I cross shopped these with several other similar cars, and the lack of a manual was a big part of why I passed up on the 4C. Modern autos are faster, yes, but still boring as ****. A real dogbox sequential with 3 pedals I can get behind (if it weren’t a $30k option on my car), but sticking paddles on a turd just makes…

Was that a reference to the Retired meme?  Because I really hope it was.

I can barely type, why would I read?

Does an Atom count? I think they came out in the 90s haha

California. I swapped out an XR for a 701 and it went up $2.

I pay $17 for each of my XR650Rs, I think $22 for my Husky 510SMR, and whatever is left over in $117 total premium for my GS. And that’s for pretty good insurance.

I test rode a few Buells, and the only problem I had with any of them was the HD motors.

This makes me wish I was still young and dumb. Or, dumber I suppose.

So I have that one, the bottle opener one. I use it when working our ranch because there is a damn gate every 2 minutes and I drive about 2 mph on the dirt trails anyways.

More air flow through the intercooler, and with modern turbos and exhaust design lag isn’t nearly the issue that it was back in the 80s so they figured the trade off was worth it. Most of the top mount OEM motors I know about did it for packaging reasons, not because it works better (Sti, MS3, etc) since they can just…

Yeah, I was being very simplistic to just break out threshold from lag, since that seems to cause the most confusion.

Boost threshold = RPM needed to spin the turbo, which is influenced by a lot of things. Dual scroll turbos or the flaps that squeeze the exhaust into a smaller tube, for example, accelerate the exhaust so that it hits the hot side vanes faster (harder) at a given RPM, and that gets it to spin at lower RPM. Like if you…

“not just some geek off the street” <3

Odd. Usually the winguses in that location are to disrupt the boundary layer, and allow cleaner air to the spoiler or wing behind it for more downforce or lower drag. Unless the literature that Mitsubishi released with their Evo IX and it’s Sonic the Hedgehog doodads was misleading. Also see the Ferrari 308 and…

I try to use the until it touches plus 1/4 turn (for example) that is in the manual for most cars. Depending how much oil is on the rubber ring, the measured torque can vary (like with anti-seize) so I figure it is more consistent. It usually ends up being just past the point where I can turn it with my bare hand…

Somebody watched Jeopardy last night!

Stop killing tracks, Top Gear! Just ****ing stop. You are cursed.

Jeeps are terrible. Source: we had one.

Do the right thing, get a convertible sports car - one that handles. I don’t even have a roof or doors and I make it work. See my avatar. I can fit an unreasonably large amount of junk in it for track days and such by stacking it high in the passenger seat (I’m considering saddlebags but haven’t needed them yet), and…

I’m pretty sure you are joking, but it’s the last bit from crotch height to belly button height where you hurt yourself since it isn’t done with your legs. I’ve grunted my XR650R into the bed (and the bed of the Tundra TRD 4x4 I had before) and it is approx 300 lbs so I’m not a dainty guy, but I don’t want to do it…