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Everything posted by Ace-Garageguy
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Yup, the Bean Bandits were legend even way back in the early days. I've never seen one of their cars up close, but remember frequent articles in Hot Rod and other publications featuring their accomplishments. I sure wish I'd been born early enough to have lived through that era of racing first-hand.
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Bought a light button-front cotton-blend shirt (made in India) that seemed like it should be great for hiking. Didn't notice it in the store, but when I got it home it smelled like it had been pickled with essence of Vietnamese stink bugs, one of the smells I hate most on the planet. Maybe it'll wash out, as I'd kinda like to get more if it turns out to be as breathable and quick-drying as it seems like it'll be. I've had similar-weight 100% cotton Indian-made shirts before and I really liked them, but this is a polyester blend, so who knows...
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Pork barbeque with sides of beans, potato salad, coleslaw, pickles, and an icy cold beer sure slow you down on a hot summer afternoon.
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Same old same old. Forecast high 94F, which means it'll be well over 100 in the shop this PM. Popup t-storms also forecast, probably just enough to drive the humidity way up with little to no cooling. This is standard summer here...no better, no worse. I need to go back to getting to work by 06:30, but it's not as easy to do as it was back in 2011.
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Sorry, that's not what I meant. There is a way to pay for a subscription to the magazine. If it's not working, it's most likely a temporary glitch, and I'm sure the management appreciates you bringing it to their attention. BUT...what I meant is that there's no SEPARATE way to pay for access to the website that removes the ads...which I would be happy to do IF it was an option.
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People supposedly taste more like pork than chicken.
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Terminated is what terminators did to huemanns, and for the most part I don't blame them.
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There's no way to pay at the moment, but it's good you think it's worth paying for. Maybe more people will speak up...
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Unfortunately though, the way the world works, using an ad-blocker while viewing this site deprives MCM from earning any income from you looking at it, as Google pays for ad views...and if you're blocking them, you're not viewing them. This is why I've advocated for members to elect to PAY for access to the site if they hate ads as much as I do. So far, it's been a no-go. The reason I didn't lose all my photos when the PhotoBucket debacle went down is because I'd always PAID to use it, so I wouldn't have to see the advertising that made it available to FREE users. Only the free-riders had their content dumped. But most people seem to expect everything for nothing.
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Turbochargers VS Superchargers?
Ace-Garageguy replied to JollySipper's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
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Sets of 4 tires that match are hard to come by for those of us who buy takeoffs.
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Turbochargers VS Superchargers?
Ace-Garageguy replied to JollySipper's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
If I'm understanding the plumbing in that setup correctly, all three turbines are driven directly all the time by engine exhaust straight from the exhaust ports. The two compressor outputs farthest from the engine are directed into the compressor inlet of the unit closer to the engine, where it's compressed further, achieving even higher pressure at its compressor outlet...and the plumbing from that outlet is missing in the photo. Presumably the output from the third compressor...the one closest to the engine...would be directed to an intercooler before being delivered to the intake manifold. That's not the layout of the sequential system I was referring to. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This is closer to what I was referring to, where the smaller turbo on the right spools up faster, giving some boost al lower RPM, and as engine speed increases and exhaust gas volume and heat climb, the larger turbo on the left begins to provide increased boost. EDIT: The illustration below is missing some elements and can be somewhat confusing as a consequence. Just goes to show that as usual, everything posted on the internet isn't necessarily absolutely correct information. SEE VIDEO BELOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__xVz4G-uZo&ab_channel=MarineEngineeringHub -
Out on the curb next to the mailbox post is where nice Mr. Postman was dropping my packages for a while.
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Turbochargers VS Superchargers?
