Polk Sponsored car in SuperStreet Magazine

[Emerald]

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Lexus sc400t

[beardog03]

I didn`t see HER at PolkFest.. :eek:

and I was lookin too..!! ;)

[bknauss]

Forget the exterior... where are pics of the interior?

[Emerald]

uh, 'in' the magazine....

Theres not much on the Audio part of the car. Since its Superstreet. The setup is pretty straight forward.

[audiobliss]

Wow. A 1400hp Scion! :eek:

lol

[PolkThug]

Uhh, those pics have been in our system showcase for a long time.

http://www.polkaudio.com/caraudio/installs/view.php?id=62

What do they do, look around on the net for pics of peoples' stuff to publish in their mag??!?!

[PoweredByDodge]

prolly ... and i dont like asian girls.

[Emerald]

Uh, its not OUR. Those are MY old pictures here on the Polk site.
- They are not the images used in the Magazine article
- Superstreet sent a photographer up here to shoot the car.
- They've been after the car before I was even running Polk Audio
- I'm the girl in the pictures
- It's MY car
- I really dont give a F' if you dont like 'Asian girls'....nobody asked.

[MacLeod]

I think the car looks good. I like the paint scheme. A lot of imports always seem to be bright yellow or green or blue or whatever. I like the dark candy apple on this.

[PolkThug]

In your first post, the pic is underneath where you typed "page 80", so I thought you had scanned it from the magazine, hence my comments about the pic already being on our web site. Congrats on gettin' in the mag!

[Emerald]

In your first post, the pic is underneath where you typed "page 80", so I thought you had scanned it from the magazine, hence my comments about the pic already being on our web site. Congrats on gettin' in the mag!

ohh, no prob ;)

and thank you :)


I think the car looks good. I like the paint scheme. A lot of imports always seem to be bright yellow or green or blue or whatever. I like the dark candy apple on this.

Thank you :cool:

[audiobliss]

To be honest I couldn't tell it was a Lexus, but it looks very nice. Maybe not quite stealth, but it's not real flashy, either; looks nice.

Congrats!

[PoweredByDodge]

... i want the little power wheels lookin mini-car in that picture. it looks fun.

I want some string cheese.

["Polk" Paul DiComo]

Hi Emerald,
Congratulations! That is so terrific that you finally got the magazine shoot you deserve.

[Jstas]

*yawn*

...alot of money in that car right there.

I wonder who did all the work?

[ND13]

Asian girls are purty. So are their cars it seems.

Congrats on the photo spread. Nice job. Did you do the work yourself or sub it out?

Are the NOS bottles there for looks or do you have them spraying that 4.o dohc v8?

[Jstas]

Another question. I never heard of a Lexus SC400t. What does the "t" mean?

[ND13]

Touring edition I believe. I'll see if I can find out anything in my books about it.

There's a bunch of Lexus Club threads with the SC400T in them here...

http://www.google.com/search?hs=i13&hl=en&lr=&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=Lexus+SC400T+&btnG=Search

My appraisal books don't differentiate on that old of a model, so no info there.

[audiobliss]

Certainly is one of the prettier cars in Lexus' history.

[MacLeod]

I dunno, personally I think the car is the LEAST attractive thing in those pictures. ;)

[Emerald]

*yawn*

...alot of money in that car right there.

I wonder who did all the work?
*yawn*??? Read the article...........


Asian girls are purty. So are their cars it seems.

Congrats on the photo spread. Nice job. Did you do the work yourself or sub it out?

Are the NOS bottles there for looks or do you have them spraying that 4.o dohc v8?

Thank you. :)

I build cars. I did EVERYTHING on the car. Audio/Video, Custom composite work, paint,crappy welding....the whole 9. The nitrous is running (Dry), one bottle only. I used to only have nitrous in the images here in the Polk gallery. I have since fabricated a turbo setup for the 1uzfe. I had planned on removing the nitrous and laying out Polk Amps in plain view....

I left it wired and plumbed into the engine, but havent used it since being boosted.

Thanks again. :cool: It was nice to have them notice the work i'd put into the car.

[audiobliss]

Wow, you certainly did a lot of work, then. How much boost are you running? Have you had it on a dyno or taken it to a track? You know what she'll do? I guess you've done a bit of work to the suspension, too, no? Are those small rotors on the back, or does it actually have drums on the rear?

[Emerald]

Another question. I never heard of a Lexus SC400t. What does the "t" mean?
I 'put' the T there...for "Turbo". :p There are VERY few Turbo sc400's running around. You can count the turbo (V8) SC400's on one hand........

[Emerald]

Wow, you certainly did a lot of work, then. How much boost are you running? Have you had it on a dyno or taken it to a track? You know what she'll do? I guess you've done a bit of work to the suspension, too, no? Are those small rotors on the back, or does it actually have drums on the rear?

I run 8lbs daily, but have gone up to 16. Ive also gone thru 3 engines in the past year and a half :( Ive never been to a track in any of my cars, I dont really focus on 1/4 times or dyno numbers. I just build them till they 'feel good' to me :p

Lots of suspension work. Thats actually the first mods I started on with this car. Has 4 wheel disk brakes

[Jstas]

I 'put' the T there...for "Turbo". :p There are VERY few Turbo sc400's running around. You can count the turbo (V8) SC400's on one hand........


That's what I thought.


Sorry, I'm just not that impressed. It's a nice car. You put alot of money and time into it, I'm just not that impressed.

