absolutepressure
07-06-2007, 02:17 PM
This thread is intended for fun ideas to be presented and carried out just for the fun of it/to mess around when you're hangin out with your friends. If anyone capable of getting you in trouble (aka po po) asks, just say you're conducting research and development. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
I'll put the first one up. I'd do this if I still had the 'rolla. Get in an automatic beater, find a hill, and with the car off, but the key in the on position, and the tranny in neutral, start rolling down the hill. See at what speed you can inertailly start the car by shifting it into drive.
That's the R&D part, now here's the fun part.
Do the same thing, but this time pop it in reverse and see how the engine likes cramming air from the tailpipe into the intake manifold with the throttle closed. If it doesn't blow it right off the engine, you could probably get a lot of engine braking controlled by the throttle. Hell, do this last part with a stick shift if you want!
Have fun and post the results!
*Video tape if possible!
I'll put the first one up. I'd do this if I still had the 'rolla. Get in an automatic beater, find a hill, and with the car off, but the key in the on position, and the tranny in neutral, start rolling down the hill. See at what speed you can inertailly start the car by shifting it into drive.
That's the R&D part, now here's the fun part.
Do the same thing, but this time pop it in reverse and see how the engine likes cramming air from the tailpipe into the intake manifold with the throttle closed. If it doesn't blow it right off the engine, you could probably get a lot of engine braking controlled by the throttle. Hell, do this last part with a stick shift if you want!
Have fun and post the results!
*Video tape if possible!