Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:49 pm
They're race engines. Race engines are rebuilt after ever race, they're certainly not designed to go 100k miles. It's just the nature of it.
I agree, I know some are still shopping these... I’m just trying to keep my fellow car friends sane.
My e46 required valve adjustments every 30k miles also, on top of 10w60 stupid ass oil, failing vanos, and rod bearings.
These engines are an absolute menace to maintain RIGHT (near Zillspec) sure you can run 5w30 super tech and give 0 fucks for 20-30k miles also.
Which is what most people that buy these with 70-80k miles do, which is why they end up trashed.
Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:49 pm
They're race engines. Race engines are rebuilt after ever race, they're certainly not designed to go 100k miles. It's just the nature of it.
Built to be driven, appreciated, and then made love to with special tools for hours.
Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm
I don't understand anything anymore.
Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:49 pm
They're race engines. Race engines are rebuilt after ever race, they're certainly not designed to go 100k miles. It's just the nature of it.
The problem is that except for the V10 they don't make race engine POWER. Fragile "race" engines should make way more horsepower than some truck motor a guy in Detroit put a hot cam and some ported heads on but NOPE. The four taillights on Gandalf are fading out of sight in the straightway whilst some bro's "racing" BMW engine is melting down on him and his color matched Rolex.
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm
Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm
Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:49 pm
They're race engines. Race engines are rebuilt after ever race, they're certainly not designed to go 100k miles. It's just the nature of it.
Built to be driven, appreciated, and then made love to with special tools for hours.
didn't really think of it that way. Well spoken.
2010 Audi TT APR Stg1 (sold) >> 2012 BMW 335i FBO (sold) >> 2009 Miata zoom-zoom spec "Cheese" (sold) >> 2022 Hyundai Elantra N + 1999 Miata Maacover Project
Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:49 pm
They're race engines. Race engines are rebuilt after ever race, they're certainly not designed to go 100k miles. It's just the nature of it.
The problem is that except for the V10 they don't make race engine POWER. Fragile "race" engines should make way more horsepower than some truck motor a guy in Detroit put a hot cam and some ported heads on but NOPE. The four taillights on Gandalf are fading out of sight in the straightway whilst some bro's "racing" BMW engine is melting down on him and his color matched Rolex.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm
My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:49 pm
They're race engines. Race engines are rebuilt after ever race, they're certainly not designed to go 100k miles. It's just the nature of it.
The problem is that except for the V10 they don't make race engine POWER. Fragile "race" engines should make way more horsepower than some truck motor a guy in Detroit put a hot cam and some ported heads on but NOPE. The four taillights on Gandalf are fading out of sight in the straightway whilst some bro's "racing" BMW engine is melting down on him and his color matched Rolex.
Solid point from the man of the desert.
However the V10 sounds like an F1 car... dare I say one of the best sounding engines ever made? Also they are not "that slow" as indicated here.
The problem is that except for the V10 they don't make race engine POWER. Fragile "race" engines should make way more horsepower than some truck motor a guy in Detroit put a hot cam and some ported heads on but NOPE. The four taillights on Gandalf are fading out of sight in the straightway whilst some bro's "racing" BMW engine is melting down on him and his color matched Rolex.
Solid point from the man of the desert.
However the V10 sounds like an F1 car... dare I say one of the best sounding engines ever made? Also they are not "that slow" as indicated here.
I excepted the V10.
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm
Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm
Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:49 pm
They're race engines. Race engines are rebuilt after ever race, they're certainly not designed to go 100k miles. It's just the nature of it.
The problem is that except for the V10 they don't make race engine POWER. Fragile "race" engines should make way more horsepower than some truck motor a guy in Detroit put a hot cam and some ported heads on but NOPE. The four taillights on Gandalf are fading out of sight in the straightway whilst some bro's "racing" BMW engine is melting down on him and his color matched Rolex.
As mentioned I mopped the floor with numerous M3s last weekend at Road Atlanta in my $10K motor shitbox with Walmart Mobil 1 in it. And yes, the clutch is having issues after 120K miles, but it has proven to be quite robust. This is why I'm where I am, I want an M car, I really do, but I just can't bring myself to commit.
The problem is that except for the V10 they don't make race engine POWER. Fragile "race" engines should make way more horsepower than some truck motor a guy in Detroit put a hot cam and some ported heads on but NOPE. The four taillights on Gandalf are fading out of sight in the straightway whilst some bro's "racing" BMW engine is melting down on him and his color matched Rolex.
As mentioned I mopped the floor with numerous M3s last weekend at Road Atlanta in my $10K motor shitbox with Walmart Mobil 1 in it. And yes, the clutch is having issues after 120K miles, but it has proven to be quite robust. This is why I'm where I am, I want an M car, I really do, but I just can't bring myself to commit to anything but my flip up headlight jalopy.
Are you even going to go drive the red C6?
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm
Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm
Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
We are going to FL next week so test driving will be starting after that.
This is a Johnny P quest. No need to go test an ideal candidate at the right price located IN CHARLOTTE.
Thing is... I’m just not really ready to commit to dropping $35k. That is a lot of money and I’m not really sure if it’s what I need. I am honestly more concerned about test driving some other, different cars first. I know what a Corvette drives like. If I feel like I can enjoy something like a FoRS just as much, I think I’d rather go that route.
I doubt I will and could see ending back up at a Corvette, but I need to explore the options. They aren’t exactly rare, if that one sells, there will be more.
didn't really think of it that way. Well spoken.
motor shitbox with Walmart Mobil 1 in it. And yes, the clutch is having issues after 120K miles, but it has proven to be quite robust. This is why I'm where I am, I want an M car, I really do, but I just can't bring myself to commit.
This is a Johnny P quest. No need to go test an ideal candidate at the right price located IN CHARLOTTE.
to get a 10 minute test drive.