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  1. I think it's just trying to be cute. I wouldn't read too much into it. Plus, they have pie. Which I don't think is a geometry thing.
    Uh, the Koffee Kup Kafe, all lined up on the sign so it clearly reads KKK, is just trying to be cute? Let's agree to disagree there.
  2. 2 hours ago, Johnny Sack said:

    Yep.  Go rent a house or condo in Telluride or Aspen.   All the shit you want to do is there. Plus good dining and spa shit.  

    Telluride is far superior to Aspen if 4 wheeling is on the agenda.  So many great trails in that part of the state.  And, as you mentioned, great food choices.

  3. 2 hours ago, Gravy Train said:

     


    The turbos are a practical bargain, considering SRM makes a cartridge section and compressor cover that drops in. It's having to spend the same amount of money on downpipes and again in labor to get it all buttoned up that's frustrating.

    I have a friend at SRM who's writing their tunes now. You should see what our cars are capable of on E85.

    Then again, it now takes a Stage-2 RS7 to keep up with a M5 Comp and a flash to the Bimmer results in low 10s, nothing else needed.

     

    Yeah, these cars can put down some ridiculous numbers.  I was really only considering an APR Stage I tune.  Didn't want to go nuts.  But the cost of replacing turbos (quoted at around $8k from my indie shop - same guy that would be doing the tune) made the decision for me.  Faster would be fun, but like I said, I've yet to run into a situation where I didn't have enough power, unless you count the one time I was going up I-70 behind an E63s and couldn't keep up when he opened it up.

  4. We call SAP “Stop All Progress”. The only thing worse than it is our purchasing folks who sit on PO’s until our contractors take other work and we are left searching for another contractor or having to re-bid the job.
    I think purchasing departments feel their role in organizations is to bring progress to a grounding halt.
  5. 7 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

    we nailed the hatch a couple of years ago and for about a 3 hour stretch we were just laughing so hard our stomachs hurt. it was just too stupid.

     

    Yeah, we've only truly hit the hatch once, several years ago.  We were a few days late last year, but still plenty of action.

  6. 13 minutes ago, G650 said:

    Eh, I'm not sure about that is entirely accurate. In theory yeah, but people discount the 'in control' bit. I've built some motors pushing the 1400bhp mark that are essentially useless for the vast majority of drivers and would frankly scare the shit out of them. Everyone feels like they want to go faster until they cross that very fine line to too fast and then it's PTSD every time you are behind the wheel.

    True.  They want to go faster until they hit that point.

     

    My wife used to think my car was too fast for her.  Then, a few weeks ago I took her SUV and the kids and we went on a road trip with my dad for 6 days.  When we got back, we were going somewhere in my car and out of the blue she said "I love driving your car".  Uh, oh.

  7. 2 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

    yep, crazy drunk. supposedly when she dies they're going to lose the license to run that jet boat which is a damn shame. 

    Leroy always told people that the lease expired when he did, so I'm not sure what the deal is with it.  Glad it's still there for now, though.  We floated down there last summer during the Salmonfly hatch.  

  8. 2 hours ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

    i'm 1.5 hours from the gunny and float it annually (although always day floats from smith fork down to pleasure park or pleasure park down)...have camped in the canyon but haven't been able to do the multi-day fishing trip yet. tentative summer plan...leaving CO and headed to pinedale, fish for 3 days, then headed to paradise valley to fish for another 3 days. want to do 1 day at a spring creek, guided floats the rest.

    Gunny from Smith Fork to the PP is one of my favorite places on earth.  So beautiful and so damn many fish in there.

     

    Were you ever able to run up the river in a jet boat with Leroy?  He died a couple years ago but was the owner of the PP.  His wife owns it now.  He was a fucking character.  On the water by 5:30 and drunk by 1 or 2 every day.  

  9. 6 minutes ago, G650 said:

    Just driving it should dissuade you

    True, but everyone wants to go faster.  That said, I think I've found my limit as far as how fast I want a car that I drive on the street.  I've yet to find a situation where I do not have enough power.

  10. 3 hours ago, HoustonHorn said:

    Fuck its fun to drive. Even at 80mph it will put your head into the headrest getting to 100+. And I've been taking it easy, not slamming the accelerator to the floor. Breaking it in before I try out launch mode.

