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#51
Quoting: Roadkill
I remember reading a US Forum where the guys were complaining at the version of TG they got.

They said the UK version was far superior to anything available at that time in the states and that the "Britishness" added to the entertainment.

+1

Also you'll find most of the guys watching in the US and whole also participate in forums actually download most of the episodes and articles. There are quite a few good sites for it.
#52
Kinda looking for info and such.

Who did you ship with and would you use them again?

What port did you ship from?

How much?

etc.

Cheers.
#53
Quoting: 55starchief
In the USA they have road and track(think thats what its called) as a tv show. the cars are tested for braking cornering etc as well as being driven on bothe road and circuit

Why cant we have a motoring show along those lines

That's really funny because the Yanks can't get enough of Top Gear, they love it out there.

And the most common statement is US motoring shows suck and they wish they had more shows llike Top Gear. I can direct you to many US forums stating this if you like
#54
Suggestions / New forum idea?
January 29, 2007, 11:33:00 AM
Cheers :D
#55
Projects / Thinking about Subframe Connectors...
January 29, 2007, 11:28:26 AM
Coolio
#56
Suggestions / New forum idea?
January 29, 2007, 11:24:46 AM
So should I be able to see this "race" forum???? What's it called?

Ta.
#57
Projects / Thinking about Subframe Connectors...
January 29, 2007, 11:23:51 AM
Yeah that'd be good also, actually wouldn't mind knowing the price.

Sam Strano recommends Koni adjustables but they cost nearly double what his revalved Bilstiens do.
#58
Quoting: 55starchief
Ok then maybe chav is to stronger word how about Lad or Yob culture if that pleases you. The kind of bloke that reads loaded or nuts

Still don't follow.

I mean damn I may only be 26 but I'm certainly not a lad or yob. Never have I bought, owned or even read Max Power, Redline, Nuts or Loaded.

Infact I totally despise that kind of material and mentality. Quite passionately (ask any of my friends and familiy, lol )

My magzine colections consists of Practical Classic, Classic & Sports Car, Practical Performance Car, Classic American, Custom Car, Bronco Driver Magazine, Land Rover Owner.

Hell why my mates where dreaming of a Nova on 17's and a RS Mk4 Escourt with a dump valve I was driving a diesel Land Rover 90 and a MGB GT. Which I swapped for a TR7 and shoehorned a V8 into and also bought a 5.3 litre V12 Jag.

But I still like Top Gear..........
#59
Quoting: 55starchief
again here we differ, if the tires are smoking it means the car is not getting traction which is wasting power and pointless, you dont see F1 cars smoking tires as the go into a bend or powersliding out of the otherside as it wastes time.

No but then again you don't normally see F1 cars on the motorway or popping down to the local shops.

Quoting: 55starchief

The whole point to driving fast is to be smooth speed is a by product of that.

Yes, but there are a lot of rally drivers that would highly dispute that sliding a car is not benficial.



Seriosly I know what your saying, I just don't agree

But hay at least it gives us something to post about
#60
Funny definitions of Chav:

Picture this a young lad about 12 years of age and 4 ½ feet high baseball cap at ninety degrees in a imitation addidas tracksuit, with trouser legs tucked into his socks (of course, is definitely the height of fashion). This lad is strutting around, fag in one hand jewellery al over the over, outside McDonalds acting as if he is 8 foot tall and built like a rugby player, when some poor unsuspecting adult (about 17/18) walks round the corner wanting to go to mcdonalds for his dinner glances at the young lad, the young lad jumps up in complete disgust and says "Whats your problem? Wanna make sommin of it? Bling Bling" when the adult starts to walk towards the young lad, the young lad pisses himself and runs off to either his pregnant 14-year-old girlfriend or his brother in the army crying his eyes out.




Derived from Chatham in Kent, this term can be applied loosely to every culture with a nasty, thieving element. There are many variants of this creature but all are subject to the following commonalities:

Chavs are completely Amoral, having never been subjected to right and wrong by their inattentive, uncaring and often absent parents.

Chavs are part Magpie, evidentially supported by their love of all things shiny, or as vaccuous, illiterate street-slang would say 'Bling'. They can be seen twokking from the Jewelry counter in Argos/Index.

Whatever their ethnic background, Chavs have a built-in affinity to hip-hop/R&B, even if they are inherently racist (see the Scottish). They see their life as glamorous and cool.

