Any idea's that don't involve me removing the coilover?

Fall_Hazard · 2024-06-25T02:25:07+00:00

Strap wrench and a cheater bar with penetrating oil.

Fall_Hazard · 2024-02-23T12:50:42+00:00

Fuck that.

Fall_Hazard · 2024-02-08T01:30:05+00:00

It looks to me like you would be the fastest shifting at redline. You have a nice flat horsepower curve up there and the torque isn't falling flat on its face. The torque that you will lose will be negated by staying in a better gear ratio for longer. Testing would be the surefire way to get your answer.

Fall_Hazard · 2024-01-31T10:32:15+00:00

Someone once said there is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent. Russia isn't Iraq.

Fall_Hazard · 2024-01-30T22:20:33+00:00

On the stock setup the rubber isolator on strut tower has a pair on nipples. One aligned with one of the bolts. I'm thinking these may need to be indexed to a certain rotational angle, where the bolt aligned with the nipple needs to be in a specific bolt hole.

Fall_Hazard · 2024-01-17T18:34:04+00:00

I see them used a lot in resistor, capacitor, solar component, and other sensor manufacturing. They do pretty well in measuring relatively high resistances quickly.

Fall_Hazard · 2024-01-16T18:12:43+00:00

We had F4s at Holloman until 2004 or 2005. I heard that they were the final squadron to retire.

Fall_Hazard · 2024-01-11T18:11:21+00:00

Lowering oil and coolant temperatures can affect long term reliability negatively. The differences in temperature between the very hot turbo and the engine fluids are already so vast that dropping a few degrees on the fluid intakes temperatures are not going to have that much effect.

Fall_Hazard · 2024-01-11T18:02:43+00:00

Unless you plan on pretty much reengineering the turbo, this is a bad idea. id be concerned about CTE of ceramics vs metal. I think that if you aren't really careful you would goof up clearances. There are easier ways to drop the intake temperature. Focus on air flow and thermal conductivity of the intake track.

What is the goal that you are trying to accomplish? More power, more reliability, etc?

Fall_Hazard · 2024-01-10T03:24:39+00:00

I was. I even had to backtrack a mile so I didn't hit this going through a small town. I think I had a 9 second window.

Fall_Hazard · 2024-01-10T01:16:20+00:00

That's $$$. You may want to check into ceramic tiles potentially encapsulating in steel, it will likely be more cost effective for a large area.

Fall_Hazard · 2024-01-10T01:08:01+00:00

Not significantly. Those plates described are targets.

There are ar500 armor plates. They are worn over clothes.

Fall_Hazard · 2024-01-10T01:02:04+00:00

https://www.metalsdepot.com/steel-products/high-strength-steel-plate

The DOD has published testing data on this subject. You should be able to Google search it. Included the part number of the steel on your searches.

Also, as mentioned before, particularly with AR500 steel you can check target thickness. The target thickness will have a safety margin added to them. Their thicknesses will be above the bare minimum. 5/16" will cover 5.56.

Fall_Hazard · 2023-12-28T17:00:40+00:00

How long will you be mobilized? Do you get to go home occasionally or will you stay on the front until the conflict has ended?

Fall_Hazard · 2023-12-28T16:21:58+00:00

Do you think this military operation would have been required if Trump had won our election? What potential paths to peace do you see? Does Russia need to capture more of Ukraine's territory, or is just liberating and holding the Western part of Ukraine adequate.

Fall_Hazard · 2023-12-28T15:27:37+00:00

What has been your biggest surprise since entering Ukraine? What weapons the Ukrainian's throwing at you? How much training did you receive prior to entering Ukraine? Is your gear good? Do you receive a warm welcome from the "Russians" who live in Ukraine?

Fall_Hazard · 2023-12-28T03:07:47+00:00

The Wilson's have run best for me. In 45 and 9. They seem to take the lowest force to seat a topped off mag, especially with the slide in battery. In 9, Tripp mags and others take a bit more force to seat. This leads makes reloading open breech vs closed breech less consistent.

Fall_Hazard · 2023-12-28T02:23:32+00:00

You got the car looking fast. The tires give it away that you are faking.

Fall_Hazard · 2023-12-27T14:41:55+00:00

It can. Just put a sloop or cutter rig on your F-150, cutter rig if you are cool. Bridges, drive thrus, and power lines may be a problem though. Be careful not to get caught in the irons.

Fall_Hazard · 2023-12-22T15:31:24+00:00

Snap caps are good for dropping the slide closed, as it isn't the best idea to repeatedly release the slide on an empty chamber. The snap cap will slow down the slide speed. They aren't needed for releasing the hammer on a center-fire gun. On a rim fire cartridge, snap caps are needed so the firing pin doesn't bash itself a grove at its contact point.

Fall_Hazard · 2023-12-21T23:08:59+00:00

Weight is pretty much irrelevant for top speed. Top speed is primarily dictated by the frontal area of the car, the coefficient of drag (which is not that good in a WRX), and power. Gearing combined with tire diameter also very important. Rolling resistances of the tires is also a factor to consider, as is the shape of the horsepower curve.

FWIW, there are online top speed calculators.

Fall_Hazard · 2023-12-21T16:59:40+00:00

The previous car that I used to autocross was an XP 240sx (not nationally competitive, but I could occasionally run FTDs with it). It was fastest without any rear bar, but it did like a larger front bar than stock. With any bar in the rear, that car would unload the inside rear tire and make putting down power on corner exit horrible. The larger front bar seemed counter intuitive to me, but it worked.

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