"imadeaburner" (imadeaburner)
12/04/2013 at 18:39 • Filed to: None

Are those specs even accurate? Like the fuck?

DISCUSSION (24)

wtrmlnjuc > imadeaburner
12/04/2013 at 18:40

... sounds like bullshit

imadeaburner > wtrmlnjuc
12/04/2013 at 18:42

Smells like it too.

Who would want too marry an incompetent bitch who doesn't know the real specs of a car....

My girl at least knows what a nice car is, she can't run off specs but she knows what's what

Blondude > imadeaburner
12/04/2013 at 18:42

She's lying to you.

DON'T DO IT!

imadeaburner > Blondude
12/04/2013 at 18:43

I figured she was.

Lying whore. Just like my ex.

oldirtybootz > imadeaburner
12/04/2013 at 18:57

Much all wheel driver

Very grammar

That said, the only automotive knowledge my girlfriend knows is what I've taught her. It's really hard to teach someone about cars when they're only interested in it for you, but I'm pretty surprised by what she has retained. Part of the problem is that she generally doesn't know what I'm talking about and I'll go on and on and on about whatever automotive thing I'm talking to her about so she gets lost.

imadeaburner > oldirtybootz
12/04/2013 at 19:00

My girlfriend is the same.

She zones out on me sometimes.

But she likes learning about cars.

And is willing to listen to me talk about them, she's learning slowly but surely.

oldirtybootz > imadeaburner
12/04/2013 at 19:07

I give her alot of credit for even trying to listen to my ramble on about cars. Imagine you knew nothing about cars and you tried to read some of the posts here on Oppo. You'd be completely lost after the first few sentences. She's picked up alot though. She's gotten better at identifying cars, she knows what an independent rear suspension is now, I think she understands the differences between a pushrod and OHC motor. It's a process but I don't mind it. Naturally there are areas in which she's far more knowledgeable than I am.

imadeaburner > oldirtybootz
12/04/2013 at 19:12

My girlfriend is good with girly stuff....

I'm good with the fix it stuff, I can weld, do electrical work, fix cars, do plmbing and all the fun stuff.

She can identify cars on her own mostly, but will ask me what something is if she is stumped.

oldirtybootz > imadeaburner
12/04/2013 at 19:19

I like to play a driving game where I pick a brand or two and have her spot any models from those brands. She's not half bad at it.

imadeaburner > oldirtybootz
12/04/2013 at 19:21

I may play this game....

We went to the Tesla Store in MAss and had some fun, I was showing her all the parts of a car on the naked chassis they had there

oldirtybootz > imadeaburner
12/04/2013 at 19:23

That would be perfect for teaching her. I love finding cross sections and diagrams to explain things to her.

imadeaburner > oldirtybootz
12/04/2013 at 19:25

I've gone over turbo chargers, clutches, manual transmissions, a lot of things I can talk about on the fly while I am driving and demonstrate as well.

Like the turbo showing her the gauge and explaining how it pressurises air in one portion using the exhaust gas on another section.

Then the clutch how it engages and disengages a connection between the engine and transmission

And a manual transmission by showing and explaining how it works. Like with the ratios and what not.

Its all into how you word it,

No Prius Needed > imadeaburner
12/04/2013 at 19:33

Seems legit.

imadeaburner > No Prius Needed
12/04/2013 at 19:34

Except they have a 2.6 I think, and not 800hp from the factory lol

Its just funny how some people believe this car is a god, its not.

No Prius Needed > imadeaburner
12/04/2013 at 19:40

I have no other way of putting this but.... sarcasm.

imadeaburner > No Prius Needed
12/04/2013 at 19:42

I know.

I realise it was sarcasm.

No Prius Needed > imadeaburner
12/04/2013 at 19:43

You can probably tell I have had less than 3 hours of sleep but my bad.

imadeaburner > No Prius Needed
12/04/2013 at 19:44

It's all good.

I'm running on like 10 hours of sleep, and just pure annoyance from everyone around me right now.

Corpik > imadeaburner
12/04/2013 at 22:25

one of the mods commonly made when tweaking rb26detts for raw power is stroking the motor to 2.8L for more low end torque, so it's plausible

imadeaburner > Corpik
12/04/2013 at 22:28

800hp though...

And for her to just spout off knowing whats done... lol

oldirtybootz > imadeaburner
12/04/2013 at 22:39

I'm going to try to teach her to drive stick soon. I let her shift every so often and she said she likes the "snick-snick" feel of the gearbox so there is some hope that I can convert her to manuals.

imadeaburner > oldirtybootz
12/04/2013 at 22:40

Possibly next time I see her I will make an attempt at the risk of my drivetrain...

Stage 5 clutch is not friendly lol

oldirtybootz > imadeaburner
12/04/2013 at 22:46

My Dart took like a good 2 weeks of driving alot to get really used to it, but it's my first manual. I think she'll get it eventually assuming she doesn't give up.

imadeaburner > oldirtybootz
12/04/2013 at 22:47

I'm not worried about the clutch giving up, more likely my motor mounts or something lol

I might try sunday when I see her.

She promised me things if I try to teach her... so ..... err... yeah