A certain company touts this particular test, ASTM D-4176, to why their product is superior to the competition. I've heard that the 4-ball wear test does not apply to real world conditions.
Anyway care to comment?
I remember reading about this stuff a while ago....
Can anyone refer me to resources (text, web, etc) that correlates the characteristic of water-based paints and their durability (compared to paints of yester-years)
1. Does anyone know how the 5th cylinder is orientated in Volkwagen's VR6 based V5 engine? We know 5 cylinder engines tend to have vibration issues, but I'm curious about the V5, and no one I talked to seems to know the answer (and they are actually wondering themselves)
2. How does a variable...
