Ya, huh?
The more i think about it, the more i see MORE wicked people around.
:grouphug:

The wickedest, baddest, fastest, quickest draw of them all, bear the silent killah!

Bow before the bear, all of you! Bow or feelthe wrath and fury!

Ahahahahahha..
whatever it, my dear bear, you da man and you my bro!

hey, what do i have to do to get into the cult of the bear. moooheeehahahahahaha

... unfortunately, there is NO cult.

:P

Hahahahahaa....

:grin:

hey, lets start one. hey, can i check out all the nubile virgins that want to join? puhleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze. :grin:

OK, they're yours.

Oh wait.

"Oh Hi, MRS. Greek.
Naaaaahhh, we're just talking, nothing interesting, really...
So, how did your day go?"


*psst, Greek, you NO talk, i NO talk, agree?*

:haha:

:grin:
Gentle persuasion, Mr. Bear?

Me want in on this too! Just in case Greekmason has his hands FULL and TIED UP somewhere during the inspection.

:banana:

hey, you saw those pictures? damn that youtube. :grin: remember, the mrs is black belt in tai, and what happens on forum stays in forum. :grin:

Forums? What forums? I don't know what you are talking about :P

HEAR!
HEAR!

damn, i love you guys. it's a joy to know that all across the globe there are sick and twisted individuals sitting there awaiting more sick and twisted individuals to post. :haha:

My wife has abandoned her quests to deprive me off the forum/net ages ago.

I guess its better this way.
:)

Glad to have you big daddy. Greek, bear, just you guys wait when I post my video of my driving. I will be called madman or something from then on. I am going to post it to youtube soon. Bear how powerful is that wagon?

Arg, X-Piece, you JUST had to ask, didnt you?
:)

OK,OK, in ALL honesty, i have to have the T5 put for a MAJOR,MAJOR SURGERY last weekend. It was 'admitted' the weekend before, but the place is only operated on weekends, when the tsefus and gurus all converge from their weekday jobs to 'play'... My T5 needed a new engine.

Thanks to a farking blardy stuck-closed thermostat! A 90degree original Volvo thermostat with Wahlberg (or WAHLER or whatever!) imprinted on it. It was only 8 months old!
(I make it a habit to change my thermostat EVERY YEAR, because i believe that my country is really HOT...) but that didnt stop the dang thing from defunctioning, and render my engine useless, burnt etcetcetc...

Hmmm...

Maybe i should SUE someone...
:grin:

Because of the overheating, the engine block swelled and damaged the piston. Not to mention all the leaks and all. Even the waterpump leaked, possibly but not confirmed, due to the overheating. The oil-cooler hoses got burnt due to the heat. The head-gasket, needless to say, warped causing the chocolatey-like engine oil. THe flywheel oil seal got burnt due to the heat too. And a few others things. Most importantly, i had to put in a NEW engine block. Argh. Never thought i would have to do that. Especially since i am VERY "involved" with the blardy car. HAHA.

Oh well, there must a divinely-decreed reason for this.
:)


In anycase, what i wanted to say is that since the engine is now sortof 'new'. My initial assessment is that the engine is NOT performing the same as my previous one. While i feel the compression is tad like of a VIRGIN state (everything's TIGHT, man... HAHAH!) the power delivery is FAIR to say the least. The boosting and all is well-kept at minimum for now, until i have saved enough to warrant another engine change again, before i start playing around with it again.

For those of you who knows, my TEFLON intake gasket was clean and beautiful, just like when i first fitted it in. Even given the overheating, there were NO burnt marks, what more indentation etc, on the gasket. Not THAT's a GOOD investment, guys! No kidding!

When my wife asked why was i using the Honda to work EVERY day, instead of alternating between the H and the V, i just said, "MAJOR HEADCAHE, OVERHEATING, CAR W A-SOON...!" She just replied, "you and your car things..."... and i thank God EVERYDAY after that ...

:D

Photos to follow-up later, but i warn you, it WONT look nice...
:(

This post has been edited by ampangbear: Jun 2 2008, 06:22 AM

BTW, X-Piece, post up your video, man...

Hi X, Thanks for the welcome. Do post the videos dude.

Bear, good to have you back on the road. I am sorry about your T5, but I hope it'll be back stronger, faster and better than before.

I know you ain't no quitter.

...lets just HOPE this experience makes me a WISER person, eh?
:)

Let's drive :auto:, man!

Well to be quite honest. I havent started the video, well I have, but. Hmmm, I know I can get through "my favorite country road" much more quickly. Right now its 10 miles in about 7 minutes full og hills and valleys and sharp turns. (I even went off of the road once, put a hole in the oil pan). I am getting new tires soon then I will re shoot it. I am just mounting the camera to my dashboard. Or I might get my lady to film the road and the gauges. How should I film it?

However you decide it, just be sure to put SAFETY first.

You can ask your lady to hold it up, but make sure shes buckled up BEFORE you start driving. You can also mount the camera. No issues.

Infact, since you already have the first video, you dont have to delete that one yet. Use it as a benchmark test.

:)

Cheers, bro.