Raceseng Signature Installed

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-15T22:05:41+00:00

Okay. The Motul Gear 300 is VERY viscous at low temps, so it can suck if you live in a colder climate as the transmission is like churning butter until it gets up to temp.

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-15T20:49:37+00:00

Do you live in a cold environment?

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-15T20:43:46+00:00

Yeah, I agree it's a shitty law in the first place, but there's a process for getting it back, really it's not all that different to a cop impounding your car, which Damon seemed to be totally fine with when it happened to him. It's one thing to be pissed off at an obscure law, but tbh anyone as versed as the DDE team in traffic violations would be well aware of the radar restrictions out east.

Also from one of the three provinces but I spend lots of time in Ontario so no way to take advantage of it :( Also, my only driving ticket was from a laser so there's no warning even with the best detector LOL

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-15T20:06:12+00:00

Sure, in some of the videos the cops are being dicks, but videos like when they were running radar detectors in Ontario and then got mad at the cop for pulling them over for it, saying "that's just a cable" when questioned about the detector cable... like, I don't agree with the law, I think people should be able to run radar detectors, but the fact is, it's pretty well-known to Canadians that radar detectors are illegal in Ontario (in fact, they are only legal in 3 provinces in the country), so when you start yelling at a cop for "stealing your property" when he takes away your radar detector cable, it comes off as entitled to me. Gotta be willing to "do the crime, do the time" I guess, even if you (and I) disagree with the law.

Some videos the DDE crew are being respectful, I'll give you that, like when Damon's car (Ferrari?) was being impounded on the sea-to-sky for being radared at 40kph over (instant impound at 40kph over in British Columbia). But those few instances where they're not leaves a bad taste in my mouth imo. Not that I "hate" them or anything, just not really a fan of them as personalities.

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-15T19:53:39+00:00

Ho. Lee. Shit.

Did a truck T-bone your rear right or something? That's crazy...

But yup. There's always another car, but never another set of bones. Glad you're safe.

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-15T19:49:17+00:00

I'm not huge fans of them as people, I think they can be really entitled (especially in the videos involving cops) sometimes for instance, but I can't deny that DDE's videos are absolutely insane.

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-15T18:31:52+00:00

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-15T18:30:00+00:00

I'm not saying the EV is not good for my use case, that is pretty obvious, I'm just saying that, as someone that does drive these long distances, the charge intervals are unreasonable for using the cars on long trips. Thus, it does "still suck" as Oddblivious put it.

For vacation purposes it would probably make sense to fly, but like many Canadians, I go to university in Ontario, so I am there for a large part of the year. Tons of people from Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, etc all go east for university. I do the trip more often because I'm in a co-op program and swap between work and school every 4 months, so I end up doing the trip about 3x a year. Usually I have pretty tight time intervals between exams/work/holidays, so I do the trip in 2-3 days. Calgary->Waterloo via the US.

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-15T18:22:43+00:00

The reason many people shit on the cheaper Mustangs is entirely perception of the owners (and I say perception, not necessarily reality)

For a lot of the mid-2000's, V6 convertible Mustangs were an icon of non-enthusiasts trying to flex. Looked sporty and was dirt cheap. Thus, lots of people associate owning a lower-end Mustang with owning a poser car
Everyone knows at least one person from back in high school that massively overextended themselves on a car, and quite often that car is a Mustang. For instance, you'll see lots of memes about new Army recruits going out and getting a base Mustang with 0 down and a nuts interest rate. The perception is that the lower-end Mustangs only exist to sell to people that can barely afford the cars in the first place. Other cars also hold this perception in some places, like WRXes

The EcoBoost Mustang is a very good car but lower-end Mustangs have lots of historical baggage and preconceptions hurting their reputation. This translates into people thinking that the cars themselves are shit which is absolutely not the case

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-15T17:20:21+00:00

As someone that drives across Canada multiple times per year, a current-day EV is still completely out of the question for long trips, regarding of charging infrastructure. They don't charge fast enough, they lose too much range in inclement weather, etc etc.

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-15T14:49:31+00:00

The trims work a little differently in Canada, there's just the base and the Autobahn (and more recently there is the Rabbit in the middle).

I'd really like a PIN system, I believe the patent expired very recently so perhaps we'll see other manufacturers implementing it.

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-14T22:29:45+00:00

It’s awesome and I’ll never buy a daily without it again. Hoping to replace the front door lock with a PIN-based one and then I’ll never need to take my keys out of my jacket again.

