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I'm trying to get these two. http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread....130#post1247130 http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread....threadid=104570 They aren't pretty but I think I might be able to learn quite a bit about tube stuff from them.

Naaa, no small block is going to die in a week, it takes a LOT to kill one.

I'm trying to buy a couple of tube amps...

The wisdom of GM putting the optispark right under the water pump is the only fault that I can think of. They get good milage too if you do intake/exhaust and have the 6speed. I know of people that have gotten around 25-28mpg with them

for offroadage.

Thankfully I've never driven one... but I use to drive a truck that topped out at 81mph due to thats all the power she had.... So I imagine it is about the same.

Party in the 'hop, but no one is talking.

Ok, wow, neons suck.

Unless it is FWD automatic econobox, then you might as well piss into the wind. Never had to drive one of them, but I do believe that is when the e-brake comes in... Long time ago when my parents were still dating they were going to some of my mom's relations wedding. Dad was driving mom's car, this little FWD econobox thingy. They miss the exit, mom turns to dad and tells him that that was the exit. Soooo without saying anything dad just reached down, pulled the e-brake and whiped a 180* in the middle of the road. Scared the PISS out of mom.

Hell, you can spin the tires in basically ANYTHING if you know what your doing... I can even do it in a fricking Astro van.

I can NOT believe someone on ca.com made a thread about how to spin the tires in a car with an automatic transmission. I thought this was something that was coded into every male's DNA at birth. Apparently the gene pool needs some cholorine in it.

Put the fuse as close to the battery you can. There is no real rule that I know of on ground length, as long as it is a good ground you will be fine. No need to fuse the big 3. I've never had an order to hooking up amps. What I always do is pull the fuse out of the main power wire and only put it back in when everything is done. The trick is to remember to put the fuse back in so you don't beat your head against the wall when the amp dosen't work. Just take your time and you'll be fine.

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread....threadid=104570 This looks tempting to pick up just to play with and see if I can make work.

Linky http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread....865#post1247865

This is a quote from Dan Wiggins over on DIY audio on why Adire Audio closed its doors. Hi all, I'm only going to post once, and would ask the moderators to consider locking this thread so it doesn't turn in to a long, drawn out shoutfest that can often happen... Shutting Adire came from a variety of issues: 1. A partner in the Chilean venture ran off with an extremely large sum of funds, leaving essentially zero. As I shut it down, I made sure that I personally covered all paychecks and expenses of all employees - the ethical lapse of my partner was not their fault and they did not bear any repercussions from it. 2. Having a key member of the creation of the Chilean venture (chief engineer of another company) quit right at the beginning, seriously impacting the start of operations. 3. Another partner who became seriously hands-off and essentially didn't want to work in the business, but still expected full compensation and benefits. 4. Two dealers who ordered and accepted very large shipments of product, only to promptly go out of business, and having another dealer still running an extremely large outstanding balance over the last few years. 5. A few users who destroyed their drivers (we're talking screwdrivers through surrounds, frames cracked from being dropped, voice coils turned to charcoal) and refused to pay for any repairs claiming it had to be from defective products, and loudly claiming such over the forums (for the record, we still have 7 drivers here waiting to be paid for repair work; that's it). 6. A dealer who, only after threat of legal action, finally admitted to lying and slandering us about product quality, deliveries, authorization and pricing. Just made things up to better his own position at the expense of ours. 7. A state and federal tax system that has gotten extremely onerous and difficult to work with (including having random EINs newly assigned every year, for 9 years running - imagine being told you now have 10 tax IDs and why haven't you paid on 9 of them you little tax cheat?). Aside: Terry, Kevin and I spoke at length about this issue simply because it's what older men do - drink coffee and complain about the government. That and shake our fists and yell at the kids to get off our lawn. But in reality this was one of the smaller - but more irritating - issues. 8. A realistic look at where the aftermarket car and home DIY markets are heading. It's not pretty. 9. A realistic look at where our income is really coming from; having clients and licensees from tiny operations like CSS to big guys like Microsoft (yes, both a licensee and client) really sets where to focus efforts. Given the above, it was pretty much in the best interest of all involved just to terminate and go our seperate ways. XBL

Do tell, what sub is that?

Bah, this place is dead tonight. All the forums are dead tonigh.

Tom, My school starts the 20th.

Mmmm, I haven't tried installing my copy of LEAP yet, it is on the computer at Manhattan and I'm at home helping with harvest. How is the chitbox comming?

Tom, Kent, Ramos, and Ryan1 all here, but no one is talking...

Hows life going Kent?

I've got money again, 2 paychecks in the bank. Don't get to spend it on audio though, have to go to Bowling Green, Kentucky here soon. Although the NRA is paying our way for the match, who knows if I might come home wiht an extra gun or not from it, I have been known to buy stuff like that.

It appears today Jmac turns 24!!

There hasen't been a summer like this so far here since '67...

*drools*