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Car education

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Explicit_Spade

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I came across this site called autonest earlier. It has a lot of good, simple explinations of general car componants and their jobs in the education section. It also has good explinations in the modifications section. Some may find it useful for learning new things. I found it to be well written and I think even a noob can understand it.

AutoNest | Birth Place of your Auto Race
 


Rofl.

Only applies if your stock lines are worn, which most are, thus most deem stainless "better".

When the only benefit is cost.
 
Rubber lines when new result in great pedal modulation.

When they have 100+ K miles on them however...

Have you considered the lifespan of the PTFE lines as well?
 


Adding fuel increases power now.

Fuel burns the quickest and results in the most power at 12.5-13.0 AFR gasoline scale.

11.3 is more ideal for a roots blown motor, its safer.

But the richer you run, the more timing you need to keep peak cylinder pressure around the same point.

having peak cylinder pressure at the right time results in the most power.

WHY BRIAN. Y U DO THIS TO ME?
 
"Lightening these parts will take up less energy allowing the engine to rev faster, thus creating more horsepower."

looooooooooooool.

You're not losing as much power to mechanical losses, not creating more power.

also reving higher is typically where most of the gains are found.

if the motor flows up there.
 


"Increasing the tire size increases the amount of traction gained. Increasing the amount of traction in the rear can help get rid of, or reduce, oversteer. This is a big reason why the Porsche 911 Turbo has really wide rear tires."


Wider tires do not increase traction.

The contact patch will have the same area but will be wider.

thus give the driver the impression of increased grip, but really the tire doesnt give as much feedback before letting go as a narrower tire would.

The reason for wider tires is heat.

You need the right sized tire so that they can deal with the heat generated.

If the tire is too cold, the compound wont provide maximum grip. And vice versa is also true.
 


A larger contact area reduces the load per unit area, resulting in more grip. There is a point of diminishing returns, such as weight and aerodynamic drag. It's also true that a larger tire dissapates heat and with a lighter load involved, it wears less. Another reason for a larger contact area is to compensate for debris or track imperfections interfering with the tire and pavement contact.

Source: Wider tire giving better traction debate!


Edit: I'm glad I looked more into that. Lots of good tire facts in that link.
 
Lol I did that to make a smart ass reply. I read the whole thing.

If you can't get em hot, you're not getting the best traction even if the tire is wider, becasue the wider tire disipates heat faster due to size.
 
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