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jamal posted:yeah, without a roll bar. Given how absolute poo poo many of the cage designs are in the USA, that's not exactly the worst sin I've seen. And lets say you do take the stance that without a cage a person with a harness cant duck in a roll over etc - sorry, wrong idea. If your roof collapses you are A class hosed because with a three point you are thrown about like a rag doll in a roof crushing roll. Even with the latest 6 point harness and FIA regulation seats AND the kind of cage that withstood a 150+ kph roll and pike, my helmet STILL hit the B Pillar and left a dent. If lets say the roof still withstood the impact, my body would have been flung about with even the best three point and I would have had more than a dent on the helmet when it belted the B-Pillar. With a harness sure maybe the roof could be crushed - but it is very much more likely I'll be flung about. Being kept firmly in place is actually a drat good thing and probably a good starting point why he could get out without injury. I'll take harness over supposed ability to duck or whatever in the event of the big one.
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Uthor posted:That's neat, but it doesn't solve the problem of other people hitting your door. "gently caress you, got mine."
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Dec 19, 2011 11:41
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This is why you don't remove limiters on stock cars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9hEJHhw9hA
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real_scud posted:This is why you don't remove limiters on stock cars What's the limit on a V6 Mustang? EDIT: Derp. The description of the video has it. quote:I had an opportunity to drive my Mustang on a closed road at high speeds and this is what happened. Apparently the standard tires are not the only reason for the car being limited to such a sub performance speed of 113MPH. (Even slower then Ford's Fiesta and Focus models = 118MPH) My stock driveshaft failed at about 135MPH, so if these cars are run flat out in the real world without the ridiculous speed governor to keep them together, the drivetrain is not actually designed to handle the power of the engine. Major damage caused by the broken shaft included a hole in the metal floorpan, major exhaust system and muffler damage, broken transmission shifter, broken parking brake, broken interior plastic trim parts, etc. My 1997 Mustang Cobra could run 152MPH for unlimited time periods and this new car only held together for about 15 seconds under full throttle!!! Give me a break!!! The drivetrain is a REALLY BAD place to cut costs for a net profit $, especially on a 305HP Mustang! I really hope that Ford makes a change to the V6 drivetrain for 2013. After all, many of these cars are driven regularly on the German Autobahn and a failure like this could be very dangerous! Solution = Ditch the governor and install a decent driveshaft! Even a 23K Honda Civic can go 137MPH without breaking!!! Come on!!! This is my 5'th Mustang and my 1'st major failure. This is totally unacceptable for a performance car!
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Why would he buy the v6 if its his 5th mustang and wanted a performance car?
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Preoptopus posted:Why would he buy the v6 if its his 5th mustang and wanted a performance car? I'm going to guess price was the deciding factor.
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Preoptopus posted:Why would he buy the v6 if its his 5th mustang and wanted a performance car? Ahem. It's his 5'th.
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Great documentary from 1986 about Cosworth designing a new turbo engine for Formula 1. It's in 3 parts, but part 3 is apparently not available anywhere.  Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbB1qwhKaaE Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqfVAGOaGEc Interesting just how dated everything is - from the shoebox-sized ECU, to them hand-carving prototype engines out of wood because CAD was considered too expensive for only "a few hundred F1 engines".
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Dec 19, 2011 21:43
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Hah I've seen this before, it's mindblowing comparing this to a modern F1 engine factory. That place looks like my old secondary school. I will forever have respect for hand-drawn & machined parts though, I can't imagine even trying to hand-draw anything more than basic parts. jammyozzy fucked around with this message at 21:50 on Dec 19, 2011 |
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Sweevo posted:Great documentary from 1986 about Cosworth designing a new turbo engine for Formula 1. Saw this as well. I remember dropping everything I was doing to watch it in a single viewing. Currently designing an engine myself, I can't even fathom how hard it was to do it back then. I also may have taken a few design ideas from them. 
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Lowclock posted:Is this some kind of blind run challenge where you try and fail to drift a track you've never seen before in a car you've never driven before while pumped full of narotics? I was cringing before he even crashed it. At least it looks like maybe they know better than to let this guy run at the same time as other people. I don't know much about cornering or driving but is there anything he did wrong specifically? How would he have done it right/bettter?
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Shubs posted:I don't know much about cornering or driving but is there anything he did wrong specifically? How would he have done it right/bettter? To me just looks like he went way too fast into that corner, but I can't tell as it seems like the sound/telemetry/video is all out of sync. It *sounds* like he's accelerating around that corner like he wasn't expecting the chicane but I really can't tell.
