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14 INCH DICK TURBO posted:This is my favorite picture of this whole thread.
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Hermaphrodite posted:This is my favorite picture of this whole thread. Anthropomorphism aside, you can just see it screaming.
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Apr 18, 2011 04:18
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14 INCH DICK TURBO posted:I'm reminded of a scene from Alien.
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Apr 18, 2011 04:31
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teh jhey posted:I'm reminded of a scene from Alien. Connecting rods just want to be free!
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Apr 18, 2011 06:16
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I want to hear the noises these things made while in the process of failing horribly.
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Apr 18, 2011 16:29
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Interesting day at Portland Raceway, and how to spell lovely race day:  The exhaust cam seized, the intake cam snapped. Hoping to get pictures of the wonderful fun of smashed valves and a ruined 4AGE. 5 laps into the main, the driver reported a loss of power. We were thinking ecu or electrical. Not particularly fun.
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Apr 18, 2011 17:02
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FormulaXFD posted:Interesting day at Portland Raceway, and how to spell lovely race day: What kind of car was it in?
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Apr 18, 2011 18:05
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Can I buy the valve cover for my 4AGE? 
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Apr 18, 2011 18:05
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14 INCH DICK TURBO posted:
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Apr 18, 2011 18:28
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renraku posted:What kind of car was it in? Betting a Formula Atlantic car
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Apr 18, 2011 18:32
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renraku posted:What kind of car was it in? Looks like a Formula Atlantic. Viggen posted:Anthropomorphism aside, you can just see it screaming. Someone should remake "the scream" with it. WHO SAYS CARS CAN'T BE ART?
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Apr 18, 2011 18:33
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Sockington posted:Betting a Formula Atlantic car Ding. You win. Thing only had 700 miles on this rebuild too.
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Apr 18, 2011 23:54
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Probably posted before somewhere, but a very nice vide of a serious engineer talking about a very serious subject. Also a tip of the hat to Ducati. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cbjqj5Kidk I wonder if British sports coverage was like that in the 1970s. This Sunday, before the race: A one hour special on valvetrains.
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Apr 20, 2011 18:25
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Ola posted:I wonder if British sports coverage was like that in the 1970s. This Sunday, before the race: A one hour special on valvetrains. I wish all sports coverage was like this. But that doesn't satisfy the lowest common denominator, so instead of informative high-quality engineering-oriented TV, we get Orange County Choppers and American Hotrod 
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Apr 20, 2011 18:31
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Ola posted:Probably posted before somewhere, but a very nice vide of a serious engineer talking about a very serious subject. Also a tip of the hat to Ducati. Not so much what Brit sports coverage was like back in the day, but not far off Top Gear of the same era...
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Apr 20, 2011 19:51
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Ok after following a few links off the one from earlier.... http://youtu.be/kAn4ppQ_fQo The best part to me was the engineer from Cosworth explaining the angled headbolts and the fact that it was a drawing and not a computer that this thinking was done with.
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Apr 20, 2011 20:14
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extreme_accordion posted:Ok after following a few links off the one from earlier....
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KozmoNaut posted:I wish all sports coverage was like this. But that doesn't satisfy the lowest common denominator, so instead of informative high-quality engineering-oriented TV, we get Orange County Choppers and American Hotrod The brits still have really great science docs, I'd KILL to see some dedicated stuff like this on F1, NHRA, WRC, etc. They all have really interesting tech but you never see much coverage on it. edit: I love the inflection the last guy has. "Breating.....at the top end of the speed....we're already running..." Crustashio fucked around with this message at 00:18 on Apr 21, 2011 |
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extreme_accordion posted:Ok after following a few links off the one from earlier.... Is there a place where one could find the entire thing? I'd be highly interested in that...
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FormulaXFD posted:Ding. You win. Formula Atlantic motors sound awesome  better sound here
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Apr 21, 2011 08:17
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InitialDave posted:Bob Gayler, formerly of Piper Cams, I believe. Amazingly it was a Horizon show. Whole thing is on youtube, here's part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8l9bthLdzg
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Apr 21, 2011 09:45
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Sockington posted:Formula Atlantic motors sound awesome If you're after a bit of FastCarPorn: Back end, engine cover off Grid time And just for fun: Token StarMazda, Wallpaper size
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Apr 21, 2011 21:53
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FormulaXFD posted:If you're after a bit of FastCarPorn: So.. why haven't you made a thread about your involvement in this?
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Apr 22, 2011 16:49
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FormulaXFD posted:If you're after a bit of FastCarPorn: Oh wow, PDX-good! Need an recent ME grads as a volunteer in the pits?!
