Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[cdrazic93]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

You won't kill anything.

....knock on wood

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

Well, the company has consistent revenue, and a path to profit, so it's not bad, but like many tech companies I don't really see a path to enough profit to justify the valuation investors are jumping in at.

I say I want the SF tech scene to collapse because the state of California and City of San Francisco think that you can always raise taxes and everything is going just fine, when it's not. This boom is temporary, but the infrastructure, irresponsible spending (cough corruption) and poverty problems are not.

It would be nice if other more business-friendly and low-tax states got some more investment and talent, because the only reason people put up with SF is because all the jobs are here, and the jobs are here because the talent is here, for now.

Hey, I have a lot of friends who grew up in the area living with their parents. People can laugh, but the 15-20k of saved rent is money in the bank, I would do that if the commute wasn't so long.

When it does crash, please lord do not let y'all come up here to Seattle! :P

It's already getting shitty with how many people are moving up here, we don't need more people

Meh, when I finally move out, I may find a smaller town to reside in. Getting too damn expensive here. Or I move to Texas and buy a 2k sq ft home for 300k or less. Plus when I look for tech jobs, many listings come up for SA or Plano.

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

When it does crash, please lord do not let y'all come up here to Seattle! :P

It's already getting shitty with how many people are moving up here, we don't need more people

Meh, when I finally move out, I may find a smaller town to reside in. Getting too damn expensive here. Or I move to Texas and buy a 2k sq ft home for 300k or less. Plus when I look for tech jobs, many listings come up for SA or Plano.

Yea, not going to Seattle personally lol. Primarily because I got scared off reading about the Cascadia subduction zone, but also because it seems like Seattle is already too crowded.

I just have trouble understanding people who are determined to pay more to share a tiny apartment on a street where people shit and vandalize cars daily, and have a 1 hour commute down south They are the reason SF is crowded.

I think it would be really cool if Denver or somewhere in Texas or Nevada took off. It makes too much economic sense to move somewhere with plentiful real estate and low taxes, but there's that chicken and egg problem with finding employees. To save on taxes, such a move would be really good regardless of the availability of jobs if some of this startup stock does well...fingers crossed. After growing up, going to college, then going to work all in the Bay Area, I feel like somewhere new would be fun anyways. I would definitely move to a cheaper state if I wanted to start something myself, because at the beginning you really just need low expenses so you don't go broke.

Texas has really really hot weather, but to us Californians the land is almost free, which is kind of mind boggling. What do you mean I can buy a house without spending 50 years worth of savings? :O Plus it's a great place for car enthusiasts

[krayzie]

When it does crash this time you probably need to read up on this.

[Teseo]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

When it does crash, please lord do not let y'all come up here to Seattle! :P

It's already getting shitty with how many people are moving up here, we don't need more people

Meh, when I finally move out, I may find a smaller town to reside in. Getting too damn expensive here. Or I move to Texas and buy a 2k sq ft home for 300k or less. Plus when I look for tech jobs, many listings come up for SA or Plano.

Texas got pretty hot, sometimes temp go up to 95F. Food is cheap thought

[Andrew025]

Originally Posted by Teseo

Texas got pretty hot, sometimes temp go up to 95F. Food is cheap thought

Dude, it gets that hot in Oregon.

Is that really as hot as it gets?

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

That is an option as well but they are pretty scare up here and I don't want to pay exchange to bring one up. Buying one new form the dealer is just way more than it is worth I think.

So get a different one that eats up trunk space. I was going to sound proof and all that shit then I got the sub and decided it was good enough

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

It's getting a 6 speed put in right now, the 2ZZ blew a few weeks ago With the 5 speed it's still fast, but obviously your ratios aren't as close which is not as fun.

I think all said and done, the 2ZZ is worth it, but in California if you are mechanically inclined and don't care that much for the high revs, you might want to just supercharge the 1ZZ so it's easy to get past smog. With a very high budget, I would do a 1NZ-FE with Apexi PFC and bellhousing swap between the C60 and C52, and then put a TVS 900 or Rotrex on it. Some guy raced a stock 1NZ with a turbo strapped on and overclocked to 8000rpm for years without a problem, which is kind of crazy haha. That would match the power of a 2ZZ, but be 50lbs lighter. Something similar would be a 2ZR-FE swap with Rotrex, heavier but more reliable, or a 2AR-FE swap, which would be more powerful and reliable, but quite a bit heavier.

The thing with the 2ZZ swap is that it's just so so easy. You buy a motor for 1200 bucks, an ECU for 200, a swap header for 500, the mount for 75, and the harness adapter for 300, and right there you have a 11.5 compression nearly 200bhp motor with a decent tune from the factory. It's not as strong or powerful as a K20, but replacement engines are quite cheap and for street driving the 2ZZ shouldn't have any problems.

K24.

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Teseo

Texas got pretty hot, sometimes temp go up to 95F. Food is cheap thought

You mean 110F right?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

So get a different one that eats up trunk space. I was going to sound proof and all that shit then I got the sub and decided it was good enough

Gram pointed me to a down firing one that takes up very little space. If I decide to go with a mix and match system this is what I will get.

[Cole]

Well, attempt one didn't work, sub box is too tall for the trunk. I take that as a sign from the heavens that I don't need a subwoofer.

[Teseo]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

You mean 110F right?

Yup. My caribbean ass is used to hot/humid weather but Texas is hell on earth

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by Teseo

Yup. My caribbean ass is used to hot/humid weather but Texas is hell on earth

The Caribbean is great, 75 on a cold day, 85 on a warm day... I here the summer lacks the winter breeze though so it can get a bit humid and sticky.

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[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Cole

Well, attempt one didn't work, sub box is too tall for the trunk. I take that as a sign from the heavens that I don't need a subwoofer.

I consider my sub one of the best mods I've done to my car