so yea,its time for a stall
07-31-2010, 11:41 AM
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Wow you're a pessimistic a*hole arent you? The engineer I was talking to was one of the head engineers responsible for the design of the highest tech, most expensive aircraft engine in the world. A multi-billion dollar engine design. And a car guy who knows exactly how torque converters work.
But you, the internet warrior who knows everything, obviously knows more about it than him. Want a job? I'm sure Rolls Royce or GE would snap your superior intellect up in a heartbeat and pay you the millions that a head engineer makes without a second thought.
But you, the internet warrior who knows everything, obviously knows more about it than him. Want a job? I'm sure Rolls Royce or GE would snap your superior intellect up in a heartbeat and pay you the millions that a head engineer makes without a second thought.
07-31-2010, 12:05 PM
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^^ Couple hammers short of a tool shed, aren't you? What part of a bunch of guys from here are meeting me AT MY WORK at 3pm today did you miss? Let me guess: you're one of the unemployed types who think everyone else is in the same crappy rickety boat as you?
Spent 20 years getting where I am. It didn't "fall" to me, nor was it luck or happenstance. Picked the field I wanted, got the training, then picked the company that would give me the most valuable on-the-job experience, then networked with the head guys at boeing in my field (NDT), and finally got hired into the job I have now.
Within a year, got fully certified and licensed in literally record setting time (because I pushed the envelope HARD). Now my sights are set on becoming one of the "head guys at Boeing in my field". What have YOU done for yourself lately?
Spent 20 years getting where I am. It didn't "fall" to me, nor was it luck or happenstance. Picked the field I wanted, got the training, then picked the company that would give me the most valuable on-the-job experience, then networked with the head guys at boeing in my field (NDT), and finally got hired into the job I have now.
Within a year, got fully certified and licensed in literally record setting time (because I pushed the envelope HARD). Now my sights are set on becoming one of the "head guys at Boeing in my field". What have YOU done for yourself lately?
07-31-2010, 12:13 PM
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As far as the "$10 million torque converter" it was simply idle banter. Did I put it off as anything more than that? The trick thing about what he mentioned was his talking about the ability to push a button and engage a higher stall: an electromagnetic switch that would pull the stator/rotor vanes away from each other to create more bypass, ie 'slip'. Wouldnt be efficient, would create alot of excess heat, but that wouldnt matter since it would only be for a few seconds at launch. Obviously the guy had been thinking about it for awhile.
07-31-2010, 05:37 PM
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Not be negative but I work for a company called Alstom. They design and rebuild rail cars and locomotives. Most of the engineers I have met are completely USELESS and couldn't design a pen as mentioned. Talk to them and they think they can design anything with a budget.
08-01-2010, 07:11 PM
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Didn't read through all of the bullshit but!!! My car with an un tuned 4400 stall pulls harder spinning through gears than it did with the stock stall and this from any roll under 60 mph lol. 2.73s ftw.
08-03-2010, 03:31 PM
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Not be negative but I work for a company called Alstom. They design and rebuild rail cars and locomotives. Most of the engineers I have met are completely USELESS and couldn't design a pen as mentioned. Talk to them and they think they can design anything with a budget.
08-03-2010, 03:48 PM
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okay.... lets get back on topic....
When I read through this thread, I kept thinking of this race:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl5itQLI2ak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOOUt...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpOjU...eature=related
Though it makes more power (and wins a race) the IROC is a stalled auto keeping up with a ZR1 which has a tighter 5th than in the Z06.
It would seem a properly balanced stall for roll-on's will do just fine to any mph when setup correctly. I know the "rush" you feel in a 6spd feels faster than a stalled auto but that sure doesn't make it faster overall.
When I read through this thread, I kept thinking of this race:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl5itQLI2ak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOOUt...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpOjU...eature=related
Though it makes more power (and wins a race) the IROC is a stalled auto keeping up with a ZR1 which has a tighter 5th than in the Z06.
It would seem a properly balanced stall for roll-on's will do just fine to any mph when setup correctly. I know the "rush" you feel in a 6spd feels faster than a stalled auto but that sure doesn't make it faster overall.
