Dumbest things you've heard a DSMer say? :)

[danyz250f]

ive asked that question in the past

I searched first so I didnt look dumb

 

[talonproject]

Somebody was trying to figure out why his car wasnt working correctly....

http://forum.dsmquebec.org/showthread.php?t=24137

 

[MyBeatGSX]

^It said something about souvenirs and apparently wanted a login name... couldn't view it.

 

[98eclipseRS]

^It said something about souvenirs and apparently wanted a login name... couldn't view it.

Haha it was asking if it wanted you to have the site "remember" you. But yes you need an account on that site to view. And since the majority of people here probably don't read French I could see it being a problem.

 

[denniegst]

it seems like some of you guys are being an ass. some of the stories ive read it seemed like the person that had said something dumb, it was just an innocent clueless comment about cars or funciton, not even trying to be a hot shot know it all. then some of you guys reply back with some smartass comment and brush them off. instead of doing that why dont you just educate them alittle on the subject. some of you guys that say that those hot shot think they know it all are ruining our reputation of the cars and as owners, but have you ever thought about how your smart ass comment (if you did reply back with one), even if you do know how to mod your car correctly, are contributing to the bad rep? hence the "is it just me or are 1g owners cocky as hell" thread

 

[MyBeatGSX]

You're probably right. But do you realize how frustrating it is when I get asked if my AFPR is a BOV every time I pop the hood? Or getting asked 50 times a week why my BOV isn't louder? Do you honestly believe some of these "twin turbo" people will renig on their claim if challenged? Hell no. They fight that one to the death and swear on their mother that their friend has a twin turbo Eclipse.

Some of the people's questions are definatly innocent, but they're at such an elementary level that I don't have all afternoon to take them through the basic concepts of how an engine works. And the few times I've tried to explain the BOV situation to people, they just don't believe me and figure its not loud because my car must just be slow. So why should I waste my time. I can tell pretty easily if someone is trying to learn or if they're going to argue with me. I help the ones that I know what to learn.

 

[10minutequarter]

I was shopping to buy my wife an RX-8 at a Mazda stealership, while she was looking at cars I was checking out a 2000 ish Saleen S281 they had on the lot. The salesmen walked up and of course tried to get me to buy it but being a smartass I told him I had a couple of DSMs and that maybe when I grow up I'll graduate to a V8. He said "Yeah I really like the RX-7s more anyway but good luck finding one of those for less than the price of a Saleen mustang"

And then I win the jackass of the year award for when some guy came into a chevron that my freinds and I were hanging out at in a Mazda speed6. He was like "yeah I'm pushing about 15 pounds of boost" I say "are you fisting me? try like 4"

A few compromises were made, but considering the boost pressures (15.6 psi at its peak), the revs come surprisingly lump-free. Mega-boost cars often have mega-abrupt transitions from boost off to boost on. These have been cleaned up in the Mazdaspeed 6.

Luckily I haven't seen him since.

 

[ILLiCliPSE]

I havent really heard anything TOO stupid yet...these are the ones that I thought were a little funny tho...

Him: "That thing a stick or auto"
Me: "Stick"
Him: "OH AWESOME THOSE ARE THE BEST"

and another...

Him: "Ya Im running 22psi on my T25 and Im holding till redline"
Me: "Pfffhaha" *walks away*

 

[MyBeatGSX]

I was shopping to buy my wife an RX-8 at a Mazda stealership, while she was looking at cars I was checking out a 2000 ish Saleen S281 they had on the lot. The salesmen walked up and of course tried to get me to buy it but being a smartass I told him I had a couple of DSMs and that maybe when I grow up I'll graduate to a V8. He said "Yeah I really like the RX-7s more anyway but good luck finding one of those for less than the price of a Saleen mustang"

And then I win the jackass of the year award for when some guy came into a chevron that my freinds and I were hanging out at in a Mazda speed6. He was like "yeah I'm pushing about 15 pounds of boost" I say "are you fisting me? try like 4"



Luckily I haven't seen him since.

I think you win the dumbass award for that one.

"Mega boost"? What are those guys smoking? I hate that magazine. They are the reason that 99% of people think its physically impossible to run over 10psi without blowing any motor into a million pieces or why people think turbos = huge lag and no torque.

 

[vtown661]

Ive gotten this a few times

Them: Hey that things turbo right?
Me: No unfortunately its not.
Them: Then why do you have a turbo hood?
Me: WTF do you mean?!
Them: You know, its got the hump to fit the turbo...
Me: Youre an idiot.

 

[fwdturbobov1996]

I had my hood up. Everyone was standing around. He asked what motor I had. He was askign if I had a 420a or a 4g63. I kind of looked at him like. WTF M8

 

[a1320eclipse]

I was out at the track one night and i was walking around looking for fellow dsm'ers. so i come upon this 2g gst. i talked to the guy for about 2 minutes when he let his jewel of a statement out.

me: Oh, i see your on drag radials
2g:Ya their better than slicks for our cars
Me:Oh really
2g:ya theres not an all-wheel-drive car here that can out-launch me.

