Ryan Patrick Clauson on CarBuzz (464 comments)

Ryan Patrick Clauson

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DRT: GT500 vs. Caddy CTS-V (22 hours ago) Not really fair, you're talking about a tuned muscle car vs a completely stock luxury coupe. Still 11.99 for a stock CTS-V with someone who probably hasn't tested it much is pretty decent
Skoda Unleashes Rapid Sport (May 08, 2013) Front looks like a Lincoln or mercury and rear looks like a scion TV
'71 Barracuda Rides on Viper Chassis (May 01, 2013) Valve cover*
Ford Taurus SHO 445 by Hennessey (Apr 25, 2013) I know a guy who has a 2012 SHO with everything on it being one off and he showed me a clock time of 12.6, the cars can be quick but no one makes bolt on parts for them yet
Defunct US Carmakers: Studebaker (Mar 27, 2013) Correct me if I'm wrong, but they never went by the studebaker Avanti, they just went by Avanti because studebaker never truly made them
Top 5 German Pocket Rockets (Mar 21, 2013) Badass car
Almost Sports Cars: Audi TT (Mar 15, 2013) But the TT to me is a sports car, the mk1 offered one with the 3.2 vr6 engine from an r32 that has 240 hp, and come one the new TTRS with a 0-60 less than 4 seconds, motortrend showed that its faster than a zl1 camaro
Almost Sports Cars: Audi TT (Mar 15, 2013) 1.8 was good, no one gives it enough credit, they made them in 3 forms, stock 150, 180, and the 225. The 225 was a lot more desirable and still pretty quick for a car that has the displacement is smaller than 2 liters. Pretty easy to tune too
Almost Sports Cars: Pontiac Solstice (Mar 14, 2013) My dad got one of these before it hit the dealer as company car, said he loved it, handled awesome, just enough power to weight. Said its handling was similar to his c5 corvette
Great Automotive Rivalries: Evo vs. STI (Mar 06, 2013) Evo, STIs 2008 and newer are known for blowing pistons because its 2 blocks pulled together. Evo 8 and Evo 9 cannot be beat, especially MR trims, although STIs are cool, but hard to work on and hear nightmare stories about them
Cheaper Corvette Coming in 2015? (Mar 02, 2013) Under a displacement of 5.0L, some what of an larger BRZ or s2000 type car but comparable performance to a mustang GT without that big bulky broad shoulder mustang and camaro look
Cheaper Corvette Coming in 2015? (Mar 02, 2013) @AJ with the turbos, you can increase your torque than a V8 with the same horsepower rating. I just wish Chevy did a sports car with corvette basis (FR set up, lighter sportier) but smaller, more affordable, less gadgets, and a smaller block V8
Cheaper Corvette Coming in 2015? (Feb 28, 2013) That Cadillac ats-v or what ever will have or a LT1 like the new Chevy SS
Cheaper Corvette Coming in 2015? (Feb 28, 2013) I got an idea, scratch cheap corvette, just make a sports rwd coupe similar to import sports cars like the 370Z and genesis coupe V6 that starts at a lower price and then has a top trim level of SS that has a different engine like the new turbo v6
Audi S4 by TAG Motorsports (Feb 25, 2013) @frankie, an A4 tfsi 2.0 engine makes 200 hp stock, give or take, with a stage 2 tune, exhaust, intake, and a diverter valve they push just south of 300hp, anything over 300 hp it's be best to upgrade more things such as fueling, turbo, and clutch
Audi S4 by TAG Motorsports (Feb 25, 2013) @john was gonna say the same thing
Subaru STI by Carlex Design (Feb 16, 2013) Wayyy too busy
Mercedes-Benz Reveals A45 AMG (Feb 14, 2013) I don't have anything against AMG, but that's a lot of of power out if a factory 2.0, either that turbo is massive and there's a ton of lag, or they're really pushing a lot of boost on a smaller turbo which isn't gonna last that long
Farah Drives Teen's Killer RX-7 (Feb 14, 2013) It's a modern rat rod
Worst Veyron Replica Ever? (Feb 14, 2013) Ehhhh close enough...
