Ludachris
Founder & Zookeeper
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Hey, an Aslan sighting! That just made my day.
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Hey, an Aslan sighting! That just made my day.
You said you already broke 4 oil pans. I was referring to that comment not your eclipse. Cars that low in general do not make good daily driver. On the other hand, high horsepower DSMs usually don't make good DDs either.
... just like the turbo/hp addiction, I have my own.. wider, and lower. . .
Because race car
Richard33 your car is bad ass, but it sure doesn't make me miss high HP fwd DSM's . Almost 700 wheel hp and the car goes 10.90's (sick mph of course, I used to have a 12 sec Laser that trapped 129). My buddy's Fox body Mustang that probably weighs the same (if not more) made 331 wheel hp and went 10.91.
Absolute killers on the highway, but man fwd sucks at the track.
Edit: 33mph from the 1/8th to the 1/4, that bi*** is RIPPING on the big end!
Haha, ok. got it. sorry to misread.. yes, def not that comfortable on the big bumps - but everything is about tradeoffs, and to me I wouldn't have it any other way.. in fact, I plan to go lower once I find some 215/40s instead of the 225/40s I have now. just like the turbo/hp addiction, I have my own.. wider, and lower. . .
Do I like the Stance look on my cars? Yes. Will I compromise performance for it? No. Will I try to safely merge the two? Probably so.
Will you learn to break long, rambling paragraphs up so they are easier to read? Probably not.
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I like the stance look to a certain point. And that point is when your wheels are tucked in and angled way too much.
wheels that sit an inch inside the fender.
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hey whats goin on guys, i just recently picked up a 90' talon tsi with a 16G turbo most of everything else is stock for now but not for long, anyways i also just recently acquired a set of enkei evo 8 rims with 235/45/17's for tires and i wana put em on my talon but its all wheel drive and i wana make sure that the rim and tire size isnt gonna make my car blow any axles or transmission internals, if so what could i do to make the wheels work on my car?
any advice or comments will be helpful thanks
{snip}Opinions are like ass holes. Everybody has one. {/snip}
Your wheels are poking out there dude.
Yes I can claim it started in Northern California and I was there from the beginning of it all. I have no problem being lumped in with the true HellaFlush guys because they are in my opinion some of the most attractive cars on the road. Most of us race and drive our cars and they aren't trailer queens or garage queens. We take great care of our cars and expense is never an issue, we have the best of every thing available and many of us such as myself have pioneered parts for our specific vehicles. The suspension, a lot of the CF parts and many other items on my car were created specifically for me and now its available for everyone. List goes on and on.
I can't worry about others peoples ignorance. The same applies for being called a "DSMer" Out side of these forums being called a "DSMer is usually a negative connotation. Our reputation for the type of people we are and cars we drive aren't very flattering but am I gunna let that affect me? Just because some ignorant asshole has an opinion on something he knows nothing about, I can't live like that .
I allow my RX8 and my other flush cars I have built to be called HellaFlush because it is. I run 17x10" wheels with sticky NT01 DOT track slicks, stitch welded frame, AP roll bar, AutoExe full under-body carriage bracing, progress-tech front and rear racing sways and AP racing end links. Tubular K member, imported and rebarreled HK$ HiperMax (yes its spelled that way) coilovers, JIC 6pt front strut bars, 4pt rear bars, 3pt floor bars and 2 pt trunk bars. MM turbo kit, BHR ignition/cooling system, HKS Titanium single exit and a sh*t load of one off REAL carbon fiber pieces made for the car... And I'm purposely not listing crap because the list is too long..
I laughed, hard, when people dared talk to me about how HellaFlush cars don't perform. ALL of us have HEAVILY modded cars and from a performance standpoint would out shine 90% of the cars on this board. Just because we like our cars to look good and attract attention people assume that we neglect performance. What DSMers need to realize is you can have BOTH.
I get where you're comin from and yes a few bad apples can spoil the barrel but that goes with anyone else. We are actually excepted on sites like Supra forums, Evos, STis, sites where owners tend to have more money, or nicer cars to begin with, the mentality of DSMes in general is normally "budget" so they tend to hate what they can't do or have convinced themselves they don't like for whatever reason. I really can't put my finger on it and can't think of a reason to try. I don't think the crowd will ever change as it seems it is getting worse but to each their own.
Sorry for the life story ..