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by Rope-Pusher
Tue Dec 26, 2023 1:37 am
Forum: Manuals in the News
Topic: Driving a stick isn't dead
Replies: 14
Views: 8360

Re: Driving a stick isn't dead

I wanna See You Crawl, You Bunch of Maggots!...Said no drill instructor ever.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuwP4vDBTPQ[/youtube]

And Furthermore:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cWYLSotShk[/youtube]
by Rope-Pusher
Tue Dec 26, 2023 1:29 am
Forum: Manuals in the News
Topic: Driving a stick isn't dead
Replies: 14
Views: 8360

Re: Driving a stick isn't dead

Rev-Matching, Hill-Holding, Three Pedals and no waiting,.....

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INNHYCs7Qqg[/youtube]
by Rope-Pusher
Sun Dec 24, 2023 11:04 am
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: The beast has come...
Replies: 56
Views: 20118

Re: The beast has come...

I spent a summer as an intern engineer for GM Tire and Wheel Engineering at the GM Proving Grounds in Milford, Michigan. I remember there was a proposed federal legislation to require speedometer accuracy to within +-1%. That would have been impossible to nail for various reasons. The drive and driv...
by Rope-Pusher
Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:05 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: What are you listening to?
Replies: 1979
Views: 189266

Re: What are you listening to?

On the subject of Busing: I remember some of the busses in my school system were Amish, but the newer ones had slushbox transmissions. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_04ZrNroTo[/youtube] It starts with a fixation on the wheels [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSprHUjAFK8[/youtube]...
by Rope-Pusher
Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:07 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Replies: 55900
Views: 3256764

Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi

Quite the similarity here: https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/316218461_549554557180888_7372858880880357148_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p526x296&_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=HmHlvarc32cAX-XbpSn&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.xx&oh=00_AfBH44SDfeKMqEUVfVMmagGjP-SOx...
by Rope-Pusher
Sun Nov 19, 2023 6:37 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Replies: 55900
Views: 3256764

Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi

Yanno, it's not that far off when I drive with the transfer case in low range - that's 2.7 x more gear ratio than when in high range. Nail the throttle in 1st gear and it jumps like a deer, but that's just because it reaches peak torque so soon...it still has only so much power, so by the time I shi...
by Rope-Pusher
Sun Nov 19, 2023 8:54 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Replies: 55900
Views: 3256764

Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi

I've never driven an air-cooled VW Beetle, but I was looking at the speedo... the shift points are at fairly low speeds, suggesting the overall gearing would make it easy to launch from a standstill. They might not have much power, but they are quickly into the peak of their power band within a few ...
by Rope-Pusher
Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:06 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Replies: 55900
Views: 3256764

Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi

Moron Honda's E-Clutch Is this like MENSA hosting cram courses in how to score higher on IQ tests? Can you really claim to be Amish if you don't know how to hitch a team of horses to your wagon? HONDA REVEALS MORE MOTORCYCLE E-CLUTCH DETAILS - Autoline Daily Honda provided a few more details about ...
by Rope-Pusher
Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:06 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Replies: 55900
Views: 3256764

Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi

Moron Honda's E-Clutch Is this like MENSA hosting cram courses in how to score higher on IQ tests? https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iNTAh4Q9tsg/UnXKzQP3Y8I/AAAAAAAAAsk/Ptq0XhI8MVw/s1600/SKMBT_C55213081213510_0003.jpg Can you really claim to be Amish if you don't know how to hitch a team of horses to your...
by Rope-Pusher
Mon Nov 06, 2023 11:54 am
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: I did it. I bought a minivan...
Replies: 21
Views: 3972

Re: I did it. I bought a minivan...

ClutchFork wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:53 am
Rope-Pusher wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:03 am Can you drive the team and the equipment to soccer tonight?
The "team" is two big dogs; hence the need for a mini minivan. The crates fit nicely inside.
Don't you just attach their leashes to the bumper and let them run along behind as you drive?
by Rope-Pusher
Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:03 am
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: I did it. I bought a minivan...
Replies: 21
Views: 3972

Re: I did it. I bought a minivan...

Can you drive the team and the equipment to soccer tonight?
by Rope-Pusher
Sun Nov 05, 2023 3:02 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: What are you listening to?
Replies: 1979
Views: 189266

Re: What are you listening to?

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg7BajJ3TR8[/youtube] It crawled in my ear from the car radio about a week ago and now I hear it free inside my head 24/7. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ4c5_6XkAEgPN2.jpg That's a good earworm anyway. It's a long one, too! https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/...
by Rope-Pusher
Fri Nov 03, 2023 11:01 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: What are you listening to?
Replies: 1979
Views: 189266

Re: What are you listening to?

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg7BajJ3TR8[/youtube]
It crawled in my ear from the car radio about a week ago and now I hear it free inside my head 24/7.

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by Rope-Pusher
Tue Oct 24, 2023 11:42 pm
Forum: The Photo and Video Gallery
Topic: Random Videos
Replies: 1514
Views: 222901

Re: Random Videos

by Rope-Pusher
Tue Oct 24, 2023 4:10 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Replies: 55900
Views: 3256764

Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi

Latest Entry in the "Nice Quote" collection: "In an ideal world, a rarity such as this car would command a significant value premium over its two-pedal brethren and would never be tossed into the trash. Sadly, such is not the case." From: Autoweek: 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 5-SPEED...