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Wow,, this whole time i thought cold air was a good thing,, apparently i should ditch the intercooler on my dsm and add replace it with a hairdryer...
seriously,,,, what crap,,,, heating elements for incoming air? I think i will add sharp points to my pistons, make detonation even easier.. |
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mmm, electric supercharging Mike Duwe UWP Alumni Former Drivetrain Leader and Team Captain |
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This site is hilarious!
To prove their technology they give an example of blowing up a gas cylinder when it is hot vs when it is cold and concluding that the hot gas canister leaves a larger crater in the dirt! i can't stop laughing! |
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Ben, you guys have been using that technology for a while now haven't you?? That's what Stretch led me to believe ;p
Andrew Costin Engine Team Leader 2005 General Nuisance 2006 team Swinburne Swinburne University It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it is one damn thing over and over. |
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Is that an SAE certified test? Mike Duwe UWP Alumni Former Drivetrain Leader and Team Captain |
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If it's not, it should be.
Design Judge: "Why are you intaking hot air?" Student: "Because paint cans explode in a fire!" University of Oklahoma Sooner Racing Team Cooling Lead '09 Engine Lead '08 sae.ou.edu "Remember, if you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem" |
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You finally got those headers you were showing me last year? Nice! I was wondering what you were going to do with starting engineer's pay. Do you still have the fleet farm tires, though? lol. Now all you need is an LSD, a supercharger, and the formula slicks. That would be a kick ass time!
------------------------------- UW-P Vector Representative "500 kilowatts of whoop-de-friggen-do electricity!"- http://www.impulsengine.com/pe...nce/horsepower.shtml "The pleasure of driving shouldn't be something that's reserved for people with very deep pockets."-Conor (I modified it a little bit) |
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supercharger, F that.....turbooooos
Mike Duwe UWP Alumni Former Drivetrain Leader and Team Captain |
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Here's a good quote from the site:
"As the exhaust valve opens, the high pressure gas forces itself through very small primary header pipes at twice the gas speed of a typical header. This produces a much lower pressure behind the higher gas flow in the small primary pipe of the header...The small primary pipe of the header does not restrict gas flow because the pipe is very short and gas is compressible under high pressure." Here's the hot setup, watch out for it in LeMans next year: -90 hp 1984 Caddillac HT4100 V8 -Thermac air cleaner on computer-controlled Rochester dual jet carb -7.6:1 compression -Stock exhaust manifolds filled with JB Weld for more "good backpressure" Iowa State University Technical Director Fall '07, '08 Suspension Team Leader '06-'07 |
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Haha, this site is hilarious
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I'M BRINGIN' IT BACK FROM THE DEAD!!!
Ok, so stumbling upon this thread, and that site again, I think it's gotten worse. I truly believe that these people think they know what they are talking about, and I have no doubt that they are brain washing people to believe the same thing. Here's the specific page that made me take action: http://www.impulsengine.com/performance/horsepower.shtml As you can see, apparently kW is no longer a valid measure of power for engines, and torque can be lbf/ft or kg/m, but definately not N*m. So, instead of getting pissed off and sending them a message calling them stupid in ways that would make your mother cry, I decided to mess with 'em a little bit. The following is exactly what I sent to them through their contact page, and I really hope I either get them to pick up a book and see how wrong they are, and/or send me back some sort of reply. The only thing I forgot to add was something to the effect of "I'll be sure to tell all my friends about this entertaining site," so you guys, to keep this going, and them wondering if they are right after all, need to be like "Oh, my friend just told me about this site, and man is it funny, blah, blah, blah..." So here goes:
------------------------------- UW-P Vector Representative "500 kilowatts of whoop-de-friggen-do electricity!"- http://www.impulsengine.com/pe...nce/horsepower.shtml "The pleasure of driving shouldn't be something that's reserved for people with very deep pockets."-Conor (I modified it a little bit) |
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Hahaha
-Charlie Ping Auburn FSAE Alum 00-04 |
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this is good:
"We support the metric system because it’s better than the imperial system. However, we use both imperial and metric measurements because NOT everything in the metric system is practical, applied sensibly or user friendly." Andrew |
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I was trying to remember where I'd heard of 'impulse engine' before, so I did a Google search and it all came back to me:
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Impulse_engine How soon do you think it will be until they sell a warp drive for my Dodge Dart? |
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Well, I think it's about time I post the follow up. I got this almost a week ago, but I figured I'd wait a little to let things cool down, and let them rationalize before they went google searching again to find something else. As you'll see, they caught on and got kinda pissed. I reference a forum in my respone to theirs (I assumed they found this one) but I don't believe that they did, because when you search my name a totally different, non related forum pops up, and I think they got their info from there. Either way, if they find/found this forum, I don't care, and it doesn't look like they're trying to flame anyone on here, so I don't think we have to worry about that.
