A minor update
So anyway, I was sitting around being bored during my weekend, relaxing and doing what most Americans do when given a little time off. It’s best not for anyone to guess what that is, though you’d probably hit on the second try.
I’ve been doing some research lately, trying to figure out a way around my tactical shotgun problem. The problem, incidentally, is that I have short arms. Well, actually, I’m short all around. I’m looking into doing a bit of wood working with one of these stocks. Cut it down a bit so I can keep the gun setup for slugs with my red dot scope, though it will be in closer to my shoulder and the handgrip may be a tad awkward, it will still be better than not being able to reach the kelly grip in front. For those of you who are wondering, Uncle has Mr. Blasty, and I’ve got ‘Shaft’. Now, that’s not a phallic term, that comes from an old TV show. Yep, Shaft… he’s one bad mutha- (shut your mouth!)… jus’ talkin’ bout Shaft. Figured it was vaguely appropriate. Anyway, I’ll borrow a digital camera and load some appropriate pictures once I finish the stock.
Alternatively, I’m putting a gauge pod in my 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX, and I’ve got a question for you gearheads out there. Regarding a boost gauge, I’ve seen basically two types (not including mechanical versus electronic), so what I want to know is what useful purpose one would have for vacuum pressure information. Or should I just use a standard pressure gauge without a vacuum reading? Opinions?
December 28th, 2004 at 8:54 am
“Vacuum pressure” is abit of a misnomer-the two terms have opposite meanings in this context. I have no real experience in boost type setups, but a plain vacuum gauge is a very useful thing. One can quickly diagnose various engine ailments with a vacuum gauge-for example if you have a compression leak on one cylinder it’ll show up on the gauge as a steady “blip”. A vacuum leak caused by a busted seal or hose on the intake side somewhere will quickly show up as a low reading on the gauge-if your engine normally runs at, say 18 inches of vacuum and it suddenly changes to 10 inches then you know you’ve got a vacuum leak on the intake side to track down. The engine will still be pulling a vacuum through the intake side when the boost is off, so the vacuum gauge is going to provide useful information about the status of the engine when running in unboosted mode. Your Subaru is probably running in unboosted mode over 90% of the time. This seems to me to be a simple choice-you’re getting two gauges in the space occupied by one.
December 28th, 2004 at 1:59 pm
I hate to break it to you, but Shaft was a phallic reference when they used it on the show, so it is still a phallic reference (vicariously).
December 28th, 2004 at 6:00 pm
Heh, oh well…