Far from unusual. Big, scary dogs that are well-socialized always seem to have an especially strong attraction to little girls. It's a great confidence-builder for kids in general.

Nowhere in my statement did I blame the Whitehouse. They've done the best they can. In my opinion, somebody needs to lock all the doors to congress and burn the whole thing down with the fuckers still inside.

It is also really uncomfortable for how large a plane it is. It makes the A350 seem like a Rolls Royce in comparison. The overhead bins are also pathetically small for, again, such a big aircraft. Have you ever sat in one and noticed how absurdly, unnecessarily tall the ceiling above the seats is? I was travelling in…

Another bunch of stupid fucking rednecks who thinks that all you need to go fast is power. It's the exact same mistake made by those Hinson Motorsports idiots with their Corvette last year: not enough attention paid to aerodynamics. No respect for physics, no understanding of airflow. The driver deserved every ounce…

How about the FAILED F-35 program? More than a trillion dollars flushed down the toilet on a bird that can't fly. Even if it wasn't so deeply flawed, what do we need another air superiority fighter for? Are the terrorists going to start attacking America's shores in MIG-35s? Is China going to suddenly go insane and…

Woa! I've never heard of a thrown rod causing a block to split. What engine/drive-train did you see that happen to? In my case the block is really strong and the rod is reasonably weak so I doubt it could have happened to me. However I could totally imagine that happening in an aluminum engine block with forged steel…

Jesus Christ. This animal is a goner.

You are mostly correct in your assertion. The Common Block was not featured in any 1988 model cars. However there were Common Block engines built in 1988.

Good luck with it mate! If you don't want to go the DIY ECU route (it is a pain in the ass) but still want great tunability then you definitely need to talk to Shel-Game (Rob). His products have been continually evolving these past few years and he long ago surpassed FWDperformance in terms of sophistication and…

"men should learn to police their own goddamn behavior and the behavior of their neighbors"

Hydraulic lock is a unique kind of destructive force in engines. Like you mention, one would expect to see a lot more heat-based damage in a motor that was so thoroughly destroyed. The piston broke so cleanly and the metal shows so little signs of burning that it really is disconcerting to behold.

Haha, that kicks so much ass. I bet that 600 was fun. Those were very, very lightweight cars and the TI had a torque band that felt like an electric motor.

SeaAnemone is wrong. Not all fiber is created equally. There is a HUGE variation in the different substances that nutrition labels will call "dietary fiber". For instance, those pour-in fiber supplements you'll see advertised everywhere. Products like "Benefiber" are total horse-shit. Yes, the components in it…

Don't I know it. Ironically enough, I was taking a class called "Fluid Power" at the time that engine ate itself. I had become well-educated as to just how colon collapsingly brutal fluid shock-waves can be. My Prof showed us a picture of what happened to a guy's hand that had been wrapped around a high-pressure…

"I also have a brand new (not reman) TII short engine still in the Mopar parts factory crate in my garage"

The damage was fucking epic. I've seen many Chrysler 2.2 turbo engines driven to destruction. I've seen them snap rods and do dyno pulls on 3 cylinders. Still, I've never seen one grenade itself as badly as mine did. The non-compressability of water is a truly potent force.

I once purchased a 1987 LeBaron Turbo hard-top from a fellow for $174. He had done a wiring harness swap in order to convert the car to Turbo II status and never managed to get it running. I slapped the cash in his hand, threw the car on a trailer, got it home, and tore it apart. I knew I was in trouble when I opened…

"We don't know exactly what happened in the Sixties"

You Lambo defenders are so, so wrong.

Oh yes, as soon as the sock came off she would spring back to full working order as if nothing had happened. I think she kindof enjoyed doing it though because she was such an attention whore. It would always get people/pets to pay attention to her. She never made her "distressed meow" during her bouts of 'paralysis',…