JmP6889928 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 It would seem that I've caused quite an uproar by posting a photo of my car with my splitter on it. It appears that there are quite a few that feel that "it doesn't look nice" or to quote a so-called Moderator of this enthusiast association: Hipsterdoofus-"that shit looks stupid". Then there's always dudeonacouch with his infamous "You should paint glittery pink fish graphics on it" And of course, not to be left out, Penguin's "Nice snow plow. Where do you mount the salt spreader?" So I decided to put up this thread to see just exactly what you've actually innovated yourself that improves the performance of your own car. This is not to include bolt-ons that Cobb or Perrin or AVO or someone else has already done all of the research on, but actual innovations that YOU personally have come up with, fabricated, installed, and proven with hard data that make the car faster or handle better or get better gas mileage etc. Now I suppose I could worry about taking out the yellow reflectors from my headlights (worth about 4 hp per side I'm sure) and while I have them open, I could paint them black too (OBVIOUS handling increasing by having them black inside and I'm positive the extra weight of all that black paint will certainly make it turn in better), or I could get some garage door seal and put about 400 wood screws up under my front bumper cover to make a half-assed lip that doesn't look correct, doesn't fit correctly, does absolutely nothing for the actual performance, but I would certainly feel good about it because I did it myself for under $20. I could even unbolt my mufflers at the Y pipe and put a couple of washers in between the pipes and the mufflers to make an exhaust leak so I could get that "boxer rumble" and make everyone believe that I had something I don't. I do actually think that this mod has a little merit however, as it most likely does help low end punch a tiny bit by allowing the exhaust to flow a bit more freely. Now I've read a lot of the different threads and I've seen some truly incredible innovative things that actually do improve the performance of the vehicle. Cutting the center out of the grille and putting in mesh helps with cooling, A/C condenser protection, and looks good to boot. Cutting a hole in the rear deck and putting in a port to increase bass response is a performance increase for the people that love their stereos. Seeing a couple of the engine swaps going on, especially the one with the V-6, are more innovative and work than I would want to tackle but seeing the end results is very cool. I've also read a lot of threads seeing people who don't know something and are willing to ask a question to find something out, be completely ridiculed by all of the so-called experts on here. It's no wonder why some of them never come back. So, post your innovations on here if you dare to take the wrath of the dull and ignorant who just might say "that shit looks stupid" without even knowing how or why you came up with the idea. I'm sure many of you have good ideas and good execution but as with most on this forum, if it doesn't "look" really good, then obviously it can't be of any value whatsoever. Here are my photos that have caused such a stir. Criticize if you must, like it or don't, frankly, I really don't give a rat's patoot, but show me what YOU have done. One thing I can promise is that I'll do my best to look at every single thing posted, and if I like it, I'll say so. If I don't, I'll also say so. The other thing I can promise is that my responses will be done with respect to your work, your idea, your results. That appears to be something that some of the members of this association can't seem to be able to do themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDII Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 first Need forum help? Private Message legGTLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 So in the other thread you claim it increased your lap times, how is that an improvement when you would normally want to decrease your lap times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisisthenewsic Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 My flip flops duct taped to my feet makes me shift faster. Does they count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDII Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 My flip flops duct taped to my feet makes me shift faster. Does they count? I think they does. Need forum help? Private Message legGTLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Yes, flip flops that flip or flop slow things down. Securing them to your feet and making them into driving shoes makes as much or more sense that putting a front splitter/snow plow on the front of a family sedan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Does a magnetic oil plug count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Yes, especially if you crafted from refrigerator magnets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeislord Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Yes, especially if you crafted from refrigerator magnets. But only if your fridge is Energy-Star rated and has french doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 If you don't have French doors on your refrigerator you probably live in a trailer park, and trade food stamps for meth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripemeat Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 i like the racing stripes more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robitrice Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 we just got a foot of snow that would been way easier to clear the driveway with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawdaddy79 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I disabled my DRL. I'm sure I get at least 10HP because of that alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 we just got a foot of snow that would been way easier to clear the driveway with Just think how awesome it would be with a salt spreader! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripemeat Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 at least you have something to step on when you're leaning onto the engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Or a low hanging table for pic-nics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasAyinde Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 OP, you still have no hard data that proves that this helps. If it did actually increase your lap times, it hurt performance or you drove worse. If it helped, it's likely that you were more confident about downforce and hit the brakes later and turned harder. You have no "hard data" per se as you have no way to prove that you were driving the car at its limit before. It's essentially a braking and cornering equivalent of a butt dyno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasAyinde Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 And I made my own TMIC kit using an intercooler from a Mazda RX7 so that my car accepted STI style turbochargers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmP6889928 Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Finally....it only took 18 replies to actually see someone that did something that was innovative. Instead, it's a bunch of mouth running and no ass to back them. I applaud MasAyinde's insight in making an different intercooler work so that you aren't married to the damn standard LGT turbo/intercooler combo. I would love to see photos because I'm going to be doing some upgrades there in the future and if it works well and gives a lot of versatility in being able to put a BB turbo on, then I'm sure it was absolutely worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Your innovation, by your own admission, hurt performance by increasing your lap times. What's next a big spoiler for the trunk lid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightspeed98 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Wow, some of you are harsh. You should probably take a 2 hour break when you come from visiting nasioc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 It is now harsh to observe that by the OP's own admission his modifications hurt performance and increased his lap times? Well sorry. Cosmetics aside I seriously doubt any affect on performance has been made, and if we go by the OP's increase of lap times by 2 seconds claimed in a previous thread performance has been hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmP6889928 Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 I guess you don't have anything else to hang your hat on do you Penguin? It was a matter of a mis-statement, but keep going on it. I'm sure that you'll find some more people the chime in...LMAO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 So now it is a mis-statement? Uh huh. Sounds like an excuse to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dujo Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 a bunch of mouth running Edit for clarification: Pot? Kettle? Black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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