[Emerald]

That's what I thought.


Sorry, I'm just not that impressed. It's a nice car. You put alot of money and time into it, I'm just not that impressed.

Thats cool......

Im glad that your opinion doesnt mean crap to anyone but you...or it wouldve never made publication. :D

I didnt build it to impress you.....I built it for me.

If anyone else happens to enjoy the car as well, then its purely coincidence. :p

[ND13]

You go girl!!!!! :D :D :D

Now tell him you don't care for F150 Lightnings :eek:

[Jstas]

Thats cool......

Im glad that your opinion doesnt mean crap to anyone but you...or it wouldve never made publication. :D

I didnt build it to impress you.....I built it for me.

If anyone else happens to enjoy the car as well, then its purely coincidence. :p


Wow, that's neat! I guess that is why you enter it into shows where in can be judged against a set of criteria interpreted by judges who score your vehicle against those intepreted criteria. I guess those people's opinons don't matter too, huh?

Like I said, the car is nice, you put alot of work in to it. You were also featured in Super Street right along with the ricer wannabes. I never tried to take away from your hard work, I never told you that your hard work and time and money were not impressive. I only said I wasn't impressed.

Add to that the fact that you have "never been to a track in any of your cars" and you "dont really focus on 1/4 times or dyno numbers" because you "just build them till they 'feel good' to you" and it starts to give light as to why you've "gone thru 3 engines in the past year and a half".

That leaves me with a couple of questions. What "suspension mods" have you done? They would probably have to be fabricated because I don't see the SC300/400 aftermarket being all that large. Also, you stated that it "Has 4 wheel disk brakes" which I would be more impressed with if I didn't have a strong suspicion that the vehicle came with them in stock form.


Last question though. If my opinion matters so little you, then why did/do you get so incensed with it? You seem quite angry over something you care so little about.

I would also "read the article" but I can't bring myself to waste money on Super Street. I'm not impressed with the car because it looks like a Lexus with expensive wheels, an expensive paint job and lots of little CF and shiney metal bits on the interior with an engine which has a turbo system that wasn't all that well thought out. If it was, it probably wouldn't be blowing engines on an average of 6 month intervals.

If I were you, I'd 86' the turbo kit and stick with the giggle gas. The SC400 has a stout engine to begin with but like most Japanese engines, tolerances are tight and they don't take well to aftermarket hook-ups. You could probably do as much as a 200 shot of the giggle gas if you upgraded the fuel system, exhaust and intake tract with the only other mod being a PROM flash to the computer.

You might want to rethink your policy on not running on dynos and race tracks. You'd probably stop killing engines and get to keep the turbo if you got your A/F ratio under control. You should also stop dialing the boost past 1 bar because that much pressure on a high compression engine without serious intercooler capacity is most likely what is causing your blown engine problems. Hell, pushing anything over 6 psi through a high compression engine without an intercooler and running a steady diet of CAM2 is gonna cause you problems without any time on a dyno reading A/F ratios through the entire RPM range and adjusting fuel and spark timing maps.

I might be more impressed if you got your loose ends tied up and had reliable car that ran like stink on pump gas and didn't jar your kidneys over every expansion joint in the road.

[thehaens@cox.net]

Uh, its not OUR.
- I really dont give a F' if you dont like 'Asian girls'....nobody asked.


I like :D

The set up is nice too...

[cam5860]

LOL thats some funny shit there. :rolleyes:

[MacLeod]

Didnt your momma ever tell ya if you cant say anything nice then dont say anything at all? She shouldve.

She's proud of her car and should be so she posts pics on here to show it off. If had the the skill to do that to a car, Id show it off too.

[Thom]

Right, I love when guys come up to our booth at a show and say "I heard your speakers suck." OK, then why even come up to us? One of these days someone will get punched in the face. Most cars I see doesn't impress me, but I don't feel the need to tell people.

[Jstas]

Sorry, didn't know I wasn't allowed to voice my opinion.

You put something up on public display, you are gonna get comments, good and bad. I never said the car was junk, I never insulted the owner, I never said anything other than I wasn't that impressed with the car. Then I was told that my opinion doesn't matter. I wasn't being mean or cruel. I merely stated I was unimpressed and asked questions. I already said the car looked nice and that there was alot of work, money and time put into it. I was told to read the article, I was told that my opinion only mattered to me and and then fed a line about how the owner did it for a personal benefit and didn't care about what everyone else though. I gave reasoning behind my opinion because I just didn't see what was so great about the car other than the pretty female owner standing near it and all the Polk Audio speakers everywhere.

I can see how the work is important and it isn't easy. I know this because I have done the work. I have built the cars and engines and I have done the testing on dynos and at tracks. I can appreciate the effort put in to it. I can appreciate the amount of time it took. I can appreciate the long hours worked to earn the money to pay for it. I'm not going to go overboard on the praise and gush over teh car if I don't find it that impressive. Yes, credit is due and I have given credit. Do I think it's as great as others are making it out to be? No, I don't and I already stated why. I have different criteria and that is my entitlement.

So yes, the girl did good. The car looks nice, the audio install looks good and there is a lot of work done. However, there is alot of work left to do. When she gets the problems worked out and the car runs like a scalded dog without a problem and looks good doing it then I will be impressed. I applaud teh effort and the ability of the owner to realize a dream. So very few people do that. I am not detracting from that in any way. I'm just not impressed because if it were me, I would have worked out all the problems before going after a magazine feature. That is just me though and I have my own project vehicle to worry about. It is far from done and I won't be bragging about it until I'm happy with it.

