Forum whore
Owned both brands.
The Falcon nearly sent me broke.
Drive along and thud, what was that, oh just the rear view mirror falling off.
Close the door and off comes the door handle.
And that exhaust smell in the cabin, despite what Ford say, it is not normal (well perhaps it is in their context).
We all know that Ford owners enjoy cleaning up oil, but hey, from engine, gearbox and the diff.
Mind you, all credit. Not much went wrong until the 1yr warranty expired.
Immature and proud of it.
They don't seem to mind. In fact, they queue up to buy them. Even at 2 or 3 times the price of pseudo-cruisers.Originally Posted by CaN
Plus, the chickies don't care that you've got double overhead widgets and super flatulent ram-air. They just think Harleys are sex on wheels.
Another factor with pushrods v OHC is valve train stress. You may be able to spin a pushrod engine to 8 or 9 thou, but with the heavy springs required to control valve float it will not be as reliable as, say, an S2000 Honda that'll spin to 9000 and has a 3 year warranty.
Speed doesn't kill people.
Stupidity kills people.
Forum whore
In this day and age it must be cheaper to make OHC than OHV too,production plants are set up for it.Does my OHC 4D56 Mitsi motor rev any higher than the OHV Nissan TD27? No,both are diesels and can't go over 4700rpm because the fuel can't burn fast enough - there is absolutly no reason to make an OHC diesel other than production costs.
Forum whore
GOD CREATED FORDS TO KEEP DICKHEADS OUT OF HOLDENS
it's been a while..
there's been plenty of accusations of cheating on 2 wheels also.
A couple years back, a certain top nz racer was accused of it.
apparently their 600 was 10 kmh faster through some speed trap at the IOMTT than any other. the rider won that race & all us kiwis were really proud of that acheivement, but it didn't stop the yanks.
from what i can gather some sore loser cried cheat & was told to "put up, or shut up" by said kiwi. due to the rules i think any bike can be torn down for inspection but the accuser must pay for it if it's found to be legit. funny with their big $$ budget they never coughed up the measly $500.
..it's another red light nightmare..
Forum whore
Then there was the winner of the 400TT in '98..'99?, who, under protest was found to have a 600 motor in his FZR 400! An Irish team, as it happened....they claimed complete innocence............
“- He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”
Forum whore
The best anti cheating rule was used by the Yanks on their National Circuit (basicly flattrack).If you suspected a competitors bike,you could claim it for a nominal fee...like,buy their bike.So if you had any radical improvments or cheating,your opposition could claim the bike and use your secrets.Of course cheating was rife and the rule seldom invoked,but the threat was always there.I like it.
Someone mentioned Smokey Yunick in another thread - he was the ultimate cheater,responsable for the 7/8 car...he made a car just slightly smaller than the original.He also had hidden fuel tanks,all sorts of shit to cheat the rules,an amaising guy.
Forum whore
fuel efficency....cleaner burning [emissions]....more precise timing makes developing a long flat tourqe curve alot easiyer
and there are diesel engines running alot higher rpm than 4700rpm...using higher compression ratio's and direct cylinder injection....and one that uses variable valve timing... [audi I fink?]
but I would imagine production costs would be a reason not to resort to defunked techonology....but why would you wanna pack pedel??
I would acctually like to see a wankel diesel.....is there a reason why it deffinatly wouldn't work motu?
Forum whore
Yes,as I've been saying,ohc gives better control over the valves.The wankle won't make a good diesel for the same reason it doesn't make a good petrol engine - the combustion chamber is too long with too much heat loss,rather a design flaw in a diesel.
L-Plate Rider
Well you know what they say big block small .....?
You don't see turbos on v8s because they don't last turbo charged, on the other hand the japanese can build tiny turbo engines that put out massive hp and go and go and go, they should let them back in and settle the argument again, like in the early 90s
Forum whore
STOP Dredging threads AND GO FOR A RIDE!
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Hardcore Biker
Well there is always teh Transit van that Top Gear punted around the 'Ring a few years back - actually it was a German hottie named Sabine Shmitt. Did 10:08 in a diesel Transit van - trying beating Clarkson in a Jag :-)
http://www.polcar.com.au/catalog/for...a-page-12.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_0-MiaDlpE
Bloody good. She passed a couple of bikes and Porches in it.
http://astrochimp.com/2006/10/03/top...ford-transit-a
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Build your own dyno - PM me for the link of if you want to use it (bring beer)
L-Plate Rider
Looks like the standard normally asperated 2litre honda beat the holden?? its engine is nearly 1/3 the size! goes to show I guess
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