Damn, this is off topic, but after seeing that Marshall head, I wanna know what the rest of that stuff is, that one head and cab looks like a Vox...
~Bryan~

Just to clear up some mis-conception, the first skin was a DK skin I got off the skins section of this forum, I did filter it blue, but I by no means race that skin online, or take any credit for making it. The second one howerver, I did make.
~Bryan~

Haha yea well I don't have to ask my parents to get me a beater car to work on. Crystalle (my cosusin with the car) actually wants me to help her replace the piston rings when she does them, I'm looking forward to that, and we are also going to be upgrading the turbo's when we get the money, so hopefully I will get something out of it.

Thank's for the writting comments but to be honest I write better stuff then that, I was tired when I posted that.

So this thread doesn't stay one wayed, what gets you like that? Whats the one thing in life that gets you to the point of complete relaxation?
~Bryan~

Quote from Jakg :

erm... care to enlighten me on how you did that? Got a CPU-Z validation? what cooling/mobo/memory are you running, as thats a pretty crazy overclock!

Lol sorry mate, I meant 2.2 to 3.4ghz. It's running 136mhz FSB with a 25 multiplyer vs stock 100 and 22. It runs way too hot and at like v-core of like 2. But I don't care, they system lasted me four good years.
~Bryan~

Haha Bryan James Markle. I doubt I will ever be famous, maybe locally, but nothing ever national, or international. And I'm pretty sure I will be staying away from drugs, my experiances with marijuana and E wasn't too great.
~Bryan~

Quote from SamH :

Reading your first post, if you don't become a race driver, I hope you become a motorsports writer.

There's nothing wrong with having a passion about something like motorsports. Just don't let your passion get stronger than your sense of good judgement. Having no interest in getting ratted, seeing no appeal in doing drugs, is all great to hear. But similarly, don't drive on roads without insurance or before you have a licence. Don't step beyond the boundaries of good sense. Don't forget that all other car drivers are morons (and drive accordingly). Don't forget that quiet roads are rarely empty, and they're never free from surprises. Keep your head, and nothing will stand in the way of whatever you want to achieve. Go get 'em, tiger

Thanks for the motorsports writter compliment I actually write about cars, and do Car And Driver or Top Gear kind of reviews. I would really like to get into rally racing, or maybe GTR style racing. I really like staying safe, and I am well aware of the risks im taking now. But I never rip through back -roads, we usually drive slow and my cousin would point of what all the signs mean, and also what to do and not do comming over hills and down sketchy corners.
~Bryan~

Yea, I don't want to act like some pro driver when my parents take me out when I get my G1. My mom was PISSED when she found out my cousin let me park her car (this was last year) so if she knew that I'm going to start drifting once the snow leaves I think she might kill me.

For auon, I've had my fiar share of shit with alcohol, drugs, and women. It's what got my into cars in the first place I think. I got scared away from what the normal teenager does. At least it will pay off when I'm hitting the tracks while my friends are writting their G1 test for the eigth time.
~Bryan~

Wow man thats awesome. My dad used to race enduro back in highschool. He had a 400cc four-stroke Kawasaki (Thats pretty much all I know, I'm not good with bike lingo)
~Bryan~

My connection speed is 400mbps. I get web pages pretty much instantly, P2P programs download songs at about 250kbps, movies at about 400kbps, and software about 300. For torrenting I get around 1.5-2.2mbps. Just make sure the port your using when downloading is open both UDP (outgoing) and TCP (incomming) If you have Windows XP it's very simple to unblock the ports using windows firewall, check your help guide for instructions. Also, better LAN cables (If on highspeed) help, less internet related programs running (saves more bandwidth for the download) and sometimes it just needs a really healthy download.
~Bryan~

Thats awesome, I've also had a brush with motorcycles (125cc Honda, 250cc Yamaha) Never touched a crotch rocket though. What bike do you have now?
~Bryan~

Quote from Vain :

No it doesn't. Cars don't go haywire and scream at you and do silly stuff when you dump them.

Vain

Haha, he speaks the truth, I've dumped the valve of the supra too many times to count, and all it does is scream once, maybe a chrip from the tires, and the process repeats
~Bryan~

Thanks guys, it really helps to hear that there's other people that have the same kind of thing going on. I can't wait untill I can actually get something on a track.
~Bryan~

EDIT: Lmao, yea I'm sure getting laid will get me distracted from cars, and I've driven on a public road ONCE, crossed a 3 lane road to get to a different parking lot. The back roads are more like packed dirt paths more then anything, lol.

Last edited by dropin_biking, Mon 22 Jan 2007, 23:00.

