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  1. Nick M

    Engine Assembly times. random info.

    That is changing an engine assembly, not overhauling. In other words, putting in your prescious JDM longblock. That is why it isn't much different than just removing and replacing (R&R) the cylinder head. R&R pistons is probably close to 30 hours paid.
  2. Nick M

    How are these people running our country?

    Talk about hypocrisy. This issue should be a libertarian stronghold. It said that any content provider must be awarded bandwidth "with equivalent or better capability than the provider extends to itself or affiliated parties, and without the imposition of any charge." That would likely...
  3. Nick M

    How are these people running our country?

    Of course what really is going on is, leftist commies are brain washing those that want everybody to pay equal. If you are not using the service, you will still pay. So of course you want that. What you want is the interent to be like the mail system.
  4. Nick M

    front facing intake manifold for 7mge???

    You would lose power all across the board. The only reason to do it is you are pushing so much boost that the volume of the plenum and runners is inaddequate. And then all you are doing is shifting the power band higher in the rev range. A secondary reason is intercooler routing length.
  5. Nick M

    Car won't start after swap

    If you are switching power when you turn the key, and the battery load tests ok, then the main cable has high resistance or the starter is bad. If the cable is only slightly loose on the starter, it will only click also.
  6. Nick M

    Where did the Mk 2 & 3 get their styling?

    Show me a front end from an IROC that looks like a Supra. Or the Trans Am. They are not even close. Neither is the jelly bean Ford Probe close to the Wedge Supra. I don't get it.
  7. Nick M

    Sway Bars Vs Shocks

    It is certainly true that we can get away with s softer spring than a car with struts. And a stiffer anti-roll bar, aka sway bar, will help maintain the tire patch when cornering. Good topic you brought up.
  8. Nick M

    your thoughs on the M16

    It wasn't designed for a rush. I was designed for a faster follow up shot with more than one target.
  9. Nick M

    Did you evolve?

    You are not English, American, or Austrailian, as you pointed out. So you had to learn a foreign language. And not everything is directly translatable.
  10. Nick M

    your thoughs on the M16

    SR25. Combining the qualities of the AR 15 and AR 10. In other words, M60 ammunition with an M16 rifle. Sold with flat top recievers too. For all you "snipers" that are always on the interent. And I don't mean the one with sniper in his screen name.
  11. Nick M

    The Wraith a 1986-87 cult car movie

    I thought it was rather ghey.
  12. Nick M

    what crank should I use?

    Which to use...the upgraded crankshaft. Toyota went to a crank with smaller but better distributed counter weights. If you can.
  13. Nick M

    4.30 why is it good ???

    The engine does not make anywhere near enough power to move the vehicle. So a transmission is used to increase engine torque to the wheels. A differential is used to change direction without changing rotation. The differential also has a reduction built into it, just like the transmission...
  14. Nick M

    Why not higher compression ratio??

    The reason Diesel's engine uses glow plugs is that only vapors burn, not liquids. And diesel fuel is harder to vaporize. Needs more heat.
  15. Nick M

    Name your favorite left-handed person

    My wife.
  16. Nick M

    your thoughs on the M16

    Then out of step also knows the troubles in Viet Nam early when it was first issues were the politicians in Washington. Everything he said was true. The designer built it for stick, and the Army uses ball. The weapon should have been adapted for the ball, but wasn't until heavy carbon fouling...
  17. Nick M

    your thoughs on the M16

    The AK was and is used by the poorest countries in the world. The former Soviet Union flooded the market to help raise money for their starving communist government. And to be difficult. The M16 is the lightest weapon I have held. All others were heavier. And it is very accurate where it...
  18. Nick M

    OMG, look at this! This is no joke

    The real post whore is on corral.net. He had 30,000 at last count.
  19. Nick M

    Suspension Issues

    If you keep blowing the damper, you could have a mismatched length.
  20. Nick M

    causes of misfire

    The three parts to the combustion triangle are 1. air/fuel ratio 2. spark timing and intensity 3. compression With a missfire, one is weak or missing.