SRT Rolls Out Challenger & 300 Core Models (Feb 11, 2013) I'll always take GM because they without a doubt build the best engines, but the SRTs are badass, especially the 300 srt
New VW Golf R to Pack 286 HP (Feb 11, 2013) If they're still running the k03 turbo on the golf R, I'm curious and scared to see how long it takes till the turbos go bad...
BMW Preparing New X6 for 2014 (Feb 10, 2013) Americans think the x6 is awesome, while Europe doesn't like it. If anyone watched the too gear episode of it, they explain how just plain stupidly useless it is
New Holden Commodore Previews Chevy SS (Feb 10, 2013) The front isn't aggressive looking at all
5 Unnecessary BMWs (Feb 09, 2013) Most useless bmw
Harris Pits M6 Against SL63 AMG (Feb 08, 2013) AMG sounds monstrous, but never a fan of Mercedes, I've experienced some mechanical problems with them, I love BMW for understanding replacement for displacement and can't go wrong with legendary M power
European Luxury Sedans: Audi A8 (Jan 30, 2013) Car buzz even explains how they didn't do that bad in Europe. And ya that's what I said, people in the US see it as buying a 100K luxury Toyota. The phaeton over all was a pretty good car though, it's just the type of targeted customers was wrong
European Luxury Sedans: Audi A8 (Jan 30, 2013) Come on though, the S8 is insane though, the new 4.0 is crazy quick alone with sophisticated, and beat out the alpina B7. The only other car that can compete is an S AMG, but that's gonna be a lot more for something that isn't as good
European Luxury Sedans: Audi A8 (Jan 30, 2013) Am I the only one confused how a bored and stroked 5.2 still ends up being a 5.2?
European Luxury Sedans: Audi A8 (Jan 30, 2013) Actually didn't do that bad. They did good enough to make them contemplate doing a 2nd gen, but would probably be exclusive to europe
European Luxury Sedans: Audi A8 (Jan 30, 2013) Incorrect tin, it was actually pretty good in Europe, it did poorly in the US because people couldn't wrap their heads around a Mercedes competitive VW. In Europe the potential of more affordable luxury with class beating options was realized and
Next-Gen Audi TT Goes Upmarket (Jan 20, 2013) One of the most boring looking roadster sports cars
Top 5 Interiors by Carlex Design (Jan 14, 2013) Way way WAY too much ostriche
Top 5 Interiors by Carlex Design (Jan 14, 2013) White is the worse decision for interior, I've done cars in all white interiors and they'll come back within a few months to fix any problems or get more stuff done and they're already dirty by then
Top 5 Interiors by Carlex Design (Jan 14, 2013) Too busy, way too busy
Chevy Unveils C7 Corvette Stingray (Jan 14, 2013) @jorgan that because they never really updated it since 1997, if they updated it they could've done good, but for back in 1997 it was nice, once you get into the early to mid 2000s it's dated
Chevy Unveils C7 Corvette Stingray (Jan 14, 2013) Car that has always offered as much performance and quality as a 6 figure car, yet people still compare it to cars nearly twice to 3 times it's cost, I haven't always agreed with the corvettes styling, but you can't beat it for the price
Chevy Unveils C7 Corvette Stingray (Jan 14, 2013) See the corvette has always had the same feeling interior ever since the c3, just upgraded over time, this if the first one where they actually spent a good amount inside the car reworking small details, keep in mind though its a 50-60 grand sports
Chevy Unveils C7 Corvette Stingray (Jan 14, 2013) You know of over 100 years of cars eventually they start to look alike, just because those headlights are those shape doesn't mean it's a copy of a viper, and the 599 has a profile that many cars have used
VW Announces Passat Performance Concept for Detroit (Jan 12, 2013) Should do an awd tfsi 3.0 drivetrain like the s4
Cars that Defied the Norm: Bugatti Veyron (Jan 10, 2013) Is, or how many hours it takes to get to an air filter
Cars that Defied the Norm: Bugatti Veyron (Jan 10, 2013) Probably less than a few thousand. This is a ridiculous amount of money the people who mount the tires must have a 6 figure pay check, you're talking about about something that should cost 10% of what they charge, can't imagine how much an oil change
