I've only been a member since late 2004 and I don't post nearly as much as others do, but I'm on the site practically everyday...and everyday I enjoy my stay here.

Up until I got my dsm, I barely knew how to change my oil. Now, I can practically do everything myself (except for that timing belt...it still looks so intimidating) and I owe it all to two things:
1) Perseverance - or stubborness. Part of being a dsmer I guess...most would have given up on the dsm after their third call to CAA...not us!
2) ca.dsm.org

Enough said. I've used the "search" on so many other dsm sites but it's only on ca.dsm.org that I actually find the useful information I'm looking for. I do find however, that lately, I try to look for older posts since the newer posts seem to have a theme to them:
- person posts problem/question
- veteran posts the fact that they could have used "search" and found <this> and <this> post answering said problem/question
- initial person either thanks the vet member or continues on a rant
- if it's the latter...more posters get onto the topic and include their $.02 on the subject
- moderators jump in and have to lock the thread

The moderators do a fantastic job. It isn't an easy job since they have to enforce something most people have problems with - rules.

Is it really all that hard to check your spelling and grammar on your posts? No.
Is it really all that hard to stick to the topic? No.
Is it really all that hard to keep your posts to the appropriate areas? No.
If you want to talk about your dsm, how fast it can go, how expensive your parts are, what you plan on doing to it, then go right on ahead...but put it in the right section!

Finally, before posting to talk smack about the moderators...why not use the "search" tool and find all the other threads related to trash-talking the mods. I'm sure someone has already bitched about what you're about to bitch about and I'm sure the mods have already replied to that bitching. See? The search tool is the hero of the day...again!

Okay...back to the shadows...but like that peeping tom across the street looking into your sister's bedroom window...I'm always watching.

It's much harder coming in new. All the common things have been 'done' already. Most have either moved onto new cars, moved to higher levels of tuning, or are young kids just getting into DSMs for cheap power. At least the FAQs and VFAQs have been clearly defined and are easily searched. You should see what the VW boards are like...

Allan, you know that I've always been fair with you. Now stop acting like a farking kid! Your run-on rambles are getting a bit tired. And humility is not being a doormat. I work on it as much as I can, but it means knowing enough to be able to help others, yet realizing that many people know a lot more than you.

I remember chatting with Dave Buschur before and when he started his shop. Now THAT was a guy that was humble and open to ideas, even when he had every right not to be. The guys here might pick on you for not being able to go fast...yet. You've got the stuff to do it. And you probably don't mean to, but you seem to rub it in their faces by bragging about how fast you *should* be able to go, and how superior your car is. THAT is why everyone gives you a hard time.

Now suck it up and DEAL. Calm yourself down, and just concentrate on contributing to help others reach the level you're at. You'll end up picking up tons of information to help your car out along the way...

We all know Nathan sucks anyway... He drives an Accent. (J/K, Nate!)

Actually I owned an Fbody before I owned my 2 DSMs. I didn't know it was a requirement on either board that you had to own an Fbody/DSM to be a member. :rolleyes: Thanks for clearing that up for me Mr.Moderator.
I was invited to join thefbody.com by a few of the members on there. Same way I was invited onto this forum by a bunch of the senior members. I guess it just shows that spending $20K in car mods doesn't buy you respect.

And you were booted off of BrokeBack NABR and now you're pretty close to getting booted off of here. You should just start your own forum, then you can do whatever you want.

Blake you have been heckling and riding me on the various boards for no good reason. So you don't like I can spend money on my cars and you can't. Tough life, isn't fair is it?. I am double your age and do have a very good job and salary as well.

I was booted off NABR with no reason given.And its you who quoted that partial comment about this board made on the f body board and sent it over here or aren't you man enough to admit
doing that?

I admitted to saying it no problem.But at least quote the whole comment.Not just the parts you want to.And I apologized if some members took offence to it and still stand by my opinion that there are some members on this board that seem to have the attitude expressed by the comment.

I can name names if it was necessary but it seems have already talked thru this on this board.Half or so are very annoyed by my long posts, bench racing,asking for advice and sometimes not taking it or debating the advice, and seems about half on the board don't pay much attention or care much about the above. Some think I am trying to make myself superior with my long sig or talking about my mods.And some are jealous like Ziggy said or the comment said.

I have had some tell me point blank they are jealous.Its ok its human nature to be sometimes.

I still have learned my lesson and in future am not going to bench race, am not going to post novels and am going to try to keep on topic more.
I will likely lurk more and mostly use the buy and sell sections as giving or asking for advice seems to be where most of the misunderstandings and problems lie.I can simplify my sig and people that are interested can ask me about my mods even though putting mods in the sig makes more sense so you don't have to ask a guy all the time what mods do you have.

As to actually owning a vehicle on the boards that a person is on well, its pretty much a given in most of them that you at least own one.
I don't think the corvette guys will give me time of day or ferrari guys if am only a wannabe even if I did have a vette once 10 years ago.These are owner boards ,specific vehicle boards. After all you wont find me on the SUV boards!

Also no one gives much attention to past achievments so really posting about some old time run years ago on a car you no longer own is also pretty meangless especially when lots of guys have run quite a bit faster with same turbo as you. And why even put you own an suv in your sig? Or maybe post a quartermile and dyno time beside it as well? :rolleyes:

And if people want proof you started the riding and heckling on me from the various boards be happy to quote your posts but not into being a little tattle tale its really too public school.

I dare anyone to go thru my posts on this board and find where I have actually insulted,heckled or belittled ,ridiculed anyone that didn't do it to me first.

