PISMO OS X

'98 VW GTI VR6

[Fluffy]

Originally posted by SpYn:
<STRONG>
anytime
i do it all the time
but im not talking bout straightline bullsh*t
im talking bout real manuever courses that require skill and a good handling car, ala S2k, boxter, etc
those poor american basturds cant keep up </STRONG>

I do it all the time as well.
But I'm not talking about 40 MPH around the cones bullsh*t
I'm talking about real 20 MPH - 150 MPH+ roadcourses with hairpins, esses and straightaways that require skill and a real car, ala 911 Turbo, Corvette, Ferrari F50, etc.
Those poor Japanese basturds can't keep up

Enjoy! Racing Elise vs. Street Corvette at Nurburgring (Warning... it's a full lap, i.e. LONG!)

[Burnetti]

Cars:
1995 - Renault Clio "Be Bop"
Soon to be replaced by my newly ordered
2001 - Mini Cooper


Macs:
Home - PowerMac G3 400Mhz 256 MB
Work - PowerMac G4 733MHz 1.5GB

Car: Porsche 911 Turbo (2001 model)-- triple black.
Mac: Ti PB/500 768 MB RAM

[grannysmith]

G4/400/576MB/50GB/SCSI/Audiowerk8

Seat Toledo Bj 1995 1.6

*termigrin*

[ctt1wbw]

Originally posted by Brit Ben:
[QB]Sigh. I wish I could say it was still a british manafacturer, but times change....

Aston martin V12 Vanquish, titanium to match the TiPB. Thats the only reason I bought her :o) Now I guess that really makes me a mac addict....

And no, you really can't drive at it's true potential in Canada....

Hey Brit Ben, I am in total shock. Aston Martin is my second favorite car in the world. I am kinda sold on BMW, but that Vanquish is beyond bad. That is bad with a capital B. I actually can't believe that someone actually has one of those. That is major drool factor!

*plans trip to Ottowwa*

[dgorog]

Porsche 1988 944 Turbo. (Pismo 400)

[Fluffy]

Originally posted by &lt;ls -al&gt;:
Car: Porsche 911 Turbo (2001 model)-- <STRONG>triple black.
</STRONG>

You didn't turbocharge a Cabriolet, did you?

[littlegreenspud]

Range Rover Vogue SE

and

1955 Series One 86"

but not at the same time...

[theolein]

1989 Volvo 740 GLT 155000Kms and needs a service badly
Stone age Lombard 333mhz ,snore.

[Neo]

I'm a little late to the party, but I drive a 2001 Eclipse Spyder GT. Pics here.

[kelix]

did i mention my HSV kicks american ass?

[moki]

Originally posted by kelix:
<STRONG>did i mention my HSV kicks american ass? </STRONG>

Did I mention that I accidentally ran over your HSV in the parking lot? Sorry 'bout that, thought it was a speed bump.

[buon working]

Gluttony, thy name is Andrew!

[kelix]

HAHA nice try... i gotta admit tho.. the hummer is very nice.... but once again no competetion to the HSV.. ive taken her up to 257 on the arnham highway. like to see anyone beat that!

[moki]

Originally posted by buon working:
<STRONG>Gluttony, thy name is Andrew!</STRONG>

nah, I just have no wife and kids to support, so I can indulge. Besides, I sold the Hummer for the S4. Was an amusing "car" to have for a bit tho.

[Fluffy]

Originally posted by kelix:
<STRONG>did i mention my HSV kicks american ass? </STRONG>

Why, yes, you did! The Clubsport is a kick-ass car. Probably because it uses the american - made LS1 engine, same as my T/A. Which means... we're brothers! Low revving high torque push-rod V8 muscle, baby.

Any mods yet?

