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You know what the fuck i hate?

Tint laws
Pic related is fine. You still got side mirrors and a clear windshield

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>Using thicker weight oil than what's specified by the owner's manual on high mileage engines

Good or bad?

I've heard both sides, I'm wondering what /o/ says.

>Thicker oil will help burn/leak less
or
>Thicker oil is too heavy and won't flow in engine properly, wearing it out faster
or
>Thicker oil is fine as long as you let the engine warm up

so what the fuck is it

For example, I have a d16 honda engine with 230k miles that's been getting 20w50 for at least the past 30k miles, or 3-4 years I've owned it. Reason being because the previous owner's last oil change sticker had it, and because it burns about a half a quart every 1k miles
Am I fucking up the engine? I just replaced the rocker o rings so I've been thinking about putting 5w30 back in to see if it still burns or even just to have the original spec oil. Would switching weight after having used way thicker oil for a long time be a bad idea?

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If I wanted to drop a V8 into a small, light car to make a poor man's Shelby Cobra or Daytona, what car should I use?
I'd be quite set on using an aluminum SBC like an LS1, all memes aside. So far the best body I can think of is a 240Z. No convertibles please so no Miatas. A Triumph GT6 would also be cool but uncommon.

Btw this is all hypothetical. I'm not planning to actually do an engine swap anytime soon.

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CHECK 'EM!
>1994 memesda miats

Gauges/odometer thread?
>Tfw really just wanted to show off my GET and was disappointed that there wasn't already a thread for this up

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Sup /o/, I'm here for some financial advice and for some discussion.

Long story short, I need to buy new daily. Not sure what I want to buy yet but that's not the point of this thread.

Basically I have about 10k usd and I make about 1100 a month. I live at home and my parents pay for most of my expenses. I bank about 900 to 1000 a month. I'm supposed to be saving for when I transfer from community college to a university next winter (Jan 2016)

For this reason, I'm hesitant about dropping 4 or 5k all at once and cutting my savings in half. Everybody is telling me to just get a loan on a reliable lightly used car and spend like 150 a month for 5 years instead of buying a shitbox outright off of some dude on craigslist. this doesn't sound like that bad of an idea, I'd be able to get a little bit nicer/newer car too.

wat do?

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Best way to clean pussy juice out of cloth seats?

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Im kinda curious, why doesnt someone design and build an all in one plug and play computer system that can compute the best way to run an engine?

It would be capable of pulling readings from all the engine sensors like coolant/oil temp and knock sensor, o2 sensor and etc. Then it would calculate the best air/fuel ratio from those readings.

So from the first start-up (from a fresh engine build and computer install) it would start the engine from a very conservative engine tune (that you set?) and from there, it would slowly advance timing until it detected the slightest knock, then it would slightly retard it (it would do this a few times while you are driving it during a few different conditions). It would also set the injector duty cycle based on the o2 sensor (wide ban?). Im sure it wouldnt be too hard to also install two hal effect sensors on the cv axles closest to the transmission and closest to wheel hub to measure torque based on the torsional measure of that grade of metal (the metal the axle shaft is made out of) for dyno type readings.

Basically im just curious if a computer could find the optimum tune for a custom built engine (that still runs off of gasoline) without the need of a shop to tune your engine for several hundred dollars.

Pic not related, it was one of two I had saved on my pc.

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>tfw haven't changed my oil in years

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Do you boys think this bad boy is worth the extra $20,000 more than a regular 5.0 GT? I currently an '05 GT and have to upgrade.


I have enough to only have to finance $10,000-$20,000~ @ 0% APR if I buy a new 5.0 with the options I want ( $39,000~ ). A GT350 with the options I want is roughly $56,000. That's a fuck ton more. I'd have to save for another 12-18 months before I can afford that. I've never driven the GT350 but I will the second my dealer gets one in. I just want to hear some rough 3rd party opinion.

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>have new car
>play with nitrous
>blow up engine
>get engine replaced for free under warranty
Tell me why I shouldn't do this. There must be a reason but I can't think of one.

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Post cars with teeth.

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Hey /o/ would my mostly stock recently acquired 2006 wrx with some type of aftermarket exhaust be able to beat a modified 2013 st Ford Focus hatchback that's straight piped? On the touge of course.

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How does this make you feel?

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Just got a 13 gli
Anything i need to know?