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Fritz · #**4661** 06-30-2011, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Lupin..the..3rd

Fo shizzle. Don't forget that Iran was selected to vice-chair this same UN Disarmament Conference in 2006. What a joke.

http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/ira...nt_commission/

It's like giving your short bus step sister a reading at your wedding. It makes them feel involved and keeps them quiet, but everyone else knows it's just for show and they aren't doing anything meaningful.

joep · #**4662** 06-30-2011, 01:02 PM

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/...hout-a-License

Trak Ratt · #**4663** 06-30-2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Fritz

It's like giving your short bus step sister a reading at your wedding. It makes them feel involved and keeps them quiet, but everyone else knows it's just for show and they aren't doing anything meaningful.

You have a step sister

onboost · #**4664** 06-30-2011, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jerome951

We missed the other fail here... He's not wearing a harness or seatbelt!!!

He is clearly wearing a seat belt, stock 3 point.

Lupin..the..3rd · #**4665** 06-30-2011, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by AJ986S

Interesting discussion. I wonder if some of the posts could be moved to a separate thread about rod bolt stress....to take some stress off the FAIL thread.

No, it's counter-intuitive, don't you see? Those posts actually reduce stress on the FAIL thread.

onboost · #**4666** 06-30-2011, 03:04 PM

The 3.2 and 3.3 engines use the same rod/rod bolts. Rod bolt failures were commonly known in some early 3.2 engines that suffered over-rev causing the rod bolts to stretch.

Also if I'm not mistaken, the mechanical loading that the rod bolts are holding against would be the inertia of the piston on its upward stroke x piston mass, thus the only thing affecting this load would be that piston mass coupled with engine speed. Add to this the velocity of which a modified Turbo can increase this engine speed, and you have the potential to cause rod bolt failure.

I guess what we don't know is if his rod bolts were new or reused, and if there was a baseline measurement taken or used for comparison sake during his build. There is of course the possibility of the bolts being over-torqued and stretched.

Dr K · #**4667** 06-30-2011, 03:10 PM

Another fail at Lemans: he pulled his parking brake on hot brake rotors. Sure, compared to the engine it's nothing, but it's another couple of hundred bucks...