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mr_dude
10/19/09

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That zr1 seems short two wheels. #granturismo
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LuciferV8
04/14/09

In reply to Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous
*a worthy car?* Proper punctuation is key.
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LuciferV8
04/14/09

In reply to Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous
My question is: If this is possible,why didn't Toyota stick a V8 in the damn TC to begin with. They can still make a crappy fuel efficient, all-show, no-go, four-banger base model for the "30-something secretary" market, but why not plop in the 3UZ and create a worthy car. Oh wait, I forgot Toyoya is too busy trying to lose this market to Nissan, Ford, and of course, Hyundai.
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TheSandyClam
04/13/09

In reply to Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous
That engine must be absolutely BURIED in the TRD catalog!
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damnelantra™
04/13/09

@TheSandyClam: not buried, just in size 3 font
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CLR_flip
04/13/09

In reply to Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous
This form of motorsport is being ruined by factory backed cars, like many other motorsports in the past. It started with Hubinnete and his factory backed Viper, then with Millen and his factory backed Pontiacs. Now Millen has a factory backed Hyundai, Gitten a factory backed Ford, Foust a factory backed Toyota. The cars will soon be nothing like their street counterparts.

I propose that we at the grassroots level counter this trend by organizing a series like 24 Hours of Lemons, except for drifting. $500 budget cap on cars, and bonus points for doing dangerous things like 360 turns, hanging out the car, or driving a Pinto. Front wheel drive entrants will be allowed, but will be forced to drive backwards. The People's Curse car will receive much worse treatment than crushing or burning, rather it will be equipped with a stereo that only plays Eurobeat from Initial D. And anyone that says "S13", "S14", "S15", "AE86", or "R32" will be asked to leave because cars have names and only douchebag ricers refer to cars by production codes.

So, who else thinks that sounds like fun?
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Mobius
04/13/09

@CLR_flip: Fun? Hell yes!

I foresee a trend in which the carpocalypse and financiapocalypse lead to people being unable to afford proper cars. $500 racing should take off. Formula $500, W$500RC, and Moto$500GP, anyone?

And we all shall worship at the altar of Murilee before each race and pray for the safety of the contestants and the richness of the bribes for the judges.
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A strolling player
04/13/09

@CLR_flip: My old college roommate has over 40 gigabytes of Eurobeat.

I can't make this up.
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theeastbaykid
04/13/09

In reply to Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous
Drifting needs homologation rules.
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BTLFED
04/13/09

In reply to Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous
Ugh! This is why I have stopped watching drifting. It is becoming the same as NASCAR. How in the hell is someone with a "normal" car even supposed to compete with nonsense like this? It has completely gotten away from the grassroots part of drifting, which is drifting a car that can actually be driven legally on the street. This is nothing but a NASCAR Camry with a shortened wheelbase and a TC body. Ridiculous.
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.357
04/13/09

@Code name: Lavinicus Stronghold: Exactly. Drifting is supposed to be about cars that you can buy, and with minimal modification compete. Now, its about how much $ a team can throw at a car to make it good.
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Mobius
04/13/09

In reply to Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous
What is it with energy drinks and going sideways?
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
04/13/09

In reply to Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous
Does NASCAR have a series this ting could run in? Because it sounds like a great car. And it would be cool for it to race, rather than doing fancy burnouts to show how fast you can waste a set of tires.
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SirNotAppearing
04/13/09

In reply to Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous
My wife had one for a couple years (she got the 5 speed, I was so proud). It was a fun little car, sort-of sporty, well appointed with no options, and you really couldn't beat the price. Still, I guess it's a girl car.
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wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
04/13/09

@SirNotAppearing: I agree. Kinda. If it had Batman wings on the back I'd jump on it. But that soft jelly bean shape, while sometimes attractive, is just overtly feminine to me.
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engineerd
04/13/09

In reply to Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous
So, Formula D is going the same direction as NASCAR. Start off with off-the-showroom-floor cars, make a few mods, and go race. Move on to purpose-built cars that still maintain some relation to the stock car they are based on. Then finally wind up with spec cars, whiny drivers, and without a tenable link to anything remotely like what you used to be.
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Pessimippopotamus
04/13/09

In reply to Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous
Foust doesn't do team drifting, so I won't see that at the Long Beach Grand Prix this weekend.
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wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
04/13/09

In reply to Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous
What a waste of a V8. Ugh.

I don't see any appeal in the tC. Its not fast, its not frugal, its very feminine looking. Its a well appointed cabin, yes, but what else is there?
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wookie1901
04/13/09

@wrx-TyrannosaurusWrx:

Its the third quickest car for under 20K.

I've gotten 33mpg Hwy.

The hatch makes it surprising practical.

Styling is a matter of taste, but I think is looks good.

It is an excellent combination of performance, economy, and practicality.
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Mobius
04/13/09

@wookie1901:

"Its the third quickest car for under 20K."

What's the quickest?
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wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
04/13/09

@wookie1901: This is a little dated, so I apologize, but this Car and Driver puts it as the 5th quickest car for under 20k from 2007.

[www.caranddriver.com]

I stand by my question of economy as well, it only has a 2.4 l I4 and yet its rated at 29 mpg highway. My Accord has the same amount of displacement, and a few more horses and is rated at 34 mpg. I just don't get that.

I'll give you the hatch and the looks. Sometimes I see it at stoplights and really appreciate it. But I just can't get past the engine of it to really like it. I hear the steering's bang on though.
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wookie1901
04/13/09

@Mobius_1:

Lancer GTS.

