Why is there always Geek Talk at 2am! #0.6x5 (Enter at your own risk!)

midnight_rider wrote in post #12047525
hi Mel,
You and Martin can laugh it up. My Ford is getting ready to throw another plug.

I have been driving it like I stole it. i am going to try to send this one through the hood

Ps, Do you do long distance engine work on the side for poor people

I thought you got that all taken care of

Sure, I'll do work on the side. How many hours do I have to drive to get down there?

monk3y wrote in post #12047549
why can;t you just weld those plugs in there? ahahahaha just joking

The whole engine would probably blow up then

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #12047556
I thought you got that all taken care of

Sure, I'll do work on the side. How many hours do I have to drive to get down there?

ohhh you guys are not very far from each other?

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #12047565
The whole engine would probably blow up then

hehehe is that the 4.7L engine? its 4.7 right?

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #12047556
I thought you got that all taken care of

Sure, I'll do work on the side. How many hours do I have to drive to get down there?

Uhhhhh, maybe I shoudl just meet you at the airport

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #12047565
The whole engine would probably blow up then

Hey I really had a " mechanic" tell me to JB weld a set of 100,000 mile plugs in there.
I thought I was going to smack him.
Not to mention he wanted to use the best plugs possible........ Bosch. On my motorcraft ignition system.

I thought this was all taken care of too. the Mechanic in Philly did not replace the other 7 plugs he just tightened them.
there are 2 different style plugs for this engine. Some are threaded all the way and others are not. If he would have changed the plugs to the full threaded once and put never seize on then I would not have this issue.

I am half tempted to get the Time Sert Kit and do it myself.

monk3y wrote in post #12047599
ohhh you guys are not very far from each other?

hehehe is that the 4.7L engine? its 4.7 right?

5.4L .
The make a 4.6 and it has the same head on it as the 5.4.

midnight_rider wrote in post #12047453
okay geeks here is a question for you.

What advantages do the quad core processors hold over a dual core.
in everyday use and photo processing?

Big boost because photo editing is CPU intensive. The better the CPU the faster the processing. So go quad core.

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #12046066
That would be a nice ride. I'd do it!

Thanks Mel. I told mayra about it and shes into it

monk3y wrote in post #12047599
ohhh you guys are not very far from each other?

She lives almost directly north of me.

just about 1500 miles. 26 hour drive.


2 weeks in my Expedition

monk3y wrote in post #12047599
ohhh you guys are not very far from each other?

Well I don't know where in Georgia Kirk lives, but it's 1,200 kms from here to Atlanta.

midnight_rider wrote in post #12047617
5.4L .
The make a 4.6 and it has the same head on it as the 5.4.

ohhh... 5.4L? how many miles per gallon do you get?

vipergts831 wrote in post #12047618
Big boost because photo editing is CPU intensive. The better the CPU the faster the processing. So go quad core.

yeah Quad core i7 - 2600k... don't even flinch Kirk

midnight_rider wrote in post #12047628
She lives almost directly north of me.
just about 1500 miles. 26 hour drive.

2 weeks in my Expedition

26 hours to drive 1500 miles? I would think about 18-20 hours of highway driving.

midnight_rider wrote in post #12047628
She lives almost directly north of me.

just about 1500 miles. 26 hour drive.


2 weeks in my Expedition

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #12047630
Well I don't know where in Georgia Kirk lives, but it's 1,200 kms from here to Atlanta.

damn!!! so who's correct? 1500miles or 1200km?

that's quite far, almost the same as the land trip I made last month...

krepta wrote in post #12046254
Yeah, rollerblades are more for fun than for transportation. I can't imagine going rollerblading in the middle of New York. It sounds suicidal! It's one thing in the suburbs, but a different story in the city.

Dang, that is hot!

That's one I am considering to buy! The R-Strap is neat in general, but the Sports version adds that connector for stability and prevent sliding.

Have you ever used your Black Rapid in conjunction with a backpack (or other camera carrying bag)? I wonder if it would get in the way. I know that usually, using the R-Strap you don't carry anything else with you. But I might want to have a backpack to carry additional lenses (etc.) and still use the R-Strap instead of a neck strap, say, for a photography day-trip.

I used to roller blade on the streets and down hills with traffic when I was younger. Ask me if I would do it now? No I know I'm mortal now

Alex, Mark and Nick got me into using the black rapids. Best decision ever! I'm the only one with the sport one since it's new and they both agreed that's the best one to own now. We all use the black rapid with a bag so it doesn't get in the way. I use a lowepro 220aw? I think that's the name. But once you use a black rapid you will never go back. I tell everyone to get it.

vipergts831 wrote in post #12047618
Big boost because photo editing is CPU intensive. The better the CPU the faster the processing. So go quad core.

I am going to order this weekend. I just need to decide on my hard drive. I was thinking about the 128 GB SSD and adding a 750 gb 7200 in the optic bay
Ill go with with the 2.2 GHz quad core and the antiglare screen.
I think I can upgrade the ram cheaper myself if I think it needs it.

What is your geekbench?

monk3y wrote in post #12047642
damn!!! so who's correct? 1500miles or 1200km?

that's quite far, almost the same as the land trip I made last month...

Well I don't know where Kirk lives. Georgia is a big state.