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Thank you for the tip. I'll give it a shot.
I've tried looking for some kind of technical drawings, blueprints, or CAD models for the AMC 4L straight six, the engine that is found in all...
I did a search but couldn't find anything. I remember hearing about electric oil pumps, which initiate oil pressure before your start the engine....
Yeah, overlap, sorry. I misread. Oh, nothing. I am just the curious type. :-)
I get what you mean by resonance, but my understanding was that a wide overlap was to compensate for the 'lag' that incoming air has upon intake....
Okay. So what about VVT. I take it that this is still useful for force-fed engines, right?
Considering that incoming air is under high pressure in a forced-induction engine, how important is valve overlap (inlet and exhaust both open at...
Thank you all for your replies. Now I almost totally understand the weight distribution issue. Do you mean turning radius or turning circle?...
I've whined before about kerb weights going up. This is somewhat more serious, I think. I test drove an Alfa 164 recently (I love Alfas!) and was...
My Alfa Romeo interest is finally turning into infatuation. :-) So. The 159 is wonderful but just a touch larger than I'd like and too expensive...
It doesn't look bad per se. But it's silly to try to make a big car look like a small one. That design says 'Corolla' or 'Yaris' to me. I still...
I'm a bit late to the party, I know. I guess I have had other things to contemplate over the past 5 months. Still, I can't believe I missed the XJ...
I think I've always been a latent GT fan but never knew it. F1 is teh 3lit3 but the FIA GT series seems the more interesting racing. Last...
Is this cheap? 1981 FERRARI 308 GTSI, $69.5K:...
I never said turbos were not good engineering. They are, however, a too-easy way to obtain more power. Anyone can put two turbos on a V6 and have...
My take: turbos - no way. Ferrari likes good engineering and as a side-effect it embarasses cheaper 'muscle cars' which have huge engines but...
I take both views simultaneously. I think Ferrari branded gadgets are fine, but cannot see the value in caps or clothing (but I see no problem in...
I had an idea of having video cameras hooked up to a laptop or some such thing for legal/insurance reasons. I'm sure it's easy if that's all you...
I just wonder, despite safety and luxuries, what the engineers are doing? The Airbus 380 has a fibreglass-aluminium composite outer shell. Much...
I'm not up with the latest in materials technology but I do believe that back in the day, 500cc motorbikes had ceramic pistons. Now, the obvious...
