Things Implemented Into Automobiles That Leave You Scratching

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predates transverse fwd and can accommodate large inline engines without compromising front suspension design

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>>17093365
Other than the Saab 900, what other cars used this engine layout?

>>17093410
I think there was a Chevy or Chrysler back in the 80s that did

>>17093410
Cord, Audi, Citroen, Oldsmobile, Volkswagen, Honda there's probably more

That sparetire in the engine compartment like the French do.

Chrysler putting the battery in the fucking wheelwell so you have to take the drivers side wheel off to get to it.

That loop of radiator hose that runs from the thermostat housing right back into the thermostat housing on 90's Civics.

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Being able to switch from auto to manual transmission. Never understood why this started being a thing for cars. Does it benefit in some way, or is it just to cater to those who prefer to shift manually? No clutch tho, so meh

>>17093365
but this exists
https://youtu.be/XuHIemMF4kY

>>17093410
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_Toronado

Dodge v10 with coil packs under a giant intake manifold. Spark plugs wires take 4-6 hours to do.

>>17093456
If you pay attention. Back then autos had a L for Low or 1-2-3. The manualmatic is the same shit really.

>IFS "heavy duty" trucks
>select a gear automatics for shitbox cars
>column mounted shifter
>eliminating gauges (oil, tach, temp, etc.)
>the "B" gear selection on hybrids
>automatics that don't have a "low" gear
>four door hatchbacks
>crossover vehicles existing at all
>haldex AWD
>Jeep calling their glorifeid AWD systems "4x4"
>infotainment
>4g connectivity
>push button start but no way to just have the car "on" (motor not running) to roll windows up or something similar
>immobilizers that don't work
>the car has a keypad that you enter a code into before it can start

>>17093505
So it'd just be safer to keep it on auto?

RWD with column shift.

I just want a comfy floor shifter in my boat that's stock, and looks great, and fits perfect.

>>17093410
Mercedes 190s?

>>17093517
Most I've seen with the push on is that you simply press the button without pushing the break in and it'll turn on, but not start. But a thing I find annoying is that when you press the button, it shuts the engine off completely when one simply wants to keep it on stand by to listen to the radio while waiting, or something of the like.

>Wifi hotspot things
>Twist dial gear selector

>>17093517
The infotainment one annoys me the most. I'm so glad my car still just has a normal stereo with buttons and shit, as opposed to a laggy, unintuitive touchscreen where every function is hidden behind 4 menus for no reason

When automakers decided that you don't actually need to be able to see out of your car and made driving every modern vehicle feel like sitting in a cave

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>>17093459
Darn you, I was gonna post the Toronado.
>FWD longitudinal mounted 455 V8

>>17093517
>column mounted shifter
What's confusing about this? Shifter on the column means no center console means you can either give the car a bench seat or leave the gap between the bucket seats (i.e. for police cars who need the extra space for equipment).

Column shifters are life.

>>17093770
This shit is because of CAFE regulations that force automakers to build cars all slabsided and tall to satisfy/ cheat the fuel efficiency standards equations the law uses.

Why trucks get fatter and taller every year.

>FWD

>>17093410
FWD Subies

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I would love to more than anything buy a SW20 and make it FWD to have the worst fucking engine layout ever.

RF, just imagine it.

>>17093517
I can vouch for 4 door hatchbacks.
Still small and nice but god tier amount of room.

>>17093456
it's beneficial for cars a bit lacking in power or without a "sports" mode because it lets you force the car into a lower gear for overtaking or something. can also be used for extra engine braking if you're really desperate.

>>17093365
Egr's on diesels.

>>17093615
190 is rwd

>>17095259
Wouldn't it be MF?

>>17095310
Shit true, MF. Still fucking atrocious

>>17095280
Diesel is where an EGR makes most sense

>>17093517
This.

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>>17093782

Why the babby engine? Why not the 500ci in the FWD Caddy?

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The starter location on northstar engines.

>>17095335
So they can plug up every hundred thousand miles? What the hell you talking about? Having emissions crap on tractors out in the field is the dumbest shit this country is ever done to any Machinery ever

>>17095402
When diesel burns V hot it creates a lot of oxides of nitrogen. These are pretty poisonous and bad for humans. If you put exhaust gas back into the cylinder a little it runs cooler because the exhaust gas isn't flammable so it reduces the oxides of nitrogen. It's not a save the planet thing, it's a save you thing

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>>17095413
You need to stop sucking tailpipes son. There's no reason a tractor needs an EGR the stack is about 2 feet over your head most the time.

>>17093365
5+L engines that barely even produce 200 hp and have shit tier fuel economy and are still regarded as 10/10 engines/cars

>>17095449
I feel like you're not too dumb to understand diffusion, you're just putting it on

>>17095413
you dumb nigger naws increases your horsepower. how dumb do you have to be to not know that

>>17095378
FUCKING THIS! WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT?!

>>17095259
you mean just like the Honda Del Sol?

>>17095459

How is 242hp from a V12 any better? If you can even get the piece of shit to run...

>>17095449
NOx is heavier than air in any of its various formulations:
Air: 29 g/mol
N+O = 30 g/mol
N + 2O = 46 g/mol

>>17093517

>select a gear automatics for shitbox cars
>Automatics without a "low" selection

Low is just first you cunt. Also I can tell you're a flatlander because when you are descending a steep road being able to select gears can really save your brakes. And satisfy my autism

>>17095357
>Olds still had their own Rocket V8 so there was no reason to use another marque's engines in their new flagship car; the 425/455 Rockets were already proven engines, the latter especially from the Cutlass/442/Vista Cruiser and the 88/98
>the Cadillac's "World's Largest" engines were extremely large and heavy and didn't rev high easily for a less than reasonable power increase over the Rocket, which was quickly lost as the 70's went on and the 500 cu-in engine found itself making 200hp or less
>not to mention they didn't even exist yet when the Toronado was in development and for the first few years of its production

>>17093583

I have a car with it, When I go to pass someone in a tight space ill change gears to put me into the powerband before i go to pass.

>>17093629

>wifihotspot

That is a passanger convenience item. I didnt think much of them till I road tripped and was able to use my laptop in the back.

>>17095506
Del Sol is just a civic with a bodykit, engines in the front.

>>17093365
Paddle shifters in automatics that lag so much they serve no decernable purpose

>>17096108
>mfw downshifts in old 4speeds
w-why ;_;

>>17093410
Honda Vigor