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1 hour ago, jason str said:
Pontiac never made a big block.
Depends on what your definition of big block is. The 389CI of the 60’s begat the 400CI engine The 428 begat the 455 engine.
From memory, as it’s been years since I bracket raced an old Trans Am:
The internals are different between the above four engines but externally they are all the same size. They also made a 326 and a unusual OHC six in the 1960’s.
I modified a 4 bolt main forged steel crank 455 by over boring it forty thousands of an inch and topped with small cc’ 400 heads. Easily put out more torque than any stock performance 1970 Olds or Buick 455 and needed 100/120 leaded fuel to run.
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7 minutes ago, K5SS said:
DCT’s have better performance. The top performance Mustang should come standard with the top performing trans. I agree though, a manual option would be nice for those who like to row.
To be honest, I’d just go with a 350R over the 500. The 350R will be worth more on the collector’s market down the road and it only comes with a manual.
My current car has a DCT and it is way more engaging and fun than normal automatics. My next car, possibly a certified M2 Competition, will definitely have a DCT.
This GT500 sure is impressive though. Just saw a video of one running mid 10’s in the 1/4, right off the assembly line. But if I had to choose, the upcoming Corvette ZO6 would get my money, if I had enough. Haha.
Best time ever, to be a performance car person!
My old Corvette (owned when I was a GM guy) had that high speed idle that big-block Pontiac and Oldsmobile fortunately never did. Plus the small block never had enough torque for me. It’s torque that gets you to speed quickly and HP that keeps you there.
I only ever owned one Ford and it was a pain in the rear.
Bought a Honda a few years ago with paddle shifters that both my wife and eldest daughter (who has it now) refuse to ever use. I still like to row through gears and step on a clutch especially on a winding mountainous road with little to no traffic.
I must admit the new Mustangs look good spec-wise on paper.
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And no manual transmission???
Perhaps the 350 is a better choice?
No affiliation!!
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13 minutes ago, Drewg said:
Heavy snow this morning bending tree branches to the ground. Expecting 6 more inches tomorrow. Too early for this!
Get out you’re straw broom and give them a good whacking; It’s a Canadian tradition. With Halloween they’re should be lots available. 🏒 also a good option🌧.
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13 hours ago, Emile said:
Had it again with peanut sauce ... yummy
For those not familiar with peanut sauce ... it is a widely used Indonesian add-on (or Thai) ... great with beef/chicken/shrimp. You can buy Thai peanut sauce in the store, but it is not very good. Just use a couple of spoonfuls of creamy peanut butter; thin it a bit with creamer/milk/water or whatever ... add hot sauce to taste ... sambal preferred (see pic), but even Shiracha will do
I’ve had the Vietnamese version many times with rice paper vermicelli and shrimp rolls. Very tasty 👍.
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10 minutes ago, richieb said:
* my answer would most likely see me banned - (🍿) . Although in comparison to Cali, I’ve little to complain about -I believe the winds prevail out of the west. Not looking forward to wood and structure smoke.
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14 minutes ago, Emile said:
OK; tried another one
Pan-seared it; into the oven at 425 for 20 minutes. Very, very tasty Pic is from leftovers ... should be good tomorrow for fajitas or ... (Haha; wife is out of town.)
Trying to post pic again ... no clue what is wrong with this site ... annoying; has happened the last 5 times when I tried to post pics; what happened to the 2MB size limit? ... @Chad ??? ... now I'm only allowed to post 122kB ... trying to resize to "minimal" ... OK; 3 tries ... sorry for the lousy pic
Bon appetit, Emile
No Soup for you!!
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7 hours ago, Tarheel said:
Sorry Wolfbane.....I tried to get it back on track.
Threads that don’t occasionally go off track are too mundane away.
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10 hours ago, oldtimer said:
Jealous of their good looks...
Low profile and ratter ability, and style. Mine was a long-hair before long-hair was in.
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Damn hot at 73 degrees F. Like a summer day if only the sun didn’t go down at 5:00PM.
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Ollie guarding his kennel from his niece:
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On 10/26/2019 at 1:09 PM, BigStewMan said:
next time, when it’s medium rare, cut off a slab and mail it to me.
I’m envious of those you that can cook. i’m a lousy cook; but the local restaurants love me!
Here you go. Halfway there:
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On 10/26/2019 at 1:09 PM, BigStewMan said:
next time, when it’s medium rare, cut off a slab and mail it to me.
I’m envious of those you that can cook. i’m a lousy cook; but the local restaurants love me!
Hey, if that offer is open to all, I’ll send you a slab and ship in exchange for you shipping me an signed and notarized insurance policy that pays me when you eat it and keel over; eventually tumbling below grass level. That slab will be walking out of the package on its own by the time it arrives from the desert.
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On 10/26/2019 at 5:39 PM, oldtimer said:
But not everyone can set the house on fire attempting to boil water.
My late father, the second son of a classically trained Swiss Chef, could kind his way around the kitchen like a black cat in a coal mine at midnight on a moonless night (i.e. not all). He relied on my mother to feed him just like a dog or cat. All of that worked great for him until mom got sick. At that point the quality of his diet went from gourmet to the Kentucky Colonels, restaurants and pizza. He could grill a steak and cook a hot dog and make breakfast of oatmeal and toast. Never attempted much beyond that.