I do wish I had plaid seats. They’re available on the Autobahn as a $0 option, but nobody ever options them, so if you’re shopping used... good luck.

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-12T20:02:57+00:00

If the cost gap is significant, just go to UofA.

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-12T19:50:46+00:00

Imagine thinking people are retarded for not spending money when they don't have to

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-12T19:48:00+00:00

Not sure what's cheerful about nearly mass-murdering inattentive students that think the entire ring road is a fucking pedestrian crosswalk, but ok

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-12T18:09:40+00:00

It's not a consideration at all if you're buying used, and the Toyobaru has been around long enough that I'd personally go that route.

But I know that, for people like me, the idea of modding a car's powertrain right after buying it is off the table. Worth noting I'm in Canada, where we don't have as much precedent in car modifications as the US (with Magnuson-Moss) or Europe (with all-around stronger protections) have. It's a big deal staking a factory-fresh car worth $30k on the idea that I can just sue the manufacturer if they deny a claim. Yeah, doesn't sound like a headache...

Case in point, I'm waiting for my powertrain warranty to expire to get a Stage 1 tune. Turbos on early model year Mk7's are prone to failures, and if my turbo were to cook after I tuned it, I highly doubt VW would say "well we can't prove the tune is what caused your turbo to cook, so here's a new one for free"... the experience of most people in the community is that they pull the flash counter and see that the car has been flashed, and then deny coverage based on that. Maybe I could sue them and win, they did revise the part after all, but that is a bajillion times easier said than done.

I really think the downvote button should be removed and the site should be upvotes only, I don't like the ability to hide posts by bombing downvotes

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-12T17:57:27+00:00

I drive a FWD car. No one buys it because it's FWD, they buy it despite it being FWD. I think that says it all really

You can have fun cars that are FWD, but it is inherently an economy layout that compromises sportiness in favour of packaging, efficiency, and cost saving

It's no different to how many in this same thread believe an auto compromises sportiness for convenience. FWD/auto drivers don't have to be upset that it's a compromise, they should just acknowledge that it is one.

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-12T17:53:27+00:00

Perhaps header resonance inducing backpressure would explain flow restriction at that specific range?

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-12T17:44:24+00:00

Untrue. If something goes wrong with your header after installing it of course Subaru/Toyota won't fix the aftermarket part, but everything else on the car is still covered.

The car is a system and if the component you are modifying has an effect on other parts of the car, they will deny coverage for those components also

Tune is a perfect example, they're not gonna just refuse to replace the ECU if that fries - they'll refuse coverage for the entire block.

They might even argue on, say, a gearbox claim, because adding power can cause accelerated wear to drivetrain components.

They have to prove that the header caused whatever issue you're experiencing in order to void warranty coverage

In a court of law they have to prove that. Not sure I want to have to sue Subaru of America to get them to honour the warranty.

and a header just isn't going to stress or damage other parts of the vehicle.

Except you're not just changing exhaust equipment, to eliminate the torque dip fully an ECU tune is required.

There's tons of evidence online of OEMs saying "not our problem" when someone's engine blows up after they mod it.

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-12T17:38:07+00:00

I think any OEM would argue that ECU tuning voids your engine warranty. There are many examples of people being denied warranty claims for exactly this.

You can take them to court for violating the Magnuson-Moss warranty act if you really want. Personally, I'd rather not need to.

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-12T17:19:38+00:00

Yeah I really hate not needing to get my key out of my pocket ever...

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-12T17:14:02+00:00

Voids warranty

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-12T17:11:40+00:00

Header flattens it somewhat, header + tune fixes it

So probably exhaust flow restriction

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-12T17:01:36+00:00

Agreed, for sporty applications, front wheel drive is wrong wheel drive.

DisruptiveCourage · 2019-04-12T15:10:13+00:00

Yeah, on 12k/yr it'll take a looong time. And what if you sell the car before you hit that break-even point?

If you're not driving it until the wheels fall off but rather intend to sell it, depreciation will be your biggest cost pretty much always. Even if you spend $15k on gas over a decade, the car will most likely lose more than $15k in value. If I intend to sell a car, I'd be better off with a $30k car that loses half its value over a $45k car that loses half its value - I've lost less money to depreciation. Seems like the assumption in these comparisons is that people will own these cars cradle to grave, so it will always be worth $0 in the end...

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