<![CDATA[Comments from jolietjake]]> <![CDATA[Comments from jolietjake]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Mosler MT900 Red Devil Dynos At 1635 HP, Says, "I Don't Need No LS9"]]> @SpeedWagon: The air fuel ratio got started moving at the end. I suppose that was the reason they called it off.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on 11-Year Old Kentucky Kid Lays Down Hot Wheels Justice On Speeders]]> Don't worry kid... You'll be alright. Fat women need love too.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on McLaren SLR Disintegrates In Deadly Qatar Accident]]> I really don't understand the death in this crash. The passenger compartment does not at all look like it's hit something solid. Race cars hit walls at 200+ all the time. There have been MANY people who walked away from crashes at the salt flats going speeds well in excess of what the McLaren is capable of. For the amount of money you spend on one of these, rolling it over 100 times in the desert should not be fatal.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Building The 638 HP LS9 Corvette ZR1 Engine]]> Must get that device that tightens all of the head bolts at once.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Roush Crate Powertrain Provides Engine, Tranny; Crate Car Still Unavailable]]> @Jeb_Hoge: I always wanted to build the car that Shelby would have built if the technology were available. I think one of the superformance kits with a rousch crate engine would be a good start!

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on It's Like A Three Stooges Bit, But With Cars]]> Sorry, but I call photochop. The Civic's right rear wheel is obscured in both pictures. The right front of the Altima is pixilated like a Japanese porno as is the left rear of the Civic. From th rear, the Altima appears to be on the curb and leaning into the Civic, but not from the front. But the thing that disturbs me the most is that there are no NASCAR style racing stripes along the concrete barrier from the cars scraping into the toll booth.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Sir Malcolm Cambell's Grandson Takes Run At Steam-Powered Land Speed Record]]> Now that I think more about it, if aerodynamics are that important, is the F-14 tail section and the antenna stolen from a black trans-am really necessary?

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Sir Malcolm Cambell's Grandson Takes Run At Steam-Powered Land Speed Record]]> @facingtraffic:
You know it's funny you say that. I was just wondering if the aerodynamics were that important at 150MPH. I mean don't get me wrong, I know you want a fairly streamlined shape, but are the fairings over the wheels the difference between 145MPH and 150MPH?

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Behind Audi's Biodiesel Victory At The 24 Hours Of Le Mans]]> If you really want some advancement in motorsports while still limiting the speeds, put some real world restrictions on the cars. 500 mile race? 20 gallons of fuel (Any fuel you want) and no tire changes.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Chrysler To Increase Prices 2% On 2008, 2009 Models]]> Nobody who buys a Chrysler product could possibly be doing it because of perceived value for money. Anybody who actually researches the price vs. quality of their competitors is already gone as a customer. There is probably plenty of room for them to raise prices without affecting sales numbers.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Ten Fuel-Efficient Used Cars You Can Buy Today!]]> @K5ING: "Slowing down to the legal limit will help your mileage a bunch. "

Wow... I think you wandered onto the wrong site. TTAC is over there.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Project Car Hell: R33 Skyline GT-R or Aston Martin Lagonda?]]> @theallpowerfulme: See that's my point exactly. The parts you need you can't get in Japan. You want a Garrett T25 BB Turbo? No problem. You want a cams, injectors, or a manifold? No problem, No Problem, No Problem. You want doors? Forget it.

Not too big a deal though. I'm sure that driver's side door on the Skyline will buff right out.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Project Car Hell: R33 Skyline GT-R or Aston Martin Lagonda?]]> @Turboner: "Aren't rhetorical questions supposed to have a question mark."

I'm suffering from a hangover today, so when I read that line I had to pause... reread... pause... reread etc. This is definitely the deepest thought I'll have all day.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Project Car Hell: R33 Skyline GT-R or Aston Martin Lagonda?]]> Oh, I think you are all seriously discounting the hell involved in the Skyline. The problem is that even here in Japan most of th R-33's have been shredded for scrap. So need a door? You might find one in the UK. Need a windshield? Australia... Oh wait... Need it with US DOT spec glass? Fabricate.

By the time you are done shipping and fabricating you'll have spent enough that you could have just bought a pair of new GT-R's.

Note to Murlee from the ultra anal skyline owners club: The engine is a RB26DETT not RB25DETT. The RB25 sold in the GTS25T model is a single turbo making it a RB25DET.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Commenter Of The Day: A Very Special Edition]]> I think some of Polar's best humor is lost. The changes to his name are just classic. Often as funny as the comments themselves.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Scott Dixon Wins Indianapolis 500 By Huge Margin]]> I've been a Danica supporter in the past, but that tantrum by her was just plain low class. If she had gone over and hit Briscoe, there was nothing he could have done.

If he stands there and takes it... He's a tool. Hits her back... He's a tool. Best he could have done is bent her over and spanked her like the child she is.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on PCH, Fun With Honda Engines Edition: NSX-Powered Legend or Turbo Civic?]]> The problem with the Civic is not the availability of parts or the difficulty of the build. It's the end result. The D15B is a VTEC SOHC with a 9.6:1 CR and stock HP of about 135. Add $5K in parts and hundreds of hours of dyno time and you might just get it to perform as well as a new Civic SI.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Pick Your Poison: Michigan Auto & RV May 7-13]]> I can't believe how many people would take the '92 Mustang with a '66 on the same page for less money. I guess maybe the '66 and the '71 are splitting the "instant classic" vote.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on 7-Year-Old Steals Grandma's SUV For Joyride]]> I totally agree with eveyone who says this kid needs to get beat. That said, I just can't stop thinking about the fact that he kept going until he drove the wheels off it. This kid is a future Jalop. I'm mean, at 7 we have to forigive his lack of car control.. But +10 for dedication.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on New Pagani Zonda Test Mule?]]> They only make 20 of these things a year right? Can it really be a mule if they've already hit 5% of their production target just by creating it?

