I guess 20 isn't horrible.. but that's still effed up.

With me not being near any large body's of water, 20F isn't bad at all. But the fact that the ppl could hear me knock tell's me they can hear their dog. I assume they where trying to punish their dog or something. I told the bitch take better care of your dog.

Good for you.

I got so much done durring my vacation It's silly. Not too much physically done, but manageing household funds is on lockdown.

I did excelent last year investment wise, going to take care of some debt this next week and free up a LOT of money per month.

I feel like I just woke up from a coma, I never get hangovers but that bottle of crown and my stomach didn't agree with eachother

I blame the mixer

Simple Crown and Coke, mostly Crown, a little Coke for flavor

We got a pair of ~500W heat lamps for the pooches when it gets cold out; keeps the patio mighty nice even when the temps drop to the upper 20's, but I agree that is a messed up situation

If it happens again at least pressure them to put a shock collar on the dog

How's the head? Is that little bugger in your head still swingin' the sledge hammer?

Me head was fine, I've never gotten a hangover but my stomach was upset and I was running a fever

Translation, I've never been drunk.

Just wait, you'll get older some day and everything changes

I have on many occasions, never had a reaction like that, I am assuming it was old ice or something else I ate

Well, crap, my main SPL competitor just bought a DD 99Z12...

Guess l have my work cut out for this season.

For that fricking money I could buy a car

Crush him with teh BTL, it can me done

Lol you should recone the BTL to look like a funky pup

Too bad I didn't get a dustcap when they were available

I got some.

Surround change?

Nope. Different drivers. Notice one has a paper cone and the other two have poly cones.

I may have to get some of those stickers made

Lolz

Fucking spam bots are getting more clever.

10 point warning, just because they pissed me off

We are getting close to 75 bogus accounts a day that are not validating.

There were 105 trying to validate on CLZZ earlier today

Damnit, and some still pass the tests and get to post.

Most do not, I'm surprised those few that made topics were able to get through

Those are probably human that get all the way through, but we have to comb through and approve the real accounts.

I got so much done durring my vacation It's silly. Not too much physically done, but manageing household funds is on lockdown.

I did excelent last year investment wise, going to take care of some debt this next week and free up a LOT of money per month.

What do you invest in?

Brad,

You may find this interesting.. as did I http://atheistsnever.com/

We got a pair of ~500W heat lamps for the pooches when it gets cold out; keeps the patio mighty nice even when the temps drop to the upper 20's, but I agree that is a messed up situation

If it happens again at least pressure them to put a shock collar on the dog

This particular dog bark's all the time, but any other time of day I could care less. I am the night patrol though, I will go confront any neighbor that's causing a distubance . It's usaully young ppl that have no clue and are either bumping music in the middle of the night or ppl that locked their dog outside for some stupid reason.

I don't think it's cruel to leave your dog outside, they can handle it no problem. But ppl with outdoor dog's have them trained to be so, without causing a nuisance.

My dog can't handle MN winter without shelter. Very few caves in my yard and the raccoons are pretty big

We got a pair of ~500W heat lamps for the pooches when it gets cold out; keeps the patio mighty nice even when the temps drop to the upper 20's, but I agree that is a messed up situation

If it happens again at least pressure them to put a shock collar on the dog

This particular dog bark's all the time, but any other time of day I could care less. I am the night patrol though, I will go confront any neighbor that's causing a distubance . It's usaully young ppl that have no clue and are either bumping music in the middle of the night or ppl that locked their dog outside for some stupid reason.

I don't think it's cruel to leave your dog outside, they can handle it no problem. But ppl with outdoor dog's have them trained to be so, without causing a nuisance.

My dog was raised outside. First winter in a shack and then in a doghouse. Brought it here from the country house and no matter what weather she sleeps outside, in the doghouse

Amusingly enough she doesn't want to come inside the house when the door is open.

