MechaMike

10/1/21

Well, if you get a decent torque and mileage out of it from a bag of aftermarket parts, I think maximum performance is not that imperative.

9/29/21

I wonder how good such an engine could get if you upgrade it with hydraulic roller lifters, a modern camshaft with wossname double derivata lift curves, a Megasquirt SFI injection system and coilless ignition?

9/23/21

“That said, hydrogen makes WAY more sense for semis and industrial than consumer vehicles and I hope they push that, but I’m not sure the tech’s there yet from what we’ve seen and the clock might have run out.”

9/15/21

No kidding - this instantly reminded me of my Buick Park Avenue, and all the good times I had with it.

9/15/21

Oh, pretty!

9/15/21

9/13/21

Various confused bullcrap about torque.

9/13/21

And yet a pushrod GM V8 weighs equal or less than say a BMW turbo I6.

9/13/21

I had one where the tranny started to act up after like 150k miles. Shop guy said it was worn out. I changed oil myself, and lo - it worked perfectly for another 100k miles until the car was terminated for other reasons.

9/13/21

Oil needs to

9/12/21

“Everywhere” is not the term I would use. You mainly find them on roads that ought to have been wider and better, where people would be wise to keep a slow pace because of bad sight and elks. But cameras was cheaper than adding a lane and putting up wildlife fences.

9/9/21

As someone who works in hydrogenizing power distribution, I quite agree that hydrogen is probably not that great for cars. In the sub-100 kWh area, batteries are the rational choice. You can accept 500 kgs of extra weight, some loss in range, and an hour of charging here and there.

9/9/21

I find the problems with dashcams is that they do not film sideways? I think?

9/9/21

As a comparison, here in Sweden the traffic is quite lawless. I see a cop car once per month, and it usually is going someplace in a hurry.

9/9/21

How much of global CO2 emissions do supercars stand for, annually? 0.00000000000001%?

9/7/21

“We keep running our luxury toys on poison, because it costs money to go clean.”

9/5/21

YUROP REPRAZENT

8/28/21

Aight, fair enough.

8/27/21

I have a 90's Buick that I adored when it ran, and now it’s in a barn awaiting restoration. It is not a remarkable car, but it is very special to me because it was my first car and I have 10 years of great memories in it. You can’t replace it with another car, no matter how objectively better it is. One day I will…

8/25/21

What would you think if someone kidnapped your mom and replaced her with another woman, who was objectively better in every regard?