You are one to talk
Not really.
You are one to talk
Your posts exists simply to waffle, you never actually post anything remotely technical
I have somewhat of a reputation for succint replies. So i'm flattered and also some what relieved that in true Rypt fashion you see something totally different and accuse me of waffling..... I'm too busy to waffle to be quite honest, I already push the limit IMO of what is commerically sensitive info as it is.
How you can declare i dont post anything technical when reading back over THIS very thread I even think I may have over done the geekness in my replies.... Baffling.
Random image is random.
What are your thoughts on industry wide reduction in engine sizes?
The japs use to love the inline-6. These are now Gone (pushed over in the mid '90s iirc).
Small 2 litre hot hatches are replaced by smaller 1.6 or 1.4 engines with turbos strapped to them to make up for the engines otherwise poor output.
The once REV-Happy V10 BMW M5/M6 is to be replaced with a Turbo powered V8.
All this in an effort to save our Planet.
One other question -
Are you a Turbo or N/A man... or woman?
I hate it, with a passion, my thinking is generally that 'there's no replacement for displacement'...I like big lazy engines, specifically cross-plane V8s and I like N/A engines ..although superchargers are nice ...I'm not a turbo fan really.
I love the sound and feel of a cross-plane V8 ...especially the older pushrod variety with a proper old fashioned burble.
I don't like the sound or feel of 4 pots, they just feel rough and strained by comparison, no matter how many turbos you bolt on, they don't make they right noise either.
I just don't like them and I wouldn't buy one unless I had no choice for whatever reason.
I love the sound and feel of a cross-plane V8 ...especially the older pushrod variety
Sound and feel.
Subjective things.
Cant find them in a textbook Im afraid Rypt.
I wasn't questioning sound and feel, I was questioning liking a technologically inferior setup (ie one that has a lower potential for power / fuel economy)
Why would you like old, outdated tech?
You cannot run (easily/cheaply) tight timings on pushrod setups for instance
Tight timings? What are you going on about now?
The fact that there are still hundreds of thousands of pushrod engines produced each year, along with massive demand for them, indicates that it's not outdated, yet, too. Old, yes, but not outdated.
I wasn't questioning sound and feel, I was questioning liking a technologically inferior setup (ie one that has a lower potential for power / fuel economy)