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Been an Apple user since the late 70's, a Mac user since 1986 (my parents bought a Mac Plus). I owned the public beta of OSX and some developer pre-releases prior to that, and was a beta tester for 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and various Quick TIme releases. I agree with so many others - he is the...

Look people - blame for the housing market collapse falls on all sides: The sellers wanting to sell for as much as possible. The buyers wanting to buy more than they could afford. The agents looking to make the biggest commissions. The lenders looking to make the huge commissions and reap...

Why not? There are plenty of people who worked their asses off, made lots of money, and redistributed a good deal of it ... They still kept a whole lot of it. Ian

Keith - I have to agree with your comments 100% The old adage went from "the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and the middle class gets bigger" to "the rich get richer, the rest get poorer". I think back to what my father earned 30 years ago, and I earn about the same. The difference -...

Mark Worthington had his rear wheels set up with new "barrels" so that he could run 16 inch rims up front, and 17 inch rims in the rear (he originally had 16 inch rears, but used those centers on 17 inch "barrels"). Not sure if "barrels" is the correct term ... Ian

So, all unionized longshoremen in Washington state are now liberals? I find that rather hard to believe ... I know quite a few very conservative union workers. Ian

Could be FFR - Factory Five Racing. They don't make GT40 replicas, but are talked about frequently here regarding their Cobras and GTM. Ian

Willing to bet George means "RF", which would be Roaring Forties, a replica manufacturer from Australia that went out of business and has been reborn. Ian

The other problem with the data is how were the divorces counted? Since there are so few states where same sex marriage is legal, and those marriages being considered legal are fairly recent, then the number of same sex couples really shouldn't do much to change the ratio of divorced men to...

What's interesting is what's not being said. Alaska defies the trend by having: Median household income: $61,604 (5th highest) Percent below poverty line: 9 percent (2nd lowest) and Nevada also pushes the hypothesis with: Median household income: $51,434 (20th highest) Percent below...

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Bondurant hit 212 on the Mulsanne in a MkI with a 351W in 1965. I will bet that the 351W in that car put out 425-450HP. The Gulf MkIBs supposedly could hit 210-211 with 425HP. Ian

The original MkIs did not fare so well at the longer races for various reasons, with its line victory at Feb 1965 at the Daytona 2000. Shelby took control of the GT40 racing program, and decided to drop the NASCAR 427 into the MkI. This necessitated a number of changes - dumping the ZF for a...

Sadly, Mark LaVea passed away, and Xtreme Classics is no more. So, more more splitters and sills (which were made in carbon fiber, and he had ERA and CAV/GTD versions). Ian

You are wrong - the Ford GT has a real splitter at the nose, and a huge rear diffuser in the back. The GT40 has none. I am also willing to bet the the whole underside of the GT has been carefully designed to improve airflow. You could add those things to a GT40, but it would stop looking like a...

My mistake - the Ford GT uses a Ricardo 6 speed. Probably your best option. Not sure how much above 550 HP/500 lbs ft it can handle without modifications. Roush uses Windsors for his small blocks. Ian

You're best bet is to go with a Windsor. Clevelands are nice, but performance parts are not as easy to obtain. I know Clevelands had a better life in Australia, but there are more options with Windsors. For more confusion, you could go with a Windsor block and Cleveland heads - "Clevor". There...

G-man, here are my opinions on your "wants": "Faster average speed" - this is a push "Best possible acceleration 0-100km/h, 100-200km/h 200-300km/h (an engine that accelerates hard all the way)" - more displacement, so either a BB or a nice SB stroker "A car that handles phenominaly...

Again, this is a generalization that may not prove true. Piston speed is a good indication of how much stress the rotating assembly is under. The higher the piston speed, the harsher the effect of stopping and starting at TDC/BDC is on the assembly, block main webs, and main caps. For...

A very broad generalization, but OK. You are making a large number of assumptions here - proper gearing, the BB having more torque, the BB having a larger power band. The latter two issues - the BB having more torque and a broader power band are not necessarily true, and with the SB's larger...

I would love to see on in action - the Stage II SDR-5 or sequential SR-5 sound very nice. But the numbers FF5 warranties fall way short. Ian