FORCES FOR INNOVATION

Promoting rapid technological change in the automobile industry is not a novel idea.Environmental groups pursuing twin goals of energy conservation and reduced vehicular emissions have promoted technological innovation for decades, for example, and the federal government has encouraged...

Concept cars

The general perception of concept cars is perhaps that they are notional figments of stylists’ imagination and have no real purpose beyond attracting the attention of the public to the manufacturer concerned. Sometimes these take the form of a 2-D illustration used for some of the...

Damage at the cross joint

The car is rear-wheel drive system of frequently experienced problems on propeller shaft or more popularly referred to as coupling. If this part is damaged, then the car will experience excessive vibration felt in the passenger space when run on top of 60km/jam. And symptoms that...

Muffler

BEHAVIORCuts the noise coming from car and truck engines. Unless, of course,some young driver cuts holes in it.HABITATThe muffler lives at the end of the combustion process, beneath theback end of the car.HOW IT WORKSExhaust gases are piped into the muffler at elevated pressures...

Driving Safety

Safety on the road driving now a top priority. Therefore, the engineers competing to design a car that can avoid accidents and provide maximum protection, if it can not be avoided anymore.New features with foreign-sounding names popping up. There are side airbags, curtain airbags,...

1968½ MUSTANG 428 COBRA JET

From the era of glorious muscle-car excess comes the 428 Cobra Jet. Introduced in April of 1968, the 428 CJ was the brainchild of Robert F. Tasca, an infl uential Ford dealer from Rhode Island. It was a drag-race winner from its fi rst event (the NHRA Winternationals, in February...

Just look at the condition of exhaust

Knowing the condition of the car petrol engines do not have to bother to open the hood or covered in oil. Want to know how easy it is? Just look at the condition of exhaust tip, you can become an expert. Capital is not as difficult as learning a thick book, only the following practical...

Avoid disaster when a sudden blow-out

Accidents do happen tire burst anytime. Even already many examples of accidents that occur due to a burst tire while driving, even at slow speeds though. This is usually caused by a panic when the driver suddenly jerked the steering wheel along with the eruption of one of the tires....

Coil Spring

BEHAVIORCoil springs absorb the bumps that tires encounter and they retard the upward and downward motion of a vehicle as it moves across uneven surfaces. In conjunction with shock absorbers, coil springs form the front suspension of most cars.HABITATFound inboard of the front wheels,...

Type of Driver

Aggressive behavior is not reprehensible. But if the aggressiveness carried onto the highway, necessarily dangerous. Minimal invite curses other drivers.How do I control it?Two U.S. origin cardiologists, Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman, in the book Type A Behavior and Your Heart...

1965 SHELBY GT350

Months after launching the Mustang in the spring of 1964, executives had the itch to go racing with their new pony car. Early attempts to fi eld the Mustang in the SCCA’s B-Production competition failed, so Carroll Shelby—who was already stu ng Ford engines into his successful Cobra...

SPEED OF DISTANCE MINIMUM SAFE DISTANCE

Homecoming affair was much preparation is required, among others, check the vehicle's engine, prepare physically, tool kits, etc.. But do not forget to pay attention to traffic rules during the trip. Do not until you got a ticket, thanks to violate traffic laws. What you need to...

Do not Often Radiator Opening Cover

One way to avoid overheatingThis simple warning conveyed Emergency Roadside Assistance (ERA) AstraWorld. Instead, the radiator cap does not open the lid too often. Open the cover quite done at the time of drain water to the radiator. Because, too often open the radiator cap will...

The assembled con-rod

Structure and materialMulti-cylinder engines for cars and motorcycles use assembled con-rods like that shown in Fig. 9.16. The big end consists of two parts. The bottom part is called the bearing cap, and this is bolted to the con-rod body. Honing finishes the assembled big end boss...

Beware of Your Car Theft

Lately a lot of car thefts. The thieves did not seem out of his mind to launch the action.One of them by prying the car to be able to take anything valuable in the car. We created the car owners alarmed by it.Techniques that will open a stolen car can vary. Usually, the most commonly...

Air Filter

BEHAVIORAir filters remove much of the particulate load in the air, keeping it outof the engine. Dirt in the air could clog small openings in the engine,restricting the flow of air or abrading parts.HABITATAir filters sit directly above the engine.HOW IT WORKSMost air filters today...

Car Engine High Temperature

WHEN in the course, all of a sudden the engine temperature rises sharply (overheating). Surely we panic for fear of the vehicle will be totally or even burned to death.But, actually no need to panic, simply stop the vehicle to the curb, jumped out, and check the condition of the...

Thermostat for temperature control

Car engine that uses a cooling system using water as the temperature control thermostat. Serves as a thermostat valve / faucet water flow from the engine to the radiator. While still cold, the thermostat closes so the water will spin the engine block that make ideal working temperature...

The turbine housing

Cast ironThe turbine housing must be resistant to oxidation and possess thermal fatigue resistance at high temperatures. Diesel engines have low exhaust gas temperatures and therefore use high Si nodular cast iron or Niresist cast iron. These housings are made by sand casting using...

Facing the Heat Tips Over

When the fun of driving a car is sometimes difficult to compromise. Especially if the problem was located on a machine that "over-heat". Two dintara cause of over-heat the radiator is leaking or the engine cooling system may not work optimally / damaged. For the second constraint...