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Raluek posted:He's also got a supercharged 6.0 chevy colorado and a rear-engined 3800 swapped (I think?) vw gti I wondered why that thread never got updated.
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BloodBag posted:Seatpost chatte: I found that most of the road vibrations you feel are largely dependent on your wheels/tires. When I rode gatorskins on lovely mavic cxp22's the ride was harsh as gently caress, that's with carbon fork/seatpost. I changed to conti GP4000S on easton EA70's and it was like a whole different, much better riding bike. I have Mavic Open Sports (whichever one has the 105 hubs). Interesting about the wheels, though.
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Raluek posted:Fuzzkill. (70s, right?) Confirm. 1971 Thread is in archives, though: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2813206 There is this: http://fuzzkill.com/KE25/
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Guys, I feel like I really need one of those rad dual sport motorcycles in my life. I keep watching videos of dudes thrashing them down trails and having a blast and it's basically the perfect thing for where I live because they're street legal dirtbikes. I assume there's some horrible downside here that i'm missing, but man they look cool 
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Aug 20, 2015 20:26
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It'll get stolen.
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Aug 20, 2015 20:34
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Phone posted:It'll get stolen. Nah, just chain it to like a 400 lb block of concrete or something.
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Holy poo poo my back hurts today. Been a couple months without any discomfort until last night.
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T1g4h posted:Guys, I feel like I really need one of those rad dual sport motorcycles in my life. I keep watching videos of dudes thrashing them down trails and having a blast and it's basically the perfect thing for where I live because they're street legal dirtbikes. I assume there's some horrible downside here that i'm missing, but man they look cool I've got a Suzuki DR200 dual sport, and yeah the thing is rad, super light and indestructible. The only downside to it is that it's slow (200cc) and I can't get my bike license with it because then I'll be able to get a bigger bike. I want to sell it and get a DRZ400 and then turn it into a supermoto, or just get a bigger dual sport, or gently caress bikes entirely and get an old Datsun/Toyota/Mazda. If Dual Sports didn't exist then I wouldn't give two shits about bikes.
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MustardFacial posted:I've got a Suzuki DR200 dual sport, and yeah the thing is rad, super light and indestructible. The only downside to it is that it's slow (200cc) and I can't get my bike license with it because then I'll be able to get a bigger bike. I want to sell it and get a DRZ400 and then turn it into a supermoto, or just get a bigger dual sport, or gently caress bikes entirely and get an old Datsun/Toyota/Mazda. I just want something that: A. Can support my giant lanky rear end (6'5" and 220lbs) B. Can be driven on the street and then taken down any interesting dirt trails I spot C. Won't loving kill me I know I definitely will never get one, but lately I have this massive soft spot for Ducati Scramblers in particular. They just look so good 
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Geirskogul posted:3800s in ALL THE THINGS. My neighbor just pulled the head from his wife's old Buick (late 90's I think, 200k miles on it) with a 3800 in it (I think, a V-6 that he says is 3.8L). It was overheating, and they just kept pouring the terrible Buckeye tap water in it, until it finally got to a constant state of overheating, and then finally started showing water in the oil. I need to get some photo's, but the water passages in the head are 100% completely full of brown 'dirt like' deposits. No water was flowing through the head at all. The passages on the block side are really not bad looking at all, no blockage to speak of, so I guess it all just condensed into the heads.
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Equal odds on whether that was due to the tap water or Dexcool.
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T1g4h posted:I just want something that: A. Good god, you're like gigantor. you'd probably be fine with anything above a DRZ400. A buddy of mine is 6'2" and fits just fine on his Triumph Tiger. I'm only 5'7" so I've got the opposite problem. B. They all do this. Get something bigger than a 200cc. (mine barely hits 80km/h) C. Oh they're all gonna kill you. All bikes are loving deathtraps. I share your love for the Scrambler. If I had the cash, and was more of a status seeking prick I'd probably get one of those.
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Geirskogul posted:3800s in ALL THE THINGS. You know all the bus engine problems you're having?...