[admac]

Originally posted by sessamoid:
<STRONG>2000 Honda S2000, Silverstone Metallic

2001 iBook

(ok, my desktop runs win2k/xp)</STRONG>

LOL. sessamoid, get that xp off your other machine. :b

okay, i've got two motorcycles and a car on order.

motocycles:

2000 kawasaki zrx1100
2001.5 aprilia falco sl1000

car:

(current) 1997 mitsubishi eclipse spyder gs-t
(on order) 2002 bmw m3 cabriolet

macs:

macworks millenium upgraded to g3/500 (dead)
pismo 400
waiting for a tibook revision

[ 09-04-2001: Message edited by: admac ]

[ls -al]

Originally posted by Fluffy:
<STRONG>

You didn't turbocharge a Cabriolet, did you? </STRONG>

Turbocharged a 911 Cabriolet C2. The weight and the body were begging for it. Got the beast in March, Turboing it was my summer project.

[mftalon]

Is there anything better than a FORD?! I think not! Buy American all the way baby!!! :-)

1996 Ford Mustang COBRA
1995 Ford Explorer (Family mobile)

The perfect mix, Cobra for speed, and Explorer for versatility!

Now hopefully Apple can shoehorn some HORSEPOWER into OSX!

[ 09-04-2001: Message edited by: mftalon ]

[JFischel]

G4 / 400 with OSX
Pismo 400 with 9.2.1

1998 BMW M3 / Alpine White

[momo]

2000 Renault Megane Coupe 2.0 IDE

[kelix]

�- C4B - 5.7 Litre CALLAWAY ENHANCED ENGINE
�- 300KW @ 6,000rpm / 510NM @ 4,800rpm (pulp)

Different engine to the chevvy sorry to say the engine is made right here in Australia in Adelaide and im talkin soem serious power outa that engine... no other production car comes close... plus it looks so sexy...

[Fluffy]

Originally posted by ls -al:
<STRONG>

Turbocharged a 911 Cabriolet C2. The weight and the body were begging for it. Got the beast in March, Turboing it was my summer project.
</STRONG>

Shweet! Any numbers?

[kelix]

Manufacturer/Tuner: Holden
Year: 2001
Powertrain Layout: Front Engine/RWD
Weight: 1600 kg
Engine: V-8
Displacement: 5700CC
Horsepower: 342 bhp @ 5600 rpm
Torque: 350 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
Redline: 6500 rpm
Power: 300 kW GTS
Wheels: huge 19" Pirelli 8 x 19 tyres
Brakes: Four piston HSV Premium brakes with 343 mm front discs
Transmission: 6-speed manual
0-60 mph: 5.9 sec
1/4 Mile: 11.8
Top Speed: 280 km/h
Price: $80,000.00 AUD


TiBook 500 DVD
G4 733 DVD-R,CDRW Combo

[kelix]

sorry double post!

[ 09-04-2001: Message edited by: kelix ]

[kelix]

hmmmmm... makes me think that Fuffy and i are the only ones who know how good it feels to have a V8 low reving beast.. with twin 4inch exhausts and a turbo charged intercooled 300kW engine. and boy does she sound like thunder when she revvs wakes up the neighbourhood.

oh and for those with extractors on an turbo charged car i reccomend getting blow-off valves... makes a nice "chhhh" sound when you change gears and adds bout 10BHP.

[mftalon]

Hey, my good ole American Mustang has plenty of low end power out of the 4.6 litre, 32 valve, DOHC, naturally aspirated V8. 305hp and tons of low end torque make for plenty of rumble and all kinds of tire spinning, rubber burning, head turning fun!

And it's made in America to boot!!!

[Fluffy]

Originally posted by kelix:
<STRONG>hmmmmm... makes me think that Fuffy and i are the only ones who know how good it feels to have a V8 low reving beast.. with twin 4inch exhausts and a turbo charged intercooled 300kW engine. and boy does she sound like thunder when she revvs wakes up the neighbourhood.</STRONG>

There are still a few of us around. I only wish Americans were as descriminating as Aussies seem to be. The Clubsport R8 is definately a damn sexy automobile... of course I prefer something with a little more attitude.

There have been many petitions presented to GM to bring the Holden cars to the States, but so far GM seems to be ignoring us . Americans have traded in their V8s for POS four bangers. Oh how the mighty have fallen!

