What you’re hearing is compressor surge. The BOV is so tight that the turbo is actually being slowed by the pressure buildup of compressed air pushing back against the closed throttle body. It is murder on turbochargers and I bet this one gets rebuilt frequently. However if you want instant throttle response, this…

$1000 INVESTED!!! NO LOW BALLERS!!!

It needs to start on the right. It needs to start with not undoing 8 years of work (by a President who won more votes in both of his elections than Trump did in this one) the moment you get the chance. It needs to start with compromise on issues (no abortions ever, no gay marriage ever, budget cuts as the only means…

The Hurst Floor Shifters special from the 1964 Indy 500. It crashed in practice and never qualified, but it was a neat idea. It was quick enough that it would have made the field and would have likely been near the front in the race. Mostly gas tank with an Offy engine strapped to the back and the driver strapped to…

Why should liberals fall in line when conservatives did NOTHING but obstruct for the 8 years Obama has been in office? Turnabout is fair play.

I thought the Corse Cliente was more like a trackday program for the ex-F1 cars? There shouldn’t be any head-to-head going on.

Eagle exemplifies Lee Iacocca’s business philosophy: maximum plant capacity at all times. If your floors are ever idle, they’re not making money. Eagle was a perfect way of adding volume to Chrysler’s plants without adding any investment. Lee did this with every single vehicle Chrysler ever made under his reign. …

Not sure. Something like that. The engine is heavier than the entire rest of the bike.

Doesn’t look like much does it? It’s just a Doodlebug, right? Wrong. It has 18hp. Doesn’t sound like a lot, but on a Doodlebug it’s insane (stock they have 4.5). It’s got a high strung cam in it too, so the power really comes on hard. It can allegedly do 60. I don’t actually know because I only got it running a…

More plastic. More vinyl. More places for dirt to hide. According to friends I have who are working on the interior.

Well this post made my lunch break. Many thanks to the wonderful readers of Jalopnik who made this entertainment possible.

Just because “everyone” does it, doesn’t mean it’s right. Also, this is an event, if someone got hurt or killed and they weren’t wearing a helmet, hello lawsuit! Lawyers take the fun out of everything.

No, it works with regular Coke too. The reason people use Diet Coke is because it’s sugar free and this makes it easier to clean up the inevitable mess(it’s not as sticky). Regular coke will make quite a nice pop too.

I don’t see a rollcage in that truck either. If that truck goes over, it’s a long way to fall (with an open window and a highly crushable roof. Pretty sure GM didn’t design for a few tons of axle and tire to land on it).. Bicycle crashes generally happen at less than 20 and people are routinely maimed or killed…

Hence the “no brain to protect” part.

Also because the cab would crush under the weight of all that axle, tire, and suspension.

This video would have been greatly improved if the trunk was filled with 12,000 Mentos.

First thing I noticed is how not a single driver/passenger in that video is wearing a helmet. Then again, if you have no brain, I guess wearing a brain bucket is just pissing in the wind.

F1 wouldn’t need to make rules about passing if the drivers would actually be sportsmanlike. This only worked because Winterbottom didn’t try to cut off McLaughlin like a jerk. And even when he got passed, Winterbottom didn’t punt McLaughlin and spin him out, which he absolutely could have done. As Mark said, he…

To make it look like VW is really trying to repent and change. It’s more about public image than actual money. Though I would argue rally cars slinging mud, dirt, or snow is good for the public image of your company.