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At this point, there's wide agreement that the GOP faces a profound demographic problem—its longtime coalition of middle-aged whites is not enough to win national elections. Rush Limbaugh's lament is correct: Republicans are (increasingly) outnumbered. President Barack Obama won the overwhelming majority of African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos; overall, his nonwhite share of the electorate was larger than any winning presidential candidate in history, and it contributed to his wins in Florida, Virginia, Colorado, and Nevada.
It's easy to focus on these demographic problems as the core challenge facing the GOP, but in reality, they're only part of the problem. The larger issue—by far—is the extent to which Republicans have yet to reckon with the failures of the Bush years. Not one of the GOP candidates for president this year—including Mitt Romney—made a significant break with Bushism. Each, especially Romney, doubled down on the Bush agenda of belligerence abroad and fiscal profligacy at home.
To put this in the form of a question, was there any area where Romney made a significant break with Bush? On domestic policy, his five-point plan was a combination of massive Bush-style tax cuts, deregulation, drilling for oil, and cuts to social services. On foreign policy, he adopted the aggression of Bush's first term, with saber rattling toward Iran and promises to intervene wherever there was toil, including Syria, where he pledged to "arm the rebels." Indeed, his key advisers were early advocates for the Iraq War, the greatest foreign-policy blunder since the war in Vietnam. There was no indication from the Romney campaign that George W. Bush had made mistakes. No sign that they saw a problem with Bush's economic policies, and no awareness that voters no longer trusted the Republican Party on national security. Mitt Romney promised a change, but what he offered was a restoration and a return to the failed policies of the previous administration.
The Bush years were bad for most Americans, but they were absolutely terrible for African Americans and Latinos, who saw a decade of stagnant wages, capped off by an economic collapse that disproportionately harmed their communities. At the same time, the sluggish recovery has not been good for them—in terms of employment and income, they are well behind the rest of the country. Mitt Romney had an opening, if he and the Republican Party had policies that addressed the profound economic insecurity of millions of Americans, he could have made inroads.
Yes, as stalwart Democrats, the large majority of African Americans were likely to vote for Barack Obama, and yes, Romney's rhetoric on immigration would have kept him at a distinct disadvantage with Latino voters. But Obama's 50-point margin with Asian Americans and Latinos wasn't guaranteed, and Romney could have narrowed that gap with a substantive commitment to policies that would have helped these groups. Instead, he—and the Republican Party—promised to repeal health-care reform, promised to cut popular social programs, and promised to direct those savings toward new tax cuts for the "job creators." If Romney offered little for working- and middle-class white Americans, he offered even less for working- and middle-class communities of color.
At the moment, conservatives are united in blaming the messenger for their defeat. To a certain extent, that's true; a Mitt Romney who didn't endorse "self-deportation" and didn't pal around with racist conspiracy mongers (see: Donald Trump) might have had better luck with nonwhites. But given it's commitment to Bush economic and national-security policies, the GOP's messaging problem seems like an artifact of its substantive policy problem. Republicans have nothing to offer to ordinary people, and in the absence of a positive agenda, they have to rely on petty resentments to win voters. This problem goes beyond the presidential race; for the second cycle in a row, Republicans lost their shot at winning the Senate. While some of this can be blamed on Tea Party candidates in Missouri and Indiana, the bulk of it has to do with a voting public—across the country—that doesn't trust the Republican Party with power.
If conservatives have a task for the next four years, it's to build a responsive conservatism that is attuned to conditions in the real world, seeks to solve problems, and tries to meet voters where they're at with policies that have relevance for their lives. Republicans don't have to become liberals—there is a whole generation of conservative wonks, thinkers, and politicians who are trying to forge a more constructive conservatism—but they do have to acknowledge and reckon with their failures.
The downside to all of this is a little time in the wilderness, the upside—as Democrats can tell you—is a stronger, more capable party. Put another way, the failures of Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis eventually gave way to the successes of Bill Clinton and—you know—Barack Obama.
