Nate1647545505

tl;dr Cars' are kinda smart these days, shoulda got a SES light The EPA mandates misfire detection to the Nth degree, and the error for crank speed acceleration per cycle at a given RPM is not very much. Not to say it wouldn't be something combustion driven, but I would think you would get strange variations in the cycle data or at minimum the pre-cat primary O2 sensor(s) stream. Maybe something rotational in the drivetrain, FW or PP?

Mike, dumb idea, but maybe it's not on the engine side -- have you tried removing the serpentine/acc belts to see if it may be something turning in unison with the motor?

If you are looking for different exercises, http://www.exrx.net/, is a good place to get ideas from.

I'm a huge fan of running in the morning and lifting in the evening. Through the military I've learned a few key points: It is what you make it (dont puss out) Do it right (watch your form, keep it tight, start slow) There's a huge variety of exercises/resistance/aerobic workouts out there, dont be afraid to blend buddy carrys to yoga exercises. Dig deep and give it hell.

So if it's leaking - its working, like the rest of the hydraulic systems in the shithook? :gabe:

Keep in mind, one huge difference with alcohol based fuels, they conduct electricity compared to petrol based fuels who don't. It would be hard to argue that E85 would be any worse a safety risk, but certain safety measures are put into play on Flex Fuel. The ironic part is, alcohol fires are usually termed "safe" compared to gasoline.

Not sure if anyone has seen what some good folks have done with the .300 and some trick powder, but it can be built to rival .338.

Looking good, welcome to the black rifle club.

Brakes only slow you down, fags.

My brother has his business license, tax id, yatta yatta. He's been an FFL for a few years but he's been trying to move into Class 2 and Class 3 status. The ATF takes their time, though. He's raising a one year old and working full time right now, we both are working on the side to build a website, stock parts, etc. We both would like to be in a store front and to build a range, but for right now it looks like e-comm and small jobs are the way to start out.

I just want to take the time to say excellent work. More people like you are needed on the internet. Plus for repping ohiobimmers and being partly from Cleveland. I grew up there, good to see it hasn't turned completely into crackheads.

I'll have to keep that in mind, I just picked up some XM855 from them. We switched around some optics, my brother has the Nikon I ran mounted to a my grandfather's 1908 serive rifle. I wanted to stay sub 1,000$ this year and ended up with a Ziess. Nothing against Vortex, but the Ziess grabbed more light for a 1" tube with a small obj.

boosted S50s in E30 M3's are hot.

Here's my two cents from an EBR owner, and a bolt gun owner (sub MOA). I've spent a fair share of time (and $, sweat, and tears) with both platforms. If you want to drive tacks at 800-1000, go bolt. I shit you not, my bolt (700 series accurized by Tactical Operations) has connected at Thunder Valley's 1000 yd range easily and repetitively (even with me shooting). However, I send it back to Mike yearly for checkups, and cleaning happens often, and usually takes 3-4 hours and sometimes days to measure clearances, check for throat erosion, etc. It's not a weapon you can take out and shoot, run a snake through, and put it away and expect to operate in the sub MOA range. For that reason, it only gets shot a few times a year, and mainly stays in the safe. Its kind like a dyno queen, sips only the finest, but has the hole-on-hole targets to prove its worth. I started with a standard M1A from Springfield and slowly built it up while I was at OCS. From the factory on 147gr the rifle would hold about a 4-5" group. With 168gr BTHP it was around 4", steady. We switched the piston, added Troy's battlerail and did a bedding job and found this dropped the groups down to about 3.5". I'll be honest, I wasn't impressed. The M1/M14/M1A was never supposed to drive tack, it was held to a standard of a 7" group. Before anyone get's defensive, this is a field gun. It can be put through hell and cycle just fine. It's a grease gun, so, it's kind of neat coming from the AR world. Now, you can't deny some of the amazing things the bench rest (NRA, CMP, etc) have accomplished. There are M1/M14/25/1A's out there that can rival bolt guns --at the cost of tightening the clearances that it’s not a field rifle anymore, it's another safe warmer. It's been know that some of the guys will even go as far as making the cases symmetrical as possible, measuring wall thickness, even polishing them. Fulton's done some builds that have a radial clearance (round in chamber) of something like .0007". Quick side tangent: depending on barrel, most M1's like the 168gr+, which becomes subsonic and starts to pitch/yaw past 800 yards. You'll be looking at moving to M118LR or equivalent for a low BC and velocity/integrity to shoot reliably at 1000. Now, this year, we moved to the sage EBR, did a little tweaking on the stock (non match) barrel with the throat, headspace, and timing. We tightened up some of the clearances just a wee bit, not too much. We focused on symmetry and trying to curve barrel vibration and force moment on the barrel's vertical and horizontal plane. We only have about 15 rounds of 147gr M80 through her for sighting purposes, but, we are pleased to see 2.5" groups on this ammo. My brother just did a final inspection and loctite'ed everything down for the 168gr match loads. Hopefully we'll see 1.5-2" steady on the 168. There's a SS DMR barrel for next year, so, it'll be a road to 118LR.

