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What's the Coolest Thing You've Ever Built?
Josh Lindenmuth asks: "In high school I was involved in an engineering competition where we needed to create a machine that could move 100 lbs of groceries from a disabled person's car up and down a set of stairs, and then into their kitchen. It was probably the coolest thing I ever built (there were only 3 of us on the team), even though the wooden treads started splintering halfway up the stairs (we didn't have a metal shop, so it was made entirely out of wood, spare boat parts, and conveyor belts) and then it completely destroyed the stairs on its way down (it weighed over 300 lbs)." That's Josh's story, now he wants to know yours. Cool computers, cars, hovercraft, handheld devices, fusion reactors — what is the most interesting gadget, product, or device that you've ever built on your own?
I built my own computer, but it's not very cool. In fact, it can get quite warm at times.
When our name is on the back of your car, we're behind you all the way!
You should check into some of the new RPM limiters that are available for certain racing classes. The newest ones have an RPM acceleration limit feature, so you can adjust the cars rate of maximum engine acceleration. You set it to whatever your tires can hold on dry pavement, then if it breaks loose, the RPM limiter slows things down just enough to maintain traction. Cheap traction control.
LS5 is a chevy big block that was in top production in the 70's the fact it was a muscle car engine gives me HUGE aftermarket performance parts that makes it really easy to generate 500+hp. Instead of using girly fuel injection I have a nice set of carbs on top that really unleash the power.
Cool part, engine is near indestructable because it was made for power and over engineered. The go-fast parts are way cheaper and with a simple adapter plate It was easy to adapt it to a strong 6 speed FWD tranny.
Problem is, IT eats axles. IF I sit still and floor it in first I will get about 200 feet before I rip a standard axles apart. I have a set of suctom made racing axles that are supposed to be 5X stronger and hope to get them installed this winter.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
Swedish plasma phys. PhD student; MSc EE; knows maths, programming, electronics; finance interest; seeks opportunities