I went into a lot of detail in some of my posts on my 2.4 build and stuff but thought some guys were interested in it since it might be a path they would take some day. Not everyone will stay at the level of 14b and t25s. Its fine if they do not everyone is mod crazy like me but there are always levels above what one has and its nice to get some info on them. If person don't want that much detail its simple ,don't read it.

So Blake its agreed we don't much like each other. So stay out of my posts on the boards and I will stay out of yours.And if you keep heckling and riding me expect to get riden back.

And that has nothing to do with humility and everything to do with standing up for oneself.

I will say again if some think I am a rich snob they are sadly mistaken. If I was truly rich would be on the vette or ferrari boards with my vette or ferrari actually parked in my million dollar triple garage house not messing with old dsm and f bodies living in a old 4 level split.
But I do least do what I say.I do own f bodies and dsms and I did build the car the way I said I would and it actually driveable as well.

Al, when you quit sniffing your own BS your head will stop spinning and you might catch a clue.
I don't need to copy and paste stuff from other boards. thefbody.com is an open forum, anyone can read what's posted there. If they happen to read something of yours they take offence too that's your problem, you posted it. If I had copy/pasted it I would admit it. You ASSume far too much Al

And I'll post a timeslip and a dyno sheet for the Outlander once I see one from your SuperTalon

And in all honesty I don't know why I keep getting dragged into these threads. You mentioned my name in here before I even posted, so if you want me to "stay out of your threads" it'd be a good idea to leave me out of them. As far as "grade school sh!t" well I outgrew that when I graduated highschool (and moved on to graduate university). I think you thrive on the drama in your threads Al, I don't think you could make it through the day without a little teenie bopper drama while you eat your Allbran. It's too bad the admins here seem to be ruining your little party.

That post was quoted by either you or your buddy Chris C. or you told the mods here about it Blake.Have some balls at least and admit it.I can admit I said it why dont' you admit clipping it out? Kinda coincidence you bait me with a comment on NABR and then I reply and all of a sudden it just happens to show on Club dsm by Nathan who did seem to indicate he changed my profile.

So whatever play stupid Blake thats fine.
There are only two members on that board that are on club dsm board. You and Chris C. So if it wasn't you then its him. Not sure why you aren't man enough to take the credit for it.
Open board yeah right..you have to register on the f body board to read posts.You are the BS'r Blake .Are you scared to own up to your little public school tattling?

Let face the reality.You once had a decently fast 2g. At least it was faster than your non turbo dsm. Now you own a slow as slug SUV and another slow ass slug before that. Now you dream of the old days.Don't worry if you save those pennies some day you can own a fast car. . Till then go ahead and heckle and ride me.My 97 talon is faster at zero boost than your gas guzzling easy to roll ,slow as molasses Stupid Useless Vehicle.

You had your 5 minutes of fame at the track.Hope its enough to last you the rest of your life!

Oh forgot you are martial arts master too..
Amazed you haven't threatened to come kick my ass yet!

Of course my first day at karate when I was sixteen I put a black belt on the ground in 5 seconds, first sparring match there ,first day actually! Not too impressed with that crap to tell you the truth and we won't mention the current wife kicking the crap out of the x ,the x who studied kung fu for years and thought she was invincible. :rolleyes:

This really isn't worth my time. Al's reputation is probably going to rub off on mine and I don't need that kind of bad karma and dirt on my rep. He's obviously threatened by me in some way to keep bringing me into his threads like some kind of Blake Fanboi.
I'm done.

This is almost Jerry Springer worthy... :rolleyes:

Holy crap Al, give 'er a rest man!!

- Your car is the holy grail of vehicles

- Your fighting skills can out master a black belt

- Your turbo can take on five 14b's & 3 Big16g's all at the same time

- Your dad can beat up blakes dad

- Your wife can beat up you, blake & both of your dads


WE GET IT! You wonder why we have problems with you, if I didn't know you were in your 40's, I'd assume that you we're 17. And that would be insulting some of the young guys around here!!

Ok guess time to start quoting things Blake said to heckle and ride me..since everyone thinks I am the bad guy here.

Blake making comment on what my car is going to run on fbody forum post.It ran 13.3 on tazzo vpc first run at 14psi untuned on pump 92.

Another wrong statement by Blake.2g 3065 cars have gone well in the 10s and off nitrous. And tons of 1g cars have ,what is difference 1g and 2g anyway?

[QUOTE13.3 huh? Timeslip?
Oh that's right, you haven't been to a real track yet] [/QUOTE] Heckling me after running 13.3 first run every on tazzo which has been track verified several times. Also I have raced many many times at the track my 80ta,96ta.and been racing and driving fast cars for over 20 years before Blake was sperm in his fathers sack.

Heckling me about being on Nabr and talking about how much he really thinks about Club dsm.

This one is similar quote made by Chris Clark...doesn't sound too complimentary to Club dsm either does it?

Blake again ,sounds like there is just a bit of jealousy there to me.. :rolleyes:

Chris Clark Blakes buddy saying for the 100th time how he can't afford to fix his car so it even runs. Sounds like a bit of jealousy here too don't you think?

There are tons more of these posts I can quote.
And they all show that Blake starting on me long before I ever started to give him some back.

ALLAN, ***K OFF GOD DAMIT!!!

He has realized that he had no ground to stand on to trash-talk me anymore, so he has moved on to you. Makes sense eh Blake?

Allan, your not getting yourself anywhere here, stop while you are still ahead.

so things we've learned from this post are:
Al drives 1 out of 2 of us nuts...
Al blames Nate for changing his sig (which he is unable to do)
Al blames Blake/Chris for the quote (which it wasn't either of)

hmmmmmm guess 1 out of 3 ain't bad...