Minor Upgrade to RSX
Posted by mike | Filed under automotive, news, technology
In an attempt to extract a few more modest horses from an already ample performer (that’s my RSX Type-S, for reference – see autocross times from last week) i received and installed a new AEM v2 short ram intake this evening. Nothing special here, it’s just a more efficient way to cram gobs of air down the intakes throat; thus producing more power to the wheels – that’s the cliff notes idea anyway. Many people on the auto forums (who have no lives) will squabble over the benefits of a short ram intake (filter inside the engine bay) versus a cold air intake (filter outside of the engine bay). It’s obvious that a CAI (cold air) system will produce more power consistently as the SRI (short ram) systems tend to suffer from something called “heat soak”. This typically occurs when it is a very hot day outside and the engine heats up to normal operating temperature…it doesn’t take a doctorate to figure out that if the air filter is sucking in piping hot air next to the engine that performance will suffer. Yes, a bit, however anyone running an SRI also doesn’t have to worry about water getting sucked in by the filter in a CAI setup and ruining their engine. Anyway, this is more details than i’m sure anyone cares to read about but i chose the SRI type of setup for a couple reasons: A) don’t have to worry about water B) easier to clean the filter, do not have to take front bumper of car off every time C) heat soak will really only be a factor on very hot days, probably over 90 degrees, which there are not too many of these types of days in MN D) Finally, the new v2 system by AEM is dyno proven to produce nearly the same level of power as a cold air system without the issues stated above.
Now, enough with that, here are some pics of the car when i bought it with the stock setup, the new setup, and the box filled with the heavy plastic crap i took out. I bet it’s a net weight savings of nearly 8lbs, which also helps. 
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Testing New Wordbook Plug-in
Posted by admin | Filed under technology
I’m testing to see if this is working properly. This is a post from my Wordpress blog, hopefully to show up on Facebook. So exciting.
HTC WiMo 6 -> iPhone 3GS
Posted by mike | Filed under technology
My oh my, how times change. Within 6 months of purchasing the HTC Touch Pro on Sprint….i switched to AT&T to get an iPhone 3GS. No comparison and i’d have to say, it’s probably the best phone i’ve ever used. It’s nearly as functional as a full tablet PC. If you are thinking of a new phone, seriously consider an iPhone 3GS.
Qwest Fiber Optic Ring
Posted by mike | Filed under news, technology
Well, i have to say it’s been worth the wait. We’ve been on 1.5mb DSL since it was first offered by Qwest where we live but it’s not very efficient or all that fast and certainly not up to par with it’s competitors in the area. Yesterday we finally upgraded to 12mb DSL and i’m still shocked at it’s speed and efficiency. I no longer have to wait for any streaming video to finish downloading before it starts or wait for hours for large downloads to complete. As a nice test, i downloaded a 1.2gb .iso disc image file from Microsoft yesterday and it took around 15 minutes….smokin!!! Best part is that the pricing is very competative, i am not paying a dime more for 10x speed increase…now that’s a bargin.
HTC Touch Pro
Posted by mike | Filed under news, technology
The HTC Touch Pro has just launched on Sprint and AT&T Wireless services in the US and it’s also soon to debut on Verizon later this month. This has to be one of the coolest phones to hit the US market since the iPhone. My contact is up and i’m no longer obligated to stay with Verizon. They are great but expensive and i really don’t like how they strip down and disable features on their phones. If you are in the market for a killer phone/PDA that runs Windows Mobile 6.1 and TouchFlo, check it out below.
