Jaguar

http://www.tunertransformation.com/

Start tonight. I guess they are back on. Does anyone else watch the car shows on Speedchannel, TNN (powerblock), and Discovery channel? Fun shows.

p.s. Sorry that this is in the RX-8 Media news thread. Just clicked on the wrong heading.

KYLiquid

i have caught it a few times, I get a little ticked off about how the mod cars, the rx8 they had (1st episode i think) there wasnt many parts out for it, so they put on some decals on the sides and a 50 shot of nitrous. Then later they had a SRT4 that they did a full turbo/intercooler swap and dyno tuned ECU for 400whp.

Some of the cars they spend 12k on other they spend 2k on, they should do equal work on all the cars...not make one car an ultimate street machine with a fully built engine and the next car a show car with a big body kit, wheels and an intake.

guy321

If i remember correctly, they tune it to the individual owner.. I guess some owners are woth 12k and some are worth a snickers bar and a coke.

Jaguar

The problem with that RX-8 was that it was a new show and there wasn't much out for the 8 yet. They would of been better off with the RX-7. The hosts are a little irritating sometimes, the one guy always looks like he is stoned. The show throughout the season got better though and they finally started showing the viewers a base line and then what the mods did as far as numbers go.

KYLiquid

thats true, i forgot that they interview the owner and mod the car based on what the owner likes.

it just doesn make sense, it also seems that a lot of the time they just bolt a bunch of parts on then take the car out.

i laugh my *** of when they show the cost brakedown and its something like 6k bucks. then they do the before and after test on their little course (parking lot) and it gained like .1 sec 0-60, and 2 feet in braking.

Ive seen some good cars come out of there, and some bad cars, its an ok show.

my current hook on TV is the new show Over There, wen on FX and Dirty Jobs on Discovery.

moRotorMotor

I've met Jack Mac before. He's a really cool person to talk to and a great race car driver if I may add. He races in the Targa Newfoundland Rally annually. It was a bad idea to have the RX-8 on the show right after it hit the showroom floor. There was literally no aftermarket support and the car was still unknow to the general public. At least not as many as now.

zoom44

realy? somebody hook me up with this show then!!! vote for me or whatever you have to do. here's my list they interview me this is what i want

full Racing Beat suspension
ACT Clutch
RacingBeat Flywheel
Axial Flow engineering shortshifter
Axial flow engineering Supercharger
Car PC with the Hymee scanalyser Navigation ect. wireless keyboard and mouse + nice size touch screen mounted in the dash.
Wheels from Yawpower
Vertex Lang front without the little wing things
Fabulous rear witht he rotor fog light
Racingbeat side skirts
Hood scoop ala the Renegade supercharged Mazdspeed car
Custom Leather interior Like Riccio's
New Tires (dont know which ones, maybe those ones Omicron likes so much)


that cant be more than say 15 k can it?


:D

edit: any photochoppers want to give that a go? the aerobits and wheels on a silver car with the hood scoop?

guy321

They don't ask for your Christmas list. They ask your likes/dislikes and such.

moRotorMotor

Why then do they always look surprised when the car is revealed? If you say they already have a general idea.

LNWLF

They screwed up the RX8 on the first show, but progressively turned out better cars towards the end of the first season.

The show should be even better this season...

NAVILESRX8

iTrader: (1)

I love that show.....pretty cool....