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Start here => What's your crime? Basic Discussion => Topic started by: Pyraxis on January 01, 2014, 12:30:08 AM
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So my mother just sold me her old car, a 2001 Chevrolet Prizm. She and my father claim the engine has only 3 cylinders, so it shouldn't be driven faster than 65mph. Now WolFish is telling me that is wrong, that they were only built with 4-cylinder engines.
I know very little about cars. Can someone tell me what might be going on here?
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Wikipedia says that it has four cylinders. Perhaps your parents think that one is broken? :dunno: Link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_ZZ_engine#1ZZ) Is it the original engine? Three-cylinder engines aren't popular nowadays.
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I asked if one was broken and they said no, it was unusual but it was built that way. Everything I'm finding on google says the engine is an I4, which I guess means 4 cylinders?
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I asked if one was broken and they said no, it was unusual but it was built that way. Everything I'm finding on google says the engine is an I4, which I guess means 4 cylinders?
It means an inline engine with four cylinders.
Why not open the hood and count?
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I will, tomorrow morning. See if I can figure out which bits are the cylinders.
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You have a four cylinder engine.
I am not sure where the three cylinder thing came from, but there were some old Suburus that truly had very small three cylinder engines. They were tiny, more like motorcycles with four wheels and a canopy than actual cars.
Chrysler, Pontiac, Mazda and Ford (maybe others) have all experimented with small engines that "turn off" half the cylinders while cruising at low power, but a nice overdrive transmission was determined to be the best way to shut the engine down some, by simply reducing RPMs, in order to save fuel during times of low power needs.
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Someone might have told them that and the just believed it. First car, for a couple of years had the wrong size plugs, oil filter and so on, because someone, can't recall who now, told me it had a certain size engine, when it was really another, and was buying the wrong parts based on that misinformation.
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Toyota I4 (inline 4 cylinder).
Ex had one of these for awhile (99 I think), same engine, he beat it to hell and back, sold it to his brother who did the same, it looked like roadkill when they got done with it and it was resold again, it still ran great.
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Dihatsu Charade has 3 cylinder, so they are about but your car should have 4.
Are you known for high speed car chases PY? maybe your folks are telling you those specs so you will not drive too quickly?
:hotrodder:
Also I noticed when searching for parts online if I typed my registration number it would then list all the specifications.
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One of my brothers had a little Toyota pick up with a I4 it got up over 200,000 miles of hard driving before the transmission went
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One of my brothers had a little Toyota pick up with a I4 it got up over 200,000 miles of hard driving before the transmission went
Yep, you should get that easy Pyraxis. The 2001 Chevy Prizm and the Toyota Corolla are basically the same car mechanically...just packaged differently.
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When the Honda's first came out in America in the late 1960's or very early 1970's I wanted one. But Dad wouldn't buy me one because they only had 2 cylinders and I "would have to add oil to the gas." That never made sense to me, but Dad did love Studebakers, which is what I was given as transport.
And no, the thought of getting a job terrified me and any jobs I did get in college never lasted past the trial employment period. So, the Studebaker it was.
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Are you known for high speed car chases PY? maybe your folks are telling you those specs so you will not drive too quickly?
:hotrodder:
Not really. :LOL: But my parents have been known to be those people driving too far under the speed limit and irritating everybody around them.
When I looked at the engine there seemed to be four big tubes coming out.
So it's four cylinders. I was driving all day today, it seems to be a good car. :)
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So, don't tell them that you have found the other one and it runs really well at 80mph :zoinks:
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I used to have a car I said had 3.5 cylinders but that was because one only worked half the time.
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Because you had a shit car and not a Volvo :M
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Because you had a shit car and not a Volvo :M
Her standards aren't low enough for her to own a Volvo. :M
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Four cylinders aren't enough. :M
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I found out why they thought it only had three. It's listed as three on the title. :lol1:
No clue who the hell filled that thing out.
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My VW Beetle would occasionally blow off the plug wire on cylinder #3...usually in traffic with a nice loud backfire...usually scaring the hell out of the people in the cars next to me.
It was a fun car. :LOL:
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I found out why they thought it only had three. It's listed as three on the title. :lol1:
No clue who the hell filled that thing out.
