Chewbubba Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I'm rained in. A stiffy somewhere in the city sewer system... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jode Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 I'm rained in. S'matter, son? You made out of sugar? You gonna melt out there? Just figured I'd give an Arkansas-appropriate response. We're getting another four to eight inches for Christmas. My first ever white Christmas. Awwww. "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 But 4WD is magic! I just wince at the idiots who blow by me on the Jersey Turnpike doing 75-80 in a snowstorm cause they got the magical four wheel drive. Yee-hah! Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 2008 RX-8 GT (...lust...) Very sweet ride. You sure you can't fit your bass gear into it? I can fit one bass in a gig bag, my Mesa Walkabout Scout (backseat), and my pedalboard (trunk). The Scout and pedalboard both just barely fit in their respective locations. I had two Rx7's. The first gen. and the second gen. Loved them. Wonderful motor; they would just spin faster and faster and faster. Both needed new motors at 125k. I'd have had the motor work done on them, but this was before this here internet thing made information and parts so much more accessible. New York state mechanics would treat that motor like a leper with cooties; so afraid of the unknown. I'd been lusting after a 3rd gen RX-7 since high school. When the time was right to start seriously thinking about buying one it became apparent that finding a clean one that hadn't already been heavily modified, raced/wrecked, or otherwise abused was exceedingly difficult. I found a nice all original, always garaged, low miles, all recall work done RX-7 on a local dealer website. When I stopped by to check it out (Monday) they informed me that they had sold it the previous day to some 20 year old kid. Unbeknownst to either of us at the time the kid had totaled it Sunday evening. That is about 30 miles from my house. I hate stupid people. I wound up getting an RX-8 because I could get one new and know the history (none). Within the next few years the remaining warranty will be voided when I put a super or turbo charger on it. This car desperately wants another 100-150 hp. My Stealth has AWD, so I don't even have a winter rat anymore. It's a hoot to drive in the snow. I'd imagine. Especially if you have snow tires for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Methinks you're better off with the Rx8 than a used 3rd gen Rx7. They were a totally hot car, but the rotary doesn't deal well with the turbo. They break on a regular basis requiring a complete rebuild. I've never heard of a rotary with turbo that had over 100k on the clock. 80k sees to be their lifespan. Adding forced air....Hmmm...Without being able to decrease the compression ratio (which would be hard to on a rotary), you really really really have to watch out for knock. Buy a datalogger also if you go that route. I'd try intake and exhaust work first. Or just shift later. My Rx7's had absolutely nothing below 2000 RPM; you really had to keep them on the boil, so to speak. Drive it like a motorcycle. Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 It just started again... View from the window in the office: http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o92/shadow1784/1231081113a.jpg You can't see it in the cell phone pic, but it's snowing sideways. Looks like I'm staying in tonight. They're expecting around 7 inches tonight and 9 degrees with windchill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jode Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 Wicked cold, ah? "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Wicked cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 We're at 18 below right now with record snow on the ground. Looking to buy a snow blower as my back is killing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I didn't think anybody actually lived in ND... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slinky P Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 It snowed today. I rode my bike in it to the cornerstore to get a cheesesteak, I was hungry OK? It hasn't stuck to the roads yet so It was an easy ride. My open campus school is on Sandy Hook which is is surrounded on three sides by water so I'm used to harsh weather. Kenfxj my bus has to go on route 18. The bus driver does the speed limit. The rest of the drivers do 80+ regardless of the weather. Good 'ol NJ... "there ain't no faux mojo" jcadmus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 It's fookin cold and windy outside, but we're not due to get any white stuff until Friday. Promises, promises. This town is right at the foot of the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge - the mountains make a remarkably effective shield against frozen stuff. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Update: the 12-hour forecast now says -2 with windchill at midnight...and it'll keep dropping. It'll feel like -8 by 5am. Hah! I still don't miss Florida! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I didn't think anybody actually lived in ND... Some days you don't live...you just exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 No snow here last night, though it was originally forecast; but right now the ambient temp here is 1 degree F., with wind chills approaching -20. It's farging cold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jode Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Well, it's back to normal here in Portland. Rain, rain, and more rain. A typical Portland forecast will say something like, "Chance of scattered showers early, turning to rain later, with drizzle in the evening." We have dozens of words for rain like Eskimos have words for snow. "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky McDougall Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Last night, to bring in the New Year, 500,000 folks were downtown for a gigantic music/fireworks show, and it was a fridged 45 degrees. That is cold for us. Rocky "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb, voting on what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb, contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Yeah, it's a chilly 55 degrees here in Berkeley and I just got home from swimming outdoors. The pool was too warm (81). Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slinky P Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Went snowboarding today. It was In the teens at my house (at sealevel I'm like 5 mins away from the beach) and the same on the mountain. "there ain't no faux mojo" jcadmus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Yeah, it's a chilly 55 degrees here in Berkeley and I just got home from swimming outdoors. The pool was too warm (81). Humbug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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