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Wow. When did the Taliban sneak into Louisiana? graemlins/nonono.gif

There's a plan. Let's file that one under "American Mideast Policy" by Osama Bin Laden. Let's be honest here -- the reason that we prop up governments in the Middle East is so that the nutcases don't take over. If the nutcases take over (OBL is more popular in Saudi than their own king), the west is screwed. Do you want a 19th century economy? Letting our dear old friend Mr. Bin Laden run Saudi oil would be a great way to kick that economic plan off. graemlins/thumb.gif Now, in the process of securing the economic well-being of the west, if we can make some people's lives better, and maybe even instill some of that democratic government stuff, what's the harm? It's not like the Iraqis picked Saddam -- he murdered the guy who murdered the king who was put in charge by the British who took over the area from the Turks. Follow along here. This isn't exactly legitimate government 101. As far as the Saudis, well, they suck. They're the ones who spawned the jackass that we've been hunting all over Afghanistan for, and who keep giving him protection money. Unfortunately, we're stuck in a lousy marraige with them. They need US $$$ to fund the corrupt lifestyles of the amazingly huge royal family (20,000+ members), and we need their oil. They're reliable enough to keep around, so we do. Of course, that kind old Saddam Hussein had NO intentions whatsoever to take any part of the Saudi oil fields ever ever ever. I mean, that would be illegal, right? Sort of like invading Kuwait. He'd never do that. So we get stuck with a few thousand troops out in the middle of the desert in Saudi for the last 15 years, keeping one eye on Saddam, the other on the Islamic nutballs who got all worked up about them being there, who's main job it is to make sure that nothing happens to the royal scumbags who won the big happy petroleum lottery. OBL and his boys get soooo worked up about this that they pull the 9/11 thing. So now what? You can't get the boys out of Saudi and leave the asshole with the mustache sitting around, and you kind of had to have troops hanging around just in case the Iranians start feeling froggy. That's what Iraq used to be for -- keeping Iran in check. We sort of blew that plan back in 1991. Thus, the new plan. Get rid of Saddam, put a NEW government in Iraq to keep Iran in check, eliminate the main threat to Saudi, and maybe, hopefully, get the guys who were sitting in the Saudi desert out so that whatever remains of Al Qaida will have a tougher time rounding up cash and nutballs. It's called realpolitik. Some of you guys are young and idealistic, and that's great for an internet message board. More power to your idealism, but it's not how you run a country unless you want to live an Amish lifestyle. If you think that anyone other than Ralph Nader is going to do otherwise, you're nuts. Bill Clinton wanted to invade Iraq, but got caught messing around with a fat chick. John Kerry was all for it until he realized that he could become President if he pretended to be against it. Howard Dean turned out to be just plain nuts. Any way you slice it, no one WANTS the US to go messing around in these places, but sometimes you have to. Would you guys be happier if a President you liked was doing the invading or occupying or whatever? Because it would be going on either way. It's not just a Don Rumsfeld secret plot -- we're stuck there because the region is unstable. Mexico has oil, but you don't see us invading them or leaving standing armies around. The north sea has some too, but we don't go bombing Great Britain. Malaysia is another one, along with Brunei, but we're cool with them too. Same with the Russians. All square. I mean, I would LOVE to see an isolationist US foreign policy. This stuff is expensive, and our taxes would be a whole lot lower if we weren't sending carrier battle groups around the planet. But I also am not interested in owning a horse and buggy. First, I am allergic to horses. They also stink, plus buggies don't have heat, A/C or cruise control. Horses take up a lot of room and I have no clue where to buy hay. Home Depot? I don't know. So, let's knock some heads together, kill a few assholes, put in some democracies, clean water, build some schools and go the hell home. The rest of this shit is Browns versus Steelers. You guys are just rooting for teams. Bush bitched about Clinton's "nation building", then went out and did the same thing. Kerry will cry about Iraq, but won't bring one soldier home before a stable government is in place if he becomes President, and Republicans will attack him for not bringing them home sooner. It's football. You can be a player or you can be a fan, but the game is the same.

I heard that John Kerry likes to hold hands and take moonlit walks on the beach with terrorists, and that George Bush secretly sold the entire United States to Bill Gates for $50. graemlins/popcorn.gif

Is this a red car, by chance?

No, it's not. tongue.gif Supra guys are the poster children for ridiculously oversized turbos. Any more, a 66-67mm is "entry level". It's ridiculous. graemlins/nonono.gif Also, the T64 doesn't have the right surge line for a 3.0 liter, so a lot of guys won't run them. Andi Baritchi is one of the few who did for a while, then he upped to the 67mm wheel, which has a more favorable compressor map. Chris, talk to me when you guys get bored with your T72 or T74 or whatever the hell it is. The other place you can sell it is on the Buick forums, but it's probably a four bolt so that is going to limit your audience there to guys with upgraded manifolds.

+1 for old school Rabbits. I love those things.

