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Living somewhere with a strong rotary community, I will never understand why rotary MX5's aren't more common. They don't have to be 200kw death machines, they could be slower! Is there really such a divide between rotary guys and MX5 guys?
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BuckyDoneGun posted:Living somewhere with a strong rotary community, I will never understand why rotary MX5's aren't more common. They don't have to be 200kw death machines, they could be slower! Is there really such a divide between rotary guys and MX5 guys? “Living somewhere with a strong rotary community” made me laugh because I immediately imagined the pilgrims setting off to establish their own place, except for rotary fans. Welcome to Rotasylvania
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Wistful of Dollars posted:Welcome to Rotasylvania Home to the Pennsylvania Wankels
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May 5, 2024 13:28
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You could just say you live in Puerto Rico or New Zealand.
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May 5, 2024 13:46
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Zoom Zoom, motherfuckers
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Pr0kjayhawk posted:You could just say you live in Puerto Rico or New Zealand. it is true, Puerto Rican car culture owns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-id7gNiQv44
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May 5, 2024 17:11
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lol skinnies on the back. I love it.
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Looks like the Toyota S-FR has been greenlit, for launch 11 years after the original concept came out. https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2024/05/06/toyota-to-finally-complete-long-awaited-sports-car-trio/?sh=5a81cd3b6eb5
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May 9, 2024 07:55
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Never to be seen in North America
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May 9, 2024 13:27
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Hope they put the full 300hp 3cyl in it
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May 9, 2024 13:32
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no lube so what posted:Hope they put the full 300hp 3cyl in it quote:Best Car says that there is proof that Toyota is working on a new compact sports car, in conjunction with Daihatsu and Suzuki. They're not gonna stick the 1.6T from the GR Corolla/Yaris in it (because they're cowards) And yea, it's hard to see them moving down market from the GR86 in North America.
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slothrop posted:Looks like the Toyota S-FR has been greenlit, for launch 11 years after the original concept came out. Looks like they didn’t get everything from that issue of Best Car - it specifically calls out a new Celica (and GT-Four), MR2, and Starlet as in the works as well. 
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Why does the Supra not sell? I ran into a few in the wild the past week and they seem really fun and to check all the boxes.
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davecrazy posted:Why does the Supra not sell? I ran into a few in the wild the past week and they seem really fun and to check all the boxes. Too expensive, didn't come with a manual until recently, sports cars in general don't sell, not exactly the same as an MKIV etc etc.
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davecrazy posted:Why does the Supra not sell? I ran into a few in the wild the past week and they seem really fun and to check all the boxes. Pricey for what you get plus I'm not super eager to experience a Toyota with German Engineering under the hood.
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 I feel like the B58 is well established as good and reliable at this point.It does exist in a weird space though. $55K before any options for the Base model; that can get you a lot of more interesting stuff on the used market. Also the front end is still an absolute disaster IMO.
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new supra own The cabin kinda sucks to get in and out of. cramped. But they fuckig rip But yeah, a lot of money for a second car, and that kind of money has options Kinda wish they offered the 2l with manual, but I suspect I am the only one
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slothrop posted:Looks like the Toyota S-FR has been greenlit, for launch 11 years after the original concept came out. I hope it looks vastly different from that concept because that looks like poo poo
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no lube so what posted:Kinda wish they offered the 2l with manual, but I suspect I am the only one After a Fiesta ST and Focus RS I am just so over turbo 4 cylinders. At that under-$50K point I'd take the new sport-trim Z, can always just slap in your own LSD if you care that much.
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Midjack posted:Pricey for what you get plus I'm not super eager to experience a Toyota with German Engineering under the hood. The B58/B48/B38 series are proving to be Very Good, to the point where my dad was wondering if Toyota did the engine as well. also, "Supra too pricey" ah so the same thing that got the fourth gen in the U.S. too eh
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harperdc posted:The B58/B48/B38 series are proving to be Very Good, to the point where my dad was wondering if Toyota did the engine as well. Toyota beat the poo poo out of BMW to make that engine as reliable as possible. There’s a teardown video on YouTube that describes all the components of the engine and how it’s structured which basically sold me on the B58 as the second coming of the 2J. For this same reason, were I ever to own a BMW I’d probably get the m340i because I trust the engine will not grenade on me like the N55.
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Sab669 posted:After a Fiesta ST and Focus RS I am just so over turbo 4 cylinders. the sound? or delivery?
