Dude, putting a northstar in a Fiero is like strapping a hamster to a nuke rocket and shooting him at the moon.
That said, I saw a guy at the shop who had an extra northstar stuck in his cadillac, making it all-wheel drive with two engines. That car screamed. No trunk for him, though. Heh.
I'll take a V8 or straight 6 with some torque over that any day...
Heh, why don't you check out the new Sillycars? Toyota's been putting out 200 horsepower 4 cyl engines since they dropped the Supra. That's stock, without turbo. Oh yeah, you can get it with a 6-speed.
The Japanese proved years ago that the number of cylinders wasn't a requisite to power. Their motorbikes have been kicking the ass out of Harley for so many years, it's a wonder Harleys are still around. Except for the small minor fact that a lot of those rice rockets are pretty nasty rides.:) In any case, Toyota and Nissan have been putting out sports cars that Americans have to build 8 cylinders just to keep pace with. You might think they have little dicks...
Hmm, GM had a lot of trouble in the '80s, what with the higher emissions standards and the Japanese kicking our asses left and right, but starting in the early '90s they started building decent shit again. They're building better shit than Ford. Of course, my three-year-old builds better cars with his blocks than Ford does with their manufacturing plants.
My '71 Chevy C-15 has it behind the seat, too. I throw my cigarettes on it. Well, not really, 'cause they'd probably burn the seat.;) I do tend to lean my head out the window more right after I've filled up, though. I use a paper bag for my gas cap...
I also decided to leave the headlights up. I found that what was causing the motors to fail was they were not waterproofed.
LOL. A water-cooled engine failed because it wasn't waterproofed. That's pretty funny. So you 'decided' to leave the headlights up. Did you make that decision when both headlights still worked?
Hm, in terms of actual miles, I've seen more Accords with high mileage than Toyotas, and typically with higher mileage than Toyotas as well. A few civics, although the punk-ass kids that drive those cars usually tear them up.
Anyway, I've seen a pretty good statistical sampling of cars, but I don't know that it's big enough not to classify as anecdotal.:)
Other casualties of those vampires: your precious MR2, the 300ZX, and eventually the GM F-bodies (Camaro and Firebird).
Hm, last I heard they were still making brand-new camaros, weren't they? The Firebird was just a dressed up camaro... ANyway, GM started pushing the Corvette more because, other than the Supra (now discontinued, in favor of some rockin Sillycars) it was the fastest car you could get from a dealer. The Mister-2 was built brand new into the mid-90s at least, and the 300ZX was phased out because it really was a worthless piece of shit. Toyota was kicking Nissan's ass up and down the racetrack, so Nissan made an almost smart decision and phased out the 300's in favor of the 240SX. THAT car was damn near indestructible, but still gets its ass kicked all the time. Nissan has also been suffering from an identity crisis ever since they took the name "Nissan". Last I heard, they had decided the Maxima would be their sports car. Heh.
I didn't really respect Toyota (after sing a Corolla get accordianed in a low-speed crash) and went with Pontiac
Translated:
I didn't respect toyota when I saw their bottom of the line car get trashed in a low-speed crash, so I went and bought a car made out of plastic and second-rate parts.
I once asked my boss, "If Fieros are such pieces of shit, why don't we get more of them in the shop?" His answer "NOt that many people were stupid enough to buy them."
The jaws of life won't get all the fiberglass shards out of your skull when you get in a low-speed crash. SHoulda bought the 'yota.;)
Disclaimer: Not only did I used to be a mechanic, I was also a junk-yard parts puller, so as a matter of fact, I did get to see cars covered in blood, and Fieros didn't show up as well as many many many other cars.
Um, actually it's a Toyota car with Lotus suspension. It's a 'yota engine, 'yota brakes, 'yota body, 'yota electrical systems. Etc.
See, it's got the same motor that they put in the Sillycars starting in '87. The '86 Sillycar, of course, got the Camry 2SE motor. I forget what the new sillycar motor was.
Paul Newman Popcorn. As soon as I removed the package of popcorn from the box, and way before it was near the microwave, I got the warning "CAUTION: BAG IS HOT". Well, it didn't feel hot, and of course there was the warning to remove the plastic before microwaving.
Actually, among the warnings on your hot bag of popcorn is another one that says that hot steam will come out the top and gives precise instructions for opening it.
