Did the $400 Console Killer build....I honestly don't notice that much of a dif.

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

 

Ahhh yes.. I actually really like that pic. That's a Neon R/T. Those weren't all that fast, but they did handle very well and were fun to drive. The gear ratios and suspension tuning were really good. My best friend used to have one that exact color. The SRT-4 on the other hand, was one fast little piece of sh!t.

blaznwiipspman1

too bad the neons/cobalts had shtty reliability, otherwise theyd be solid choices as cars and had good fuel economy as well.

Yeah.. My SRT-4 was a really fun car, and got 30 mpg on the highway.  However, it did start to fall apart once I hit about 60-70k miles.  Typical mopar product.  I think the new Focus ST is a much better-built car.  It's certainly much nicer to drive, and the interior is worlds better.  Time will tell.  0.97g+ on the skidpad in a FWD econo-based car is absurdly good though.  It made Motortrend's Best Driver's Car list this year.  

That build will not kill a fly, let alone x1/PS4

AMD655

[QUOTE="AMD655"][QUOTE="Bikouchu35"]

Its outdated. It was teksyndicate as stated in the op, they have a youtube channel with Logan, hes fairly funny to watch used to be on tigerdirect's.

Not sure wtfbbq is with the ssd though, since the cpu is going to be slow down the load times anyway.

hartsickdiscipl

I was thinking the same.  After the FX-8350 debacle, I have a hard time taking anything Logan does seriously.  

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="AMD655"] Says alot, like his shitty AMD benchies :PGummiRaccoon

I was thinking the same.  After the FX-8350 debacle, I have a hard time taking anything Logan does seriously.  

Did you want me to only watch the last 2 minutes?

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"]Yep. Those SRT Neons had some torque. That one in that pic though....not so much. hartsickdiscipl

too bad the neons/cobalts had shtty reliability, otherwise theyd be solid choices as cars and had good fuel economy as well.

Yeah.. My SRT-4 was a really fun car, and got 30 mpg on the highway. However, it did start to fall apart once I hit about 60-70k miles. Typical mopar product. I think the new Focus ST is a much better-built car. It's certainly much nicer to drive, and the interior is worlds better. Time will tell. 0.97g+ on the skidpad in a FWD econo-based car is absurdly good though. It made Motortrend's Best Driver's Car list this year.

my car, 2004 mazda 6, standard. Combined mpg according to my fuelly is approximately 24mpg. The 3.0L ford duratec engine is nice and powerful, but I wish I had gotten the 2.0/2.3L mazda 3 instead. Still, this car is beautiful, IMO anyways.

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

 

too bad the neons/cobalts had shtty reliability, otherwise theyd be solid choices as cars and had good fuel economy as well.

blaznwiipspman1

Yeah.. My SRT-4 was a really fun car, and got 30 mpg on the highway. However, it did start to fall apart once I hit about 60-70k miles. Typical mopar product. I think the new Focus ST is a much better-built car. It's certainly much nicer to drive, and the interior is worlds better. Time will tell. 0.97g+ on the skidpad in a FWD econo-based car is absurdly good though. It made Motortrend's Best Driver's Car list this year.

my car, 2004 mazda 6, standard. Combined mpg according to my fuelly is approximately 24mpg. The 3.0L ford duratec engine is nice and powerful, but I wish I had gotten the 2.0/2.3L mazda 3 instead. Still, this car is beautiful, IMO anyways.

I've always liked those.  Mazda went an interesting direction with the new 6.  Less power, less weight, completely different exterior styling.  I kinda like it.  

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

Yeah.. My SRT-4 was a really fun car, and got 30 mpg on the highway. However, it did start to fall apart once I hit about 60-70k miles. Typical mopar product. I think the new Focus ST is a much better-built car. It's certainly much nicer to drive, and the interior is worlds better. Time will tell. 0.97g+ on the skidpad in a FWD econo-based car is absurdly good though. It made Motortrend's Best Driver's Car list this year.

hartsickdiscipl

my car, 2004 mazda 6, standard. Combined mpg according to my fuelly is approximately 24mpg. The 3.0L ford duratec engine is nice and powerful, but I wish I had gotten the 2.0/2.3L mazda 3 instead. Still, this car is beautiful, IMO anyways.

