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Specmaster:

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--- Quote from: TERRA Operative on July 12, 2022, 03:45:48 pm ---
But, nothing beats the sound of a supercharger. :D

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The current tractor has a 5cyl TDi engine, and the turbo whine when it starts to make more power at a steady rpm (cruise control, meet uphill) is very, very addictive.

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The Bimmer has a turbo but you wouldn't know it from the noise - there isn't any. In fact there's precious little engine noise at all, anything short of full throttle and all you hear is a gentle rumble from the tyres and suspension. All very civilised. Oddly I appreciate the quiet, despite spending the last 22 years driving a mid-engined car with the intakes and valve gear separated from my head by 10 inches and one thin steel engine access cover that with some carpet on it is basically the parcel shelf inside the cabin.

I am not a fan of turbo fitted engines in general, I've driven quite a few over the years and the laggy throttle response at low RPMs makes me very uncomfortable - if I'm going to have intake boosting give me a supercharger any day. Thankfully there's some clever cooperation goes on between the electric and petrol engines in the Bimmer with the electric motor filling in any gaps left by the turbo, and the only time you notice any turbo lag is on standing starts with hard acceleration. If I'd know it had a turbo before I'd driven it I'd have probably given it a miss based on past experience.

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Hmm, that's odd, because my car also has a turbo and I can honestly say that I have not noticed any lag in it cutting in at all.
Specmaster:

--- Quote from: med6753 on July 12, 2022, 11:36:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: mnementh on July 12, 2022, 07:21:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: TERRA Operative on July 12, 2022, 03:45:48 pm ---
--- Quote from: mnementh on July 12, 2022, 03:21:19 pm ---I did try to get by with "cherry bomb" glass-packs cuz quick and easy and tidy; but I knew at the time I was bending the pipes I'd probably have to refit with shorty canister mufflers and I was right. The exhaust note just crackled and popped, while the shorty canister mufflers had a delicious burble at idle that turned into a nice throaty rumble under load that never popped or blatted. I was quite pleased with myself on that job.

mnem
*toddles off to do something productive for a change*

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I do like a smooth exhaust note, and hate the buzz and crackle.
But, nothing beats the sound of a supercharger. :D




I do still miss that car.. (fkn boosted 4-cyl rice burners!)
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I've had a lot of fun in huffed and squirted rice-rockets... but every last one of 'em sounded like a pissed off bumblebee. ;)

mnem
Until you hit the fast-gas... then they sound like a pissed-off bumblebee on crack. :-DD

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Even though I drive a rice burner (stock exhaust thank you very much) those with most custom exhausts do sound like an angry bumblebee. There is nothing like the sound of a V-8....especially ones cammed out so they spit and rumble at idle.



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No no, real men don't need to have a thumbing great V8 and all that racket that goes with them, you just need a decent Euro small engine designed with plenty of HP, decent sound muffling and reduce all that stupid gas guzzling to something more sensible for the sake of the planet and others. Chances are that a run, a smaller more sensible sized engined car will be just as quick or maybe quicker overall as your gas guzzler will need frequent fuel stops and the sensible car will be whizzing past the fuel pumps while the other will be sat there pouring gallon after of gallon of fuel down its neck and into the tank, increasing its weight again  :palm: :palm:
bd139:
Yep. Rocking the 0.99L 3 cyl here  :-DD

Sounds like a V8 if you stick kangaroo juice in it.
m k:

--- Quote from: Zucca on July 13, 2022, 01:30:52 am ---Today I bought about 40KWh LiFePO4 from China and 20KVA inverters from Arizona.

It feels strange.

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One sauna day around one Christmas we used 108 kWh.

BTW,
it's not the heating method, it's air.
Specmaster:

--- Quote from: tggzzz on July 12, 2022, 09:52:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: Specmaster on July 12, 2022, 09:25:30 pm ---Strewth, its bloody 33oC here in my lab, I'm giving up and going downstairs to grab a long cold drink of milk, switch the TV on and watch some Wheeler Dealers or something while sitting in the direct line of a fan.

I hope it's a lot cooler for this Friday, I'm going to RAF Fairford for the RIAT air show and watch a limited flying display and the remaining arriving aircraft from all over the world. I'm not looking forward to sitting out in this heat all day-long  :--

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Take a (folding) bike to get from one end of the runway to the other!

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It was already at 30C in my lab at 8:00am this morning  :palm: :wtf:

Take a folding bike to get from one end of the runway to the other, why would anyone want to do that when they're also going to be carrying 2 camera bags, chairs, possibly a tripod and a cool box for drinks and lunch, when there is perfectly good regular shuttle bus service doing that journey and its supposed to be free. :-//
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