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Might We Interest You In A 3,800 HP Jet Powered Motorcycle?]]> @TheAstronot: haha... the DMV? Where I'm from you'd have to get it emissions tested first.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on VW Touareg Red Bull Rally Truck Catches Huge Air In Spectacular Crash]]> @shrique: You haven't heard of Al Qaeda in Africa?

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on 1982 AMC Eagle, Claimed Rust Free]]> I'11 take the 1980 Audi Quattro over the 1980 AMC Eagle.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Forget The Spoiler: Your Van Needs Bat Wings!]]> All your fiberglass are belong to us.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Danica Patrick First Woman To Win IndyCar Race, Proves She's Not Just A Piece Of Meat]]> Hi Carlaigh... Is that your button?

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Oregon Cop Slapped With Illegal Parking Complaint]]> Wow... Ok, I get that the cop is a dick.. But the other guy is a fucking lawyer!!!

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Danica Patrick First Woman To Win IndyCar Race, Proves She's Not Just A Piece Of Meat]]> @POLAЯ PAPAL EDITION: bwahahaha Nice!!! COTTETFMF back at you!

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Danica Patrick First Woman To Win IndyCar Race, Proves She's Not Just A Piece Of Meat]]> Wow... I really don't understand you guys... You are ragging on a swimsuit model that drives race cars for a living! I can't even find an ugly chick that can spell "Oil Change". If she drinks beer and will pop the pimples on my back, I think we may actually have the perfect woman here.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Brazil Discovers Huge Oil Reserve - Resume Conspicuous Consumption]]> Although supply and demand holds for oil like any other product, I think some are misunderstanding the supply. The discovery of more oil does not increase the supply. The pumping of more oil increases supply. And for the most part, the pumping is controlled by OPEC. Expect them to offer Brazil large shares of the quota to ensure they maintain the stranglehold on this resource. The OPEC countries have all but said they are intentionally keeping oil prices high because of the disproportionate affect it has on the US. They have all but said they are intentionally driving the US economy into the ground. Fuck OPEC. Fuck them up their stupid asses.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Max Mosley Death Watch #3: The Harder You Hit Him, The More He Wants To Stay]]> This guy is my hero... He gets accused of having a crazy Nazi themed SM session with 5 hookers and his defense is "There was no Nazi theme."

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Unmoddable GT-R ECU Cracked, Bye-Bye Speed Limiter]]> It will be interesting to see if they have actually cracked the ECU and removed the limiter, or if they have simply forced it to believe it's always at a track by constantly shoving in false coordinates.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on The BMW M3 Takes You Through The V8 On A Real Fantastic Voyage In "Performance"]]> @MR42HH: Isn't that the bottom of the piston that you see rising away from you at about 12 seconds before the end?

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Honda Ignores Civic SI Owners' Complaints About Faulty Transmissions]]> @fluiddruid: Ok.. I'll give you that as I work in tech support too and I know you can't monitor all of the possible online forums out there. Buuuut. Somebody at Honda certainly has a subscription to Road & Track. No??? I mean at a minimum someone is reviewing their add placement right?

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Nissan GT-R Stacked Up To (And Over) The NSX]]> It occurs to me that the angles on the GT-R, although not my favorite, remind me of the F-117 stealth fighter. The front end is actually angled down slightly, not flatly perpendicular to the road. I wonder what the radar profile of this car is like.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Traffic Jam Torment: Physics Proves That Bottlenecks Are Bulls**t]]> It's the brake lights. 80% of drivers, including my wife, are just driving along looking at the brake lights of the car in front of them. Slightly tapping your brakes to reduce a little speed causes these idiots to panic. Then you have the Calgon effect. You slow down by 5mph and they slow down by 20. And the idiot behind them another 20. And so on and so and so on. Soon, everyone is stopped.

Then there is the "restart". If each driver takes 2 seconds to react to the car in front of them moving, you only need to be 150 cars back to have a 5 minute delay.

My solution? Get rid of brake lights.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Your PCH Tipster T-Shirts Are Important To Us]]> Next we are going to find out that you used prison labor and removed all the tags.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Ferrari 360 Modena Obliterated In Polish Accident]]> My Dad's a TV repairman he has an awesome set of tools I can fix it.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Is Nissan Considering A GT-R Sedan For Infiniti?]]> Nissan has done this before.
[www.carsensor.net]

Wikipedia says this was a Nissan/Nismo/Autech collaboration for the 40th anniversary. I can't vouch for that, but I can say I've seen these on the street in Tokyo.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Corvette Z03 Concept By Ugur Sahin Design Is 03 Less Than Z06, Yet Somehow More]]> Ah... There is hope for the American automobile yet. It's like we've spent the last 20 years with design school "D" students working at every major American manufacturer.

If you are going to rip off someone's design, Pininfarina is not a bad place to start.

]]> <![CDATA[jolietjake commented on Commenter of the Day: Herb Tarlek Edition]]> @CyberRanger: If you've ever had a '70 CJ-5 that broke about 30 miles from the nearest pavement during hunting season... You might be a redneck.

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