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Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-27-2015, 02:42 PM
Replies: 37,188
Views: 8,744,911
Posted By stugray
These people trying to say that crank pulleys...

These people trying to say that crank pulleys provide additional horsepower are like the anti-scientific fanatics who try to deny that science and evolution exists.
Beacause "believing" that an...
Forum: Site Announcements / Questions / Issues 12-26-2015, 07:06 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,823
Posted By stugray
Again - You have violated the rules more than the...

Again - You have violated the rules more than the OP of that paragraph you have your panties wadded up about.

Consider the fact that you are talking to an anti-religious "atheist" 25 years out of...
Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB 12-26-2015, 02:50 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 13,190
Posted By stugray
Really saying "it was only a 5MPH collision"...

Really saying "it was only a 5MPH collision" means nothing.
It is all about the energy of the collision and how the energy was absorbed.

Example - what would cause more damage:
FRS rolling at 5...
Forum: Site Announcements / Questions / Issues 12-26-2015, 02:45 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,823
Posted By stugray
I'd say his "diatribe" is fine. Your attempt...

I'd say his "diatribe" is fine.

Your attempt to "call him out" on his opinion is (in MY opinion) MORE of a violation of the rules than what the author of that paragraph did.
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-22-2015, 06:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,608
Posted By stugray
Complete with Saturn V engines bought "surplus",...

Complete with Saturn V engines bought "surplus", a capsule that was made from a cement mixer (those are ~1" thick steel), and they used fire extinguishers for propulsion during EVAs. :party0030:

I...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-22-2015, 04:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,608
Posted By stugray
I searched for 'SpaceX' and got zero hits so it...

I searched for 'SpaceX' and got zero hits so it Doesnt count. :thumbup:
Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum 12-22-2015, 09:12 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 66,908
Posted By stugray
An accident almost exactly like this one happened...

An accident almost exactly like this one happened a couple blocks from my house a couple months back.


Every single view from a camera that was logged as evidence said that the truck driver was...
Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 12-20-2015, 05:35 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 11,395
Posted By stugray
Look this is simple: If you are running a...

Look this is simple:
If you are running a thermostatic sandwich adapter plate, then it SHOULD warm up to the temp that the thermostat is set to and stay there in very cold weather.
This is not good...
Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum 12-20-2015, 05:27 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 18,890
Posted By stugray
Actually I disagree. I have used it on occasion. ...

Actually I disagree. I have used it on occasion.
When you use a MT as a DD, much of what we do is muscle memory and we dont even pay attention to shifting under normal situations.
But when...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-18-2015, 03:30 PM
Replies: 37,188
Views: 8,744,911
Posted By stugray
Last time I blew coffee out of my nose (towards...

Last time I blew coffee out of my nose (towards the end):


"Oh, God, I think Ive just had an aneurism, are you happy Your f&^(in stupidity has killed me, now my f*&^ing cat is homeless"

...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-18-2015, 02:35 PM
Replies: 37,188
Views: 8,744,911
Posted By stugray
There's a cream for that....

There's a cream for that....
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-18-2015, 12:50 PM
Replies: 37,188
Views: 8,744,911
Posted By stugray
Actually the part you missed was where I pointed...

Actually the part you missed was where I pointed out that (in public) you ARE free to say whatever you want even if it pisses someone off or rustles their jimmies. The whole concept of "Hate speech"...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 12-18-2015, 12:12 PM
Replies: 37,188
Views: 8,744,911
Posted By stugray
Kind of ironic that a thread that was primarily...

Kind of ironic that a thread that was primarily about free speech was not just closed, but deleted.
So now the rest don't even know what part of free speech should not be talked about...
PC wins...
Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum 12-15-2015, 06:28 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 14,032
Posted By stugray
Plus many performance tires are unidirectional so...

Plus many performance tires are unidirectional so cant swap sides.
Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum 12-13-2015, 08:13 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 14,032
Posted By stugray
That is why I mentioned above that the engine...

