Thursday, October 4, 2012

If money was not an issue.  My dream house would be on lake of the woods, it would be a very nice log house with 6 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms. If i designed it it would have a lot of big windows with a glass roof. I would want a very nice yard with a great landscape idea, I would like for it to have a long straight drive way so I can see who is coming.  I would only want it to be three levels and with a 5 car garage.  It would have to have a zipline from the third story right into the lake and a very long dock so i can fish off of it. I would like it to be a very open style house with a very nice and big kitchen. i would like it to be in a very wooded area but still somewhat close to town..

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

American Airlines

American airlines have been having trouble with their airplane seats. In the last couple days the seats on two seperate planes have become loose or even tipped over resulting in emergency landings. It made a lot of people late to where there were going and now A.A has 8 planes that are under inspection to see if they are deemed safe for flight. at least no one was hurt during the mess, but it would have been a different story had the plane crashed or tipped upside down.




This time of year I devote a lot of my time fishing for walleyes. This year has been off to a slow start, although I know it will pick up once the temp drops.  I really only fish for walleyes on the St. Croix River because most lakes around here kind of suck. I have caught some very nice walleyes, but none like the monster in the picture above... someday I will though.


In my opinion this cartoon is saying how bad Obama did in his first term of presidency. He claimed that he was going to fix the economy, lower taxes and so far he has done none of that for the U.S. Although  for how bad our economy is I don't think he could have done anything different...

Monday, September 24, 2012

If my parents would by me any car I can think of it would have to be a nissan
g-tr r34 skyline, this vehicle is my favorite because it is exotic and it is almost the fastest car money can buy, and it only costs about 100,000 compared to the other fast cars it can beat which are about 500,000




 

Engine
VR38DETT – 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged 24-valve V6; each engine hand-crafted by its own master technician in a clean-room environment
    Horsepower – 545 horsepower @ 6,400 rpm
    Torque – 463 lb-ft of torque @ 3,200-5,800 rpm
    Cylinder bore x stroke – 95.5 x 88.4 mm
    Compression ratio – 9.0:1
    Top speed – 196 mph
    Maximum engine speed – 7,000 rpm
    Emissions – 50 State LEV2/ULEV
Double overhead camshafts (DOHC) with Continuously Variable Valve Timing Control System (CVTCS) on intake valves
Aluminum cylinder block with high-endurance/low-friction plasma-sprayed bores
Aluminum pistons
Nissan Direct Ignition System
Iridium-tipped spark plugs
Electronic drive-by-wire throttle
Pressurized lubrication system with thermostatically controlled cooling and magnesium oil sump
Fully symmetrical dual intake and low back-pressure exhaust system
Secondary air intake system to rapidly heat catalysts to peak cleaning efficiency
Special 50:50 coolant mix
C

Drivetrain
ATTESA E-TS® All-Wheel Drive (AWD) with patented independent rear-mounted transaxle integrating transmission, differential and AWD transfer case
Torque distribution – Traction/yaw-based; up to 100% rear; up to 50% front
Rigid, lightweight carbon-composite main propeller shaft
Electronic Traction Control System (TCS)
High-performance 1.5-way mechanical limited-slip rear differential
Advanced Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)[*] with three driver-selectable modes:
    Normal – For daily driving. Controls brakes and engine output.
    R-Mode – For ultimate performance. Adjusts front and rear wheel power distribution to enhance handling.
    Off – Disengages the VDC system.
Hill start assist prevents rollback when starting on an incline

Transmission
Dual clutch 6-speed transmission with three driver-selectable modes:
    Normal – For maximum smoothness.
    R-Mode – For maximum performance with the quickest shifts.
    Save – For long-distance high-speed driving and gentler torque delivery for smooth driving on slippery surfaces.
Fully automatic shifting or full sequential manual control via steering column-mounted paddle shifters
Downshift Rev Matching
Predictive pre-shift control (in R-Mode) preselects the next gear change based on throttle position, vehicle speed, braking input and other information
Gear ratios (:1) 1st
4.0564.056
    2nd
2.3012.301
    3rd
1.5951.595
    4th
1.2481.248
    5th
1.0011.001
    6th
0.7960.796
    reverse
3.3833.383
    front final drive ratio (:1)
2.9372.937
    rear final drive ratio (:1)
3.7003.700

Brakes
Nissan/Brembo® [*] braking system – 4-wheel disc brakes, 15.4" front and 15.0" rear two-piece floating-rotors with diamond-pattern internal ventilation
Super-rigid 6-piston front/4-piston rear monoblock calipers with racecar-inspired 3-point radial mounting

Suspension and Steering
Front suspension – double-wishbone with aluminum arms
Rear suspension – multi-link with aluminum arms
Rigid front and rear suspension subframes, assembled in high-precision jigs similar to a racecar, with 6-point mounting to body
Bilstein® DampTronic® [*] suspension system with three driver-selectable modes:
    Normal – For automatic electronic control of damping.
    R-Mode – For high-performance cornering. The damping force of the shock absorbers is set for maximum vehicle performance.
    Comfort – The damping force of the shock absorbers is variably adjusted for more comfort.
Carbon-fiber engine chassis brace
Hollow front and solid rear stabilizer bars to help maintain maximum tire contact at all four wheels during cornering
Vehicle-speed-sensitive power steering
2.4 steering-wheel turns lock-to-lock

LEGEND
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