So here I am again, The Mean internet Man...again, all because I voiced an opinion that didn't jive with what everyone else thinks.

[Thom]

I just wish I had the time on my hands to type books about something I didn't like. It would have been a lot easier to not post. It seemed to me that not only were you not impressed (fine), but that you were looking to pick a fight (pointless). Of course you have a right to your opinion. If you're trying to start an argument on a forum, people will take you up on it.

[MacLeod]

So youre not impressed with the car. In that case all you had to say was nothing but popping off with a "yawn...I wonder who did the work" IS an insult and if somebody said it about something you posted in pride it would piss you off to no end just like it would me.

She never said "Hey look, this is the perfect car!" She just posted something she was proud of. Take the install you did on your buddies Jeep. What would your reaction be if somebody came on with "yawm....I wonder who did the work".

I have a lot of respect for ya bro but if every thread you post in turns into a brawl, maybe its not everybody else that has the problem.

[Emerald]

While im sure that my install wouldnt impress a lot of people on a Car Audio site. Please keep in mind that its not in a 'Car Audio' magazine. Its a street car. The car doesnt have the same goals as the typical owner here that competes in Audio contests and such.

I would like to build a car to compete in Audio contests in the next year or so.

Jstas: This is a POLK site...I'm reppin for POLK Audio and all the Polk supporters. Im happy when I see ANY Polk coverage. It's good for us all....What are YOU doing?

Please do not give tuning advice over the internet on an engine that youve never worked on. Flash the rom on a 1uzfe ECU? yeah, right. Try one-off custom piggy backs by Preferred Image Motoring Products.

I pushed the envelope on a stock engine and then took what I learned for a Lower compression, mild build up that died due to a pump failure...no biggie

I built another,re-boosted and had it running in a week.

Again, Im not into the Dyno queen thing. I'll tune to get it running right via dyno/wideband but thats it. I dont go to tracks because I simply dont care what the quarter mile time is....stop light to stop light maybe :p


The suspension: Most of the parts are by Preferred Image, Junsei Tuner, DoLuck & TRD: Fender Braces, Front STB, Rear Strut Bars, Sway,Ladder bars,custom links....you should do a bit more research before opening your mouth. Rotors? he asked. yes they come stock with 4wdb.
Atleast he asked and didnt make an ass out of himself frontin like he knew allll about the car.


You obviously know NOTHING about this engine/type of car.... Stick to what you know and I'll do the same. :p

go hate in some other thread...thats sumthing you know a lot about. ;)

[Jstas]

Didnt your momma ever tell ya if you cant say anything nice then dont say anything at all? She shouldve.

She's proud of her car and should be so she posts pics on here to show it off. If had the the skill to do that to a car, Id show it off too.


Yes, my mother did. If you really want to take this there, I can get much more mean than you have ever seen.

What my mother taught me was to be respectful and give people the respect of being honest with them. She also told me not to betray myself for the benefit of someone else. I would be doing myself and them a disservice because it is no better than lying to them.

Let her be proud, let her show it off. What happens if the car doesn't get 1st place? Does the judge come around and offer condolences? How does the owner prepare for being the first loser if everyone with a mouth does nothing but say how great the car is? I think it still needs work and I'm going to say that. I am allowed to and if the owner doesn't want to hear it then either don't show off the car or don't go fishing for compliments if you aren't prepared to meet someone who doesn't think you're the greatest.

I have the skill to rebuild a car. I know what needs to be done, I know how to do it. I applaud the effort but at the same time I am saying that there is still a ways to go. I'm being honest and even though I was met with childish adversity, I did my best to remain cordial about it.

What I really don't care for is when people question the integrity of my mother without even knowing me let alone my mother. That was totally uncalled for and way outta line. I'm not going to demand an apology because I will likely never get one, just more berating and chastising because I wasn't "nice" to the pretty girl. I don't need one either. I have spoken my peace and if you care to continue to question the integrity of my family members, I'd implore you to at least take the time to know me let alone them before you choose to question them again. You might find out that you were wrong in your assumptions.

[MacLeod]

Oh Jesus Tapdancing Christ!!!

Its a figure of speech. Im not questioning the integrity of your mother.

Youre freaking paranoid.

[Emerald]

Yes, my mother did. If you really want to take this there, I can get much more mean than you have ever seen.

What my mother taught me was to be respectful and give people the respect of being honest with them. She also told me not to betray myself for the benefit of someone else. I would be doing myself and them a disservice because it is no better than lying to them.

Let her be proud, let her show it off. What happens if the car doesn't get 1st place? Does the judge come around and offer condolences? How does the owner prepare for being the first loser if everyone with a mouth does nothing but say how great the car is? I think it still needs work and I'm going to say that. I am allowed to and if the owner doesn't want to hear it then either don't show off the car or don't go fishing for compliments if you aren't prepared to meet someone who doesn't think you're the greatest.

I have the skill to rebuild a car. I know what needs to be done, I know how to do it. I applaud the effort but at the same time I am saying that there is still a ways to go. I'm being honest and even though I was met with childish adversity, I did my best to remain cordial about it.