Chavs are for the most part, extremely stupid. However, some of them render a form of low cunning, which can be misinterpreted as intelligence. However this is false. A Chav has no desire to better themself through honest means nor learn anything outside of car modification.

All chavs think that they are nails. Again, this is false. Sitting in a beaten up nova smoking lamberts does not precipitate a healthy body. The irony being that a Chav owns mainly sportswear, yet will only break a sweat if running from the police.

Chavs are incredibly fertile beasts, and are highly successful breeders. Where they come unstuck is having to look after the offspring which their 13 yr old drunken fumble produces. More often that not the child will crow to be a Chav, having received no more guidance on life than the parent.

Chavs have a fond love for cars, as well as a Vin Diesel fixation. Rather than buy a nice car to start with, a chav will spend all their dole and tax-free labouring cash on upgrading a 10 year old car with 200,000 miles on the clock. The end product will invariably be a luminous monstrosity with at least one serious collision to it's name.



My mate has become a chav what can i do? answer is shoot him before it is too late


#61
Quoting: 55starchief
or as we say chav

Guess we just have different definitions of Chav then.

Quoting: 55starchief

Lets look who owns these so called exotics

You see I would have said RICH people.

Not everyone who owns a nice car is a footballer or a Chav.

Quoting: 55starchief

footballers the biggest chavs out



Quoting: 55starchief

also hooning a car around a track is as pointless as parking it up and not driving it,

Guess it's back to a difference of opinion again.

Personally I'd much rather see a Dodge Viper or Ferrari F430 being driven how it's designed to be at full throttle, tyres smoking and exhaust screaming than watching a diesel Peugeot being driven at 25mph in traffic in the middle of Leeds.


BTW - This is what I consider to be Chav:

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Which you don't really see on Top Gear, unless they are making fun of it.
#62
Projects / Thinking about Subframe Connectors...
January 29, 2007, 10:11:43 AM
Quoting: Titsy
I have £260 in my shiney things pot at the moment, so I was going to start with a strut-tower brace and when I have a little more doe the SFC's... Hopefully this will make the car a little less skitish on rough roads... After that I need to get two new fog lights, two new tail lights, and get the bumper resprayed...

I've got a STB and honestly it makes little or no difference. Sure if I was on a circuit with 12" slicks at each corner, but not on the street. And trust me I pound on it pretty good.

In all honesty I'm impressed with how well the 4th gen handles. Sure it's a big car and high speed sweepers it's a little wollowy but it handles really well IMO. Loads of grip, nice steering feel and superb turn in (although washes out a little mid corner).

My z/28 easily handles as well/better than my previous V12 XJS which had IRS suspension.

SFC's - these should help reduce creaks and groans and chassis flex over rough ground but they are better served for drag racing in helping to prevent the chassis bananaring.


IMO - I would get the Stano sway bar kit - STR-35M/22MM Kit

And the revalved shocks to go with the sway bars. And replace any bushes that are knackered.
#63
Suggestions / New forum idea?
January 29, 2007, 10:02:28 AM
Cheers.

Yeah I couldn't see one listed.
#64
Suggestions / New forum idea?
January 29, 2007, 10:00:23 AM
How about lthe addition of a "Street & Drag Racing" forum.

As part of owning an American muscle car is about using it's muscle, we should have somewhere to promote performance and racing related topics.
#65
Quoting: 55starchief
Its basicaly MAXPOWER on tv.

Except it's about as far removed from being Chav as is physically possible


the old show was ok, but lets face it wathcing boring family cars being driven boringly while doing a boring road test, is well rather boring.

Sideways action and smoking tyres plus uber fast exotic supercars is much more interesting viewing and as a dedicated petrol head gets my vote every time.

But each to their own....
#66
Projects / Thinking about Subframe Connectors...
January 29, 2007, 09:50:30 AM
Quoting: Titsy
Take a small step back guys.... I have no intent on turning my Z28 into a drag car, I just want it to handle a little better is all... It's a heavy car that was built for straight roads, I just want to make it a little more capable or handling british roads....  

I'm not looking to mortgage my life over the car, just add the odd performance tweak when I have a little money to spend...

Just stic with the Strano suspension parts then and SFC's.

