Peoples Republic of Comrade Underground Cup [View Results]

[nialloftara]

Is all uri's fault! I tried to use good approved engine but he kept saying "cousin nikolai why wasting time on tiny ponies? Come see new vee 8's, have whole country's worth of horses !"

It's really cool that everyone's doing engine swaps and such (and more power to you ) but the basic car also has a lot of potential in it... I built a Clunker that was solely based on parts available in Comrade and re-tuning and hand-building of the existing design and I got some surprising results!

Basic clunker goes 0-100 in 18.9 sec and does the track at 122.38 whereas the lovingly hand-built, blueprinted and honed version of the clunker (with a mil-spec 4 speed man from a Gov't truck) does 0-100 in 8.5 sec and the track in 102.4 (1:42.45)!

I think I'm enjoying this competition a little TOO much!

My first take was a destroked 7500rpm pushrod carbed clunker and it managed in the 90's, I liked the sound and balance of the car a lot more and I would definitely drive that version over the monster I just submitted. That said 5 seconds is 5 seconds.

[np1993]

My first take was a destroked 7500rpm pushrod carbed clunker and it managed in the 90's, I liked the sound and balance of the car a lot more and I would definitely drive that version over the monster I just submitted. That said 5 seconds is 5 seconds.

I know, the eco-friendly-ish I4's in a less then 1900lb car are fairly speedy and fun BUT as far as competitions go, v8's or turbo'd I4's are dominating.

[strop]

I agree with highoctanelove, I initially built a 120hp version with just the stock engine format but with some slight parts upgrades, and sure enough it returned similar performance to the beloved Suzuki Liana of Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. But, well... Manche mentioned big block v8, so I had to give it a go! (Though I ended up using a small block heh).

Regardless of new rules, I'm not going to make any further changes to my Crusher. Evgeny is happy not to go to the Gulag as is, and I was just happy to have built a clunker that outperforms some serious sporting capitalist vehicles for a fraction of the cost

[Manche]

I cranked out 230 or so with a boosted refined stock clunker block, fitted with custom grind cam, higher quality parts (with high emphasis on pushrods) and a rich 13:1 mix

Then I considered making a frankenstein flatplane v8 by merging 2 clunker blocks toghether (it has been done before, merging 2 inline engines to make a v)

then i said NHET! I will make a goverment limo get written off by "accidentally" making a tree land right in the middle of it but shhhhh

Just for sharing sake here you have the clunker siamese engine with both camshafts moved to the cylinder heads (because the ohv would need an entirely new camshaft and give both cams a more aggresive profile can be done by plating the stock unit with some hard metals... Common practice where i live where there isnt much of aftermarket market

PD: If you merge 2 Inline engines and bothe of them keep their crankshaft you get a U engine, a modern example of this is the Hayabusa V8 (I'm not sure about that last one) but making a U8 engine in shop out of 2 I4 would a resourcefulness Lenin would be proud of.

[Microwave]

Though you said not to change the frame and stuff, I'm going to assume everything that is in the chassis tab can't be changed. However, are we allowed to change the quality sliders on the frame/suspension thing?

[Reaper392]

I'm pretty sure the suspension can be changed. I'm also not sure about chassis quality changes so confirmation on that would be great

[Microwave]

So currently as I'm making my car, the game has decided to screw me over and now my car doesn't move on the test track ._.

[np1993]

So currently as I'm making my car, the game has decided to screw me over and now my car doesn't move on the test track ._.

Double check the rpm on your car, the stock clunkers rev limiter was set too high and the valves float.

And as for quality, you can adjust all oft he quality slider! If it was negative it means its in an ill state of repair (factory quality is poor), improving the quality means you spend some time grinding off rust and welding fresh steel in. As far as suspension goes, the clunker was designed very simply, allowing ease of aftermarket suspension upgrades.

[np1993]

POLL RESULTS ARE IN!

The people of Comrade have voted (strange yes for a communist dystopia) and here are the results:

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The people voted 16-7 against the use of alternate octane fuels. Players MUST USE regular leaded fuel in the race.

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The people voted 14-4 against being allowed to heavily modify the body. You MUST USE the stock 1989 clunker body shape (quality sliders, suspension, and fixtures may all be changed still, just as before)

These rules are concrete and not exceptions will not be made. This may make some of your submissions illegal, however no fear, the deadline for submission is not until Nov 29th. So feel free to make the modifications you need and resubmit your cars to race.

[strop]

If it was negative it means its in an ill state of repair, improving the quality means you spend some time grinding off rust and welding fresh steel in

Oh! I thought that was just manufacturer standard. This does change my stance on whether to change the *quality* of my body, if need be.

[np1993]

If it was negative it means its in an ill state of repair, improving the quality means you spend some time grinding off rust and welding fresh steel in

Oh! I thought that was just manufacturer standard. This does change my stance on whether to change the *quality* of my body, if need be.

Think of it as massaging out some bumps/scrape, applying body filler, welding in reinforcement or grinding off rust, all very reasonable modifications that are realistic. Many Clunkers left the factory with less then desirable quality control.

[EnryGT5]

Ok, me and Uri just managed to build the best Clunker ever, with a 3.5 Liter DAOHC V8 making 291hp, and awesome fixed up chassis with double wishbone suspension, plus pure Seishido styling ('88 Achernar lights and grilles stuck on the regular bodywork ). This is truly the People's Racer, a racer that can get around the track in around 1:35, i won't tell you the exact time

[strop]

Think of it as massaging out some bumps/scrape, applying body filler, welding in reinforcement or grinding off rust, all very reasonable modifications that are realistic. Many Clunkers left the factory with less then desirable quality control.

But what of manufacturing by the people, for the people? Where is the love for one's Comrade!?

That being said, Evgeny immediately set about to applying liberal amounts of elbow grease. He, for one, had the true Comrade spirit when it came to effort. As a result, the car was that much faster again, both in a straight line and around the track! With in fair excess of 400bhp and supercar level cornering ability, he could now comfortably outrun some of his secret capitalist cabriolet compact sports car idols.

[Manche]

Jakob Paren... (yes a russification of my own name) has reciieved the news that further changes were allowed in his Clunker, so he got busy. he ditched the Lame caburetor in favor of this mysterious device called "Electrinic fuel injection" He thought to himself "I never guessed that cars would have computers one day" using the very same intake manifold he fitted the EFI after hours of trying to figure the device out...

and while at it he took the font springs from the recently totaled limo along with the front discs

[np1993]

Jakob Paren... (yes a russification of my own name) has reciieved the news that further changes were allowed in his Clunker, so he got busy. he ditched the Lame caburetor in favor of this mysterious device called "Electrinic fuel injection" He thought to himself "I never guessed that cars would have computers one day" using the very same intake manifold he fitted the EFI after hours of trying to figure the device out...

and while at it he took the font springs from the recently totaled limo along with the front discs

^ Is this your updated submission?