A production EcoBoost V-6 engine, serial number 448AA, was randomly selected off the assembly line at Ford’s Cleveland engine plant. The dual-overhead-cam power plant was shipped to dynamometer cell 36B in the Ford Dearborn engine labs and run for 300 hours to replicate the equivalent of 150,000 customer miles, including repeated temperature-shock runs when the engine was cooled to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit and then heated to 235 degrees.

The engine was then shipped to Ford's Kansas City truck plant and installed in an F-150 4X4 crew-cab pickup. It was driven to Nygaard Timber in Astoria, Ore., and put to work as a log skidder, dragging a total of 110,000 pounds of logs across the ground to demonstrate its 420 pounds-feet of torque.

From there, the truck was driven across the country to Homestead Miami Speedway, where it was hooked up to a trailer carrying two of Richard Petty’s Ford Fusion racecars, a load of 11,300 pounds, and run continuously around the track for 24 hours, averaging 82 mph and covering 1,607 miles.

It was then taken to Davis Dam in Arizona, where it bested both the 5.3-liter Chevy Silverado V-8 and the Ram 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 in an uphill towing contest pulling 9,000 pounds up a 6 percent grade on Highway 68.

Finally, the 3.5-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost engine was shipped to Mike McCarthy’s race shop in Wickenburg, Ariz., and installed in his 7,100-pound F-150 race truck. McCarthy practiced locally for 1,200 miles and raced the truck in the SCORE Baja 1000, the toughest off-road race in North America, finishing first overall in the new Stock Engine class after 1,062 race miles.

McCarthy said the engine’s fuel economy was so good compared with his previous V-8 engines that he was able to skip two planned fuel stops during the Baja event, which helped him win the class.

After Baja, the thoroughly thrashed and raced engine was shipped back to Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., and dyno-tested once again. It was found to produce 364 horsepower and 420 pounds-feet of torque, just one horsepower less than its rating and exactly the same output as its nominal torque rating, according to Ford.

A leakdown test was performed to measure how well the engine’s 24 intake and exhaust valves and piston rings were still able to seal the cylinders. One cylinder was found to have a cautionary 13 percent air loss past the combustion chamber’s seals, while all other cylinders were acceptable with single digits of air leakage.

Oil pressure at idle on the dyno was normal, in the mid-40 psi range.

After the dyno, engine 448AA, which had never been opened or inspected, was shipped to the Detroit auto show where, on Saturday, it was torn down for inspection in front of a live audience of more than a thousand Ford engine enthusiasts and their families.

...

During the tear-down, engineers Steve Matera, Kirk Sheffer and Jeanne Wei organized the parts and made some key measurements.

Valve lash, which measures valvetrain clearance between the camshafts and valves, was checked at 0.17 mm on the intakes and 0.38 mm on the exhausts. That’s well within normal range for both, according to Ford. Crankshaft end play was measured at 0.12 mm, also acceptable.

The timing chain, which controls valve timing and synchronizes engine operation, was still within normal tolerances. With age, a timing belt loses tension, and a hydraulically operated timing chain tensioner is used to compensate for slack. The tensioner has 10 teeth that work like a ratchet to maintain tension. The EcoBoost V-6 used three teeth, well within the timing chain’s operating specs.

This is the kind of publicity stunt I like

A production EcoBoost V-6 engine, serial number 448AA, was randomly selected off the assembly line at Ford’s Cleveland engine plant. The dual-overhead-cam power plant was shipped to dynamometer cell 36B in the Ford Dearborn engine labs and run for 300 hours to replicate the equivalent of 150,000 customer miles, including repeated temperature-shock runs when the engine was cooled to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit and then heated to 235 degrees.

The engine was then shipped to Ford's Kansas City truck plant and installed in an F-150 4X4 crew-cab pickup. It was driven to Nygaard Timber in Astoria, Ore., and put to work as a log skidder, dragging a total of 110,000 pounds of logs across the ground to demonstrate its 420 pounds-feet of torque.

From there, the truck was driven across the country to Homestead Miami Speedway, where it was hooked up to a trailer carrying two of Richard Petty’s Ford Fusion racecars, a load of 11,300 pounds, and run continuously around the track for 24 hours, averaging 82 mph and covering 1,607 miles.

