Welcome and good to see you come out from under the rocket in the desert to introduce yourself. So if anyone asks if there's a doctor in the house we shouldn't look at you, got it.![]()
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drmike:
First of all, I love TSW and all you guys stand for. I've spent much time on the phone with Jeff about modding my suspension and the best directions to go. I've never actually gone in any of said directions, but that's my problem because I'm cheap and paying for grad. school...It was so refreshing a few years ago to call you guys up trying to buy a fancy suspension only to be told, "learn to drive first." I just think that's cool, so you have my business as far as I'm concerned. I rock my TSW shirt all over the place, just so you know.
Secondly, I saw some photo album a long time ago (no idea how I found it) about how you (I think it was you) came to figure out that the MINI could benefit from a big valve head. It was so over my head (pun intended, I suppose) and impressively done that I thought to myself, "I trust what this guy does to his car..." If that wasn't you, then, well, I feel stupid.
So please help us trackaholics take the right paths to safe/fun/quick track cars.
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Greg: I'm sure there are many contenders for "brake abuser of the year" but, yeah, I'm guilty of killing the brakes on every car I've owned so far. You are right, I should do a tech piece on brakes.
Marc: Don't feel stupid, your memory serves you well. Here's the page you remembered: MeV Engineering and Performance
Also here's a page on porting the head: MeV Engineering and Performance
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I was hoping you were a rocket surgeon. Not too many of those around
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oh, just for good measure...
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Don't get him started...he's got a million of those images
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I'm gonna call him FauxDr.Mike now that I know the whole story....
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Finish your dissertation, or I will call my father, retired full professor at LSU, and he will give you a stern talking to.
My dad always said, your graduate student should score between 1100 and 1300 on the GRE.
"Why?" I asked.
"Well son, if they don't score at least 1100, they don't have what it takes to finish"
"That's understandable, why less than 1300?"
"Any more than 1300 and they're just too weird."
"Dad, I got a 1410!"
"That's my point son."
Oh well. I did finish a Master's program, never did even start the terminal degree.
So, good job Dr. Mike! -
+1 to that. Above 130 IQ is considered 'genius'. Above 150....many people start having behavorial issues...odd, unable to relate to others, etc.
I think Jerry and I combined exceed 150 which is why we're so dysfunctional. :lol: -
Press on, the rewards of obtaining the degree are hard to measure. But so are the rewards of parenthood. Good luck to you on both counts. -
In more disturbing news, they added a third test category to the SAT, so the max is bumped from 1600 to 2400. My daughter got a 2290, and has plans to reclaim the 110 points she left on the table (all in math).
I keep reminding myself that success is if she moves out...