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by LHOswald
Thu May 19, 2016 4:13 pm
Forum: The Photo and Video Gallery
Topic: I'm back...with a new car!
Replies: 13
Views: 7068

Re: I'm back...with a new car!

bk7794 wrote:Holy crap he's from Enfield!!! I frequent that area quite regularly.
Oh damn thats weird! I live right next to the mall so I wonder if we've ever seen each other while driving and never knew...
by LHOswald
Fri Apr 29, 2016 12:30 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Replies: 55900
Views: 3256461

Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi

I can't believe how many familiar faces are still here...what's going on everyone!?
by LHOswald
Fri Apr 29, 2016 12:25 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: What happened to this place?
Replies: 74
Views: 30748

Re: What happened to this place?

What's up Chris! How's the Viggen holding up? Also look at my post in the pictures/video section, I got a new (faster) civic
:-D
by LHOswald
Fri Apr 29, 2016 8:43 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: What happened to this place?
Replies: 74
Views: 30748

Re: What happened to this place?

Don't worry guys, I'm back now and that's all that matters...
by LHOswald
Fri Apr 29, 2016 8:14 am
Forum: The Photo and Video Gallery
Topic: I'm back...with a new car!
Replies: 13
Views: 7068

Re: I'm back...with a new car!

It's even more fun when someone is in the car that doesn't know what's in it and they figure it'll be slower than molasses! Especially since it has the stock cluster that redlines at 6800 but the B16a revs out to 8200. People driving with me when I get onto a highway think I'm gonna blow it up! Wher...
by LHOswald
Thu Apr 28, 2016 6:34 pm
Forum: The Photo and Video Gallery
Topic: I'm back...with a new car!
Replies: 13
Views: 7068

I'm back...with a new car!

http://imgur.com/a/E5eDT 1999 Civic Hatchback DX with a B16a swap. Obviously 5 speed. Picked it up for $3000 cash from a buddy of mine that had a child and needed money for a more suitable car for a father. The B16a swap was done by himself and his brother (hes an Engineer\Machinist and his brothers...
by LHOswald
Mon Nov 04, 2013 6:05 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: 1st Gear: post your MPH @2000 rpm & RPM @ 20 MPH
Replies: 24
Views: 8914

Re: 1st Gear: post your MPH @2000 rpm & RPM @ 20 MPH

ill check tomorrow, but i know that my car's 1st gear runs out (when i shift at 7k) right at 30 mph, so i would conclude that 2k would put me roughly around 10 mph. its kinda pointless to look at the speedometer (in a car from 1998) because the speedometer is kinda off at lower speeds. not to mentio...
by LHOswald
Mon Nov 04, 2013 6:01 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Close-ratio gearboxes
Replies: 16
Views: 6343

Re: Close-ratio gearboxes

theres a reason transmissions are developed for an engine, and not the other way around. a 1.6 liter 4 cylinder and a 5.7 liter v8 are going to need completely different combinations of space between gearing, number of gears, and final drive ratios. on a torque-ier, lower revolution engine, having w...
by LHOswald
Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:51 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: 2014 Honda Civic mid-cycle refresh
Replies: 18
Views: 5491

Re: 2014 Honda Civic mid-cycle refresh

this is the only new civic i have been keeping tabs on: http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/10/2015 ... -hp-video/

edit: also, HUGE win for honda going back to their roots with turbo 4-bangers. (roots...turbos...what a bad pun :P )
by LHOswald
Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:49 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Good Reason To Lock Your Car
Replies: 14
Views: 3652

Re: Good Reason To Lock Your Car

my cousins out in CT used to not only leave all their doors unlocked (house, car, etc.), but also left the cars in neutral with the ebrake down (out in their yard) when they had manuals and left keys in the ignition too. it took neighbors welcoming themselves into their house (who had been watching...
by LHOswald
Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:38 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: 8-speed manual
Replies: 58
Views: 14447

Re: 8-speed manual

ashowofhands wrote:Why is this news? It's on a truck - trucks have been using 10+ speed transmissions for decades. Aside from the incredibly inefficient shifter, it's nothing out of the ordinary.
:o another fellow standardshifter here in Connecticut?
by LHOswald
Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:29 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Can cops legally cross a state line while in pursuit?
Replies: 22
Views: 6435

Re: Can cops legally cross a state line while in pursuit?

my friend alan got pulled over by a CT cop while driving on I-91 into mass. enfield cop pulled him over, but wasn't allowed to get out of his car. he called a mass trooper and the trooper took over from there. not sure if its the same from NY to NJ though That would be my guess. Someone could "...
by LHOswald
Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:36 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Worst, stupidist, most boring etc. car & light truck names
Replies: 43
Views: 7844

Re: Worst, stupidist, most boring etc. car & light truck nam

Subaru Brat
AMC Gremlin

That is all
by LHOswald
Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:08 am
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: Fast Highway Entry Launch?
Replies: 48
Views: 12169

Re: Fast Highway Entry Launch?

tankinbeans - thanks for the suggestion. Ya not concerned with smoothness in that situation. Ideally i'd like to floor it from the get go like in an automatic. I suppose i just have to figure out how to address the same situation in an manual without doing a "hard launch" (high rpm->clutc...
by LHOswald
Sun Oct 27, 2013 11:59 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Can cops legally cross a state line while in pursuit?
Replies: 22
Views: 6435

Re: Can cops legally cross a state line while in pursuit?

my friend alan got pulled over by a CT cop while driving on I-91 into mass. enfield cop pulled him over, but wasn't allowed to get out of his car. he called a mass trooper and the trooper took over from there. not sure if its the same from NY to NJ though