I want one too. Leaving this here so we can all understand just what it means to be a true Jalop:

$35k purchase price =/= $35k yearly maintenance bill.

This is solidly in “because you can” territory.

Imagine how the Materials Engineer in me feels. It’s ok though, I’m numb to it at this point.

I feel like sous vide is the least easy way to use Sodium Citrate to melt cheese. The way I’ve always done it is to dissolve the salt in a small amount of hot water, then whisk in cheese until I hit my desired consistency. It takes 5-10 minutes including getting you pan out, and heating up the water, and I feel like…

I always just used the tire. Worked just fine.

At first, sure, but it won’t take long at all for stock shocks to meet their end with this kind of loading. The sort of owner that lets things go in their air suspension would certainly not keep up with their damper maintenance.

I had one of these. Columbus, Ohio, February. Roads are clear but no road salt had gone down yet. Driving my Sister’s 2000 Sentra, which had been purchased not a week prior.

The US actually had a third bomb ready to go, but obviously it was never used.

I’ll buy from Rockauto or the dealership parts counter until Amazon can reign in the incorrect application information on their parts. There have been too many instances of Amazon parts being completely wrong for my cars and being listed as a perfect fit. Autozone’s website has similar issues, but I can walk to my…

I do this all the time, but only because the Mazda2 is so comically underpowered that you basically need to floor it through 2 gears to safely merge with SoCal traffic.

Revisiting this after pulling mine out for breakfast this morning, they also make great saute pans. You can blast them with high heat like cast iron, but they’re light enough that you won’t kill your wrist tossing vegetables.

It mostly comes down to mass. You pretty much hit it on the head with your guesses.

I like the Debuyer stuff, but I’ve also used a cheap no-name restaurant supply model with nearly identical results. They’re stamped carbon steel, so there’s not a whole lot you can do to screw them up. I have a few and they’re great for searing things that I don’t want to cook a lot. You get that immediate, violent…

Once you get up around 225# or so in your squat or deadlift regular running shoes designed for cushioning will feel squirmy and unstable, and will hamper your form.

Just on the Tensile tester. It’s a computer that probably has one program on it, is likely not connected to any network, and is specifically used to operate a piece of equipment more expensive than your car. No need for anything fancier than XP.

I’m surprised a 996 Turbo or GT3 wasn’t on the list. It’s right at that budget, doesn’t have the IMS issue like the rest of the 996/969 cars, and they’ll push all of the buttons you might have as a driving enthusiast. I’d go with the Turbo if you’re all about the acceleration, and the GT3 for the corner junkie.

Didn’t you bring any extra rear lower control arms? Seriously though, that’s not a showstopper by any means, it just throws off your camber, and maybe your toe in the rear. I’m pretty heavily involved in Baja SAE competitions (now as an organizer and inspector, and formerly as a student competitior) and you’d be…

Not necessarily, but they’d damn well better measure when they bake.

I’m a fan of Carbon Steel myself (more specifically the Baking Steel Griddle, or a DeBuyer Blue Steel Pan). Similar thermal mass to Cast Iron, with better thermal conductivity for even better searing.