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Post by DeltaMustang65 on Aug 2, 2007 0:52:22 GMT -5
Honestly, if Ford is selling base models with "racing" ANYthing...I'm worried. Stripes included.
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Post by moparman44 on Aug 12, 2007 14:37:03 GMT -5
^^ UPSHIFTED (ignionic, and delta)for making me laugh.
There is also mancini racing, delta.
I have a story on Mustangs that need to be told. Me and my dad decided we would take the Demon to the drag strip (few years ago, while it waS still restored) with my cousin, my great-uncle (yes, great) and there friend who all drive mustangs. We stop on my cousins road and race him for about an 1/8 mile and leave him immediately when we hit second. We get the Brainerd Optimus, and he runs it and it runs an 8.67,8.66, then an 8.65. The mustangs (2 had nitrous, and one for sure has had a lot of money put in it) only run 9's. We run that day with the cam and heads completely wore out, and only on 6 cyl. , so it was no longer a 400, but actually it had 300 c.i. at the time.
You can take what you want from that story. Considering it's been so long, I probably was wrong on something so I'll probably edit it later, and I just want you to also know that one of the mustang had clutch problems after we raced and it caused us to get lost :X
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Post by ½ A Gram on Aug 13, 2007 1:46:04 GMT -5
I've always been a Dodge guy, when it comes to the domestics.
My dream car has always been a 911 though....as long as they don't have those shit ass '00 style headlights/front ends, I'll have blow a load over it....
964, 993, 930, 911,996, 997, GT2, GT3....it's all good. It helps when the engine was air cooled till 95, and they still use a flat six to this day. They've been using those for most of eternity haha. Simplicity=quality.
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Post by Nemesis on Aug 23, 2007 19:10:59 GMT -5
Since we have a topic like this, I want to ask a question that's been bugging me for quite a while:
I love mechanics, and I also love every single part that makes a full engine. I've always been one curious guy when I'm on my mechanic, for example: watching engines, see all parts, see how stuff works, etc.
But there's something that I always wonder:
What happens when you blow the engine? I mean,
Does a piston melts, comes off of the connecting rod?
Does the crankshaft break?
Can anyone help me out?
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Post by vitg on Aug 23, 2007 19:48:18 GMT -5
........But there's something that I always wonder: What happens when you blow the engine? I mean, Does a piston melts, comes off of the connecting rod? Does the crankshaft break? Can anyone help me out? That is without doubt, the funniest unintentional comment, I have seen on these boards  When I blew my engine ( 1964 Volkswagen 1100 cc ), the crankshaft broke exactly in the middle, sounded horrible when it happened. |
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Post by DeltaMustang65 on Aug 23, 2007 19:52:42 GMT -5
Pretty much any part of the engine can break. By break, I mean like IN HALF. I've seen cranks and camshafts in 2 pieces, pistons in 3 or 4, connecting rods snapped in half, and other fun stuff. Mostly I've only seen this kind of stuff in person in my old engine rebuilding class. The funny thing is, they weren't high performance engines by ANY means, just poorly taken care of.
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Post by Nemesis on Aug 23, 2007 20:20:13 GMT -5
Pretty much any part of the engine can break. By break, I mean like IN HALF. I've seen cranks and camshafts in 2 pieces, pistons in 3 or 4, connecting rods snapped in half, and other fun stuff. Mostly I've only seen this kind of stuff in person in my old engine rebuilding class. The funny thing is, they weren't high performance engines by ANY means, just poorly taken care of. I see. You know, this came to the top of my head because I was searching around youtube, and found LOTS of videos of guys with blown engines, or guys blowing engines. There was even one video of a guy with a Toyota pickup that was fucked up so bad, that the engine lost all it's oil, and the oil pan was non-existent, and you could be able to see the pistons and the rods. Funny thing: the engine still worked. That is without doubt, the funniest unintentional comment, I have seen on these boards When I blew my engine ( 1964 Volkswagen 1100 cc ), the crankshaft broke exactly in the middle, sounded horrible when it happened. Ouch. I think I hit right in the mouche ;D |
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Post by nightmare75 on Aug 23, 2007 23:24:47 GMT -5
A blown engine can be any number of problems. For example, last year the engine in my pickup blew when the timing chain broke, which caused bent valves and blown piston heads. I considered that a blown engine. But you could also break stuff in half like previously mentioned, or run the oil dry and get shearing due to friction or other stuff like that.
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Post by Nemesis on Aug 24, 2007 5:40:11 GMT -5
A blown engine can be any number of problems. For example, last year the engine in my pickup blew when the timing chain broke, which caused bent valves and blown piston heads. I considered that a blown engine. But you could also break stuff in half like previously mentioned, or run the oil dry and get shearing due to friction or other stuff like that. That also happened once to my dad when he had his Citroen AX. Fortunately, nothing broke inside the engine, but the engine still had to be opened to align the pistons and the valves. |
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Post by Lupin_IV on Aug 24, 2007 16:58:25 GMT -5
About two years ago, my brother's Suburban sprung a leak in it's coolant line, causing the heads to overheat and crack.
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Post by laserviper on Oct 14, 2007 1:03:32 GMT -5
This has been bugging me for a while but can someone post a somewhat simple explanation on how the rotary power plants work?. As for mustang stories my father blew by a 5.0 liter mustang in his truck. a 2000 Mac converted to a straight job. That and the other one that tried to out gun my dads 95 Lumina he had at the time. Sounded like the guy missed a shift or something and killed something
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Post by Nemesis on Oct 14, 2007 8:56:48 GMT -5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxqCtXVJoEYThis video has a very complete animation on how the rotary engine works. It even goes as far as saying the name of the parts, and how they are assembled to make the engine. The engine in display is the Mazda 13B
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Post by Lupin_IV on Oct 14, 2007 16:03:25 GMT -5
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Post by laserviper on Oct 14, 2007 22:47:03 GMT -5
Thank you. It's a lot clearer now
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Post by laserviper on Dec 13, 2007 11:53:40 GMT -5
Alright Quick Question. Is there a huge weight difference between Fiberglass and Carbon Fiber parts
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