WTF is being a car enthusiast, after all?

Started by MexicoCityM3, September 18, 2017, 03:48:44 PM

Soup DeVille

Quote from: Cookie Monster on September 25, 2017, 02:57:28 PM
lol VTEC can't touch a real 2 stroke engine for power delivery.

Modern VTEC is so watered down it's not even fun anymore.

I do kinda miss the old school on/off VTEC
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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giant_mtb

#211
Quote from: shp4man on September 25, 2017, 03:57:59 PM
I don't think you have what it takes to sell used up cars. And that's a compliment.  ;)

To be honest, you're totally right.  I'm a bit of a guilty perfectionist, for lack of better words.  Which is why I do good work but struggle with the thought of ever hiring...some people just prefer performing their craft on their own, and the quality of work shows it.

Cookie Monster

Quote from: MrH on September 25, 2017, 04:00:39 PM
That's your job :lol:

The Kevin + Chris + Rags + Nick (wherever he is) dealership could be a sitcom.

Oh snap, I'm in. :lol:

Quote from: Soup DeVille on September 25, 2017, 04:30:13 PM
I do kinda miss the old school on/off VTEC

Yeah, the VTEC in my friend's old DB2 Integra GS-R was nuts. The way it surged to redline was addictive. The VTEC in my other friend's AP1 was OK, but definitely not as brutal as I was expecting/hoping, and the VTEC in my other other friend's 8th gen Civic Si was just disappointing. There was barely any change.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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Laconian

I wonder if you could mod the ECU to artificially dampen the throttle until 5k RPM? :lol:

VVTEC (Virtual VTEC)
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12,000 RPM

I dont see how VTEC isnt like a 2 stroke. Haven't you heard the slogan? "VTEC. All the lag, none of the boost"
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giant_mtb

Well, if VTEC has "none of the boost," then it's definitely not like hitting the power band on a 2smoke.