Dumb Question Thread!

[Guest]

@marky my comment not serious...tbh they may be better its a few years ago since I talked to anyone who did one. When older siblings were doing it it was just to shave time off getting their full licence.

 94 Leone said:

yeah: my dad drives a fert truck, get quite a bit of distance over the roads, but being that it is so wide it damn near needs pilot vehicles, people don\'t understand that they need to give it a berth. In the cab of a truck, you see so much stupid s***, It\'s amazing some people even have licences tbh

My uncle owns a 6 truck fert business...they do stupid shit too lol just not on the road.

[94 Leone]

Oh yeah definitely: I\'m sure fert spreader drivers have to have crazy on their CV\'s, my dad laughed when I told him.

But their stupid s*** is in the paddock, off the road.

vehicle safety + driver awareness = safer roads.

[madmike]

It is far harder to get your licence now than when i got mine..

God i did the questions answered 5 oral questions and then took the local traffic cop for a drive around town. BANG full licence.

[DRFVDR]

I have probably done every "safety course" out there ( Including emergency response driver) and I believe the real simple things escape us, things like 1/ how do i change a wheel 2/ Give way to things that are bigger than us( regardless who has the right IT WILL HURT if you hit it) and pulling over if there is some one behind you, i dont care if you are doing such and such a speed obviously the person behind you can drive faster..

[madmike]

The pull over thing.. HELL YES!!!

Those bloody shuttle busses up the mountain fuck me off... Do a decent speed for fucks sake!!! ;-p

[Joker]

LOL

[94 Leone]

Class 2, and vehicles with trailers aren\'t allowed to go faster than 90.

[Guest]

Look at oz with their different speed limits...lucky they dont have corners.

[DRFVDR]

 94 Leone']

Class 2, and vehicles with trailers aren\'t allowed to go faster than 90.

this is true so you should pull over where safe and let those behind you pass NOT DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE FOR MILES AND MILES saying to themselves " I AM DRIVING AS FAST AS I AM ALLOWED "

[quote name='madmike said:

The pull over thing.. HELL YES!!!

Those bloody shuttle busses up the mountain bother me off... Do a decent speed for bothers sake!!! ;-p

Bloody WRX drivers slow me down in my van Damn them

[madmike]

 94 Leone said:

Class 2, and vehicles with trailers aren\'t allowed to go faster than 90.

Haha....

I would like to see a class 2 do 90 up there with chains on...

[Timmah]

Has anyone tested having a bigger scoop on their car to be more effective at cooling the intercooler? I know it\'s more of a looks thing. But I\'m just interested to see if anyone has and what results they got.

I wouldn\'t mind getting a v8 scoop (not the STi)

[ADIKT]

 Timmah said:

Has anyone tested having a bigger scoop on their car to be more effective at cooling the intercooler? I know it\'s more of a looks thing. But I\'m just interested to see if anyone has and what results they got.

I wouldn\'t mind getting a v8 scoop (not the STi)

yea I saw someone mention it not long ago. I just can\'t remember who! They did confirm the v8 scoop brings in more air. And had way lower iat with it over smaller std scoop.

[ADIKT]

Would obviously only be effective to

Tmics

[chulozumo]

Yep, was talking to someone the other week, forgotten now, they did some actual tests with it, with the v8 sti scoop, without a bigger hole cut in the bonnet, apparently it lowered temps by 14 degrees

[Joker]

how about the extra drag coefficient?

(car jam actually listed that data for OEM models not long ago)

[Timmah]

 JoKer said:

how about the extra drag coefficient?

(car jam actually listed that data for OEM models not long ago)

Just have to make things difficult don\'t you? Also is a drag coeffiient of 0.4 any good? lol car jam lists my car has 90hp. Beast!

[DRFVDR]

 madmike']

[quote name='94 Leone said:

Class 2, and vehicles with trailers aren\'t allowed to go faster than 90.

/quote]

Haha....

I would like to see a class 2 do 90 up there with chains on...

We have class 2\'s that are AWD and one of them will do close t0 90 empty ( and once it is intercooled and i crack the pump will easily do it loaded )

[Tylerct]

What separates an STI from your average RS ??

[Joker]

Legacy and Impreza Models? generally?

[aware 2.5 RS is a USDM Impreza designation]

[DRFVDR]

 Tylerct said:

What separates an STI from your average RS ??

if you are talking early RS then maybe stickers

so it depends on what model you are talking about

[reaperblitz]

2.5 rs is non turbo?

On a dumb question note- Iv seen in some engine bays, instead of routing the charge pipe from turbo to intercooler, why don\'t you rotate the housing to lessen the length of piping?

[4foot]

What comes with a 3.9 ratio rear diff? and anyone got one the no longer require?

[funkytown]

 4foot said:

What comes with a 3.9 ratio rear diff? and anyone got one the no longer require?

a v2 sti RA - has to be RA - the v2 sti is not 3.9. note also this diff is r160 and 2way mechanical (plated) LSD.

Other than that - any car v7+sti that came with a 6 speed - they are all 3.9 and are r180 - these are mostly a viscous LSD. Note from v10ish onwards the cars had a 1.1:1 stepper in the center diff and the some cars seem to swap to a 3.5454 rear diff ratio. - do your reading on specifcally which cars. My own reseach in this space is a bit light though on specifically which cars or logic was applied to know which version / model got it. I know up to including v9 sti and v9 spec C is still 3.9

Hope that helps

[DRFVDR]

SVX as well I believe ( and nope already sold my spare)

[funkytown]

 We are borg said:

SVX as well I believe ( and nope already sold my spare)

oh - the Leone ones are also 3.9 but a biarch to fit in a legacy / wrx

SVX - 3.7? (internet guessing and misinformation most likely lol)