What do you feel like saying, right now?

[carnation]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Slick Willy tried to hit on you too, didn’t he, carnation?

LOL! No! I didn't even know who they were talking about until near the end of the school year. Student Senate meetings were in the law building, where he taught, and some other women and I passed this tall guy with springy reddish hair. One of them nudged me and said, "That's the law professor we've been discussing all year in senate."

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

Just got the word my R35 will be ready for pickup today at noon. Haven’t driven it yet, but everything I wanted done is finally in place.

I kept the outside completely stock, but under the hood it’s exactly what I had in mind. Full E85 flex-fuel setup, ID1300X injectors, DW400 pump, high-flow catted downpipes, resonated midpipe, upgraded stock location intercooler, all chosen to stay street legal but still push real power.

I asked for a clean crackle map in sport mode, and the tuner delivered. He said it pops just right, nothing over the top. On the dyno, he said it even threw a couple small flames at redline, which is exactly the kind of subtle drama I was hoping for.

It’s now making around 800 crank hp, about 680 to the wheels. No CELs, still has cats, and supposedly drives smooth when you’re off it. I’ll find out at noon, just in time for Cars & Coffee this weekend. Can’t wait to feel it for myself.

Wait, let me get this straight. I’m assuming hp means horsepower. Dude, that’s damn near 1000 “hp” based on your post and based on my understanding of what you posted. I have no idea what the rest of your post is talking about LOL. And what’s Cars and Coffee? Car dudes walking around sipping on coffee, checking out each others rides? Explain what the dyno is or why the dyno (whatever that is) caused flames. You may have explained what it is to me before but it probably went in one ear and out the other because you’re speaking a foreign language. I like cars too, but you? Damn, dude Lol

Originally Posted by carnation

LOL! No! I didn't even know who they were talking about until near the end of the school year. Student Senate meetings were in the law building, where he taught, and some other women and I passed this tall guy with springy reddish hair. One of them nudged me and said, "That's the law professor we've been discussing all year in senate."

All this time I was thinking he hit on you too. I had to ask LOL!

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Wait, let me get this straight. I’m assuming hp means horsepower. Dude, that’s damn near 1000 “hp” based on your post and based on my understanding of what you posted. I have no idea what the rest of your post is talking about LOL. And what’s Cars and Coffee? Car dudes walking around sipping on coffee, checking out each others rides? Explain what the dyno is or why the dyno (whatever that is) caused flames. You may have explained what it is to me before but it probably went in one ear and out the other because you’re speaking a foreign language. I like cars too, but you? Damn, dude Lol

Yeah, hp means horsepower but it’s 800 at the crank, about 680 at the wheels. So yeah, it moves, but the goal was clean, usable power, something that still looks stock, drives smooth, but wakes up when you want it to.

Cars & Coffee is exactly what it sounds like, early weekend mornings, car folks grabbing coffee, walking around, checking out everything from vintage rods to track builds to high-end exotics. It’s actually a really good family event too. I take mine every year. Gotta be careful leaving Cars & Coffee though. I always wait until most folks have gone. Still ran into a problem this year though. 😂

This year lined up with the Rods & Customs Weekend at the State Fairgrounds, so we made a day of that too. Pulled out the chairs, hung out along the strip while we ate, watched the cars cruise by, then jumped in and did some laps ourselves. Just a laid back Saturday, soaking it all in. We had a blast.

And yeah, the dyno is short for dynamometer. Basically, the car’s strapped down on rollers and run through the gears so they can measure horsepower and torque under real load. Since I’m running E85 and a rich tune, there was a little extra fuel hitting the exhaust during those pulls, and that’s what caused the flames. It’s not for show, it’s normal. It’s just part of how the system works when it’s tuned right.
https://youtu.be/2RaRp4VIH0w?si=EGGuvq6UAEL3ROBe

I know it sounds wild, but it’s all dialed in. Legal, reliable, and still quiet when I want it to be, just not shy when I don’t.

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

Yeah, hp means horsepower but it’s 800 at the crank, about 680 at the wheels. So yeah, it moves, but the goal was clean, usable power, something that still looks stock, drives smooth, but wakes up when you want it to.

Cars & Coffee is exactly what it sounds like, early weekend mornings, car folks grabbing coffee, walking around, checking out everything from vintage rods to track builds to high-end exotics. It’s actually a really good family event too. I take mine every year. Gotta be careful leaving Cars & Coffee though. I always wait until most folks have gone. Still ran into a problem this year though. 😂

This year lined up with the Rods & Customs Weekend at the State Fairgrounds, so we made a day of that too. Pulled out the chairs, hung out along the strip while we ate, watched the cars cruise by, then jumped in and did some laps ourselves. Just a laid back Saturday, soaking it all in. We had a blast.

