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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by AF
They've now found a less intrusive but possibly more annoying way to have people wear their seatbelts: the buzzer will never fucking go off.
u can reprog the ecu to disable that on my car
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by AF
4 cams wouldn't make your car magically faster than a 2 cammer or a single cammer given the same setup anyway. So uh yeah, it was techno weirdoness of the early 90's.
Can you think of any four-cam engines currently in production? I'm still puzzled as to why they would go with four instead of two. But then I'm not a mechanical engineer.

My parents bought the car new in '89 and I still have the original brochure, there's a pic of the engine cutaway in it, but it's pretty small. We still have the car and it runs great, but I've often thought that if I had some spare change lying around that I would buy a 2VZ-FE and take it apart just out of curiosity. h:

The "cupholders" in my Subaru are pretty criminal. Absolutely useless anyway, but they become hazardous with the stick-shift involved. The real tragedy here is that the overseas models have this nifty slim vertical one that retracts into the center console. :hs:
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 95SiR
u can reprog the ecu to disable that on my car
yes im a shallow, materialistic, superficial brand whore

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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by F22B Prelude
Why doesn't my Prelude have a Cup Holder or a glove box.
weight savings. :hsugh:
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ILuvItTheJDM
Can you think of any four-cam engines currently in production?
The new Toyota Sienna vans are quad cam, which is the same engine thats in the Lexus RX300 and 330. So I guess that makes those quad cam as well.
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 04:15 PM
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only 3 speeds on the civic wipers

it never has a speed u need...it is always too fast or too slow
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 04:28 PM
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On a positive note

I like how the passenger side mirror turns down to the curb when you put the car in reverse So not to scratch your kicks :chuckles:
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Chefboiali
On a positive note

I like how the passenger side mirror turns down to the curb when you put the car in reverse So not to scratch your kicks :chuckles:
i always turn mine off. that thing got annoying after one day.
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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Nothing comes to mind right now, but I always find something to bitch about when working on different cars.
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 95SiR
i always turn mine off. that thing got annoying after one day.
I guess I drove mine like a Caddy . That car made me sit straight. I didn't beat it. It was fun.
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