What I really don't care for is when people question the integrity of my mother without even knowing me let alone my mother. That was totally uncalled for and way outta line. I'm not going to demand an apology because I will likely never get one, just more berating and chastising because I wasn't "nice" to the pretty girl. I don't need one either. I have spoken my peace and if you care to continue to question the integrity of my family members, I'd implore you to at least take the time to know me let alone them before you choose to question them again. You might find out that you were wrong in your assumptions.

Uh, my car doesnt win 1st place at a lot of shows.

I'm not willing to do th things to win my car class. It doesnt bother me. If it did then I'd rebuild the car and do what it took to win....but then I'd be building a car for someone else.

I let the "I wonder who did all the work" comment slide because Ive delt with insecure boys before....Ive got no time for it.


My goal is to push the POLK name and support those who do the same....Period

[Jstas]

So youre not impressed with the car. In that case all you had to say was nothing but popping off with a "yawn...I wonder who did the work" IS an insult and if somebody said it about something you posted in pride it would piss you off to no end just like it would me.

She never said "Hey look, this is the perfect car!" She just posted something she was proud of. Take the install you did on your buddies Jeep. What would your reaction be if somebody came on with "yawm....I wonder who did the work".

I have a lot of respect for ya bro but if every thread you post in turns into a brawl, maybe its not everybody else that has the problem.

You are posting about the *yawn*?

This is silly.

The *yawn* wasn't meant towards Emerald. It was in response to the BS with Vinnie.

Geez, sorry for the misunderstanding.


I wasn't picking a fight either. I voiced my opinion and the girl had a hissy fit. She's still have a hissy-fit and is obviously all cocksure about what she's got going on.


Emerald,
You should stop running your mouth. I'm starting to wonder how much of your posts is not posturing. You have contradicted your statements already.

Also, a PROM is Programmable, Read-Only Memory. All computers have them to support firmware for basic operation and to store constants for calculations. To "piggyback" any custom software, any computer brain needs to have the firmware on the PROM flashed. PROMs are known by other names too like the BIOS in your computer. More accurate names are EPROM which is Erasable, Programmable, Read-Only Memory which is easier to change than a PROM firmware set.

The only reason I mentioned A/F ratios is because you neglected to mention why the engine blew up 3 times. It would seem to me that it was blown because it leaned out due to a lack of fuel...especially with the giggle gas on top of the forced induction and a seeming lack of an intercooler. I made an educated guess as to what is going on. I would love to hear more about the issues you have experienced and detailed info about how you surmmounted the problems and reached resolution. I have a much greater degree of education in automotive matters than you think. I can also answer this question at the same time:

"This is a POLK site...I'm reppin for POLK Audio and all the Polk supporters. What are YOU doing?"

I'm a Polk Audio customer. You are "reppin" for me too, whether you like it or not. As far as what I am doing, well, I've been on hold off and on with a vendor for most of the afternoon trying to sort out some billing issues. Beyond that, I build weapons systems that defend your country. In my spare time, I work at a friend's garage doing diesel/heavy equipment maintenance and repair. I work on computers at a very high skill level and support millions of dollars worth of equipment every day. I also work on vehicles with complex control systems and perform work on vehicles that owners rely on for thier livelyhood. Not just any fool out there can get a job(s) doing the kind of work I do and not know anything about what is going on. I need to know more than a pedestrian understanding of how stuff works if I want to stay employed and get paid. Again, I have much more education and experience than you care to believe.

If you are upset about the "*yawn*" thing too then, I apologize, it was not meant for you. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[Jstas]

I let the "I wonder who did all the work" comment slide because Ive delt with insecure boys before....Ive got no time for it.


Lighten up, I was only asking a question. Probably didn't word it well, I posted it in kind of a rush. I'm not insecure about anything you have going on. I know me, I know who I am, I know what I can do, I don't need validation from other people to make me feel worth while.

[Jstas]

Oh Jesus Tapdancing Christ!!!

Its a figure of speech. Im not questioning the integrity of your mother.

Youre freaking paranoid.

Dude, I didn't appreciate it. Attack me all you want, I don't care. I don't take digs at your family members, don't take digs at mine. "Figure of speech" or not, it was uncalled for and unappreciated. Quite frankly, I've never heard that statement reffered to as a "figure of speech" either. It is usually meant in a deragatory way. I know I didn't misunderstand it becaus eyou obviously meant it the way I took it and that's because you think I didn't have anything nice to say and blamed it on my upbringing.

How can't you see that that statement can be taken poorly no matter how it's meant? Especially in the context of this thread?

[audiobliss]

Man. This just happens all too often.

[cam5860]

LOL yeah just glad i did not get caught up in this bullshit. :rolleyes:

[Thom]

Dude, I didn't appreciate it. Attack me all you want, I don't care. I don't take digs at your family members, don't take digs at mine. "Figure of speech" or not, it was uncalled for and unappreciated. Quite frankly, I've never heard that statement reffered to as a "figure of speech" either. It is usually meant in a deragatory way. I know I didn't misunderstand it becaus eyou obviously meant it the way I took it and that's because you think I didn't have anything nice to say and blamed it on my upbringing.

How can't you see that that statement can be taken poorly no matter how it's meant? Especially in the context of this thread?

It didn't seem personal to me. But I'll use the "your mom" retort (still funny after all these years) to Josh. His mom is dead and he doesn't flip out like you. Damn. I'm gonna have to go through this thread and wipe out all the bullshit...

[Emerald]

You are posting about the *yawn*?

