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  1. 10 hours ago, Pidesco said:

    I remember all the posters on the first page.

    I remember everyone but Pyronius but I like his taste in cars.

    ps

    Whatever happened to that J.E. fellow?

  2. With a minimum sample of 300 min played together, the GSW starting 5 of Curry, Klay, Wiggins, Draymond, Looney have (and by a significantly wide margin) the best NET Rating of any 5-man unit in the NBA this season.

    1. GSW (Curry, Klay, Wiggins, Draymond, Looney) +21.9
    2. DEN (KCP, Murray, Gordon, MPJ, Jokic) +13.1
    3. PHI (Maxey, Harden, Harris, PJ, Embiid) +12.5
    4. BOS (Smart, DW, Brown, Tatum, Horford) +12.2

    I am not worrying about GSW's abysmal home/road splits. I think it is far more relevant that in the Steve Kerr era, GSW is 18-0 in playoff series against Western Conference opponents. Also during that timeframe, when healthy and not suspended - the big three of Curry, Klay, and Draymond have not last any 7-game series during that same span. I'd still take this team over the field especially when there are no dominant contenders in either conference.

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  3. 2 hours ago, Azdeus said:

    There is one way around it though, you can register the car as a total conversion. Then you can do whatever you want basically, but you have to pass a special registration inspection where they absolutely make sure that you have done a total conversion and not just an engine swap or similar. You have to modify the engine, the brakes, the drivetrain, the suspension and so on in a meaningful way. The only thing you don't have to change is the bodywork.

    And I've only touched lightly on the subject of modifying here 😅

    My fathers Volvo 740 passed the inspection with his 400+hp race engine in it without issues, the inspector just looked at the turbo and chuckled "That's a big ****in' 'un, heh".

    Yikes. Haha I guess all-in or nothing.

    8 minutes ago, Gorth said:

    Meh, I'm more likely to buy a motorcycle again than a car. Too many wheels and too much space required to get around 😝

    I actually haven't been on two wheels since I was still in my teens. Once I got my license, the only wheeled death trap for me is with a wheel on each corner and an enclosed roof over my head.

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  4. Tuners have been known to "K-Swap" the Subaru boxer with a Honda V-TEC K20 or K24.  Ken Gushi's GR86 Formula Drift race car uses a 4.0L FJ Cruiser motor tuned to push 1000HP. 

    I am comfortable enough with socket/torque wrenches and impact drivers, but I am too much of a coward to even consider touching the powertrain (due to lack of competency, potential warranty issues, and eventually passing inspections). How strict are the inspections in Sweden? What sort of modifications are allowable?

  5. So anyone here still play RPGs? If so, what's at your table?

    During the pandemic, I started to GM a few games online. I really hadn't played since the AD&D 2E era back when I was a teenager. Now I'm playing in-person again.

    I initially got myself the 5E set and immediately disliked it. Characters are essentially superheroes and I dislike the overtly complex mechanics. Eventually I started following OSR and modern OSR circles.

    Games I've run and really like:

    • Hyperborea (AD&D retroclone inspired by the stories of Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, and H.P. Lovecraft)
    • Old School Essentials (Retroclone of B/X D&D - the best D&D)
    • Traveller (Classic. Favorite character creation system, Science Fiction or otherwise)
    • Mothership (Survival Space Horror)
    • Shadowdark (Played with the quickstart set and just backed her $1.3m Kickstarter. Combines old school style with modern ease-of-use mechanics. My favorite and will be the game I run permanently)
  6. 7 minutes ago, Hurlshort said:

    I'm still in love with my hydrogen car, a 2021 Toyota Mirai, a year and a half into owning it. Hydrogen prices have risen, which is an issue, but I'm still using the free fuel card (I think it has another $5k on it.) It drives like a dream. I just hit 30k miles on it and maintenance has been a breeze. I've driven it to Southern California a handful of times with no issues. 

    A Mirai? NICE! Now that is exclusive. At this year's Tokyo Auto Salon, Akio Toyoda showed off a prototype classic Levin AE86 with a hyrogen fuel cell. They gave its twin, Trueno AE86 a battery electric engine. Toyota was exploring the feasibility of essentially converting gas-powered vehicles with carbon neutral powerplants.

     

    5 minutes ago, Azdeus said:

    The GR86 is one of those very few cars made after 1998 that I wouldn't mind having. It's a shame it's a boxer engine though.

    I'll stick with my ~450000km Volvo 940 though. I've got my Volvo 240 for some variation :p

    Yeah, I will admit that the weak point of this GR86/BRZ is the boxer. It's not very refined and doesn't sound good. But it does lower the car's center of gravity.

    450K! Impressive. How many of those are Azdeus kilometers? 

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  7. On 3/22/2015 at 4:50 PM, Leferd said:

     

    I like cars. I did not really like my Element that much. It was okay, but not that much fun to drive. It had a bit more utility than I really needed, and my friends kept asking me to help them haul stuff enough that I had to make a frowny face. 3 years ago, I traded in my Element and bought this blue beauty: a MkVI Volkswagen R. I got the only options available: Navigation, Keyless Entry, upgraded Soundsystem, and Sunroof.

     

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    I love it. It has a 256 horsepower 2.0 Turbo engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission. It uses a Haldex (front-biased) all-wheel drive system, but absolutely no torque steer is felt even under heavy driving. The brakes are from a MkV R32, with massive 4-piston calipers. Of course, it has a sport suspension and, as the pictures show, LED taillights.

    I am quite pleased.

    I like cars. After 112,000 miles, my Mk VI Golf R was starting to add up in upkeep costs, giving me a frowny face. I felt it was time to change, and since I already have a 160K+ mile J150 GX for Japanese-Amerikan practicality, I felt like it was time to get in front of my pending near mid-life crisis and get a USDM J-Vin'd front engine, RWD sports car. Hence, I got a ZN8 GR86. 

    I love it. It has a six-speed manual transmission with a LSD. It's relatively low-powered with a 2.4 liter boxer engine producing 228HP and 184 lb/ft torque. But it is by far the best handling car I've ever driven - especially after some tastefully modest modifications: CSG-Spec Tein FLA coilovers, Cusco braces (strut towers, front and rear side members, steering rack + bushings), Ikeya Formula lower control arms, TRD door stabilizers, Spoon rigid collars, and Essex/AP Racing brakes (last one is, admittedly overkill). 

    I am quite pleased.

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  8. I will freely admit that along with the Twitters and Discord, YouTube is by far where I spend most of my online presence these days. Doesn't help that I am also subscribed to YouTube TV.

    I suppose my leisurely pursuits haven't changed too much over the years. Hoops, cars, and RPGs (though more analog than digital these days).

  9. 11 hours ago, Hurlsnot said:

    He's had some rough games against the Celtics. I'd say a lot of it is they are just a deep team. Draymond looked great against the one-man teams they played to get to the finals, but both Memphis and Boston are harder to control. 

    Of course, the complaints about his offense are silly. He has never been a scorer. He is still getting assists.

    Boston just really matches up well with Golden State in general, and neutralizes most of Draymond’s strengths.

    Hoping Steph continues to be sublime.

     

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