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That's like my biggest pet peeve in the automotive world; people thinking their shit is worth infinitely more than it is. The sheer arrogance!

Leroy Dat sting of depreciation http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/437824-syd-98-pulsar-n15-sedan-manual-2300-ono/#entry7178900

Second all of the above.

They pre-date stainless steel, so you can't get them wet.

It's really hard to inspect a gearbox beyond the drained oil and the feel of the box when driving. You can pull extension housing off, but most gearbox mechanics won't want to touch it further than that. They are one of those...once you pull it apart...you can upset it and create more problems/sounds than it had before. A thorough inspection would require you to replace the bearings and seals in it, i.e. essentially a recondition anyway. Be wary that a lot of second hand boxes can have shockproof oil put in them, to silence cranky synchros etc.

Yep, well as I said, I doubt I'd be lifting anywhere what I do if I hadn't heard of the exploits at gyms like PTC. Things like this reassured me on the definitions of too heavy and hard training; made me realise I was capable of much more. I'd like to think that, similarly, I motivate a couple of people at our gym to lift more, when they see what I'm capable of with my slender frame. I have been known to add 30kg to a couple of people's deadlifts just by telling them they can lift much more and having them prove it to themselves!

What are you mining bitcoins or something

So you going to get a PeakSmart / you control my shit for me aircon, Tony?

Au contraire. I get a few compliments about my deadlifting (along with the occasional criticism about my back rounding), so top spot at my gym has it's value in ego feeding, because people there rarely see others lifting as much weight. As markos has pointed out in the past, some people prefer to train at these gyms because they like being the strongest there, rather than to train at a lifting gym and be humbled (or more accurately in my case, cbf driving 40 minutes for a gym session). If you compare us to powerlifters at a lifting gym, we will come up short, but compared to mainstream gyms and the exercising population as a whole...we hold our own in terms of strength. We'd probably be in the 95th percentile once you account for crossfitters deadlifting 16kg. But again, it was a joke. There's probably someone stronger than me pound for pound who goes to my gym when I don't. Au contraire #2: top spots in lifting on the whole, at any gym, mean jack outside of the community of people who actually do the exercise or are interested enough to hear about it. And my gym is it's own community, so regardless of many outside being stronger than me, it's irrelevant. If I tell people at my gym who are impressed by my lifting, that so and so at PTC can lift so and so (and I sometimes do), they smile and nod at me pretending to give a shit / be amazed. As we've said before, society doesn't care if you can deadlift 300kg, they will pay compliment to the better looking dude who can only do 150kg. Strength has little weight in a society built around making machines do work for us. Sort of along the lines of fast and loud cars don't attract girls, only other people with fast and loud cars. Au contraire #3: Leigh is spoken for...

I think I know what you are saying... Our gym is a "Genesis Fitness Centre"...so top spot in anything is a title easily taken, compared to say, a lifting gym. I'm yet to see someone lighter than me deadlift more at my gym. I wouldn't care if someone did; would actually find it interesting and enjoy the competition of it, because right now I have to leverage my motivation to be stronger off of people at other gyms. And I did win our deadlift comp down there, so there's a degree of truth to what I said...but in the end it was just a joke, mostly referencing appearance/aesthetics because you mentioned "checking out" guys. inb4 some tard doesn't understand this / read it properly and points out that someone at PTC is 10 years old 62kg and can deadlift 400kg.

What are you talking about?

Course, gotta guard the top spot closely

You'll have to point him out, but if it's who I'm thinking of, there's no way he's less than 95kg!

Aussie tracks have long ass straights...well driven V8s are tough to beat, they make up so much time down the straights. Bit like the bikes at Phillip Island...everything is equal or in favour of lighter bikes until the straight, and that's where the litre bikes make up their 2-3 seconds faster per lap.

You talking bout that 100kg ripped guy?

Keep in mind conversions are more than just bolting on a gearbox. Pedal box, clutch master and slave, ecu, dash trim etc.

Dyno dynamics is how we roll

Don't need it Though I do miss it

All you need is love And deadlifts And squats And bench And pull-ups

Tony could beat Leigh with some serious grip and a drag friendly suspension setup. Need MT streets or something. Then again, hub dyno, Leigh might just get him even with traction.

Curry

I had RACV roadside when I was 18 years old. Crashed a car, called up to get a tow. They said sorry can't tow you for accident, only if your car is broken down. I said I can't drive it, it's broken down, I need a tow. Sorry, not for accidents.Canceled membership there on the spot. Useless dream boats.

f**k that for a joke. $200 is a metropolitan tow, assuming you even need one once a year lol