This is silly.

The *yawn* wasn't meant towards Emerald. It was in response to the BS with Vinnie.

Geez, sorry for the misunderstanding.


I wasn't picking a fight either. I voiced my opinion and the girl had a hissy fit. She's still have a hissy-fit and is obviously all cocksure about what she's got going on.


Emerald,
You should stop running your mouth. I'm starting to wonder how much of your posts is not posturing. You have contradicted your statements already.

Also, a PROM is Programmable, Read-Only Memory. All computers have them to support firmware for basic operation and to store constants for calculations. To "piggyback" any custom software, any computer brain needs to have the firmware on the PROM flashed. PROMs are known by other names too like the BIOS in your computer. More accurate names are EPROM which is Erasable, Programmable, Read-Only Memory which is easier to change than a PROM firmware set.

The only reason I mentioned A/F ratios is because you neglected to mention why the engine blew up 3 times. It would seem to me that it was blown because it leaned out due to a lack of fuel...especially with the giggle gas on top of the forced induction and a seeming lack of an intercooler. I made an educated guess as to what is going on. I would love to hear more about the issues you have experienced and detailed info about how you surmmounted the problems and reached resolution. I have a much greater degree of education in automotive matters than you think. I can also answer this question at the same time:

"This is a POLK site...I'm reppin for POLK Audio and all the Polk supporters. What are YOU doing?"

I'm a Polk Audio customer. You are "reppin" for me too, whether you like it or not. As far as what I am doing, well, I've been on hold off and on with a vendor for most of the afternoon trying to sort out some billing issues. Beyond that, I build weapons systems that defend your country. In my spare time, I work at a friend's garage doing diesel/heavy equipment maintenance and repair. I work on computers at a very high skill level and support millions of dollars worth of equipment every day. I also work on vehicles with complex control systems and perform work on vehicles that owners rely on for thier livelyhood. Not just any fool out there can get a job(s) doing the kind of work I do and not know anything about what is going on. I need to know more than a pedestrian understanding of how stuff works if I want to stay employed and get paid. Again, I have much more education and experience than you care to believe.

If you are upset about the "*yawn*" thing too then, I apologize, it was not meant for you. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Hissy fit? Dont get it twisted. I can more than hold my own in any situation. Dont get all butt hurt when someone dishes your BS back in your face....thats all it is.

1uzfe= Learning ECU. needs to be bypassed. The company ( Preferred Image ) who built the custom ECU is owned by my company. We are the only ones who produce it. Everyone else has to use a standalone ;)

I also stated that the NOS is wired but no longer needed now that I have FI.

Lack of intercooler? again, WTH are you talking about? 33x12 with a 4" core is deff not lackin by any stretch.

you throw out a comment about blowing the engine, when an engine can ago a millllllllion different ways....Shut up already and kick that BS to someone who buys it.

READ the article, Stop running your mouth without knowing a thing about me or the car.

I dont care about your education and experience...cause at the end of the day, you're just a load mouth on the internet. Big in your own world. We can have a pissing contest all day and night....

Yes, I rep for people running Polk Audio. Im not a hater and would be proud of any member that got their hard work recognized by a major magazine. This is the last place that I should have to deal with sum jealous hater, mad at the world and starting crap with people 'gettin it done' for Polk.


I just cant see how you could even post all that crap without READING the article to know what the hell you're talkin about.



and you obviously need sum sort of 'help'. :D

[swerve]

Nice car. Lexus is always hot.

[Emerald]

Jstas: If you dont like it fine...there are other threads for you to ruin around here.

I like it, Polk liked it, SuperStreet Magazine Liked it and the Movie company that just shipped it back to seattle from filming in LA liked it too.

Your opinion means NOTHING to me



My goal is to promote/support Polk Audio and Support those who do the same....

[neomagus00]

hmmm.... fwiw, i rather liked the car... i think i would have done some things differently, but it's not my car... cool beans paint, especially...

[audiobliss]

Ooooh, what movie should I be looking for it in?

[Jstas]

Your opinion means NOTHING to me


Then why are you so pissed off? If it means nothing, why did you go and get all huffy just because I said I was not that impressed? I don't get you. You tell me that I don't matter, my opinion doesn't matter and you don't want o waste your time with me but you continue to respond over and over again stating the same thing and trying to dazzle me with your knowledge but I haven't seen anything other than your petty attempts to try and discredit me. If I mean nothing, why do I matter so much? Seems like you are the one with the problem that needs help.

BTW, you remind me of Lisa Kubo. Yes, I know who she is, I've had several conversations with her too. She also told me that I don't matter and my opinion doesn't matter yet couldn't stop responding to me or answer the question about why she insists on responding if I matter so little? She doesn't like me either. I'm sensing a trend.



Thom, saying "your mom" to Josh is a different situation. You and Josh have known each other a while. You have that kind of relationship. you also aren't questioning the validity of any relationships between child and parent and you aren't necessarily deriding the abilty of Josh's parents to have done thier job. You also have the benefit of face-to-face interaction which affords many other clues to a person's demeanor and intentions when interacting with each other. One doesn't get that on an Internet forum and things come off differently than they are intended. Especially under the guise of percieved friendships with people we know very little about in reality. Not to lessen the value or quality of any relationships but very few people have interactions on Internet forums that really give a complete picture of just who this person you call "friend" or "brother" or "sister" really is. I'm not paranoid, I just have a different view. I'm not rambling, I am just trying to explain my viewpoint. Unfortunatly, it is dismissed as nothing more than BS most of the time for whatever reason. Yet, if I upset someone, I either have to apologize or be derided and cast out. Nice double standard.

