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But like a sore tooth you can't stop poking with your tongue, I bet you can't stop yourself from watching this.

I see two reasons why people do this. 1. They're small people with no control over their lives. So blocking traffic is the only way they can get any control. Making someone else miserable is their way of making themselves happy. NOTE: These are the same people that you catch up to while on cruise control, and when you pass them on the left they speed up to pace you right off your fucking quarter panel. 2. They're just plain stupid. They're moronic, idiotic wastes of flesh that have no consideration for others on the road.

Dude... Instead of posting in the forum described as: You instead posted in a forum described as: and then proceeded to post like this: And you're surprised about the reaction you got?? You dug your own hole, and you're pissed at US?

This made me LOL

Was this thread moved to the Kitchen, or did he actually start it here?? http://www.demotivateus.com/posters/english-do-you-speak-it-demotivational-poster.jpg Do you HONESTLY think you're cool posting like that? Really? Do you see even one of us making posts like that? What makes you think we want to read that? In written language, the onus of communication is on the WRITER, not the reader. Writing in such a way that you expect the reader to decypher what you mean is just rude. Or to put it simply: If you can't be bothered to make yourself clear, then WE can't be bothered to give a shit about what you're posting about.

Got one of these? http://www.zeitronix.com/Products/ECA/ECA.htm I'd recommend it if you don't. "E85" you get from a pump can be as low as E65 in the winter. Also, I believe stoiciometric for E85 is 9.7:1, but I think O2 sensors read lambda. So it seems you're running rich. I think you can set up the LC-1 for other fuel types, then it's just a matter of adjusting the output to get the gauge reading what you want.

And yet.. It does look like fun....

SWEET! I'm fucking invincible in my WRX now. Straight Pipes FTW.

This is my biggest gripe with F1. More and more it seems like we don't know how the race ended until the following week.

Carbs Live Axles A significant portion of the engineering budget goes towards making any innovations look like shadetree hacks so it doesn't get banned immediately. I'm sure there is innovation, but it doesn't have any bearing on everyday cars. If it was still STOCK CAR racing, I could see it mattering, but as it is, I don't think there's much benefit any more.

Well, you theoretically wouldn't have any valve float.. There's just an issue of oiling and the added rotational mass. Very interesting. This could work well on Direct Injection engines.

Joke or no, I gotta agree here:

I agree. Last year's cars looked more like what I think a F1 car should look like (Wild examples of automotive tech.) But the new designs do make for more entertaining racing. However, I also find Qualifying as much a part of the race as the race itself. It's like adding a TT to the main race. So I was never really bored with the old rules either.

I disagree, at a certain point the price is too low. The F-body was killed because GM was losing money on every one of them. The price was already too low and they weren't exactly flying off the lots. However, paying $10/hr to bolt in the seats instead of $40/hr would have helped the cost and might have saved the F-body. Price is a reflection of not just what the market will hold, but also what the product costs in the first place. What GM needed to do was cut costs so that those two numbers would come into line. Replacing overpaid workers for ones at a reasonable pay rate is a huge step towards making the company profitable. Unfortunately, they can't do that with the unions around or they'll be tied up in the courts with wrongful termination suits until the next ice age. You're right that Unions aren't the only problem, but they are a big one nonetheless.

Past-tense, I'm just wondering why someone would now. It's like being a Scuba Diver and living in the desert.

Umm... Were you expecting good numbers after changing the turbo without changing the tune?

False Alarm http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/29/follow-up-carb-says-just-kidding-about-banning-black-paint/ But it says something that this wasn't all that surprising.

I'll be there in the STI

That was as much Kubica's fault as Vettel's. Vettel already had his wheels up on the curb. I don't think he could have gone inside any more. Vettel was the man on the track today. No 'questionable' diffuser, no KERS, and he was on pace to finish 2nd. In fact, with a little more fuel/tire strategy, I think he could have finished first. Hamilton did an amazing job as well. 18th to 3rd (5th if you don't count the Vettel/Kubica tussle) is a great run.

Wow, crazy race. This is going to be a great season.

Can't. Saving that mad money for beer and hookers.

I'll bet the reserve is the same as the BiN price.

Perhaps you missed the "that fast" on the end of my post. Re-Read and try again.

Closest I've done is the base unit with a laptop for logging. Works great. What's really cool is that the analog output can be customized so a friend of mine is using one with a cheap narrow-band AFR gauge that now works as a wideband gauge.

How many 4800lb 9sec cars are there?