The heat exchanger may only be one part of the system, but it is the only way in which heat is removed.

The cars have a factory water to air to water intercooling system. I believe what they are adding is a new water to refrigerant evaporator tied to the existing AC compressor.

The only way NASCAR cars haven’t changed in the last 50 years is the fact that they have 4 wheels and a pushrod V8 engine. They also happen to resemble street cars if you look at the silhouette. The chassis has been constantly tweaked, and they now run fuel injection. They also aren't simple technology. It is not easy…

I however know of people using the AC Compressor to chill water that is being used to chill the intake air. People are achieving below ambient temperatures downstream of superchargers/turbos.

It can act as a sort of traction control for coming out of corners. When you first start to accelerate out of the corner your brakes will be hot. This will heat the intake air which will help bring power levels down. As the brakes cool off when you exit the corner you will gain your power back as the intake air comes…

2nd Gear: So Toyota is trying to bring a sportiness that has been lacking in the brand for the better part of a decade and is going to debut it with crossovers?

What is your overall opinion of the G8 GT? I am really curious about the slight chance of picking one up in a year or two. I currently daily a 2000 Accord.

I think it depends on the state.

You should just ask them for the going rate to change out a bad radiator on your VW Beetle.

Was this one in Gran Turismo 2? I remember a racing modified van from that game.

I know mine was a 3rd gen, but I was just trying to say that not all Explorers were bad.

They must talky be ramping up production of these. I live less than a mile from the plant and have been seeing them driving around a lot lately. I passed at least half a dozen on my way into work this morning.

I almost exclusively used the back glass instead of the entire hatch. My brother on the other hand uses the entire hatch and never opens just the glass. His '04 still hasn't experienced the crack.

I knew of a couple that had the issue, but mine never gave a hint of being troublesome. If I recall correctly mine was produced later in the model year. I did have the dreaded crack on the rear hatch.

What's with the hate for the Explorer? I currently don't have one, but I drove a 2003 Eddie Bauer 4x4 with the 4.6L V8 for nearly 7 years and 90k miles. I bought it with 55,000 on the odometer. It was an excellent vehicle with the only big issues being it requiring new wheel bearings at around 130,000 miles and brake…

It's not better if the driver gets caught. However if it has a lower incident rate than a normal/sober/alert driver then it is better for everyone else.

I am sorry, but I can not star you for many reasons. I too have custom ordered a car and waited 138 days for delivery of said car. In fact, I did not even have confirmation of whether or not the car would be built until less than a month before the actual build date. However, my order process went much differently.…

Coutnerpoint is that Corvettes tend to change throughout their long model runs. In 2005 that Corvette had an LS2. By 2008 it was sporting an LS3. They also introduced ZO6, Grand Sport, and ZR1 models during that run which helped freshen up the car.

This is more reflective of street driving conditions. Therefore it represents what most people will experience when driving.

Turbo lag can mean one of two very different things.

In early days of turbos in the 80s and 90s turbo lag was mostly referring to the fact that turbo motors were very peaky with steep torque curves. They actually made less power and low RPMS and more power at higher RPMs.

In today’s world turbo lag can either refer to…