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Came so loving close to having all of tomorrow's work saved as draft emails for working from home and I just got hit by a hurricane of "RUSH" emails in the last half hour.
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BloodBag posted:Seatpost chatte: I found that most of the road vibrations you feel are largely dependent on your wheels/tires. When I rode gatorskins on lovely mavic cxp22's the ride was harsh as gently caress, that's with carbon fork/seatpost. I changed to conti GP4000S on easton EA70's and it was like a whole different, much better riding bike. 23c to 25c is just the best upgrade, no matter what the tyres. Unfortunately winter has meant I needed to be on Gatorskins but now spring is juuuust around the corner I'll go back to Turbo Pros and latex tubes. Be nice to be back on good rolling tyres, Gatorskins might deal with poo poo roads but hoy they are crap at everything else. My present bike is a dream to ride - despite being a so called full blooded S-Works Tarmac race bike, it's really nice to ride. I put on a 3T Aeronova Stealth bar and it pretty much removed any residual hand numbness from vibration. When I get good roads I switch to a set of Xentis carbon wheels and it really is just amazing how well it absorbs road noise.
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Are there any newer free MMO's out there that are halfway decent. Been fighting the urge to get my old gaming rig from my parents and load up some SWTOR.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:23c to 25c is just the best upgrade, no matter what the tyres. Unfortunately winter has meant I needed to be on Gatorskins but now spring is juuuust around the corner I'll go back to Turbo Pros and latex tubes. Be nice to be back on good rolling tyres, Gatorskins might deal with poo poo roads but hoy they are crap at everything else. I ride 23s. I have a pair of those s-works monoos(25s) on some lovely alex wheels and I feel like I'm riding through mud all the time. I hate them. Also, after almost 10 years of riding on gp4000's I've gotten one puncture. In one month of these stupid SWORKS!!! tires, I've gotten three. Anecdotal, but gently caress those pieces of poo poo. I'm also not convinced 25's aren't poo poo meant for fatties so they don't pinch flat all the time, because fat.
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Are there any newer free MMO's out there that are halfway decent. Been fighting the urge to get my old gaming rig from my parents and load up some SWTOR. New Final Fantasy is supposed to be pretty good. Few of my co-workers are currently enjoying it. (Edit - poo poo, missed the free part, never mind.) On another note, Gale Banks is on the new Smoking Tire podcast - it is very much worth a listen. Dude is basically our Patron Saint.
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Are there any newer free MMO's out there that are halfway decent. Been fighting the urge to get my old gaming rig from my parents and load up some SWTOR. Get ready for the last game you'll ever play.
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Are there any newer free MMO's out there that are halfway decent. Been fighting the urge to get my old gaming rig from my parents and load up some SWTOR. Marvel Heroes (although it's an MMO ARPG)
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Nodoze posted:Marvel Heroes (although it's an MMO ARPG) Concurred. Marvel Heroes is a lot of fun.
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 Click here if you want to see my ingrown toenail!
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I think my favorite thing about the 3800 is how many things you can put it into due to GM, Dodge, AMC/Jeep, Toyota, and Aisin laziness. Oh and the fact that the last-year supercharged one made like 260hp. 3800 into anything that came with a Toyota R series, Jeep/Dodge AX15, Isuzu/Pontiac/GM AR5/MA5, etc 5 speed manual? Sure. You want to put it in a Supra? Go ahead. You can partsbin the transmission together and I'm reasonably certain the clutch and flywheel can be partsbinned too. 3800 into anything that came with a Toyota/Lexus A340 or Jeep AW4? Sure. That means everything under the sun, BTW. I'm pretty sure there are ways to put an S10 T5 or whatever GM RWD auto came behind them back there stock too, basically just anything that came behind an iron puke.
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Niiice. I had one in 9th grade, it went away for good when I accidentally smacked my big toe against the tub faucet. Huge chunk of skin got ripped off and after the immediate pain subsided, the pressure was gone and my toe has been mostly normal ever since.