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Thu, 2012-11-08 13:34
Holy freakin' arrogance. Umm, the popular vote was nearly split down the middle, 50% BO to 49% MR at last count. And, Barrack, as the incumbent, just got 10 million FEWER votes than he did last time around. If I were you, that might concern me more than the health of your opposition party, Mr. Bouie. But even more so, I would be concerned by the fact that Gary Johnson (the Libertarian candidate) received over twice the votes as Libertarians did last election; and all this during an election where millions of Americans "sat out". 13 million less voters, folks…a small fact overlooked by every pundit (proof, you want?...10 million less votes for the dem candidate, 3 million less for the repub). The fake enthusiasm of the press will prove to be just that – watch. Getting the picture? It doesn't bode any better for you, since your guy was the incumbent and did so poorly. So, you could choose to do the math and then take your own advice...but I suspect that what you'll choose is to not let the facts get in the way of your argument, instead. And don't get me wrong…it's not that we don't appreciate the constructive criticism from you, the experts...thank you!
Thu, 2012-11-08 18:43
The GOP may be eroding, but like an injured crocodile, it can still bite. Liberals need to take a page from the "moral majority" playbook of the 1970's, and rather than assuming that "inertia" will continue the leftward swing (after all, Latinos are primarily Catholic, and those who have left the Catholic church primarily became evangelical; a more Latino-friendly GOP could appeal to them), we need to begin a CONTINUOUS program of explaining to the more reasonable conservatives we know WHY liberal values, CORRECTLY understood, are not antithetical to core conservative values.
Since so much of what conservatives want is based on religious teachings, yet people of faith include liberals also, we need to revitalize liberal churches, synagogues, mosques and temples (and for those with the stomach for it, "infiltrate" the conservative ones and work to change them from within).
Despite what right-wing religious people say, liberals do not want to PROMOTE "sin", only to leave that to PERSONAL decisions, whether it is drug use, sexual behavior, marriage, gay rights, etc. Not to say that religions may not teach what THEIR people ought to do, but that they are not the ultimate LEGAL authorities. Also, conservatives need to be reminded that spiritual leaders and prophets have always taught that "sinners" are to be LOVED, not punished.
On health care, the liberal idea is not the right wing caricature of "giving away freebies to deadbeats" but insuring access to the tools of good health (both prevention AND intervention when needed) to everyone regardless of their income. This is a humanitarian value shared by all religions. If the concern is overuse, the experience of other nations can be examined; for all but a very few people, medical procedures are painful enough to avoid regardless of cost.
On the question of communal vs individual disaster preparations, the Bible tells us of Joseph, appointed by Pharaoh to head a FEMA program, taxing and stockpiling grain during times of plenty to feed the population during times of famine; except for his knowing exactly when the good times and bad times were coming, he had the same problem as today's disaster managers. And during the good times, many farmers surely resented the taxes, especially since Joseph was "not a native Egyptian."
On labor-management relations, liberals feel there should be a balance; conservatives seem to want to give management ABSOLUTE power over workers (and customers, via monopolies). There is no RELIGIOUS support for this selfishness; in fact, the Hebrew prophets, Jesus, Catholic tradition, post-Christian Jewish tradition, Muslim tradition, and all other religious traditions teach the opposite, that God is on the side of the powerless, and the powerful are OBLIGATED to share, both individually and as representatives of the overall society.
There has been a conservative backlash against the contraceptive provisions of the new health care law (Obamacare), citing First Amendment rights of EMPLOYERS not to allow EMPLOYEES, whether sharing the employer's religion or not, benefits (contraceptive care and abortion) that violate the EMPLOYER'S faith. The problem is that ANY faith can have certain medical procedures to which it objects, and not always the obvious ones. For example, patients on an employer based plan may need a heart valve, and the best one for that patient may be from a pig; if the EMPLOYER is Jewish or Muslim, should that employer be able to veto the pig valve? Or an employer who belongs to the Jehovah's Witness faith, which forbids transfusions; can this employer tell those who work for him that, should they suffer a grave injury or a disease requiring new blood, they will have to do without that life saving treatment, even if they follow ANOTHER religion? Liberals believe that religious freedom is INDIVIDUAL, not CORPORATE or INSTITUTIONAL.
