Random thoughts thread

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

So basically how well air is translated to power, in layman's terms.

No, airflow is much more complicated than just how much volume the engine is sucking in.

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

No, airflow is much more complicated than just how much volume the engine is sucking in.

I'll never be an engineer.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by n2oinferno

I've heard a lot of good things and read a ton of reviews. As a sysadmin that stares at computer monitors all day long, are they worth looking into? I'm just afraid the color will drive me nuts.

Hm... first, you need to get used to it, but after that, it's worth every penny. I got good deal from Amazon for like $60. My work pc is uses a lot of white & aqua color theme, so my eyes get really tired quickly, but these glasses helps a lot. I only get compliments from everyone. I really like it!

Originally Posted by Missourifornian

Those are sick! never knew something like this existed! hmmm these make my oakleys feel really basic lol...

You should look into it.

[serialk11r]

On that note, specific torque at power peak is a never-looked-at number, but it basically tells you how "aggressive" the cam profile is, taking into account combustion efficiency and friction losses (bike engines have a little more trouble producing good torque because they're spinning so fast and losing so much power to friction).

[fatoni]

i feel like facebook is how the matrix got started. i might have said that already but deja vu is just a glitch in the matrix

[serialk11r]

Oh yea, I saw my first Boxster Spyder today...WACKY ASS TOP, but I like it! They used the absolute minimum amount of cloth on the outside, left it open where the air wasn't flowing. It probably even suppresses counter rotating vortices a bit better than the typical softtop too.

Guess you could liken it to a bikini (where everyone else is dressed like people in the 1800s).

[Shagaliscious]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Hm... first, you need to get used to it, but after that, it's worth every penny. I got good deal from Amazon for like $60. My work pc is uses a lot of white & aqua color theme, so my eyes get really tired quickly, but these glasses helps a lot. I only get compliments from everyone. I really like it!



You should look into it.

Wow, I might have to look into these as well. So do they just help your eyes stay relaxed? I'm assuming it's all in the tint of the lens. I'm always walking away from my computer just to give my eyes a rest.

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

Oh, that's specific torque lol. "gross airflow" is wrong because the engine doesn't suck in its full displacement necessarily. Power is torque * engine speed, so power/ (engine speed * displacement)=torque/displacement = specific torque.

Yea, so much for the LT1 "breathing well at its power peak" :P

Wouldn't it be gross? Net would be 'real', ie account for VE?

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Shagaliscious

Wow, I might have to look into these as well. So do they just help your eyes stay relaxed? I'm assuming it's all in the tint of the lens. I'm always walking away from my computer just to give my eyes a rest.

Well, I don't have all good wording to make you want to buy em lol For me, at work after a while I need to squint my eyes to get it not blur. When I squint, I guess I look angry (Asian thing? lmao), but now I don't have to squint anymore. Also often, I needed eye drop to take out tiredness, but I haven't done that recently.

[ette]

Wish I were on the price is right. Trip to savannah and a brand new FRS! Say whattttt?!

[ette]

Aw. Old lady didn't win the car. She was over by $150.

[Dimman]

@serialk11r

If we do something similar with torque at peak to airflow, the 1zz dominates those motors. Is that basically showing the efficiency losses at higher rpm?

[Jayde]

Snow coming tonight/tomorrow morning. I think I'm coming down with something... *cough**cough*

[wrxgoose]

hate you. want snow.