:laugh:
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Four cylinders aren't enough. :M
They're enough for me. Saves money on tickets. :thumbup:
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Four cylinders aren't enough. :M
They're enough for me. Saves money on tickets. :thumbup:
I got a ticket a couple of weeks ago. :-[
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Four cylinders aren't enough. :M
They're enough for me. Saves money on tickets. :thumbup:
I got a ticket a couple of weeks ago. :-[
WWJCD? :viking:
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Geo Metros came stock with a 3 banger 1.1 litre POS no guts engine.
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Four cylinders aren't enough. :M
They're enough for me. Saves money on tickets. :thumbup:
I got a ticket a couple of weeks ago. :-[
WWJCD? :viking:
He wouldn't know. He never travelled that fast. :M
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I found out why they thought it only had three. It's listed as three on the title. :lol1:
No clue who the hell filled that thing out.
IN some states that would invalidate the title.
The title is like the LAW and shit. Any mistakes makes it an invalid document, since it is actually a legal document. Have you checked this out our even thought about it?
:police:
Maybe you should have the title legally corrected?
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Having 12 cylinders is BRAVE! :arrr:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-06mp1ILwtWw/T4JePD3Eh8I/AAAAAAAAKfc/fFjKbSldqPE/s640/Jaguar_5.3_V12_Engine.jpg)
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Having 12 cylinders is BRAVE! :arrr:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-06mp1ILwtWw/T4JePD3Eh8I/AAAAAAAAKfc/fFjKbSldqPE/s640/Jaguar_5.3_V12_Engine.jpg)
I only have 8 in my van :'(
My old pick up only had 8 but they were huge, it had an 8.1 liter vortec engine
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The Jag V12 is awesome. You can place a coin on top of it and rev the engine, and the coin will still be there afterwards.
I only have 8, too. I think Jaguar stopped using V12 engines at some point.
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IN some states that would invalidate the title.
The title is like the LAW and shit. Any mistakes makes it an invalid document, since it is actually a legal document. Have you checked this out our even thought about it?
:police:
Maybe you should have the title legally corrected?
My parents live in another state so I need to get a new title anyway. I'm working on it. :-[
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IN some states that would invalidate the title.
The title is like the LAW and shit. Any mistakes makes it an invalid document, since it is actually a legal document. Have you checked this out our even thought about it?
:police:
Maybe you should have the title legally corrected?
My parents live in another state so I need to get a new title anyway. I'm working on it. :-[
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Why the fuck do I "daddy you?"
I apoligize on so many levels it becomes ridiculous!
YOU GO!
:viking:
... without me.
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:LOL: What, wouldn't you have said that to me if I were "just" a friend? Surely you tell your friends not to be dumbasses on occasion.
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The Jag V12 is awesome. You can place a coin on top of it and rev the engine, and the coin will still be there afterwards.
I only have 8, too. I think Jaguar stopped using V12 engines at some point.
You should take out your V8 and install one of these: :thumbup:
(http://www.spechtacle.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/rolls-royce_merlin_-_west_yorkshire.jpg)
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The Jag V12 is awesome. You can place a coin on top of it and rev the engine, and the coin will still be there afterwards.
I only have 8, too. I think Jaguar stopped using V12 engines at some point.
You should take out your V8 and install one of these: :thumbup:
(http://www.spechtacle.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/rolls-royce_merlin_-_west_yorkshire.jpg)
I say screw the cylinders all together and go turbine :headbang2:
(http://www.boeing.com/assets/images/history/boeing/images/502_turbine.jpg)
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(http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/images/VW_Rear_Open1_PScopy.jpg)
JATO Rocket car. (Jet Assisted Take Off) :thumbup:
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(http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/images/VW_Rear_Open1_PScopy.jpg)
JATO Rocker car. (Jet Assisted Take Off) :thumbup:
I hope there's nothing around to be sucked into the intake. :GA:
I wonder why they chose to modify a VW, of all cars.
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(http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/images/VW_Rear_Open1_PScopy.jpg)
JATO Rocker car. (Jet Assisted Take Off) :thumbup:
I hope there's nothing around to be sucked into the intake. :GA:
I wonder why they chose to modify a VW, of all cars.
Redneck logic.
