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#153
#153
milohimself said:
I have a 2010 Honda Fit and a 92 Lexus SC400 as my play toy (5 speed transmission swap, all sorts of suspension goodies, two way LSD, etc)

Love Mazdas. Dollar for dollar, IMO, best-handling cars on the market. A Protege was my first car. Would love to have a Miata, but it's undeniably hard to be seen in public in one of those.
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Nice. Any pics of the Soarer?
 
#154
#154
milohimself said:
lol @ people who put regular gas (typically space age or arco) in late model luxury/sports cars that specifically call for premium

Save money now, spend money when your engine kills itself later
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Knock sensors in late model cars prevent damage. Nerds car is boosted, so it's a no brainier. N/A cars will just retard the timing and prevent any significant damage, but still, why cheat your car? It's probably not gonna increase fuel economy, because it will kill power.
 
#160
#160
Thrasher865 said:
Knock sensors in late model cars prevent damage. Nerds car is boosted, so it's a no brainier. N/A cars will just retard the timing and prevent any significant damage, but still, why cheat your car? It's probably not gonna increase fuel economy, because it will kill power.
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How does the car retard the timing? Just through the distributor? Or does it actually move the cams in some way?
 
#162
#162
Scotty's Flat Top said:
I pegged Milo as more of a Delorean man. Sigh. Disappoint
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iknorite

Got the fit up to 88mph and it didn't do shat

Nerd-Vol said:
Nice. Any pics of the Soarer?
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No. The thing is actually in pieces, I started it on a diet last summer (ABS, sound deadening, etc) and still don't have new brake lines in it. I haven't had the time or inclination to finish it between work and school, and still have yet to purchase wheels. So it just looks like a regular green SC400. Wouldn't mind getting the Vertex kit and some Work VS-XX, though:

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Thrasher865 said:
Knock sensors in late model cars prevent damage. Nerds car is boosted, so it's a no brainier. N/A cars will just retard the timing and prevent any significant damage, but still, why cheat your car? It's probably not gonna increase fuel economy, because it will kill power.
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Yes, with boost it's a must, but just because newer cars retard timing doesn't mean they still can't ping. Some will, some won't.

Besides, you might be paying an extra 20c a gallon, but you might also get a 20% bump in fuel economy if the motor was designed for higher octane.
 
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#168
Nerd-Vol said:
How does the car retard the timing? Just through the distributor? Or does it actually move the cams in some way?
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Does your car have a distributor?

A modern car will just alter the ignition timing curve :p

I'm sure you don't have a mechanical ignition system. Pretty outdated, bruh.
 
#172
#172
milohimself said:
lol @ people who put regular gas (typically space age or arco) in late model luxury/sports cars that specifically call for premium

Save money now, spend money when your engine kills itself later
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My Volvo was considered luxury in 1995 and says "unleaded" only. So I put unleaded regular gas in it. Am I doing this wrong?
 
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