Carbon fibber stick ons... How she look?

[Sparky]

Behold my daily commuter and at 400,000 km I thought with a couple Guinness in me it was a good idea to try out some carbon fibre stick ons, cost me $14 for a roll and I can peel it off super easy but I just want to know how does it look? The door handles look tight i think but not sure on the gas tank lid.

I hope negative nanny zeta chimes in as I expect at least a 3 word reply

pS: she's a little dirty and don't mine the air vent stickers, there there to stay
Good or bad I can take it. (( sips wine now)) beware 

[turboswimbz]

Sparky I for one like it.  Everyone Knows that carbon Fiber pieces make your car go faster! Also looks like a bad ass fix on the Lid,  YOU can tell people you ripped that gas tank lid up out in the boonies. doing reverse 180's.  Wouldn't have hit the tank Lid but you were busy saving a child's life from a burning building and by the time you got back to the car it over rotated and you saved it all for a small dent in the gas Lid.

Suggestions: Pin Stripes Flame or Racing Stripe - Hood Scoop carbon fiber-ed up.


In all seriousness I like it. It gives it a bit of character.  And Cars should be fun! especial when you commute.

[Sparky]

Hahaha.. One for no gas tank lid.. I will add in a poll

[PunkCryborg]

did you see any performance boost from this sick mod?

[turboswimbz]

Hahaha.. One for no gas tank lid.. I will add in a poll

NAh I meant it in a good way.  Like the fix you did was way much cooler than anything else you could have done.

[Sparky]

 

did you see any performance boost from this sick mod?

Yes.. Just like when you wash the car it goes much faster.

[FiftyQuid]

You have 400,000 on a Saturn?  Holy shit. 

The carbon fiber looks excellent.  It blends seamlessly.  I only have one question for you, do you live in Aylmer, Quebec?  BTW, you need to add some speed holes into the hood.

[Sparky]

You have 400,000 on a Saturn?  Holy shit.  

The carbon fiber looks excellent.  It blends seamlessly.  I only have one question for you, do you live in Aylmer, Quebec?  BTW, you need to add some speed holes into the hood.

No I don't live there why do you ask? And I am a less is more guy so no more features.. Don't want her looking to cheese.

[FiftyQuid]

Aylmer, QC is typically the birthplace for car mods after a few pints.

No word of a lie, I once saw a guy repainting his car in his driveway with a paint roller.

[Sparky]

Hahaha.. Time to move

[HercTNT]

Sparky, i like it!! think it looks great. Does not matter though. if you like it thats all that counts .

[Sparky]

Herc I know man but I am 50/50 on the gas cover... So with people like you I value your opinions

[Vecanti]

That's pretty cool.  First thought was I'd do the wheels.

Second thought was how much would it cost to do the whole car?   

[Sparky]

That's pretty cool.  First thought was I'd do the wheels.

Second thought was how much would it cost to do the whole car?  

Hahaha.. No way I love my burnt orange Saturn... And those gun metal rims look much better shined up (( blush))

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Looks okay to me, but where's the carbon fiber truck nuts? 

P.S. - I like how the wheel spokes extend onto the tire.  'Tis snazzy.

[SignOfZeta]

I just think of this:

[RoyVegas]

Rims - check!
Faked Carbon Fiber - check!

Only one more add on to make it a true race mobile:

Huge racing wing!

[Nazi NecroPhile]

And Folgers can exhaust.  Don't forget that.

[csgx1]

The door handle wrap looks fine since it's a small piece.  But, I think the gas door looks a little out of place since there's too much contrast compared to the car's paint color.  btw, that's a nice car color.

I just think of this:

Is that an older Toyota Supra?  That's sad.

[Sparky]

HahHa... Thanks zeta it may look stupid to you but it's still better looking then a mita :p

[SignOfZeta]

HahHa... Thanks zeta it may look stupid to you but it's still better looking then a mita :p

Do you mean "Miata"? If so, I really don't care about what someone who thinks fake carbon stickers on a Saturn is rad thinks of my car. There is nothing fake on my car, and virtually no thought given to looks. It's for driving, and when I go to track days I see tons of Miatas and no Saturns. The WalMart parking lot however is full of cars with dumb non-functional shit glued to them.

Btw, the fake Time Machine is a 24 Hours of Lemons cars, a sort of "crap can rally". Outlandish decoration is encouraged. It usually falls off part way though the race.

[HercTNT]

HahHa... Thanks zeta it may look stupid to you but it's still better looking then a mita :p

Do you mean "Miata"? If so, I really don't care about what someone who thinks fake carbon stickers on a Saturn is rad thinks of my car. There is nothing fake on my car, and virtually no thought given to looks. It's for driving, and when I go to track days I see tons of Miatas and no Saturns. The WalMart parking lot however is full of cars with dumb non-functional shit glued to them.