The first part is their response to the message I previously posted. After that is my response to theirs. I haven't had a reply since, and honestly I think that's a good sign. I hope they did realize their faults and are taking action to correct them. Take it for what it is, and tell me what you think on how I handled the whole situation. Sometimes I tend to speak my mind even if I don't necessarily have good things to say. Constructive criticism is welcome. Oh, and I think it goes without saying that you probably shouldn't contact them like I told you to I know it's long, but it's definately not boring.
------------------------------- UW-P Vector Representative "500 kilowatts of whoop-de-friggen-do electricity!"- http://www.impulsengine.com/pe...nce/horsepower.shtml "The pleasure of driving shouldn't be something that's reserved for people with very deep pockets."-Conor (I modified it a little bit) |
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Very nice. Your reply to them was the kind a lot of people want to come up with and send, but never actually do. It will be interesting to see if they actually change their website, and if so, what they new claims will be. Keep us updated. I did start a nice email conversation with them, and heres a snippet of what I got back
ME: Also, can someone give a decent explanation as to how kW is really different than HP? Someone who has maybe taken high school physics? Impulse: The difference between hp and kw is that hp is actually mechanical power whereas kw is electrical power converted to measure mechanical power. For example, 1 horsepower (hp) is a unit of mechanical power equal to the work required to lift 33,000 lbs (14,970 kg) 1ft (30.5cm) in 1 minute by 1 horse. Whereas 1 kilowatt (kw) is a unit of electrical power equal to 1000 watts of electricity or 100 x 10 watt light bulbs which is equal to the mechanical power of 1.34 horsepower. For more info see http://www.impulsengine.com/performance/horsepower.shtml ME AGAIN: You disagree with your own statement in saying "Whereas 1 kilowatt (kw) is a unit of electrical power equal to 1000 watts of electricity or 100 x 10 watt light bulbs which is EQUAL to the mechanical power of 1.34 horsepower." It is exactly like you say, EQUAL. Energy is energy, no matter what form it takes, be it electrical, mechanical, thermal, etc. You can hook up your favorite, healthy horse to a generator and power 100 10W light bulbs (or go crazy and power 10 100W bulbs as long as that conversion still remains valid), a 1 HP electric motor, or get him walking at a good steady 60Hz or do some gearing and hook him up to the power grid. Either way, the horse is putting out the same amount of effort, whether it be to light 10 100 W bulbs, 100 10W bulbs, an electric motor, or putting electricity on the power grid for someone across the continent to light their light bulbs. The horse doesn't know the difference nor does he care, because power is power, no matter the form it takes. Not anywhere close to absolutepressure's response, but it will be interesting to see their reply. |
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I'm really thinking about sending a message about the power argument...weight for the reply to horse being mechanical power and then argue that its not mechanical but organic power.
Figure that could be fun and idiotic. Micah McMahan ODU FSAE "Dodging bullets and building cars" 04 member, 05 controls/member, 06 control/ergo/brakes , 07 brakes and the small engine |
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I think you guys are confusing the accuracy of engineering claims with the marketability of bullshit. People don't want to just buy horsepower. Consumers just want to feel like they own something neato. So you sell them an intake that looks like a toaster oven from the future and everyone is happy.
Remember the Tornado? And how many times have you seen an aftermarket car part advertised with a graph labeled “performance†or “betterâ€. I don't want to be the cynic but I bet you could support an entire performance company on the placebo effect. This guy has too much BS math and not enough vague language. His lies don't have qualifiers like "up to". Other than that, there’s not much difference between this guy and a lot of the aftermarket car products out there. |
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Have you guys checked out the warranty page on his website. Warranty. I cant remember seeing such a detailed "your warranty does not cover" section.
Have to say he has covered his ass. Laurence Matthews University of Manchester Formula Student |
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