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Forum: General Auto 12-07-2010, 08:25 PM
Replies: 460
Views: 118,833
Posted By Ultraperio
Wait, so that's NOT cool?

Wait, so that's NOT cool?
Forum: Wanted 12-03-2010, 04:30 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,257
Posted By Ultraperio
Steering heims will see less wear than main...

Steering heims will see less wear than main suspension component heims. Every bump, turn, shudder, and accel/decel cycle will actuate and load/unload the heim leading to faster wear. No question...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 12-03-2010, 04:03 PM
Replies: 19
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Views: 3,487
Posted By Ultraperio
I remember it as: 1. If you weren't in full...

I remember it as:

1. If you weren't in full support of the invasion of Iraq you were a terrorist lover that wanted them to have WMD's
2. If you weren't in full support of the Patriot Act you were a...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 12-03-2010, 03:40 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,169
Posted By Ultraperio
I spent a night in jail when I got arrested a few...

I spent a night in jail when I got arrested a few months later. I actually got sentenced to a year in LA county jail but because the courts didn't have their paperwork together the judge let me off...
Forum: Domestic 11-24-2010, 02:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,718
Posted By Ultraperio
I'm not a fan of these tailpipe turbo setups....

I'm not a fan of these tailpipe turbo setups. Seems like a good way to add a bunch of unnessesary weight, complicated oiling and cooling, waste EGT, and add lag all for arguably easier...
Forum: Wanted 11-24-2010, 10:52 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,257
Posted By Ultraperio
Personally I'd stay away from links on a DD...

Personally I'd stay away from links on a DD truck. You'll be wearing out expensive heims, who knows how well it was setup and fabricated, and how good its road manners are.

The red one looks like...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-24-2010, 10:32 AM
Replies: 19
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Views: 3,487
Posted By Ultraperio
Isn't it interesting. 2001 to 2008 if you weren't...

Isn't it interesting. 2001 to 2008 if you weren't all in favor of throwing your civil liberties and right to privacy down the tube in the name of 'security' you were a terrorist loving hippy...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-24-2010, 12:27 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,578
Posted By Ultraperio
One day I was going up Azusa canyon on my bike to...

One day I was going up Azusa canyon on my bike to hit the GMR for some fun after work. I stopped at that shitty little Arco off the freeway to fill up, $10 maybe $15. The next day my debit card (B of...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-23-2010, 11:18 PM
Replies: 19
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Views: 3,487
Posted By Ultraperio
If I go flying I'm going to opt out of the...

If I go flying I'm going to opt out of the scanner, walk up to the guy with the biggest smile, throw out some innuendo, and make it as uncomfortable as possible. He's going to work for my tax money...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-23-2010, 11:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,578
Posted By Ultraperio
On an unrelated note. Anyone wanna buy some...

On an unrelated note. Anyone wanna buy some ipads? :)

Sorry to hear that, it sucks because debit card fraud isn't as cut and dry as credit card fraud. Anything over $50 and you could be liable for...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-23-2010, 11:04 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,169
Posted By Ultraperio
I knew a kid that lost half of his thumb doing...

I knew a kid that lost half of his thumb doing that. Was a neighborhood tradition to gather the skateboards and race down the long steep hill in the middle of suburbia. Then he let his thumb slip...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-23-2010, 10:35 PM
Replies: 19
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Views: 3,487
Posted By Ultraperio
You think that's bad. Someone at the TSA thought...

You think that's bad. Someone at the TSA thought it was funny enough to set it as his desktop background in plain sight of commuters in ...
Forum: Import 11-18-2010, 06:18 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 13,205
Posted By Ultraperio
My '01 CBR600F4i was FI (hence the 'i', the...

My '01 CBR600F4i was FI (hence the 'i', the regular '99 F4 was carbed), most post '00 sport bikes were FI.

Ergonomics on a sport bike are iffy, towards the middle of the last decade they switched...
Forum: Import 11-18-2010, 12:04 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 13,205
Posted By Ultraperio
Well damn, didn't mean to write a book......

Well damn, didn't mean to write a book... lol

TL;DR Buy a smaller bike, you'll be just as happy, just as cool, and might end up living longer.
Forum: Import 11-18-2010, 12:02 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 13,205
Posted By Ultraperio
The weight isn't really the issue, its the power...

The weight isn't really the issue, its the power to weight and the way the power is made. The 10mm rear tire size is of no consequence, 600's and literbikes both have the same tire where it matters,...
Forum: Import 11-17-2010, 04:14 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 13,205
Posted By Ultraperio
The R1's don't have the most street friendly...

The R1's don't have the most street friendly powerband for a DD I'd look more along the lines of a cbr1000 or zx-10 of the same year range. Ultimately it comes down to preference.

I don't know your...
Forum: Import 11-17-2010, 10:55 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 13,205
Posted By Ultraperio
My GF's grandfather has a tacoma with ~325k miles...

My GF's grandfather has a tacoma with ~325k miles on it and its still going strong. Original motor, trans, and rearend.



I'm not sure how it works on a car that originally should have been smogged...
Forum: Import 11-17-2010, 01:23 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 13,205
Posted By Ultraperio
I had a '97 2.3 ranger given to me. Its got 215k...

I had a '97 2.3 ranger given to me. Its got 215k miles on it now and is a pain sometimes when shit decides to break (coil packs, clutch pedal broke off, u joints melted, serpentine belt flew apart,...
Forum: Import 11-17-2010, 01:06 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 13,205
Posted By Ultraperio
Long travel on a TTB ranger is pretty strait...

Long travel on a TTB ranger is pretty strait forward as long as you can fabricate. Bent forged beams, spring hoops and shock/springs for the front. 62/64" chevy leafs in the back with an inverted...
Forum: Import 11-13-2010, 01:52 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 13,205
Posted By Ultraperio
If you're launching a boat I'd say FWD is...

If you're launching a boat I'd say FWD is definitely out then. And you've pretty much eaten up your selection of awd turbo 4's unless you want an evo.
Forum: Import 11-12-2010, 09:25 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 13,205
Posted By Ultraperio
Its really the early bug eye trans that got the...

Its really the early bug eye trans that got the bad name before they upgraded to the wider gears. The '03+ trans is pretty solid for anything under 350whp as long as its not abused (as with anything,...
Forum: Import 11-11-2010, 09:36 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 13,205
Posted By Ultraperio
The stock WRX trans should be plenty fine for...

The stock WRX trans should be plenty fine for anything you'd be towing on a class 1 hitch. :)
Forum: Import 11-11-2010, 02:30 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 13,205
Posted By Ultraperio
Why not get something in the middle? An Audi B5...

Why not get something in the middle? An Audi B5 S4 runs a 2.7 liter twin turbo with torsen center diff awd (33/66 mechanical split) and a six speed. They make 250hp (~200-210whp) and can make upwards...
Forum: General Auto 04-19-2010, 12:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,980
Posted By Ultraperio
I think he might be onto something. Track day...

I think he might be onto something. Track day with your favorite Journey CD, an airbag, and room for the wife and kids.

Quick, someone lay up some goldwing full race bodywork before the market is...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 03-30-2010, 03:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,566
Posted By Ultraperio
That's along my line of thinking and ties into my...

That's along my line of thinking and ties into my religious beliefs (or lack of) as well. I figure if our universe is so large and complex that it has taken thousands of years of observing to almost...
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