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Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




I like the idea of

"That's a terrible front axle design, why not do it like everyone else"

"gently caress YOU MY DESIGN IS AWESOME ONCE WE FIXED ALL THE PROBLEMS INHERENT IN MY DESIGN AND NOW I'M GOING TO PUT IT IN ALLLL MY CARS"

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Ragtime All The Time
Apr 6, 2011




It's a shame the new rivian is all touchscreen controls

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

Jonny Nox posted:

I like the idea of

"That's a terrible front axle design, why not do it like everyone else"

"gently caress YOU MY DESIGN IS AWESOME ONCE WE FIXED ALL THE PROBLEMS INHERENT IN MY DESIGN AND NOW I'M GOING TO PUT IT IN ALLLL MY CARS"

:france:

That Works
Jul 22, 2006

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy


Ragtime All The Time posted:

It's a shame the new rivian is all touchscreen controls

Ugh

Nidhg00670000
Mar 26, 2010

We're in the pipe, five by five.
Grimey Drawer
Speaking of front axle designs, I learned yesterday about the Vemco V drive. Pretty wacky.

Suburban Dad
Jan 10, 2007


Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself




Nidhg00670000 posted:

Speaking of front axle designs, I learned yesterday about the Vemco V drive. Pretty wacky.



That's very cool. Maybe not the most efficient, but still rad.

Humbug Scoolbus
Apr 25, 2008

The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, stern and wild ones, and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.
Clapping Larry
The V Drive was really cool and weird. Here's a decent article on it, including the patent and how it works.

https://www.blueovaltrucks.com/tech-articles/the_vemco_v-drive_system/

Night Danger Moose
Jan 5, 2004

YO SOY FIESTA
https://www.instagram.com/project_4_bangers?igsh=MWZ2d3Z5NHF2cHp2dQ==

I know it's Instagram but this dude is putting a John Deere turbo on the worst engine ever and making short videos about it. They are awesome.

Night Danger Moose fucked around with this message at 01:44 on Mar 22, 2024

I Miss Snausages
Mar 8, 2005
Volvorific!

Humbug Scoolbus posted:

The V Drive was really cool and weird. Here's a decent article on it, including the patent and how it works.

https://www.blueovaltrucks.com/tech-articles/the_vemco_v-drive_system/

I still can't believe it took 40 years for someone to look at a boat V drive system and try it in a car or truck in a RWD, FWD, or 4WD config.

Ragtime All The Time
Apr 6, 2011




What kind of car is this?

Powershift
Nov 23, 2009


Porsche 550, most likely a kit car.

Ragtime All The Time
Apr 6, 2011




Ahah thank you!

St_Ides
May 19, 2008
Extra points if it has parts from the Little Bastard.

weirdly chilly pussy
Oct 6, 2007





Hell, I'd be peeking too if someone parked some 70's distilled Bertone design outside my front door. RIP Marcello.

Vincent Van Goatse
Nov 8, 2006

Enjoy every sandwich.

Smellrose

weirdly chilly pussy posted:





Hell, I'd be peeking too if someone parked some 70's distilled Bertone design outside my front door. RIP Marcello.

Some of the Most Italian Men ever seen in these photos.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

:h:

Fucks.

https://twitter.com/midnightdorifto/status/1773191430745338350?t=l5vShrFpDa3Oe_OTgtP7Hg&s=19

TehRedWheelbarrow
Mar 16, 2011



Fan of Britches
goddamn rare when i can describe brown on brown as hawt but welp.

The Door Frame
Dec 5, 2011

I don't know man everytime I go to the gym here there are like two huge dudes with raging high and tights snorting Nitro-tech off of each other's rock hard abs.
This beats the hell out of a tractor pull

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytKzWZp__Gs

That Works
Jul 22, 2006

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy



It's like driving a brandy and cigar

TehRedWheelbarrow
Mar 16, 2011



Fan of Britches

That Works posted:

It's like driving a brandy and cigar

:discourse:

OBAMNA PHONE
Aug 7, 2002

good lord

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


The Door Frame posted:

This beats the hell out of a tractor pull

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytKzWZp__Gs

Dude, we humans really will race anything that moves.
Those are some healthy sounding small engines. Looks like a big single?
Also I love that race announcers still sound the same everywhere.

redgubbinz
May 1, 2007

TehRedWheelbarrow posted:

goddamn rare when i can describe brown on brown as hawt but welp.

There's brown, and then there's 𝓫𝓻𝓸𝔀𝓷

That thing is in the latter category

cursedshitbox
May 20, 2012

Your rear-end wont survive my hammering.



Fun Shoe

Darchangel posted:

Dude, we humans really will race anything that moves.

Gotta go fast!

Night Danger Moose
Jan 5, 2004

YO SOY FIESTA

cursedshitbox posted:

Gotta go fast!

Not gotta go fast, just gotta be faster than the other guy(s).

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Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

:h:

Darchangel posted:

Dude, we humans really will race anything that moves.


ESPECIALLY Thai people, they have drag races for pretty much everything with an engine and that youtube channel has documented a lot of them. He's done those tractors in the dirt and on a proper drag strip, dragon boats fitted with turbo 4cyl Toyota 4AGEs, Toyota 4 cyl diesel trucks (the small ones the US doesn't get), all sorts of insane bikes from 50cc 2 strokes and up... There's just a crazy amount of small engine tuners over there it seems and entire markets dedicated to selling speed parts. I'd love to see it for myself, just roll up to an event and chug cheap beers with the locals and see some truly silly racing.

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