I just came across this old article about a replacement for the Audi group-b rally car that, had the project and group B stayed alive, would have taken the Lancias and Peugeots and everyone else to school.
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Things you should know about coolant
This will be the first winter my car will spend in a cold climate in a few years, and I realized that my cooling system is in danger of freezing if I don’t add some anti-freeze. This brought me too look up the ideal ratio of water:coolant for cold weather usage, and then lead to [...]
Things you should know about suspension bushings
Have you noticed how quiet and smooth most modern cars feel to something a few years older? Drivers are being increasingly isolated from the road with soft rubber, liquid filled mounts, and sound deadening. This is done to reduce what’s called noise, vibration, and harshness, or NVH, and the downside is often a reduction in [...]
Things you should know about anti-Lag
Anti-lag is a very interesting technology that came about in the 1980s when rally cars started to use turbochargers. To fully explain it, first I have to explain what lag is, and why it occurs. An engine is an air pump, and the more air that goes into a motor, the more power it will [...]
Things you should know about ride height
It’s a pretty common train of thought that lowering a car lowers the center of gravity and improves handling. Unfortunately that is not the whole story. When it comes to handling performance, keeping the tire in optimum contact with the road is the most important consideration. That means that the tread is flat on the [...]