Rabbi Michael Lerner, in "The Left Hand of God", points out that in every society with a strong religious base, and especially in modern America, there is an emphasis on the punitive, often violent aspects of religious teaching, which he calls the Right Hand of God, and a neglect of the gentler teachings of community responsibility, or the Left Hand of God. George W. Bush and other conservatives have taken the Right Hand to an extreme. Only the people in the pews can change this attitude.
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Curfew man damaged police car to get arrested
Published at 08:55, Saturday, 09 June 2012
A MAN who kicked off a police car's wing mirror had become fed up and wanted to be arrested, a court heard.
Thirty-five-year-old Lee Murray was at what was then his home in Allonby on May 24 when police officers came to check he was not violating a curfew order.
Murray, who now lives at Shore Side, Siddick, had become frustrated with police checking on him at his home and had devised a plan to get himself arrested and sort the matter out, Carlisle Magistrates Court was told.
When the police came to check he responded by shouting abusive language at them and when this did not work he damaged the police car.
Murray was conditionally discharged for 12 months and must pay £250 compensation.
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OK so he is trying to screw them by orally accepting a higher price for a new colour, he gets away with it by not returning calls to follow up in writing, eventually he is allowed to keep the more expensive car without paying extra, and now he is suing them for 2.2 million dollars for 4 hours of his time. The dealership was trying to do him a customer service by letting him have the car before getting the paperwork together for the change of mind.
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They did let it go, and he is still sueing for 2.2 MIL
If you read the news article you would see the final contract he signed did not have the higher price. In this case it was the dealerships fault and they should just let it go. If they sell 13k cars a year I'm sure eating this extra cost would be MUCH less than the bad press they are now getting.
Posted 06 October 2012 - 21:23
The problem here is the dealership had him arrested. So this guy got picked up by police and spent hours in jail. Of course he should sue. Know how embarrassing that is for someone when it's not your fault?
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Posted 06 October 2012 - 21:49
Embarassing? 100% correct
Worth a 2.2 millions lawsuit, or just a lawsuit for that matter? Absolutely not.
He spent a couple of hours there, not a week/month/whatever.
Posted 06 October 2012 - 23:26
I was thinking that the arrest could affect his present job, and future job prospects -- hence the lawsuits.
Barney might be able to comment on this.
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Jul 13, 2006
Grubbing for more NXT models...
The NXT-grub
Brian Davis
6 comments:
- Christopher R. Smith (Littlehorn) said...
Menno, It Is Beautiful! I love it! Does it operate well? Please, CAD this one!!!!!
Gotta run! Chris
- Jul 14, 2006, 12:38:00 AM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
Looks great!
I wonder if it's really able to move.
Is there any movie available yet?
- Jul 14, 2006, 1:21:00 AM
This is great Menno. Can you get any vidio footage of it up somewhere? Please? I am dying to see it in action.
- Jul 14, 2006, 5:12:00 AM
- Christopher R. Smith (Littlehorn) said...
Well, no reply from Menno via email. If someone talks to him, please let him know I'm requesting a CAD file of Grub for the MindStorms site. If he cannot render it I can do it for him if he provides a lot of photos.
- Jul 18, 2006, 5:27:00 AM
- Drew Stevenson said...
Quite beautiful. Makes me glad I just recently ebayed a bunch of conveyor/treads. I dont know if I would have the patience to find that many of one piece. (reason why I'm organizing them I guess).
Truely well done - That one climbs right out of the perverbial "[BOX]"
How does it turn? I would imaginet hat some body flex is possible to arc into a turnning shape but alas I dont see a 2nd servo.
Also is it my imagination or did the US sensor become a bumper by hooking its boom onto a Touch sensor?
Can anyone ID the pieces being used to join the Double Bend tread pieces?
Again Grub is Food for Thought.
- Jul 19, 2006, 7:06:00 AM
- Menno Gorter said...
The good news for all non-believers; I've put some video's on MeTube.
( Search for Menno Gorter.... )
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An ethics complaint filed against Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry Ashley in January 2012 has been dismissed.