    Not going to go with the tune just yet. Need to race against my boss with his Porsche 911 Turbo (I will lose, but probably not embarrassed) and another co-workers Jaguar F-Type (will be close).

    Since the engine is the same as the 850i, here's what I've found as far as potential performance upgrades. Pretty significant increase in HP and torque.

    https://www.motor1.com/news/302694/g-power-bmw-m850i/

    https://www.bmwblog.com/2019/04/29/video-br-performance-tune-takes-bmw-m850i-xdrive-to-680-hp/

    https://carbuzz.com/news/modified-bmw-m850i-packs-more-power-than-m8-competition

     

    Researching the cost of new turbos is what dissuaded me from a tune.  Not that I need one anyway.

  11. 10 hours ago, RaylanGivens said:

    It's a single barrel, like other single barrels, you got one that wasn't up to standard. It may get better once it's been open a while.

    Yep, that's why I suggested that I might have gotten a bad barrel.  Or the whole run is bad.  I won't ever find out because I won't spend another $50 on this stuff.

  12. Reading a lot of good things about the Falken AT3Ws.  They might be the new leader in the clubhouse.  I have read the same things about Duratrac's sidewalls.  I think they're out of contention.

  13. 11 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:

    Spencer was gonna file suit on the NCAA because of his Willie Lyles bullshit he was pulling with the USC kid.  That’s what got him sideways with Joe I think.  I can’t remember, but I feel like they made some dough on the Raiders at one point too.  The show got kinda woke for me towards the end.  It used to be about excess and tits...LOTS OF TITS.  When the tits stopped showing up is when the show got woke and started to suck.

    Every show that is initially about tits starts to suck when the tits disappear.  Just look at GOT.

  14. 2 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

    So I’ll be about an hours train ride from Stuttgart for the next 6 days. Porsche museum?

    We will be there in a couple months.  Definitely doing Porsche museum as well as Mercedes museum.  

  15. 1 hour ago, texasdago said:

    Any of you losers hit up A-Basin?

    I'll never understand the folks who want to be the first skier up the mountain when only 1 run is open and virtually no snow cover.  

     

    To each his own.  

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  16. 10 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

    The Duratracs are better in the slushy stuff, but they have very weak sidewalls. K02 are basically the opposite. Great in the dry and probably the strongest sidewalls on an A/T.

    K02 have been great in southern Utah and Big Bend.

    Both are Load Range E LT tires.  How would the Duratracs have such weak sidewalls?

  17. 2 hours ago, bigshark88 said:

    Opinions are like assholes but I like the Michelin LTX A/T2s.  Good bite on a slimy boat ramp or the two track leading to the deer lease with absolutely zero road noise.  I am a big fan of the Michelin LTX series overall.  As long as you rotate and document the rotations the warranty is really strong. 

    If you were looking for something more aggressive I plan on putting a set of Goodyear DuraTracs on my weekend Jeep Wrangler when the current BFGs run out.  Wrangler guys seem to love the DuraTracs as a crossover tire for daily driving and wheeling.  Just some thoughts; I am not a tire expert.  

    Yeah, leaning towards either KO2s or Duratracs right now.  I want the Snow & Ice rating since we're in the mountains a lot and the Michelins don't have it for some reason.  And I want something a little more aggressive on the LC.  Love the LTX M/S2 that we have on the wife's SUV.  They are great tires.

  18. 3 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said:

    From what little I've read, there's a lot to be intrigued about when it comes to an electric pickup (monster acceleration, tons of torque, lots of storage space, all kinds of device charging ability, fantastic towing capability, etc., etc.), but the one thing that really worries the off-road inclined commentators is the fact that the battery components are all located down low . . . close to the road, the dust, the dirt, the rocks, the WATER, etc.  So the housing for the battery/electric system had better be impregnable or there will be problems with taking that vehicle off-road.  

    But if they figure that out, the low COG will be great for offroading.

  19. On 10/13/2019 at 2:06 PM, bigshark88 said:

    Got a pic of my Tundra doing its truck thing this weekend 66e450c183d94f376ca9dd13ecffc00c.jpg

    Just picked up a set of those rims to put on the Landcruiser.  Should be a nice upgrade over my stock wheels.  Now I need some new rubber.

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