Oh, I'm ready to admit the possibility, but until we see some real numbers (accelleartion, top speed, etc.), I wouldn't put any money down.
Head on over to here and take a look at the proven power bragging. This should give you an idea of what sort of power subarus are putting down and how they get it. Unfortunately, I don't see anything in there about lap times, so you'd have to look elsewhere for that. Maybe google for 'solberg'?
Man your switch your argument real quick.
I give you bang for the buck the Subura is a great handling car, but we were talking about power and bang for the buck performance, then you switch all the sudden to handling.
Well, I was talking about racing ability, which requires both. What surprised me was when you started in on drag strips, which aren't good for much beyond verifying what your dyno tells you.
As for the Porsche engines, I don't geally know whether that's true or not. What I do know is that high end subaru engines seem to cost less and require less care and feeding than I'd expect from a porsche engine. Also, the last 4 cylinder porsche engine I'm aware of is a 3.0l that went in the 968. Perhaps they just share a common design style?
The cool thing is that the STi is about $32k. Add $3600 for a new engine, about $1200 for a larger turbo, and some more money for engine management, and you're suddenly much faster than a Z06 (until it gets its own upgrades). Of course, building that STi and running it on the drag strip would be a sin - these cars are built for chewing through dirt tracks that tend to eat cars for lunch. There's something cool about races like the Dakar Rally, where even finishing is an achievement.
Banks are by far the most useless institution I've seen. For instance, I get paid via cashier cheques made out to my name. However, if I walk into another branch of the same bank I can't cash the cheque despite the fact every teller has a new-fangled computer with a 17" LCD monitor [which probably cost serious coin].
Let me guess - you bank at CIBC, right? If I got half the flak that you get, I'd be running off to a credit union.
WRXs can do 12s. Granted, it costs more, but there you go.
You can add all you want to your
honda and your Subaru, but spend that same amount of money on a 5.0, and the 5.0 will end up killing your car.
You can spend all that money on power and get your car down to 10 second quarters if you like. I'll spend some money on suspension and turn in lower lap times. My current interest is in rally sports, and I haven't seen any mustangs win that yet.
THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR DISPLACMENT!
Keep telling yourself that. Your V8 makes good low-end torque, but you only spend a small amount of time there, right?
As the price of a good goes up, the quantity sold NECESSARILY goes down.
No, it doesn't. If your original price is well below expectations, then people may reason that your product is somehow defective and not buy as much of it. This happened with an European speaker manufacturer - they sold high-quality speakers at a low price, but had disappointing sales. Afer they doubled their prices, their volume went up markedly. I imagine this effect mostly shows up in luxury goods.
I remember when muscle cars were cool, like my old 1984 Mustang GT with a 5.0 liter engine. Just yesterday some asian kid with mommys honda came driving past me, thinking he was the stud of america. It is all marketing.
Pray god you never run into a tweaked out Subaru (or even a Honda). Your 5.0 is 20 years old - a lot has happened in the meantime.
Okay, but it's not the "Wow the world has fundamentally changed" kind of innovation. Personally I'd see this as refinement NOT innovation.
Then you really haven't looked at it at all. DirectX has come from a simple 2d/3d api to the current state of the art. Along the way, it's picked up more textures, pixel shaders, texel shaders, displacement mapping, and a whole host of radically new stuff.
REAL innovation is much rarer, rapid refinement is much more common.
Well, Duh. Radical change happens in a technology's infancy. The GUI has passed that, so we're changing the details.
from an engineer's perspective little has changed from WindowsNT3.1!
You were expecting radical change in the system interface? If that's what you want, take a look at DirectX - it's been changing rapidly for a while now.
Even Jesus is portrayed sometimes as being unable to perform miracles because of the skepticism of onlookers.
I always thought it was more a matter of his lack of interest in being a trick pony. Basically, his attitude was that it's fine if you don't believe in him, ha can go transmute water with his followers.
Second, my Jetta was in the neighborhood of 24K. Call me silly, but for that much money I expect some basic things... like the windows shouldn't fall into the body of the car on hot days.
