Oh my god. by grendel (4.00 / 1) #5 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 10:53:13 AM EST
I miss Doc so much sometimes. I could practically hear her voice while reading this. This totally cracked me up.

You should have done this while I was visiting... just imagine how much worse we could have made it.... remember when we helped Mike replace the clutch in his pickup?

Enjoy teaching the pukes humility.



Man, by blixco (4.00 / 1) #6 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 10:55:50 AM EST
we would have caught the car on fire, I'm sure.

The work was OK except for the bumper re-install: the filter was too far forward, so the bumper didn't fit.  Had to make some holes larger, etc.

It was also 120 degrees on the ground, and I lost roughly 12 pounds in sweat.

On the plus side, I'm in serious pain.

I'll have to record the noise this car makes now.  Holy crap.  It seriously sounds like an uncorked turbo.  All i need is that stupid wastegate "pshhhh" sound between gears.
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Taken out of context I must seem so strange - Ani DiFranco
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Just get a CD of the wastegate hiss. by grendel (4.00 / 1) #7 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 10:58:45 AM EST
Or hire someone and have them hang out in the backseat with a bullhorn.

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Yeah, some homeless dude. by blixco (2.00 / 0) #9 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 11:11:25 AM EST
Pay him a living wage to ride around with me and go "Psshhhh" at 100 watts everytime I take my foot off the gas.

That's an excellent idear.

There is a company that sells a device that makes the wastegate / blowoff valve noise.  Little peizo horn speaker with like 50 watts, loud little fucker.  I totally wanted to put it in Laurea's truck.  Beat up Mazda B2300, that'd be great.

Only better thing would be on my bicycle.  Playing card in the spokes and a "psshhhh" noise everytime I shift gears!
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Taken out of context I must seem so strange - Ani DiFranco
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Check it: by blixco (2.00 / 0) #12 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 11:16:33 AM EST
http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/28/vroombox-pimp-your-rides-engine-sound/
Fucking great.
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That's awsome by Bob Abooey (4.00 / 2) #15 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 11:19:35 AM EST
it's the adult version of sticking playing cards in your bicycle's spokes to simulate engine noise

Warmest regards,
--Your best pal Bob
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Yep. by blixco (2.00 / 0) #16 Thu Jun 08, 2006 at 11:27:42 AM EST
There's another company that is linked in that thread, they just make a blowoff valve thingy: http://sunamiturbo.com/sunamiturbo.html
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Taken out of context I must seem so strange - Ani DiFranco
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