I've always liked those. Mazda went an interesting direction with the new 6. Less power, less weight, completely different exterior styling. I kinda like it.

the new generation mazdas, ie 2010-current look like asssss compared to the old gen, the 2004-2009. Real shame too. They should have slightly modified the design and tweaked the engine for better fuel economy. The old v6 gets 220hp and 200 lb of torque, which is plenty. The new one gets 268/248 and better fuel economy. They should have just improved the fuel economy, kept the power the same, redesign the body slightly for better Aerodynamics.

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

 

my car, 2004 mazda 6, standard. Combined mpg according to my fuelly is approximately 24mpg. The 3.0L ford duratec engine is nice and powerful, but I wish I had gotten the 2.0/2.3L mazda 3 instead. Still, this car is beautiful, IMO anyways.

blaznwiipspman1

I've always liked those. Mazda went an interesting direction with the new 6. Less power, less weight, completely different exterior styling. I kinda like it.

the new generation mazdas, ie 2010-current look like asssss compared to the old gen, the 2004-2009. Real shame too. They should have slightly modified the design and tweaked the engine for better fuel economy. The old v6 gets 220hp and 200 lb of torque, which is plenty. The new one gets 268/248 and better fuel economy. They should have just improved the fuel economy, kept the power the same, redesign the body slightly for better Aerodynamics.

This is the current generation-

So far the only engine option is a 184 horsepower 2.5 liter.  I think this is a damn good-looking sedan.  I agree that the last generation looks like ass.. meaning this--

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

I've always liked those. Mazda went an interesting direction with the new 6. Less power, less weight, completely different exterior styling. I kinda like it.

hartsickdiscipl

the new generation mazdas, ie 2010-current look like asssss compared to the old gen, the 2004-2009. Real shame too. They should have slightly modified the design and tweaked the engine for better fuel economy. The old v6 gets 220hp and 200 lb of torque, which is plenty. The new one gets 268/248 and better fuel economy. They should have just improved the fuel economy, kept the power the same, redesign the body slightly for better Aerodynamics.

This is the current generation-

So far the only engine option is a 184 horsepower 2.5 liter. I think this is a damn good-looking sedan. I agree that the last generation looks like ass.. meaning this--

I think the current gen looks like ass while the last generation looks sexy. Looks like you're right, the v6 isn't available, which is strange.

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

 

the new generation mazdas, ie 2010-current look like asssss compared to the old gen, the 2004-2009. Real shame too. They should have slightly modified the design and tweaked the engine for better fuel economy. The old v6 gets 220hp and 200 lb of torque, which is plenty. The new one gets 268/248 and better fuel economy. They should have just improved the fuel economy, kept the power the same, redesign the body slightly for better Aerodynamics.

blaznwiipspman1

This is the current generation-

So far the only engine option is a 184 horsepower 2.5 liter. I think this is a damn good-looking sedan. I agree that the last generation looks like ass.. meaning this--

I think the current gen looks like ass while the last generation looks sexy. Looks like you're right, the v6 isn't available, which is strange.

We're going to have to agree to disagree.  I think the new Sedan gets back to looking like a Mazda.  You can blame the EPA for the lack of a V6!  

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

Ahhh yes.. I actually really like that pic. That's a Neon R/T. Those weren't all that fast, but they did handle very well and were fun to drive. The gear ratios and suspension tuning were really good. My best friend used to have one that exact color. The SRT-4 on the other hand, was one fast little piece of sh!t.

blaznwiipspman1

too bad the neons/cobalts had shtty reliability, otherwise theyd be solid choices as cars and had good fuel economy as well.

Trying to learn manual on this car, so far is 10x easier than learning on a 95 tacoma *shivers*.

Trying to learn manual on this car, so far is 10x easier than learning on a 95 tacoma *shivers*.

Bikouchu35

Vtec?godzillavskong

I heard that the side effects for vtec involves slurring words like "Jesus" or "too soon junior", and trying to race cars out of their league such as m3s.

On a serious note, most of the modern Hondas have vtec while the old accord I have didn't have it yet.

Trying to learn manual on this car, so far is 10x easier than learning on a 95 tacoma *shivers*.