[yuriwho]

1995 Geo Metro!!!!!!! and I can fill the tank for less than $10 ;-)

DP450, Wallstreet 300, iMac 400 slot loading and airport BS.

Thats right, I have more money in my computers than my car ;-)

Let's see how many people in this thread that have complained about the $20 fee for 10.1 will continue to complain after exposing their largesse in automobiles.

Y

[Rev2Liv]

2002 Acura RSX Type-S. I use an iBook dual USB and blue dalmation iMac.

[Sam Agnew]

Originally posted by kelix:
<STRONG>hmmmmm... makes me think that Fuffy and i are the only ones who know how good it feels to have a V8 low reving beast.. with twin 4inch exhausts and a turbo charged intercooled 300kW engine. and boy does she sound like thunder when she revvs wakes up the neighbourhood.

oh and for those with extractors on an turbo charged car i reccomend getting blow-off valves... makes a nice "chhhh" sound when you change gears and adds bout 10BHP.</STRONG>

OK, Kelix, we know you love your car. Oh, yes, and beating 'yanks' in it. (sudden bizarre mental image &lt;shakes head violently&gt; ) Anyway, I've done some hotrodding and a lot of research vis a vis my Shelby Charger GLHS and I just have to correct you on one tiny thing: Blow off valves don't add 10hp or 100hp or 1hp, they add 0hp. Here's how it works:

You're at full throttle. Your turbo is spinning fast. The exhaust gasses are spinning the exhaust turbine fast and on the other end of that same shaft the compressor wheel is cramming massive amounts of air through the throttle body. Time for the next gear you lift your foot off the floor, the throttle plate slams closed. Now you've still got the compressor blowing at full tilt but the door has been slammed shut and there's nowhere for the preasure to go. As preasure between the closed throttle and compressor rapidly spikes to very high levels a shock wave bounces back from the closed throttle and slams into the fins of the compressor stopping it extremely quickly and putting massive preassure on the turbo shaft bearings and compressor wheel itself. Now you are in the next gear and slam open the throttle again. All your boost is gone because the compressor ran into a brick wall and has all but stopped so you get to build it up again from scratch.

This is what a blowoff valve does. It opens to relieve this preasure spike when the throttle snaps closed. Saves wear and tear on your turbo and helps keep it spinning so you've still got a spinning turbo when you get to the next gear. Undoubtedly it makes the car accelerate quicker as described above but it's impossible for this mod to change the horsepower of your engine.

Hope that clears things up.

[gthyb]

Silver '86 VW Scirocco, baby!! yeah!

[Sealobo]

Finally a pix of my car!

[Psihawk]

Originally posted by marcsiry:
<STRONG>Car? I don't drive no stinkin' car.

'00 Suzuki SV650X! 0 to 60 in 3.5 seconds...



My wife drives a silver '98 Passat- she uses Macs too.

(Edit: You can see my helmet, complete with white Apple sticker, on the stone wall behind me!)

[ 09-04-2001: Message edited by: marcsiry ]</STRONG>

Hey Marc, nice ta see ya around these parts!
As to the topic at hand:
I drive a '89 Honda Accord LXI that I got to keep after the Divorce.

Albert Deschesne

[conny]

Mazda Tribute LX 2001
PowerMac Cube G4/500 with 17" ADC monitor

The best combination there is!

[popheader]

86 Honda Accord 287,000 miles still going strong body falling off though. imac rev.c cd rom dead

[Psihawk]

Oops, double post.

[ 09-06-2001: Message edited by: Psihawk ]

[mrchin]

1999 Toyota 4Runner to go with the Sawtooth G4 450
2001 Toyota MR2 Spyder (yellow) for a Quicksilver G4 867

...all manual. None 'o that wimpy automatic crap!

2000 323. MacOS 9.21

Originally posted by sealobo:
<STRONG>We had a poll at one of the BMW message board on the web, asking what kind of OS do BMW owners run on their computers. Surprisingly, a lot of them runs OS X and OS 9.

