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by DocPHD
Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:04 am
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: How to explain to others why you rev-up the engine?
Replies: 19
Views: 2723

Re: How to explain to others why you rev-up the engine?

oh! i've got a good one!
theholycow wrote:I'm sorry, I can't resist...
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by DocPHD
Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:36 pm
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: Downshifting not giving power
Replies: 27
Views: 3959

Re: Downshifting not giving power

third gear is generally the gear used for passing.

in a lot of autos, the "Passing Gear" is about the same ratio as your third gear (from what i'm told) so that's the obvious choice, i think...
by DocPHD
Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:34 pm
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: How to explain to others why you rev-up the engine?
Replies: 19
Views: 2723

Re: How to explain to others why you rev-up the engine?

"don't ask." "long story." give him/her a glare as if they're asking what thier own name is shrug "so i can do this" romp on the gas while in the powerband "don't you do that?" "do what?" "what noise?" "i did?" most of those are g...
by DocPHD
Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:26 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: 1st to reverse -slight grind
Replies: 19
Views: 2099

Re: 1st to reverse -slight grind

if i rev up to 1.5k in neutral with the clutch engaged, then clutch in and immediately shift to reverse, will the result of me getting a grind or not resolve this question? ok, well i did this this morning. no grind at all, not even a slight one, but a decent bit of resistance and delay before the ...
by DocPHD
Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:20 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: a dumb question
Replies: 21
Views: 2374

Re: a dumb question

Usually it's best to stop filling at the first click. Sometimes, pressure builds up and you get a false "click", so you may have to do the second one. However, once you are done filling up, raise the lever/press the plate that ends the transaction. Once the pump registers that you are don...
by DocPHD
Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:13 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: NEW CAR
Replies: 7
Views: 1231

Re: NEW CAR

dude, my freind had a 93 celica and it was the shit!... untill the clutch started going out... he had an electrical fire... and his intake manifold cracked... all within the same month... but other than that...

you have similar problems with your car?
by DocPHD
Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:02 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Music media while driving
Replies: 17
Views: 1812

Re: Music media while driving

CDs. Very loud CDs. playing very loud music with the volume up very loud and blasting my very loud speakers. loudly. and i can still hear my very loud engine.

really, you may need ear protection to go driving with me. :twisted:
by DocPHD
Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:49 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Replies: 55905
Views: 3275817

Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi

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by DocPHD
Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:03 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: economy(ish) car. mistake... or not...?
Replies: 22
Views: 1993

Re: economy(ish) car. mistake... or not...?

hmm... all those choices and very little way for me to finance them. that was a major deciding factor in all of this. i wanted a car i could work on if it broke (i don't need someone charging me for part+time to fix+smoke breaks...) which is why i kind of leaned away from imports... i never liked wo...
by DocPHD
Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:49 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: wine....
Replies: 77
Views: 6579

Re: wine....

haven't you ever heard that somethings age like a fine wine?
by DocPHD
Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:45 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: English is a crazy language
Replies: 44
Views: 4319

Re: English is a crazy language

that makes sense... but it's still a goofy thing to call a room full of toilets...
by DocPHD
Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:40 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: economy(ish) car. mistake... or not...?
Replies: 22
Views: 1993

Re: economy(ish) car. mistake... or not...?

hey thanks for the replies. =) lol i never really thought about a prius, to be honest. that might've have been a good investment... i have to admit, i don't know much about the not-sports-car (more specifically, the not-domestic-sports-car) department... heh, but in retrospect although the civic was...
by DocPHD
Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:45 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: English is a crazy language
Replies: 44
Views: 4319

Re: English is a crazy language

lol you guys are using civilian speach. i can understand the bathroom, half-bath, etcetera... but someone tell me why the navy and the marines call restrooms a "head."

as in. "the head smells like shit. i think someone needs to swab it forward and aft."
by DocPHD
Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:39 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: RIP, George Carlin
Replies: 4
Views: 742

Re: RIP, George Carlin

I googled it after I posted. Died yesterday of hear failure. Damn shame.... He's one of the few comics I loved. damn. damn that hear failure! should have gotten his ears checked when he got the chance... i'll miss hearing him talk about new groups of people who need to die. he was my favorite overa...
by DocPHD
Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:36 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: economy(ish) car. mistake... or not...?
Replies: 22
Views: 1993

economy(ish) car. mistake... or not...?

hey how yall doin? i'm sure no one remembers me, i'm the guy who hasn't been on in about... 3 months? heh. it's been a while. well, i finally graduated boot camp. fun stuff, that was. got to do push ups, shoot guns (the targets were silhouettes of people lol) and finally i have the money to dump int...