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HemiSam

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  1. That's a lovely memory of your friend. My condolences. RIP, Mr. JK. HS
  2. Interesting. Effectively engine mounts at the rear of the car that act like a variable shock absorber. That's a lot of technology for an engine mount, but it's pretty cool as well. Looks like Honda has been using it quite a while...they never cease to amaze me. The famous GM LS motors are basically knock-offs of Honda technology. On my car, I went with a motor plate at the rear (racing hard core is plates at both front and rear) and it definitely provides more torsional stability in the front of the car especially at hard launches...early on when I'm really thumping the motor. That means less drama getting the power to the wheels and keeping everything as stable as possible. Cool stuff. HS
  3. Oh no! Please accept my condolences on both counts. We love our pooch and have had some close calls. Really tough stuff. HS
  4. Brutal for the families and their fans. RIP... HS
  5. Took the big girl to the Quick 30 event at Royal Purple Raceway for quarter mile fun. Broke into the 8's straight off the trailer. Ran strong with no drama....a good day. HS
  6. RIP Mr. Glass. Heavy diet of Barney Miller was high on my agenda as a kid. Castro was a POS. Plain and simple. The US's policy towards Cuba is right up there with what it used to be towards Vietnam...ignorant. We'd have changed Cuba much more quickly having normalized relations, but that is an aside. He was a POS, plain and simple. I still have family there. Visited them and despite being bright, lovely people, they had very little. The military eats very well. HS
  7. RIP, Leon! HS
  8. Wow.....major loss! RIP Mr. Cohen. HS
  9. I wish they showed the roasted beans on that video. Every coffee I purchased from them via the variety pack was roasted well past the second crack. They list the Bali Blue as medium roast but my gut tells me it's pretty darn dark. HS
  10. Can't argue with physics. Interestingly, if memory serves me, the land speed players prove out that at high speed power must be cubed to gain on the big end of the track... HS
  11. Ah. Thank you, EdipisReks, and my apologies cetoole. Well, I was measuring ~21psi at the manifold as a result of the turbos. I'm guessing in the order of 1300+ rear wheel horsepower. The car weighs over 4500lbs with me in it...she's a piggy and the coefficient of drag is right up there with a big brick (hence that wrap that can be seen on the nose of the car). I don't have the heart to gut her for weight reduction although I should... Most things I have done in the way of modifications added weight (e.g. 10 point chromoly roll cage, bigger brakes, turbos, big transmission with sfi rate billet bell housing to help keep my legs where they belong, 9" rear end, halon extinguisher system, etc...). HS
  12. Thank you. I'm not sure I understand the question. The slips include 1/4, 1/2 and full mile speeds. Do you mean dynamometer (eg eddie current dyno)? HS
  13. My favorite event was last weekend, the Texas Mile. It's a standing mile event and the first and largest of its kind. Basically we take over an ex-Navy airfield that's a private airport now so there's a mile and a half length "track". Always a bunch of great folks willing to help each other out and visit about their vehicles. Some neat cars and bikes there. Chrysler had a press crew there and my boy and I got sucked into an interview. Got our pit crew some swag so I guess it's all good in the end. Managed to beat my modern MOPAR record once I got my boat anchor of a 4L80E (GM truck transmission) to take overdrive. Really excited that the breakage was down to small stuff like a chin spoiler with a steel belly pan supporting it that sheared from the front bumper fascia and I cupped the steel pan and dragged all the way back to the pit...whoops. I had an end link come loose which woke me up. For one of these two reasons she was all over the place on the big end on a 211mph pass, but we went into town and double nutted it back on the coilover and all good. Zip ties FTW!!! HS
  14. Too much bass out of the 007A Mk2 with the Carbon? I thought it really fleshed them out down low where they could use a bit more and tighter bass. I use an Ygg as a DAC so perhaps we have chain deltas and/or different tastes, purk. HS
  15. I had not seen him in a long time. RIP... HS
  16. Dang...that's a youthful passing for Pete. RIP, sir. I listened to your vinyls many a time being spun at new wave joints throughout the 80's. Might have a 12" or two of your music in one of the milk crates... HS
  17. Ditto on a dynalo plus paired with the Senn's but mine are 650's as I prefer a warmer sound sig. You can get great value for money if that is one's preference. There is no arguing the headphone market has heated up, but that was inevitable with the advent of the cellular phone, higher capacity memory and growing streaming options. Shit happens... HS
  18. RIP King. HS
  19. Metalicized....plasticized. What's the difference....lmao. HS
  20. The Ether stats must have improved A LOT since I last listened to them to be worth the climb. The good thing is that you and anyone else in the room gets to enjoy your music...at about the same volume you do. HS
  21. The Mr. Speakers are loud as hell if you're sitting next to someone listening to them. I've never heard anything nearly that loud before...might as well have a radio in the room. Hopefully they've improved their efficiency and the sound signature. I couldn't believe how high I had to crank my KGSSHV Carbon (450v) to get them to make a good bit of sound. In a way it was damn impressive how inefficient the beta's I listened to were... HS
  22. Just watched the video. That man must be hi.... HS
  23. RIP, Gentlemen....and thank you for making things more fun and better. HS
  24. HemiSam

    Westworld

    Twisted and dark enough to keep it interesting. Hopefully the ongoing story line is solid. Quite the cast. HS
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