[MacLeod]

http://www.animation-station.com/smileys/images/nopity.gif

[Thom]

But unless Mac called your mom out by name, or if he grew up next to you and knew her I don't see how you could possibly take offense.

And Josh's parents obviously didn't do their job. Why'd you have to bring that up? Now Josh is going to cry.

[exalted512]

But unless Mac called your mom out by name, or if he grew up next to you and knew her I don't see how you could possibly take offense.

And Josh's parents obviously didn't do their job. Why'd you have to bring that up? Now Josh is going to cry.
your mom is so fat when she falls off the bed, she falls off both sides...and dont even get me started w/ macleod's mom, it takes her 2 trips to haul ass.
-Cody

[swerve]

your mom is so fat when she falls off the bed, she falls off both sides...and dont even get me started w/ macleod's mom, it takes her 2 trips to haul ass.
your mom is so dumb she read the dictionary thinking it was the bible.

[MacLeod]

Your mom is so poor, the other day I saw her kicking a can down the street. I asked her what she was doing she said, "moving".

[exalted512]

dude...wtf? why are you talking about my mom...you dont know me.

besides, it was a shoe box, not a can!
-Cody

[swerve]

Your mom's boobs are so saggy.......





ahhh fuck it...

GO POLK AUDIO!

[exalted512]

your mommas so fat she takes up both sides of the family tree.
-Cody

[neomagus00]

i have the feeling cody could do this for a long time... how bout just a 'best of' selection? :D

[swerve]

EDIT: I'm done.

[PoweredByDodge]

Uh boy...

Well... I hate to say it, wait, no I don't hate to say it, but I agree with Jstas (on some points).

1 - Yes the car looks very pretty.
2 - Yes I could tell from first look it was either a bimmer or a lexus dropped and modified... that alone gets someone a certain amount of credit because you don't just go and chop up a 40++++ thousand dollar car if you don't have an idea of what you're doing... so it implies that you do know what you're doing, and thus, you get a certain amount of credibility.
3 - No, you do not need 10,000 speakers in a "street" car to be appreciated for what it is. It is not an spl car, or an sq competition car... it's a performance vehicle with a nice audio system. It just so happens to be polk, and we like polk, and that's good.
4 - Building a motor / car until it "feels good to you" is not a bad thing. I will never test my 318 Interceptor at a track, nor will I ever really give a damn. As long as it gives me the feel and hop I want, I'm happy. As I would say are most people who are not actually drag racing a given particular vehicle. Dynotesting, if you're not racing or diagnosing the health of a motor with relation to what it is supposed to dyno out at, is nothing more than something to compensate for an otherwise f***** up ego problem.


And now the flip side...

1- My "I don't like Asian girls" came from the fact that about 3/4 of the "japanese performance and euro tuning" articles you see with photos of "hopped up" rice wagons always have an Asian girl draped across the hood. The comment was directed at my hatred of rice buckets, not the aforementioned women. You are quite attractive, and while I almost never apologize, I'll apologize for saying that. I really didn't think it was YOUR car. Not that women don't build great sports / audio cars, but it's just more common to see female model with a car than a female owner with a car.

2 - It's a damn shame you took a beautiful vehicle and riced it out like something out of 2F2F. The fact that people even know what that abbreviation means bothers me. But to each his own. I've been chided because I made a 4x4 into a 4x2 ... I don't really give a shit though, and neither should you, it's your car, be proud of it because it makes you happy.

3 - Flashing an Eprom is child's play. It's also utterly idiotic. 99 out of 100 vehicle OEM computers will never give the performance output of an aftermarket computer (I do not mean "chip" or "module", I mean an entire computer). It costs more money, more time, and more effort to get an OEM module to work 1/3 as good as an aftermarket one. And the only benefit is that you keep stock gauges and controls, well if you do a good enough job of hopping it up, the stock gauges are worthless... top speed is well beyond top speed on the dash, as well as peak rpm. Temperature, Vaccuum, Boost, Voltage, and Oil pressure gauges should all be replaced or installed with high quality aftermarket units (complete with senders). Antilock braking will not require the OEM Computer, and most all ABS modules are either standalone or a separate board inside the OEM computer than can be removed by simply cracking the casing open and installing in a new smaller casing. Aftermarket Fuel Injection systems are far superior to OEM systems. Aftermarket performance spark control systems (and I don't mean Mallory Capacitive shithole discharge boxes) are far superior to OEM units... Most modern vehicles use a cam shaft sensor and crankshaft sensor to determine spark control... These are not always of the greatest accuracy or build quality. Replacing them with high quality aftermarket units is the same thing as replacing a piece of scrap stock distributor with a MSD billet unit, and replacing the rotor and cap with a high quality aftermarket alternative. ALso - Aftermarket systems come with coil over plug units for each cylinder (or often relocated individual coils for each cylinder if space /mounting is an issue), and signal wires all feed to a central control unit. It basically replaces everything under the hood except the headlights. As far as electronically controlled transmissions -- that's problem #1. Electronic valve body trnamissions and electric lock up torque converters are wholly scrap for performance use. Manual (hydraulic) valve bodies and non-lockup TC's are where the meat is at. They're not nearly as efficient on gas, or even a smooth of a ride... but dammit they function like a Sherman Tank busting through a desert sand dune. This would of course require you yanked the tranny, rebuilt it or had it rebuilt by one of the few people on this planet that actually reverse engineer modern transmissions for anything but heavy duty trucks. Do all of that, rehone the cylinder walls and replace the pistons with high compression units... port and polish the head(s)... put a high quality header(s) on there, and run a 2 1/2 inch exhaust out the back with a glass pack flow through muffler. It sounds liek a lot of work, but the result is cheaper, easier in the end, and more reliable than ghetto rigging stock equipment. Hypertech (just for the sake of giving a brand name or two) and Bullydog are two common "programmers" for trucks... I am not familiar with the "car" ones, but they're the same kind of junk. You can squeak a little here and there, but nothing substantial. You then go to do some "self probing" and end up with some hairy mess of shit that some guy in guatamala (nothing against guatamala) made to reprogram the ECU and CCU. Half the time you fry the Eproms, the other half the time you end up with data corruption beyond your own reassembly.

