Havent written anything here in a while.
Maybe I should....
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Pray Without Ceasing
You wanna know something that frustrates and confuses me?
I noticed something terrible the last couple of days. When I felt like I got really close to having something I have desired quite a bit I began to pray to God that I may have it. It was seemingly just within my reach, which provided me with great hope and expectation. So I began to earnestly seek God for it. Asking that He would fulfill the desires of my heart. I prayed for this thing constantly throughout the day.
Now it has become very evident that I have received an answer to this prayer. And that answer was a resounding NO. Now that I have received an answer to my prayers I should move on, and keep praying for Gods will in my life. I should keep praying, and asking God to fulfill this desire, shouldn't I?
The truth of the matter is that my prayer life has been really slack. It was before I came close to this thing, and when I thought I was near it my prayer life got way better. But now that its gone my prayer life has gone back to the way it was before, really slack. Why am I, and not just me but people in general, so willing to seek God and pray fervently when we think we have already achieved what we're praying for? Why is it that I am so willing to cling to God when I want to get something out of it? Why do I not seek God all the time, and not just when I want something from Him?
This bothers me. I am terribly flippant in my faith. If I can't go to God all the time why should He answer my prayers when I just pray because I want something from Him. I don't blame God for saying no. In fact it was well deserved by me. I would have told me no too if I was God.
Bottom Line:
I need to be always in prayer, not just when I have something to gain from it. I'm trying to learn to be always in prayer.
I noticed something terrible the last couple of days. When I felt like I got really close to having something I have desired quite a bit I began to pray to God that I may have it. It was seemingly just within my reach, which provided me with great hope and expectation. So I began to earnestly seek God for it. Asking that He would fulfill the desires of my heart. I prayed for this thing constantly throughout the day.
Now it has become very evident that I have received an answer to this prayer. And that answer was a resounding NO. Now that I have received an answer to my prayers I should move on, and keep praying for Gods will in my life. I should keep praying, and asking God to fulfill this desire, shouldn't I?
The truth of the matter is that my prayer life has been really slack. It was before I came close to this thing, and when I thought I was near it my prayer life got way better. But now that its gone my prayer life has gone back to the way it was before, really slack. Why am I, and not just me but people in general, so willing to seek God and pray fervently when we think we have already achieved what we're praying for? Why is it that I am so willing to cling to God when I want to get something out of it? Why do I not seek God all the time, and not just when I want something from Him?
This bothers me. I am terribly flippant in my faith. If I can't go to God all the time why should He answer my prayers when I just pray because I want something from Him. I don't blame God for saying no. In fact it was well deserved by me. I would have told me no too if I was God.
Bottom Line:
I need to be always in prayer, not just when I have something to gain from it. I'm trying to learn to be always in prayer.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Horsepower
Today in class my team dynoed our engine with our new modifications. We now have AFR 65 CC cylinder heads, 1.5:1 roller rocker arms, A high-rise dual plane intake manifold, a 750cfm carburetor with a spacer and a velocity stack, and large tube exhaust headers.
We pulled 339 horsepower with a 650 carb, and then put on the 750 carb, and pulled 343 horses. This is only our second round of mods and we have already pulled enough horsepower to earn NOS. We are the first team to get this much horsepower, the rest are still around 240.
Next we will put a bigger camshaft, a high-rise single plane intake manifold, and maybe an even bigger carburetor. So we have already gotten enough horsepower to earn NOS and we will still get even more. We are hoping to get 370 horsepower next time around.
After our next round of mods we will chemically supercharge it(a fancy way to say spray NOS into it) I cant wait to see the engine I helped build get over 400 horsepower. Its exciting for me.
We pulled 339 horsepower with a 650 carb, and then put on the 750 carb, and pulled 343 horses. This is only our second round of mods and we have already pulled enough horsepower to earn NOS. We are the first team to get this much horsepower, the rest are still around 240.
Next we will put a bigger camshaft, a high-rise single plane intake manifold, and maybe an even bigger carburetor. So we have already gotten enough horsepower to earn NOS and we will still get even more. We are hoping to get 370 horsepower next time around.
After our next round of mods we will chemically supercharge it(a fancy way to say spray NOS into it) I cant wait to see the engine I helped build get over 400 horsepower. Its exciting for me.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
5000
For someone obsessed with cars, and more specifically car engines, there really isn't a greater feeling of accomplishment than seeing a Chevy 350 V8 engine that was taken apart, measured, and put back together by your very own hands run successfully. At school I am in the class I have been waiting to take forever. It's called Hot Rod. It's actually 2 classes long. In the first class we take apart and measure EVERYTHING in our engines and then put it back together. In the second class we put that engine in a T-Bucket and hook it all up. We run the engines we built on a dyno to see how much horsepower we make with them. Then we put modifications on our engine to try and gain more horsepower. The ultimate goal is to achieve more than 340 horses. If we accomplish that we get to put NOS in out engine for one final run on the dyno.
Our first pass on the dyno with our stock engine got us 195 horsepower, which is really weak, and 278 torque, which is really good. I was pretty dissapointed in our weak horespower rating. We then pulled the camshaft out and replaced it with one that had more life, more duration, and more overlap. Thus producing more power. We also put rocker arms that are bigger than our stock ones. The stock rocker arms have a ratio of 1.5:1, the ones we installed have a ratio of 1.6:1.