I think I've gone retarded, I can read all the PM's but can't respond! I get the login screen again, and again, and again. BMW - Those have been reserved for you HP - I've set aside ICE fundementals and Charing the Internal Combustion Engine. Both are engineering texts. The SAE papers are yours as well. Crossle, sounds good. I don't have a schedule yet but my guess is I'll be visiting come mid January. I'll get some shipping quotes as all these boxes are appearently APO only.

http://www.youtube.com/erb :lolguy:

That was my biggest fear. I honostly havent looked under the hood or even got one on a lift (nor do I know anything about their chassis). I stopped into the local GM dealer here that had a few ECO trims. I thought it was going to be just another cobalt or cavalier -- maybe it is. I was suprised how refined it actually was, for what it is. This is coming from someone who drives a more then 10 year old POS...:dumb:

:lolguy: san unions, just focusing on the product

Sorry to hear. My brother is the service manager over at the Sawmill store. I'd punch him in the face but he's alot bigger than I and a better shot. You'd think multiple take backs would catch the eye of someone decent in management.

Just curious how others think: If GM would have gotten its act together, produced eco minded, somewhat durable and refind car -- could GM have been saved?

Fucked up isnt it? Stay safe.

There's one universal language, money. This really doesn't suprise me. They sure as hell won't boycott the HUMRATs/MREs, generators, and eveything else we give them.

I still have a bunch of flat rate boxes left over from my time overseas, so, I guess shipping is an option if you dont mind throwing in a few bucks. Wishing they had PDF copies of all this when I was in school....

Heywood's book is pretty much the "go-to" book for combustion and all things engine. It's up there, the man is a genius. He's pretty much the MIT pimp of engines.

Howdy folks, I hate to say it's true but I'm not doing much in the automotive world these days. I've aquired a small collection of books over the years on turbocharging, supercharging, engines, etc. If you are interested in these things, please let me know as I would love to pass the knoweldge to someone on the forum. If you are an engineering student I have some decent reads found in most ME programs. Here's a listing of what I have: Engine Management: Advanced Tuning - Banish Fuel Injection Systems - Banish Street Rotary - Warner Real World High Performance Turbo Systems - Miller Four Stroke Performance Tuning - Bell Engine Testing - Plint ICE Fundelementals - Heywood Turbocharging Performance Handbook - Hartman Charing the Internal Combustion Engine - Hiereth & Prenninger (PDF printed into a binder) Mitsubishi 4G63t Engines - Bowen 4 (four) binders of SAE Papers of studies on various elements of powertrain. Mainly engine calibration. A few spiral bound ME400-500 level booklets on engines Hopefully there's a curious mind out there. I'm off orders and visit Columbus every month or so. We'll work out getting them to you. Thanks, Nate