And yeah, the dyno is short for dynamometer. Basically, the car’s strapped down on rollers and run through the gears so they can measure horsepower and torque under real load. Since I’m running E85 and a rich tune, there was a little extra fuel hitting the exhaust during those pulls, and that’s what caused the flames. It’s not for show, it’s normal. It’s just part of how the system works when it’s tuned right.
https://youtu.be/2RaRp4VIH0w?si=EGGuvq6UAEL3ROBe

I know it sounds wild, but it’s all dialed in. Legal, reliable, and still quiet when I want it to be, just not shy when I don’t.

Sounds like y’all kicked it. What happened that was a problem at the cars and coffee?

[Phrozen Sands]

Anybody else see this recent viral video? LMAO!
https://youtu.be/zMIeYrWfEyc?si=WND75tgWt4_Mj7dj

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Anybody else see this recent viral video? LMAO!
https://youtu.be/zMIeYrWfEyc?si=WND75tgWt4_Mj7dj

It's almost impossible not to see it. It's everywhere. I feel so sorry for his wife.

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Sounds like y’all kicked it. What happened that was a problem at the cars and coffee?

https://youtu.be/iOOuA-bdaKM?si=Tp5PnNEiMNkBc0sb

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Anybody else see this recent viral video? LMAO!
https://youtu.be/zMIeYrWfEyc?si=WND75tgWt4_Mj7dj

https://youtu.be/ZUFe28a-WQ8

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by AGDee

It's almost impossible not to see it. It's everywhere. I feel so sorry for his wife.

Apparently, she’s leaving dude.

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

https://youtu.be/iOOuA-bdaKM?si=Tp5PnNEiMNkBc0sb

Lol somebody tried to race you?

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

https://youtu.be/ZUFe28a-WQ8

LMFAO!!! I hollered! PB, you are a fool LOL!

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Lol somebody tried to race you?


LMFAO!!! I hollered! PB, you are a fool LOL!

Yeah, he tried to but I don’t do that anymore, so I declined. Plus, I had my family in the car with me. If that had been 20-years ago, and I had the same car, and on Woodward, too? Then, this is how that would have looked….
https://youtu.be/HhGirhrWlVo?si=I17vFhXOZCeGszf3



Well, that’s what his actions said. Didn’t they?

To stand before God, stare into the eyes of someone who trusts you, someone you love, and still lie at the altar… bruh, that’s beyond cold. That’s soul-deep deception, and a level of cold I’ll never comprehend.

[PrettyBoy]

Going to bed. That’s enough work for the night.

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

Yeah, he tried to but I don’t do that anymore, so I declined. Plus, I had my family in the car with me. If that had been 20-years ago, and I had the same car, and on Woodward, too? Then, this is how that would have looked….
https://youtu.be/HhGirhrWlVo?si=I17vFhXOZCeGszf3

Dude, you were crazy Lol

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

Well, that’s what his actions said. Didn’t they?

To stand before God, stare into the eyes of someone who trusts you, someone you love, and still lie at the altar… bruh, that’s beyond cold. That’s soul-deep deception, and a level of cold I’ll never comprehend.

Facts. I’ll admit I’ve done my fair share of cheating Lol, but that’s different. I wasn’t married to any of them.

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Dude, you were crazy Lol

Back then, yeah. And stupid. I’m lucky to be living.

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Facts. I’ll admit I’ve done my fair share of cheating Lol, but that’s different. I wasn’t married to any of them.

So you weren’t committed, but still dishonest. Bruh… that’s not better. That’s just diet infidelity. Phroze up in here treating cheating like it’s a punch card. “Fifth one’s free if you weren’t married”. That’s like saying you only stole from stores you didn’t like. 😂

[XAntoftheSkyX]

Any of y'all have to deal with a relative at a wedding you don't particularly like?

I'm finalizing the guest list for my ceremony and I got word that a relative of mine has RSVP'd to the wedding whom I am not a fan of. They aren't related by blood, and their immediate family that are blood-related to me are fine, even pleasant. But the person in question always has some snide or snippy comment to make about anything they don't like or approve of. They have already made asinine comments about my tattoos (which are all easily covered and I have to cover them at work or at the gym here) and other life choices I've made.

I got asked in not so many words to invite them and their immediate family because of family I do like and care about. It would have been inconsiderate to not invite them, but the family member wanting to invite them seems inconsiderate to me and other family members that have had a problem with them in the past.

What's done is done, but does anyone have ideas for any damage control? If I hear anything about their behavior I feel like I will crash out and dump all of the opinions I have of them that have been brewing for the last couple of decades.

