View Poll Results: Does Babying the IS make it Lazzy and Slower???
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Does Babying your car make it slower???
08-27-08, 08:50 PM
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All I know is that the next car I get I will do the procedure of one of the articles posted on this thread. Kinda like driving on one gear for a 30 sec then holing the rpm at like 5000 then engine break all that.
08-28-08, 01:44 PM
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yes it does! i raced m1sta801 in his 250 and i have a stick! he was walking on me.. LITERALLY! he had no engine mods.. we were thinking WOW aero dynamics since his car was lowered with the gfx kit installed. hahaha BELIEVE IT i even drove his car and it did feel faster and pull harder.. he floors his car everytime he gets in his car and does oil changes with synthetic every 2-3k.. it also sounds nice since he cut a hole in his air box lol
08-28-08, 03:57 PM
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all metals see some form of heat treatment and/or aging after initial forming. the likelyhood of the pistons seeing any plastic deformation would depend on the heat treatment and the loads they bear while under max stress. without knowing any more specifics, i'd have to say that for safety reasons the pistons would have to see at least some plastic deformation. a piston that does not deform plastically would be too brittle and would probably crack or even explode once it reaches UTS.
08-28-08, 04:32 PM
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all metals see some form of heat treatment and/or aging after initial forming. the likelyhood of the pistons seeing any plastic deformation would depend on the heat treatment and the loads they bear while under max stress. without knowing any more specifics, i'd have to say that for safety reasons the pistons would have to see at least some plastic deformation. a piston that does not deform plastically would be too brittle and would probably crack or even explode once it reaches UTS.
I would assume that the properties of the aluminum would not allow for "plastic deformation" and be designed so that it would stay within it's elastic range. Curious as to if the pistons were designed to stay within the elastic region even during WOT and high temps? I would assume that the factor of safety would allow for it.
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08-28-08, 06:15 PM
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Wow, i see you paid attention in your strength of materials class! I would assume that the properties of the aluminum would not allow for "plastic deformation" and be designed so that it would stay within it's elastic range. Curious as to if the pistons were designed to stay within the elastic region even during WOT and high temps? I would assume that the factor of safety would allow for it.
I would assume that the properties of the aluminum would not allow for "plastic deformation" and be designed so that it would stay within it's elastic range. Curious as to if the pistons were designed to stay within the elastic region even during WOT and high temps? I would assume that the factor of safety would allow for it.
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