[s-cars] RE: so fast, it doesn't move... now d-i-v-o-r-c-e & NAC

[mswanson at sonitrol.net]

Tom and his neighbor Paul have coined the term "Whack John" (which is sort
of fun to say, especially after a spray primer induced high!) for this
neighbor of his, and I have to agree.. something _isn't_ quite right with
the guy.  All of this coming from a couple of guys that enjoy spending
days bending arms and fingers into unnatural positions hunched over an
engine bay!

> I should have included a more information about John; he is an odd duck,
> something is apparent even from a distance.  I am guessing his dating
> will be very limited.


haha, I think I have to agree here...

> They have no children,

what about his wife's daughter?  Different marriage?


Annnnnnyway, back to matters of //Ses and such:

> Needless to say, I was forced to prolong Marc's suffering to keep the
> bay filled.  I pretended to help, but made sure that we encountered
> enough "problems" to drag the job out through Saturday.

Thanks Tom, you're a real pal! ;)

here's some photos of the fun...:

Turbo install:

http://www.theswansonfamily.us/modules/gallery/s6_t04b_turbo

yes.. that install was a bit unorthodox.  We needed to install the hot
side of the turbo separate from the rest of it due to the way the fittings
needed to be install.. no way to gain access to at least one of the turbo
to EM nuts.

FMIC install:

http://www.theswansonfamily.us/modules/gallery/s6_fmic_marc


>  Once the moving
> van was gone, I bailed out and left Marc to finish the job on his own.
> Oddly, without my "help" he was able to get back on the road in a few
> hours.  Go figure.

I think your sense of time got warped a little over that sushi you had for
dinner.  All I had to do was remove two brass fittings which somehow
managed to take around 4 hours (don't ask).  And of course it all would
have been averted if you hadn't decided to bite your tounge whilst
noticing that I had not installed any thread sealant on the brass hose
fittings (I never have for this stuff in the past and never had problems..
till yesterday..).  Feel free to nitpick everything I do, I'll actually
listen! :)

>  He still suffers from some lack of boost issues, but
> he has a new turbo that should lower his boost threshold significantly
> and a shiny aluminum FMIC.  Hopefully he/we can get him more than 12
> pounds before he rides the dyno next weekend.

yeah, lil' more boost would be nice...  I was sort of hoping I simply
forgot to plug in the WGFV, but I suspect the valve is FUBAR.  And Tom
just happens to have a spare hiding in the corner of the garage, bonus!

> Thanks for forwarding rule 406, but thankfully, the crisis has passed.
> I really hope John gets to keep the van.  My worst fear would be that he
> scores an S Car, and ends up on this list.  We already have enough
> whackos around here ;-) (not *me* of course)

nonono, Tom and the rest of us //S-men, we're all peeeeeerfectly normal
(especially Pual K., yep).  Now where did I leave my Prozak?

-Marc-
95.5 //S6 Avant (mit T04B turbo + FMIC)
87 4ktq