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[sixfan]

whats an IT?

Induction Tube?

Internal Taper?

In the underground it stands for "Intergrated tool" a fancy way of saying articulated forklift.

[Guest Butzy]

Im a bit of both, im learning more about the IT stuff but I think the car stuff will always rule my life. LOL :D

[Redhawk]

50/50 here, started working life in Marine Engineering (steam).

Still making things happen with high pressure/high temperature very fast water molecules but now there is a computer helping me out. And everything else to do with running a powerstation requires me to be glued to a pc screen..........FUN!!

[KEN 24T]

  sixfan said:

whats an IT?

Induction Tube?

Internal Taper?

In the underground it stands for "Intergrated tool" a fancy way of saying articulated forklift.

Information Technology ...

[Guest PSXR6]

I would have to lean on the side of geek but just. Am the local distribution and export manager for a multinational company and spend most of my work hours around large vehicles. I have 3 sons, the two older ones 16 & 19 are one of each, 1 x total geek, 1 x total mech but I love both, get the best of two worlds.

[plonky]

Ken if I may be so bold to offer the following observation:

The popularity of the Turbo is akin to the WRX following. Both aspirants are computer literate, have a technological fetish and seek inspiration from Japanese turbo tech tuners (how's that for alliteration!) The Turbo allows easy bolt on horsepower mods which don't require detailed mechanical knowledge, just an affinity with electronics and an ability to patch in a piggyback ECU or make a cold air box.

The more V8 type of poster is more of a hands on person that has experience in doing real tuning work. This would include tuning carbs, replacing cylinder heads, replacing camshafts etc. With the advent of EFI there is a crossover into ECU tuning as well as making the most of oxygen laden air for combustion purposes.

The Turbo type dude would read SPEED magazine (Hi Curt thanks for the beers) and the V8 man would read MOTOR (Hi Micky T) and Street Machine (Hi Geoff, congrats on Mag of the Year)

I like the sledging that goes on between the traditionalists (V8) and the techno(Turbo) and neither will ever prove they have the best.

Of course that leaves Ken. He is in a class of his own much like Melkor. He can be smooth to win the hearts and minds of weaker folk and malicious when he is faced by the strength and might of the Valar.

The site would not be as much fun without Ken Boyle aka Melkor. LOL

You may now abase yourself before your LOTR master........

[KEN 24T]

  plonky said:

Ken if I may be so bold to offer the following observation:

The popularity of the Turbo is akin to the WRX following.  Both aspirants are computer literate, have a technological fetish and seek inspiration from Japanese turbo tech tuners (how's that for alliteration!)  The Turbo allows easy bolt on horsepower mods which don't require detailed mechanical knowledge, just an affinity with electronics and an ability to patch in a piggyback ECU or make a cold air box.

The more V8 type of poster is more of a hands on person that has experience in doing real tuning work.  This would include tuning carbs, replacing cylinder heads, replacing camshafts etc.  With the advent of EFI there is a crossover into ECU tuning as well as making the most of oxygen laden air for combustion purposes.

The Turbo type dude would read SPEED magazine (Hi Curt thanks for the beers) and the V8 man would read MOTOR (Hi Micky T) and Street Machine (Hi Geoff, congrats on Mag of the Year)

I like the sledging that goes on between the traditionalists (V8) and the techno(Turbo) and neither will ever prove they have the best.

Of course that leaves Ken.  He is in a class of his own much like Melkor.  He can be smooth to win the hearts and minds of weaker folk and malicious when he is faced by the strength and might of the Valar.

The site would not be as much fun without Ken Boyle aka Melkor. LOL

You may now abase yourself before your LOTR master........

Oh, LOTR master ...

I come before you, grovelling on hands and knees, my un-worthy husk lain prone before you, basking in your eminence.

(kidding that didn't give me a rash!)

Insiteful observation re tradition vs technology, e.g., V8 vs Turbo. Hadn't thought about it that way, but the premise has some merit.

More accurate, I believe, is your observation that this forum benefits from my (albiet humble) presence. Spot on. :lol:

Easy with the "winning hearts and minds" stuff, though ... we don't want the weaker folk catching on now, do we?

... abasement complete!

[Guest HocuSChrisT]

Complete geek here, A+ Computer Systems Technician, and Radio Communications Specialist . But oh heavenly one, I love anything produced by the Blue Oval God. I have good knowledge of mechanics, however, I wish that cars came with a keyboard, and a mouse.

[Grant]

More IT than mechanical... let's just say if I knew my car as well as I know IT then my T would be doing pretty well at the Expensive Daewoo Ford show

[MISSXR]

Let me see

Ex-computer programmer , C, Cobol yeah who cares now ( top of the class and 2 years of study for nothing ) !!!

And cars??... I can put petrol in it, check the oil but that about it..oh yeah and drive like a mad woman. :D

MISSXR