Cars that Defied the Norm: Bugatti Veyron (Jan 10, 2013) Although Colby should stop taking pictures in the mirror, that is ridiculous amount of money for just tires, lets be honest altogether the tires are probably a few thousand each, and mounting the tires and shipping them to a Bugatti dealer is
Audi RS5 by TAG and HRE (Jan 10, 2013) Quicker than the m3 while having more practicality than it, what's not to love
Lexus Reveals New IS (Jan 10, 2013) I don't get the headlights, the don't go with the lines of the car at all
Farah Drives VCMC Turbo Scion FR-S (Jan 08, 2013) Problem is you can't put boost on a stock boxter engine that it isn't meant to take it, after 2008 wrx and stis are known for spitting pistons, if you're gonna want a serious frs or gt86, swap out the engine for a built sti engine. That's my 2 cents
DRT: Ford GT vs Nissan GT-R (Jan 08, 2013) The GTR is awd so it'd win acceleration, but ford gt is lighter which narrows the gap, only thing is one is better for top speed and then the other is for acceleration
Nissan GT-R Stage III by Jotech (Jan 06, 2013) 31,000 sounds right, you're talking about aftermarket parts for an exclusive car and most of the parts are premium Japanese tuning companies, so they'll run you a large sum of money, and then labor on too of that
Nissan GT-R Stage III by Jotech (Jan 06, 2013) That's surprising that it only gets 600 hp from a complete turbo kit especially from greddy or HKS, I wonder if they're running lower boost levels
Audi Confirms RS5 Cabrio for the US (Jan 05, 2013) Saving up for an rs4, my choice of the best v8 German sedan, if I could I'd get a 1st gen s5 that still had the 4.2. I'm not much for convertibles, my only concern is i don't know how much the rs5 already sells, let alone a convertible
Lexus IS F Black Mamba by Fox Marketing (Jan 04, 2013) Corvette has a twin turbo kit like this too, it's pretty sick looking!
Shelby GT500 Widebody by Galpin (Jan 04, 2013) @will, it's called automanual, each company has a name for it VW/Audi is triptonic, gm is sport shift I thing? BMW is smg, it's being able to switch between auto or similar to paddle shifters
Toyota Land Cruiser Black Bison by Wald Int'l (Jan 04, 2013) I thought land cruisers were for offroad?
Shelby GT500 Widebody by Galpin (Jan 04, 2013) Colby, revving at street lights is the definition of tool, and how come I doubt you have a corvette? If you still take pictures of yourself in your mirror I think you might be too young to drive a car, let alone own a corvette
Shelby GT500 Widebody by Galpin (Jan 04, 2013) Reason why manual only? Because you cannot put tons of power on an automatic transmission without blowing something or having it fully built for the power. Although I agree with Colby, he makes it sound a lot more complicated than what it actually is
Ferrari Going Turbo for Next California? (Jan 03, 2013) Variable vanes=almost zero turbo lag
Bentley Releases New GT Speed Convertible (Jan 02, 2013) I feel like everything Bentley comes out with already looks old
MT's Quickest Cars of 2012 (Dec 30, 2012) A comfortable luxurious car that's fast, you gotta love that it's a sleeper, nothing beats the new 4.0 twin turbo v8
MT's Quickest Cars of 2012 (Dec 30, 2012) I've driven every nationality of cars and this is what I think American-reliable but too boring and no one does stick shift anymore Japanese-simple but cheap German-also reliable but expensive to repair and Extremey over engineered
American Cruisers: Cadillac Eldorado (Dec 30, 2012) I work on these all the time at my work, I feel like a pimp when I drive them
DFA: FJ Cruiser Sand Dune Jump Fail (Dec 29, 2012) Surprise no one has said "it's a Toyota it'll keep going"
New VW Golf Tuned by RDX (Dec 28, 2012) Crazy but enough to make it uglier
New VW Golf Tuned by RDX (Dec 28, 2012) I love every golf/gti except for this one and the mk3, just changes that aren't too craz
Famous for Catching Fire: Ford Explorer (Dec 27, 2012) If you can get an explorer with a well maintained 4.0, they go pretty far but you must maintain it, if you don't it becomes expensive to keep doing the repairs.