4 - His and my opinions may mean nothing to you, and that's all fine and well... that's not the damn point though. I suppose he should have done as I and just shut up after an initial comment, but alas, we're all mouthy in here. Our opinions are not (I believe I can speak for him on this, but I may be wrong) directed at you so much as they are directed at an industry that promotes band-aid fixes and upgrades that cost high dollar and provide little benefit, often damage. There is no reason for "giggle juice" in a vehicle that isn't being dragged... I belive you self admitted that by running the tanks dry now and switching to a turbo. The turbo is the real world answer... the Nitrous is a bandaid. I am sick and godly tired of seeing dumbass kids with (believe it or not) Cavalier's with "NOS" bottles in the BACK WINDOW - not even in the bloody trunk, the goddamn rear deck space by the back window.... as if to say "watch out, I'm juiced". It's like "my god, you space cadet!".

I'm now going to go back to drinking heavily and watching television.

g'day all.

[audiobliss]

your mom is so fat when she falls off the bed, she falls off both sides...
-Cody

your mommas so fat she takes up both sides of the family tree.
-Cody


ROFL!!!! Those are hilarious!! Give us some more!!!!

[exalted512]

i would, but i have a physics test tomorrow...this happens to be the same test that i thought was NEXT wednesday, which by total coincidence, is also the one I havent studied for yet. Joy
-Cody

[cam5860]

Yo mama's so dumb that she tripped over a cordless phone.

Yo mama's so poor she uses cheerios as earrings.

Yo mama is so fat her "nickname" is Damn.

Yo mama's so stupid she thought Taco Bell was a mexican phone company.

Yo mamma is so ugly, she uses a line of makeup called "Why Bother".

Yo momma's like a light switch even a 4 year old can turn her on.

Yo mama's like a mosquito, you have to slap her to get her to stop sucking.

[bknauss]

Yet another party pooper thread due to Jstas. Sort of reminds me of the thread he party pooped on after the Polk Fest.

All I know is that my car is the hottest... with no a-pillars, kickpanels, holes in the doors, no rear deck, and a completely stripped trunk. Beat that!

[MacLeod]

But I think we rebounded quite nicely! Everybody loves "Yo Mamma" Jokes. :D

[PolkThug]

Ooooh, what movie should I be looking for it in?

hmmm, they are working of FnF3 now. (only reason I know that is cuz the new stang will be in it)

[nadams]

jstas- It's obvious that you're knowledgeable, but do you always have to be so smart-assed and "holier than thou" to everyone?

[Emerald]

I dont get it...

I thought this was a POLK forum? This is the last place that I should have to deal with haters in regards to a POLK Sponsored car getting press. Everyone here should be here supporting the brand. If you're not then WHY are you here? I wouldnt care if it were a tin can that got a writeup. As long as they were pushin POLK Audio, It's all good with me.

If this is what I can expect from the FACTORY WEBSITE, then I dont want to be a part of their Sponsored car program.

[PolkThug]

If this is what I can expect from the FACTORY WEBSITE, then I dont want to be a part of their Sponsored car program.

Even though Polk owns it, its a public site and anybody can join and say pretty much whatever they want. Just like in real life, you have to filter out information. Some people think I'm nuts for ripping apart my brand new car, but nothing anyone can say, can wipe the smile off my face when I shift from 3rd to 4th at 108mph. :)

[ohskigod]

Emerald, good job on the car, plain and simple
might not be in the style liked by all apparently, although why it must be explained in expliccit detail i'll never understand.

I apreciate the time it took to make your ride the way you wanted it. If it gave Polk good press, thats even better. Any support for Polk is a good thing.

certain people here need to care alot less, not just about Audio, car or home, but about life, and what people say, a little less.

thats my .02, Lou's punchin out!!!!

[Thom]

We went for years with every other thread asking why our subs blow up. If we deleted everything we didn't like there wouldn't be much to read sometimes...

[ND13]

I dont get it...

I thought this was a POLK forum? This is the last place that I should have to deal with haters in regards to a POLK Sponsored car getting press. Everyone here should be here supporting the brand. If you're not then WHY are you here? I wouldnt care if it were a tin can that got a writeup. As long as they were pushin POLK Audio, It's all good with me.

If this is what I can expect from the FACTORY WEBSITE, then I dont want to be a part of their Sponsored car program.

