Several Really Stupid Questions

[redsox985]

Turn off the traction control, and you will go through rear tires faster than you can afford (they cost $212.00 a piece without mount and balance)!! Fast cat! --- and lots of fun, I promise!

Just took 2 pics...

In the garage for the winter now.

Can I use a car in the "family"? My gf's aunt has a souped up 09 charger manual v8 dyno'ed over 500 hp .

 

[fowler]

oh yeah and i dont think anyones pointed out that the car has to be rear wheel drive

 

[Rustydog2010]

Or 4WD so you can do helis lol

 

[Rustydog2010]

And having driven a 850RWHP HSV 2009 holden auto, i can tell you they are just as fun as a manuel. lol But if its auto it has to be serious horsepower, where as any standard manuel car is normally fun.

 

[metalthrashinman]

Can I use a car in the "family"? My gf's aunt has a souped up 09 charger manual v8 dyno'ed over 500 hp .

No, stock cars only! JK!!!

I am not disagreeing that manual cars are more FUN, I was just pointing out another reason to have an automatic other than having one arm or one leg.

I used to have a 1971 LT-1 Corvette. 350/330, 4 speed manual, convertible, 411 rear. That was a fun car. Wish I still had that one!
Also had a 1985 Corvette in 1985 (had the 84 in 84, but it was a lemon and they gave me an 85) that was the manual 4 speed with the 4+3 manual overdrive. New body style that nobody had seen before. That was a fun car, too!

 

[brendonv]

My neighbours supra pulls close to 600bhp. Scary fast.

 

[devino246]

1962 Plymouth Savoy. A whole 145hp!(mabe more since its bored) 0-60 in an amazing 8.8 seconds! 3 on the tree. The best part is, im restoring it for my great uncle, then its gonna be mine after high school! I cant really attest to how fun it is to drive, but im 100% sure it will be. My plan is to get it driving by christmas. It may not win for power, but it comes close in awesomeness.

 

[metalthrashinman]

3 in a tree is fun to drive, too! I had a Ford van years ago with that trans.

What was the topic of this thread?

 

[redsox985]

Good question. I wanted to buy a 45 willys with a small block v8 and "3 in a tree" but mom shot it down cause a v8 slapped into a willys which isn't too safe over 45mph is just not the best idea. They were made to go everywhere, just not too fast.

 

[dave1701]

Seems like a great place to learn to drive an automatic is in a go kart. If I had the money....

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Good question. I wanted to buy a 45 willys with a small block v8 and "3 in a tree" but mom shot it down cause a v8 slapped into a willys which isn't too safe over 45mph is just not the best idea. They were made to go everywhere, just not too fast.

...Then you gear it waaaay down into a torque-beast that'll climb anything!

 

[redsox985]

I always got the feeling that they couldn't do much over 45 and were toque-diculous in the first place.

 

[Cam]

3 in a tree

is that like a 3spd sludge'matic?

 

[modelengineer]

Autotragic

 

[sideways]

Maybe, but if it was manual it would be 100 billion (not joking, actual measurement ) times more fun. As soon as I've finished my car I wouldn't mind having a bit of a race (175hp, maybe 200hp w/ nitrous). Betcha $100 mine's faster 0-100kph.

What's your car? A guess says it's based on the Lotus 7 and Catterham type vehicles? What ever it is it's got to be better than that VK you used to have!

auto's with loud exhausts make me laugh so hard, they just sound terrible

Couldn't agree more, BWAAAAAAAAA-aaaaaaaaaar-aaarrrrr-orrrr. The sound of every P platers VR commodore driving down the road

Most modern manuals can't be roll started because they can only be started in neutral.... Stupid hay....

Thanks

Hayden

 

[modelengineer]

What's your car? A guess says it's based on the Lotus 7 and Catterham type vehicles? What ever it is it's got to be better than that VK you used to have!

Hehe, well it started out as a Lotus 7 clone in my head, then sort of morphed into a mid-engined car with full fibreglass bodywork. I've got the chassis finished except for final welding and all the brackets... so probably 5% through the build, lol.
O man that VK was a P.O.S.

 

[dingo]

Hi. After much thought I decided I'll expose my ignorance on this forum.

I don't know how a manual transmission works.

Ok. Ok., I know that it has various gears that you shift into, and I know the higher gear, the less torque and more speed, yea a cave man would know that. What I don't know is how you can come to stop while in gear. What kind of clutch is there that takes off the engine while your stopped?

a centrifical clutch will disengage whille idleing plus when in gear

 

[dave1701]

Oh I know that. I was just confused.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

is that like a 3spd sludge'matic?

No. It's a full manual transmission, clutch and all, with a column-shift instead of on the floor. Neat to drive. Back in high school, a janitor had an old Dodge truck like that. Whenever we worked on it in Auto Shop, I got to drive it in and out because I was the only kid that figured out how.

 

[devino246]

I always got the feeling that they couldn't do much over 45 and were toque-diculous in the first place.

My dads first car was a '48 willys. He always says it couldnt go 50 down hill with a tail wind but could climb a brick wall.

toystory, you were the only one that could drive a column shifter? I got the transmission hooked up this weekend and it took me 2 minutes to figure out the gears.

Cam, Its just like a floor shifter but turned sideways. Toward you and up is reverse, down 1st, away & up 2nd, down 3rd. Real simple and it keeps your hands closer to the wheel. Shift linkages can be a PITA to hook up though.