Btw, the fake Time Machine is a 24 Hours of Lemons cars, a sort of "crap can rally". Outlandish decoration is encouraged. It usually falls off part way though the race.

Please tell me there is a dvd available, or link to a race

[Sparky]

HahHa... Thanks zeta it may look stupid to you but it's still better looking then a mita :p

I
Do you mean "Miata"? If so, I really don't care about what someone who thinks fake carbon stickers on a Saturn is rad thinks of my car. There is nothing fake on my car, and virtually no thought given to looks. It's for driving, and when I go to track days I see tons of Miatas and no Saturns. The WalMart parking lot however is full of cars with dumb non-functional shit glued to them.

Btw, the fake Time Machine is a 24 Hours of Lemons cars, a sort of "crap can rally". Outlandish decoration is encouraged. It usually falls off part way though the race.

Hahaha, you do care sensitive Sally as you just took the bait, I am just having some fun with it and where the hell did the racing talk come from, of coarse you dint see saturns silly. It's still looks better then yours. Post a pict and we all can vote.

Edited as I got a bit carried away last night (( blush))

[HercTNT]

HahHa... Thanks zeta it may look stupid to you but it's still better looking then a mita :p

I
Do you mean "Miata"? If so, I really don't care about what someone who thinks fake carbon stickers on a Saturn is rad thinks of my car. There is nothing fake on my car, and virtually no thought given to looks. It's for driving, and when I go to track days I see tons of Miatas and no Saturns. The WalMart parking lot however is full of cars with dumb non-functional shit glued to them.

Btw, the fake Time Machine is a 24 Hours of Lemons cars, a sort of "crap can rally". Outlandish decoration is encouraged. It usually falls off part way though the race.

Hahaha, you do care sensitive Sally as you just took the bait, your car is a girls car and it looks like shit. I have a lot more important things in my life like a family and I am just having some fun. It's still looks better then yours. Post a pict and we all can vote.

Do I sense a Duel?

[Sparky]

Lets dance

[HercTNT]

Sparky and Zeta, high noon, car pics on the hip ready to draw!  Zeta with bondo and duck tape on que, sparky with carbon fiber tape and a mean ink jet printer. Time for the duel! Time to pimp there pride!

[Sparky]

Hahaha.. He won't show as we are not taking this serious, I really don't think the guy even smiles or jokes. He does have a way with words, I cannot compete but hell I am on holidays so I win.

[PCEngineHell]

[RoyVegas]

I always thought Cage was a decent actor.  After watching that clip........   I was wrong.

[esteban]

CALL ME CRAZY, but a "CARBON FIBBER" = LIAR

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Exactly.  It's not real fiber so it's a fibber.

[SignOfZeta]

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Bad angle.  I wanna see the "faster than a Viper/blown Vette/Millenium Falcon" bumper sticker.

[SignOfZeta]

Its not faster than a Viper or a blown Vette, but the driver often is.

Here is a video of a guy with quadruple my horsepower not getting out of my way.

[futureman2000]

Vampire's Kiss is a good movie, give it a shot
I always thought Cage was a decent actor.  After watching that clip........   I was wrong.

[RoyVegas]

Its not faster than a Viper or a blown Vette, but the driver often is.

Here is a video of a guy with quadruple my horsepower not getting out of my way.

Wait, what?  So the driver of this Vette is out for a Sunday drive, making absolutely no attempt at all at pushing his car to anywhere near it's capabilities and all of the sudden you're Mario Andretti?

Also noted that nowhere in that video are you even coming remotely close to passing that Vette.

[SignOfZeta]

It's a track day, not a race. I can't pass him unless he waves me past, which he obviously should have done. He was faster on the previous lap but he scared himself and slowed down a lot for the next one. This is pretty common for Vette owners. They usually just want a car to brag about but are too scared to actually use it. A qualified C5 or C6 driver is a force to be reckoned with, but they are rare. The local Vette club doesn't even let non-Vette owners run with them, IMO it's because they are afraid the MGs and Integras will make them look bad.

BTW, I didn't even mention my car until Sticky besmirched it by calling it uglier than a Saturn. I never said I was a racing master or anything so don't make it out like I was bragging or anything. I'm just saying that I'm faster in my 100HP Miata than most guys in 400 HP Vettes. Seeing Miatas outrun vastly superior cars is a common site at track days and autocross events.  If you look at my other videos from the same day you'll see my lap times are much faster than when I'm stuck behind this slow poke.

So in other words, the car does what it's supposed to do.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

That's common with Miatas.  They're not 'manly' enough cars for regular joes, so the guys that do buy 'em are getting 'em for their capabilities, which they know how (or learn how) to exploit.

So in other words, the car does what it's supposed to do.

Uh, okay.  Are the other cars naughty and not doing what they're told?