Emerald,

This is not indicative of the majority of what goes on here at CP, if it were I wouldn't be here.

Most of the members here will go above and beyond to be helpful and supportive. Stick around. Post somewhere else and let this dead dog lie.


LET THIS THREAD DIE!!!!!!

[Jstas]

Alright, I'm done with this. I'm a big Internet meanie. I made the little girl cry and question her Polk Audio sponsorship. Why? Because she doesn't care about me or my opinions and they obviously don't matter enough to her because she is willing to throw away a Polk Audio sponsorhsip over me...who has no affiliation with Polk Audio other than I own thier products.

So now the runny-nose brigade is jumping on the bandwagon again to tell me how mean and terrible I am. I asked a question, was mis-understood in my post and then got nothing but punk-ass attitude from it. I said I wasn't impressed with the car because I've seen a million of the wings and body kits with flashy paint and color matched interiors to make me sick. I never liked them because I don't like the attitudes of most of the owners. Not all, most. I have found these owners to be no where near as knowledgable as they think they are. I have found them to have HUGE chips on thier shoulders and they get flustered when asked honest questions about the vehicles they expound upon ad nauseum. A car can be completely ingenious and the best thing since sliced bread and if the owner is a cocky little punk, I will just hate the car because of it. I'll recognize hard work and effort but if these cars are done by the owners for themselves then they are not only an expression of the owner but also, to an extent, an extension of the owner. Being proud is one thing. Alot of these owners go well beyond pride.

The car in question in this thread is a nice looking car. I even like the color of the paint. After the experiences with the owner though, I'm liking it less and less. The reason I wasn't so impressed with it is because yes, there are few Lexus SC's out there with turbo kits and this one has one. The problem I have is that it doesn't work. Blowing an engine every 6 months on average is unsat IMO and not something to be proud of. It is evidence that more work is needed to get the car reliable. The hell with the audio system, the hell with custom body work and fancy wheels and suspension and brake work. If the car can't go, it's a trailer queen. Not impressive to me. Especially since the owner has told us about all the custom work that has been done by a company that her company owns and we should all be bowing down to the intellectual prowess of the gurus who built the custom ECM for her car.

All I ever wanted to do was find out more about the car and through a huge misunderstanding, I'm the mean internet man again with a "holier than thou" attitude. Sorry for coming off like that but I'm not going to dumb down a conversation with someone who professes to be proficient in the matters that I am trying to discuss. I'm not trying to be holier than thou and honestly it really bugs me when people throw that stupid expression at me. I don't try to put myself on a pedestal, I don't try to make myself feel validated at the expense of others. I would rather try my best to help and give as complete and detailed answers as I can. I guess that makes me a party pooper too.


Lastly, Emerald, if you are going to give up your Polk Audio sponsorship over me then you are more weak-minded than I thought. You should stop saying that my opinion matters nothing to you because it is obvious that it does if you are so willing to give up corporate sponsorship over it. Otherwise, one guy's opinion out of 30 leg humpers is obviously not the majority and I was never a detractor of your car, I just said that I didn't think it was great as everyone else. The wording may have been harsh and I know there was a misunderstanding and I apologize for that. But if you are going to give up a sponsorship over me then cry me a freaking river because you will deserve what you get.







Oh yeah, Vinnie is right. I don't like high-dollar, band-aid fixes that do nothing for you. Do it right the first time and you won't have the problems.

[Emerald]

I could sit here and put these two assclowns on blast for talkin outta their asses about a car they have no experience working on. Throwing out sum random engine building facts and diagnosing a blown engine on a car youve NEVER seen is beyond retarded, like a Blind Doctor in the surgery room.

I have no problem gettin into a pissing contest with ANYONE on sum random car forum.... But thats not sumthing I should have to deal with on a Factory owned site that I promote with a car under full Sponsorship. YOU have nothing to do with my decision to keep or drop the Sponsorship.


The fact that he assumed the person in the picture didnt own the car, shows a lot about his character.

*yawn*

...alot of money in that car right there.

I wonder who did all the work?

The fact that your first comment was "I wonder who did the work" shows a lot about yours. Now you wanna back-peddle and say you just wanted to learn more about the car...c'mon now! :p If you're gonna be a hater be good one. :rolleyes:

Dont worry about how many engines I buy or build. Its a big issue to YOU, not to me. The engines went from oil system failures. The whole system is custom and thats just sumthing that happens when you build a one-off engine....Its not a situation where you 'Build it right the first time', This setup has NOT been done before.
You talk all that crap like you know this type of car, so you should already know this ;)

You seem to love 'hearing' yourself talking. At the end of the day thats all you're worth...

So keep standin on the sideline hatin' while I get the job done...k? ;)

[-justin-]

Jstas, you must be one of those guys that sees a pretty girl and says, "Hey, you're stupid! You have cooties!" to get some attention. Let it go man, you insulted her from the start with your smart ass comment about being unimpressed. I'M unimpressed with your lack of compassion and support for another person who obviously has spent a lot of time and effort into something she loves. (Oh, and I'm locking this thread due to complaints – sorry)

Emerald, you crack me up. You're witty and you don't back down. Good job! I think the car is awesome, I know it takes a lot of work to make a car look like that -- that's why I'm not an installer, I'm waaaay to lazy to do such a respectable job.

So congrats!

~Justin

[Josh]

Your STi looks pretty damn good for a first time carbon job.