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EO2K 08-02-2017 12:38 PM


Originally Posted by Art (Post 1431201)
Being invited to party with nurses seems like a decent consolation.

Find an RN and get you the best hangover cure ever:

https://www.healthcare-informatics.c...63_SMALLER.jpg

rwyatt365 08-02-2017 01:01 PM


Originally Posted by y8s (Post 1430967)
anyone watching black mirror? it's modernish twilight zone. just started this weekend. on S1E4.


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I love Black Mirror - good stuff there

rleete 08-02-2017 03:10 PM

I started watching it. Strange subject for the first episode. Couldn't finish it, as I really had nothing but contempt for the main character. I'll try to get through it, and continue on with other episodes.

y8s 08-02-2017 03:37 PM


Originally Posted by rleete (Post 1431332)
I started watching it. Strange subject for the first episode. Couldn't finish it, as I really had nothing but contempt for the main character. I'll try to get through it, and continue on with other episodes.

Well good news: it's an anthology show a la Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Amazing Stories, etc.

hi_im_sean 08-02-2017 07:05 PM

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Godless Commie 08-03-2017 05:28 AM

Quick and (really) dirty turbo installation 101:

Get yourself a 30 year old junker. Preferably with a million miles (comp test: 75, 77, 75, 75 psi) and a janky 2 barrel carb.
Obtain a turbocharger. You will need nothing else. No pesky engine management, no timing control, nothing.
Warm up your trusty MIG welder, and start the clock.
You have 36 hours to completely modify the body, install the turbo and get the car ready to race.

This is what the car used to look like:
(Not actual car, pics provided for reference)

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...46a072d306.jpg

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a8c9c6cbce.jpg


Delete (cut away) trunk, slam the roof and it begins to take on a new personality:

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...6bfe521432.jpg

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a4c71f8637.jpg

Ass end of the said car:

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2a866067f9.jpg

More...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...bcc3dae0ea.jpg

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Oh, and turbo...


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Turbo oil feed is from the pressure switch port..

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Given the draw through carb setup, I thought it would be best to keep the physical connections as short and straight as possible.
That meant really tight and cramped working room, but it paid out big time.
Even though the carb was located so far away from the manifold, it fired up immediately every time.

For added fuel, I decided to leave the main jets alone and went after the power valve circuit.
The idea was retaining driveability without flooding the cylinders in off-boost conditions.
Power valve had a tiny jet - maybe 0.3 or 0.4 mm. I raped that jet with a 1 mm drill bit.
To my surprise, it worked beautifully.
Boost transition was smooth and the damn thing actually had power. I would get black smoke at higher revs and boost, and I liked it.
I mean, I had some sort of protection with that much fuel up top.

Timing was another adventure.
Set the base timing at 5 degrees as opposed to the factory recommended 10.
Then, I made a det can in about 5 minutes.

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...fd39cd8900.jpg

That red thing is the ear piece.
It is made up of 4 stacked paper cups (I thought the air gap between cups would insulate outside noise). Could not find copper or aluminum, so I used a piece of 20mm OD pipe instead.
Worked!

Unfortunately, it proved almost impossible to eliminate ping in high gear high rev high boost areas.
So, I said the hell with it, and we proceeded to race that way.
(We'd rather lose the engine than lose a race to the other team - they turned out to be filthy bastards who use any chance to gloat)

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...04857fe0ae.jpg

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3195d55e0d.jpg

The exhaust turned out to be pretty cool:

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a72c73d76e.jpg


And, here's the finished car:

Sorry for the horrible framing job. I was pretty much blind under intense sunlight and guesstimated the framing of the pic...

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...fed1ae5c86.jpg

We won all the races.
I had such a clear advantage, I could see the other car in my rear view mirror.
So, I let off the gas and cruised in 3rd and 4th, so pinging never became an issue.

On a side note, both cars were smoking like a turn of the century factory stack at the end of the day.
A rudimentary pressure gauge indicated 14-15 psi max. boost!

But it was a fun day.

Joe Perez 08-03-2017 05:43 AM

That is one of the most hilarious turbo builds I've ever seen.