On our second run on the dyno with the mods we installed we pulled 245 horses, and still 278 torque. Thats really impressive. We gained about 50 horsepower with few modifications to the wheels. That means that with drivetrain lose taken into account we gained about 70 horsepower at the crank. Again thats very impressive for what we did.
There is nothing quite like the feeling of seeing the engine you built turn over 5000 RPM. For me thats something to be proud of. More modifications are yet to come, and thus more horsepower. We will soon put bigger heads, a better intake manifold, and a bigger carburetor and another bigger cam, I think. I think we will be able to get NOS in the end of the class.
Updates will come on the same topic.
Our first pass on the dyno with our stock engine got us 195 horsepower, which is really weak, and 278 torque, which is really good. I was pretty dissapointed in our weak horespower rating. We then pulled the camshaft out and replaced it with one that had more life, more duration, and more overlap. Thus producing more power. We also put rocker arms that are bigger than our stock ones. The stock rocker arms have a ratio of 1.5:1, the ones we installed have a ratio of 1.6:1.
On our second run on the dyno with the mods we installed we pulled 245 horses, and still 278 torque. Thats really impressive. We gained about 50 horsepower with few modifications to the wheels. That means that with drivetrain lose taken into account we gained about 70 horsepower at the crank. Again thats very impressive for what we did.
There is nothing quite like the feeling of seeing the engine you built turn over 5000 RPM. For me thats something to be proud of. More modifications are yet to come, and thus more horsepower. We will soon put bigger heads, a better intake manifold, and a bigger carburetor and another bigger cam, I think. I think we will be able to get NOS in the end of the class.
Updates will come on the same topic.
OOOOO Sick Burn!!
I went to the beach with Kalani and her friends last Tuesday. It was a ton of fun.
Unfortunately my skin didn't enjoy it much. I think this is the worst sun burn I've ever had. It hurts so bad. But it's getting better. I was absolutely miserable on Wednesday tho. If I hadn't turned into the red lobster it would have been much more fun. But oh well, you live and you learn.
Unfortunately my skin didn't enjoy it much. I think this is the worst sun burn I've ever had. It hurts so bad. But it's getting better. I was absolutely miserable on Wednesday tho. If I hadn't turned into the red lobster it would have been much more fun. But oh well, you live and you learn.
Monday, August 25, 2008
All Work, No Pay
Today at work was entirely stressful.
I busted my butt for like 2 hours straight and barely made like $4.25 on commission all day. On a good day(like today seemed to be) I should make like $20. Granted I should still have like 4 bucks coming from another car I worked on that didn't get picked up, so I made like 8 bucks today. But considering how much work I did I should have made more money!
FRUSTRATION!!!!!!!
I changed one tire on a VW and then had to chance it back because and idiot salesmen sold the guy the wrong tire. Not like it mattered. The tire he got was almost exactly the same as the other 3 so I don't know why he cared so much. Basically I had to do twice the amount of work for NO money at all.
Needless to say I was pissed. I kinda blew my witness too. I suck!!! None of this makes me happy.
In other news: I think all hope is lost!
I busted my butt for like 2 hours straight and barely made like $4.25 on commission all day. On a good day(like today seemed to be) I should make like $20. Granted I should still have like 4 bucks coming from another car I worked on that didn't get picked up, so I made like 8 bucks today. But considering how much work I did I should have made more money!
FRUSTRATION!!!!!!!
I changed one tire on a VW and then had to chance it back because and idiot salesmen sold the guy the wrong tire. Not like it mattered. The tire he got was almost exactly the same as the other 3 so I don't know why he cared so much. Basically I had to do twice the amount of work for NO money at all.
Needless to say I was pissed. I kinda blew my witness too. I suck!!! None of this makes me happy.
In other news: I think all hope is lost!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Desiring
I'm learning to pray more and seek God more.
How am I suppose to receive the desires of my heart if I don't ask God for them. Sure He is omniscient and already knows what I want, but that doesn't mean I don't have to bring my desires to Him and ask Him to fulfill them. How can I expect to receive that which I have not asked for?
So I am gonna keep asking, keep seeking, and keep knocking. God knows what I want, and I'm gonna continue asking Him for it. But God also knows what He wants, and I'm gonna keep seeking it, and asking Him to fulfill His will. I just hope that His will is to grant me my desires.
If you read this and would like to pray for this situation in my life it would be greatly appreciated.
I so incredibly and deeply yearn for this to work out, but I know it cant unless I seek the King daily.
How am I suppose to receive the desires of my heart if I don't ask God for them. Sure He is omniscient and already knows what I want, but that doesn't mean I don't have to bring my desires to Him and ask Him to fulfill them. How can I expect to receive that which I have not asked for?
James 4:2b-"Yet you do not have because you do not ask."
Matthew 7:7-"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."
Matthew 7:7-"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."
So I am gonna keep asking, keep seeking, and keep knocking. God knows what I want, and I'm gonna continue asking Him for it. But God also knows what He wants, and I'm gonna keep seeking it, and asking Him to fulfill His will. I just hope that His will is to grant me my desires.
If you read this and would like to pray for this situation in my life it would be greatly appreciated.
I so incredibly and deeply yearn for this to work out, but I know it cant unless I seek the King daily.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
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