This is a pretty nice engine, and historic for Honda. The turbocharged version was the first Honda of any type to have programmed fuel injection. Early ones...
Ovshinksy inventor of the nickel metal hydride rechargeable batteries are featured in the 2006 documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car? will speak at...
Good article on plug-in hybrids: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/25/automobiles/autospecial/25battery.html?ref=autospecial And on increasing safety of small...
I'm currently considering a lawn tractor engine to power a hybrid. Its a 624cc liquid cooled v-twin made by Kohler. Lawn tractor engines are made to run at...
Some years ago,I was watching a program on T.V.,the content was centered around the longevity of a certain engine.the name of the engine type does not...
nice... on mine I was shooting for ~20 hp... ended up with 18 hp stock... but still in the ball park... I rejected using the lawn mower type of engine for pure...
Hybrid technology is great as long as everything is working fine, but one subject nobody talks about is repairs. What happens when something goes wrong? I'll...
I love it... well after working on tv's where you could get zapped by some 20,000 volts I can say it's easy... just have to learn a few rules.. it's all about...
... I've always liked the idea of adding a flywheel to an automobile and have put a lot of thought in to idea. Time and other priorities have kept me from...
You will be disappointed with the fuel economy and life when using a lawn tractor engine. They typically are designed for a 500 to 1000 hour life. If not run...
Gas is only dangerous when mixed with air. An open can of gas in cold weather can be lit with a match, won't explode, and will burn with black smoke....
raining???? rain water does not conduct electricity... if it did you'd have a lot of problems with rain and power poles... the voltage passing over head is ...
A number of problems with flywheels--stratospherically expensive, require heavy kevlar ballistics containment, good on power density but not so good on energy...
... require ... so good ... Expense is logarithmic. The more energy you want a flywheel cost, the more expensive it becomes. 100,000 RPM is FAST! Depending on...
Hmmm--I sure wouldn't mount 'em anywhere near the wheels. Take a gyroscope and try to move it out of its plane of motion suddenly, by tipping it toward the...
Hi All, I just joined this group. I bought a running '86 suzuki samurai I would like to know if these small jeeps have been converted to electric power by...
The fuel economy is one thing I'm wondering about. One thing that I've seen that I wish was more common was giving the fuel consumption per KwHour rating. I'm...
... Tim, have you ever run an arc welder outside when the ground is damp? They only work at around 100V and will give you a fair old belt. Don't disparage...
Ok Paul... I have a beef with you on this... Any... and I do mean ANY form of power you chose to power a car with will have the same amount of energy... now...
Most engine manufactures don't provide fuel usage without a fight. If you could find a fuel map it would provide more than a fuel curve. I contacted SWRI about...
Ermm, ummm… Lead acid batteries have an energy density of around 0.04 kwH / kg. Gasoline is around 14.0 kwH / kg. NiMH batteries are around 0.1 or perhaps...
... gyroscope ... it toward ... that could ... The gyro would be mounted on the same plane as the rotating wheels and mounted far away from the turning wheels....
I think flywheels are the wrong solution, but here's my 2c. Bearings - a turbo spins at 100000 rpm (roughly) so there is no particular problem with high speed...
Still don’t like mounting the axes horizontal. Buy a $5 gyroscope and see what you think. It seems to go up and down (along the axis) OK, and round and about...
... and see ... round ... Next time your at the toy store, buy a toy car or motorcycle with a ripcord for power or the evil knievel stunt motorcycle with the...
The gyro would actually dampen any front to back rocking and side to sdie rocking.it would stablize not destablize the motion. Just like motorcycle wheels make...
Well, I admit I see something in your arguments. I do note that my Evel Knievel motorcycle just goes in a straight line, though. (What did they call those...
NO... a gyro would transfer that force 90' is all... law of gyroscopic procession... so if you cut down a steep hill the car would roll to one side... or it...
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