Random Thoughts - Part III The Search for Spark (No Politics)

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by weederr33

Took a friend to the Subaru dealership so she could get some maintenance done. While waiting, I decided to check out one of the new WRX. It's honestly not that bad in person. I feel most pictures don't do the car justice. Then I looked at the sticker and walked away. lol

i drove by a used car lot the other day. a 2007 chevy aveo, one of their cheaper cars on the lot, Plastic Hubcap Edition. they were asking $7500.

i don't know how anyone can afford to be poor anymore.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

How can 2.5 be big or little?

It was the '70s

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

Out of curiosity, anyone here ever gotten their pads/rotors replaced by a dealer, and how much did it cost. Im getting kind of lazy, called my local dealership and was quoted $1200 for front and rear work. Which convinces me that I'm better off just doing it myself.

Depends on your age. At my age, $1200 to replace front and rear pads and rotors sounds pretty good -

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by soundman98

i drove by a used car lot the other day. a 2007 chevy aveo, one of their cheaper cars on the lot, Plastic Hubcap Edition. they were asking $7500.

i don't know how anyone can afford to be poor anymore.

It ain't easy -

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

It was the '70s

Ahhh ....... yes, the 60/70s. Maybe I look up my old hippie girlfriend?

[spcmafia]

What videos do you guys recommend watching in order to understand tire and suspension settings. Or threads to read. I feel like yes, I love cars, and working on them, but suspension, tuning, alignment settings have been areas that I just left to other people to take care of. I'm also amazed on how much knowledge is out there regarding cars.

For example, playing Gran Turismo, I buy the highest level of suspension, all these performance parts, but I have no idea on how to set up a car. I just lower it and stiffen the suspension, but I have no idea on what I'm actually doing. How do you set up a car? Is it depending on its center of gravity? Power? Weight? How do tire alignment and suspension settings work with each other?

There's also things like gear ratios, final drive, etc.



I always tell others that owning a car is more than just doing an oil change and make sure it doesn't run out of gas. I personally like to understand a system that Im working on, or own, same reason of why I decided to build my PC so that I could understand what was going on, now I can easily diagnose issues and make recommendations on parts.



Someone show me the way.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

What videos do you guys recommend watching in order to understand tire and suspension settings. Or threads to read. I feel like yes, I love cars, and working on them, but suspension, tuning, alignment settings have been areas that I just left to other people to take care of. I'm also amazed on how much knowledge is out there regarding cars.

For example, playing Gran Turismo, I buy the highest level of suspension, all these performance parts, but I have no idea on how to set up a car. I just lower it and stiffen the suspension, but I have no idea on what I'm actually doing. How do you set up a car? Is it depending on its center of gravity? Power? Weight? How do tire alignment and suspension settings work with each other?

There's also things like gear ratios, final drive, etc.



I always tell others that owning a car is more than just doing an oil change and make sure it doesn't run out of gas. I personally like to understand a system that Im working on, or own, same reason of why I decided to build my PC so that I could understand what was going on, now I can easily diagnose issues and make recommendations on parts.



Someone show me the way.

This is a very broad question! The problem you will see is that you will get 100 different answers with each one saying they are right and the rest are crazy. There is no "perfect" setup really. It is all very subjective as to your personal preferences, exactly how you use the car, how much you want to spend, and so on.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Ahhh ....... yes, the 60/70s. Maybe I look up my old hippie girlfriend?

Please stop posting pictures of you in drag.

[Tcoat]

@Ultramaroon

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

What videos do you guys recommend watching in order to understand tire and suspension settings. Or threads to read. I feel like yes, I love cars, and working on them, but suspension, tuning, alignment settings have been areas that I just left to other people to take care of. I'm also amazed on how much knowledge is out there regarding cars.

For example, playing Gran Turismo, I buy the highest level of suspension, all these performance parts, but I have no idea on how to set up a car. I just lower it and stiffen the suspension, but I have no idea on what I'm actually doing. How do you set up a car? Is it depending on its center of gravity? Power? Weight? How do tire alignment and suspension settings work with each other?

There's also things like gear ratios, final drive, etc.



I always tell others that owning a car is more than just doing an oil change and make sure it doesn't run out of gas. I personally like to understand a system that Im working on, or own, same reason of why I decided to build my PC so that I could understand what was going on, now I can easily diagnose issues and make recommendations on parts.



Someone show me the way.

You can start here. It's such a broad subject that it is hard to tackle in one go. It starts with learning what it is you are trying to fix.

https://www.racecompengineering.com/...the-apex-files

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

@Ultramaroon

lol

[Teseo]

Tunning suspension is a tedious trial & error to dial in for your preference/needs.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

Someone show me the way.

Haha... Imagine me holding my dad's slide rule with a stack of textbooks on a shelf behind me.

It's fucking black art.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Haha... Imagine me holding my dad's slide rule with a stack of textbooks on a shelf behind me.

It's fucking black art.

When I was like 16 or 17 I had a shock revalved by a popular tuner. I was having a hard time dialing it in so I called them. The guy answers the phone, asks me a couple questions, and then tells me " turn the compression knob full soft and go for a ride, turn it full stiff and go for a ride. Do the same for rebound. When you can explain the difference you are feeling then call me back. "