It was then taken to Davis Dam in Arizona, where it bested both the 5.3-liter Chevy Silverado V-8 and the Ram 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 in an uphill towing contest pulling 9,000 pounds up a 6 percent grade on Highway 68.

Finally, the 3.5-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost engine was shipped to Mike McCarthy’s race shop in Wickenburg, Ariz., and installed in his 7,100-pound F-150 race truck. McCarthy practiced locally for 1,200 miles and raced the truck in the SCORE Baja 1000, the toughest off-road race in North America, finishing first overall in the new Stock Engine class after 1,062 race miles.

McCarthy said the engine’s fuel economy was so good compared with his previous V-8 engines that he was able to skip two planned fuel stops during the Baja event, which helped him win the class.

After Baja, the thoroughly thrashed and raced engine was shipped back to Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., and dyno-tested once again. It was found to produce 364 horsepower and 420 pounds-feet of torque, just one horsepower less than its rating and exactly the same output as its nominal torque rating, according to Ford.

A leakdown test was performed to measure how well the engine’s 24 intake and exhaust valves and piston rings were still able to seal the cylinders. One cylinder was found to have a cautionary 13 percent air loss past the combustion chamber’s seals, while all other cylinders were acceptable with single digits of air leakage.

Oil pressure at idle on the dyno was normal, in the mid-40 psi range.

After the dyno, engine 448AA, which had never been opened or inspected, was shipped to the Detroit auto show where, on Saturday, it was torn down for inspection in front of a live audience of more than a thousand Ford engine enthusiasts and their families.

...

During the tear-down, engineers Steve Matera, Kirk Sheffer and Jeanne Wei organized the parts and made some key measurements.

Valve lash, which measures valvetrain clearance between the camshafts and valves, was checked at 0.17 mm on the intakes and 0.38 mm on the exhausts. That’s well within normal range for both, according to Ford. Crankshaft end play was measured at 0.12 mm, also acceptable.

The timing chain, which controls valve timing and synchronizes engine operation, was still within normal tolerances. With age, a timing belt loses tension, and a hydraulically operated timing chain tensioner is used to compensate for slack. The tensioner has 10 teeth that work like a ratchet to maintain tension. The EcoBoost V-6 used three teeth, well within the timing chain’s operating specs.

This is the kind of publicity stunt I like

Wow! Now if the Taurus was lighter and came in a 6 speed manual.

It'll never have a manual and while I hate the weight, you can't complain about a 12 second sedan that gets 30mpg.

While I am a huge Ford fan, any engine produced now-a-days should be able to perform just the same.

any engine produced now-a-days should be able to perform just the same.

I was about to say that.

Given the fact that it was tested with some supervision, I bet it received correct servicing and because it changed home so many times, at least the cooling system was always up to par.

The comparisons to V8's are there to help change mentality.

Hence the publicity stunt statement

If you add it up there's less than 175,000 miles total on the engine

It'll never have a manual and while I hate the weight, you can't complain about a 12 second sedan that gets 30mpg.

While I am a huge Ford fan, any engine produced now-a-days should be able to perform just the same.

True and true. Now if they would shoehorn that engine into the Focus along with the AWD.

Hence the publicity stunt statement

If you add it up there's less than 175,000 miles total on the engine

x2 on both accounts

Waves crashing about 70 ft from my window. Unobstructed view and doors wide open

Where are the pictures

Goddamn I hate coming back to work.

J

The first week back from vacation always feels like a week of monday's for me. Even then, the vacation is still worth it.

Shit the first 2 weeks around here man.

J

How's the head? Is that little bugger in your head still swingin' the sledge hammer?

Me head was fine, I've never gotten a hangover but my stomach was upset and I was running a fever

Translation, I've never been drunk.

Just wait, you'll get older some day and everything changes

I have on many occasions, never had a reaction like that, I am assuming it was old ice or something else I ate

The only time i've ever gotten a hangover was from half a bottle of crown and half a bottle of silver tequila...

I was sick for about 3 days straight..

Yuck

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