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davecrazy posted:Why does the Supra not sell? I ran into a few in the wild the past week and they seem really fun and to check all the boxes. It’s not a giant SUV
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It's really interesting how the BRZ/GT86 is more roomy inside and has better visibility than a Supra.
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davecrazy posted:Why does the Supra not sell? I ran into a few in the wild the past week and they seem really fun and to check all the boxes. It’s a BMW not a Supra
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no lube so what posted:the sound? or delivery? More so the sound, yea. If I'm spending that much on a highly compromised sports coupe it better sound decent. But yea also just the way modern smaller turbo cars are tuned is... Fine, its just lost its interest to me after having 2 in a row. The FiST was a fun of fun, don't get me wrong, but I like the I6 in my E91 a lot more.
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Kraftwerk posted:Toyota beat the poo poo out of BMW to make that engine as reliable as possible. There’s a teardown video on YouTube that describes all the components of the engine and how it’s structured which basically sold me on the B58 as the second coming of the 2J. Supposedly, the S58 is similar except it has fully forged internals. People are making stupid power on practically stock S58s. I'm talking 1000+ HP just from adding port injection and larger turbos. There are off the shelf "stage 1" tunes that add ~100 HP on 93. Edit: Here's a teardown of Red Bull's 1000+ HP S58 running stock internals after two full drift seasons. https://youtu.be/_D6aywCInfI?si=uQ_0eNzeWHeATM8D KillHour fucked around with this message at 15:39 on May 10, 2024 |
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KillHour posted:Supposedly, the S58 is similar except it has fully forged internals. People are making stupid power on practically stock S58s. They started focusing more on reliability with the S55 and that translated to the B series engines. Closed decks, very strong internals, etc... Pretty sure they've been posted here, but there were videos with the F8x engineers and they talked about that a decent amount. The S55 still has its problems but it'll handle 700+ hp on stock internals. I think there's a torque number around 600-650 lb ft where things will start to break, before that you're pretty good. Provided you've upgraded the crank hub. no lube so what posted:
I doubt you're the only one, but you'd be one of 10. The B48 is a fantastic engine but obviously gets outshined by the B58 in something like the Supra.
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I loving love the B58 and S58 engines so god drat much. I know the Z4 gets poo poo on from time to time, but that engine option is a drat temptress and tries to seduce me away from an mx-5 year after year. And now you can order one with a stick finally. But I probably could have talked myself into the auto version had the manual not been announced last year. Price be damned. (Almost double priced over the mx-5) Lovely vehicle. Lovely engine.
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Papadakis did a bunch of cool videos on B58 teardown and build, and hagerty just did another build video with them: https://youtu.be/FeuGP6MB7XU I kinda wonder why they use B and not S58 - either they can't get them, or they're gonna replace everything anyway?
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There's probably a 100% //////////////////m tax on the S58 crate engine. The S also doesn't come in a Toyota, i guess. It's going in a GR Corolla so i'm guessing they only get a discount on toyota parts.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZczpFsv9ZY&t=716s Time stamped to when the lapping begins. That's a spicy CUV, goddamn.
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PS1 racing game-rear end engine sounds
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Albert Biermann going "brrrrrRRRRR popopopop" into a microphone.
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Why not make cool electric vehicle noises instead?
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Mr. Apollo posted:Why not make cool electric vehicle noises instead? I expected something like tie fighter sounds, people seem to love poo poo like that in electric motorcycles but you've also got chain noise adding to the sound there.
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GD_American posted:PS1 racing game-rear end engine sounds It sounds really bad so I'm fairly sure people have mentioned this but some dweeb exec said no, it has to sound bad. Also as impressive as that is it's kinda boring to watch. Dude in the Yellowbird is still king of the Nuburgring imo, just sawing non-stop as the car tries to kill him. King poo poo. It shows how good cars have gotten though, I saw a guy take a 90 degree bend in a new Golf by my house at a truly absurd speed, by rights he should've been in the trees and dead. Cars do a LOT for drivers now. Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 19:25 on May 13, 2024 |
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Borla is doing the same thing with the Mustang Mach E. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp2Q0uHWBFM
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Haha, "download new sounds each month". That's gonna be a subscription thing isn't it. Pay monthly to stream some mp3 files through your car. Reminds me of downloading ring tones for you flip phone.
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Sab669 posted:Haha, "download new sounds each month". That's gonna be a subscription thing isn't it. Pay monthly to stream some mp3 files through your car. It was awesome
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