Aight peeps, my roomate got a carfax account last week and bought a car this weekend, so I've convinced him to donate his account to me and you guys. The following is the info, so go find out all the dirty info about your dirty whores, er, vehicles.
He had me set up the account, hence the good choice of password.
email: <!-- e --><a href="mailto:daveman8@hotmail.com">daveman8@hotmail.com</a><!-- e -->
password: mmsports

have at it fellas

Forgive me father, for I have b00sted.

Trying to purchase two new tires for my front wheels. I already grabbed a pair of cheap tires with good tread to throw on the back.
Requirements are: Y or Z rated, 205 55 16, some kind of summer high performance tire that will offer good traction at the strip.

Because they don't make Nitto 555R's in 16's anymore (and I can't really afford them) I'm thinking Azeni's or ???

-T

alright you wheel whores, what are your top 3 favorite wheels of any kind? for me, it would definitely have to be:
1. OZ crono evolution
2. BBS GR-R
3. (tie) Speedline type 2312 or Fikse FM5

crono evolution


rg-r


speedline


fm5

hey dave, is the carwash at the sheetz you work at touchless? Just wondering cause im gonna need a place to wash my car on friday, if its not touchless is there a good touchless car wash in hburg anyone would recommend? thanks. (just drove around looking but obviously i chose the wrong routes) Also my room mate said he saw a supra like yours last year that was keyed that wasnt you was it?

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Peter

Well I give up. I'm sure I could buy a book or something, but I'm not gonna do that, asking a few others gets me nowhere, and internet searches have failed me. I was even desperate enough to send a request to HowStuffWorks, with no result. Everyone seems to know how to test it, what it does.... but.... Where does engine vacuum come from? and where/why is it used? How (or is) it regulated? OH! And why don't diesels make a vacuum?
From what I've gathered, it comes from the air rushing through the intake. Makes sense that if you hooked a hose into that, the air going by would create a vacuum, and it would increase as load increased, like it does in a car. Case closed? Somehow I don't think so, because why couldn't a diesel do the same thing? And I understand how it's used for driving all kinds of things-- brake booster, timing advance (on old cars like mine), cruise control, all kinds of fun stuff. But why is the top of the head under vacuum? Just to make sure fuel/oil vapors don't build there? Kind of the same reason the crankcase is kept under light vacuum (as regulated by a PCV valve in many cases, which itself is even vacuum driven?) ? Mostly I want to know where it comes from. Hook me up. I hope at least a few others don't know and this isn't just a super dumb question. :lol:

in a *completely hypothetical situation* would you trade an M3 with over 200k miles on it for my christina (1994 acura integra LS 150k miles)?

dont ask me which year or body style or condition (but with 200k miles, i assume its an e30, perhaps 1988-1990?)

i think in most cases, people would say "yes, trade!" but christina is my first car, so there's a sentimental value attached to her.

lets hear your thoughts...

New Pro Formula mazda movie goodness

You wierdos who like the sound of rotaries are going to love these videos :p
(j/k, the PFM cars sound badass)

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Just starting a thread to see if there is any interest in going to nopi nationals. The 24th they'll be at VMP and im rollin out there, most likely with some friends but i can take 2 passengers most likely. If my roommate goes and takes his pocket bike i wont have any extra room though. I might show but im not sure yet. Regardless it's gonna be loads of fun and if there's enough interest we could get a carpool goin