JadeyBlitzen

yes! we demand a non rice section for AL members

if you consider the principle of conservation of energy the entire pulse glide thing helping fuel economy is untrue. the argument is this. if you drive on the same gear at the same speed the engine is only working against any gradients of the road surface and various types of friction generated during operation (for example drag force of the air, friction in various moving parts of the drivetrain) and the work of actually keeping the engine running at a constant speed. but if you select neutral all the friction forces will immediately slow you down. so you'll be losing a few km/hs and you'll have to accelerate back to the original speed again. which means the engine not only has to work against the said forces, but also that of hurling all that mass to the desired speed which in plain english would mean that the engine would have burn a lot more fuel than it would have had it been running at a constant speed. sure you might say all that wastage will at least even out cos you were in neutral just a while ago. but when you were in neutral your engine was still running while the car was being slowed down. and this was energy (fuel) that wasnt used to keep the car moving but to simply keep the engine from stalling. so in theory you may have ended up using more fuel than you would have if you were driving at a constant speed.

i got a few on me. pm me if you need any

as i said. the throttle valve will close and the spark plugs stop igniting. if there's any fuel thats going to be dumped into the engine its going to be what was already left to be sprayed by the injectors that was summoned during any immediate hard acceleration that took place before the closure. if there's any fuel being dumped continously into the engine even after taking your foot of the throttle it will be apparent on a standard car with a flame kit. it just doesn't happen

one day thats going to fall over and they'll all be killed

i do it sometimes when i feel lazy. but its very very easy to get it wrong. its different from to car and it works at only a certain speed plus u have to get the speed of the gear change just rite. once u r used to it you can change it by feel. but i don't think we should practice it that often.

stuff i learned from that and a few of my own 1. maintain momentum. don't drive like a madman weaving in and out of traffic. drive at a reasonable speed planning your moves well in advance.if the guy in front of you is slowing down ahead of you safely switch lanes. and keep a good distance so that you might not have to slow down as vigorously (or not slow down at all) as you might if the cars in front of you slow down for a brief moment. 2. use your brakes as little as possible. let the engine slow you down. braking late and switching to neutral are some stupid myths. when u take ur foot of the throttle the throttle valve will close and the engine will stop using fuel (on modern efi engines that is). whereas if you switch to neutral the engine will have to use some fuel to keep it idling. plus it will use more brake force thus wearing out ur pads and discs. and slowing down as late as possible is a load of rubbish. it only means u spend more time on the throttle before you come to a stop and wearing out the brakes even faster. again keep a good distance and let your car slow down on an appropriate gear using very little brakes. 3. shift gears as early as you can but not so early that all the strain goes straight to the clutch. once you reach a very suitable speed for the road you are on maintain it. 4. allow the ecu of the car to change its parameters to suit your driving style. if you drive slowly all the time it'll switch to a map that allows most of the torque to be available in low revs. this is mostly true for automatics. but if you've been caning it and then expect it to be good on fuel by driving slowly for the next 5 or 6 miles think again. 5. tire pressure should be optimal and any unnecessary add ons like roof racks oughta be removed. and try not to drive with windows open and use the air conditioning only when it feels a bit warm. and switch it off when its cold enough. and remove any unnecessary stuff lying around in your car. heck i've even removed my back seats saves 32 kilos 6. check compression, change oil regularly and the engine and rest of the body clean and shiny. a dirty car with a bad paint finish will produce enough skin friction to cancel out coupla horsepower at speed. and a dirty engine will dissipate heat badly making it less efficient 7. dont fear bolt on parts as more power means less time spent accelerating and less revs to get it up to speed. if you want power and economy go for CAFs and 4-2-1 headers. lightweight wheels help too. i'll add some more later

get well soon mate

i doubt it'll kill understeer or oversteer. and those systems are strictly limited to low speeds if i'm right. plus you might not generate enough lock to activate the system at high speeds. either way i'd stay clear away from those systems cos i kno its going to be a surreal feeling having the rear move about in corners. 5th gear tested a laguna with 4ws sometime back. if you find that clip on streetfire that oughta give you a good understanding on why its not really that great in real life

milf alert! nice choice of words too! (i'm referring to what she said around those corners)

a ke72 perhaps?

well he's supposed to be bangle's successor you know. so the horror continues mind you, he did enjoy some success with the z4 and the nokia communicator. so maybe thats why the latter and the 5 series gt are hard to tell apart

there goes my livelyhood

i bet the owner of tha rasheen is one of those types who refer to wikipedia for everything in life

speaking of which even the albums containing (old) street racing pics in the autolanka site is infected. cos i got warnings when i tried to access them

in plain english that means, sharper turn in, better grip through the corner, and more tire wear

the profiles too big mate! that could fit a van! go for 175/65s or 175/60s with 14"s

well you wouldn't worry much about scratching your brand new phone after you've dropped it a few times do you?

colt czc. once one of these almost ruined my day

oh and make sure the first gear engages well if you are buying one. i don't think it was the syncromesh but it was a bit tricky on this car we had. especially on hills when the 1st gear was a must.

sounds euro spec. but the thing is when the bottom half of the car is of a lighter shade it makes the car look wider and gives it a more planted stance. with dark colours (darker or as dark as the body) its the opposite.

coupla wheel spinning starts and 2nd gear shifts will sort out that ill feeling

and i can't upload a personal photo

rather than trying to find all the parts seperately its better to buy a whole car and break it down in some shed and ship them to sl. either you could bring down everything except the body. or make a list of things the car needs right now and just ship those bits.

turn it into a sierra cosworth mate! and i promise i'll keep a pic of you on my wall and worship it everyday