The complaint, filed by Niceville resident Zeb Watts, claimed Ashley had one Sheriff's Office employee, Angel DeJesus, do work at his house while on the department's clock and hired another man, Arnold Brown, to help because he was related to a Sheriff's Office employee.
"The complainant (Watts) had no evidence that respondent (Ashley) used his position to coerce DeJesus or Arnold to perform the work," an Ethics Commission investigator reported.
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The investigator also found that DeJesus took leave time to work on Ashley's house.
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The New Discworld Companion wrote:Vetinari, Havelock, Lord.
Probably his greatest enemy is Commander Sir Samuel Vimes of the City Watch but, strangely, the person with whom he gets on the best - or least badly - is Captain Carrot Ironfoundersson of the same Watch. They share the same obsessive interest in the city itself.
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I am sorry for the delay if anyone was looking particularly forward to another of my blogs, the last couple of weeks have been fucking insane and I'm only on the comp for the first time in ages, madness. I got into a strange start here, so I need to cover last weeks' Smackdown, this weeks Smackdown and the Raw from this week, it might be a long one but I want to be dedicated to covering everything
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For the 2012 - 2013 Season Black Knight upgraded 2 of their popular Squash Racquets with Power Surge Technology. They were designed with David Palmer and feature Black Knights Power Surge Technology, Power of 6 Technology and 16K Technology as well as NCT Technology. The ion Galaxy PS racquet features and open throat frame and comes in at 140g while the ion Cannon PS racquet features a closed throat frame and is 135g.
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NVIDIA has announced that Sony's PlayStation 4 console will support its latest collision detection and physics technology.
The graphics pioneer has distributed its Nvidia PhysX and Nvidia APEX development kits to PS4 programmers to help bolster the machine's visual capabilities.
PhysX and APEX tech can be used to create cutting-edge collision detection in games, as well as simulate rigid bodies, clothing, fluids, particle systems and more.
"Great physics technology is essential for delivering a better gaming experience and multiplatform support is critical for developers," said Mike Skolones, product manager for PhysX at NVIDIA.
"With PhysX and APEX support for PlayStation 4, customers can look forward to better games
Odd that they are going with AMD APU but will support nVidia PhysX, but it is a welcome addition.
One of the main gripes I have with games today is all the clipping that happens, hopefully this tech will minimize that.


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Uncover Indiana's secrets at this world-class institution, featuring unique exhibits and hands-on experiences that showcase the unique stories, events and characters that have helped shape Indiana's history. Located in White River State Park in downtown Indianapolis, the Indiana State Museum brings the best of the museum world to Indiana. Spanning three floors of Core Galleries, the museum tells the story of the Hoosier state, and features a year-round calendar of exhibits that dive deeper into Indiana art, science and culture. Constructed completely from Indiana materials — including limestone, sandstone, steel, brick and glass — the building itself is a work of art, with icons representing each of Indiana's 92 counties integrated into its exterior walls. Step inside, and you'll be invited to explore Indiana's past, present and future through scientific, cultural, historical and art exhibits that help define our place in the world.
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The original collection of the Indiana State Museum was started in 1862, during the Civil War, when State Librarian R. Deloss Brown began collecting minerals and other curiosities that he kept in a cabinet. In 1869, the Indiana General Assembly enacted a law which provided "for the collection and preservation of a Geological and Mineralogical Cabinet of the Natural History of this State." A state geologist was assigned the task of labeling and organizing the collection, becoming the first employee of the Indiana State Museum.
The natural history collection quickly developed beyond the legislature's original intent when hundreds of cultural items, many relating to the recent Civil War, were added. Soon the collection was a museum of sorts, with a hodge-podge of curios and specimens.
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The museum's collection was displayed in a spacious room on the third floor of the State Capitol building in 1888, but it didn't remain there for long. It was frequently moved from room to room until 1919, when the collection was sent to a most inhospitable place, the basement of the Statehouse. It would languish in this location for almost 45 years, completely closing once in the late 1920s and again in the early 1960s.