So i sat there puzzled for a minute and finlay asked:

Me:What kind of 60ft times are you cutting?
2g: I would guess like 1 second flat.
Me: I just walked away.

Sorry, i just thought that was ridiculous .

 

[GreddyGst]

Me:What kind of 60ft times are you cutting?
2g: I would guess like 1 second flat.
Me: I just walked away.

Sorry, i just thought that was rediculios.

wow thats bad.

Kind of reminds of me when people say

Intake - 20hp
bov - 15hp
air filter - 10hp
spark plugs - 10hp

...Those always make me laugh

 

[cs82685]

Me:What kind of 60ft times are you cutting?
2g: I would guess like 1 second flat.
Me: I just walked away.

I like how he was apparently racing yet gave such a ridiculous number, you'd think he would have a clue and to say that no awd would out launch him I mean it's possible that the ones there that night didn't know what they were doing and had shitty launches but come on 1 sec 60ft WTF You would think if someones at a track racing, they would either have an idea of something that it should realistically be, or not have enough of a clue to even guess 1 second

wow thats bad.

Kind of reminds of me when people say

Intake - 20hp
bov - 15hp
air filter - 10hp
spark plugs - 10hp

...Those always make me laugh

Now, now, if you've got that stock 2g bov and its leaking, an upgrade would let you hold more boost and have more power. As for the rest they are funny, but thats what happens when people are yet to be educated about what really happens when you add those things. There was a time once when I believed those numbers and thought I could get to 200 hp with my rs without much trouble and no FI @ me, then I learned.

 

[nube90]

I was putting my cyl head back on my ESi one day and this kid comes up and was like you gonna put a header on that thing it'll give like 15-20hp I was like yea and then he goes on to tell me that his car has the same engine as mine even though he has an 89 prelude haha so then I try to explain to him that its not that my engine is basically a neon motor and he looks at me like im a retard so I just shut up and keep working and evantully he walked away.

 

[danyz250f]

OK I will share mine.

Me and some friends drove the 300 miles one way to boise to go to the imort drags and car show. My friend and I turboed his 94 mx6 v6 and his car is pretty sweet actually. He did all the work himself except body and paint. Some cool things are ps2 in center console. Tv in the steering wheel. System you know.

Well I am hanging around the car and gabe (my friend) had the car running for like half an hour showing off the movie. The hood was popped and some kids came up and were looking at the motor and the one kid (dumbest of the group) goes that is a turbo. (The turbo is mounted upsidedown and in place of the battery). He takes his hand and cups the exhaust side and rubs it once (the car is still running). Kind of like he was corresing the curve. Well the .5 to 1 second goes by for him to realize that his hand was burning. He jerks away says shit thats HOT! Then looks really stupid at us.

I had to try not to laugh and ran to tell Gabe the funniest thing I had witnessed that day.

 

[MyBeatGSX]

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/1783510

 

[Ludachris]

If I listed all of the wacky things I've heard people say I'd be here a while. Some things people say will undoubtedly make you sit there and shake your head, but please, please do your best not to be a prick when talking to those people and helping them in the right direction. We already have enough people out there being assholes.

 

[Jeff822]

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/1783510

I read this yesterday

 

[leet]

If I listed all of the wacky things I've heard people say I'd be here a while. Some things people say will undoubtedly make you sit there and shake your head, but please, please do your best not to be a prick when talking to those people and helping them in the right direction. We already have enough people out there being assholes.

Surprisingly, we don't have medals for it.

 

[pyschoslipknot]

I'm sorry guys but I'm guilty of a pretty bad one. Here's the story:
I bought my baby. My 98 gsx and I no diddly squat about it. I mean I dont ANYTHING about the damn car. Well I buy and then 4 hrs later I go to a local race spot (I wont talk about the races). Im just cruising following some other guys. One of them and pretty fast little civic hatchback comes up next to me and his passenger rolls down the window and asks how many pounds I'm running. I stupidly respond.....(are you ready for this)......"I dont know it doesnt say " (I was looking at the stock boost gauge).
I'm so ashamed. Im very sorry to have been that dumb. . I'm going to go hang myself now. Goodbye.

 

[pyschoslipknot]

GOD DAMN IT, rubber ropes arent good for anything, rofl.
(crappy sense of humor, I know)

 

[MyBeatGSX]

You're a pretty rare person that would actually post up something stupid that you said yourself. I gota give you props for that.

 

[pyschoslipknot]

Well I was trying to prove a point. We were all once completely retarded when it comes to our cars and you should not be a dick to people that are still there. Its like teachers, they have to repeat the same thing year in and year out, cause they are trying to teach people. What kind of a teacher would say to a student "you are a complete idiot? How could you not know that".
All Im tryin to say is just cause someone does not have the same knowledge as you, that doesnt give you the right to call them a complete dumbshit.

 

[blcknspo0ln]

We all got to start somewhere, ya know? I remember when I first painted my interior... DOH! nevermind..