Sources aren't relevant because people only acknowledge facts that fit their pre-conceived ideas. "This is a modern Vietnam, dammit, and don't tell me otherwise!" ("But Kosovo is okay because I like the guy who put us there.") BTW, my favorite chain email is the one with supposed Bush "misstatements". I tracked most of the down one time, and nearly all were actually Dan Quayle and Al Gore. Never let the facts get in the way of a good character smear, though. Oh yeah, and Bill Clinton had like 1,000 people murdered in Arkansas. (See? I can be fair! tongue.gif )

Best idea in the history of CR. graemlins/thumb.gif

Regal? As in Buick with the turbo thingie? Who around here has one of those?

Emotionless,irrational monster is a pretty good word to describe the 9/11 hijackers like Atta. Good call. graemlins/thumb.gif If the war in Iraq has had one positive effect on the war on terror, it's that radicals have been drawn there to attack our troops, which is at least an honest war now on their part, and gives us some targets. But I do think that other avenues would have been more productive. Like invading Saudi Arabia instead. Now, back to the topic beforehand. If there is widespread sympathy and support amongst Arab muslims for OBL and Al-Qaida, but there is not such support amongst Arab non-muslims, then clearly his appeal is religious. If a large number of the adherents of a particular religion find unprovoked, deliberate mass murder of civilians to be a holy thing, then one must wonder what is wrong with that religion and the way it is being taught and spread. Of course, that doesn't fit with the "blame Americans first" ideology, but as someone who has actually lived in the Middle East, I can tell you that the culture of Islam is quite a double-edged sword. As individuals, muslims can be some of the most generous and gracious people you will ever meet. As a group, they can be some of the most bigoted and hateful when whipped up by manipulative "leaders" like OBL. (Yes, amazing as that may sound, the adjectives "bigoted" and "hateful" can be used to describe non-Caucasians, non-Americans, non-Christians and non-Republicans. Take some time to get over the shock. tongue.gif ) In Egypt, for example, there has been a long history of abuse of the Christian minority by the muslim majority. Just in this century alone, church burnings, abductions, lynchings, beatings and other violence that strongly resembles the old Segregationist South have been common activites by muslim radicals. That is why most Christians who have the education and the means to leave Egypt do so as quickly as they can. The sum of my point is this -- in the Middle East, vast numbers of Arab muslims DO in fact hate the west and hate non-muslims. Their hatred stems from religious bigotry and not from nationalism or economic despair. It is driven by a religious belief that stems from their own writings that non-muslims are enemies of their interpretation of God. It is not a minority view of a handful of people, but it is instead more widely held, and it is VERY DANGEROUS. Westerners who do not recognize the depth of what we are facing are being naive. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned before the Iraq war of "a thousand Bin Laden's" that would emerge. He knows that the region is a powderkeg, and that Islamic fundamentalism is what fuels it. It may be years before we know if the Iraq war brought more stability or less. A true democracy in the Middle East will be interesting, and a successful Iraq could be the catalyst for positive change throughout the region. If it fails, things will get a whole lot worse before they get better.

Now that we are changing topics, Ken and Tina, riddle me this: Ask 100 average Arab muslims in the Middle East "Is Osama Bin Laden a good man, or a bad man?" Now, ask 100 average Arab Christians in the Middle East the same question. Same culture, same econmics, same education, and I assure you, two very, very different answers. Now here is your riddle -- why the difference in viewpoints? graemlins/popcorn.gif (Hint: OBL is not an Arab nationalist or an econmic revolutionary, so throw that western interpretation out the window.)

Wow, another draft thread? There will be no draft. Presidents may be elected every four years, but Congress gets elected every two. Those clowns are smart enough not to vote for one. I worked in politics, trust me. Also, I know of no serious military analyst or leader who thinks that forced conscription is useful for the modern American military. We are entering an era of lighter force footprints with well-trained soliders using high technology equipment. All that a large standing drafted army would do is eat up cash. Jeez, people. Just talk to some people in the military about what they're trained to do. Ask Josh (Boost Retard), who is heading off to Kosovo to repair helicopters. Do you really think that you're just going to go off and get drafted, then get trained to do that in 90 days? Give me a break. Or maybe talk to Anthony, who did fire control for cruise missles in the Navy. Do you really think that they're going to throw your noob ass out there to fire off a few thousand pounds of high explosives based on YOUR targeting? Let's talk about the years and hundreds of thousands of dollars that the Navy spent training some of my friends out in California who were pilots at Miramar NAS. Playing videogames doesn't get you ready to land an FA-18 on a carrier deck in the middle of the night. That's why we have a National Guard and Reserves. So that there will be a body of trained people available that can be put into service if they are needed. Guys like Scott and Andrew (who are both in Iraq right now) are a hell of a lot more ready to be over there than some kid they dragged away from his Xbox kicking and screaming. Just an opinion from someone who is too old to even volunteer anymore.

