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I'm hoping this picture from my trip to the Smoky Mountains shows up. I took it while on the Blue Ridge Parkway just leaving the Park. Les

With 400 horsepower to the rear wheels in my WS6, I have to make sure that I am pointing in the right direction before I stomp the go pedal! Sure is fun though. Les

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In a way it is sort of a takeoff of what Ben Franklin had to say: (I like #8) Old Mistresses Apologue Benjamin Franklin June 25, 1745 My dear Friend, I know of no Medicine fit to diminish the violent natural Inclinations you mention; and if I did, I think I should not communicate it to...

Way to go Patman!! I know you have been waiting a long time for the C5. I think the '98 LS1's got better gas mileage than the newer ones with the LS6 intake. I remember you got good mileage with your LS1 and the 98 A4 Z28 I had got 28 mpg. Not bad for a car that was limited to only 160 mph. Les

Twilight Zone Mighty Mouse There was a show in the mid to late '50's Called Gray Ghost. It was a Civil war show. Theme song was The Yellow Rose of Texas. I always liked that one. I did always like Bonanza, Rawhide, Secret Agent Man, Pink Panther, & the Lone Ranger. All good. Les

"SOARING UK sales of performance diesel cars has prompted Castrol to launch a new premium diesel offering for motorists, GTD Magnatec 5W-40. Part of Castrol’s Magnatec range of oils, it features synthetically engineered 5w40 engine oil for enhanced protection, with unique “molecular attraction”...

I'm with you on the Tour de France. I have been following it every year for at least 25 years. There have been some great champions but Lance is right there with the best of them. It will be tough on him this year, everyone will be gunning for him. I believe since his divorce he has been dating...

Would you rate Penzoil Long Life in there anywhere? I just put some in my LS1 yesterday. Normally with Mobil 1 10-30/15-50 mix I would have some piston slap for about a block when I first started it up in the morning. This morning it was nice & quiet. Les

Off topic a little but where I was raised in south Arkansas a lug of tomatoes was 20 lbs. You could buy half a lug too. I work in a refinery and a woman asked us once how did we POUR all those barrels of oil in our unit! Les

The following is an excerpt from the July 1943 issue of Transportation Magazine. This was serious and written for male supervisors of women in the workforce during World War II - a mere 57 years ago! Obviously, the intent was not to be "funny," but by today's standards, this is hilarious! For...

Kidney Stoned Copyright 1999 W. Bruce Cameron http://www.wbrucecameron.com ==> Please do NOT remove the copyright from this essay! A few months ago I passed a kidney stone-though "kidney boulder with steel spikes sticking out of it" would be a better description of the whole ordeal, in my...

A few years ago the Ruths Chris in San Antonio, TX was really nice. The food was excellent and the service was too. Picked us up at the hotel on the Riverwalk in a van and brought us back later. Expensive but a very nice experience. Les

That rabbit of Caerbannog was one bad rabbit. Unless of course you have the Holy Handgrenade. "And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall...

That seems like an excellent price for a dyno tune Patman! If you can get your car into the 13.4x range that would put you with a completely bone stock LS1. My 2002 WS6 ran 13.41 on its maiden run and my old 1998 Z28 ran a 13.54 and that is at sea level in Houston Raceway Park. Les

Valvoline Motor Oil Using Valvoline Motor Oil and lubricants exclusively, Studebaker's 1964 production cars share in 337 new speed records at Bonneville, Utah's famed Salt Flats. All records are official as sanctioned, earned, and certified by the United States Auto Club. After the speed runs...

I can barely believe my eyes. I ordered some software over the internet yesterday around 11:00 a.m. from a company I have never ordered anything from. Provantage . com. I had it shipped with the basic shipping, nothing faster. FedEx just delivered it!! Less than 25 and a half hours after I...

Oil mist lubrication systems utilize a fog made up of small oil droplets carried in a high velocity air stream. The lubrication fog is formed inside the oil mist generator cabinet and is transmitted through a piping system to the individual pieces of rotating equipment. The amount of mist...

Sorry I, uh, "MIST" this one. In the refinery where I work, several units utilize oil mist systems to lubricate pump & turbine bearing housings. The unit I currently work on dedicates about 9 & a half pages in the unit manual to the description, operation & maintenance of our oil mist system...

Maybe - maybe not... 1. 1966 COBRA 427 Engine / 425 Horsepower 427 2x4 Barrel As tested / 4 Speed Transmission and 3.54 rear Performance / 12.20 @ 118 Drag Test Published / Car and Driver 11/65 2. 1966 CORVETTE 427 Engine / 425 Horsepower 427 4 Barrel As tested / 4 Speed Transmission and 3.36...