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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Things I Don't Understand |
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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 01:21
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| Don't know if it's changed since I were a lad serving me time, but we were taught that exhaust systems were designed with an exact amount of 'built-in' back pressure to encourage complete burning and scourging in the cylinders. Any alterations that did not comply with these formats just resulted in... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Things I Don't Understand |
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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 01:01
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| Especially when fitted with a turbo as with less back pressure from the exhaust the turbo can compress the incoming air more. Only applies when the pipe goes all the way back to the engine... But you have to be carefull not to overwhelm the wastegate and boost to oblivion! Removing a catalytic conv... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Things I Don't Understand |
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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 23:27
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| Exhausts the diameter of France. Nope, don't unerstand this in the same way I don't understand hanging baskets. Do they hang them from the zorst pipes or the mirrors? Some exhausts on powerfull cars are 3 or 4 inches in diameter all the way from the manifold, not just the tail pipes. Less restricti... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Tragic - two killed in M4 crash today |
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 19:18
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| Tragically a man and a women travelling in a silver BMW were killed this afternoon in a crash on the M4. From reports I've heard, it was near junction 18 Bath, on the westbound carriageway. Coincidently, that's also where the infamous "£1.2 million gatso's" are sited. As reported recently, the gatso... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Council requests higher speed limit AFTER councillor caught |
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 23:04
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| Two years ago, the limit was raised from 30mph to 40mph on the opposite side of the road, after almost 1,500 drivers were caught speeding in just four hours. According to Government guidelines, speed cameras should only be used at accident blackspots. Official figures show that since 1996 there hav... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: M11 Speed Cameras Double Crash Toll |
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 20:39
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Thanks for the welcome peeps 
So are you saying JJ will read this thread again, but not reply to any of the points raised? Surely not, perhaps they only have time to visit every other day and then reply? That must be it. |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: M11 Speed Cameras Double Crash Toll |
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 23:32
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| fatalities nearly doubled to eighteen with eleven speed-related accidents So are you forwarding the idea that they increase speeds or decrease speed compliance? Please give reasons and evidence. Im new here, Hi all! I dont know anyone yet or who's who, but if I may give my opinion on the above, I w... |
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