From what I've read/researched the BMR and Sphon stuff isn't anywhere near as good.

Also it's real easy to buy a shite setup and make your car handle worse.
#68
Top Gear is still the best motoring program by miles.

Very entertaining and enjoyable to watch, and about as Chavy as a 1920's Bentley Blower.
#69

Not my thing at all, they make a car look like a pretty women with a handlebar moustache

Plus they rub the paint off.
#70
General Banter / GM part number needed...
January 29, 2007, 05:21:13 AM
**UPDATE**

Ok finally got it fixed, all it needed in the end was the red button as the bottom had snapped off.

The EURO spec Fbody's are totally different to the US ones however as the US cars have the hazard integrated into the same flasher unit as the indicators. Not the EURO models, they have a 2nd flasher unit and circuit and the hazard switch is totally different

and to be honest the switch mechanism on the EURO models is pretty crap and I can easily see it breaking again.

If anyone needs the part number for the switch PM or post and I'll go dig it out for ya.
#71
Projects / Thinking about Subframe Connectors...
January 29, 2007, 05:11:39 AM
Titsy - If you want tp make your 4th Gen handle better I'd go with these components.

UMI Performance
http://www.umiperformance.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.umiperformance.com/

-Boxed weld in sub-frame connectors (got these for mine) http://www.umiperformance.com/2000.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.umiperformance.com/2000.aspx
-Adjustable lower control arms and panhard rod http://www.umiperformance.com/201621.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.umiperformance.com/201621.aspx
-Chrome Moly Shock Tower Brace http://www.umiperformance.com/2006.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.umiperformance.com/2006.aspx

If you're really serious these as well:

-Tubular K member http://www.umiperformance.com/2320.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.umiperformance.com/2320.aspx
-A-arms http://www.umiperformance.com/230010.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.umiperformance.com/230010.aspx

For drag racing:
-Body mounted Torque Arm http://www.umiperformance.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=43\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.umiperformance.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=43

NOTE: The torque arms varies depending on the rear end, if you are serious about dragging then the stock 10 bolt rear axle is no good. Moser or Strange 12 bolt is a common swap or Ford 9".

You may also want these, but will again depend on rear end:
-Lower control arm Relocation brackets http://www.umiperformance.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.umiperformance.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=37


For suspension there really is only one person to speak too:

Sam @ Stano Performance Parts. http://www.stranoparts.com/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.stranoparts.com/index.php

He has won more circuit racing with Fbody's than anybody else I know of. His website is a bit shite, but he's pretty good on email and is also an active member on http://www.ls1tech.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.ls1tech.com

He can make a custom setup for you or has off the shelf items.

He makes his own sway bars (anti-roll) for the Fbody which are different to all others on the market. A nice combo is to go for the sway bars plus his revalved Bilstien stocks (again unique to Strano Parts) and his custom 1" lowering springs which are mathed to the shocks.



EDIT:Forgot your an LT1, just watch some of the links I've posted as they may be LS1 specific parts, I'm pretty sure there's a LT1 specific part if it is different.
#72
Music & Movies / Top 5 - bands
January 26, 2007, 10:16:03 AM
So who likes what sort of music then...


In no order:

-The Black Keys
-Led Zeppelin
-The Jimi Hendrix Experience
-Guns N' Roses
-The 8 Valve Can
#73
General Banter / Top 5 - realistic cars
January 26, 2007, 10:12:38 AM
Don't see many of this type of thread on here.

What's you top 5 realistic cars you'd like in your fantasy (or real) gagrage.


In no order:

-2003/4 Mustang Cobra (yes the supercharged one )
-1977/8 Trans Am SE in black with gold
-FSB Ford Bronco lifted on 40" tyres
-Corvette C6 (yellow black wheels)
-Gordon Keeble
#74
General Banter / Wheels Day Surry April 6th
January 16, 2007, 10:56:28 AM
Yeah, it's just before Easter isn't it? When I looked in my calendar I found I already had the day booked off
#75
General Banter / Wheels Day Surry April 6th
January 16, 2007, 10:51:17 AM
Wheels Day in Surray April 6th.

Any of you guys up for it? Maybe make a proper MKB appearance at this show. Prices look good, I know it's not just down the road but it ain't too far away.

Check out for more info:
http://www.freewebs.com/wheelsday/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.freewebs.com/wheelsday/