Random thoughts thread

[Steve201brz]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Ah, holy crap cutting it close. The lady I cover for at work is taking Thursday and Friday off this week. Meanwhile a job I applied for (and almost missed out on because my spam filter kept me from seeing the email for three days) has emailed me back and are still willing to let me come in, but they want me in this week. Can't do Thursday or Friday, only have tomorrow.

I don't even have confirmation from the job that they have time slots tomorrow, but I've already emailed my boss about my little brother being sick and needing tomorrow off to watch him, and gotten the okay for it. I hate lying and cutting it close like this...

Saw this on reddit and I was like...wait a minute I read something like this somewhere haha

[Nevermore]

Originally Posted by Steve201brz

Saw this on reddit and I was like...wait a minute I read something like this somewhere haha

Luckily my schemes work a lot better than that. I was 40 minutes early to my interview today. Went in 30 minutes early because I didn't want to walk around outside in the freezing temps. I think it went pretty well too.

[marky]

Crap.. another one same tire... went to work I hear something thought it was a rock when I drive off to lunch my tire light was on.. I put air on it and light went away.. gots to fix it... Easy fix but dam same tire almost same spot this is one nasty screw... other one was a nail with a fat head.. 100 more and I'll have snow tires lol

[IntotheOcean]

Originally Posted by Steve201brz

Saw this on reddit and I was like...wait a minute I read something like this somewhere haha

I saw this too! And was like "ohhhh shit" haha

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by marky

Crap.. another one same tire... went to work I hear something thought it was a rock when I drive off to lunch my tire light was on.. I put air on it and light went away.. gots to fix it... Easy fix but dam same tire almost same spot this is one nasty screw... other one was a nail with a fat head.. 100 more and I'll have snow tires lol

Dayum! That's pretty big one. Is your road that horrible or have construction going on?

[Liltuffgirl]

I was going to whine about how long it took me to get out of my parking spot because of snow.....
But at least I don't have a nail in my tire. That sucks!!

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by Dimman

Piggy back idle issue, and 6 puck ceramic clutch that hates stop and go traffic, especially in the hilly area I live in.

Stand-alone and fuel pump away from ~400whp...

Oh, a piggy back.

I considered getting an Apexi PFC standalone for my car, but then I read that the idle control is stupid and will stall if you set it to the stock idle rpm, which took away any confidence I might have had that it would be a smooth ride.

Too bad Greddy EMB doesn't have full a/f control, it can only increase injector duration, otherwise the ones floating around for 100 bucks would be worth buying to tweak some fuel economy and top end power out. The EMU is not worth it if the engine doesn't have modifications.

[bcj]

Gah. 1 x 2 inch piece of strapping took the plunge into my right rear tire this morning on the way to work.
Went out at lunch and mounted the bagel from the trunk. Tire carcase not fixable.
Tire store didn't have a replacement in stock for one of the new all seasons I had mounted thanksgiving time.
Delivery tomorrow.

[marky]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Dayum! That's pretty big one. Is your road that horrible or have construction going on?

Speaking of construction. . My neighbor was doing our patio and I got nailed once and he didn't check before he left and that next morning as I drive to work my tire lights came on saw the screw and it was new and I knew it... same with this screw it's new and noticed it when I found out.. same thing too when I left to work this morning then my lights came on.. at first I thought I was just a rock and it will fly away so I turned up my music and didn't hear it..

Life of the daily driver car lighting struck twice.. same tire same spot right in the center..

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by marky

Speaking of construction. . My neighbor was doing our patio and I got nailed once and he didn't check before he left and that next morning as I drive to work my tire lights came on saw the screw and it was new and I knew it... same with this screw it's new and noticed it when I found out.. same thing too when I left to work this morning then my lights came on.. at first I thought I was just a rock and it will fly away so I turned up my music and didn't hear it..

Life of the daily driver car lighting struck twice.. same tire same spot right in the center..

C'est la vie

[M-17]

I hated when I bought brand new tires for my car and a month later I got a nice nail in it from work... but it was salvageable with a plug. Except now the TPMS goes off more often than it should in the winter.

[marky]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

C'est la vie

Easy fix..

[marky]

Originally Posted by M-17

I hated when I bought brand new tires for my car and a month later I got a nice nail in it from work... but it was salvageable with a plug. Except now the TPMS goes off more often than it should in the winter.

I hear that sensor thing is expensive. . So you can't use that stock tire sensor it on a aftermarket rims/wheels?

[M-17]

Originally Posted by marky

I hear that sensor thing is expensive. . So you can't use that stock tire sensor it on a aftermarket rims/wheels?

I'm not sure if my sensor is expensive on my car. IIRC, it depends on the wheel and besides I like the stock wheel for what it is.