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Apr 22, 2011 17:24
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Haven't seen this one yet, so I'm sharing it. What happens when somethign goes wrong on your continuous casting line? Red hot steel loops all over the place... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW_B1-gsAjM
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Apr 26, 2011 00:44
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Sponge! posted:What happens when somethign goes wrong on your Surely everyone's already seen this, but I still think it's amazing how little of a gently caress these guys seem to give. I would probably be going "woohoo-hoooo" too like that other guy just as that thing effortlessly cleaves through my torso.
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Apr 26, 2011 00:51
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Lowclock posted:Surely everyone's already seen this, but I still think it's amazing how little of a gently caress these guys seem to give. I would probably be going "woohoo-hoooo" too like that other guy just as that thing effortlessly cleaves through my torso. Well, its like a large chemical spill... You can't do jack poo poo but watch it and stay out of the immediate danger area.
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Apr 26, 2011 00:53
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It looks like they all knew it was about to happen.
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Apr 26, 2011 02:38
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Godholio posted:It looks like they all knew it was about to happen. That's what I figure, what with videotaping the hot steel as it comes down the line and minimal reaction.
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Apr 26, 2011 04:38
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I can only imagine how long it would take to get that line going again, especially once the metal cools. I've worked in plastics production and it's a pain in the rear end when plastic goes awry. How unpleasant is it to get that going again after a mess like that?
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Apr 26, 2011 08:33
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Sponge! posted:Haven't seen this one yet, so I'm sharing it. That's a rod/bar mill, not a con-cast line. Likely a startup after major shutdown/upgrade, hence the videotaping. Continuous casting lines run much slower and tend to produce a much larger slab, the ones I've seen tend to be ~6' wide, 8-12" thick, and move at a few feet/second. Also, that mill was running at threading speed (used to start production), it would've been moving 4-5x as fast during production (that's when the real messes happen). Raluek posted:That's what I figure, what with videotaping the hot steel as it comes down the line and minimal reaction. I suspect the video was due to resuming production, the lack of reaction is more due to it not being that big of a disaster. That sort of cobble happens at least weekly in some of the mills I've worked in, daily in a few. Enker posted:I can only imagine how long it would take to get that line going again, especially once the metal cools. I've worked in plastics production and it's a pain in the rear end when plastic goes awry. How unpleasant is it to get that going again after a mess like that? 2-3hr, max. That's not a bad cobble, probably didn't even damage any equipment (aside from the guard that should've contained it). It's usually a matter of: hose down the steel with a firehose, cut it out with a torch, inspect rolls to make sure they're ok, then pull the next bloom out of the furnace and try again.
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"Hey man, my brakes are making some noise. Do you think you could check them out?" 
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Apr 29, 2011 21:43
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I mean, I've ground brake pads down to the shoes and ruined the rotor, but holy poo poo.
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Apr 29, 2011 21:49
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heat posted:I mean, I've ground brake pads down to the shoes and ruined the rotor, but holy poo poo. Ditto, I've had a stuck slide pin take a pad all the way down to the backing metal, but the rotor all the way down to the vents? gently caress me. Think there was a picture in here eons ago of a pink Beetle with the same thing going on.
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Apr 29, 2011 22:00
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DELETED posted:"Hey man, my brakes are making some noise. Do you think you could check them out?" is right. I've seen rotors worn down 1/8th of an inch due to letting the brakes go for 3 months too long, but this is just insane.
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Apr 29, 2011 22:02
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Imagining the noise that must have made makes my teeth hurt. 
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Apr 29, 2011 22:11
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EightBit posted:Imagining the noise that must have made makes my teeth hurt. theres been worse posted in this thread
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Apr 29, 2011 22:16
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DELETED posted:"Hey man, my brakes are making some noise. Do you think you could check them out?" What would the brake pedal even feel like if that was happening? I would get all nervous and pull over if I felt a little vibration, but I'm imagining something like a jackhammer on my foot/ears here.
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The passenger side rotor was almost new, and the pads in decent shape so there was still some braking power, it just pulled toward that side when you braked. I think the pads were gone by the time the rotor wore through so it was just metal on the outside. The sound was pretty bad, like a freight train.
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RoboCriminal posted:What would the brake pedal even feel like if that was happening? I would get all nervous and pull over if I felt a little vibration, but I'm imagining something like a jackhammer on my foot/ears here. Depending on the exact shape of the pad that was left (metal backing plate in this case) It could be flat or slightly concave and just skip over the tops of each flute without jamming.
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