Vehicular

The only energy boost you'll ever need for your bike

icelava — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:53:12 GMT

The world is full of everyday fail. But, every now and then comes that EPIC FAILZ that crosses the level of legendary.

http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=226570

Yup, the kind that spawns brand new motivation posters. No less.

It is all about skill

icelava — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 21:36:38 GMT

and nothing about technology

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFVG6x6m1sc

Vehicle storage solution for Singapore

icelava — Sat, 27 May 2006 02:30:36 GMT

Given the extremely limited landmass of Singapore, carpark designs have always been squeezing Singaporeans to be high-precision drivers like flying a fighter jet in the Grand Canyon. Well perhaps it is about time LTA and other building developers learn a big lesson or two from Volkswagen.

Lotus Exige vs AH64D Apache Longbow

icelava — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:34:07 GMT

Witness the car built purely for manoeuvrability.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9013803150737530875

Tanks, the Navy's "land ships"

icelava — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 07:53:30 GMT

Via James Shaw in his rememberance of his grandfather's service during the first World War.

I knew the Tank is called a "tank" because of its physical similarities of a container of water, but I never knew it was mainly a project undertaken by the Royal Navy, who saw its worth as a "land ship". Trust the blind eyes of "management" in the Army to win the war....

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/WW1TanksOverview.html

Say, doesn't your car feel a little.... draggy?

icelava — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:08:55 GMT

One way to determine (or "plot") the course of vehicles on the road is the monitor the changing positions of their tyres relative to the road. So happened today that I spotted an SUV ahead of me that had such low air pressure on the left rear tyre it might as well be punctured. Good thing there was a red light which provided me opportunity to tell the driver she'd better go pump it up or check for leakage, else God knows how many more months she would have carried on driving oblivious to the degrading performance of the car.

Which brings me to the point of just how scary some (hopefully, it's not most) people treat their vehicles like a mere household appliance or computer and use it without due care. The only "maintenance" ever done is to drive into the petrol station, of which probably because there is a fuel meter in the instrumental dashboard.

Not an expert on vehicular matters myself, but at least I top up my 2T oil and battery water, lubricate my bike chain, check the tyres every now and then, and bring it back to my mechanic on set mileages for (many) things beyond my skills.

I feel people should really treat vehicles as objects that relate (uncomfortably, but necessarily) closer to life and death instead of a commute convenience of remote concern. Otherwise, vehicle manufacturers must find affordable means to implement monitoring mechanisms for critical vehicular components to warn of dangerous conditions/levels. Hopefully real-time tyre pressure and temperature sensors should not remain for long an expensive technology only for the racing leagues, but a common feature for the masses.

Fancy 1000hp?

icelava — Sat, 25 Dec 2004 09:19:55 GMT

Witness the Bugatti Veyron 16.4, using an 8-litre 16-cyclinder design assisted by 4 turbochargers to deliver that magnitude of power output. Watch your wallet drain dry as you fork out the dollars for the fuel consumption

See the demo videos

On the top menu, click on "Models".
Choose "Veyron 16.4".
Select "Engineering".
Select "Engine".
The bottom menu has "Legends from 1001 HP"
Enjoy videos 1 to 7.

More layman explanations over at HowStuffWorks.com

Somebody in NTU is InitialD junkie

icelava — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:18:44 GMT

http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=870446

true blue Trueno 86 complete with original paintjob and toufu labels.

New Toyota Corolla dash panel

icelava — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:44:08 GMT

saw a (new?) model on the streets two nights ago. The immediately notable difference was the panel instruments were actually in the middle of the car rather than direct by the steering wheel and driver. That's a great cost-saving design when manufacturing for cars for either road system. Found a photo of the implementation

[Microsoft] Windows in your car

icelava — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 21:43:08 GMT

Would you? Before you answer, know what it really means by watching this video
http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=26133

New tyres - Michelin Pilot Sport

icelava — Tue, 20 Jan 2004 17:58:26 GMT

I recently mounted a brand new pair of Michelin Pilot Sport to replace my motorcycle's worn tyres. It seems pretty difficult to search it out, and Delphi forums appears to be down. Does anybody know some site with good statistics on break-in distances for such new tyres?

Multi-meter

icelava — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 20:06:13 GMT

What is the cheapest and smallest type of multi-meter I can get locally to test voltage and current with a car/bike battery?

Shell V-power

icelava — Mon, 22 Dec 2003 17:26:06 GMT

Bukit Timah this early morning was <i>totally out</i> of Formula 98. So I thought why not try V-power. Wow. Ok, not a big wow, but there's an increase in responsiveness from the engine. Not drastic either, but significant enough to feel it running better.

And this blue fuel gives out a funny smell too.....