My IT guys one stab at being a gearhead

"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux) 06/18/2014 at 14:01 • Filed to: None

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on his 6 cylinder, auto vert. Nice looking car though.

ddavidn > 505Turbeaux 06/18/2014 at 14:02

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Pfft. IT guys... what do they know about being a gearhead...

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > ddavidn 06/18/2014 at 14:04

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everything in all these modern computer controlled cars lol

505Turbeaux > ddavidn 06/18/2014 at 14:04

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lol he doesnt even try to pretend. When he ordered this plate he was like "get it? get it". Lol of course I get it

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 06/18/2014 at 14:05

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Haha, he may be able to understand how to get to the information in the computers, but how to interpret that information?

Nibbles > ddavidn 06/18/2014 at 14:06

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I kno rite

Thankfully I've moved up from IT guy to systems engineer. I could never "get" cars as a desktop tech ;)

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 06/18/2014 at 14:07

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I should hope they could figure it out. BUT u never know.

ddavidn > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 06/18/2014 at 14:10

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Hah. I wish we were automagically injected with the knowledge of car computers...

ddavidn > Nibbles 06/18/2014 at 14:11

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Systems Engineer sounds like a fancy title for "More Important IT Guy"...

Therefore, still no knowledge of cars whatsoever.

Nibbles > ddavidn 06/18/2014 at 14:13

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Makes sense, probably why I've been hammering and banging on this Saab for a year and still don't have the block out

ddavidn > Nibbles 06/18/2014 at 14:15

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That's it! You can't just "uninstall" a block, or "clear the cookies" to start over...

lone_liberal > 505Turbeaux 06/18/2014 at 14:17

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IT guys need old school cars. For me, nothing chases away the day to day drudgery of being in IT like hammering on a carbureted hunk of cast iron.

Nibbles > ddavidn 06/18/2014 at 14:17

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Well in my defense: I would have had it out already but I am having troubles finding up-to-date firmware bits for my engine hoist and my torque wrench keeps getting the blue screen of death

505Turbeaux > lone_liberal 06/18/2014 at 14:18

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true story

Cherry_man1 > 505Turbeaux 06/18/2014 at 14:22

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im going to school to be a programmer ;~;

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > 505Turbeaux 06/18/2014 at 14:28

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seen in Louisville KY, 2012...

ddavidn > Nibbles 06/18/2014 at 14:28

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Ah, I see. Perhaps you should recompile your kernel to add the modules you need. And write some firmware. You should be good enough with C to make en engine hoist work... Then run memtest86 on your torque wrench, I bet it's the RAM.

505Turbeaux > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 06/18/2014 at 14:29

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haha now that is brilliant

SOCdriver > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 06/18/2014 at 15:06

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Try explaining why you can't just drop a big intercooler in a new turbo to get lower temps and thus more power. There a so many sensors that cross check that the intercooler interferes with the radiator and the engine temp goes up. So the computer pulls timing or throttle and thus you get a net zero so the car does not overheat the block. I even showed someone that with data from a Dash Daq and I got an idiot look from the guy. "Duh but bigger intercooler dur."

wiffleballtony > 505Turbeaux 06/18/2014 at 19:22

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At least its not a ten year old Kia.

Bruno Martini > 505Turbeaux 06/19/2014 at 16:10

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Lets get the facts straight here.

IT= customer support

Systems Administrator = Managing systems and performing work.

Systems engineer = knowledgeable capable engineer at the full sense of the word. Capable of both design and execution.

Systems architect is the last step, before director.

I am by title a Systems Engineer. Not that I hold myself on a pedestal. Its just another job and a step closer to my own goals.

However in my younger days I also drove a mustang and still do. The difference was that mine was black coupe with leather and a manual trans and a v8 engine. I never liked personalized plates on my cars period. It makes a vehicle easier to identify for one and sometimes that brings unwanted attention when your a young buck, at least in my indirect experince.

And yes people who work with computers can be gear heads. Some of the gear heads that you guys perceive as being gear heads would blush at a typical IT guy who is a gear head, most IT guys are detail oriented and posses quite good cerebral power, along with capabilities to understand and work on modern or older vehicles.

505Turbeaux > Bruno Martini 06/19/2014 at 16:15

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hmmm I will have to figure that out as far as nomenclature. You shame me because my father was a director level when he was in it for 35 years. Damn