I can't legally drive. My dad has a '98 Dodge Caravan (3.3L V6, 3 spd auto). My mom drives a '95 Toyota Corolla (1.8L 4cylinder) But what I love more then anyting is my cousins ride, '96 Supra. Stock Turbos, 3" exhaust, 4" chrome tip, boost controller, K&M Cold Air intake, body kit, 18" racing rims. It's not even that souped up. Mild upgrades, mostly visual. But because of the twin turbo set-up it pulls like a bitch. Full boost is about 18psi, and my guess is about 340-350bhp. When putting your foot into it in second it doesn't pick up fast because of turbo lag, but it will bury the speedo needle pretty damn fast.
~Bryan~

Heres the jist of it. I'm 14, grade 9, and been playing LFS for almost a year. I don't fit in at school, they all talk about getting drunk or stoned, and going to parties, and who's the hottest chick. And me, well I talk about cars, think about cars, stare at cars, but none of my friends share the same passion. I have a cousin who owns a 1996 Toyota Supra MKIV. It has the twin turbo set-up and back in the fall she took me out for a drive, and when she popped it into sixth at 210, hearing the waste-gate open, the engine drop revs, the tires hum along, it made me feel so, alive. Time stood still, and I was in awe of the feeling of breaking 200. I honestly felt like I was one with the car. The sense of speed didn't scare me, I trusted the car, like somehow I would never be harmed in it. And this was all when I was in the passenger seat.

After we exited the free-way we parked in a parking lot and my mind was stuck on the moment where I felt inhuman. She actually let me drive (mind you this was in an empty parking lot, with no curbs, and no polls) So I took it upon myself to learn. After driving LFS with a clutch setup I kind of knew what was going to happen with that, so I started slow, everything just came to me. Taking off smooth without burning the clutch, shifting second smoothly at right revs, judging corners and how sharp to take them, it all just came second nature. I felt like it was something I was born to do. I wasn't scared, I wasn't confused, it felt like I've been doing it all my life.

So after that night my cousin took me out once a week to drive, first parking lots, then back-roads, then finally we went to an old airstrip. I forgot all my problems, my shitty mood was gone, time stood still. After driving for two months I started cutting loose (Not publicly, staying at the air-strip), whipping the back end out slightly coming out of a turn, getting on the gas right after the apex of a turn, shifting faster and downshifting properly, trail braking, I even experimented with drifting. Again, it all seemed so natural, and I was scared of myself that I knew how to do it all. This was all in a Supra, with barely any mods, and since that one night I got a real taste of cars I just can't go back to normal life. I play LFS, my cousin takes me driving, I look on the net for racing techniques to practice, and watch all the car videos I can get my hands on.

So I ask you guys, is something wrong with me? Is it a physiological thing inside of me? Or do I have O.C.D? Or am I simply a car obsessed teenager?
~Bryan~

Last edited by dropin_biking, Mon 22 Jan 2007, 23:00.

I've got a Celeron running 4.4ghz from stock 2.2. Even without the OC I still get a 10-15fps increase with patch U30 from patch U. Mind you I only get a steady 40 at 1280x1024 (2xAA 4xAF) on a SiS intergrated card (160mhz core, 166mhz memory) and one single 256 stick of DDR2100 ram.
~Bryan~

What kind of performance do you get with that 7600 GS? What kind of fps on what setting? Becase I've been really looking for an AGP video card.
~Bryan~

Yes, sorry for ripping apart that skin, it was before I discovered the magic of photoshop. I'm now using my own skins...
~Bryan~

We should definetly be able to change throtle response, fuel air mix (already posted) maybe even be able to adjust the rev limiter.
~Bryan~

I'm pretty sure you would be better off using 3 monitors instead of 4. That way you can have a pure center view, and a left and right view with no line interuptions. Also, I'm pretty sure you would need a GPU that supports 4 moniters displaying different things.
~Bryan~

Well I'm at school on a Dell GX720, and yes I know they are uber shit, but suprizingly I can hit 30~fps playing Live For Speed at 1024x768. Although, this is only with certian computers in the school. Most of the library computers (same gx270) get an error message when I load LFS, it reads "Cannot Load Font" and game willl crahs. Note, I'm running this game off my 512MB MP3 Player, it works at home, it works in the Tech rooms, it works on 5 computers in the library, and it works on all my friends computers. I'm guessing its a driver error, or posibly DX problem. Do you guys have any idea whats causing this on random computers and how I will be able to fix this?
~Bryan~

Yes yes don't worry I'm buying S2. I have the christmas money, I just need to get it all together. But I will be S2 kicenced by the end of Janurary.
~Bryan~

I've always wanted to do this...
mrtuning = :bananadea

Now time to go drive my BF1
(That was a joke just incase you want to ban me)
~Bryan~

Patch V does that sound on the fly, and doesn't use a preset sound. But it needs to get redone because I can only hear the BOV when I eq my soundcard right.
~Bryan~

Thanks, I actually just scored the second pattern off another thread, and heres a pic of the XRT with the carbon update...
http://i75.photobucket.com/alb ... 0Speed/SkylineTuner_8.jpg
~Bryan~

Sounds like you want a rice burner. I have an XRT skin but its not THAt rice...
http://i75.photobucket.com/alb ... 20Speed/BlueFlame_1-1.jpg
If you like it I'll post the skin file, if not we can chat about something you would like.
~Bryan~