:::RHMT::: Real Home Made Turbo
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Phate on April 19, 2010, 09:41:24 PM
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http://jalopnik.com/5520353/this-has-got-to-be-the-most-difficult-to-drive-car-ever (http://jalopnik.com/5520353/this-has-got-to-be-the-most-difficult-to-drive-car-ever)
The Toyota Tacoma Pikes Peak racecar:
"The vehicle has nothing in common with the Tacoma and is, in fact, built on a chrome-molly tubular space frame chassis covered in a carbon fiber body. Power is generated by a 2.1-liter, four-cylinder, turbocharged and intercooled engine pumping out something in the neighborhood of 1,000 HP. It can hit 125 MPH in 4.9 seconds"
Damn, normal racing is boring by comparison. They should bring group B back.
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awesome. lets see more difficult to drive car videos.
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That things designed to displace its weight in gravel to go around turns. :D I wonder if the blacktop or gravel is easier to control it on.
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Wow. Rod Millen must have balls like cantaloupes.
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Wow. Rod Millen must have balls like cantaloupes.
His kid seems to have inherited them as well:
Sneak Peak: Rhys Millen Smashes Pikes Peak Record - Check back soon for more... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMuFnaKCuaQ#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
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Why is it pumping out black smoke? It looks down right dangerous, i love it. :yes:
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Why is it pumping out black smoke? It looks down right dangerous, i love it. :yes:
Supposedly, it was a way to keep the turbos cool. Run it super rich, and the unburnt fuel hitting the turbines would evaporate and soak up some of the heat. Not sure if that really works. I know in group B rally they would put water jackets around the turbos.
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I'm 99% sure this is a repost, or I've at least seen it before.
Badass for sure.
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Geared to have a top speed of 132 MPH... what a waste. Can't keep the power under control, change gears every second, and top out quickly.
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Geared to have a top speed of 132 MPH... what a waste. Can't keep the power under control, change gears every second, and top out quickly.
Well it was build for rally, and hill climb at that. So there constantly sliding and turning.
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that was pretty cool. ;D
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That Tacoma looks a lot like the Celica that set the record at Pikes Peak in '94. ;D
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I'm 99% sure this is a repost, or I've at least seen it before.
Badass for sure.
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Actually it has something in common with the newer yota's: You tap the gas once and you'll be doing 125mph before you know it.
That thing takes some serious balls to drive on taht course. Hell he came 5 ft from rearending the pace truck.
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A new one, not so savagely overpowered, but cool as hell still. "how to disguise a totalled subaru WRX as a harmless EG hatch"
http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today (http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today)
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holy hell. F that lol
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A new one, not so savagely overpowered, but cool as hell still. "how to disguise a totalled subaru WRX as a harmless EG hatch"
http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today (http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today)
Damn French Canadians to a less reliable platform and put reliable body it. :?:
Better putting a CRV drive train in the civic and boosting it.
Some people have all the skills to fuck up shit. :?:
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A new one, not so savagely overpowered, but cool as hell still. "how to disguise a totalled subaru WRX as a harmless EG hatch"
http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today (http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today)
Damn French Canadians to a less reliable platform and put reliable body it. :?:
Better putting a CRV drive train in the civic and boosting it.
Some people have all the skills to fuck up shit. :?:
I have to agree with you. Clean Civic body are very rare here.
It's kinda cool tho :P
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A new one, not so savagely overpowered, but cool as hell still. "how to disguise a totalled subaru WRX as a harmless EG hatch"
http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today (http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today)
Damn French Canadians to a less reliable platform and put reliable body it. :?:
Better putting a CRV drive train in the civic and boosting it.
Some people have all the skills to fuck up shit. :?:
I have to agree with you. Clean Civic body are very rare here.
It's kinda cool tho :P
he did one thing right, painted it flat black :noel:
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A new one, not so savagely overpowered, but cool as hell still. "how to disguise a totalled subaru WRX as a harmless EG hatch"
http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today (http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today)
Damn French Canadians to a less reliable platform and put reliable body it. :?:
Better putting a CRV drive train in the civic and boosting it.
Some people have all the skills to fuck up shit. :?:
I have to agree with you. Clean Civic body are very rare here.
It's kinda cool tho :P
he did one thing right, painted it flat black :noel:
Yeap :noel:
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A new one, not so savagely overpowered, but cool as hell still. "how to disguise a totalled subaru WRX as a harmless EG hatch"
http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today (http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today)
Why go through all that trouble and then put that ugly ass WRX hood scoop on there. If I ever had a WRX it would have to loose that scoop fast and just go to a front mount. Also wtf calling the WRX a "Rex", no no no the only Rex will have been and ever be the CRX.
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I love how he had to do everything in his power to keep from rear ending that guy at the end. That thing is just nasty!
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How about some old school rally footage?
Biertijd com Media ยป Oldskool Rally Compilation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufcqP2LwQ9E#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
There is some decent Group B stuff in there I think. Music is kinda lame though
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A new one, not so savagely overpowered, but cool as hell still. "how to disguise a totalled subaru WRX as a harmless EG hatch"
http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today (http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today)
Take it to a Honda dealer and ask to get your plug wires replaced.
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A new one, not so savagely overpowered, but cool as hell still. "how to disguise a totalled subaru WRX as a harmless EG hatch"
http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today (http://jalopnik.com/5520641/hondabaru-the-nuttiest-thing-youll-see-today)
Take it to a Honda dealer and ask to get your plug wires replaced.
That'd be awesome.