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX

Any of y'all have to deal with a relative at a wedding you don't particularly like?

I'm finalizing the guest list for my ceremony and I got word that a relative of mine has RSVP'd to the wedding whom I am not a fan of. They aren't related by blood, and their immediate family that are blood-related to me are fine, even pleasant. But the person in question always has some snide or snippy comment to make about anything they don't like or approve of. They have already made asinine comments about my tattoos (which are all easily covered and I have to cover them at work or at the gym here) and other life choices I've made.

I got asked in not so many words to invite them and their immediate family because of family I do like and care about. It would have been inconsiderate to not invite them, but the family member wanting to invite them seems inconsiderate to me and other family members that have had a problem with them in the past.

What's done is done, but does anyone have ideas for any damage control? If I hear anything about their behavior I feel like I will crash out and dump all of the opinions I have of them that have been brewing for the last couple of decades.

Yeah, I almost had to deal with this. Here’s the thing, man, weddings will bring out the best and worst in people. You’re creating a sacred moment, and some folks show up acting like it’s open mic night for their unsolicited opinions. In those situations, the challenge is protecting your peace without setting off a grenade at your own celebration.

I’d just say (in kind) you don’t want them there. Or if you’re me, be firm with conviction and just tell them they’re not invited. Period. But if you already invited them and it’s too late to change it, the best advice I can give is to not give them power. You know who they are. You know how they operate. So nothing they say or do should surprise you. That awareness gives you control, so they can’t ruin what you’ve already prepared yourself for.

Also, delegate. Have someone in your corner (best man, sibling, cousin you trust) keep an eye on them. Quietly. That way if they start crossing lines, it doesn’t fall on you to deal with it in the moment. You’re not there to manage personalities, you’re there to get married.

And if they say something slick, just smile, nod, and walk away. Not every jab deserves a reply. You win by not letting them pull you out of character on your big day. Be the version of yourself your spouse fell in love with, not the version some bitter relative tried to drag out.

Like I said, I almost had to deal with this myself with a cousin of mine. But I didn’t invite her. Didn’t even let it leak I was getting married in a way she’d find out. I already knew how she would act, so I cut that drama off at the root. Easiest call I made during wedding planning. Peace over petty, every time.

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX

Any of y'all have to deal with a relative at a wedding you don't particularly like?

I'm finalizing the guest list for my ceremony and I got word that a relative of mine has RSVP'd to the wedding whom I am not a fan of. They aren't related by blood, and their immediate family that are blood-related to me are fine, even pleasant. But the person in question always has some snide or snippy comment to make about anything they don't like or approve of. They have already made asinine comments about my tattoos (which are all easily covered and I have to cover them at work or at the gym here) and other life choices I've made.

I got asked in not so many words to invite them and their immediate family because of family I do like and care about. It would have been inconsiderate to not invite them, but the family member wanting to invite them seems inconsiderate to me and other family members that have had a problem with them in the past.

What's done is done, but does anyone have ideas for any damage control? If I hear anything about their behavior I feel like I will crash out and dump all of the opinions I have of them that have been brewing for the last couple of decades.

I agree with PB. Just don’t invite them. The hell with them.

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

Yeah, I almost had to deal with this. Here’s the thing, man, weddings will bring out the best and worst in people. You’re creating a sacred moment, and some folks show up acting like it’s open mic night for their unsolicited opinions. In those situations, the challenge is protecting your peace without setting off a grenade at your own celebration.

I’d just say (in kind) you don’t want them there. Or if you’re me, be firm with conviction and just tell them they’re not invited. Period. But if you already invited them and it’s too late to change it, the best advice I can give is to not give them power. You know who they are. You know how they operate. So nothing they say or do should surprise you. That awareness gives you control, so they can’t ruin what you’ve already prepared yourself for.

Also, delegate. Have someone in your corner (best man, sibling, cousin you trust) keep an eye on them. Quietly. That way if they start crossing lines, it doesn’t fall on you to deal with it in the moment. You’re not there to manage personalities, you’re there to get married.

And if they say something slick, just smile, nod, and walk away. Not every jab deserves a reply. You win by not letting them pull you out of character on your big day. Be the version of yourself your spouse fell in love with, not the version some bitter relative tried to drag out.

Like I said, I almost had to deal with this myself with a cousin of mine. But I didn’t invite her. Didn’t even let it leak I was getting married in a way she’d find out. I already knew how she would act, so I cut that drama off at the root. Easiest call I made during wedding planning. Peace over petty, every time.

What happened with your cousin? Not trying to get all up in your business, just curious about the story.