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Crustashio posted:To me just looks like he went way too fast into that corner, but I can't tell as it seems like the sound/telemetry/video is all out of sync. It *sounds* like he's accelerating around that corner like he wasn't expecting the chicane but I really can't tell. The telemetry looks like it's in line with the main view, but the sound is off, really bizarre. Anyway, it looks like he straight up forgot which turn he was coming into as he was going way too fast to make that turn. Here's that same section at a much nicer speed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB7mxxMgkyI&t=39s
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Oh okay. Just the way Lowclock worded it seemed like he was on the verge of crashing the entire time due to his driving.
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real_scud posted:This is why you don't remove limiters on stock cars Been removed, here's a copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qWhxYElSW0
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Sweevo posted:Great documentary from 1986 about Cosworth designing a new turbo engine for Formula 1. This video is absolutely hilarious. "A few hundred F1 engines didn't warrant an investment in computer aided design". gently caress you CAD, we'll just HAND CARVE the parts molds in wood.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR4kTXalXb0&feature=BFa&list=HL1324369322&lf=mh_lolz lol
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aventari posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR4kTXalXb0&feature=BFa&list=HL1324369322&lf=mh_lolz I'd like to introduce this guy to an advanced cinematography concept referred to as "point the camera at the subject matter"
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Nomex posted:This video is absolutely hilarious. "A few hundred F1 engines didn't warrant an investment in computer aided design". gently caress you CAD, we'll just HAND CARVE the parts molds in wood. My favorite bit is when the first engine blows up on the dyno, and the head test engineer gives this sort of nervous laugh, after which the other fellow calmly says, "We've had an accident."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NPCWHHdOFjQ Turbo supra 1/4
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Rujo King posted:My favorite bit is when the first engine blows up on the dyno, and the head test engineer gives this sort of nervous laugh, after which the other fellow calmly says, "We've had an accident." The dyno room, the analog gauges, and the engineers involved are about the most British scene captured on film since Churchill said they'd never surrender. Also the guy who carved the wood mold is now the man I think of whenever I hear the word "British". That whole video makes up for the Revolution and I'm glad to call that country an ally.   
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revmoo posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NPCWHHdOFjQ Turbo supra 1/4 Holy poo poo that thing is brutal 
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revmoo posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NPCWHHdOFjQ Turbo supra 1/4  That noise. I was fully expecting to see engine bits flying about.
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from the comments: same vid, different angle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMkTH0_n98g&feature=r%ADelated
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VikingSkull posted:The dyno room, the analog gauges, and the engineers involved are about the most British scene captured on film since Churchill said they'd never surrender. Then I present to you the AUSTIN METRO: "A British Car TO BEAT THE WORLD!" Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 (Also included: One ad featuring French tits.  )Edit: Added the other two parts of the film. Rujo King fucked around with this message at 03:24 on Dec 21, 2011 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2-OFGSESoI&feature=player_embedded 1:4 WORKING model Peterbilt truck is loving awesome.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2-OFGSESoI&feature=player_embedded I really doubt it's powered by a diesel... sounds like a speaker for the engine noise and the smoke from the stacks is obviously fake.
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`Nemesis posted:I really doubt it's powered by a diesel... sounds like a speaker for the engine noise and the smoke from the stacks is obviously fake. I got the same impression.
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revmoo posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NPCWHHdOFjQ Turbo supra 1/4 Is that an Evo wing?
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Yay another "asshat corvette owner wrecks Zr1" vid
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"This is gonna take a whole lot of floorin!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOxwBvozhf4
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Yay another "asshat corvette owner wrecks Zr1" vid
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Lowclock posted:We already spent a couple pages on this, and there's a longer video of it somewhere too. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! ha I must have missed that one... or I thought we didn't already post this particular vid. After a while they all just sort of blend together anyway.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:ha I must have missed that one... or I thought we didn't already post this particular vid. Yeah, if I remember correctly the "Are you kidding me?!" guy was driving a black Civic and got rear-ended by a black 'Vette.
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gently caress Barbie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pwx1ZFVqg8 I'm serious.
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Ringo Star Get posted:gently caress Barbie. Best christmas tree (drag strip start lights for those that don't know) ever!
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Legdiian posted:"This is gonna take a whole lot of floorin!" That's the slowest I've ever seen anyone drive into a gravel trap.
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Just another guy doing something stupid in a Jeep. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HuYoFfvl2s
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Legdiian posted:Just another guy doing something stupid in a Jeep. That rod knock at the end sounded brutal. LOL
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Ringo Star Get posted:gently caress Barbie. Dude goes, "after this run well see who is the Barbie"
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