Topic: Flat-six Goodness

[rrocket]

Yeah, it's odd, bikers hold their heads level in corners but lean their bikes and bodies while in a car I tend to lean my head towards the inside of the curve.  I wonder if both are for the same reason, something to do with balance perhaps.

No..on a bike, you are looking well ahead..way far ahead through the corner.  And since modern bikes on modern rubber can lean beyond 50 degrees...you wouldn't be able to look very far ahead if your head was tilted as much as the bike..

[blur911]

Yeah, it's odd, bikers hold their heads level in corners but lean their bikes and bodies while in a car I tend to lean my head towards the inside of the curve.  I wonder if both are for the same reason, something to do with balance perhaps.

No..on a bike, you are looking well ahead..way far ahead through the corner.  And since modern bikes on modern rubber can lean beyond 50 degrees...you wouldn't be able to look very far ahead if your head was tilted as much as the bike..

Yeah, I guess if you didn't tilt your head so it was more or less level and turned towards the curve then you'd be trying to tilt your head "up", which doesn't really work as well. 
I've heard a few different arguments over the years as to why it's done, I dunno, I just know everyone does it.

[blur911]

Do they come with model specific seat rails or do you have to mod things?

You can order the exact adapter rails to fit a 911.  I'll probably do this, but I might also fab something up myself depending on what it looks like when I test fit them.

[blur911]

Turn up your speakers.

I did. There is a faint metallic squeal in the audio track.

Any chance of mounting the camera on the dash the next time.

Always fun to watch those.

Sorry to revive a dead thread, but I just happened to watch the raw footage again.  YouTube is to blame for the crappy sound as it's much better on the original recording. 

[Mike]

Turn up your speakers.

I did. There is a faint metallic squeal in the audio track.

Any chance of mounting the camera on the dash the next time.

Always fun to watch those.

Sorry to revive a dead thread, but I just happened to watch the raw footage again.  YouTube is to blame for the crappy sound as it's much better on the original recording. 

I pick up my exhaust tomorrow!  WOO HOO!  I will have Flat-Four Goodness (close to a 6)

[rrocket]

BTW...did you hear the next Lexus IS will be Flat Six powered??

[Mike]

BTW...did you hear the next Lexus IS will be Flat Six powered??

Really?  Awesome!  Is it being sourced from Subaru since they have a partnership now?

[rrocket]

BTW...did you hear the next Lexus IS will be Flat Six powered??

Really?  Awesome!  Is it being sourced from Subaru since they have a partnership now?

Yup.  Supposedly a 3.6

[Mike]

BTW...did you hear the next Lexus IS will be Flat Six powered??

Really?  Awesome!  Is it being sourced from Subaru since they have a partnership now?

Yup.  Supposedly a 3.6

Cool, the current 3.6 makes a pretty sad 256HP so hopefully with Lexus infusing a bunch of money and research the Lexus IS gets it up around the 330 mark.  It needs to be at least the same as now if not more powerful.  The Legacy can only benefit from this I would imagine.