It is lobster season and I want to tow a boat? NEED HELP
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It is lobster season and I want to tow a boat? NEED HELP
I realize that it is not a good thing for a honda to be towing a boat but I want lobsters! I love my set-up currently but I lack the low end grunt. I was thinking of swapping to a small *** turbo for the trip to produce low end torque. An suggestions on what size turbo priduces the most torque for the d series in the low rpm range. My only problem I beleive will be pulling the boat out of the water. I figure that my current turbo will cause some serious useless torque at 4000 and just spin the tires. I want boost off of idle. Any ideas or other suggestions. The boat would weight about 3500 lbs.
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Re: It is lobster season and I want to tow a boat? NEED HELP (syndicate43)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by syndicate43 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">rent a truck</TD></TR></TABLE>What he said
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Re: It is lobster season and I want to tow a boat? NEED HELP (Corporal-Jeff)
trade u with my 14b setup hehehe....full boost at 3k and starts to spool at 2k.
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Also, if your car doesnt make enough torque normally aspirated most likely you have to be in boost for the entire time you are towing the boat. Can your car handle being in boost for an hour straight? A lot of cars cant, the heat builds up in the combustion chamber and causes detonation.
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Re: It is lobster season and I want to tow a boat? NEED HELP (CivicSoul)
this off topic but how do u catch lobsters? i mean i kinda know how they catch them like with traps or cages of some sort but like what kinda bait and what water conditions( low/high tide, deep shallow waters etc). fishing and crabbin is my other hobby beside my car.
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Re: It is lobster season and I want to tow a boat? NEED HELP (00b18b)
1) Lobster is some disgusting ****. I've yet to work with a chef that would eat it... it makes a decent base for some soup, but... *shudder*
2) Towing = high load, meaning lots of exhaust heat. Trust me you will spool, and a lot sooner than you currently do. Big rigs run very peaky, laggy turbos for this reason.
3) What everybody else said about turbo tow vehicles is true. Prolly kill your engine in short order.
2) Towing = high load, meaning lots of exhaust heat. Trust me you will spool, and a lot sooner than you currently do. Big rigs run very peaky, laggy turbos for this reason.
3) What everybody else said about turbo tow vehicles is true. Prolly kill your engine in short order.
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Re: It is lobster season and I want to tow a boat? NEED HELP (J. Davis)
When you tow something that weighs 1000 pounds more than the vehicle draggin it along, you're in for some deep ****. That's about like a 4 banger Ranger trying to tow a 27 foor Cobalt sportboat = Retarded ****.
Ever see that commercial with the New Beetle and the camper? THAT is what your car would do from tongue weight. Seriously.
Rent/Buy a truck. Preferrable a 2001ish 7.2L Ford SuperDuty Turbo Diesel.
Ever see that commercial with the New Beetle and the camper? THAT is what your car would do from tongue weight. Seriously.
Rent/Buy a truck. Preferrable a 2001ish 7.2L Ford SuperDuty Turbo Diesel.
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Re: It is lobster season and I want to tow a boat? NEED HELP (SiR Kid)
Go rent a truck for sure man... I would hate for you to come back and be like, yea my civic is at the bottom of the marina right now...
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Re: It is lobster season and I want to tow a boat? NEED HELP (AresB16A2Turbo)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AresB16A2Turbo »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Go rent a truck for sure man... I would hate for you to come back and be like, yea my civic is at the bottom of the marina right now...</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah man, go rent a truck, you dont wanna tow a 3500lb boat with a turbo civic, Thats preposterous
Yeah man, go rent a truck, you dont wanna tow a 3500lb boat with a turbo civic, Thats preposterous
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Re: It is lobster season and I want to tow a boat? NEED HELP (CivicSoul)
i say that you tow it there and when you get there, have some guy with a truck back it into the water for you.
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Re: It is lobster season and I want to tow a boat? NEED HELP (int3gra)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by int3gra »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">leave your car at my house and take my truck. </TD></TR></TABLE>
hahaha, that made me laugh, cause id suggest the same thing if my friend asked me that question
hahaha, that made me laugh, cause id suggest the same thing if my friend asked me that question