thread
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I'll start. How do you put a car on jackstands if your jack is on the jack point? I want to take my resonator off and I don't want to have my car on just my sketchy oem jack.
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If I have to get my car up high to get under it, I'll put one jack on each side, and then a jack stand next to the jack point, but not being used. I'll leave the car on the jacks, but if they start to fail, the jack stands will catch it and at least give me enough time to get out and jack it back up.
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Thanks for the tip senpai.
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what is /o/'s opinion of the 2017 Impreza hatch?
looking at one as a DD
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/classic car general/ - /ccg/
Nailhead Edition
>Post your classic cars and trucks
>Blog about electrical gremlins
>Pray to the carb gods
>Argue about Mopar vs Ford vs Chevy vs Pontiac vs Buick vs Oldsmobile vs Cadillac vs Packard vs Hupmobile vs Deusenberg vs Auburn vs Edsel vs Cord vs Locomobile vs Hudson vs Studebaker vs AMC vs Graham
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RIP Exhaust manifold
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>>16560766
Time for some zoomies mayne
>TFW have to grind the welds down on my passenger side headers
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>>16560783
Probably just gonna get a new cast manifold. Headers are more trouble than they're worth right now
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Okay /o/ my roommate keeps sending me pictures of his cousins stanced FRS claiming it looks good. How the fuck does anyone like a car that looks like this?
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I mean the body kit does look okay. But the rims... oh boy
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Anon v.important tell your cousin not to drive his lower control arms are broken that car is dangerously unsafe
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Looks like shit, OP ask if it was constructed by a high school dropout
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Why the rotary was banned 2017-02-01 05:35:18 Post No.16593218
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Why the rotary was banned
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>Senior engineers with Mazda and several survivors of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima started communicating with Felix Wankel a Nazi during the second world war
>One goal, develop a rotary engine and win
>His advice and vision set Mazda of into the right direction
>In his dieing years 1988, Felix writes a letter his friends telling him he won't make it, but believes they are on the right path
>Fast forward a couple years and the FIA is informed about the ongoing project of an improved rotary engine that will keep Felix's (a Nazi) legacy alive
>Major Jewish shareholders start lobbying to ban the engine using Peugeot as their front
>they fail to impose the ban in time
>1991, the 24 hours of Le Man race starts
>Mazda wins with the 787B
>The engine envisioned by Felix and the will power of the Japanese engineers of Mazda made the old Glory alive again
https://youtube.com/watch?v=uhWK_DC844M
In 1992 the rotary engine was banned by the FIA from participating due to safety concerns and failing to comply with new rules surrounding cilinder sizes.
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Nope.
They wanted everyone to use F1 motors because they were trying to turn Lemans into a Formula series.
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>>16593218
Threats of sanctions and pulling out investments in Mazda the research and development came to an abrupt halt.
The engine is several years behind now in terms of r&d.
Ask yourself, if it was fuel inefficient, how did it win the 24 hours race?
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>>16593218
Rotaries at Le Mans raced throughout the 90's
Pic related is 1995
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Does /o/ have experience with car wraps, specifically roofs? Does it withstand birdshit?
I get a lot of bird shit on my car during the summer and it's somehow always on the roof, never on the hood or trunk. On my last car a big fat birdshit ate a huge hole into the paint while I was on vacation once.
>inb4 don't park under trees, I don't
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Well, i prefer damage on my warp instead of on my paint, senpai
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>>16592824
The paint doesn't suffer unless the shit sits for a while and bakes in the sun. How long do I get before the wrap is damaged? I've only had my car since fall, so the roof is still mint, but I'd like to warp it before springs hits and all the birds come back. But I'll save the money if birdshit can ruin the warp over a single weekend.
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>>16592844
Nah the wrap will protect it for ages man.
I started wrapping all my off road rides to save me repainting every year due to stone chips and general sand blasting, shit holds up amazingly well and the paint underneath is always in amazing shape.
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>Burgers call petrol, gas
>its clearly a liquid
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>they can only get 93 octane pump gas
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You already know our rating system has lower numbers
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>>16592631
Ur aware that gas is the diminutive for gasoline, right?
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Looking for a car that has
>AWD
>comfy, upscale interior
>gotta go fast
The 911 4S comes to mind but it's expensive
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F-Type maybe? What price range are you thinking?
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sub 100k
I hear used R8s are pretty rock solid
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>>16590524
>wanting awd
Pussy.
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What are all you guys using in your shitb/o/xes? I've been using the newish castrol edge high mileage, so far it's been great. Still clean after about 2500 miles.
My only problem with it is that nobody seems to carry it in 10w40, and it doesn't seem to exist in a 5 quart jug. $60 on amazon for 6 quarts, and the lowest I've seen it locally is $9.50/qt at advance auto parts. Anyone know anywhere that has it cheaper?
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>>16590174
15-w40 suits my shitbox ls just fine.
high milage around 150k miles yankunits i thik
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>>16590174
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Castrol-Edge-with-Syntec-Power-Technology-10W40-Motor-Oil-1-qt/17253573
Ship it to local store and the shipping is free.
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Just changed to Pennzoil High mileage 5W-30 in my '99 Integra LS w/ 156K miles on the odometer.
How did I do?
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B L U E
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Personally prefer Red (Burgundy/Maroon)
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>>16589041
PUE IN LUE
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Hold on to your butts. Mid 90s here we come!
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Appalachian /o/ Meetup Thread: We're probably gonna be in Virginia edition 2017-01-31 06:08:49 Post No.16587682
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STRAWPOLL TO DECIDE FINAL DATE: surveymonkey(insert . com here)/r/G9659VY
DISCORD: https://discord.gg/RJG5rsC
Looks like we're gonna have a pretty decent turnout based on survey results. This friday when the survey ends the final map will be drawn, and we'll be all set to go this April!
Be sure to join the discord to keep up with all further announcements
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remember not to touch the plants in the national parks while doing th curves at 70
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Glad to see another thread up. Traffic on this board has picked up alot since last year it seems.
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>>16588157
Yeah with /pol/ raiding us and the massive amount of people trying to get away from politics I'm not surprised. People have been questioning me on why I'm using a Discord and decentralizing the meetup from 4chan but this is exactly why, the only downside is it's hard to keep the thread going
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you aware this is a scam? 2017-01-31 09:45:04 Post No.16586511
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you aware this is a scam?
pass the hot potato
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>2nd hand market is flooded with 10 year old BMWs'
>all with over 120,000 km on the clock
>normie buys a 5 series for $9000
>a month later gets a $10,000 gearbox repair bill
>re-sell the car - pass the hot potato
the cycle never ends. the meme lives on
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Yeah pretty much
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That's the cycle. First owner buys it for 45k. Drives it and maintains it well until the warranty comes close to running out. Trades it in. Second owner picks it up, teats it well but maybe lets the oil changes go a little longer, fixes things when he gets around to it. Several years later, trades it in. Third owner picks it up but it's at the top of his budget. Skips oil changes, blows off the service interval as it's too expensive, defaults on the loan, it goes to auction, shit corner lot dealer buys it. Fourth owner picks up what he thinks is a smoking deal, it's 20k past service, oil is black, one headlight burnt out. It's the same with any car.
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who /third owner/ here?