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This is my $.02 as someone who has been around waay to many project cars in one lifetime. smile.gif First, pick something simple. I don't know if it's a videogame mentality or what, but the "swap this in! No, swap that in!" logic of Internet tuning escapes me. If a bolt-in kit for doing a swap does not exist, DON'T DO IT! Let shops like SP Engineering, with tons of staff and $$$ do the crazy ass stuff for the ricer rags. It's hard enough to swap in an engine that was an option for a car, never mind something that came from another brand. Second, pick a car that isn't a basket case. That means it runs. smile.gif Non-running cars suck, and I would never buy one. All of the money you save up front you are just going to pour in on the back end. Start with the best car you can afford, and if you can't afford a particular type of car, then DON'T GET IT. Be honest with yourself on that count. Third, be honest about your time and skills. Every project takes at least 4-6 times as long as you initially think it will, and probably does the same in terms of money. Don't bite off more than you can do. We have all been there. It's one thing to take on a big project when you know that's what you're doing. It's another thing to take on what you think is a modest project that turns into the Apollo Program. smile.gif Notice some of the cars on this board who have had several years and many thousands and thousands of dollars put into them by skilled and experienced people. Fourth and finally, bolt ons rule! Especially if you are on your first or second project car (hint, hint ). If you can divide your project into smaller weekend projects while maintaining a running car, you will have a much greater chance of retaining your sanity and financial stabilty. You have been warned. smile.gif

Three things: First, I am no longer a moderator of this section. Second, there didn't seem to be much interest in the list, so I was considering dropping it entirely. Only one guy asked for his numbers to be updated within the last year, and he no longer owns that car. Third, with Advanced and Quantum also offering dyno services (for AWD cars, in Quantum's case), it's biased to require a dyno number from one particular shop. If there is a demand for it, and someone else wants to take it over, that's fine with me. It's just an HTML cut and paste. Marc, are you volunteering? tongue.gif

When you're spinning past 7000rpm and cooking a turbo bearing that's got a 1800 degree F turbine hanging off of one end of it, a synthetic that can handle those temps is nice to have. Also, the extended drain intervals easily cover the price difference. Most oil tests that I've seen agree with what Anthony posted -- 10k to 15k miles without degredation. $1000 turbocharger, $2500 short block, $4 a quart oil that lasts 4-6 times as long as $1.50 oil and won't coke up in the turbo bearings... Who is wasting money again?

Another shop with a very good reputation is Performance Research, on Westerville Road.

You know what it is? Some of you guys don't pay attention. We tell people not to do something, whether it's an inappropriate sig pic or whatever, then we have to debate it with you in three different threads, over AIM and over PMs. Then the next clown comes along and does the EXACT same thing you did, and we have to hear from you whining that he's not being treated the way you were, along with the whining from the other guy that he didn't know it was a rule. Then there are all of the people who don't think that anything should be moderated at all, and hate on us for doing so. Guess what? It's Anthony's board. He picked a group of us to help him set rules and guidelines. If 1500 people don't want to follow them, then we don't have a lot of choices. Maybe over the next few weeks, the biggest troublemakers will either clean up their act, migrate to Off-Topic.net, or find a social life outside of their computers. Maybe some of the long term members will realize that if they don't get on board with the program and support this site instead of tearing it down, that it will not be here. We considered wholesale banning of large numbers of members, but felt that it was better to give people an opportunity to look at themselves and make changes, or simply to get the hint and leave. BTW, no single one of you should flatter yourselves into thinking that you alone were responsible. That's some ego right there. Literally, there are dozens and dozens of members whose attitudes got old. Some are newbies, some are old timers. Some recently got banned, some got strikes, some got threads locked, some got posts edited or deleted, and some haven't broken a single rule, yet still manage to work hard at making this place unpleasant. Whether you guys like it or not, we ARE going to moderate this board. We ARE going to enforce rules at meet spots. If you don't like that, here is the door. Do not allow it to contact your ass on the way out. I can't speak for the rest of the mods, but I personally don't care who stays or goes, so long as things get straightened up.

O'Rourke, you have defined the problem accurately. This is our attempt at a solution. Here is a question for people, including Chris: "Is CR worth keeping around in its current state?" - If yes, then there is no problem. - If no, then there are only two logical choices. Do everything possible to change it, or just end it. The mods and admins unanimously think "no", for whatever that is worth to everyone.

lustful, drifter and BLACK ITR GUY. Your posts have been deleted. DO NOT EVER post crap like that in here again. Next time, I am going to ask Anthony to ban all three of you clowns for at least a week.

For a more affordable fuel line than braided stainless, take a look at the Aeroquip AQP lines. They use a fabric coating and a press-over-barb system of securing the lines to the fittings (AN sizings). One thing this eliminates is abrasion from the stainless braid, if you have an area where the lines will rub against something.

Yup. smile.gif He did all the welding for the downpipe and IC pipes on my Supra, but I opted for the far easier on my wallet mild steel. Is there a reason you don't want the F-Max manifold, btw?

Do I win a new set of apex seals or something? tongue.gif

Wild guess - shorter combustion event needs a faster burning fuel, ie. lower octane.