Rex Burnett
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1961 Mercedes 190SL aka the Mercedes “Bent”
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Scientists are talking about replacing spark plugs with frickin’ “lasers”:
Engines make NOx as a byproduct of combustion. If engines ran leaner — burnt more air and less fuel — they would produce significantly smaller NOx emissions.
Spark plugs can ignite leaner fuel mixtures, but only by increasing spark energy. Unfortunately, these high voltages erode spark plug electrodes so fast, the solution is not economical. By contrast, lasers, which ignite the air-fuel mixture with concentrated optical energy, have no electrodes and are not affected.
Lasers also improve efficiency. Conventional spark plugs sit on top of the cylinder and only ignite the air-fuel mixture close to them. The relatively cold metal of nearby electrodes and cylinder walls absorbs heat from the explosion, quenching the flame front just as it starts to expand.
The new VW Beetle is no longer cute and iconic. It looks a little bigger, a little uglier and ill-proportioned.
Like a teen going through puberty.
The 1991 Nissan Figaro probably one of the cutest and most well-done retro cars I’ve seen. Too many retro models try too hard.
This guy is just a happy little bastard. I love it!
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Would you look at the curves on this one:
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I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned how awesome Just A Car Guy’s site is.
There. I said it.
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MIT researchers are putting a tiny gas-turbine engine inside a silicon chip about the size of a quarter – The Combustion Chamber rejoices. 🙂