New 4.0L Turbo V8 for Next C63 AMG (Dec 26, 2012) With Mercedes technology I'm sure they'll find a way to make a great powerband with high power and minimum turbo lag.
Famous for Catching Fire: Ford Explorer (Dec 26, 2012) It was known for flipping, not exploding. Firestone developed tires for the explorer as well as GM trucks, only difference was Ford recommended the wrong tire pressure so when the explorer would turn it would blow a tire then flip, not explode...
DRT: 2000HP Corvette vs. Nissan GT-R (Dec 25, 2012) The thing is with all that power an torque you can barely get traction. The corvette was on the high way and barely got on the throttle and smoked the tires in another video The GTR is just unstoppable though, it's power band and traction is the best
2014 Camaro to Pack Corvette Z06 V8? (Dec 24, 2012) I read in motortrend that the z06 is going to a small block, possibly a 5.5P
Listen to the Best Nurburgring Sounds of 2012 (Dec 24, 2012) Sounds a lot like the old Quattro sport, or the S2, quite possibly the coolest sound cars every, nothing else sounds like a turbo 5 cylinder
Ferrari Details Upcoming F150 Supercar (Dec 24, 2012) I was hoping to hear about a hybrid super car like Porsches 918
C/D Tests 1400HP AMS Performance Alpha 12 Nissan GT-R (Dec 22, 2012) It, slightly larger injectors, intake, and better plug wires, and only 3-5 pounds of boost, you can run a little over 200hp but I've still seen them go up against track cars like 260s and 280s, mustangs, m3s, and even a Porsche
C/D Tests 1400HP AMS Performance Alpha 12 Nissan GT-R (Dec 22, 2012) Look at the miata, because its light weight people love using them in cup car races, or NASA and all they do is run straight pipe, coilovers, tires, sway bars, gut the interior and a roll bar and just with that they're quick. If you can supercharge
C/D Tests 1400HP AMS Performance Alpha 12 Nissan GT-R (Dec 22, 2012) I agree with Alex, in order to make 1400 hp useful on a track rather than a strip is upgrade what helps you turn. Tires, brakes, suspension, away bars, widening the wheel base, differential, and less weight so less momentum on the car
ZR1 Sets Laguna Seca Record (Dec 22, 2012) There's different compositions of plastic, as far as things like the hood and the roof, I believe they're carbon fiber or painted carbon fiber. Just because its light plastic doesn't mean it's cheap or weak. It's just engineered for different purpose
Chrysler Deliberating Over Next Minivan (Dec 21, 2012) Is there anymore minivans anymore besides the caravan/T&C? It's like Chevy getting rid of the silverado but keep the GMC Sierra, or ford stop the f150 but let Lincoln keep selling their pickup. To me it makes no sense, why change the top seller?
Chrysler Deliberating Over Next Minivan (Dec 20, 2012) Why change the dodge? Dodge sells more of the minivans than Chrysler, if anything just add higher trim options for it, don't completely change it into a cross over
Hot Hatches: Alfa Romeo Giulietta Cloverleaf (Dec 18, 2012) Can't be a 1.7 liter and can't be a 1.8, so they name it a 1.75...
DRT: Showdown Between 5 Hot Hatch Rivals (Dec 18, 2012) No matter what, the 135 is still ugly
DRT: Showdown Between 5 Hot Hatch Rivals (Dec 18, 2012) If anything is rather see 135i vs the a1 Quattro or the rs3
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Toyota Altezza/Lexus IS 300 (Dec 18, 2012) Lol that's why, that's an r32 engine, could be fitted but transmission wise, I don't know I think you'd have to swap transmission too, seems hectic... And yeah probably a junk yard engine, should've just got a 24v and turbo it for the same money
Hot Hatches: Volkswagen GTI (Dec 17, 2012) Depends who you are, half the companies for aftermarket parts say it's just an r32 others say it's a trim option of the gti
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 17, 2012) Cars opinions now a days are based souly on just ignorant views, I try to base mine if appearance and mechanics, and although in still biased with some, unfortunately companies I'll never be a big fan of is dodge/Chrysler and Mercedes
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 17, 2012) Especially electrical, timing belt service, gauge clusters, turbos and much more, but each company has its problems, GM as well is having problems in their v6 timing chains that is causing poor VVT performance as well as fords 5.4L truck engines.