That is why I mentioned above that the engine will likely detect AVCS response errors before the oil is so low that the oil light comes on steady.


If the oil is leaking very slowly (like a...
Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum 12-13-2015, 03:29 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 14,032
Posted By stugray
I am fairly sure that you will throw a CEL for...

I am fairly sure that you will throw a CEL for AVCS not responding before you get a low oil pressure light. (but not certain)

And I have ONLY had the Suby dealer change my oil in my car.
That way...
Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 12-13-2015, 03:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,773
Posted By stugray
Turn the engine manually (push it in gear) and...

Turn the engine manually (push it in gear) and make sure it is not hydrolocked before you try to crank it.

If you got enough oil in any cylinder to hydrolock it, then cranking it could bend a rod....
Forum: Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions 12-12-2015, 08:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,806
Posted By stugray
The headers and the heat shields around it get...

The headers and the heat shields around it get the hottest.
About 1 inch from the head the temps easily get 1200F or higher.
From there (and the cats) back it is relatively "cool" compared to that.
Forum: Northern California 12-12-2015, 03:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,720
Posted By stugray
Drive your car. It COMES WITH coiloivers......

Drive your car.
It COMES WITH coiloivers......
Forum: Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions 12-10-2015, 01:28 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 11,655
Posted By stugray
Thanks everyone for the comments. It was a...

Thanks everyone for the comments.

It was a heated debate between myself and my son.
He drove my 99 Toy Solara until the front tires were nearly bald while the rears were still in good shape.
I...
Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 12-09-2015, 05:49 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 14,742
Posted By stugray
Actually for those of us that race, double...

Actually for those of us that race, double pumping is a good idea.
Hard cornering causes pad knockback as the spindles & rotors flex and you need to take up that slack before hard braking.
AND in...
Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 12-09-2015, 01:28 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 14,742
Posted By stugray
I made a video of shifting the BRZ from 1st to...

I made a video of shifting the BRZ from 1st to 6th, then all the way back down with no clutch just to prove how easy it was but it was so boring I never posted it.

Some douche was saying that it...
Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 12-08-2015, 09:11 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 14,742
Posted By stugray
In fact I would make the case that double...

In fact I would make the case that double clutching is worse for this car than "regular shifting".


Just look up the problems with throwout bearings.
Double clutching will wear out your throwout...
Forum: Northern California 12-08-2015, 05:12 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,670
Posted By stugray
Your driveway/garage...

Your driveway/garage...
Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB 12-04-2015, 01:42 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,512
Posted By stugray
I don't know why I bother... oil dye...

I don't know why I bother...

oil dye (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tracerline)
Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB 12-03-2015, 07:13 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,512
Posted By stugray
You want help? I was going to actually tell you...

You want help? I was going to actually tell you what to do to find out if it is an actual oil leak, but after that remark, I'll just bugger off too.

Someone actually takes to time to suggest that...
Forum: Mechanical Maintenance (Oil, Fluids, Break-In, Servicing) 11-30-2015, 01:42 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,241
Posted By stugray
I just had my car in for a 35k mile oil change...

I just had my car in for a 35k mile oil change (scheduled by the dealer).


I asked repeatedly - "are you SURE there is no maintenance due in the computer?'
"Are you CERTAIN that I am not missing...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 11-24-2015, 03:40 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 13,856
Posted By stugray
Or we could turn it into another: "Please...

Or we could turn it into another:


"Please explain to me why you think your pulleys make extra HP" thread. :thumbup:
Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB 11-23-2015, 08:02 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 12,909
Posted By stugray
I have one of the very first 2013s in the states....

I have one of the very first 2013s in the states.

35k miles, not a single problem with the engine.


What's a CEL :-) [/sarcasm]
Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB 11-17-2015, 08:24 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,341
Posted By stugray
I use a credit card to scrape up ~1 inch above...

I use a credit card to scrape up ~1 inch above the wiper/seal each time I get in the car.
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