Those warnings on popcorn are really for people who aren't stupid, just don't know better. How many people know that steam condensing on your arm will cause worse burns than an actual fire? How many of them know that just for steam to condense it has to dump all kinds of heat in the surrounding area, and if that area is your skin you could be going to the emergency room?
Furthermore, how many people that know it have never experienced it, and still wind up burning themselves with steam?
Microwave popcorn, and many many things that are microwavable, come out of the microwave with all kinds of dangerous ways to burn yourself that are not immediately obvious, apparent, or otherwise discoverable without burning yourself.
It's just like metal. Metal can be many temperatures before it starts looking like it's hot, and unfortunately many of those temperatures can send you straight to the emergency room.
While I'm with you on the stupid warning labels deal, those labels on microwave packages are actually useful and informative the first time you read them. Not that I use a microwave for anything but thawing frozen jalapenos, though, completely worthless machine I say.
If you want to post this sort of thing and guarantee you won't get a bunch of idiots responding to tell you how stupid your post is (which is what has happened), just compare this sort of tactic to 'burning a cross in their yard'.:)
What happened Bruce? Someone figure out your password finally? That was pure tin-foilness if I ever saw it.
Personally, while I could see someone like SCO and/or those bastards down the street working up a virus to defame us, I don't really think that's likely the case. It's more likely that some teenage punk with too much time on his hands threw it together, and isn't all that happy with SCO anyway.
Of course, what's my opinion matter, I think most viruses are written by McAfee and Norton.
I'd go even further and not run anti-virus software. That's like buying anti-coke from a coke dealer.
When I hear of good OSS anti-virus software, then I'll consider it.:) But I'll consider putting it on my firewall, which is currently a Linksys router (alright, no firewall on it, bang me up). In any case, I'm immune to those Windows viruses anyway.;)
Real simple the cost of doing tech support. DOS can be supported by monkeys. Linux especially for newbies requires a fair amount of explanation and hand-holding.
That's because it's only used by monkeys.
Customer: Oo oo ooo oo oo oo!
Tech Support: Oo oo oo oo ooo ooo oo oo o o ooo o oooo ooo oo oo o o oo.
Customer: Oo oo ooo oo?
Tech Support: Oo oo oo o o ooo oo o o o o oooo oo.
Your name isn't Javier, by any chance, is it? I used to work with a guy named that, and he was the first (and only) person I ever heard about muffler bearings from. Even when I went into exhaust later, the exhaust guys hadn't heard of muffler bearings. Not sure what to conclude from that, of course.:)
*sigh* That's not the problem with software patents.
A patent is supposed to be "give us your designs and we'll give you a temporary monopoly. We can use your designs for non-commercial uses, such as research and experimentation. You can sue the ass out of anybody who builds your device commercially"
So, in that light, shouldn't you have to provide your source code to get the patent?
Contrarily, if you don't want to have your patent expire, you can opt to keep your designs a secret instead. THen you have some limited recourse under trade secret law if your design leaks, but no monopoly, and no other protections.
With software, you can do both! Patent the thing, and keep the design under lock and key. You can also copyright the design itself! Whoopeee!
I feel that all of the people that say this is justified, are the people envisioned when certain framers of the U.S. Constitution said "Those who would trade safety for freedom deserve neither."
Look, bungo, we're not talking about the government tracking every move we make. We're talking about a private business relationship each of us has with a private entity, the grocery store. Some are not willing to take that extra step for the savings promised by the card, others are. The fact is that grocery stores and everyone else that takes credit cards have already been tracking you for years. These discount cards have nothing to do with tracking your every move. They already did that. They're about building a relationship. If you want to build the relationship, do it and get the discount. If not, don't.
The framers of the US Constitution probably also had their favorite tavern or whatever, where everybody knew their name and what they drank.
You may have read it on Fark. Blinker fluid has been flowing around the mechanic business for years. I certainly didn't think it up, and I'm certainly not the first person who's tried to hoax someone with it.:) But my story is true.
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the northstar swap is my favorite
Dude, putting a northstar in a Fiero is like strapping a hamster to a nuke rocket and shooting him at the moon.
That said, I saw a guy at the shop who had an extra northstar stuck in his cadillac, making it all-wheel drive with two engines. That car screamed. No trunk for him, though. Heh.
I'll take a V8 or straight 6 with some torque over that any day...
Heh, why don't you check out the new Sillycars? Toyota's been putting out 200 horsepower 4 cyl engines since they dropped the Supra. That's stock, without turbo. Oh yeah, you can get it with a 6-speed.