Then, during the administration of Governor Ralph H. Gates (1945-1949), important steps were taken to establish a new and modern state museum. Staff members who knew how to care for artifacts and operate a museum were hired. Possible sites for a new facility were studied and designs created. Philanthropist Eli Lilly, excited by the prospect of a professional-quality museum of Indiana heritage, donated the ground on the northwest corner of Ohio and Senate streets to the state. Unfortunately, the plans fell through, probably due to the $3.5 million price tag.
Later, the administration of Governor Harold W. Handley (1957-1961) and the legislature authorized a commission to examine the state museum. The commission recommended the construction of a building on the site originally proposed by the Gates administration. The commission reported that its members had "been forced to the reluctant conclusion that Indiana has the poorest and most inadequate state museum in the United States."
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It wasn't until 1962 that Governor Matthew E. Welsh (1961-1965) approved the resumption of the planning for a new state museum, but with a very different direction. The Indianapolis City Hall at 202 N. Alabama St. had become vacant in 1961. The state and the city worked out an agreement for the museum to use the building. The structure was to undergo massive renovations to prepare it for life as a museum, at a cost of about $830,000.
In 1967, the Indiana State Museum opened its doors in its first real home. It had four floors and a basement in which to develop exhibits, store and preserve collections, and provide office space for staff.In 1969, the Indiana State Museum Society (now the Indiana State Museum Foundation) was established to provide a private, fund-raising support organization. Also in 1969, the Indiana State Museum Volunteer Organization was established to support the small museum staff. By 1976, the museum had received accreditation from the American Association of Museums.
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As years passed and the collection grew, the old City Hall was becoming too small to meet the needs of the institution. Proposals were made in the late 1970s and mid-1980s for a variety of additions to the facility. Some involved purchasing nearby buildings, and others involved creating brand-new facilities that would connect to the old City Hall building.
The museum's board voted to move to White River State Park in 1984. However, it was not until the late 1990s that the Indiana General Assembly appropriated funding for an August 1999 groundbreaking for what would become the current Indiana State Museum.
The Indiana State Museum closed its doors in the old City Hall on Dec. 31, 2001, to prepare for its move to a new home at 650 W. Washington St. in the heart of White River State Park. On May 22, 2002, the new Indiana State Museum welcomed more than 5,000 visitors into the new building.
Today, the Indiana State Museum continues to explore Indiana's science and culture. Visitors come to celebrate, investigate, remember, learn and take pride in Indiana's story in the context of our broader world. Look around our website for a peek at what you can find today at the Indiana State Museum!
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Building Instructions For NXT Beam Weapon
I also noticed a couple things with the gears. One of our forum members was having trouble with putting a gear on an axle, because the auto-snap feature kept putting the axle through the wrong hole in the gear. I worked around this by putting an axle in a gear separately, and then putting the combination into the correct spot. I also found a way to get gears to mesh - just use the hinge tool to rotate one or both gears in small increments until they fit. I don't know if this would work for all gear-connections, though.
Anyway, about the building instructions... the zip file I linked to above contains the LDD file for the robot. You can generate building instructions in the file, plus you can mess around with the model to help you see the exact placement of pieces.
Since LDD didn't have a gear track part which I used on the robot, I just made a photo instruction, which you can see below... you can do this step last. Note that the two 1x3 beams on the bottom, keeping the gear track-beam from sliding out, should actually be one peg further up.
This gear track allows the trigger motor to push the bolt into the magazine to fire a beam. Ten 1x5 beams are used for ammo, and are loaded into the magazine horizontally, each stacked on top of the previous one. Feel free to mess around with other ammo, such as 1x3 beams or even little bushes and pegs. I tried loading a bunch of little bushes (not the vegetation kind, the technical "bushes") into the magazine, and the result was pretty funny (spreadshot!).
If you build this robot, let me know how it works!
P.S. And no, I am not responsible for any deaths, broken bones, or any other injuries sustained from the use of this potentially lethal weapon. :P
5 comments:
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
You are always a source of imaginative solutions to challenges that arise in the process of building robots.
This time, it's the way you use gear racks for the shooter's magazine - well done!
