Recent content by maluckey

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    Thoughts on transmission life, and final-drive ratio

    Yeah, the transmission is cast aluminum, and It's certainly true that the axles are also outside of spec, though I found some axles from a higher-powered, heavier vehicle, and they last longer than the stock parts. As I upgrase one area, it tends to point out the next weakest. Now I'm running...
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    Thoughts on transmission life, and final-drive ratio

    I like the line of thinking! I already run an engine/trans combo that was never intended to be there. Unfortunately, it won't fit (already checked!) I did some thinking about the fact the the differential is said to be virtually indestructible, and that leads me to thinking that maybe the...
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    Thoughts on transmission life, and final-drive ratio

    Sorry! Forgot to mention that it's a transaxle. That was a BIG omission on my part.
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    Thoughts on transmission life, and final-drive ratio

    Actual transmission rating. It's already assumed that the unit will fail sooner that if within the ratings. Just trying to figure out the better choice of the two
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    Thoughts on transmission life, and final-drive ratio

    Both manual transmissions Other than the fact they are far outside of spec, which means that their lifespan is limited (to Billb's point, which is assumed) , are you saying that they will fail in the same manner? Can you expand on that?
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    Thoughts on transmission life, and final-drive ratio

    OK, This one has bugged me for years, but finally got around to posting it. The reason is because I'm more than doubling torque ratings on my car, and as it gets older, transmissions won't be cheap. Let's say that you have two transmissions, for this exercise, rated at 166 pounds feet torque...
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    4 U.S. governors on jobs: Not enough (qualified/skilled) workers

    Yup, welcome to the new an improved GLOBAL economy that we've been sold. I'm a civilian nowadays, and found a job that allows me to succeed by force of willpower and sheer work volume. I make more than enough to retire early. The work is draining, and around 50 -plus hours per week. Not...
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    4 U.S. governors on jobs: Not enough (qualified/skilled) workers

    http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/walmart/walmart-finds-stem-workers-at-its-stores-computerworld/ No shortage if they're stocking shelves I'd say. Lots of Visa STEM work at Walmart, but Walmart decided to look internally and found thousands. M
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    Conflict Free Marijuana

    Fair response I'd say. Not get in bed with....that's gross. First as competitors, then subsidiaries. Cartels still bring in tons of weed into weed friendly states. They still DO smuggle in liquor and just about anything that they can. They don't pay taxes on anything, and labor cost...
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    Conflict Free Marijuana

    In fact, it has happened. How many alcoholics brew their own beer? How many heroin junkies will cultivate their own poppies. How many people grow their own tobacco for cigarettes even? How naieve and gullible do we have to be....here, let me help you out. Even stoners are worried about...
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    Conflict Free Marijuana

    Quite possibly the most naïve post that I have ever seen on this forum. The OP says that the cartels will suddenly not be criminals if we legalize everything..... Criminalism 101 says they will take over the drug trade, squeeze out EVERYONE (by force if need be), rase the prices and be...
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    Would You Parole This Woman?

    Nice how the far left is so forgiving of abortion, drugs, prostitution, racism (College "Safe" areas and "safe" speech), Black Lives Matter, and just about everything else, but not ready to believe that people are worth anything. Maybe that's why they're so OK with personal self-destruction...
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    My GLH made 290whp.

    Yes Gus is no longer with us. He inspired me to buld my ride, a 2500 lb, (with fuel and full interir) 271 WHP/322 Torque, fun machine. I figured that I already had the car, might as well make it fun. M
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    what about think you turkey in kurdish people

    I think that the Kurds should give up trying to annex parts of Turkey, and that the all Kurds supporting the PKK should be hunted down and imprisoned, and their money distributed to others in need. Terror is terror, regardless of the nation. Kurdistan is not innocent in this mess. Kurds...
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    Walmart pulls out of building 2 of the 5 stores in DC

    http://news.walmart.com/news-archive/2016/01/15/walmart-continues-sharpened-focus-on-portfolio-management So, 23 Neighborhood Markets, 12 Supercenters 4 Sams Club and all of the gas-station-style mini-formats. 269 stores worldwide out of 11600 stores. Just 2 percent of all stores A drop...