Ace-Garageguy

If it's so modest, it shouldn't be hard to figure out what the per-member ad revenue averages out to, and give the option to people who hate ads to pay that amount not to see them. I'm hardly a website or forum specialist, but I have encountered websites and forums where ads are not displayed if a viewer/member satisfies one or several criteria. You would, of course, have to come up with a way to block access to anyone who isn't paying and IS running an ad-blocker...because people cheat. I have no idea, naturally, if your site software can support anything like this.

"Also ran" isn't where you want to be in the race results.

IIRC, the Bright Angel Lodge on the South Rim is quite similar in architecture to the one that just burned, but always seemed to me to be significantly more crowded.

Conditioner for hair is something I've never seen the need for.

Yup, the Bean Bandits were legend even way back in the early days. I've never seen one of their cars up close, but remember frequent articles in Hot Rod and other publications featuring their accomplishments. I sure wish I'd been born early enough to have lived through that era of racing first-hand.

Bought a light button-front cotton-blend shirt (made in India) that seemed like it should be great for hiking. Didn't notice it in the store, but when I got it home it smelled like it had been pickled with essence of Vietnamese stink bugs, one of the smells I hate most on the planet. Maybe it'll wash out, as I'd kinda like to get more if it turns out to be as breathable and quick-drying as it seems like it'll be. I've had similar-weight 100% cotton Indian-made shirts before and I really liked them, but this is a polyester blend, so who knows...

Pork barbeque with sides of beans, potato salad, coleslaw, pickles, and an icy cold beer sure slow you down on a hot summer afternoon.

Same old same old. Forecast high 94F, which means it'll be well over 100 in the shop this PM. Popup t-storms also forecast, probably just enough to drive the humidity way up with little to no cooling. This is standard summer here...no better, no worse. I need to go back to getting to work by 06:30, but it's not as easy to do as it was back in 2011.

Sorry, that's not what I meant. There is a way to pay for a subscription to the magazine. If it's not working, it's most likely a temporary glitch, and I'm sure the management appreciates you bringing it to their attention. BUT...what I meant is that there's no SEPARATE way to pay for access to the website that removes the ads...which I would be happy to do IF it was an option.

People supposedly taste more like pork than chicken.

Terminated is what terminators did to huemanns, and for the most part I don't blame them.

There's no way to pay at the moment, but it's good you think it's worth paying for. Maybe more people will speak up...

Unfortunately though, the way the world works, using an ad-blocker while viewing this site deprives MCM from earning any income from you looking at it, as Google pays for ad views...and if you're blocking them, you're not viewing them. This is why I've advocated for members to elect to PAY for access to the site if they hate ads as much as I do. So far, it's been a no-go. The reason I didn't lose all my photos when the PhotoBucket debacle went down is because I'd always PAID to use it, so I wouldn't have to see the advertising that made it available to FREE users. Only the free-riders had their content dumped. But most people seem to expect everything for nothing.

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Sets of 4 tires that match are hard to come by for those of us who buy takeoffs.

If I'm understanding the plumbing in that setup correctly, all three turbines are driven directly all the time by engine exhaust straight from the exhaust ports. The two compressor outputs farthest from the engine are directed into the compressor inlet of the unit closer to the engine, where it's compressed further, achieving even higher pressure at its compressor outlet...and the plumbing from that outlet is missing in the photo. Presumably the output from the third compressor...the one closest to the engine...would be directed to an intercooler before being delivered to the intake manifold. That's not the layout of the sequential system I was referring to. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This is closer to what I was referring to, where the smaller turbo on the right spools up faster, giving some boost al lower RPM, and as engine speed increases and exhaust gas volume and heat climb, the larger turbo on the left begins to provide increased boost. EDIT: The illustration below is missing some elements and can be somewhat confusing as a consequence. Just goes to show that as usual, everything posted on the internet isn't necessarily absolutely correct information. SEE VIDEO BELOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__xVz4G-uZo&ab_channel=MarineEngineeringHub

Out on the curb next to the mailbox post is where nice Mr. Postman was dropping my packages for a while.

Not a "multi", but the WW II P-47 Thunderbolt used a huge turbocharger to boost the power at altitude of it's big radial Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp.

This is what I was referring to when I wrote "...but GM's gutless posture in the face of Nader's (and the hysterical yapping media's) largely exaggerated attack was what ultimately doomed the car." GM lacked the nads to vigorously defend the Corvair on its merits, which were plentiful, instead resorting to personal attacks on Nader. Even though the second generation Corvair was much more advanced technically than the Camaro/Firebird that followed, could have been further developed into a truly world-class sports car, and the first rounds of tooling and development cost were most likely amortized by '69, management wanted to get away from the stink they'd poured all over themselves with their shameful response to Nader, and let a great car die...hence the focus on the F-platform. EDIT: Driving a 180 HP '65 Turbo Corvair Corsa or a 140 HP 4X1bbl Corvair Corsa, or even the 150 HP first-gen '64 Turbo Spyder, if you never have...and if you understand and appreciate what "handling" is...will make you wonder "why, if the US was capable of making something so nimble and light and quick, did they continue to focus on front-engined grossly understeering bloated tanks?"

If you saw the thick sticky sludge that came out of the fuel tank, you'd think this one ran on rotting garbage...or rubber cement. Maybe it really is a "runs on anything" Mr. Fusion-powered one...

I fergit who first came up with it (Porsche 959??), but I always kinda liked the sequential twin-turbo setups that used a small one to make boost early, and a larger one to really pour on the coal as revs came up. Better low-end throttle response, flatter power and torque curves, etc.