So what car do you all drive in real life?

I have a friend who uses Mac and drives a Civic Type-R, very interesting combination. </STRONG>

[buon working]

Indigo iBook from 2000 (I think, time flies).

And my real treasure is my '98 Honda Civic EX, silver in color. Notice I have no pictures of this "classic". I'd just as soon take a pic of the wrong silver Civic of the umpteen in my office parking lot right now.

[ret]

This is a very silly thread, and quickly getting right out of control. A bit like some of the cars :-)

I'm not sure if I've won the prize for oldest beast, but my details are:

Mac:
500MHz Ti PowerBook, 512MB

Car:
1957 FE Holden (Australian, same make as kelix's car, but just a couple of years older)


The license-plate says FECOOL, which is pronounced Eff Ee Cool when I'm cruisin' and pronounced Faecal when I've got my head under the bonnet fixing it

[eevyl]

Mac:

PowerMac G4@400 (AGP Graphics)

Car:

Opel Corsa "Swing"

[ 09-05-2001: Message edited by: eevyl ]

[suthercd]

1995 BMW 850CSi/Dinan

Manufacturer/Tuner: Holden
Year: 2001
Powertrain Layout: Front Engine/RWD
Weight: 1600 kg
Engine: V-8
Displacement: 5700CC
Horsepower: 342 bhp @ 5600 rpm
Torque: 350 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
Redline: 6500 rpm
Power: 300 kW GTS
Wheels: huge 19" Pirelli 8 x 19 tyres
Brakes: Four piston HSV Premium brakes with 343 mm front discs
Transmission: 6-speed manual
0-60 mph: 5.9 sec
1/4 Mile: 11.8
Top Speed: 280 km/h
Price: $80,000.00 AUD


Hmm nice try.. how bout this, ah thats it much nicer....

Manufacturer/Tuner: Suzuki
Year: 2000
Powertrain Layout: Mid Engine/RWD
Weight: 166 kg
Engine: inline 4
Displacement: 750CC
Horsepower: 132 bhp @ 13500 rpm at the rear wheel
Redline: 14000 rpm
Wheels: huge 17" Bridgestone BT010
Brakes: Four piston megastoppers
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Exhaust - Akrapovic TITANIUM
0-60 mph: 3 sec
1/4 Mile: 10.2
Top Speed: 290 km/h
Price: $16,000 AUD

Oh and a RMX250 2 stroke trail bike and AUII ute to take it to the dirt...

iMac DVSE500/512/30

[weric]

2001 vw passat gxe v6

and

1997 nissan sentra

[MacOSR]

Originally posted by Fluffy:
<STRONG>

Why, yes, you did! The Clubsport is a kick-ass car. Probably because it uses the american - made LS1 engine, same as my T/A. Which means... we're brothers! Low revving high torque push-rod V8 muscle, baby.

Any mods yet?</STRONG>

What I wouldn't give to have a sedan car like this in the US. When I purchased my Camaro SS in 2000 I really wanted a car like that! My Camaro is still fun though!!!!

[cacarr1]

2000 Honda Civic.
f*#k it! Okay so I'm a moron...don't know how to insert images from mmy HD.

G4 466
512 Ram
30HD
& alot of TLC

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[jamesa]

double post, apologies

[ 09-05-2001: Message edited by: jamesa ]

[jamesa]

Originally posted by SpYn:
<STRONG>

hey sessamoid, its a beauty of a car, aint it? fer what u get fer the money, nothing beats it
can outdrive the silly boxter S in just about everything, and costs half the $$
i love it
what color interior u got? i got the black on silver...although i think the yellow looks great too
gonna race it this weekend! cant wait!!!
time to dominate some foolish american car drivers...</STRONG>

for a convertible, yes, it does have best bang for buck. And that engine is a rare gem!

For a general car though, much rather an Audi S3 - same price, more power, lots more torque, and I can actually *fit* in one

-- james