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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: March 17, 2005, 02:44:42 am »

Well, i was just trying to say that they dont have to care about restrictions for normal cars in terms of pollution and noise etc. you said it yourself: rally live is loud, ALS would be illegal, gronholm was stopped for racing with illegal parts.
they race on public roads, yes, but remember: they are closed for traffic

i dont want to argue with you since i really dont know much about rally rules and can only talk about the land i live in, but there is no way a rally car could pass an emission test here or even the security check since it has no catalytic converter and stuff

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: March 16, 2005, 07:46:21 pm »

First i have a question about the rally ALS.
They run their rallys in up to 500km rallys broken down to like 15 stages, but the thing is after everystage they dont change the engine for there is a big factor of time.

Well THEY have exhausts, turbos etc. that resist the massive heat for 500km! Normal racers dont...

And if you had a little bit of turbo lag, i suggest putting a smaller turbo with your bigger turbo. The smaller one spools up faster so it is basically anti lag. Also if you were using that small shot of nitrous you could literally blow up one of your pistons. Plus it all depends on the engine block you have. The cast iron behomeths that Toyota made for the supra are god when it comes to engines but you can still find a decent four banger that comes cast iron.

Smaller turbo=less pressure? Well, if you mean an sequential turbo... maybe this would help. But the ALS is surely the best and most radical solution for them, because they dont have to care about noise or air pollution and wear and tear of their material.

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: March 15, 2005, 12:24:01 am »

well, who are you to talk?? Your excuse for using BT is really lame! If you are that honest you should wait until the ID-DVD is available.
So stop acting the innocent, goddamn!

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: March 14, 2005, 05:36:02 pm »

http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=41626
Try this for more Best Motoring Videos. afaik the torrents work. i just dl vol 17 &18

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: February 12, 2005, 02:35:24 pm »

I was watching some Best Motoring Videos while waiting for the next ID release and saw the drivers do something that doesnt make sense to me:
After braking into a corner and accelerating towards the next they often touch the brake pedal.
No idea why...

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Current & Future L-E Projects / Re: You're Under Arrest Season 1

« on: February 02, 2005, 05:21:41 pm »

afaik LeechingAlliance has them still on a bot. But isnt it licensed?

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Leeching & Technical Problems / Re: How to play .APE format files

« on: January 15, 2005, 04:07:39 pm »

Well it might be a bit late for a reply, but Monkey´s Audio would help you out. There is a plugin for winamp as well. check winamp.com or monkeysaudio.com

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: December 30, 2004, 05:32:22 pm »

afaik the first Mazda rx-7 was the SA 2 (also called Savanna) followed by the FC and finally the FD.
Of course all of them have rotary engines and the later FCs and FDs are turbocharged.

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: December 16, 2004, 11:13:36 pm »

Oh well, they mix up Civic with GT-R 34...

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: December 16, 2004, 12:34:32 pm »

Isnt that, what a pro should be able to do: Supress his reflexes? Ive already learned at driving school that i mustnt dodge animals on the road.
In the manga its says that takumi caught up by late braking and overtook him with his better gear ratio.

The win over the guy in the MR2 (dont remember his name) was sheer luck, because the leaves were not on takumis side.

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: December 15, 2004, 09:41:38 pm »

you can spell Roysuke and Keisuke....why not Ta-ku-mi?  

Look at his signature. wtf is "Ry"?

I principally dont like it, when names are "translated". Especially here, because japanese names are not hard to pronounce

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: December 08, 2004, 06:00:54 pm »

Wow, does it come with 4 tires too??

Yes, but the brakes are extra
Seriously, how many people ever open the hood? And how many of them who do can name what they see there? Very few!
Most people care about looks, comfort, safety but not how the engine runs.. weird

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: December 07, 2004, 05:01:43 pm »

the IS300 has a FR layout.  I think in Australia it is offered only as an automatic, not sure about other countries though.

NFSU is unrealistic.  have u ever noticed when ur so far ahead, the other cars always seem to catch up.

Guess you are right about the Lexus. Must be a mistake on the german hp.
"catch up" is unrealistic, right. and in this nfs version you cant switch it off anymore. but what is more important to me: the behaviour of the cars  IS realistic, you can use the drift technics shown in initial d and so on

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: December 07, 2004, 03:26:18 pm »

^

The IS300, is equipped with the 2JZ-GE, with maximum power 157kW at 6000rpm and maximum torque 288Nm at 4000rpm


 

It´s somewhat strange that the IS200 is FR but the more powerful IS300 is FF and automatic!?!

Anybody knows the game Need for Speed Underground 2?
There you can get an idea whats the big deal about the AE86: Being lightweight!
A long as there are corners, you are able to outrun even turbo-carged and twice as powerful cars, even the LanEvo VIII or the Skyline.
I wish i could drive that car...

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Past L-E Projects / Re: Initial D 4th Stage comments...

« on: December 07, 2004, 02:37:36 am »

I just wanted to say: I LOVE the new stages!! They mixed just the right amount of racing an "other stuff". I didn´t like the "racing only" in stages 3-6 that much.
Don´t get me wrong, they were still good, but not as great as 7-8.
I´ve always hoped, Natsuki would show up again, but this way, with a nice girl racing together with Keisuke, it´s much better. [smiley=biggrin.gif]
I was wondering about the white car in the other team. Don´t beat me if I´m totaly wrong, just saw it once, but is it a Lexus I300?