- Feb 18, 2008, 7:36:00 PM
Thanks a lot!
I was actually going to build (well, at least try to build) a similar gun today, inspired by your Beam Weapon.
I have only one 40-tooth gear, so I had to improvise. I came up with this. Seems to work nicely...
- Feb 18, 2008, 9:41:00 PM
- Jonathan Daudelin said...
Thanks... I was initially wanting to use a concept like the one Brian used for his zamor launchers (a motor turns a beam to move another beam/axle forwards and backwards), but I couldn't come up with anything that wasn't way too big, so the gear track came in handy.
Looks nice! Looks like you'd get about the same speed with that setup.
- Feb 18, 2008, 11:27:00 PM
- TooMuchCaffeine said...
Nice one. Going to have to build that - there's a very annoying neighbourhood cat who keeps using my garden as a toilet...
Just on LDD and gears - I've found that if you try turning one of the gears 45 degrees then they tend to mesh first time. Not every time, but enough to make it worthwhile as a first try - saves the 'tiny increments' thing which can get a bit old.
BTW that was a joke about the cat.
- Feb 19, 2008, 8:25:00 AM
Brilliant - we built this and love it. Best shooter design for the NXT we've found yet. If you load alternating long and short bricks it will shoot two short bricks at a time.
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As a member of Washington, D.C.'s ultra-elite United States Navy Band, Andrew Wheeler has played saxophone for six presidents, from Ford through Bush, and has performed at three presidential inaugurations, including, most recently, President Barack Obama's.
Given this impressive resume, perhaps it's no surprise that one of America's most talented military musicians also owns a Corvette. "I was in search of a low-mileage, bone-stock C5 Z06 for my next adventure," Wheeler says. "I had owned several LS1 F-bodies over the years, and even a Lotus Esprit S4. They were all great in their own ways, but I was ready for a car that could deliver more. I wanted the handling of the little British exotic, as well as the quarter-mile performance and dependability of the late-model F-bodies. That's why I decided on a Corvette."
Wheeler found his Corvette in 2006 through a local classified ad. "It was owned by a longtime enthusiast couple who would purchase a new Vette, drive it for a few years, and then buy a new one again," he explains. "The C6 had just been introduced, and they were looking at a new coupe, so their '01 Z06 was for sale. I bought it with 21,000 miles on the odometer. They were able to go purchase a C6, and I had the Z06 I was looking for."
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Describing his stock Z as "a blank canvas," Wheeler set out to customize it to match the excitement of his high-profile career. His vision was a Corvette that packed "real, usable power [and] looked good doing it."
He began his project as do many Corvette owners, by opening up the exhaust with a set of headers and better-flowing pipes. "I chose American Racing headers with 1 3/4-inch primaries, an x-style crossover pipe, and a 3-inch stainless steel B&B Bullet system," he says.
But these bolt-ons were simply the prelude to a more sophisticated plan to achieve real power in the Capital City. "I decided to pull the trigger and add a supercharger," Wheeler says. "I contacted A&A Corvette in Oxnard, California, and realized that owner Andy Green's intercooled, Vortech-equipped C5 system was exactly what I was looking for."
"Because air management is the key to an effective intercooler system, A&A utilizes a 'ram air' design that allows for the largest intercooler possible, while not impeding airflow to the radiator," Green says. "The intercooler has an aluminum enclosure and an interchangeable 3-inch street or 5-inch track scoop to grab cool air and force it through the core. Additionally, our heavy-duty, CNC-machined bracket-and-tensioner system offers maximum belt wrap and grip to prevent slipping issues, the nemesis of many supercharger systems."
Wheeler installed the A&A blower kit himself, a job that took around a week and was completed in his garage. To safeguard his engine's stock block, he then added a trunk-mounted 2-gallon methanol-injection setup sourced from Alcohol Injection Systems (AIS) in Columbus, Ohio. An AIS progressive controller and cabin-mounted control switch activate the methanol at a user-specified boost level. "It offers fuel stability under higher-boost conditions, and I run it from 3 to 10 psi," he explains.