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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.
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Jonny and Simon have both got good jobs not because of academic achievement but because they both slept with the boss......
Rypt on the other hand hasn't grown out of the I know better than everyone stage, he seem to be the sort of person who will go through life disagreeing with everyone and never achieve anything of note.
Rypt on the other hand hasn't grown out of the I know better than everyone stage, he seem to be the sort of person who will go through life disagreeing with everyone and never achieve anything of note.
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The most technical post you made was about the Atkinson cycle, which was not that useful since I was talking about Otto cycle based engines
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I like a good, high and free revving N/A. And I like good turbo with some guts behind it.
So long as it fits in one of those I'm game.
So long as it fits in one of those I'm game.
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Missing the obvious member is missing the obvious.
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 also like smooth l6s and V12s with nice linear N/A power delivery and a pleasing note.
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 don't mind turbo cars at all. When engineered properly, turbos can give cars massive hikes in low down power, better economy and still retain the N/A feel. Turbos can bring something extra to bigger engines, whilst not losing the character of the original engine. Not forgetting that they can create better tunability.
It is one glorious sound. The noise that LS2 made in the VXR8 made it a truly unforgettable drive.
I can't argue with you there. A 6 pot can growl, an 8 pot can shriek, a 10 pot can howl. A 4 pot puts me to sleep. The only widespread 4 pot engine i can think of that i would want to own would be a VTEC. But even then, at the same time i don't think i could own one because my driveway has a 2 degree incline
Same. 4-pots can produce massively impressive stats (they are lighter, more fuel efficient, less polluting, can be very powerful), but i think a lot of them lack character and distinction. If i hear a 6/8/10 engine start up the other end of Tesco's car park, i immediately look around because it's likely to be decent. If i hear a 4-pot start up, it can either be Mrs Smith in her 1990 1.6 Honda Civic or someone with an 265bhp Audi S3.
Maybe that was a lame example, but i think you get my drift.
Why would you like old, outdated tech?
You cannot run (easily/cheaply) tight timings on pushrod setups for instance
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Sound and feel.
Subjective things.
Cant find them in a textbook Im afraid Rypt.
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)
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Do you like women with big hips then?
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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.
Remove the question marks.... I fear he'll attempt to answer them!
No, you asked him "why he'd want old, outdated tech", when he already said that he likes the "sound and feel" of them.