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You funny motherfucker. Every now and then you strike my funny bone. Well done. :biglaugh:

What I'd be most excited about with that car is the feel of all the switches and other "tactile feedback" items. My 340k chassis probably has some switches and buttons that don't exactly feel "new".

Whoa. Never seen anything like that before. How does the lifting actually happen? It's got a motor... but it's a pallet jack. Does the motor just assist the lifting power of the manual hydraulic pallet jack style handle? If so, I wonder how long that takes to lift. A regular pallet jack is maybe...

I've been looking at Bend Pak and plan on one (or similar) in my next house. Crawling on the ground is getting old and it looks like $4k buys a pretty decent 4 post lift. http://www.bendpak.com/car-lifts/four-post-lifts/ Those Max Jax make me a little uneasy for use with a real heavy...

Wow, very neat. Checks all the right boxes. -6 speed -Power tolerant -Cheap to buy If I stick with the Mk3 platform I'd be very interested in this for my car. I'm not a fan of the R154 so I've been using my rebuilt W58. I'm about at it's limits though so it's keeping me from pursuing more power.

Typo above? You said only auto came with 3.73. That's not right. :-P 89+ turbo was 3.73, regardless of trans choice.

Wow, we certainly hijacked this thread. I'm going to wind down our side argument with a couple more comments. FEA is not always a long time sink. You can run basic load simulations in seconds with a modeled part in CAD software. If nobody is running even basic stress calculations (with ANSYS...

Argument from authority. I get your point. Can you model a 49" driveshaft made from 6061 spinning at X RPM with XX grams of unbalanced mass while under a lateral force of X Gs and a twisting force of X? I can't. OEMs can. Do a quick search for "Ford FEA engineer". Even the "lazy morons" at Ford...

Neither you or I have the computational horsepower to calculate this objectively and completely though. Critical speed is theoretical and ideal. It's a good starting point, like most theoretical physics involved in engineering. It's not all there is to consider. It's like the constant joke in...

Yes I am a degree'd engineer. BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado. I make a living designing things and managing projects that design things. Literally. I design equipment and sign off on official engineering drawings of my designs, design updates from others and temporary...

What I'm reading says the police versions generally had the Metal Matrix Composite shaft and had a limiter set to 140-150mph. The civilian versions came with a regular aluminum and were limited to 120mph. Ford may have also fitted lower grade tires, but the speed limitation was based around the...

That's actually a great example to prove my point. Ford used a special metal matrix aluminum (not regular old 6061 aluminum) on their one piece shafts. To my knowledge, no aftermarket driveshaft company makes MMC Aluminum driveshafts. They're traditionally 6061. On the P71 when Ford fitted a...

I've been in two, actually. Neither had any vibration at all. My point is that it's much more likely in a one piece design and that's a big reason why nearly no OEM cars come with a one piece design. The weight reduction isn't worth the risks. OEMs spend extra money to use two piece shafts...

The theoretical limits of the common one piece shafts are well beyond typical usage, sure. The problem is that a one piece shaft can fail much, much more easily and will vibrate noticeably well before a two piece design. Also driveshaft failure can be lethal on the highway. A flailing shaft can...

Yeah, I've heard the maintenance can be rough. I've alos heard they go through a lot of oil. A liter every few thousand or something. Yikes. But, I like working on my cars and it'd be a second vehicle behind my reliable Land Cruiser so the M5 wouldn't need to be perfect. So long as it doesn't...

I'd press Drive Shaft Shop to make an aluminum two piece. Frank started work on one for me and then had to abandon the project for other money makers. Kind of left me high and dry, but he refused to take payment so in the end he was a good vendor. The two piece aluminum is the ultimate mix of...

Yeah, you hit a lot of my sentiment on the head. I, too, got my engineering job, started making money and very slowly started upgrading things here and there. I'm now thinking my car should come closer to matching my income, haha. To date my MK3 has been an awesome car and a great value. I've...

Did you do a proper retrofit by changing out O-rings and all? As far as A/C being a drain on the motor that doesn't sound normal. I can barely tell my A/C is on because there's little effect on the engine. When recharging the system you should always pull a vacuum, which makes the old oil...

I'm debating changing platforms and the E39 M5 has my attention. My Supra needs a lot of aesthetic work (paint/trim and complete interior swap/re-upholster) to get it where I want it so I'm weighing my options if I choose to abandon the MK3 Supra (sad face, i know). I'm curious on opinions...

This is what you really want. Find your exact weight needs and choose the correct fittings. http://www.mcmaster.com/#gas-springs/=wakxc8