I finally drove a V8... (2 Viewers)

[seremify007]

For some reason... as cool as those cars are, I don't really feel myself liking either of them.

 

[petar13]

u drove nothing dude!
u wanna drive a proper v8, drive a holden!! (ok and/or ford lol)

Pfft. Or better yet, drive a 1950s Buick, same ancient pushrod design.

 

[veterandoggy]

try driving a liberty with 3 coils choped of the spings
1. it's sits less than 100mm off the ground,
2. the ride is so fucking harsh. u feel every bump in the road.

the cannon on the back is flat on the underside from being scraped so much,the diff is scraping. we also had to put a little plastic cover on the underside of the petrol tank because it got ripped off an was scraping on the road.

an we scrape on every speed hump

well, that explains quite alot. first of all, with any lowered car/car with a bodykit, most humps should be taken at an angle, so that one tyre at a time goes over, and second of all, to lower your car you are meant to take them somewhere they can heat it up so that it gets all soft and they compress it and let it harden at a more compressed level, depending on how low oyu want your car to go.

 

[veterandoggy]

Pfft. Or better yet, drive a 1950s Buick, same ancient pushrod design.

or even better, drive an AMG. feel the pull brotha!!

heck, even a V12 semi would do the job, although you would be changing gears every 2 seconds.

 

[CieL]

with any lowered car/car with a bodykit, most humps should be taken at an angle, so that one tyre at a time goes over

I think with that car, once one wheel gets elevated, the cannon already scrapes the concrete

 

[seremify007]

or even better, drive an AMG. feel the pull brotha!!

heck, even a V12 semi would do the job, although you would be changing gears every 2 seconds.

You could just get an automatic V12 sedan? I don't think you can get manual V12 sedans... my uncle's 750iL only came in tiptronic.

 

[veterandoggy]

You could just get an automatic V12 sedan? I don't think you can get manual V12 sedans... my uncle's 750iL only came in tiptronic.

yeah there are V12 sedans, but semis look cool when the whole body shifts to one side as they press the accelerator.

CieL, if the car is that low, not only will the car fall apart on parramatta road, it will also be defected by a cop even before he sees it.

 

[CieL]

haha.. well, it has fallen apart

"the cannon on the back is flat on the underside from being scraped so much,the diff is scraping. we also had to put a little plastic cover on the underside of the petrol tank because it got ripped off an was scraping on the road."

 

[braad]

ahhh V8s hey

lovely note, lovely feel, but got a go in my fav car atm, the FPV F6. My uncle somehow got hold of one with minor tweaks and uhhh, the feel of that beats any V8 i've been in. Smooth linear acceleration without the constant drone (i like fast cars but ones that can be comfortable to drive everyday)

ford's onto a good thing there

 

[misstinytot]

Get yourself into a V8 Holden..and you'll feel the power :rofl:

 

[CieL]

Why a holden?

 

[seremify007]

Because it's stereotyped as the aussie car despite being as Australian as a Toyota Camry.

 

[petar13]

I think she may have been sarcastic - with the smiley and all.

 

[seremify007]

I just saw the smiley now.

Damn my stupid capped internet and not loading images. >__>

 

[seremify007]

Wow it's been like 3+ years since I made this thread.... funny how times have changed and V8s aren't in flavour anymore.

 

[russs]

Screw that, I'l still save up and buy a 5.7 or 6L Holden.

 

[¬_¬]

Screw that, I'l still save up and buy a 5.7 or 6L Holden.

I haveto admit that latest UK Top Gear episode reignited my interest in Aussie muscle cars.

 

[Mawery]

ahhh V8s hey

lovely note, lovely feel, but got a go in my fav car atm, the FPV F6. My uncle somehow got hold of one with minor tweaks and uhhh, the feel of that beats any V8 i've been in. Smooth linear acceleration without the constant drone (i like fast cars but ones that can be comfortable to drive everyday)

ford's onto a good thing there

Holden have already done this many years ago VL Turboes and VT Super charged.

Ford just with the xr6 turbo & f6 typhoon reinvented muscle cars for this generation.

FORD backwars = Driver Returns On Foot

 

[rowdyroddy]

i used a holden caprice v8 for my entire length as an L plater
feels good

 

[seremify007]

I really gotta drive a Holden V8 one day... on my todo list.