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scott wrote:
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> OK, so maybe you need to redesign the other parts of the exhaust system
> that were designed with the silencer in mind. But there's a reason why
> race cars don't have silencers.
>
Hmm. Good point, though. Just about any racing engine is painfully loud.
And that logic may only apply to certain kinds of noise, and maybe only
to street vehicles. Something about how the resonator in the exhaust
pulls more of the exhaust out of the cylinders, allowing for a better
mix of fresh fuel and air.
Of course, it could all be made up by some anit-noise group...
--
~Mike
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St. wrote:
>> And whatever you do, don't get me started on Harley Davidson motorcycles.
>
> Me wants. :)
>
Just don't put a straight pipe on it and drive around neighborhoods at
2:30am.. Or rev the engine incessantly next to someone in a car with the
window down. Its just not nice...
--
~Mike
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> Just don't put a straight pipe on it and drive around neighborhoods at
> 2:30am.. Or rev the engine incessantly next to someone in a car with the
> window down. Its just not nice...
And try not to set off too many alarms on parked cars!
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"Mike Raiford" <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:49787f6f$1@news.povray.org...
> St. wrote:
>
>>> And whatever you do, don't get me started on Harley Davidson
>>> motorcycles.
>>
>> Me wants. :)
>>
>
> Just don't put a straight pipe on it and drive around neighborhoods at
> 2:30am.. Or rev the engine incessantly next to someone in a car with the
> window down. Its just not nice...
LOL, I totally agree. My mates have Harley's and I've often wondered what
locals think about the noise.
~Steve~
>
> --
> ~Mike
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scott wrote:
>> A bit like those people who buy a Vaxhaul Nova and then try to make it
>> look like a Ferrari.
>
> The key word here is *look*. I prefer to get a car that looks like a
> Vauxhall Nova and *goes* like a Ferrari :-)
I had a friend who did rally racing. He had a car that looked like a VW
beetle that had been rolled down a hill. (It was.) It had a V8 in it, with
racing tires, two sets of brakes, all that. Was fun to blow away the camaros.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
"Ouch ouch ouch!"
"What's wrong? Noodles too hot?"
"No, I have Chopstick Tunnel Syndrome."
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St. wrote:
> Hugely popular simply because it sounded fantastic.
"But the Mazda goes Hmmmmmmmm!"
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
"Ouch ouch ouch!"
"What's wrong? Noodles too hot?"
"No, I have Chopstick Tunnel Syndrome."
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Invisible wrote:
> - It appears that "solid state harddrives" are now reaching useful sizes
> and sane pricing levels. (E.g., when I first looked at this it was
>
Only problems are: a) slow (faster isn't much faster, and costs double),
and b) limited number of "write cycles". And, no, the 250GB one is not
$2/GB. lol
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void main () {
if version = "Vista" {
call slow_by_half();
call DRM_everything();
}
call functional_code();
}
else
call crash_windows();
}
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Patrick Elliott wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
>> - It appears that "solid state harddrives" are now reaching useful
>> sizes and sane pricing levels. (E.g., when I first looked at this it
>>
> Only problems are: a) slow (faster isn't much faster, and costs double),
> and b) limited number of "write cycles". And, no, the 250GB one is not
> $2/GB. lol
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152605
As for "slow"... presumably the win is the massive decrease in seek
time, rather than sequential transfer speed. (I think I saw a benchmark
somewhere... but I bet I can't find it now.)
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Invisible <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> Hey, do you remember the old PCs that used to have a "turbo button" on
> the front? Why the **** would you ever turn that off?! o_O
There was one thing they were good for: Older games ;)
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"St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
> > why don't they just make cases out of copper??)
>
> Too heavy and very soft.
.... and maybe also more expensive? I mean, people actually begin to steal cables
from construction sites... and not by the spool, but by the yard...
And then I guess it's also heavier than Aluminum, which I'd suspect to be the
main reason for gamers to get an Alu casing: Carrying it to the LAN party.
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