Bikouchu35

my friend told me that the civic is so damn easy to drive shtick since the engine revs so high with the lightest tap that he never stalled the car.  Then he drove a different car and stalled it like crazy lol. 

I only learned stick around 2 months ago and now im pretty comfortable with it.  I stalled my mazda 6 like a million times on the first day, and even once on the highway (interstate).  It was ugly after a while, I didn't think the car could take any more, but its a strong car i guess :lol:

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"]Yep. Those SRT Neons had some torque. That one in that pic though....not so much. godzillavskong

too bad the neons/cobalts had shtty reliability, otherwise theyd be solid choices as cars and had good fuel economy as well.

dude your bro might own a lambo and a gtr, but i don't think he drives them around that often.  Not for the daily driving anyways.  Maybe you should ask him to donate the GTR :D, although I think paying the insurance/maintenance for it would cost you your organs lol

So the engine is solid for the cobalt/neon/cavalier?  I mean are there any electrical issues with the car? How expensive was the intake/exhaust work?

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"]Vtec?Bikouchu35

I heard that the side effects for vtec involves slurring words like "Jesus" or "too soon junior", and trying to race cars out of their league such as m3s.

On a serious note, most of the modern Hondas have vtec while the old accord I have didn't have it yet.

so like this:

you stall the car:  "too soon junior"

you let the clutch out too fast car jerks: "jesus"

you racing m3s: "trying too hard son"

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"]Yep. Those SRT Neons had some torque. That one in that pic though....not so much. godzillavskong

too bad the neons/cobalts had shtty reliability, otherwise theyd be solid choices as cars and had good fuel economy as well.

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"][QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

too bad the neons/cobalts had shtty reliability, otherwise theyd be solid choices as cars and had good fuel economy as well.

superclocked

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"][QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

 

too bad the neons/cobalts had shtty reliability, otherwise theyd be solid choices as cars and had good fuel economy as well.

blaznwiipspman1

dude your bro might own a lambo and a gtr, but i don't think he drives them around that often.  Not for the daily driving anyways.  Maybe you should ask him to donate the GTR :D, although I think paying the insurance/maintenance for it would cost you your organs lol

So the engine is solid for the cobalt/neon/cavalier?  I mean are there any electrical issues with the car? How expensive was the intake/exhaust work?

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"]Yeah, I have a 04 Cavalier, which has the same 2.2L Ecotec Engine, and all I did was some intake work, exhaust, etc., and it does ok. Pretty reliable imo. 89,000 miles so far. My brother owns a modification/mechanic shop(Majestic Motorsports here in eastern Nc). He owns a Lambo and a GTR, while I drive a Cavalier! wtf! godzillavskong

dude your bro might own a lambo and a gtr, but i don't think he drives them around that often.  Not for the daily driving anyways.  Maybe you should ask him to donate the GTR :D, although I think paying the insurance/maintenance for it would cost you your organs lol

So the engine is solid for the cobalt/neon/cavalier?  I mean are there any electrical issues with the car? How expensive was the intake/exhaust work?

The 2.4 Turbo in the SRT-4 that I had was tough.  I took that car to the drag strip about 10-12 weekends a year for 2 years.  Each time I would make an average of about 4-5 passes.  The engine and tranny held up great.  The problem was that everything else broke.  I literally snapped a half-shaft 3 different times on launch.  The wheel bearings also went with relatively low mileage, and that was before I ever raced it at the track.  

Another massive catastrophe happened before I ever raced the car, when it had about 60,000 miles on it.  One of the motor mounts broke, which allowed the torque to move the engine so much that it tore the catalytic converter away from the exhaust system.  The cat. hit the power steering lines, which broke them, and all of my power steering fluid poured out.  That wrecked my steering rack.  Since the cat. was just hanging open under the car, fire came out of it and hit some wiring that runs under the car, which fried it.  That caused numerous other issues.  All told, the repairs cost me over $6,000 in one year.  Snapping half-shafts was minor in comparison.  

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Everyone Chill

I am in the process of rebuilding, with a higer budget, with help from another thread. I am very aware this wasn't suppose to be a super strong PC.

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kraken2109

pic is now even more suitable

kraken2109

Everyone Chill

I am in the process of rebuilding, with a higer budget, with help from another thread. I am very aware this wasn't suppose to be a super strong PC.

TheGrinchh