The Japanese proved years ago that the number of cylinders wasn't a requisite to power. Their motorbikes have been kicking the ass out of Harley for so many years, it's a wonder Harleys are still around. Except for the small minor fact that a lot of those rice rockets are pretty nasty rides. :) In any case, Toyota and Nissan have been putting out sports cars that Americans have to build 8 cylinders just to keep pace with. You might think they have little dicks...
Hmm, GM had a lot of trouble in the '80s, what with the higher emissions standards and the Japanese kicking our asses left and right, but starting in the early '90s they started building decent shit again. They're building better shit than Ford. Of course, my three-year-old builds better cars with his blocks than Ford does with their manufacturing plants.
My '71 Chevy C-15 has it behind the seat, too. I throw my cigarettes on it. Well, not really, 'cause they'd probably burn the seat. ;) I do tend to lean my head out the window more right after I've filled up, though. I use a paper bag for my gas cap...
Hm, your entire post reads like a Ford apologist.
Back in my mechanic days, I loved Fords. They kept me fed in the wintertime. 'nuff said.
How the hell can a Yugo be worse then a Pinto? The Pinto actually blew up and killed people!
Um, didn't the Yugo blow up too?
I also decided to leave the headlights up. I found that what was causing the motors to fail was they were not waterproofed.
LOL. A water-cooled engine failed because it wasn't waterproofed. That's pretty funny. So you 'decided' to leave the headlights up. Did you make that decision when both headlights still worked?
Hm, in terms of actual miles, I've seen more Accords with high mileage than Toyotas, and typically with higher mileage than Toyotas as well. A few civics, although the punk-ass kids that drive those cars usually tear them up.
Anyway, I've seen a pretty good statistical sampling of cars, but I don't know that it's big enough not to classify as anecdotal. :)
Other casualties of those vampires: your precious MR2, the 300ZX, and eventually the GM F-bodies (Camaro and Firebird).
Hm, last I heard they were still making brand-new camaros, weren't they? The Firebird was just a dressed up camaro... ANyway, GM started pushing the Corvette more because, other than the Supra (now discontinued, in favor of some rockin Sillycars) it was the fastest car you could get from a dealer. The Mister-2 was built brand new into the mid-90s at least, and the 300ZX was phased out because it really was a worthless piece of shit. Toyota was kicking Nissan's ass up and down the racetrack, so Nissan made an almost smart decision and phased out the 300's in favor of the 240SX. THAT car was damn near indestructible, but still gets its ass kicked all the time. Nissan has also been suffering from an identity crisis ever since they took the name "Nissan". Last I heard, they had decided the Maxima would be their sports car. Heh.
I didn't really respect Toyota (after sing a Corolla get accordianed in a low-speed crash) and went with Pontiac
Translated:
I didn't respect toyota when I saw their bottom of the line car get trashed in a low-speed crash, so I went and bought a car made out of plastic and second-rate parts.
I once asked my boss, "If Fieros are such pieces of shit, why don't we get more of them in the shop?" His answer "NOt that many people were stupid enough to buy them."
The jaws of life won't get all the fiberglass shards out of your skull when you get in a low-speed crash. SHoulda bought the 'yota. ;)
Disclaimer: Not only did I used to be a mechanic, I was also a junk-yard parts puller, so as a matter of fact, I did get to see cars covered in blood, and Fieros didn't show up as well as many many many other cars.
As old as your Fiero is, you'd probably have more miles on it if it didn't spend so much time in the shop....
Um, actually it's a Toyota car with Lotus suspension. It's a 'yota engine, 'yota brakes, 'yota body, 'yota electrical systems. Etc.
See, it's got the same motor that they put in the Sillycars starting in '87. The '86 Sillycar, of course, got the Camry 2SE motor. I forget what the new sillycar motor was.
Paul Newman Popcorn. As soon as I removed the package of popcorn from the box, and way before it was near the microwave, I got the warning "CAUTION: BAG IS HOT". Well, it didn't feel hot, and of course there was the warning to remove the plastic before microwaving.
Actually, among the warnings on your hot bag of popcorn is another one that says that hot steam will come out the top and gives precise instructions for opening it.
Those warnings on popcorn are really for people who aren't stupid, just don't know better. How many people know that steam condensing on your arm will cause worse burns than an actual fire? How many of them know that just for steam to condense it has to dump all kinds of heat in the surrounding area, and if that area is your skin you could be going to the emergency room?
