Random thoughts thread

[Guff]

Originally Posted by S2kphile

And yet it's brand is strong as ****. It'll take maybe 5-10 years before it's declination because majority of consumers love Apple but it will go down. Can't replace a man like Steve Jobs. Sell your Apple Stock people!


Another note, the 3 greatest man made things in the world, IMO, are:

1. CARS
2. BEER & CHICKEN WANGS
3. NFL REDZONE

Love me some Sundays

EDIT: I found this funny for some reason.

I'm not selling my stock just yet... It hasn't peaked yet...

[wrxgoose]

ug. was supposed to be on break at 3 till 6. now i have to work all day. dammit....i can't work another 60 hour week. "fuck it" mode engaged

[ZetaVI]

Originally Posted by Guff

Holy Crap!! You should have kidnapped him and made him detail all your cars!


You should have followed him around at least and bought all the things he bought! Then you could detail like he does!

Yeah, he had a nice van w/ his company and said Drive on it. I was right behind him on line. He bought 2 storage sheds for his detailing equipment I'm sure. This is the same town where he did the Rennwerke Porsche detail so I might see him again. Hopefully.

[wrxgoose]

Originally Posted by wrxgoose

ug. was supposed to be on break at 3 till 6. now i have to work all day. dammit....i can't work another 60 hour week. "fuck it" mode engaged

apparently Fuck-It mode works wonders. we had a driver from another store show up randomly wanting to work. 56 miles driven today, 57 hours worked this week. and now...dammit. nevermind. the drinking was going to commence, but i have to go to my parents house when they get home tonight. >.<


edit: i didn't get a notification that someone quoted me.

[Calum]

Well, we got a lttle more then 12 inches of rain in September. I hope October is sunnier because laying sod in the rain, when the ground wont stay put, is really difficult.

On a side note, my wifes sister is still using IE on this laptop.

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by meWant

Got my permit Friday! now to wait 6 months for a license..

Congratulations! That is very exciting!

[Giccin]

Originally Posted by Guff

Soooo, one of the local bus drivers at my University totally looks like @Giccin...


Momo? Y U NO TELL ME U DRIVE BUS IN MY TOWN???

D:

OMG YOU FINDED OUT!

[Giccin]

Originally Posted by Dimman

You bring your katana to Midterms???

Ofc. And threaten the professor with it.

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by Calum

Yup, it scared the crap out of me the first time I did it. But it was worth it. Check YouTube for some videos, they're entertaining if you like horror movies. Just remember the smoke DOES go away.

I really don't know enough to say if those ignition advance data points are good or bad. They seem low to me, I'd say you should be closer to the 36 deg point at those loads and rpms, at least the 3700. Tapering off as the rpms increased of course, but I haven't studied enough tables to say for sure.

Maybe it's just the cold engine making things behave funny, I dunno. I feel like that log was taken when it was warmed up though.

There is one thing that's legitimately annoying though, my idle isn't consistent at all! Most of the time it sits happily at 680rpm or so, but sometimes I see the engine raising it to 850-950rpm and not letting it drop. No AC or anything being used... I don't understand, isn't the idle speed supposed to be fixed?

[Giccin]

Originally Posted by Guff

I'm not selling my stock just yet... It hasn't peaked yet...

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SEXY LAAAAADAAAYY

[Guff]

Originally Posted by Giccin

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SEXY LAAAAADAAAYY

Edit: Attached GIFs don't work...

[track_warrior]

Originally Posted by Guff

I find that wrenching on cars can be super-relaxing after stressing about school/work during the week...

Worked on the Club Civic today and felt so good... It's turning out to be quite the budget racer....

I agree , its cheap therapy.

[Guff]

Originally Posted by pcasso87

I agree , its cheap therapy.

Sometimes, though, it's not too cheap...



In other news, I'm watching Chapelle's Show....

It's funny how many times during the show he says that he's gonna get canceled because of how racy the show is, but HE himself stopped the show because he felt morally obligated to do so...

Still an awesome show!

[Calum]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

Maybe it's just the cold engine making things behave funny, I dunno. I feel like that log was taken when it was warmed up though.

There is one thing that's legitimately annoying though, my idle isn't consistent at all! Most of the time it sits happily at 680rpm or so, but sometimes I see the engine raising it to 850-950rpm and not letting it drop. No AC or anything being used... I don't understand, isn't the idle speed supposed to be fixed?

Man, that could a lot of things, vacuum dropping off, voltage dropping off, battery temp lower then it needs to be (not sure if Toyota used a battery temp sensor or not), idle air controller being sticky, feed forward from the power streering, engine coolant temperature causing the PCM to flip back to a cold start map...well you get the idea.

If that MAF was as gummed up as you say, I'd start by cleaning more of the gunk, it could easily be in and around the IAC as well.