| 7 Jul 2024 |
 DFX4509B | A good example is any GM product that has a 3800 will be easier to maintain by yourself than an equivalent product with a 3.6 HFV6 due to the older, simpler design of the 3800. | 03:14:19 |
| DFX4509B | * A good example is any GM product that has a 3800 will be easier to maintain by yourself than an equivalent product with a 3.6 HFV6 due to the older, simpler design of the 3800 over the 3.6 that replaces it. | 03:14:45 |
| DFX4509B | (if you're into tuning and modifications, the 3800 also has a pretty sizable performance aftermarket in its own right although it's not as big as that on any generation of SBC) | 03:15:52 |
 wave | I would like to get into modifications but my current knowledge of cars is lacking. I pretty much know how to change the oil, filters + spark plugs and that's the extend of my knowledge lmao | 03:17:01 |
| wave | My dad knows a lot more than I do | 03:17:07 |
| DFX4509B | But yeah, generally anything from the '00s and earlier is still going to be super basic in terms of tech, and in a lot of cases will also be easier to maintain and in some cases even easier to tune/mod. | 03:18:26 |
| DFX4509B | * But yeah, generally anything from the '00s and earlier is still going to be super basic in terms of tech so spying on you won't generally be an issue for anything that old, and in a lot of cases will also be easier to maintain and in some cases even easier to tune/mod. | 03:19:25 |
| wave | Do you happen to know anything about the world of hybrid/EV modding for gasoline cars? I've heard it's possible and I'd like to look into it because I don't really drive that far and the gas prices in my area are getting ridiculous (Was around $2.40 less than 2 years ago and has shot up to almost $4) | 03:19:56 |
| DFX4509B | Nothing in terms of personal experience, but anything is searchable. | 03:20:34 |
| wave | That's fair, just curious. Do you have any other advice? | 03:20:54 |
| DFX4509B | Basically, just look up what you're trying to do. | 03:21:16 |
| DFX4509B | * Basically, just look up what you're trying to do as there's countless forums on the matter. | 03:21:32 |
| DFX4509B | Like if you're into Audi or VW performance, there's a whole bunch of forums for that, for example. | 03:23:10 |
| DFX4509B | Same for Honda or really anything else. | 03:23:38 |
| DFX4509B | * Same for Honda or really anything else, if you can think of it, there's a community around it generally. | 03:24:21 |
| DFX4509B | (how they behave is more varied though...) | 03:24:46 |
| wave | At the moment I don't really know what I'm looking for other than planning for when my PoS dies on me. I'll have to look into what's out there. I know I like sedans and want to be able to modify the car with stuff like a custom stereo but past that im clueless | 03:25:06 |
|  @jakekravchenko:matrix.org left the room. | 03:34:34 |
| 9 Jul 2024 |
| DFX4509B | Yeah, this ain't gonna go well when the big crashes happen unless those batteries are extremely well protected..... https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/07/heres-nascars-idea-for-a-fully-electric-stock-car/ | 00:42:09 |
| DFX4509B | Redacted or Malformed Event | 00:43:04 |
| DFX4509B | * Like the giant crashes that NASCAR is known for will turn from a point people stand up and cheer for, to a disaster of unquenchable fire with a shitload of deaths based on what happens in an EV battery fire on the street.. | 00:43:33 |
| DFX4509B | Like EV fires are already bad enough by themselves on the road, multiply that by however many cars are on the oval track at a typical event, and you got a massive lithium fire on your hands. | 01:33:14 |
| DFX4509B | * Like EV fires are already bad enough by themselves on the road, multiply that by however many cars are on the oval track at a typical event, and you got a massive lithium inferno on your hands. | 01:33:41 |
| DFX4509B | * Like EV fires are already bad enough by themselves on the street, multiply that by however many cars are on the oval track at a typical event, and you got a massive lithium inferno on your hands. | 01:34:15 |
| DFX4509B | As I suggested on the comments section of that page, that series would be better to go to an AWD hybrid I6 drivetrain /w forced-induction than to go full electric. | 01:57:09 |
| DFX4509B | That way they'd keep their core audience at least somewhat happy and lower their footprint. | 01:58:20 |
| DFX4509B | And crashes wouldn't be a lithium inferno either especially if they used the hybrid implementation that's used in the LaFerrari, for example. | 02:00:50 |
| DFX4509B | And crashes wouldn't be a lithium inferno either especially if they used a KERS-based system in that hybrid implementation, for example. | 02:03:42 |
| DFX4509B | And crashes wouldn't be a lithium inferno either especially if they used a KERS-based system in that hybrid implementation, for example, as any energy recovered from that system could be stored in a supercap bank. | 02:04:34 |
| DFX4509B | And crashes wouldn't be a lithium inferno either especially if they used a KERS-based system in that hybrid implementation, for example, as any energy recovered from that system could be stored in a supercap bank, in fact Toyota did exactly that. | 02:05:59 |