Godless Commie 08-03-2017 05:46 AM

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sixshooter 08-03-2017 07:07 AM

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Great story! I'm curious what mistakes the other team made with their turbo setup.

Pic unrelated.

TurboTim 08-03-2017 09:00 AM

Why does the oil drain point up?

I want to watch.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...ry-animals.jpg

mreakus 08-03-2017 09:46 AM

I can't figure out how to embed FB video:

EDIT: Got it.


click to play


cal_len1 08-03-2017 10:31 AM

^ that was epic

Now for some randomness.


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Braineack 08-03-2017 10:56 AM

the above pic reminded me of something: did the covair inject fuel pre-turbo?

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DSC_9498 by The Braineack, on Flickr

bahurd 08-03-2017 12:32 PM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 1431445)
the above pic reminded me of something: did the covair inject fuel pre-turbo?

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4229/...144b130c_k.jpg
DSC_9498 by The Braineack, on Flickr

Carter sidedraft carburetor pre turbo so yes. Same in both the earlier Snyder and the later Corsa Turbo.

Braineack 08-03-2017 04:16 PM

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DNMakinson 08-03-2017 07:26 PM


Originally Posted by Godless Commie (Post 1431415)

Double Negative well played:

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Godless Commie 08-03-2017 08:21 PM


Originally Posted by TurboTim (Post 1431426)
Why does the oil drain point up?

I want to watch.

To be perfectly honest, pointing the oil drain down meant clocking the turbo.
Which meant finding a new way to properly mount the wastegate.
Which meant fiddling with more stuff in there.

Time was the issue. Quick and dirty.

I figured saturated journal bearing might produce smoke and I was OK with it.
It did smoke, and the camera "loved" it.
Hell, it was supposed to last for 4 races, that's all. Not even practice.

Dann0 08-03-2017 08:25 PM


Originally Posted by TurboTim (Post 1431426)

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3614bb5cab.jpg

Joe Perez 08-03-2017 08:59 PM


Originally Posted by Dann0 (Post 1431637)
(crabs)



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y8s 08-04-2017 09:49 AM


Originally Posted by TurboTim (Post 1431426)
Why does the oil drain point up?

I want to watch.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...ry-animals.jpg

Your girlfriend called. She has bad news.


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Godless Commie 08-04-2017 05:28 PM


Originally Posted by sixshooter (Post 1431419)
Great story! I'm curious what mistakes the other team made with their turbo setup.

We were given a couple of hoses to use to make our connections. They were of different diameter, and were about 18" a piece.
The other team used the entire length for some reason. They did not shorten them at all, so the carb was a mile away from the turbo, and a couple miles away from the manifold.
That created massive lag.

They also did not bother themselves with making a manifold or proper adapter to connect the turbo.
Just welded a straight pipe to the exhaust piping going down after they chopped them at an angle.
Exhaust gases had to make a very abrupt 135 degree turn to go up to spin the turbo.

They also just enlarged the jets (main and secondary) in the carb. That meant the engine ran pig rich at all times and was practically flooded going into boost.

All of that meant they were unable to manipulate the gas pedal, and had to go full throttle to get the car going.
They spun their tires wildly, car was all over the place, but we managed to keep it framed nicely in our rear view mirror.

Dann0 08-04-2017 05:52 PM


Originally Posted by Joe Perez (Post 1431640)
AN APE WILL DIE ON EVERY PAGE

I love everything about these. And they're not too far off from the actual classic men's magazines they're lampooning.

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rleete 08-04-2017 07:05 PM

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rleete 08-04-2017 07:06 PM

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Braineack 08-05-2017 08:52 AM


Originally Posted by rleete (Post 1431858)

old people like him.
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aidandj 08-05-2017 08:08 PM

@Joe Perez this is the annual red head day in Breda, Netherlands.

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good2go 08-05-2017 08:27 PM

^^ Pretty sure Joe shot his load on that one. :bowrofl:

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Joe Perez 08-05-2017 10:40 PM

It figures that you asshats would have to post this on the night that I'm out for date #2 with the hot nurse from the hospital...

