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  1. oh, ok. guess i can throw this pink stuff away then.
  2. nate, ever read about that "charge cooler" that was supposedly going to be on the next iteration of the ford lightning?
  3. cobb stage 2.5. cost me about 1700 hundred to get everything a needed, and had the install done in one day. 12.9 @ 106 at norwalk. and anyone who has driven the car will tell you its an awesome ride. the mods have been on there for a year and a half now, and never even a hiccup in terms of reliability. that car spoiled me.
  4. took the car into the shop this morning. brand new battery, free of charge. new floor mats and floor mat hooks, free of charge. a new passenger side a-pillar valence, free of charge. a new console molding, free of charge. alignment and wheel balancing, free of charge. rental car, free of charge. gas for rental car, free of charge. excellent customer service, free of charge. a car that ensconces its passengers in comfort, while still being able to dominate a good percentage of the cars on the road, priceless.
  5. the cobb tuning forums are decent as well.
  6. funny, mines pretty much silver. did someone short me some blue paint? out of curiosity, why would you paint your block? just so people could i.d. it?
  7. yeah, i had the subzero's on mine. mine were actually pretty light at 16 pounds each. prodrive springs? damn, how much did that run you?
  8. hey, that looks like my car! nice! "valkyrie needs springs, badly!" andy is the man.
  9. Orion

    2:45am and....

    ben, im not your buddy? that hurts, man. deep. *pout face*
  10. yeah for real. thats what i get for tryin to give some love to some peeps.
  11. Orion

    SpaceGhost......

    its been so long since the doc has driven his car, hes forgotten what "dickish" driving entails.
  12. sheesh, another corvette guy. you know you can get an ls1 powered gto for like 18, right? and you wont have to be a "vette guy".
  13. you work hard, you take advantage of your opportunities, you treat people with respect, and life will be good for you. mike, anthony, seriously. you guys are killing me. its a battery. on a used car. not exactly what i would hang the entire "are gm's reliable" argument on, one way or the other.
  14. yeah, im pretty sure its just a dead battery. freaking stupid. i have an appointment with dennis pontiac tomorrow. watch this space for all of the free things theyre going to give me because of this.
  15. probably hoping hell find pics of anthony in there.
  16. Orion

    2:45am and....

    yes you are, we just got home from cruising. (or in my case, getting my car jumped so i could get home)
  17. quick thread just to say thanks and give love to jesse (troublemaker), mike (rotarded), joe (mojoe), jenn (ponypimpstress) and eric (nther91). for whatever reason, the battery in my new car decided itd had enough of this world and spent the evening getting jumped by various people in various locations throughout columbus. if it hadnt been for these folks having some jumper cables and being willing to help out, i may have spent the evening being towed home or jumped by triple a. thanks a bunch folks, much love.
  18. so, i thought this was pretty cool. enjoy the read. Bacterium Takes A Shine To Metals: New Form Of Living Protection For Copper And Other Metallic Surfaces? Exposed metal surfaces are highly vulnerable to corrosion, but paint or other protective coatings can interfere with some uses, as well as add significant costs. Now, a comprehensive series of experiments suggests a new form of protection: bacteria. http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2006/06/060616130207.jpg Brass, mild steel (MS) and copper (Cu) samples compared after incubation with (+MR1) and without the presence of the bacteria. (Credit: Corrosion and Environmental Effects laboratory, Mork Family Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering) Viterbi School post-doctoral researcher Ersa Kus, is the lead author on a forthcoming report on experiments by a team of materials scientists analyzing the ability of an organism called Shewanella Oneidensis MR-1 (hereinafter MR-1) to protect a number of metals. The team made a preliminary presentation at a Denver conference last month, and will make a more detailed one in Mexico in October. Scientists have long known that some bacteria can accelerate corrosion on metal surfaces, says Kus, who works in the Corrosion and Environmental Effects laboratory of Professor Florian Mansfeld of the Viterbi School's Mork Family Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering. A bacterium of the same genus as MR-1, S. algae, has earlier been shown to prevent pitting of aluminum and some steel. MR-1 is a remarkable organism that can incorporate metal into its metabolism, "inhaling certain metal oxides and compounds in one form, exhaling them in another," according to Kus's presentation. MR-1 has previously been used to precipitate uranium out of contaminated water. And "it can grow almost anywhere and does not cause disease in humans or animals," Kus notes. And it can protect metal. The experiment was simple. Matched pairs of samples of four metals -- aluminum 2024, zinc, mild steel, copper, and brass -- were prepared. One sample set of each pair was incubated in a growth medium containing MR-1; the other in a sterile bath of the same growth medium, containing neither MR-1 nor any other organism. After a week, corrosion was monitored, both visually and by measuring electrochemical impedance (resistance to conducting alternating current.) Because electrical effects play a role in many forms of corrosion, higher AC impedance is associated with increased corrosion resistance. The results were clearcut. For all the materials, impedance increased with exposure to bacteria, and the longer the metals were exposed, the more resistant they became. The increase was particularly marked in the aluminum samples. By the end of the week the control samples showed obvious visual pitting, while the ones with MR-1 colonies were unscathed. The pattern of impedance varied from metal to metal. Aluminum showed drastic reduction in resistance to electrical currents in all frequencies. Brass and, particularly copper showed nearly as dramatic an effect -- readings indicated active corrosion in the control samples, but a large reduction in the MR-1 samples. The copper MR1 samples, in fact, showed a profile similar to that demonstrated by copper covered with a protective polymer plastic film. The patterns for steel and zinc were much less marked, but still significant, as was the difference in the metals' appearance. The next step, according to Kus, is to figure out exactly what is going on and determine where and how the presence of bacteria is altering the corrosion equation. To do this, the group will be making molecular scale analysis of bacteria/metal interfaces, and looking to determine what the properties of MR1 biofilm are, as well as why the pattern of interaction differs from metal to metal. While MR1 itself may not be the metal protector of the future, it may well suggest an agent that can be, Kus says. The research will be presented at the 210th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society in Cancun, Mexico, October 29-November 3, 2006. Besides Mansfeld and Kus, the research group included graduate student Orianna Bretschger and professor Kenneth H. Nealson of the USC department of Earth Sciences.
  19. if major league soccer made gaskets, the union would have a fit due to all the foreign workers.
  20. someone convinced him he was a stereotypical 17 year old? albeit with exceptional trading ability.
  21. i continue to refuse to click these links, but even without seeing what it is, i know that you guys are some sick fucks.
  22. so, those gaskets we spent all that time getting on blew pretty much the first time you whipped the horse? blast.
  23. i got the original hitman game, and while i thought it was very fun, i will admit that i couldnt finish it due to frustration at the insane level of difficulty. i guess i just prefer my games linear. using piano wire on some poor slob is great fun.
  24. Orion

    Tonight

    yeah, thats what thorne said. if i hadnt been out at tinmans kickin it, id have rolled out too.
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