That is my understanding too. Though it wouldn't surprise me if it was the body that was soft. I do know it doesn't feel right any more. I feel a lot more through the seat/wheel than I was used to and given the roads round here are appalling, that really isn't what I need. It was never smooth over the bumps in the rear (leaf springs), but the front used to absorb them quite well. I think more spanner time and driving is in order.
I plan on switching it in and out over the next 500 miles to really pin down what it has done. Would be useful if I could get someone to do the work for me without telling me if it is on or not. Because the placebo affect will always be there.
[edit: Just a thought on this, when putting on the strut top, I used a knuckle bar expecting the bolts to be on well and almost fell over myself when I started turning it because it was effortless, is it possible loose bolts (all 6 of them) could have caused the soft wallowiness I had grown used to and tightening them up correctly caused the ride to sort it self out, the strut bar just being a coincidence? As well as a vibrating/pulling on the wheel when the brakes were about to lock up which is now gone too.]
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For those who want more excitement while work shitting, try a danger shit.
Leave the door unlocked while you do your business. Then if someone opens the door just smile and say "hi".
Leave the door unlocked while you do your business. Then if someone opens the door just smile and say "hi".
That is just the police's way of saying "we're too lazy to actually do anything about the crimes, because there is too much paper work involved. So it isn't our problem buddy."
It is possible that someone in the flats is behind the break ins. We had secure parking when I was at uni (to be secure it needs to have a fence and lockable gates), and there was a spate of break ins one semester, the guy behind them was a student, after he was kicked out of uni the break ins stopped.
The roads round here are littered with dead animals. Many of them I have put there. It is nothing to put write about really as thousands of animals wind up dead every day.
There are two places where I recognised a difference, one is a sweeping left hander at some traffic lights, I normally have to hold myself upright with my left arm hooked around the seat, didn't have to today and I hit the corner faster than normal on purpose.
The second is a roundabout that I turn right at, normally I have to get out of the throttle and get more lock on so I don't drift wide into the inside lane, today no such issue.
I haven't put down enough miles to really decide if the pros outweigh the cons. But if you do get a strut brace, make sure it is a solid design, the other more common type have a tendency to not really brace anything, just look pretty.
Avoid this sort.
Excuse the dirty engine bay, not been able to clean it for a while.
Fitted and already put some miles down with it on and I'm indifferent to it. It makes it nicer through the bends, always had a tendency to drift wide, now it is bam, round the corner. But it has firmed up the suspension more than I was expecting, as I didn't actually expect it to make much difference on the soft wallowing suspension fitted as standard to a diesel van.
So I am undecided as to keeping it on or not as I like sharp steering, but not a harsh ride.
On the plus, it gives me somewhere to tie the throttle cable to, so it doesn't rub on the inlet any more.
Since it is a hybrid I'd assume that is the flux capacitor.
Which sucks for your passenger.
Indeed, then I am left looking stupid. Lesson learned.
You are aware you get marked on how you write, right? If your spelling and grammar is appalling, you'll get marked accordingly.
Oh yes, 6R4 is short for 6 Front Lights, Random Colours, 4-Doors. A lot of people mistakenly believe it stands for six-cylinder, rally car, four-wheel drive.
You are such a fanboy it is unreal. Talk about falling into the marketing. Apple could sell a plate of shit called the iShit and you'd buy it.
Politics is designed to ruin everything. That is why busy bodies get involved in it, to get in the way and stop progress.
I don't recall what book I was reading, other than one of the many littering the college library- or if I recall correctly- which cited that you want equal horse power and torque and flat torque delivery across the range for a smooth engine. Naturally that isn't what you're after in a racing environment.
Given all of the innovation to get turbos spooling quicker while still making huge boost, I don't think lag will be a big problem.
Given all of the innovation to get turbos spooling quicker while still making huge boost, I don't think lag will be a big problem.
The world will be around long after humans are wiped out. It is just a sign of the human ego to think we could kill the world. All we're going to kill is each other.
True enough. But it seems they are still a little short sighted or just don't want to go public about investing in what is seen as their competition. Mostly because I bet a few of the giants (BP to name one) would lose access to wells in the middle east if they went public about investing in a power supply that would mean the oil nations out there would have nothing to export.
An ideal world engine will have equal amounts of power and torque. Anthony Davidson described them as being torque-less during commentary this year (I believe it was Italy Friday Practise). Find yourself out of the power band and they have no get up and go, you have to drop a cog or two. A lot of it is gearing, but the lack of torque means the engine can't compensate for it.
For sure, but in this case it is vastly more needs to go in then you'll get out the other side. Which is putting off a lot of investment. Plus the incentive isn't there yet because it will cost big money to get hydrogen going and the companies that have the money choose not to because it goes against their interests (oil companies).
We either need a bunch of very brave billionaires to get the ball rolling or for the oil companies to get involved and cut their losses with oil.
[edit: Or would they have to cut their losses? When you consider dino powered cars won't die over night and there are a lot of classics which will need dino power to run.]
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That is because whenever it is talked about hippies cry about Chernobyl or 3 Mile Island. Both of which would be avoided with a modern plant. Which means the old dangerous ones are left. Which would be like banning new safer cars being made because old ones killed some people.
The difficulty is finding a cost effective way to harvest it.
I am all for a country pulling itself out of poverty, but we could setup a handful of Nuclear power plants in a country to run it. Also creating many jobs. It is one of the cleanest forms of power around that actually generates power, unlike wind power and the like, which is shit. So they could set up factories and everything else they need, make money, get filthy rich and not fill the atmo with coal soot, like China is doing.
Hell, a new efficent coal power plant would make a huge difference if we actually sold the tech to China, but instead they have to make do with old inefficient ones. I will not go as far as to say green coal power plants like the industry call them, sure they put out less pollution, but I wouldn't consider that to be green.
You should stop watching Top Gear. It is very easy to spilt hydrogen from the item it is part of. However it currently requires more energy to harvest it than you'll gain from it.
Which is typical of humans really. We currently generate 1.5x as much carbon as can be absorbed by nature. Which is why we need to lower our carbon footprint, but unfortunately, for every ton of carbon a country will save an emerging economy will burn it up. The cuts the UK made in 2009, Canada increased their volume by the same amount, twice.
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