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Comment on Honda b16a1 engine by Grant

Grant — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:56:35 +0000

Sorry im an idiot. http://crxcommunity.com/viewtopic.php?t=173 i should probably post the link.

Comment on Honda b16a1 engine by Grant

Grant — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:56:09 +0000

This is the best walk-thru/swap how-to ive seen on the b16 swap.

Comment on Stance Reply #2: Kielan by Gollum

Gollum — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:53:30 +0000

Quote ~ “The tires are stretched on because of the ride height and how low the car is, other wise they would rub all the time and that would not be beneficial at all for the performance of the car. ”

Really? So why don’t they run narrower rims so the tires don’t have to be stretched on?

Most of the Formula D teams will admit that there are many things about their setup, like camber and rim choice, that’s done for the looks because drifting IS a judged sport based on LOOKS and STYLE as much as it is a “race” event”.

I’m not knocking drifting, but I would just like to point out that a good road coarse racing car could drift just fine, but differs in looks in many ways. I guess my issue all along is that just like the ricer body kit/wing movement of the late 90′s and early 00′s there’s lots of misinformation out there, and kids that thing “x” mod will do “x” to performance when in reality it’s not gaining them anything, or even hurting performance for the sake of doing what’s “cool”.

Comment on b18a1 swap by jrock

jrock — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:24:34 +0000

hey brother.so got the car running good idles good rev good when its not in motion.when going to drive it sputters out up two 2,000 rpm.then cuts back in for a second then sputters again.changed the fuel filter got whatever air was in the line out.ran good for a bit then started again.starting to trip.had the code come on for the [tps] but went off and didn’t come back on again.i changed it anyways…….it like if i wake up in the morning hop in the car take off when the engines cold it runs with know sputter.then when it warms is when i feel it sputter out.

Comment on Why Hellaflush Sucks by Pete

Pete — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:40:10 +0000

Flush is fine. The OEs used to be silly about having the outer sidewall WAY inboard of the fender lip. IMO, that looks bad. The car enthusiasts would modify by putting the outer sidewall “flush” with the fender lip. Not by using a skinny tire on a wide rim, but by widening the rim and using a tire in the recommended width for that wheel width.

The problem becomes one of steering and suspension geometry. If you don’t modify it to have the kingpin inclination axis hit the ground at the center width of the tire contact patch, you create a moment arm that will try to steer the wheel. So the geometry must be correct or you get an ill-handling car.

It’s stuff like that will make the hellaflushed car handle like crap if its not done right – which means a good bit of suspension/steering mods done at the same time.

But you can’t expect the typical car person to understand that. What the typical car person goes after first is usually looks. And just like slamming a car without keeping a decent amount of bump travel is unsafe, so can be hellaflushing if you just slap wheels,spacers,tires on it to make it look hella flush without considering all the PERFORMANCE and safety problems that are created if it’s not done correctly.

Comment on Hellaflush definition by lorin sabin

lorin sabin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:40:44 +0000

dude honestly if you dont like it fine dont like but people are gonna do what they wanna do i agree with you i dont really like it either but o-well they wanna lower their car they can it not my car and if people look down on me because of what somone else with a modified car does then the people gudging me are they arent race enthusiasts plain an simple

Comment on Stuff I like: Wide Tires by Gollum

Gollum — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:15:31 +0000

Slight correction there though. Rolling resistance is a common misconception. Because weight gets dispersed across a greater contact patch, friction at a static forward speed doesn’t change.

The common increase in “rolling resistance” associated with wide tires is more due to the stickier rubber, and the added weight as mentioned.

Just saying that some of the people over at the gassippers forum have proven that one. As long as the compound is nice and hard, going wider won’t kill MPG at all, but going TALLER does! Big difference.

But yes, everything in moderation. I just like to moderate really wide…..

Comment on Why Hellaflush Sucks by Michael May

Michael May — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:00:12 +0000

Nice comment Karmann! You certainly have the right idea here. No need to hate on these guys. I drive my Corrado daily and don’t have the hella flush stance but I can appreciate how it looks. I also appreciate how my car handles in the corners too.

Comment on Why Hellaflush Sucks by Sheridan

Sheridan — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:04:42 +0000

Yeah… Karmann just won, by like… hella
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Comment on Stuff I like: Wide Tires by Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:28:46 +0000

Couldn’t agree more, but for me being able to utilize a wide, sticky set of tires is the best goal for any car.