Cars & Bikes, Driving & Riding

Postby **Willie Kool** » Sat Nov 12, 2022 10:44 pm

I'll never not be impressed by 10 individual throttle bodies:

Never seen one before. Very cool. Started me looking at some videos about the S85. Nice engines, but rod bearings seem to be an issue?

Wrist deep in the V

All that is fixed now and I can resume revving it up to its 8,200rpm redline.

Postby **dodint** » Sat Nov 12, 2022 11:01 pm

I already have the rod bearings but haven't installed them yet. It's a 12hr job at a good indie shop. Waiting until I have a lift.

These motors sound like heaven.

Postby **dodint** » Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:28 pm

Nice work dodint.

That sort of information confirms BMW cars shouldn't be owned outside of warranty.

They do some sketchy stuff sometimes (lifetime fluids, ehhhh) but I have had good experiences with the 13 BMWs I have owned.

This is a neat video showing how this company upgrades that actuator:

Postby **Willie Kool** » Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:51 pm

Jay Leno burned in gasoline fire in his garage.

a spokesperson at the Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles, told CNN that Leno was in stable condition, being treated for “burns that he received to his face and hands from a gasoline accident in his garage over the weekend.”

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/entertai ... index.html

Postby **Shyster** » Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:34 pm

Leno seems like a nice guy, and his car collection is the envy of every car guy. I hope he has a smooth recovery.

I wonder what car caught on fire.

Postby **faftorial** » Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:42 pm

Leno seems like a nice guy, and his car collection is the envy of every car guy. I hope he has a smooth recovery.

I wonder what car caught on fire.

Postby **Willie Kool** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 9:32 am

I wonder what car caught on fire.

Apparently, it was his 1907 White Steamer.

Postby **mac5155** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:29 am

Wow. The fueling and starting process, it's no wonder he got burned.

Postby **CBear3** » Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:32 pm

Anybody own a motorhome? Trying to determine if I'm really going to want to tow a little car behind it or not (if I take the plunge).

Postby **dodint** » Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:33 pm

I've done a bunch of research on them for towing to the race track. But COVID launched the prices of them sky-high and I lost interest.

Postby **mac5155** » Wed Nov 16, 2022 4:03 pm

I have a travel trailer and I guess it depends on what you use it for and where you go, but I would not want to be stranded somewhere without a vehicle to run to the store or somewhere else. I'm just a weekend warrior and going to kid friendly parks while hardly ever leaving the park, but if you wanted to set up and then sightsee you'd be stuck because you're not going to want to set up and then tear down multiple times.

Postby **Shyster** » Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:05 pm

I never thought I'd say this, but the new 2023 Prius looks pretty good.

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:38 am

FFS, I agree with Shyster

Postby **Ad@m** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 1:04 pm

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 1:16 pm

Probably because you need a class D extinguisher for battery fires, dummies.

Postby **NTP66** » Sun Nov 20, 2022 1:12 pm

The seat memory functions no longer work on my car. I took apart the door panel and tested the module, all good. Fuses and relays are good, too. These little issues are adding up, and I’m starting to get fed up. Still trying my hardest not to get a Type-S, and the only saving grace is that there are none in the color I’d want anywhere near me.

Postby **NTP66** » Mon Nov 21, 2022 9:23 am

****'s sake, somebody stop me from looking for a Type-S.

Postby **dodint** » Mon Nov 21, 2022 9:34 am

Fine.

I'll sell you one of either my Trailblazer with the rusted frame or my Saab with the squeaky heater blower motor. You pick.

Postby **NTP66** » Mon Nov 21, 2022 9:39 am

lol... I just need to stop looking at pictures of it. Every dumb little issue that pops up in my TL-S has me thinking "just use it as an excuse to buy a new car".

Postby **mac5155** » Mon Nov 21, 2022 10:25 am

I mean the absolute horror of having to take 7 seconds to adjust your seat certainly is near the top of the list of reasons why to get rid of it so..

Postby **NTP66** » Mon Nov 21, 2022 10:26 am

Hey, I never said I had rational reasons to buy a new car.

Postby **dodint** » Mon Nov 21, 2022 10:33 am

Hmmmm.

I bet everything in here works perfectly:

The seats even have a c***y vibe to them.

Postby **mac5155** » Mon Nov 21, 2022 10:36 am

Postby **NTP66** » Mon Nov 21, 2022 10:38 am

lol, that pattern is literally the only thing I don't like about the interior. I would want that combo, though. The red interior looks gaudy.

Postby **dodint** » Mon Nov 21, 2022 10:40 am

I'm glad they took the time to really highlight that 6100rpm redline. If I bought a sporty-ish car that had a redline nearly as low as a diesel I'd want to know too.