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  1. Dirgle

    Need the forums help with Aristo 2JZ swap questions.

    I need the forums help. I’m currently deployed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and have very limited access to the internet. It can take roughly ten minutes to load a page. I need to get some information from the forums but cannot effectively search. If I could get the forums help searching, i.e...
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    The US gets a ute.

    http://www.thetorquereport.com/2008/03/post_3.html Looks like the US is taking some ideas from our friends down under. Can anybody say El Camino.
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    Format war is over, Toshiba threw in the towel.

    Like the title says the format war is over and blu-ray won. Toshiba said they had no chance to win after Warner jumped ship, Plus they said this decision is better for the consumer. For all those that were waiting for a clear winner before they bought there player, the time is here. And surprise...
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    Need some help finding information on injectors.

    Story is I have a friend that has an EVO IX, and is looking into getting bigger injectors. So he asked me some questions about tuning with larger injectors. Now I understand the basics, but some of the questions he was asking me had me scratching my head. So my question to you guys is, do you...
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    Beatboxing Flute

    I was browsing You tube today and found this guy. Greg Pattillo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8_K0l12A5E This guy is a freak of nature. I couldn't help but watch several of his videos. Some of the better ones were: Spy Tunes Mario Brothers...
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    Fixed the RROD on the xbox 360

    Kind of neat and I thought I would share. I just finished fixing a second Xbox 360 with the dreaded RROD. It was a pretty straight forward procedure, and I thought I would share it. The guys who owned the Xboxes had already opened them so the warranty was voided, this meant I could go in...
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    The world isn't done with high powered 6 cylenders yet.

    It may not be an I6 but it is still impressive. At a time when most car company's are moving to 8, 10, 12, and 16 cylinders for there high performance cars, Porsche sticks to there guns and pumps out another 6 cylinder with huge power(530HP) and huge torque(505 lb.-ft. of torque between 2,200...
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    V12 Supra

    Here is something you don't see everyday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcqaqXYBLBE Wish I had more time to look up stats. Oh well back to work.
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    On the road to a private pilots license.

    Like the title says, a little over two weeks ago I started down the road to a Private Pilots License for Single-Engine Land. I think I may have just found a hobby more expensive than the Supra! And that’s supposed to be impossible, right? I arrived here in Oak Harbor on orders at the...
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    Very intresting read on dyno diffrences.

    I was browsing around the internet and found this article. With all the dyno testing going on lately if figured it might be a worth while read here on the forums. The original article: http://www.germanmotorcars.com/Dyno_load%20vs%20inertia_1.htm It has some very interesting insight into...
  11. Dirgle

    We Can Thank Toyota for the Existence of Subaru

    Looks like we have one more thing to rub in the WRX guys faces.:evil2: http://omidr.typepad.com/torque/2007/04/we_can_thank_to.html
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    Homeland Security Classifies TRON as "Sensitive"

    http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2007/3/28/132751/380 Stupid FBI agent Lirpa Sloof. ;)
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    Solar Storm Warning

    http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/10mar_stormwarning.htm *This must somehow be related to global warming and humanity's interference in nature. It must! It has to be! Al Gore help me prove it now!:1zhelp: :runaway: All kidding aside, it would be kind of neat to be able to see the...
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    Air powered car nears completion

    I found this today on www.slash.org , It seem the Air powered car is nearing completion. They expect to be producing approx. 3,000 cars a year. http://www.gizmag.com/go/7000/ These cars run off of compressed air, they cost ~$3.00 US to fill and can go roughly 186 miles on a standard tank...
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    MKIII Tech down?

    What happened to www.mkiiitech.com ? It says the domain has been suspended. I hope it's nothing to big, maybe DrJones just forgot to pay his subscription. I hope it's something that simple, There is an incredible amount of tech info over there and it would be a real tragedy if it were lost for...
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    New Supra MPG ratings

    They have now come out with the new system to calculate the new MPG ratings for 2008+ cars. The cool thing is they also recalculated the MPG ratings for older cars based on the new metrics. The even have the supra in there. http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/calculatorSelectYear.jsp Manual (5 sp)...
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    Halo Wars!

    Looks like fun. Next RTS from Ensemble Studios! I wonder how they got bungie to let them make it. www.halowars.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bLjqxYlZVM
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    A positive-boost turbo system???

    I was digging through the rumor mill today a came across the Nissan GT-R proto. One rumor that was confirmed by Mr. Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Nissan Motor Co back on April 13 is that it will receive the Nissan badge here in the U.S. Market. So be ready for the Nissan GT-R in 2007...
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    Equation for Displacement

    You affect displacement with Bore, Stroke and Number of Cylinders. Bore is affected by the size of the piston, and Stroke is affected by the radius of the crankshaft, and well, I’m sure you understand the number of cylinders. Contrary to popular belief changing the length of the...
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    Cat. 5 super cyclone hit Australia

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060319/wl_afp/australiaweather Is there no end to these big freaking storms. IJ, miggles, Allen, and the rest of our Australia side Supra mates. You all ok, did any of that happen near you?