Furthermore, how many people that know it have never experienced it, and still wind up burning themselves with steam?
Microwave popcorn, and many many things that are microwavable, come out of the microwave with all kinds of dangerous ways to burn yourself that are not immediately obvious, apparent, or otherwise discoverable without burning yourself.
It's just like metal. Metal can be many temperatures before it starts looking like it's hot, and unfortunately many of those temperatures can send you straight to the emergency room.
While I'm with you on the stupid warning labels deal, those labels on microwave packages are actually useful and informative the first time you read them. Not that I use a microwave for anything but thawing frozen jalapenos, though, completely worthless machine I say.
i would more likely liken them to a small chihuahua with a really deep bark.
I would go further and liken them to the little dog in "Dude, where's my car?"
Hey, a couple of words real quick.
If you want to post this sort of thing and guarantee you won't get a bunch of idiots responding to tell you how stupid your post is (which is what has happened), just compare this sort of tactic to 'burning a cross in their yard'. :)
What happened Bruce? Someone figure out your password finally? That was pure tin-foilness if I ever saw it.
Personally, while I could see someone like SCO and/or those bastards down the street working up a virus to defame us, I don't really think that's likely the case. It's more likely that some teenage punk with too much time on his hands threw it together, and isn't all that happy with SCO anyway.
Of course, what's my opinion matter, I think most viruses are written by McAfee and Norton.
Trojan Man!
I'd go even further and not run anti-virus software. That's like buying anti-coke from a coke dealer.
When I hear of good OSS anti-virus software, then I'll consider it. :) But I'll consider putting it on my firewall, which is currently a Linksys router (alright, no firewall on it, bang me up). In any case, I'm immune to those Windows viruses anyway. ;)
I think, therefore I am an Atheist.
Do you believe in God?
Amokk: I think not!
--Amokk vanishes in a puff of logic--
One more bigoted Atheist vanquished. Those guys are easier to take out than Christians!
Real simple the cost of doing tech support. DOS can be supported by monkeys. Linux especially for newbies requires a fair amount of explanation and hand-holding.
That's because it's only used by monkeys.
Customer: Oo oo ooo oo oo oo!
Tech Support: Oo oo oo oo ooo ooo oo oo o o ooo o oooo ooo oo oo o o oo.
Customer: Oo oo ooo oo?
Tech Support: Oo oo oo o o ooo oo o o o o oooo oo.
--click--
Your name isn't Javier, by any chance, is it? I used to work with a guy named that, and he was the first (and only) person I ever heard about muffler bearings from. Even when I went into exhaust later, the exhaust guys hadn't heard of muffler bearings. Not sure what to conclude from that, of course. :)
Awhile ago? Albertson's purchased Safeway this year! This is all fairly recent stuff, so how long ago do you mean by 'awhile ago'?
*sigh* That's not the problem with software patents.
A patent is supposed to be "give us your designs and we'll give you a temporary monopoly. We can use your designs for non-commercial uses, such as research and experimentation. You can sue the ass out of anybody who builds your device commercially"
So, in that light, shouldn't you have to provide your source code to get the patent?
Contrarily, if you don't want to have your patent expire, you can opt to keep your designs a secret instead. THen you have some limited recourse under trade secret law if your design leaks, but no monopoly, and no other protections.
With software, you can do both! Patent the thing, and keep the design under lock and key. You can also copyright the design itself! Whoopeee!
That's the problem
I feel that all of the people that say this is justified, are the people envisioned when certain framers of the U.S. Constitution said "Those who would trade safety for freedom deserve neither."
Look, bungo, we're not talking about the government tracking every move we make. We're talking about a private business relationship each of us has with a private entity, the grocery store. Some are not willing to take that extra step for the savings promised by the card, others are. The fact is that grocery stores and everyone else that takes credit cards have already been tracking you for years. These discount cards have nothing to do with tracking your every move. They already did that. They're about building a relationship. If you want to build the relationship, do it and get the discount. If not, don't.
The framers of the US Constitution probably also had their favorite tavern or whatever, where everybody knew their name and what they drank.
You may have read it on Fark. Blinker fluid has been flowing around the mechanic business for years. I certainly didn't think it up, and I'm certainly not the first person who's tried to hoax someone with it. :) But my story is true.