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Complex Soundboard II

funspeed — Fri, 21 May 2010 02:37:21 +0000

Good and funny.

Untitled

funspeed — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:04:26 +0000

To the few people who have checked back regularly, I am very sorry that I have disappointed you guys. Life has been hard lately and I had to do so many things that were of high priority. I admit that blogging is not the easiest thing to do in this world, as I have to feed you, the readers, fresh content. (Man, I talk like I have thousands of readers. HAHA.) I mean, it’s easy to hate on blogs but trust me, those bloggers work their asses off. Heck, I’m guilty of complaining to bloggers about the stuff that they post or write.

I would also like to take this opportunity to give a shoutout to Mr. RA64FREDDY. I don’t even know how he puts a whole page of new stuff daily. I think it’s insane.

I hope this video of the legendary Motoharu Kurosawa taking a trip down memory lane in a Hakosuka will make up for the weeks that I haven’t posted anything on this site.

Enjoy!

430 X Vans “BMX Connection” Old Skool

funspeed — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:18:40 +0000

Japanese BMX clothing label collab-ed with Vans to create this dope shoe. Color and material selection is close to perfect, with the tonal royal blue upper with accents of orange on top of an off-white midsole.

Mid Night S130

funspeed — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:57:26 +0000

Such a legendary car. Of course, it is capable of reaching 300+ Km/h as it is a requirement for membership in the world’s most famous street racing team, Mid Night Club. What’s more amazing is that it gets power from the good ol’ L28 straight-six single cam engine. Unfortunately, what some of you may know, Mid Night Club has disbanded since 1999 after 14 years of terrorizing the Wangan. Apparently, a Bosozoku group played around with this team causing an accident, leaving 6 people injured and 1 dead. As with team policy, they must disband if the team gets involved in a fatal accident. That marked the team’s death and signaled the dawning of a new era in the Wangan (think Top Secret cars).

BEDWIN 2010 Spring/Summer ’10 Video

funspeed — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:13:29 +0000

One of my favorite brands. While aesthetics and color selection are sticking to the norm, distinction from other brands is still preserved. Props to Masafumi Watanabe and crew at BEDWIN.

GT Toyota Soarer

funspeed — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:45:29 +0000

Ever wondered what a GT Soarer would look like? Well, here it is. Done by the students always high in magic mushrooms at NATS. It needs some refinement though. Maybe a front splitter, a GT wing, sexier fenders and wider one-piece wheels to complete the GT look.

K’naan-Waving Flag. Directed by NABIL.

funspeed — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:10:05 +0000

Awesome music video directed by Nabil Elderkin. In my opinion he’s the best out there and this video just shows it. Some stunning visuals, it’s just like moving photography. I mean I can pause at any point in the video and see a beautiful photo. Inspiring music by K’naan, I might add!

SS Works Honda CR-X

funspeed — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:42:54 +0000

Relax

funspeed — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:45:45 +0000

Just what I need. Sorry for the lack of posts lately, lot of shit going on in my life right now. Computer fucked me like a prison whore for the past two days too. System restore really does wonders. Anyway, I would like to stay away from anything negative on this blog.

Here’s J*Davey sampling my favorite song of all time, A Tribe Called Quest’s Electric Relaxation. Miss Jack Davey (Yes, her name is Jack. Her real name is Briana Cartwright though) put an awesome twist to an already legendary song with her trademark smooth voice. Enjoy!

SE3P love

funspeed — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:11:30 +0000

I wonder why nobody modifies the RX-8 too much. I know the 13B-MSP RENESIS engine is quite hard to modify though. First, it’s naturally aspirated so, power is quite lacking there. Second, it is known that only experienced tuners can get it right when tuning the engine. Modifying is quite tricky as parts that were thought to increase the engine’s output actually caused power losses. In short, the R&D hasn’t quite yet caught up with newer cars as tuners are still stuck with late 80′s-90′s cars. On a positive note, though, the RX-8 is one of the best handling cars out there. Here is Japanese driver “Takeyari” Yamaji’s impressions of the RX-8 that I dug up on the old JDM Option site.

“Takeyari” Yamaji’s RX-8 Analysis

"A machine that improves your techniques!"

I have driven the RX-8 on many occasions on the street and track, and I feel as though it is one of the best handling cars out there. People say that the machine lacks power compared to the RX-7 but that’s only during straight line acceleration. This machine holds one of the greatest cornering capabilities.
We tested the RE Amemiya RX-8 with a GPS data logger and found out that the vehicle’s speed during cornering were superbly fast. Basically, the machine is able to maintain a high speed while turning because of its capability of entering the turn very sharply.
The RX-8 prospers at the tighter turns than the high speed corners. Since the sharp turning abilities, the machine handles great all the way from the entry to the apex. This machine is the best for such courses as the Tsukuba and other windy race tracks.
Honestly, I have never enjoyed a better handling car other than the FD3S and the S2000. But the earlier model S2000 is a bit sensitive while driving so it may be more difficult to control. The car attempts to spin out unless you carefully control the vehicle at the entry and the exit of the turn. On the other hand, the RX-8 has a stable feeling all throughout the corner; depending on the type of suspension tuning is performed.
These cornering capabilities are not possible with cars such as a Silvia because of the front strut configuration. Increasing tire grip, modifying the suspension or downforce will slightly help, but in the end understeer cannot be completely eliminated. The vehicle should be well balanced throughout, and a front double wishbone (rear multi-link) will provide the best results in this case.
The characteristic differs from that of the quick 4wd vehicles of today. Those cars dive go into the turns at great speed and upon slowing down, it relies on its power and traction to exit the turn successfully. The RX-8 clearly holds a faster turning speed.
Don’t get me wrong, the RX-8 is very fast at high speed corners as well, and with 100 more horsepower, it can be classified as a top level contender.
But with 220 horses, no weight reduction, and equipped with high grip radial tires, it amazingly clocks in at 1 minute 6 second mark at Tsukuba. The machine proves that power is not everything and turning is an important factor too. This is quite a high performance machine.

Here’s my favorite SE3P, tuned by the rotary engine specialists over at Pan Speed. It has the only decent looking aero I’ve seen so far on an RX-8.

To give you an idea how fast the RX-8 is, it has the same lap time with the super exotic Ferrari F40 at Tsukuba. A 1.3L NA rotary can compete with a million-dollar 2.9L twin turbo V8! Amazing, huh?