Hey, I had a '94 Jetta - it only got nasty towards the end, and I did buy it for $7200, but I don't think I want another one. For $24k, you can get a Subaru - it does all those things you like, and the windows work all the time.
We should all have slow spinning diesels that run generators. Then we have 1 small motor at each wheel to power the car. This way you get rid of the heavy (and super inefficeint because of friction) transmission and differential.
Just FYI, driveline losses for a standard transmission and diff run around 10-15%, or 20-25% for AWD. how does your generator/motor concept compare. I'd be especially interested in the numbers for highway speeds.
But, light carries the same amount of energy at all wavelengths etc., so making it absorb more just means it would get hotter, not actually generate any more electricity.
No, light at different wavelengths have different intensities. Adding more sensitivity at a wavelength that matches sunlight will generate more electricity and less heat (that ebergy is now electric potential.
There are no moving parts to wear out... it's just electrons being moved around.
It's just that - electrons move around and, over time, kncok enough atoms around to make the thing less efficient. There's also dust and regular damage.
And that's if this research pans out and if the price becomes practical and if you aim it directly at the sun on a perfectly sunny day.
I think I can help with that one - copy plant behavior and incorporate a sensor that senses solar gradients and a motor that tilts the panel (slowly) towards the highest brightness.
Don't forget the 17% VAT (compare with 4-8% sales tax). States that have higher income tax have lower sales tax (on average), so the US version has already been figured into your calculations.
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Oh, I'm ready to admit the possibility, but until we see some real numbers (accelleartion, top speed, etc.), I wouldn't put any money down.
Head on over to here and take a look at the proven power bragging. This should give you an idea of what sort of power subarus are putting down and how they get it. Unfortunately, I don't see anything in there about lap times, so you'd have to look elsewhere for that. Maybe google for 'solberg'?
Man your switch your argument real quick. I give you bang for the buck the Subura is a great handling car, but we were talking about power and bang for the buck performance, then you switch all the sudden to handling.
Well, I was talking about racing ability, which requires both. What surprised me was when you started in on drag strips, which aren't good for much beyond verifying what your dyno tells you.
As for the Porsche engines, I don't geally know whether that's true or not. What I do know is that high end subaru engines seem to cost less and require less care and feeding than I'd expect from a porsche engine. Also, the last 4 cylinder porsche engine I'm aware of is a 3.0l that went in the 968. Perhaps they just share a common design style?
The cool thing is that the STi is about $32k. Add $3600 for a new engine, about $1200 for a larger turbo, and some more money for engine management, and you're suddenly much faster than a Z06 (until it gets its own upgrades). Of course, building that STi and running it on the drag strip would be a sin - these cars are built for chewing through dirt tracks that tend to eat cars for lunch. There's something cool about races like the Dakar Rally, where even finishing is an achievement.
Banks are by far the most useless institution I've seen. For instance, I get paid via cashier cheques made out to my name. However, if I walk into another branch of the same bank I can't cash the cheque despite the fact every teller has a new-fangled computer with a 17" LCD monitor [which probably cost serious coin].
Let me guess - you bank at CIBC, right? If I got half the flak that you get, I'd be running off to a credit union.
I'd like to see a Honda or Subaru do that.
WRXs can do 12s. Granted, it costs more, but there you go.
You can add all you want to your honda and your Subaru, but spend that same amount of money on a 5.0, and the 5.0 will end up killing your car.
You can spend all that money on power and get your car down to 10 second quarters if you like. I'll spend some money on suspension and turn in lower lap times. My current interest is in rally sports, and I haven't seen any mustangs win that yet.
THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR DISPLACMENT!
Keep telling yourself that. Your V8 makes good low-end torque, but you only spend a small amount of time there, right?
Such as stickers that add horsepower? ;)
Just watch out for that built STi - 450Hp + AWD is nothing to sneeze at.
As the price of a good goes up, the quantity sold NECESSARILY goes down.
No, it doesn't. If your original price is well below expectations, then people may reason that your product is somehow defective and not buy as much of it. This happened with an European speaker manufacturer - they sold high-quality speakers at a low price, but had disappointing sales. Afer they doubled their prices, their volume went up markedly. I imagine this effect mostly shows up in luxury goods.
