A Day in the Life of a Car Forum

[e30Racer]

A really funny video exhibiting classic conversations we have all seen take place on car forums.

This one's for you Sara!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWnAdB-vkXo

[TouringBubble]

How about we make this a game ... Ask a reasonable questions, then the next poster answers with a cliche "car forum" answer, then pose another question ... I'll start.

I've got a tear in my leather seat. Is there an affordable product or a reasonable repair place in the area?

[Cholewa]

Honestly, you should probably just man up and buy these


It will save you time, and be way better.

Or if you're a cheap ass, duct tape works well, and it comes in many different colors!

[rodhx]

geez...that question has been asked a thousand times. ever heard of the search button?

[e30Racer]

Honestly, you should probably just man up and buy these


It will save you time, and be way better.

Or if you're a cheap ass, duct tape works well, and it comes in many different colors!


****I want to add a little more power and I am looking at getting a Cold Air Intake (CAI) for my rabbit. What are some quality but not too pricey intakes that people use?***

edited since apparently Cholewa can't follow directions

[TouringBubble]

You should definitely get the intake with the most carbon fiber on it. Those are the best. But you'll need to get an APR flash tune for 93 and 100 octane to get any power gains from it.

But, a better question for Cholewa ...

Does anyone know how wide of a tire will fit on stock sized Rabbit wheels?

[Cholewa]

vortex says 215's MAX on anything. from 6.5'' to 11''.

Question for you guys, in my owners manual it says to change the oil every 10k miles, can that possibly be right?

[TouringBubble]

No, it's absolutely incorrect. You must change your oil every 3000 miles and no later or your timing belt WILL fail and your engine ill be trashed. Also, do not use synthetic oil like the manual recommends. Synthetic oil is garbage and gets dirty very quickly. You should just use whatever is cheapest at Wal-Mart and the heavier the better ... I've seen some 75W-90 before and will be getting that for my next change.

But I've got a question ... I've heard that there is really no reason to run high grade fuel in my car since it's recommended to run 87 octane. Will I get any benefits from running a higher grade fuel?

[kilgojr]

But I've got a question ... I've heard that there is really no reason to run high grade fuel in my car since it's recommended to run 87 octane. Will I get any benefits from running a higher grade fuel?

No you won't see any benefits from higher grade octane. Its all the same gas, its just a gimmick. You can actually get the same gas at RaceWay that they have at Shell. I mean its the same truck that serves all the stations.

Anyway, you should run E85 because I know this guy that runs that in his Evo. Its not my car but I'm great friends with him. He put E85 in his car and puts down like 500 hp. I rode in his car and my iphone app showed that it did the 1/4 mile in like 9 seconds and on the track he pulls like 2.4 lateral g's on street tires.

[Cholewa]

they must be BFG's

[bimmertech]

^^^ That reminds me. I've got cord showing on three of my tires. How long will they last like that? My other tire still has like 4/32 left so I'm thinking I'll just wait till it goes and buy a complete set, don't really have funds for tires right now anyways.

I'm going to get a new exhaust run this weekend. I've got a buddy who's going to do it for $200. Should I get him to run 2.5" or 3" pipe?

[kilgojr]

You should look at getting a full Remus exhaust. Its probably only $1500 or so. That would be your best bet.

[zukitek]

If you are going to be running that E85 crap you will need to use sea foam every 800 miles on your induction system . Oh yeah Doo Da Dippity!!!! Jackwagons. LOL

Seriously ....how many horsepower should I see if I put an Strim on a LS3 and add a 250 shot of nitrous ????

[zukitek]

I've got cord showing on three of my tires. How long will they last like that?

All freakin season of course . Dont let the cords fool ya man ....they are the grippiest part of the tire ... all that reterict about steel and polyester cords showing being bad is just stupid speculation formed by the tire companys to stop us from using tires so long.

[aufoxy]

Seriously ....how many horsepower should I see if I put an Strim on a LS3 and add a 250 shot of nitrous ????

Dude, close to 800, maybe 950. You should be able to run the 1/4 mile in about 6.7 seconds, definitely. My friend has that same iPhone app, he said he did it in 5 second at 168 mph. TOTALLY DO IT.

But.... can y'all help me with this? I'm just looking for a set of wheels for my R-comps. I don't have a whole lot of money to spend, just need something affordable to put them on that's in my size so I can run them instead of my streets at events. Any suggestions?