Subject	that's funny, because I used to hang with a pack of
Posted by	robo (sebring1970) on January 07, 2008 at 10:41 PM
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In Reply To	Are you SURE you're a Mechanical Engineer George?? (n/m) posted by Inzane on January 07, 2008 at 09:52 AM
Message	guys back in the day. This one guy was spastic when it came to any construction or minor projects we would get going during camping trips, etc. Then I found out he was a mechanical engineer. Alls I could think was that he didn't seem to be playing to his natural strengths. But apparently he was competent at his job. Go figure. "Straight-line acceleration is probably the first aspect of automotive performance that any intelligent driver gets bored with." Peter Gregg "We owe a lot to the dragsters. They always break something, figure out a way to beef up the part and the benefit trickles down." Robo "Not everything that can be counted counts. Not everything that counts can be counted." Einstein "And now my friend, the first-a rule of Italian driving," [Franco rips off his rear-view mirror and throws it out of the car] "what's-a behind me is not important." Raul Julia, playing Franco Bertollini while driving a Ferrari Daytona in the movie Gumball Rally
Follow Ups	Largest overbore - toykoz32 06:17:52 01/07/08 depends on the wall thickness - aliaZ 08:13:54 01/07/08 you don't get any noticeable power from pushing the bore - ZEngineer 09:49:17 01/07/08 Are you SURE you're a Mechanical Engineer George?? (n/m) - Inzane 09:52:13 01/07/08 90mm vs 92mm pistons is a 1% increase in volume - ZEngineer 09:57:47 01/07/08 4.5% by my calculation (n/m) - kuah@splparts.com 10:16:46 01/07/08 you're right, so I guess the question becomes - ZEngineer 10:35:48 01/07/08 In theory, keeping VE and TE same, they are proportional. (n/m) - kuah@splparts.com 10:41:37 01/07/08 And referencing my post above, - RSR 11:18:13 01/07/08 For what it's worth... - Chris-TTZ 11:40:29 01/07/08 ... - RSR 14:37:08 01/07/08 0.03 L is 30 mL... - naZeer (Dallas) 17:48:11 01/07/08 no kidding - time for some Depends - lol (n/m) - ConVerTT 21:36:19 01/07/08 We all wonder the same thing . (n/m) - AZHeat 13:50:47 01/07/08 wonder all you want, as long as I keep getting the paycheck - ZEngineer 15:11:00 01/07/08 ...you mean half the paycheck ;). - Kenny 15:15:55 01/07/08 medicine is a tiny part of it - ZEngineer 15:22:59 01/07/08 College to paid-for through Master's / PhD programs? (n/m) - Kenny 16:04:02 01/07/08 No, not "paid for" but heavily subsidized. We still tend to - Inzane 16:20:56 01/07/08 Hence, the "Peter Principle" practiced in true form (n/m) - AZHeat 15:47:23 01/07/08 that's funny, because I used to hang with a pack of - robo (sebring1970) 22:41:52 01/07/08 For some engines - RSR 10:49:19 01/07/08 you are correct - aliaZ 11:10:23 01/07/08 Never thought of that, but yea that seems like it - collegeboy 12:25:14 01/07/08 Stock is 100HP per liter. 10hp in stock form - AZHeat 13:52:47 01/07/08 Huh? So, Bored .060 over is the same as stock? - eriksu9 15:08:43 01/07/08 Our cast iron block is more forgiving for thinner wall - Scotts94z32 10:13:45 01/07/08 Why are you boring your brand new from nissan block? (n/m) - SactoTodd 10:19:55 01/07/08 Clearly he's bored. - Bernie (NoVA) 10:42:57 01/07/08 ba dum cha (n/m) - collegeboy 12:25:47 01/07/08 Re: Why are you boring your brand new from nissan block? - toykoz32 17:06:51 01/07/08 dont go too crazy... - icsamerica 11:14:56 01/07/08 There was a post a little while ago with a crazy blown NA - Ashman2k2 11:48:12 01/07/08 yah, I've commented on this before. Wish I could remember - robo (sebring1970) 19:57:38 01/07/08 Also look into lineings - lazer(AK) 17:36:46 01/07/08
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