Why?

**NooNoo** · January 13th, 2003, 05:01 AM

Originally posted by gazzak
I'm with Outcoded on this one, and have to ask why?

My ultimate PC would be in the most battered, uninteresting and greyist looking box imageinable. Yet when you switched it on it would just be the dogs b*****s!!! It's what's inside that matters. Currently I have the outside but not the inside

It's the same with cars and me, I would ultimately like the most boring and normal looking car on the road, yet under the hood would be a beast capable of wiping out anything that wanted to race me! I like to surprise people.

However there is definately something to be said for computers that look good. Why do you think Apple Macs have had a revival of fortune since their new image, and are the only type of computer ever shown in films and on TV??

As for dogs with coats.... hee hee!!

So that would be a lotus cortina for you then

**confus-ed** · January 13th, 2003, 09:03 AM

Originally posted by NooNoo
So that would be a lotus cortina for you then

Hey don't you deride 'em I had a Lotus Cortina mk 3 GT for my very first car .... loads of power ... just not very good brakes !

(or was that driver???) .... it was also responsible for my first insurance claim

**NooNoo** · January 13th, 2003, 09:08 AM

Originally posted by confus-ed
Hey don't you deride 'em I had a Lotus Cortina mk 3 GT for my very first car .... loads of power ... just not very good brakes ! (or was that driver???) .... it was also responsible for my first insurance claim

Wasn't deriding.... was agreeing!!! I had a friend who had one, had a special paint job done to make it look like the sills where rusting etc.... he used to annoy the hell out of any one who thought they could get past him!

**Fubarian** · January 13th, 2003, 03:20 PM

My theory is this ::

If I got a bad a$$ed comp, (raid, high end processor, vid), I want to deck it out, show it off and make it look coo. but ONLY after the performance is there.

On the topic of cars, making a car 'look fast' is called RICE. Rice is typically boys with their lil tail lights, fart pipe and neons under their car, thinkin its fast. These are the same people they say they have a turbo rotary with headers and pistons.

(I have a video to prove this also ....a 2000 "GTR speical edition" mustang and he claims 13s with a turbo rotary w/ headers and pistons)

**Guts3d** · January 13th, 2003, 03:37 PM

Personally, I make a chunk of $$$ from modding cases for customers, so two of mine are decked out both inside and out. People won't listen to advice on mobo's, chips, etc. even after they ask for it but loooove spending the long green for flourescent lights and led fans....

**Archangel42069** · January 13th, 2003, 04:30 PM

Originally posted by Fubarian
My theory is this ::

If I got a bad a$$ed comp, (raid, high end processor, vid), I want to deck it out, show it off and make it look coo. but ONLY after the performance is there.

On the topic of cars, making a car 'look fast' is called RICE. Rice is typically boys with their lil tail lights, fart pipe and neons under their car, thinkin its fast. These are the same people they say they have a turbo rotary with headers and pistons. (I have a video to prove this also ....a 2000 "GTR speical edition" mustang and he claims 13s with a turbo rotary w/ headers and pistons)

Check this out for a view on RICE

**ilovetheusers** · January 13th, 2003, 09:58 PM

I would like to go the highroad like crazyman, but instead...

Dear Outcoded.

Nyahhhhhhh,

THWPPPPPPTTTTTT!!!!!!

Nanny nanny boo boo!!!!!

**Kermit D. Frog** · January 16th, 2003, 05:32 PM

Personally, I think case modding shows your outward expression of your most inward geekiness! And I think that's great. High tech boys have to have high tech toys!

**fst1006** · January 16th, 2003, 08:02 PM

Originally posted by Fubarian

On the topic of cars, making a car 'look fast' is called RICE. Rice is typically boys with their lil tail lights, fart pipe and neons under their car, thinkin its fast. These are the same people they say they have a turbo rotary with headers and pistons. (I have a video to prove this also ....a 2000 "GTR speical edition" mustang and he claims 13s with a turbo rotary w/ headers and pistons)

ARRRG!!!!!!! typed out a WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF AND IT GOT DELETED!!!!!!!! ARRRGGG!!!!

for those woundering (since this is a computer forum) Rotaries are a (sort of) revolutionary engine. developed by a Scientist named Wankel (forgot his first name)... he had a unfortunate run in with German soldiers during Hitlers regime...

The Engine (which is only developed by Mazda now) actually was designed for as effieciant of a combustion engine as it could be( as compaired to the current V, | , W style of engines) it was very effiencet. it does NOT have Pistons, becasue there are no "chambers" (as you see in todays cars).

Rotaries are my favorite kind of engine, it has had its problems but in the year of 2003 Mazda is releasing a new Rotary with most of the problems worked out in the new RX-8 .... but it makes up for its RAW power... 250 BHP with 1.3 L of displacement (and in the new RX-8) UN-TURBO'd... incredible!)

for more info search on Google.com for Rotaries and you will find out the advanages and disadvatages of this wounderful engine...

and back to Fubarian 's post

Mustangs use V-8's. its (almost) impossible to have a rotary in a Mustang because the sheer weight of the mustang would bring the rotary to its knees .. the RX-7's and RX-8's were designed to be light, fast, and agile cars. and thats what they are...heh....

go to http://www2.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/rx8/index.jsp
for more info on the RX-8

Fubarian... that is great... post the link... i want to laugh....

FST1006 <--- is accepting donations to his "Rx-7" fund

**wholeeo** · January 20th, 2003, 01:47 PM

I love rotary engines. Theres nothing better than getting 50k miles out of a new car then replaceing the engine.
Mazda was great when they were Datsun. ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM. BOOM HELP!!!!

**Spawn_X** · January 23rd, 2003, 06:10 PM

its ok to make something look "modded" after the performance is there?

So you're justifying putting an airplane wing on a porche 911?

i don't care what the performance is, some things look bad regardless of what.

i don't see any typeR stickers on Ferarris, although the performance is there.

**cookin chef** · January 26th, 2003, 02:43 AM

If people want to mod, then that's fine. Cases used to look boring or crappy. The Case industry has noticed how popular modding is. So why are they making premodded cases now???

Extra source of revenue them and for people who don't want to risk making mistakes on their projects.

Computers can be an artform too.

**crazyman** · January 26th, 2003, 02:57 PM

why? cuz it's fun to do,it looks good,there are certain cooling enhancements,my kid likes it,it's different,I enjoy doing it,etc,etc

here it is

**Larommi** · January 26th, 2003, 06:40 PM

I mod my case so when I am home alone on a Saturday night wishing I had friends, drinking a few beers and downloading porn, I want to do it in style. Sure nobody sees it but it still nice there glowing on the floor. I say why not.
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I dont care what my case looks like.

**Fubarian** · January 28th, 2003, 03:51 PM

Found that "GTR mustang" with a rotary and turbo with headers, pistons, and runs 11s.

fair warning -- there's only a few non-work comments made (both said right off the bat "f@#$ing japanese writing on a mustang")
http://home.csumb.edu/m/maaseric/world/domestic.avi

hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe

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