[www.caranddriver.com]

You will also notice that the two cars with a faster 0-60 time are $1000 and $2000 more and only .1 and .2 seconds faster to 60.

More importantly the tC had the quickest 1/4 mile.
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wookie1901
04/13/09

@wrx-TyrannosaurusWrx: Here's a newer article:

[www.caranddriver.com]

Quickest 1/4 mile too.
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wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
04/13/09

@wookie1901: I'll give you that one too, then. Damn.
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brandegee
04/13/09

@wrx-TyrannosaurusWrx: That's b/c the tC motor is the same as the base motor on a Camry, which hasn't been toyed with for years. The upside is that you should get *lots* of worry-free miles on an unstressed Toyota 4-banger.

I look at the tC as a far more interesting option than a Corolla, and a far better drive. It's too bad Toyota's aftermarket supercharger absolutely kills the fuel economy.
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MushyHeirloom
04/13/09

@Mobius_1: Fox Mustang. Two grand for the car, ten grand in upgrades... if you can get that power to the ground, you've won.
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MushyHeirloom
04/13/09

@wookie1901: Speed be damned, how's it corner? Steering feel?
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damnelantra™
04/13/09

@Baron Plushroom von Falconpunchen: i hear it tends to oversteer
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wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
04/13/09

@damnelantra™: I hear you can light up the fronts like Christmas at the Griswold's house.
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A strolling player
04/13/09

@Baron Plushroom von Falconpunchen: Steering feel is okay. The xD may not handle better, but it sure feels like it does.
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wookie1901
04/13/09

@Baron Plushroom von Falconpunchen: I'd say good on both accounts, and that included input from friends I have allowed to hoon it. In the interest of full disclosure I do have a front strut tower brace, TRD rear sway bar, TRD springs, and 18" OZ Ultraleggera wheels. So the suspension is not quite stock.
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A strolling player
04/13/09

@wookie1901: Well, shit, I'm sure my Prius is going to handle a lot better when I lift the TRD suspension into it, too!
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wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
04/13/09

@Gutpunch McRodbender, a strolling player's understudy: ...you really have a Prius?
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04/13/09

@wrx-TyrannosaurusWrx:
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M4XVLTG3 makes rotary love
04/13/09

@damnelantra™: Like most FWD
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damnelantra™
04/13/09

@AF_H1VLTG3 is waging war with his own mind: actually i was talking about the drift car. but yah...
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Mobius
04/13/09

@Gutpunch McRodbender, a strolling player's understudy: Wow, so you get to pull Cameron Diaz AND Megan Fox? Nice plan!
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Mobius
04/13/09

@damnelantra™: That's apparently preferable to understeer since you don't see the tree that kills you... :)
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Leeeeena the Jalopchick
04/13/09

@Mobius_1: "Oversteer is when the passenger is scared. Understeer is when the driver is scared."
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A strolling player
04/13/09

@Mobius_1: Yes!

And as opposed to a guy who might have both a Prius and a Challenger, I get to have both at the same time!
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Mobius
04/13/09

@Gutpunch McRodbender, a strolling player's understudy: That's gotta be awesome. That's like better than getting every COTD for the rest of time.

Just wondering, would it work if I stuck "hybrid" badges on a Challenger? I'd still like a real car.
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A strolling player
04/14/09

@Mobius_1: Man, you send me your badges, I'll send you mine!

@wookie1901: Naw, you're definitely right on that. I worked at a Toyota dealership for a few months and I drove quite a few tCs for very short periods of time. Still, I think a Prius with a sport suspension would be hilarious, and probably necessary when I do the engine addition.

@Whydoesthisalwayshappentome: Then it's overundersteer, which is crossed into at the point at which driver and passenger see the tree they're about to hit.
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A strolling player
04/13/09

In reply to Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous
Holy. uh. Holy moly!

I've just had another idea for Prius engine swap...
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Pessimippopotamus
04/13/09

@Gutpunch McRodbender, a strolling player's understudy: Like I always say, "POWER!!! MORE POWER FIXES EVERYTHING!!!"
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damnelantra™
04/13/09

@Gutpunch McRodbender, a strolling player's understudy: dont you stray. we loved you as a v12 aficionado. dont change now
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Leeeeena the Jalopchick
04/13/09

@Gutpunch McRodbender, a strolling player's understudy: Don't you mean engine addition, not engine swap?
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A strolling player
04/13/09

@Leeeeena is dancing with the star!: Yes, of course! "Swap" is a misnomer.
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Leeeeena the Jalopchick
04/13/09

@Gutpunch McRodbender, a strolling player's understudy: Just making sure you aren't chickening out on me. :P
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A strolling player
04/13/09

@Leeeeena is dancing with the star!: Oh hell naw, I'm keeping my electric power steering and regenerative braking intact.

And then I'm attaching a park bench to the roof and then I'm driving it to California or New York or whatever and then we are having a motherfucking picnic.
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Leeeeena the Jalopchick
04/13/09

@Gutpunch McRodbender, a strolling player's understudy: Sounds like a plan! I'll cook :)
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makopolo
04/13/09

In reply to Tanner Foust's Scion tC Drift Car: V8-Powered, RWD, Ridiculous
I like the hydraulic handbrake!!!! i wonder if someone will buy a scion because they saw it drifting on TV, what a dissapointment.
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engineerd
04/13/09

@makopolo: That would be the same person that bought a Camry because they saw it doing 200 mph at Daytona.
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theeastbaykid
04/13/09

@Duke engineerd von Prandtl: Lord knows there are THOUSANDS of those people.
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