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I used a razor to cut my toenail to a chisel edge, dunked it in peroxide daily, and let it slowly cut its own way through, then heal around the nail*. It kinda hurt but 15 years later it still hasn't come back. Once you get it to stop doing that (by whatever means), cut your toenails square, not as short as you can. It seriously helps. * I bet no one is surprised by this, but everyone will still tell me peroxide is bad, blah blah blah, words words words words. Has always worked fine for me, mine looked about like that and a few hours later the swelling was almost gone when I peroxided the poo poo out of it.
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Aren't most of the 3800s FWD? I looked into them a bit for my truck but it looked like a lot of trouble.
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Most are, but the BH pattern is the same, and if you're swapping it needs customizing anyways... IIRC you have to play some games with the intake or something, and make motor mounts and exhaust.
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kastein posted:Most are, but the BH pattern is the same, and if you're swapping it needs customizing anyways... IIRC you have to play some games with the intake or something, and make motor mounts and exhaust. Like, say, routing it through the firewall with a passenger footwell CAI (cabin air intake). That Corolla is still, like, top 3 for my favorite project ever.
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Well poo poo. I got rearended on monday and got an estimate today for repairs and more than likely my truck is going to be totalled out. loving sucks.
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But the intakes have a maf right on the throttle body and they're awesome at A/F compensation so you can put anything on and it'll work.
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Every single time I mention that my dog isn't too friendly with other people their first loving instinct is to stick their hand right in front of my dog's mouth. What the gently caress do these people expect to happen?
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Senior Funkenstien posted:Well poo poo. I got rearended on monday and got an estimate today for repairs and more than likely my truck is going to be totalled out. loving sucks. How does that work? Does that mean you get a new truck?
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Reaching over the fence to pet the barking, bristling-hackled dog is always a smart move.
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BloodBag posted:I ride 23s. I have a pair of those s-works monoos(25s) on some lovely alex wheels and I feel like I'm riding through mud all the time. I hate them. Also, after almost 10 years of riding on gp4000's I've gotten one puncture. In one month of these stupid SWORKS!!! tires, I've gotten three. Anecdotal, but gently caress those pieces of poo poo. I'm also not convinced 25's aren't poo poo meant for fatties so they don't pinch flat all the time, because fat. Literally every bit of data on 25c shows they ride better and roll faster and are more aero. Basically riding 23c is nuts esp with a wide rim.
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Under/Over on the number of goons who were on Ashley Madison
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Jeherrin posted:UK goon here, the family takes the car over to Provence every year or so (so we can bring back lots of wine). I like driving in France. It's pretty sedate, lane discipline on the motorways is excellent, road surface is good, and they have sensible speed limits (130kph in the dry, 120 or 110kph in the wet). The best thing, however, is the aires. Large road-side pull-off stops, set back from the road and separated by trees, with toilets, benches, greenery, and generally lots of space. It's literally quiet enough to nap, and that's intentional. I'm driving to France tomorrow for a weeks holiday with some mates  However I have already driven 600 miles this week going to work and back, and I only got home at 8pm today and it is now 00:30 and I have just finished sorting out my insurance and packing and am now knackered. My mate is driving my car down to the tunnel leaving at 8am tommorrow (I hope I can sleep a bit in the passenger seat), and then I'm taking over for calais to paris-ish tommorrow afternoon, and then paris-bordeaux the day after.
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Bikechat: riding a bike sounds like a lot of fun, but I have an embarrassing confession - I never did learn how to ride a bicycle. Every summer from the time I was five until I was twelve, I'd climb on a bike, try to learn, hit the tiniest little bump and panic and stick my legs straight out and fall over and cry because it hurt. Finally I just gave up and learned to enjoy walking everywhere.
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Goober Peas posted:Under/Over on the number of goons who were on Ashley Madison Well you need to be in a relationship to have an affair so zero. E: now if we're talking about AnimeWaifuSwap.com then all. All of the Goons. MrChips fucked around with this message at 01:00 on Aug 21, 2015 |
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Goober Peas posted:Under/Over on the number of goons who were on Ashley Madison That implies that any goons have a partner to cheat on in the first place, so... e:f,b Sinestro fucked around with this message at 01:07 on Aug 21, 2015 |
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