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 17, 2012) Porsches have come a far away since the 1980s, I believe it's not until their previous 911s that they actually figured out how to balance them, before that they were just extremely difficult to control, but yes Audi and VW do had their problems
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 17, 2012) I do see jag is taking more pride in making a lot of their cars by hand and can be either very good with attention to detail, but could also be bad because human accuracy is unfortunately less then robot assembly no matter what, but dear lord...
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 17, 2012) Lmao oh yugo, but yes the only way I can compare jaguar and ford to is Saab and GM, depending on how you see it GM either made or broke Saab, I think over all Saab failed just because its select few customers as the failing European economy, but yes
Top Tuned Cadillacs (Dec 17, 2012) Only way I'd get a ctsV coupe is if it was black diamond edition or Hennessy tuned, besides that I'd only take it in a wagon
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Toyota Altezza/Lexus IS 300 (Dec 17, 2012) He built it last spring but ran it on weekends over the summer. And Jettas had the 3.2? Thought the 3.2 was only offered in the r32 and the b6 Audi A4 and some A6s? I know there was the 12valve and 24valve 2.8 with the 24 valve being after 2003
Hot Hatches: Volkswagen GTI (Dec 17, 2012) Gti and rabbits started it all for hatches, I love my gti and I would never trade it for any other hatch back. Well okay I would love a Golf R or r32 :)
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 16, 2012) And see how all these cars age, as for jaguar, critics still say their pigs, and although they're coming out with newer cars, you don't know how any car holds up unless you put 5 or more years on it and 70k miles on it
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 16, 2012) And see how they hold up, although they say all new cars are built to be better, I've seen 4-7 year old cars with rusts, corrosion in plugs, and especially in Kia and Hyundai, the cars don't last anymore than 10 years if that. All we can do is watch
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 16, 2012) Fix, on new jaguars there's a knob that selects what gear your in, I cannot imagine how expensive that will be to replace. Jaguar is advertising reliability an quality now, but it's too early to tell how they hold up, so all we can do Is wait and see
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 16, 2012) We're just turds on wheels, ford took over an changed things but failed on some things as much as they succeeded, I see jaguar a lot like Mercedes, expensive and over engineered while also not keeping their valuable and being extremely expensive to
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 16, 2012) Preferences, and mine is VW/Audi/Porsche, I know there's fans of companies. I think jaguar is a lot like triumph and mg, it attracts only a small crowd, and some people love them, if you don't, you hate them. I know jaguars during the 1980s and 1990s
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 16, 2012) @jag love, you seem like you know more about them then me, but the way I see it, we can't judge these news jags until they start to get older, I love my German cars but I will be the first to admit they're over engineered. Everyone has their
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Toyota Altezza/Lexus IS 300 (Dec 16, 2012) The rods are designed for upwards to 350 hp, which is incredible considering that's about 200 hp more than stock powers. It all depends on who makes the internals and I was under the impression and told that 2JZ GE internals are similar to GTEs
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Toyota Altezza/Lexus IS 300 (Dec 16, 2012) Want new rods and pistons. As far as internals I thought the 2jz ge internals were pretty strong, or at least quality, I do euro tuning more and I know on VW vr6 2.8 and 3.2 engines you can make over 400-500 hp on stock internals, and on my 1.8T
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Toyota Altezza/Lexus IS 300 (Dec 16, 2012) And yeah you could get 500 go on stock internals because it was designed to take boost, but for almost anything, if you up boost by a certain percentage, you want to put new rods and maybe head studs, and with a horsepower percentage increase, you
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Toyota Altezza/Lexus IS 300 (Dec 16, 2012) Dynoed 600hp, the reason why it'd blow apart on stock internals is because he needs to decrease compression ratio.
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Toyota Altezza/Lexus IS 300 (Dec 16, 2012) And I said that the evo is completely different cars, and no I don't agree with him running stock internals but he made it work, it's basically a budget twin turbo converted is300 drift car with stock auto trans... Don't agree with it but he said