To me there are two types of engineers:

I worked in central supply for a hospital; we used to “haze” the new person by pretending to be a doctor calling for a fallopian tube to be brought to a nursing station and then we would giggle when the new person would ask about said tube because he or she couldn’t find it.

Ok, this vs a reliant robin on a rally cross course. I will pay all 3 of my dollars

Use the welder to stick a guy’s wrench to the metal bench - hazing.

When my brother worked at a GM dealership, an older guy had both hands busy installing a starter, and had about an inch of ass crack showing. Someone came along, picked up a 6" ratchet extension, and dropped it in the crack. It stopped right at the hilt, like a piece of crack jewelry. He yelled profanities, but…

We drop a handful or 2 of the wrong size screws or rivets in the new guy’s toolbag or supply cup when they aren’t looking so that later as they are working, they start to pull out the wrong size over and over again.

Indeed, there is some “hazing” that is actually instructional. Like the time a guy on my job walked away from his computer and left it unlocked. We sent the boss an unhinged email from his account questioning his ancestry and attached some porn (late 90's, gov’t computer networks weren’t locked down like they are now)…

And then once everyone’s had a laugh at the victim, you take that person to the pub so they feel part of the group. That’s the key difference between hazing and bullying.

Its a drift car, so linear, low to mid range torque can help you be really smooth. My co-worker is friends with this guy and says his power band is really really linear. The co-worker drifts a 1JZ powered S13 with 400-500 hp, so its a really good comparison.

Agreed. I was sent after imaginary tools and materials more than a few times but I didn’t work with psychopaths.

Putting crazy glue into the locks on his tool box might be highly annoying but laughable later... locked in the trunk of a car and later set on fire... not fun or funny.

I’ve worked at dealerships and yeah we play stupid pranks on each other but I’ve never seen it go past stuff like grease on handles, turning out the lights in the bathroom while someone was in there, farting in someone’s work area and walking away, you know stupid stuff. Lighting on fire, pressure washing, and beating…

I agree, practical jokes are one thing.

As someone in the automotive repair business, I can say the backside of the dealership can be tough and hard on new comers. ummm but nothing like this. Usually few pranks are played, and the newbie is just given extra shit from the others here and there. But seriously, this shop sounds like a bunch of animals.

This makes me irrationally angry.

1JZ is down on displacement compared to a 2JZ, so it’s harder for it to spool a big turbo. Making it laggy on the bottom end. Supercharger provides boost until the turbo gets going.

I think loser is a bit harsh. My guess is the end goal was to be different, not to get the max horsepower.

“I need a new dedicated autocross and hill-climb car that could potentially go to the track some day too.” She says nothing about street legal, and “dedicated” to me says it is a car just for those non-street activities. Thus:

Plenty of old Ford fox bodies to choose from. Mustang aftermarket parts will often fit, offering plenty of stop and plenty of go. Eric the Car Guy has plenty of videos showing such an upgrade. And I feel this will check the ‘unique’ checkbox.

Most of the switches/buttons I deal with are moulded in black plastic. It’s actually more expensive if we have to paint them. Also, $1.25 for higher quality buttons? Are you nuts?! I promise your satisfaction is not worth $1.25/vehicle. That’s a significant cost up.