It's an obvious idea. Coming down off the Ridge Route (AKA The Grapevine) portion of I-5, on the north end's over 3000 foot descent I've seen trucks with brakes smoking or actually on fire. I've asked myself why don't they use disk brakes? Also, if you've seen European truck tractor races...
I have noticed that cars are tending to have recessed windshields these days. The A-pillar is broader than previous habit. It appears that the A-pillar will guide air flow around and keep it attached. My question is this, does recessing the windshield by about 1 inch allow this to work?
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Mike, one more thing, if its oil consumption vs detergent, some brands have more detergent in their 87 than others. It might be worth trying other brands' 87. If you can avoid 92 that is a significant savings.
There is a 15 story building going up between two much older buildings in Manhattan. It is steel reinforced concrete. In a 6" space between a new building wall and an old building it can be seen that the new concrete is extremely rough and uneven with up to 4 foot lengths of rebar protruding out...
Just a question. Is there a rule of thumb for sizing exhaust systems for passenger cars? I assume the main concern is the avoidance of condensation by keeping velocities up. Second would be low back pressure.
