I am actually the new owner of this car. I can confirm it is pretty fast and fun to drive. It does however need a new engine which sucks but is also kind of nice. I get to really dig into this car now. I'll also turn up the boost a little so I can get some more power on the high end. With two people you can really feel the car drag.
Oh yeah we met when you bought it? Glad to hear you've been tweaking it, but that's a shame to hear about the engine. Dyk what's wrong with it? Also, have you messed with the suspension/chassis at all by any chance?
@@grinnellidesigns Its in part due to me being a 6'8 300+lb behemoth. Plus another 200 or so pounds when I ride with a friend. A good way to describe the feeling is that when you tell the car to go, it goes, no question. But, you don't feel like your being sent it into orbit. That is the feeling I've built up in my head and maybe my expectations were too high. My goal is to run just under 300whp in this thing. Stock, it apparently puts down 220whp on a dyno from what I've read. It just needs a little more umph, but not so much where I kill myself lol.
@@turbo_co27 Yeah we definitely met. So its DUMPING coolant into the crankcase. Its not the water pump as I replaced it. No power loss or anything so sleeves are good. It has to be a leak between the coolant jacket and an oil return line. Whether thats due to a headgasket failure or cracked block idk. Porous block is a problem with this engine as it was foam casted instead of sand casted. I opted to get the next generation engine (LDK) to replace the LNF. It has weaker connecting rods technically but that doesn't really matter as those start to fail around 400whp and there is no way in hell I'm running anywhere near that. I haven't touched the chassis/suspension yet. I installed a 3rd brake light on that beam that connects the coilovers, bluetooth speakers, new intermediate steering shaft and license plate light.
I am actually the new owner of this car. I can confirm it is pretty fast and fun to drive. It does however need a new engine which sucks but is also kind of nice. I get to really dig into this car now. I'll also turn up the boost a little so I can get some more power on the high end. With two people you can really feel the car drag.
Oh yeah we met when you bought it? Glad to hear you've been tweaking it, but that's a shame to hear about the engine. Dyk what's wrong with it?
Also, have you messed with the suspension/chassis at all by any chance?
Sweet Ride! 😁
@@grinnellidesigns Its in part due to me being a 6'8 300+lb behemoth. Plus another 200 or so pounds when I ride with a friend. A good way to describe the feeling is that when you tell the car to go, it goes, no question. But, you don't feel like your being sent it into orbit. That is the feeling I've built up in my head and maybe my expectations were too high. My goal is to run just under 300whp in this thing. Stock, it apparently puts down 220whp on a dyno from what I've read. It just needs a little more umph, but not so much where I kill myself lol.
@@turbo_co27 Yeah we definitely met. So its DUMPING coolant into the crankcase. Its not the water pump as I replaced it. No power loss or anything so sleeves are good. It has to be a leak between the coolant jacket and an oil return line. Whether thats due to a headgasket failure or cracked block idk. Porous block is a problem with this engine as it was foam casted instead of sand casted. I opted to get the next generation engine (LDK) to replace the LNF. It has weaker connecting rods technically but that doesn't really matter as those start to fail around 400whp and there is no way in hell I'm running anywhere near that. I haven't touched the chassis/suspension yet. I installed a 3rd brake light on that beam that connects the coilovers, bluetooth speakers, new intermediate steering shaft and license plate light.
I built this car and can attest it is fast as hell. So odd I was on you tube and my old car popped up hah. Good luck with it guys.
Very cool! Would love to own one of these some day.
Cheers from Goblin #333!
Is the music from Gran Turismo 2?
Actually GT4:) both are great tho!
Builder/owner of Goblin #187, checking in to say "Hello"!
Any movement by Goblin towards a full bodied car?
Nope, next one they’re making is another open wheel car based on a VW. But you can get either a Cobalt or Sky/Solstice for a full body car!
@@turbo_co27 thank you.
The car might fucking kill me but at least it not one of those cars where they put anime wamon on the car
wider wheels!!! 355s all the way around with fix your fear
CUTE CAR CUTE BOY
Actually, demon car cute boy but whatever, same same
#goblin333 approves this!!!
Did you buy it from someone else? Someone in these comments also said they had #333 :)
@@turbo_co27 I built 333. I probably commented from different accounts lol
im an idiot I forgot I posted from the goblin account. I am about to post some dash cam vids from colorado mountain roads here this spring and summer
@@coloradotrader7202 haha happens to the best of us. colorado is gorgeous! id love to see em:)