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12 hours ago, richieb said:
* the fast food 12 steps -- fries, no salt
- no fries
- double burger, no cheese
- no double
- single, no cheese
- no single
- chicken sandwich, broiled
- chicken sandwich, no bun
- 100 oz. soft drink
- 50 oz. soft drink
- 12 oz. soft drink, diet
- Unhappy Meal with water 😢
You've got to move the chicken sandwiches up to the top, along with that crap call 'cheese'. One inproperly cooked can kill you, or make you wish you were already dead. The other is just plain gross! ☠️💩
The originators of Chedder Cheese, must spin in their English graves, every time someone asks "Do you want 'cheese' with that?" If you say 'yes' it won't be real cheese they'll slap on 99.9% of the time.
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9 minutes ago, geoff. said:
“Team America: World Police” pretty much sums up all that is the movie industry.
...and the Oscar goes to...
The biggest A$$ Kisser's of the year. Helps to make a movie no one wants to watch too.
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2 hours ago, WillyBob said:
Joke in Box does that for me. I had better be at facilities in 20 min. I am going to the bathroom whether I am in a bathroom or don't
I stay away from fast food and especially so the inventor of the 1/2 pound hamburger patty. To me it will ever been known as 'Death in the Box' and that's if you're lucky. ☠️
The real unlucky people who partook in those burgers most of time wish that eating it had killed all of them and not just their kidneys.
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1 hour ago, Tarheel said:
The Guess Who's Share the Land was first album I received as a gift. The Beatles Abbey Road was the first of many that I bought. Lot's of Grand Funk Railroad after that. Still have all the vinyl here.
I remember lot's of other memberable other firsts too, c/w music usually playing in the background.
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Ringo Starr's singing 'Your Sixteen'. He may be a drum playing ex-beatle but he's in need of singing lessons or having no live mike in studio for vocals.
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12 hours ago, CECAA850 said:
Agree 100%. Our Rotties are great with the kids. They're 7 and 8 years old so we're sure of their temperament.
With all dogs I think it comes down to selective breeding, instinct and how their were raised and trained. More people get themselves bit by fearful little lap dogs than large dogs that are under proper control and have a good disposition. Like most mammals, dogs can sense fear in the people around them and sometimes react to that perceived fear.
My spouse fears horses and Canada Geese. Result: She can't ride a horse and gets chased by geese everytime we encounter them. If I want to she her running I just take her to a park with a water source like a pond or river. As soon as she gets (unknowingly) close enough the chase begins.
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1 hour ago, WillyBob said:
Mornin' All
wife threw me for a loop yesterday
one of those days at work. Got home, no Hi Honey... it was "I NEED SOME LOUD ROCK AND ROLL" The neighbors got serenaded with 70s hair rock at concert volume. I started out at normal "loud" level.... At her insistence, the volume knob settled at 6/10.... She was shouting at me to turn it up.
Now, I have a question
How many of your "significant others" know how to operated your system? Mine didn't. She does now.
by the by
She really does like my big black LS. looks, too
She has a better appreciation for them after yesterday's "listening session"
WAF is a fickle thing
My policy: I change it out as soon as I can as soon as possible after she figures out the existing system. That means today, when I get a free minute.
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7 hours ago, CECAA850 said:
He would have been a dead dog if he bit a child around me.
Usually 'sent to the farm' is the response around here where every dog in entitled to one bite (nip, not a ripping or blood drawing chomping).
That said, my childhood dog (Hairy Dashund) was extremely territorial about his food. Even gowled at me once for touching it after putting it down. I put it down to the wolf in him and instinct and never did that again.
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3 hours ago, CECAA850 said:
I couldn't fathom a root canal without a numbing agent. I've actually had a root canal on 2 top teeth from the top down. They went through my gum to do it. That was not a fun one.
Start with something easy like a new or replaced filling. Work up from there. You'll be surprised how easily you get used to it. No risk of developing Bell's Palsy, some other Palsy or hours drooling like a nitwit at work with a half frozen face. The worse thing I recall was having some gum cut out to get at a tooth root with a hot electrical wire a few years ago. The smell was something else. Today Dentists use lasers for that.
Dry socket and an infection with a wisedom tooth extraction at the same time was no fun. But it is only the infection that can actually kill you (ala King Tut).
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2 hours ago, Dave A said:
They have taken all the good ones off. For anyone interested you send me a 200+ gb flash drive and I can load you up with good cartoons. Your children and grandchildren need to watch these and not the new junk and the fringe benefit is you will like them too.
You bet and I have all the old Tom and Jerry cartoons and the WW2 "propaganda" pro USA cartoons. I even have the eeeeeevil Martian with Bugs Bunny cartoons banned for racism by none other than Ted Turner and Hanoi Jane when he bought out all the old Warner Brothers cartoons. Those nuts banned all sorts of cartoons that no one thought of as racist until they made them so. Tex Avery also had a bunch banned and there were a number of his made for adults from day one.
I guess that if you've got enough cash you can buy it all up and change it to be PC to you're standards... or hide it. Replace everything with 'Give them bread and circuses'! Reminds me of what Billy Holiday sang about 60 years ago. It applies today:
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For those not familiar with peanut sauce ... it is a widely used Indonesian add-on (or Thai) ... great with beef/chicken/shrimp. You can buy Thai peanut sauce in the store, but it is not very good. Just use a couple of spoonfuls of creamy peanut butter; thin it a bit with creamer/milk/water or whatever ... add hot sauce to taste ... sambal preferred (see pic), but even Shiracha will do 
(Haha; wife is out of town.)
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Good recommendation for those who like to listen to the genre that PWK recorded here. I have Volume 2 in DSD format. I have not been able to find Volume 2 in DSD though.
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