Three things that make me happy:

[growler_south]

The clutch slave cylinder from my new Piazza/Impulse turbo. The very early, stupidly-fast ones had this wee solenoid. Below 4000rpm the clutch behaves normally- engaging and disengaging as quickly as you care to move your left foot. Above 4000rpm though, this solenoid engages a restricted passageway in the clutch slave cylinder, so the clutch engages a bit more gradually- it was Isuzu's simple solution to ensure the drivetrain could withstand any sort of abuse- full power standing starts included.



For bikerbearmark and subwoofr among others- me in my new leathers! in the rain! in the only photo of 6 that didnt look like I was stoned or asleep or posing like one of the incredibles! New leather trousers make me feel sexy and dirty and horny... and worked at Urge last night too :-D

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The solenoid is nearly lined up- it bolts into the port you can see on the top left of the slave cylinder. Fluid from the master cylinder flows through the hole in the solenoid (between the balck O-rings) and out past the flanged bit you can see sticking out- unless the solenoid is energized, in which case the fluid has to flow through a tiny hole in the flanged thingy, which engages the clutch more gently. No broken drivetrain for me :-)

And thanks for the animal noises of appreciation, how did you know they were my favourite noises? ;-)