Pele

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I think he should have the exhaust come out of the end opposite the engine like a normal vehicle... That way when he's going in reverse, he has the vacuum sucking the exhaust out and then going forward, the ram air effect will increase backpressure for more low end torque...

werd.

Actually, he should keep the exhaust off of it completely, change the cam, and idle it really low so that it sounds like the opening beat to "Hot for Teacher" by Van Halen.

That'd rock...

AkumaKuruma

so yer debating whether an X or a Y.

based on amount of room you have to work with, a Y would prob be smarter. gotta do the cutout though :-p

AkumaKuruma

i'm pelting creative labs with how my x-fi wont let the BETA drivers work under Vista (there are no finished drivers yet).
this is a known problem already, but i'm bored and they deserve it.

F1blueRx7

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They should pelt you for using vista

AkumaKuruma

actually, the sound card is the only problem i have with vista, been running it since beta and the card worked in the beta, thats the funny part.

i even wrote a slashdot entry about it

eage8

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I actually liked vista... I like it a hell of a lot more than I liked XP when it came out, it took me several years to switch over from windows 2k.

my sound doesn't work in vista either which sucks... I installed the vista beta drivers too. I'm dual booting to vista and XP now, but spend most of the time in XP just because I like having sound...

I have a realtek integrated sound card though. (yay nforce 5)

AkumaKuruma

WoW sounds fine to me using the onboard audio, havent tried any other games yet as im still reinstalling apps. my XP install crapped out mysteriously the same day that vista arrived so i dont have the dual boot anymore. might put it back as a failsafe but vistas handling other stuff fine as is.

i just want my fatal1ty card to work

Pele

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Windows 98SE to teh max!

Actually, I run XP, but it also took me a LONG time to switch over from 2K...

I'd say I swapped over at the same time SP2 was released. I just don't like looking for **** that's been moved to another area for no good reason... 2k and XP with the classic windows theme seem exactly the same...

And I WANT the "My Computer" and "Network Computers" icons out there. (Yes, I change the cutesey "My Network Places" and "Network Neighborhood" icons to something more utilitarian... This ain't Mr. Roger's neighborhood.)

AkumaKuruma

i ran XP since the EARLY betas of whistler, back when it was still Win2k with some extra stuff added on. i did the same thing for Vista, I ran the old Longhorn ALPHAS thru Vista Beta 2

Pele

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XP still is 2K with crap added into it... Which is NT with the 98SE GUI on top of it...

The 98SE GUI is the 95 GUI with crap added into it.

It all runs on top of DOS, which is CP/M with crap added to it.

In the end, we're all running and buying the same thing, just giving cash (yeah right) to make the richest man in the world richer.



I'd be a Linux weenie (Actually, I'm more partial to FreeBSD) if I could stand to deal with writing my own drivers for everything. I just want **** to work without having to buy and reinstall a new OS every few years.

muythaibxr

Windows sucks, use FreeBSD... or if you HAVE to have a pretty GUI, use a mac!

I only use windows when I have to (to develop for the megasquirt), and I'm working on getting away from it for that as well.

Pumpkin King

hola all I'm new to the MD area (lanham) and I was wondering if anyone knew of a good shop to go to in the area. Yesterday my all my FD's dash lights came on. I first thought it was the alternator, but I soon remebered I had that removed and a pully kit from rx7store.net placed on it. So now I think the belt went bad. Which brings me back to my first question. Anyone able to help Thanks in advance

AkumaKuruma

if you really want to be specific, NT is actually based on a really bastardized version of UNIX, hence why its more stable than the DOS based versions of Win9x. but that was back in NT3.5-NT4.0 and it got mostly replaced with proprietary code in 2k. now 2k3R2 and vista have it back with the INTERIX kernel which lets you run *nix natively inside windows (mostly so people could move programs off AIX boxes and the like). this is an integration of the old free Services For Unix that MS gave away for free to compete with Linux.

Tofuball

If the belt went bad, it's easy to see, it wont be spinning the alternator! (Or it will make a horrible noise)

Just look in there and you'll be able to tell.

If you doubt your alternator, just check your voltage at the battery.

You can bring the car by and I'll look at it if you want.



I've heard PFS in Frederick is a good place to go to get your car worked on, but I've never gone myself.

Pumpkin King

That’s my problem check www.rx7store.net and see how the pulley kits say they replace the alternator. I know I placed that pulley on my car, and you’re sayin if the belt went bad I would hear a noise. I didn't hear a thing the whole ride home when the lights came on. So maybe the battery is weak. But meeting up would be luv, finally I get to meet rx7 owners The names Ty

AkumaKuruma

is it possible we finally found another FD owner whos not a pompous ***? YAY hope so. nice to meet you man.

( in case you were wondering, we found that in some cases FD owners, or for me MKIV supra owners, are stuck up "im better than you are" people. its nice to see NORMAL FD owners)

Pumpkin King

LOL!!! since I've been out here no matter what car the diver owns they all say FD owners out here are ***'s... Not back in the west, I got luv and help all day. But it's nice to meet you to.

Pumpkin King

i bet after I tell you what I got the FD for you will hate me. When I was in Washington State the seller was going through a divorce so he didn't want his wife to get it so he let me have it for 12k that's with the engine and turbo being redone.

Tofuball

Thats an awesome deal for an FD, especially with the turbos and engine redone :O

Pumpkin King

Tofball when are you free to look at my car. when I get this period I will replace battery, the belt and get a tune up. I've been wanting to get a tune up for the last month or so.

Pumpkin King

thanxs I was looking over past post do you all still meet up often?

Tofuball

Thats more of a spring\summer\fall thing for us :P The winter meets are small :P

I PMed you about meeting up.

AkumaKuruma

might try and plan one for next month if weather gets a little better but yeah, spring-fall seems to be when the meets mostly are (nobody wants to drive their car in the cold nasty weather)

Pumpkin King

I think it is the alternator the more I think about it.... I'm going to a shop on the side of the road and have them test that and the battery. DAMN!!! got ta luv the FD's...

Pumpkin King

if you plan something for next month I'll stop by...