[RoyVegas]

It's a track day, not a race.

It's not a race but your boasting as if you could fly by him based on your driving skill. Had you been up on his ass, he may have waved you by, but you wern't so why would he?

He was faster on the previous lap but he scared himself and slowed down a lot for the next one. This is pretty common for Vette owners.

Having raced with my dad in his Vettes, I can tell you, based on each Vette and it's power, it can be scary as all hell. The power is amazing and hard to keep the wheels on the ground coming out of turns.  Not really a problem you're going to have in a Miata.

The local Vette club doesn't even let non-Vette owners run with them, IMO it's because they are afraid the MGs and Integras will make them look bad.

Why the hell would they? It's a Corvette club.

BTW, I didn't even mention my car until Sticky besmirched it by calling it uglier than a Saturn.

I'd take your car over his any day of the week.

I never said I was a racing master or anything so don't make it out like I was bragging or anything.

You were attempting to brag about your driving skill though. You posted a video of "track day" where you clearly say it isn't a race yet tout how you are held back from passing a Vette that you aren't even close to passing.  I just found that amusing.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Sounds like you don't know what a track day is.  You don't race other cars (just yourself more or less), but you're not supposed to hold up traffic either.

[RoyVegas]

Sounds like you don't know what a track day is.  You don't race other cars (just yourself more or less), but you're not supposed to hold up traffic either.

I understand what track day is.  What I dont get is where in the video the other car holding him up? Looks like he does pull up close for just a few seconds and at 1:21 of the video the Vette notices he is there and steps on it out of the corner sliding the ass end.  After that the Vette just keeps it's distance, Zeta is never really held up.

[SignOfZeta]

I shouldn't have gotten into a discussion about cars and racing with people who have no understanding of such things. I apologize.

If you want to feel what I feel go to a Playstation 4 forum and start talking about how cool the Dreamcast is. You'll get similarly uninformed discussion.

[RoyVegas]

I shouldn't have gotten into a discussion about cars and racing with people who have no understanding of such things. I apologize.

It's not racing, it's track day.

It's a track day, not a race.

See.   

[Sparky]

Zeta my wife and her girls friends just love your car thanks for sharing. Also I was joking around man at the start, never meant this to get so serious but your one serious individual on everything.

[SignOfZeta]

Sounds like you don't know what a track day is.  You don't race other cars (just yourself more or less), but you're not supposed to hold up traffic either.

I understand what track day is.  What I dont get is where in the video the other car holding him up? Looks like he does pull up close for just a few seconds and at 1:21 of the video the Vette notices he is there and steps on it out of the corner sliding the ass end.  After that the Vette just keeps it's distance, Zeta is never really held up.

If you listen to my car's engine you can tell that I'm lifting way early for the corners and sometimes not even having to brake. The Vette had already been blue flagged. Passing in this run group is only allowed on the back straight and the start/finish straight and in those areas you can see he pulled ahead. There is no point in driving closer to him when he's already ignoring a blue flag. If had had forced a pass I would be been banned from the track. You clearly don't understand how this stuff works.

Like I said, if you watch my other videos, the ones where no one is in front of me, I'm much faster. Even the one where I'm held up by another Miata I'm able to go faster. I'm not bullshitting you or bragging or whatever. I'm an extremely modest person. That dude in front of me was slow and noobish. Notice his rear getting squirrely near the end when there was no real reason for it? He sucks. I don't know why you are being so confrontational with me about it. 

As for the Vette club thing, this video was shot on an Alfa Romeo track day (or possibly an open day, I can't remember). The I've also run with the Lotus club. AFAIK every club in Michigan allows OT motors except for the Corvette club. They're dicks. Nearly every Vette owner is a dick. It's the kind of car a dick is attracted to.

[HercTNT]

Speed is relative. It all depends on the track. I used to live in Indianapolis Indiana and spent alot of time at raceway park. I personally watched a race tuned mini cooper slaughter a vette on a road course due to all the turns the vette had to slow down for. On an oval it would never have happened. To many factors also contribute to that. Dodge neons and Miata's were popular on road courses due to there excellent handling. They did not amount to shit on straightaways. Because of their power vettes had to slow down huge in the right corners at raceway park nullifying there speed. raceway park was 2 and a half miles. If a race tuned Mini cooper and vette started at the same time, the mini cooper always finished first as 1 1/2 miles of the track was tight corners and the vette's advantage gone.

[esteban]

Status: I know not of these things.

[csgx1]

Got to respect the Miata.  They're affordable and make an outstanding track car by adding a few light mods. 

But based on color alone, my vote goes to Sparky's burnt orange Saturn.  That's definitely the faster color.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Indiana must be filled with Vette drivers that don't know how to drive or nothing newer than a C4.

[JoshTurboTrollX]

I bet Zeta kicks all sorts of ass at Victory Run.