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Unread 03-19-2005, 04:15 AM
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Amazing Inventions.
I am very intrested in what car companies and racing teams have invented to improve there cars. Any invention that you think is intresting post it here.
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Unread 03-19-2005, 04:20 AM
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I will start.
N2O, it was first used as a performance product on planes. The planes used Nitrouse with no oxygen they used used it for geting out of fights ect. The problem they had with using just nitrouse was that the engine got extremly hot and that is what the Oxide is used fot in N2O.
That is the main reason.
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venturi tunnels, used to get downforce without exteriour appendages
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AC, its amazing!

i was driving one day about a year ago, it was like 117F outside, i had the AC set and it was 63in side the car

IT WAS GREAT!!!1
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The electric window.
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The electric starter.
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We also wouldn't be where we are if the engine wasn't invented.....
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Paddle shifted transmitions, they first appeared in F1.
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Paddle shifted transmitions, they first appeared in F1.
ha, i turn my nose up at you, stick will live forever

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We also wouldn't be where we are if the engine wasn't invented.....
i agree, the ole internal combuster is great, way better then those pansy "steam engines"

this is post # 288 for me, w00t one of the greatest Ferrari's ever: 288 GTO
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i agree, the ole internal combuster is great, way better then those pansy "steam engines"
Without those "pansy" steam engines there wouldn't be an ICE.

FWIW ICEs are pretty rubbish. Far too inefficient, only about 30% of the energy you put in (fuel) gets to the wheels IIRC.
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Without those "pansy" steam engines there wouldn't be an ICE.
i know, just joking
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Paddle shifted transmitions, they first appeared in F1.
American cars had hand shift on their autos in the 50s.

There was a British saloon about the time had a hand operated shift at the steering wheel CONNECTED to a manual gearbox

Just being a pedant
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The rotary engine. Even if you dont personally like it you HAVE to give it more than credit.
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What about some of the things the old F1 teams were playing around with to make their cars faster than the rest.
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