Random thoughts thread

[Spd229]

...I really understand the whole shudder when coming out of general forums.

That place is a madhouse.

[Spd229]

Originally Posted by Dimman

I picked up a clearance book on SCUBA diving sites for BC and America's Pacific Northwest this weekend. Don't know what will come of it, though. Maybe I'll take a course, like hanging out in kelp forests with giant octopus and end up with another expensive hobby I can't really afford. Or maybe it will be gathering dust by next week. The author is pretty good and enthusiastic, so who knows?

Scuba is alright, definitely enjoyed it for the most part when in decent temps. Granted, I just don't enjoy being cold.

I did have my primary come apart about 100ft down though.....that was interesting...-breath- -breath...water, oh shit-

[Spd229]

Originally Posted by bestwheelbase

Cell phone services are too expensive in this country.

So is internet access. Granted, it's not like I've watched phone / cable companies milk slow internet before simply because it "isn't available in your area."

There's infrastructure issues and then there's just greed.

[Nevermore]

I wonder what a relatively inexpensive, very modest drop would be... Because I want a lip kit too, but I really don't want to worry about scraping. I also don't need like super special racing springs/coils that cost like 3k. I don't want cheap ones, but I'm not really planning on tracking, at least not hardcore, if ever.

[IntotheOcean]

If you get a larger rim, say 18" and than dropped the car 1" would that leave you at the stock height?
... Probably a dumb question but I was curious

[Luis_GT]

Originally Posted by IntotheOcean

If you get a larger rim, say 18" and than dropped the car 1" would that leave you at the stock height?
... Probably a dumb question but I was curious

When you change rim size, you change tire sidewall height in order to keep the same rolling diameter.

My BMW came stock with 17" Wheels with 235/45 tires, I switched to 18" and now use 235/40 tires keeping the diameter close to original specs. Otherwise I would have to get my speed re calibrated for the new diameter as the wheels would need to make less rotation to achieve the same speed as the original wheels

Also the rim difference from the center of the hub to the outer portion of the rim is actually 1/2 of the difference, since radius is half that of the diameter. In reality you are only increasing the car's height by 1/2" if you keep the original sidewall height...

[marky]

Ahhhh ex gf trying to get a hold of me been ignoring it for like the past month or so now.. kind of fishy that she's snooping around my locked instagram she can see my post counts and she make a remark about it so I know she's peeking .. I have a stalker been like 2 years ago last time I talk to her.. Go away I love my FRS better No complaining

[2forme]

Originally Posted by kanundrum

Yeap I am calling out people who use "#" who dont know what they are or even have a twitter/instagram account

sigh

so much wrong

I need to go off the grid

#OffTheGrid

[kanundrum]

Originally Posted by 2forme

#OffTheGrid

Oh GOD!

haha

[2forme]

Originally Posted by kanundrum

Oh GOD!

haha

Come on, you were practically begging for it. LOL

[Shagaliscious]

Weird, when you quote the # symbol, it looks different.

[serialk11r]

Dude @Dimman, check this out:
http://liquidpiston.com/technology/how-it-works/

FAIRY TRIANGLES FLIPPED INSIDE OUT

This is actually pretty clever, though I wonder how you'd cool the rotor so that the seals still work seeing how you have fresh air coming in right next to the exhaust, so the rotor would be expanding on one half only. Maybe Or maybe they just do the whole spring loaded thing again like on the Wankel engines. Also it probably loses a shitload of efficiency at low speed since it essentially has the piston equivalent of 180 degrees dwell at TDC, unless of course you're doing a compression ignition setup. Would be great for a motorcycle engine though, I'll have to get this custom machined someday if I get rich.

[Nevermore]

I'm afraid to make a racecar part wishlist because I'm afraid of how much it will all cost...

[Guff]

MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SWITCHES STOPPED WORKING!!!

That's Issue #1 really...

I have heard the HPFP a few times but its not really an issue. Idle drop hasn't been a problem either...

Lets hope this is the only problem...