Ace-Garageguy replied to JollySipper's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
Not a "multi", but the WW II P-47 Thunderbolt used a huge turbocharger to boost the power at altitude of it's big radial Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp. -
Corvairs Through the Darien Gap
Ace-Garageguy replied to Falcon Ranchero's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
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Corvairs Through the Darien Gap
Ace-Garageguy replied to Falcon Ranchero's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
This is what I was referring to when I wrote "...but GM's gutless posture in the face of Nader's (and the hysterical yapping media's) largely exaggerated attack was what ultimately doomed the car." GM lacked the nads to vigorously defend the Corvair on its merits, which were plentiful, instead resorting to personal attacks on Nader. Even though the second generation Corvair was much more advanced technically than the Camaro/Firebird that followed, could have been further developed into a truly world-class sports car, and the first rounds of tooling and development cost were most likely amortized by '69, management wanted to get away from the stink they'd poured all over themselves with their shameful response to Nader, and let a great car die...hence the focus on the F-platform. EDIT: Driving a 180 HP '65 Turbo Corvair Corsa or a 140 HP 4X1bbl Corvair Corsa, or even the 150 HP first-gen '64 Turbo Spyder, if you never have...and if you understand and appreciate what "handling" is...will make you wonder "why, if the US was capable of making something so nimble and light and quick, did they continue to focus on front-engined grossly understeering bloated tanks?" -
If you saw the thick sticky sludge that came out of the fuel tank, you'd think this one ran on rotting garbage...or rubber cement. Maybe it really is a "runs on anything" Mr. Fusion-powered one...
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Turbochargers VS Superchargers?
Ace-Garageguy replied to JollySipper's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
I fergit who first came up with it (Porsche 959??), but I always kinda liked the sequential twin-turbo setups that used a small one to make boost early, and a larger one to really pour on the coal as revs came up. Better low-end throttle response, flatter power and torque curves, etc. -
'89 GMC, sitting for weeks, started first turn of the key (after letting the fuel pump run for a few seconds to fill the float bowl). Have to haul some no-ethanol gas for the DeLorean, and some things too bulky to load into the Blazer. I love my truck. Unlike people, it's never let me down...since 2011.
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"Tomorrow I might get around to what I didn't get around to the day before yesterday" is no attitude to take if you want to accomplish anything in life, but it's certainly tempting.
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Very nice indeed.
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Corvairs Through the Darien Gap
Ace-Garageguy replied to Falcon Ranchero's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Considering that at the time of his holy war against the Corvair, he didn't own a car, didn't even have a license to drive a car, had never ridden in a Corvair, and had zero engineering background... There was nothing inherently wrong with the early Corvair (though it could have been better), and in fact, its rear swing-axle suspension design was identical to that used in VW Beetles and 356 Porsches, some production Mercedes cars, and even some highly successful F1 cars built years earlier. The problems were that 1) a simple, inexpensive device known as a "camber compensator" could have been fitted to make the first cars more friendly to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Average Driver ("camber compensators" were common upgrades on hot Porsches and VWs at the time as well...I ran one on my own VW), but the bean counters nixed the idea, and 2) tire pressures were critical to achieving safe and predictable handling of the very first cars in the hands of average drivers too...and GM mistakenly believed that putting the information regarding said tire pressures in the owner's manual would be sufficient. Nope. I've owned every flavor of Corvair ever made, and drove all of them hard. The 1960 (first year) with no camber compensator was indeed overly sensitive to tire pressures, but somehow I managed to avoid flaming death. The later first-gen cars through '64 were great fun to drive rapidly, safe and predictable. For 1965 Corvairs all got a sophisticated fully independent rear suspension design that was actually more advanced than what was on Porsches at the time and they handled great...but GM's gutless posture in the face of Nader's (and the hysterical yapping media's) largely exaggerated attack was what ultimately doomed the car. The last year was 1969. Nader's attack on the Corvair was the initial event that allowed the gubmint to push its camel's nose into the car-design tent, and the result has been a legacy of overly complex, expensive, and largely useless (and ultimately withdrawn...can you say 5mph bumpers, boys and girls?) "safety" features. EDIT: VW Bugs (below) and contemporary Porsches with swing-axle rear ends exhibited exactly the same extreme camber change in droop as the early Corvair, and were also sensitive to front/rear tire pressure differentials, but somehow managed to escape Mr. Nader's UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED !!!!!!! tirade.