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ans7812
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Here is a simple solution: Learn basic addition and subtraction
ans7812
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I can confirm that tire marks follow the lag and not the actual path of the car.
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lol
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Quote from Kawakita :It is a starion...but I fought that someone could do a kit for it to make it look exactly like a XR GT TURBO like persons who do kit cars

Although people build cars for the joy and accomplishment, most people also take into consideration what the car will be worth when completed. As i said before, an XR GT would have no monetary value whatsoever. Unless of course an LFS fan happens to come across it.
ans7812
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It would be a pointless project because it wouldn't be worth anything when you finished. It would probably be worth less because noone would have a clue what it is.
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Quote from tristancliffe :You have a 9lb flywheel and don't know basic things about gearboxes? I think you'd be MUCH better off buying a standard car and taking up flower arranging...

This was a little uncalled for? Seeing as how my father owns a Landscape Designing business, i take offense to your remark. I asked a simple question in a polite manner and that is how you respond?
ans7812
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Quote from Shotglass :not really ... its more a matter of how quickly the rpms drop/rise on the engine youre driving
you just apply a little pressure and when the speeds match you feel that its the right time to push it into gear ... on most cars ive driven it takes ages for the revs to drop though making clutchless upshits a lot slower
in contrast downshifts arent any slower than if youd use the clutch ... its just that theyre mostly hit and miss

right, If i understand correctly, speed is not a major concern when clutchless shifting. In other words, you don't clutchless shift to lose time?

But then again, i've seen videos of racers shifting without using the clutch pedal. Since they are obviously in a race, there must be some advantage to this technique. What i gather from your info and my own in-car tests is that clutchless shifting in road cars, at least, are slower than shifting normally.
ans7812
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Quote from tristancliffe :Partly for fun.
Partly for amusement
Partly to improve my skill behind a wheel, so that if my clutch did fail I could get home, or to the end of the race.

I don't get what you're referring to about clutchless shifts not being necessary if I already know the rpm? I have a big rpm gauge - what is there not to know?

Right, wouldn't it be faster to just use the clutch and go through the gears that way?


I didn't mean they weren't necessary what i meant was, unless you knew pretty well the RPM/roadspeed necessary for each gear, your shifts would be very slow because you would have to ease it in and out of every gear.
ans7812
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silenoids

^researching a word that someone used in an argument. What the person meant originally was synchronizers. He had no idea what he was talking about and tried to say solenoids but then mis-spelled that and wrote silenoids.
ans7812
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Quote from tristancliffe :Learn to drive then. I routinely shift up and down the gearbox in my MX-5/Miata without using the clutch, and without damaging or wearing anything. So even if your clutch fails, you are okay until you stop. The same applies to cars from the 50s, 60s 70s 80s 90s and 00s, whether they are syncro or dog boxes. The only exceptions, which I can't think of examples for, would be very odd gearboxes, or baulk syncros on 1st gear.

Out of curiosity, why would you want to do this in the first place unless you already know how many RPMs each gear is spinning at given a certain speed?
ans7812
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Awesome video.
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I want pictures when this is completed.
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You complain about the drift servers and yet your username is "Turbo Drifter"?
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Two words: Ugly Beast


Seriously though, i don't like the way it looks.
ans7812
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I'm guessing the server is down already? There should really be a permanent LX server.
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Quote from ajp71 :Much the same idea, I've gone through a number of different solutions and although water resistance may be more effective I think I can achieve what I'm wishing to do using a system of air resistance. This has several advantages, firstly it's less messy, I know a water system shouldn't leak or splash if well designed and built but it's one less thing to have to worry about, it's also lighter which will be part of the specification for this device.

What I'd really like is something somewhere giving me a ball park idea of what shape and size is going to get what kind of resistance without getting overly technical (as the actual engineering and physics element will only take more time and not help towards the project mark). If I could stumble across a 'how to build an air resistance exercise machine in your shed' guide or anything on working out roughly how much resistance to expect with a certain shape of paddle at different speeds that would be to convenient to be true. I'm considering using reduction gearing as an option to vary resistance but keeping it as a direct drive system would make it simpler (and cheaper).

I don't have much time for testing as part of my research but would ideally like to produce a product that is actually usable (because there is a genuine demand on this DT project for once)

Reduction gearing sounds like a great idea actually. If you are able to get it up and running without serious problems, i bet it will work great, be easy to change resistance and also look really neat.

Edit: I don't know if this helps or not but i remember i once took apart an old Coo Coo clock. Inside i found a menagerie of gears, big to small. In total, i would estimate around 10-12. For a small little clock, it was very interesting. I'm not sure how big your design is but you said its for en electric car so i'm guessing it isn't too large. If you need gears that fit into a 4 inch by 1.5 inch housing, a coo coo clock might be the way to go
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ans7812
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Why not attach a wheel such as this http://www.hp-gramatke.net/pic ... physics/water_wheel_3.gif . Place this wheel in a container of water and then have different sized blades. The different sizes (larger/smaller area) will allow you to control the resistence on the system.
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Quote from Bean0 :He missed a 'P' from the brand name of the beer, meaning that anyone searching and spelling it correctly won't have found the auction.

Oh...well in my opinion i don't think it sold so cheap because he spelled it wrong, it was more of the fact that the seller had no idea what it was.
ans7812
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Quote from danowat :Look at the prices the items sold for

Yes i understand he screwed up but what does it have to do with spelling? The thread title is "Correct spelling is important"
ans7812
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i don't get it...what does it have to do with spelling?
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Quote from 1995CobraR :ok... last night i was in a demo server. They were all chanting/yelling BAN THE NO NAME!! and NO NAME NO GAME! I think this is totaly ubserd! what do you guys think?

Why do you care what goes on in a demo server? It's their problem, not yours/ours.
ans7812
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Quote from -xdream- :Redline Server 3 were set to LX4/LX6 @ SO1 and as nobody was going to play this, it were set to MRT @ SO3. In fact I raced alone with max. a handfull people. Finally it were set back to a popular BF1 combo due to lack of interest on those rare combos.

I hate South City.
ans7812
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The LX4 is great but I have to admit, with a mouse and my inexperience, the LX6 is difficult to handle.
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When will people learn?...
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Quote from richy :lol maybe like a silvery dark grey with a hint of blue and white speckles on it. Like, sort of rainy.

Fashion Designer Simulator is due for May of next year.
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