I saw a riced yellow fiat 500 today... mags, clear lights, rear hatch raised off body to allow ventilation like a veedub dunno what it sounded like, I was going the other way.

With only 2 cylinders, they sound like 1/2 a veedub. And go that way too.
ps. my bro' has one.

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1. I dont recall saying that
2. I didnt say that either...

ok, let me clarify. I see "wank factor" as a purely masculine triat. Not sure why, but I do. I prefer to call it rice..
I see your point, yes BOVs that vent to atmosphere would be classed as "wank factor".. if its a guy.. I have one coz I think its cute... or rice.. girls perspective I guess.

Lets not go into the technicalities of guys vs girls masturbation techniques

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it also depends on "how bad" you crash.. Id guess most prangs end in a brake lockup and subsequent stalling.. its not gonna help you then

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actually i have read stories of guys driving along, and for whatever reason spotted smoke coming from the engine bay. they stopped on the side of the road, turned the ignition off and removed the keys. opened bonnet - there was a great deal of fire and the car eventually burned to death, the fire was so hot the chrome wheels melted. the only reason they came up wth that it shouldve happened (the fire had two fire extinguishers emptied on it) was that the guy had something like 720cc injectors and had his turbotimer set to run for 30sec. 30sec of fuel thru 720cc injectors is more than enough to get a big fire going...

A turbo timer will not save the turbo if the engine stops because of a minor mechanical problem like the coil wire falling off or running out of fuel during a full throttle blast. Turbo timers are for trucks.
What will work is an accumulator.
It will suply oil to the turbo after the the motor stops.

my mates are rice boys!

vrrrm pssstt.....vrrrrm psssstt....vrrrrm pssstt,
(i prefer full plumb back....plus its legal in NSW!)

hahahaha,

blake,

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71 MS75 toyota crown COUPE yes A COUPE!
76 ra23 celica wid 1ggte, GT3071r, 13.5@106mph with alot of spinin....

wheels keep on turnin!

Yeah whats the point of wasting the compressed air might as well use it... ? i got no idea haha

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I have a problem.. apparently

Checked it ages back...she is a good driver, but the spider decals all over the car are just 'rice' value...could be good for 10HP though, but I have never seen before and after dyno sheets.

I never made any sort of comment about the car being all show and no go. I have driven a number of 200SX's that have been riced up and they go like the clappers. Light up the rear bags at any time in 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The car doesn't need BOV to atmospere, an exhaust end can that you can park your mini in and 20" rims to achieve this performance.

No humble pie here...

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Rice is just bling taken a step or two too far

It was quite funny talking to this guy in the trade hall at the Summernats a few years ago. He was from some Turbo specialist (can't remember who sorry), and we were asking him about what we could get done to a Turbo Cosworth motor my mate brought out for his escort.

One topic we brought up was blow off valves. Not knowing much about them I just assumed they all made that pooooosh noise. We asked the guy if it was mandatory to have one. He said that it is but not to worry, you can EASILY get rid of that sound (I think he said something about venting it out through the exhaust or something - anyhow it's not important to this point).

The bit that made me laugh is the amount of people this guy says line up and pay EXTRA to have this noise - actually putting on trumpets etc to highlight it and make it louder!! That to me is sadder than sad. Man or woman that is PURE WANK IMHO!!

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I am probably one of the last people you need to explain the workings of a BOV to. To blow off to atmospere is unecessary and when it emits the stereotypical "puuuusssssy" (hence why I call them "pussy valves". )sound, it is just plain deliberate and done with the intention of attracting attention. Unfortunately, it seems the owners of the pussy valves don't realise that the attention that they get from most people is not "Wow, that's cool!" It is more often than not "What a f#$%ing tosser!"

To say that girls don't do it for the wank factor is crap. I work with a girl that has a seriously riced up S15. She admits to it being rice and that rice = wank factor. You think rice = cute? WTF? Each to there own I guess...

Turbo timers are for diesel engine. More of an issue on petrol cars is that almost NONE of the turbo timers on the market raise the engine off idle. As a result, there is no ehaust manifold pressure, which means the turbo is not spinning, which means there is no cool air going through the turbo which means the turbo timer is a waste of time. Yes, oil is still running through the turbo, but it is only half the story. We are talking about a turbine that spins at up to 200,000rpm (yes, two hundred thousand!) with blades that get white hot.

I can't think of a time when you would need a turbo timer in a car anyway. No matter how hard you drive the car, you always drive slowly for a couple of minutes before you turn the engine off. This is ample time for the turbo to cool down. No-one comes straight of a race track at high speed, comes to a screeching halt and shuts the engine off. For normal driving of 80kph or less, no cooling time is required before turning the car off.

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The system he was describing is called a plumbed back BOV. It (generally) vents into the waste side of the exhaust system and is inaudible unless you know what to listen for.



AMEN!!!

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I never thought posting what I thought was a good tongue-in-cheek piece like that joke would stir up so many emotions!! Geez those ricers are a sensitive lot

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I don't have a problem with bigger IC's, just the one's that are the whole front of the car and stick like dog's balls. You can go bigger and still be discreet. Also, the bigger the IC, the more lag there is due to the greater area that has to be pressurised to achieve boost. This is further exaggerated by using massive piping for the IC plumbing. Everything has to be matched, but I see to much competition on bragging rights for who has the bigget guage pipes running to their IC.

Sure the turbo is capable of 900HP, but what HP are you currently putting out at wheels? What sort of car is it? Do you have the injectors, fuel pump, pistons, conrods, ECU, etc, to match the 900HP that the turbo is capable of?



Sorry, I should have been more finite, but it was a rant. Big rims on a decent sized car like an S15, R32, WRX, etc, are cool, but on a riced up stocko Lancer, Excel, etc, is just dumb.



Do you have a milo tin on the end?



But you can use a BOV that vents to atmospere that is almost silent and have exactly the same performance.



It puts a smile on my face every time I eat a ricer for breakfast with a soccer mum car.



In the words of Al Pacino....Fargedaboudit!

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