I remember when muscle cars were cool, like my old 1984 Mustang GT with a 5.0 liter engine. Just yesterday some asian kid with mommys honda came driving past me, thinking he was the stud of america. It is all marketing.
Pray god you never run into a tweaked out Subaru (or even a Honda). Your 5.0 is 20 years old - a lot has happened in the meantime.
Okay, but it's not the "Wow the world has fundamentally changed" kind of innovation. Personally I'd see this as refinement NOT innovation.
Then you really haven't looked at it at all. DirectX has come from a simple 2d/3d api to the current state of the art. Along the way, it's picked up more textures, pixel shaders, texel shaders, displacement mapping, and a whole host of radically new stuff.
REAL innovation is much rarer, rapid refinement is much more common.
Well, Duh. Radical change happens in a technology's infancy. The GUI has passed that, so we're changing the details.
from an engineer's perspective little has changed from WindowsNT3.1!
You were expecting radical change in the system interface? If that's what you want, take a look at DirectX - it's been changing rapidly for a while now.
They [PhDs] should stick to research, commercial programming is not just about theoretical know how.
With the current PhD oversupply, that's not always a valid option.
he Lord has sent these here batteries to power the iBooks of the Sodomites, and will smite them mightily!
And in my wobbly bits, no less!
Nice, now where can I get a replacement Li-S battery for my protege 4005?
Even Jesus is portrayed sometimes as being unable to perform miracles because of the skepticism of onlookers.
I always thought it was more a matter of his lack of interest in being a trick pony. Basically, his attitude was that it's fine if you don't believe in him, ha can go transmute water with his followers.
Second, my Jetta was in the neighborhood of 24K. Call me silly, but for that much money I expect some basic things... like the windows shouldn't fall into the body of the car on hot days.
Hey, I had a '94 Jetta - it only got nasty towards the end, and I did buy it for $7200, but I don't think I want another one. For $24k, you can get a Subaru - it does all those things you like, and the windows work all the time.
This would seem to argue in favor of a small turbocharged engine with sophisticated valve and spark timing, variable compression ratio, etc..
Good idea - may I suggest a Jetta TDi or a WRX?
A turbine is more fuel efficient, but has never worked well for automotive applications because it's slow to speed up and slow down.
There is also the small matter of a 1200C exhaust.
We should all have slow spinning diesels that run generators. Then we have 1 small motor at each wheel to power the car. This way you get rid of the heavy (and super inefficeint because of friction) transmission and differential.
Just FYI, driveline losses for a standard transmission and diff run around 10-15%, or 20-25% for AWD. how does your generator/motor concept compare. I'd be especially interested in the numbers for highway speeds.
"Why the hell does any third party have the right to throw out my 'advertisements'?"
Why the hell do you think it's your right to send Email?
Just sell a license for a lifetime.
I'm not sure how this helps anything - a permanent license is typically considered the same as a sale of a product.
The "Rules of Land Warfare" lecture should talk about 30 minutes. Do they skip over that in the NG?
Just curious - do they start that one off with 'stay out of asia' ala The Princess Bride?
But, light carries the same amount of energy at all wavelengths etc., so making it absorb more just means it would get hotter, not actually generate any more electricity.
No, light at different wavelengths have different intensities. Adding more sensitivity at a wavelength that matches sunlight will generate more electricity and less heat (that ebergy is now electric potential.
There are no moving parts to wear out... it's just electrons being moved around.
It's just that - electrons move around and, over time, kncok enough atoms around to make the thing less efficient. There's also dust and regular damage.
And that's if this research pans out and if the price becomes practical and if you aim it directly at the sun on a perfectly sunny day.
I think I can help with that one - copy plant behavior and incorporate a sensor that senses solar gradients and a motor that tilts the panel (slowly) towards the highest brightness.
How is that for "astronomically higher"?
Don't forget the 17% VAT (compare with 4-8% sales tax). States that have higher income tax have lower sales tax (on average), so the US version has already been figured into your calculations.