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rscott posted:I'm already looking at ways to tune the om617a for better performance The beauty of a diesel is that performance is a much simpler matter. Add more fuel until it starts smoking, then add more boost to get your efficiency back and get your EGTs under control, rinse, repeat until you start breaking things or run out of money (though of course, most people go way fuckoff overboard on the first step and skimp on the second step because ROLL COAL BRAHHHHHH). The problem is that 'more fuel' in a mechanical diesel past the point of 'turn the fun screw' means fiddling with the IP, which means $$$$$ at an injection shop- and IP internals are not something you can do in your garage because they're insanely precise pieces of equipment. Like, sub-1-thou clearances and 'one invisible dust particle can kill the pump' type stuff.
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leica posted:majority of people are idiot dog owners with idiot dogs that can't be controlled. I think you'll find that quite a few 'dog people' agree with that statement. Other than that any dog without severe psychological or medical issues can be controlled, usually rather easily. It's just that lovely dog owners refuse to learn how to communicate with and train a dog effectively. That and most dogs are bored/restless because people are lazy fucks who think being in the backyard is the same thing as a walk. Turbo Fondant fucked around with this message at 02:16 on Feb 2, 2015 |
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My tax return is going to be great this year. The last 6 have been pretty big (08-11 because I had a massive RSP going, and 12-13 because I was in school) but now I've got neither of those and I withdrew the RSPs on the LLP to go to school, so any contributions I make have to offset that- still better than dealing with a student loan though. I'm expecting a little bit back anyway, going to be boring and throw it at some random little debts.
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e: ^Stay cheerful when he's around you and give him a bit of time/space to adjust he should come around. If he's not catnip averse check out Dee Eight's Catdrugs too.Cat Terrist posted:Microsoft hardware has been in general really good over the years, nto surprised their hardware support is also good. And their keyboards and mice are still the best, ever since IBM stopped giving a poo poo in the early '90s. (gently caress Logitech there I said it) Turbo Fondant fucked around with this message at 06:50 on Feb 4, 2015 |
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Feb 4, 2015 06:21
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CommieGIR posted:There are a couple really nice gaming keyboards with mechanical keys. Yes, and they're incredible but I was talking more about the realm of ordinary consumer-grade stuff. Also most of those are at least partially derived from the old IBM stuff (and that's a good thing) which kinda sorta supports my point.
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some texas redneck posted:OH HELL NO. I can't stand Microsoft keyboards or mice. They feel loving terrible to me, especially the "ergonomic" ones - I taught myself how to type in 3rd grade, and use all fingers on my right hand and 1-2 fingers on my left hand to type (and bang out well over 100 WPM doing so), and have no concept of home row. The ergonomic ones turn me into a 20 wpm hunt and peck typist. Those 'split down the middle' ergo keyboards and most of their other 'ergo' products are rear end, but I've had some insane range issues with Logitech wireless stuff. I have a k400 that doesn't work unless I stand less than 3 feet from my HTPC, and my mother had a mouse that refused to work properly with the rx on the other side of the laptop not 17 inches away and their mice are loud as hell compared to Microsoft's. Also the 1st gen MS optical with the little taillight on it is still the best mouse I've ever used (except the scroll wheels were kinda lovely on them), and I've never held a controller that feels better than the 360's.
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Negromancer posted:I think you are thinking of the Chevy Sprint turbo, which was apparently a rebadged Suzuki Cultus. It came stock with a 1l 3 cylinder turbo engine and was pretty hilarious to drive. Geo Metro, Suzuki Cultus, Suzuki Swift, Chevy Sprint, Pontiac Firefly, all the same car. Sort of.
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Taylor Swift thread definitely delivers but the nuGBS noise is still pissing me off. Except the content makes it worth dragging my browser through the mire of shitposts. Turbo Fondant fucked around with this message at 03:58 on Feb 7, 2015 |
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Feb 7, 2015 02:36
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leica posted:The ZX2 is a Mazda BG chassis car which is one of the best FWD chassis ever made imo. It's just too bad they decided to put a Ford motor in it instead of the Mazda BP which was in the previous Escort GT's. I know right? a FWD BP with the higher compression and VVT that the later Miata BP got would have rocked that platform. Instead we got the boring Z5 in the Protege and the ~meh~ Zetec in the Escorts. e: When did DX nerf their laser section? They don't seem to sell anything more powerful than 5mW now. Too many angry newly-blind customers (who didn't purchase a pair of laser safety glasses to go with their half-watt death lazer) I guess? Turbo Fondant fucked around with this message at 17:19 on Feb 9, 2015 |
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Feb 9, 2015 17:01
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leica posted:It's like Mazda hated the best ftfy (sorry KLZE) The Z5 has one interesting trait though. It's externally and head-gasket identical to a short B motor (B1-B6) but has a much lighter rotating assembly, so it's been used in conjunction with a B6T head to make some fairly interesting budget race engines. e: wasn't the ZX2 a BH? The 90-96 Escort was BG. Or did they put Ford the Kia situation, where they were limited to last-gen platforms? Turbo Fondant fucked around with this message at 19:02 on Feb 9, 2015 |
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I'm thinking about just buying a few 360 controllers within the next year before they're disco, since I do wear them out and I don't see anybody making a better controller than the 360's anytime soon (and my PC is my 'next-gen' console because gently caress the xbone and ps4). I got my Genuine Microsoft wireless adapter for free a few years ago, in exchange for an Exploder front brake job. Didn't actually think I needed it at the time but figured it was a good thing to have and didn't want to charge the dude actual money.
