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new intake for my car costs $2000 ported and polished. Mine is plastic I have to find a bullit intake and then get it worked on. I have done all the math keeping my car naturally aspirated will cost more than the turbo...albeit it might be more reliable..hahahahah "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

2001. bone stock except for eibach springs. "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

I was going to try and stay at 6 psi until I can afford forged rods and pistons. "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

I know, weird post, but. Anyone every turbocharge a non turbo car? I have ordered an aftermarket kit for my car and was curious. ramon "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

It was lots of fun watching the pros chow. I think by the end of the day TJ had changed clothes so many times he was back to his original suit which had dried out somewhat since the begining of the competition. ramon "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

I have read all the responses. I have also seen a big boy jumping a xaos 21 135 have 6 lines break (that was a fantastic malfunction from the ground). They guy most probably was exceeding the max suspended weight of the canopy. About 200 people witnessed it as it was during the Texas state record attempts. This was posted here before and can be found if you search the forums. I never heard anything else about it (reasons or causes, circumstances etc). ramon "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

didn't want to let the cat out of the bag....but... good luck sweetie. "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

yes we are. hahahah like I said : Chuck wants to eat that thing. (yes he was looking over my shoulder) C- U Sat night in Thomaston...from all of us... ramon

chuck said, " We want to eat that thing." and he is serious. r "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

chuck told me he will wait at the DZ till 11:00ish. ramon "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

Max Cohn was the most professional. Rook was very nice and at the time seemed to be very humble. Most of the others I have met have been a jackass in one way or another (hint the goofier and crazier their hair looked the bigger the jackass) oh... Olav (who is supposed to have a rockstar attitude) did stop what he was doing at SummerFest and dig through his pockets for a patch to give to me. "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

disclaimer I jump a VX and a vengeance Atair is building conventional ram airs with cross braced noses and other canopies with trapezoidal load bearing ribs (that is instead of triangleular). I have seen a russian prototype (flairs like shit ) with the two outer cells completely encased (nose fully formed) A french company was making a freeflall deployable main that had paraglider flying charecteristcis (called neuvres or somehting in french. Brian Germain has a prototype with airlocks and cross bracing. rumor has it Icarus has something at least being tested 3rd party hearsay is that it is bad ass (but third party hearsay is...well...you know) "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

Oooh I read the analysis... Guess I have been lazy about quitting my Bullshit job with my bitch boss C-ya Friday. ramon "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

1. God (non denominational) 2. beaver or ferret (medium size little furry thing) 3. no interaction at all just a gaze 4. plantation style house with white columns (two story not huge) 5. no fence 6. the table is bare nothing is on it 7. the cup is old fine china 8. I bring it back inside. 9. small pond. 10. I walk around it So am I a psycho or a loser. don't give a crap either way.

Hi Max, I'll write you in without hesitation. bloo ones ramon "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

This is hearsay: It has been said that if you bend the lines and look at them under a microscope, fibers snap. It is also said they are not UV resistant and that they are banned in Europe. Facts. They use HMA for Sails on boats. (sails do put up with some high forces and are exposed to UV all day. fact I saw a guy jumping a Xaos 135 at about 1.9 break 5-6 lines and have the cooles malfunction I have ever seen. If you search the archives you will find a little thread about it. search for HMA. ramon "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

Atlanta skydiving Center? I thought the Kings were Sam (skygeek) and dad. Am I clueless (well I am but am I misniformed). How are things, Aggie, I need to get out there sometime and have fun with you and Pablo. "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

I get soft openings from that Vx I bought from you. must be my packing skills developoed from my hard opening FX weird "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

that is definitely the best pilsner in the world "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

Heineken though my fave is Porter's and Oatmeal and Double chocolate stouts right now. "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

I'll be there doing the pond thingy and would like to meet the dZ commers. see you this weekend. Anyone freefly? ramon "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

Since no one else is really posting. I only have one jump on a velocity at 2.0 (200 on an FX at 2.0) and 100 on a vX at 2.2. I know this is probably not quite what you are looking for but.... compared to the fX the velocity seems more like the VX...more rigid and more sensitive to harness turns than the fX and more snap in the toggles. The VX is a little more extreme with the harness turns and the toggle turns than the velocity. The velocity opened nice (my FX is prone to slight spank if close attention is not paid to the slider). My VX opens soft (lucky I guess) My fX at 2.0 will hold in brakes longer than a saber loaded at 1.3. the VX at 2.2 won't. I think if you can demo the VX and the Velocity (due to inconsistency in VX openings some are hard, but mine is soft like I said) you may prefer the velocity. If you keep up with the swoop meets you will see that the velocities fare very well. A respected velocity pilot I know loads his like 2.4 and can shut it down with a little foot slide as if it were much bigger so I think the consensus is that they may have a lower stall speed than the same sized FX. My VX seems pretty tricky during the last part of the flare to have a good stop. It is twitchy and can very easily make a last minute cours adjustment during the swoop to avoid an obstacle, but it makes that precise application of good brakes to get all your flare before stall somehting of an art. I really like the VX but if you jump camera I think the Velocity might give you more consistent openeings and very similar performance. It seems to me that a VX might be a little better at doing things like a 90-180 degree turn during a swoop, but for speed and length of swoop the veolcity is at least the equal of the VX (given luck weather conditions and other factors tend to throw either canopy ahead). The jury is still out on the Xaos but they seem to be holding their own and seem to have a flatter glide. Everyone raves about the openings and the light riser pressure but some people are of the opinion that they may be a little less unstable and there are some stiff arguements about the new lines. If I were you I would borrow/demo all of them, but one thing is for sure. PD tests the shit out of their product and I think it shows with the velocity. If you look closely you will notice that the velocity has a cross brace pattern that puts more cross bracing in it than an FX and that a vX has a similar pattern but with two more cells. The Xaos 21 has the same cross brace pattern as an FX (not a velocity) and the XAOS 27 has the same cross bracing as a VX. If I were to buy a brand new canopy I would probably get a velocity. As it is I got a nice VX with "lucky" soft openings from "parachutist" for a decent price and ...well it was the right size too and I have a way to go before I am really getting everything out of it...but it swoops far. If I were a videographer at a dZ I might want a 21 cell canopy at 2.0 instead for those bad spot days. Good luck and keep us informed. ramon "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

and me!!!!!! "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

the big lebowski the fifth element Millers crossing the lord of the rings (ok youve' probably seen it...but) Pearl Harbor Evil Dead 2 Hamlet (Ken Branagh only) Richard 2 (Ken Branagh) Aliens (been a while...still good) Reservoir Dogs Dropzone or cutaway (sorry...had too, also point break..heh heh) Parenthood with Steve Martin (while were on Keanu Reeves) Shrek, Alladin or Toy Soldier. To kill a Mockingbird Laurence of arabia One flew over the cuckoos nest Glen Gary Glen Ross The GodFather Being John Malkovich Things to do in Denver when your dead. High Fidelity Grosse Point Blank Solaris (Tarkovsky) Seven Samurai (Kurosawa) Yojimbo (Kurosawa...everyone should watch this, everyone rips it off, watch this then go watch fist full of dollars). Ran (Kurosawa version of King Lear) Othello ( with Ken Branagh) Roots The color Purple Clerks and or Mall Rats Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon El Mariachi Apocolypse Now Clockwork Orange 2001 Space Odyessey hahahaha here is one if you can find it I dare you to watch it "Santa Sangre" hahahaha yawn..ok "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.

Maybe Levin (120 lbs wet) can get out with his wing suit and stay with him "Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce.