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  • Dashcam
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    Dashcam

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    Back in 2017 I had that ‘magnetic black’ 370z Nismo, and in said sports car I had what was then (and still) the best car enthusiast dash cam in existence…

  • And done – for now…
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    And done – for now…

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    The new carbon fiber intake tube / filter arrived today and was promptly installed. And with that I think I’m done for a little while. In the last 30 days…

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    Fuel Injection

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    Memorial Day weekend over – back to the office, though I had to take an Uber to get there and back. After telling my roommate for the last four days…

  • Anyway…
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    Anyway…

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    I figured if the car is going to be down for the weekend, I may as well pull the rest of the injectors and swap out the throttle body before…

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    And again…

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    So, the injectors I ordered, that were scheduled to arrive today, then FedEx told me Thursday, then at 1pm Thursday decided that, no, it would be Friday – arrived. Well,…

  • The cost of (horse)power
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    The cost of (horse)power

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    Back on June 17th, 2022, during the height of an unprecedented global pandemic, I hit a personal record at the gas station: $5.20 per gallon. Today I set a new…

  • Automotive
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    Automotive

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    Two things done on the Hellcat over the last few days; coil packs and catch can. For the coil packs I started with the hard ones first – the passenger…

  • Technology
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    Technology

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    A couple of months ago the battery in my 2022 iPhone 14 Pro Max bit the dust, so I replaced it with the iPhone 17 ‘air’ – which is a…

  • Car stuff
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    Car stuff

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    With my roommate going blind and then selling his truck – I now have the garage to myself. So now I can get around to all the things I wanted…

  • And I would drive 1000 miles…
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    And I would drive 1000 miles…

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    Hit 32,000 miles on the way to the office this morning. 31,000 miles happened back on November 9th… So it took me about four months to put another thousand miles…

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    People suck

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    I’ve done pretty good for myself over the years, and accordingly I managed to acquire a really nice car – it’s one of four hundred and fifty for its model…

  • Jaaaaag

    Jaaaaag

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    So, my CFO’s newest car arrived over the weekend… This is the same fellow with the Alfa Romeo Stelvio daily driver – and the 1968 Camaro, 2005 Porsche Boxster, 2023…

  • Autumn

    Autumn

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    Autumn in Colorado is kind of special – the whole state gets far more colorful for a few weeks before the snow falls. And the wildlife, knowing something is up,…

  • Tire(d)

    Tire(d)

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    The difference between the NT555RIIs and the Motivos with regard to traction is astounding… I should have done this last year. Traffic was pretty horrible on the way back from…

  • Where the rubber meets the road

    Where the rubber meets the road

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    Having recently replaced the fuel pumps on the Hellcat, I’m pretty sure the reduced fuel flow has been dramatically impacting the car since I bought it. With the new fuel…

  • Breakfast on the house

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    During the week I normally eat breakfast at home before I head into the office, but today I decided to splurge and get something on the way in. I drive…

  • Always One

    Always One

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    One of the things Colorado is infamous for is its terrible highway interchanges. The most infamous of these would be the I-25 / I-70 interchange – lovingly called “The Mousetrap”.…

  • Weekend Update

    Weekend Update

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    Friday afternoon, here at the office, my CFO came in and asked for a ride to pick up his Camaro from the shop – he had the front suspension redone,…

  • Smiles Per Hour

    Smiles Per Hour

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    Something I do to keep track of miles and maintenance over time is snap a photo of the odometer every thousand miles to timestamp it. I bought the car with…

  • Hellcat costs

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    I got the Hellcat back from the dealership this afternoon – they swapped out the fuel pumps on it and that seems to have fixed the issue. Without the warranty…