Stuff the biggest motor you can find, into the smallest car you can find. It probably wouldn't have fit in a mini Cooper.
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(http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/images/VW_Rear_Open1_PScopy.jpg)
JATO Rocker car. (Jet Assisted Take Off) :thumbup:
I hope there's nothing around to be sucked into the intake. :GA:
I wonder why they chose to modify a VW, of all cars.
Redneck logic.
Stuff the biggest motor you can find, into the smallest car you can find. It probably wouldn't have fit in a mini Cooper.
I don't picture the typical redneck driving around in a VW. There's no gun rack, and no place to put a deer during hunting season. :orly:
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The deer is easy trust me. The hood is still free. ;)
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The Jag V12 is awesome. You can place a coin on top of it and rev the engine, and the coin will still be there afterwards.
I only have 8, too. I think Jaguar stopped using V12 engines at some point.
You should take out your V8 and install one of these: :thumbup:
(http://www.spechtacle.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/rolls-royce_merlin_-_west_yorkshire.jpg)
That is sooooooooo sexy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The deer is easy trust me. The hood is still free. ;)
I hope the drive is short, or the hood isn't too warm. :zombiefuck:
The Jag V12 is awesome. You can place a coin on top of it and rev the engine, and the coin will still be there afterwards.
I only have 8, too. I think Jaguar stopped using V12 engines at some point.
You should take out your V8 and install one of these: :thumbup:
(http://www.spechtacle.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/rolls-royce_merlin_-_west_yorkshire.jpg)
That is sooooooooo sexy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have PA dress up for you. :thumbup:
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I've always wanted to roll with royce.
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(http://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bloodhound.jpg)
I like this one.
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Dihatsu Charade has 3 cylinder, so they are about but your car should have 4.
Are you known for high speed car chases PY? maybe your folks are telling you those specs so you will not drive too quickly?
:hotrodder:
Also I noticed when searching for parts online if I typed my registration number it would then list all the specifications.
I haven't seen or heard advertising for Daihatsu in years, I thought they went out of business! :orly:
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Dihatsu Charade has 3 cylinder, so they are about but your car should have 4.
Are you known for high speed car chases PY? maybe your folks are telling you those specs so you will not drive too quickly?
:hotrodder:
Also I noticed when searching for parts online if I typed my registration number it would then list all the specifications.
I haven't seen or heard advertising for Daihatsu in years, I thought they went out of business! :orly:
Why would a car company advertize to you? :P
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Dihatsu Charade has 3 cylinder, so they are about but your car should have 4.
Are you known for high speed car chases PY? maybe your folks are telling you those specs so you will not drive too quickly?
:hotrodder:
Also I noticed when searching for parts online if I typed my registration number it would then list all the specifications.
I haven't seen or heard advertising for Daihatsu in years, I thought they went out of business! :orly:
Why would a car company advertize to you? :P
I saw them on my TV. :tv: Perhaps someone you know has one of these devices in the home? :P
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Dihatsu Charade has 3 cylinder, so they are about but your car should have 4.
Are you known for high speed car chases PY? maybe your folks are telling you those specs so you will not drive too quickly?
:hotrodder:
Also I noticed when searching for parts online if I typed my registration number it would then list all the specifications.
I haven't seen or heard advertising for Daihatsu in years, I thought they went out of business! :orly:
Why would a car company advertize to you? :P
I saw them on my TV. :tv: Perhaps someone you know has one of these devices in the home? :P
The television is the work of Satan. :tv: Cleanse yourself and repent. :M
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Dihatsu Charade has 3 cylinder, so they are about but your car should have 4.
Are you known for high speed car chases PY? maybe your folks are telling you those specs so you will not drive too quickly?
:hotrodder:
Also I noticed when searching for parts online if I typed my registration number it would then list all the specifications.
I haven't seen or heard advertising for Daihatsu in years, I thought they went out of business! :orly:
Why would a car company advertize to you? :P
I saw them on my TV. :tv: Perhaps someone you know has one of these devices in the home? :P
The television is the work of Satan. :tv: Cleanse yourself and repent. :M
Eschewing television is the work of hipsters. Cleanse yourself, shave off that horrible beard, put on pants that fit, and repent.