NorCal (Bay Area) OFF-TOPIC Chat Thread

[Clipdat]

Yeah you're probably right. Just don't understand the point of "babying" the engine and never letting it go above 5k. Not only is he missing out on a lot of fun, but it's not good to baby it and never redline it.

Originally Posted by FirstWinter

Considering his other car is a Cayman I would assume he drove the BRZ a lot harder.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Yeah you're probably right. Just don't understand the point of "babying" the engine and never letting it go above 5k. Not only is he missing out on a lot of fun, but it's not good to baby it and never redline it.

Builds up deposits on the valves if you don't stretch out the cars legs once in a while.

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto...335899398.html

"never revved up Engine over 5K RPM"

Would specifically avoid it just because of that.

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Builds up deposits on the valves if you don't stretch out the cars legs once in a while.

^This lol, definitely would not buy!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

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[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

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Lol, ya, saw that this morning. Marty's face when Moog asks about not modding it

I'm genuinely excited. I've always thought these guys were pretty corny, but their enthusiasm is just so contagious, I just can't help my self.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by BigFatFlip

Lol, ya, saw that this morning. Marty's face when Moog asks about not modding it

I'm genuinely excited. I've always thought these guys were pretty corny, but their enthusiasm is just so contagious, I just can't help my self.

Corny and quirky is what makes car shows great. Lol. If I want serious and factual, I'd watch a David Attenborough documentary (I actually enjoy his documentaries).

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Corny and quirky is what makes car shows great. Lol. If I want serious and factual, I'd watch a David Attenborough documentary (I actually enjoy his documentaries).

Haha, ya, these guys remind me of that innocent time back in highschool when I used to d1ck around with friends working on cars after school. We had no idea what we were doing, only had a Haynes manual for reference, and made numerous trips to the local pepboys on bicycle for that tool/part we needed, just to be back mins later because we bought the wrong one.

Ah yes, so many botched stereo, HID, "race inspired cosmetic enhancements", CAI and exhaust installs... good times...

Then came adult life, working a real job and responsibilities...

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by BigFatFlip

Haha, ya, these guys remind me of that innocent time back in highschool when I used to d1ck around with friends working on cars after school.

It's so true, MCM is still doing those silly things after a decade+

At least they take the cars to the drag strip or a local track or an empty lot to mess around with 'em once or twice before they buy a new one. They'd be brilliant imo if they took the performance side of it seriously, but they'd probably be a lot less fun to watch.



I guess what I really want is a Grassroots Motorsports Edd China paired with a driver like Guy Martin trying to build a Spec Miata or something.

[driggity]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

It's so true, MCM is still doing those silly things after a decade+

At least they take the cars to the drag strip or a local track or an empty lot to mess around with 'em once or twice before they buy a new one. They'd be brilliant imo if they took the performance side of it seriously, but they'd probably be a lot less fun to watch.



I guess what I really want is a Grassroots Motorsports Edd China paired with a driver like Guy Martin trying to build a Spec Miata or something.

It’s probably still not what you’re looking for but I think Speed Academy may be the closest thing to this on YouTube.

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by driggity

It’s probably still not what you’re looking for but I think Speed Academy may be the closest thing to this on YouTube.

Yeah they're pretty great, they go more in depth technically than most, it's almost always logical what they're putting on a car, no lying through their teeth about how great brand X slotted rotors are and typically they make pretty intelligent decisions when building their cars and can put a decent lap on display with some intelligent feedback. I liked when they covered the Ontario 1500 in the FRS, kind of like the One Lap of America competition, if anyone hasn't seen it they should check it out.

[Clipdat]

Taken from the Enkei wheels FB page. I'd daily drive it.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Get rid of the wing for me.

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by driggity

It’s probably still not what you’re looking for but I think Speed Academy may be the closest thing to this on YouTube.

Originally Posted by strat61caster

Yeah they're pretty great, they go more in depth technically than most, it's almost always logical what they're putting on a car, no lying through their teeth about how great brand X slotted rotors are and typically they make pretty intelligent decisions when building their cars and can put a decent lap on display with some intelligent feedback. I liked when they covered the Ontario 1500 in the FRS, kind of like the One Lap of America competition, if anyone hasn't seen it they should check it out.

Ya, really liked speed academy, specially the series they did of the Porsche 930 build, sooo much detail!

I like watching car builds, but especially love ones that focus on fabrication. I'm a huge fan of Bad Obsessions Project Binky, even if it takes months to get a new episode. B is for Build is kind of a fun one too, mostly because I find it refreshingly honest about how he is just taking a stab at it and all the failures and little victories that come with it. Recently, I've been watching a lot of metalshaper, quite mesmerizing seeing all that metal work just for a jeep restoration.

[funwheeldrive]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Taken from the Enkei wheels FB page. I'd daily drive it.

Good luck trying to smog that thing.


God, I hate California sometimes.