Godless Commie 08-06-2017 10:49 AM

Reconstructive facial surgery on a 25 year old woman (MVA)

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hi_im_sean 08-06-2017 10:56 AM

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TurboTim 08-07-2017 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Godless Commie (Post 1432053)
Reconstructive facial surgery on a 25 year old woman (MVA)

not according to google:

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1502126452

99mx5 08-07-2017 03:09 PM

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99mx5 08-07-2017 03:19 PM

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mreakus 08-08-2017 12:18 PM

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Joe Perez 08-08-2017 12:27 PM

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rleete 08-08-2017 01:15 PM

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rleete 08-08-2017 03:03 PM

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rleete 08-08-2017 03:16 PM

Actual street sign in Edinburgh, Scotland:


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2dae37d89f.jpg

ryansmoneypit 08-08-2017 04:16 PM


Originally Posted by rleete (Post 1432520)
Actual street sign in Edinburgh, Scotland:


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2dae37d89f.jpg

But did you golf at the oldest golf club in the world?

rleete 08-08-2017 07:04 PM

We did not golf. It is open to the public to walk about on Sunday. We did get a pic of my son on the famous bridge :

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a3e444a4e7.jpg

And this is the sign I suppose most people have seen on TV. I don't play of follow golf, but I have seen it before.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...6a56e1401f.jpg

rleete 08-08-2017 07:07 PM

And this is a pic of the very exclusive club. There was a very large and very stern looking man in a suit making sure people kept out.

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...8a36b6ed9b.jpg

He happened to be off to the left getting people to stop leaning on the fence for a picture.

DeerHunter 08-09-2017 02:17 AM

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sixshooter 08-09-2017 11:48 AM

I just saw a tv ad for the new Jaguar P-Face and cringed. I know the SUV segment is lucrative but they look like they are trying to build disproportionate styling features into the design. It is too ugly to post pictures.

Here's some butterflies in my front yard this morning instead:

oilstain 08-09-2017 12:35 PM

Gonna go with "I've seen worse, for $200, Alex"

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Considering every brand has a 'face' and every model must wear the 'face', I don't think this is too bad. But what ever happened to designing cars where each model looked like itself? Now all cars from each manufacturer look like the same car, just stretched or shrunk in three dimensions.

m2cupcar 08-10-2017 08:39 AM

Attention bullies: you can now liberate a pocket, brass knuckles and wrist rocket are one.

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Braineack 08-10-2017 08:49 AM


Originally Posted by oilstain (Post 1432771)
Considering every brand has a 'face' and every model must wear the 'face', I don't think this is too bad. But what ever happened to designing cars where each model looked like itself? Now all cars from each manufacturer look like the same car, just stretched or shrunk in three dimensions.

everyone wanted to be like BMW.

Joe Perez 08-10-2017 09:32 AM


Originally Posted by oilstain (Post 1432771)
But what ever happened to designing cars where each model looked like itself? Now all cars from each manufacturer look like the same car, just stretched or shrunk in three dimensions.

Kinda wish Toyota had been a little more corporate-conservative in the design of the current-gen Prion.


https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...c81b910a5f.png

z31maniac 08-10-2017 09:41 AM

^That is genuinely hideous.

sixshooter 08-10-2017 10:24 AM


Braineack 08-10-2017 10:26 AM

the prime is worse, but it does get 133mpg.

sixshooter 08-10-2017 10:27 AM

Sacre Bleu!


sixshooter 08-10-2017 10:33 AM


m2cupcar 08-10-2017 10:35 AM


Originally Posted by Joe Perez (Post 1432941)
Kinda wish Toyota had been a little more corporate-conservative in the design of the current-gen Prion.

I know where they're going with this.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...c783e90a85.jpg

sixshooter 08-10-2017 10:38 AM


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ryansmoneypit 08-10-2017 10:48 AM

Danny mcaskill is awesome, this guy is just plain nuts!

sixshooter 08-10-2017 10:58 AM


DNMakinson 08-10-2017 11:02 AM

^ At first I thought he was being unsafe, but then realized he was wearing:


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sixshooter 08-10-2017 11:09 AM

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ryansmoneypit 08-10-2017 01:23 PM

An excerpt from Miss Taylors current lawsuit...

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I always knew she was a closet no panty wearing freak. YISSS


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