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Feb 14, 2015 01:46
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Yep. The stick mechanism is cheap as hell to replace (and shared with all the PS controllers) but every time I open one up I just go 'welp, that looks like a pain in the rear end to solder', sigh and head to Walmart for a new one.
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My father after getting some tires fixed on his rig (company truck mind you) has decided that retorques cost entirely too much (company should be paying for that but he insists on paying his own tire bills) and that he absolutely MUST have a 3/4" torque wrench (company has one at the shop that he could use, but nope he's gotta have his own). So now it's my job to acquire a $1200 tool that he doesn't need and he's called me about it 6 times since 6pm yesterday (one of which woke me up at 6:30 this morning). I loving FIX TRUCKS FOR A LIVING AND WOULD NEVER CONSIDER PURCHASING MY OWN 3/4" DRIVE TOOLS WHY THE gently caress DOES A DRIVER NEED ONE?! Turbo Fondant fucked around with this message at 16:34 on Feb 14, 2015 |
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The day of the year I'm most happy to be single. Spent the day tool shopping (well, mostly shopping for that torque wrench  but I picked up some punches and chisels and stuff for myself) and making arrangements to look at a possibly-pretty-cool-new-to-me car.
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Welp. The SC400 drove really really nice and looks near-immaculate, but that noise wasn't a wheel bearing. I'm thinking possibly tranny. And being a complete moron, I bought it anyway. gently caress, I didn't need another project. brb going to buy a pair of ridiculous pants and a battery terminal
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Though I can say it's legit rust-free (I actually looked under it and stuff) so I've got that going for me.
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I really thought more people did that, the fact that it's out of the ordinary for you is surprising to me. I mean, it's something you do once for the novelty factor and then never do it again because it results in a terrible pizza at an insane price, but that one time it's hilarious just to see the mass of toppings (I did it with mass quantities of veggies and had bacon on it just to say there was meat there too). Of course, Vern's pizza is a thing around here (it's all over AB/SK/MB) and that's basically 1-1.5" of lovely cold cuts stacked on a mediocre pub-style crust/sauce with about the amount of cheese you'd see on an ordinary pizza. Heartburn city, population: meat sweats.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Also today I saw a four-door Saab 900. I don't think I've ever seen one before. It looks so.. awkward. See I hadn't seen a 2dr until fairly recently. It's a big part of the reason it took me so long to realize Saabs are cool, the 4-door 900 is so off-putting it can actually make you ignore the entire company. It's sad too, because I had literally no idea about all the awesome stuff they did until after they were gone.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-b...dium=socialflow Yep.  I know there's at least two floating around the internet that have been converted to drag cars already.Also RHD, so combined with the aluminum body it's got the most JDM street cred of any US-built utility vehicle.
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MrChips posted:your cables are triggering me so hard  The glass wallmount component shelf was nice when it was just a lovely HTIB reciever, the 360 and cable box, before I started going apeshit with kijiji hifi gear and the HTPC. We're shopping for something a little more effective for the scope of this beast. e: and yes I know that bit on the table is little more than an overpriced surge protector with a bunch of LEDs on it, I didn't buy it and would have recommended against but there's no reason to replace it really. Turbo Fondant fucked around with this message at 04:06 on Feb 20, 2015 |
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Soo, the Lexus is legal, mine and in the right city now. Towing a luxobarge 300km on a uhaul car hauler with a 302 Bricknose F150 was interesting. The truck did well, but it spent the whole trip letting us know that it was not happy about it. Headwind hit and we bogged down to around 70k, and every time we stopped it felt like aggravated clutch assault to get moving again. We were legal but I think the GCWR was a little optimistic on this truck. Rather odd thing happened though, while we were loading the car the truck was on the sidewalk (to get the trailer to just the right spot in the alley to give the car a straight shot) and a blind man happened by and plowed into the driver's door  . Nobody involved knew what the gently caress.Also for some reason after 5 hours on a trailer because I didn't want to drive that distance with that weird/bad noise, during a couple laps around my shop it's not nearly as bad. My friend whose truck we used didn't even notice it, it's down to the volume level of the exhaust. The only thing I can think of is it's a lot warmer here than it was in Edmonton when I test drove it, but even then 
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Is there a fishing thread somewhere? If there is I can't find it or even locate the subforum a thread like that would be in. The sprag started slipping on my cheap generic reel the last couple of trips last season so I'm going to need to replace that before it gets warm, and I shop for basically everything by reading hundreds of pages of goons sperg-raging at each other over minute insignificant details in the construction of something that costs $20. Or if there isn't one, I've used this one and rather liked it, so it's my current frontrunner. Any thoughts? http://www.amazon.ca/Shimano-Sienna-2500-Rear-Spinning/dp/B003OBT3IW/ref=sr_1_7?s=sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1424736226&sr=1-7 I mainly fish for walleye and pike. Turbo Fondant fucked around with this message at 01:34 on Feb 24, 2015 |
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Raluek posted:Not without a contingency trailer. I err on the side of caution. I could have probably driven my Lexus the ~200 miles home last weekend but the cost of a Uhaul car trailer is low enough that it just wasn't worth the risk. I'll leave the terrible/broken car road trips to Roadkill, they have more money and less at stake than I do. That said, if your risk tolerance and/or budget allows it, go nuts it'll be a good story to tell even if nothing goes wrong.
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Google says the ECU is in the cabin behind the seats on the Murcielago so unless that's wrong (quite likely) it really is quite the situation.
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InitialDave's one-liners are one of my favorite things about this forum.
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My chili recipe includes canned tomato soup and pinto beans, it's not 'right' but gently caress it this poo poo is delicious. I wonder if The Great Chili Debate is a thing in Mexico. Or if Japanese food forums have flamewars over the 'proper' stuff to put in ramen.
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