HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: scrandel@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Go ahead punk       )
Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.tech
Subject: Turbocharger VS. Supercharger.
Date: 7 Apr 92 07:18:43 GMT
Article-I.D.: sdcc12.31420
Followup-To: rec.autos


    I have a 1979 Rx-7 that I will be modifying this summer.  I
originally had planned to add a turbo but recently have read about
superchargers. I understand that the turbo works off of exhaust
gases while the supercharger is run by belts.  I am told the
supercharger doesn't lag like a turbo does but is not as effective
at high rpm. 
    This is what I need to know:

      I want to add one of these to my car with as little extra mods
as possible.  It should still retain good "driveability" and will be
used for "drag racing" type driving.  Would a supercharger or
turbocharger better suit me??  My engine and drivetrain are stock.
The motor has about 10,000 miles on it and it a factory rebuilt 12A
from Mazda.

    Thanks a million in advance,

Sean Crandell

-- 
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From: peterco@eff.org (Peter A. Cohen)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Are all Americans Stupid ??
Date: 16 Apr 92 14:20:31 GMT
     <1992Apr16.031947.22496@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com>
     <EdvDBZy00WB9ALlksg@andrew.cmu.edu>
Organization: ON Technology, Inc.
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In article  Sam Hui, sh50+@andrew.cmu.edu writes:

>However, I must admit that people in the US seem to travel much further
>distances to get to work. I have friends in California that travel 40/50
>miles to get to their summer jobs every day. That type of distance to
>travel to work for the average Englishman would be absurd.

When I lived in California a couple of years ago I had friends that had
even more  horrendous commutes than this.  Some of my acquaintances
regularly drove from parts of greater San Diego to Los Angeles, and
that's got to be a hundred miles.

These sorts of commutes can be absurd by American standards, depending on
where you are.  I live in New England (there could be a correlation
there), and we think our comrades that travel from Rhode Island to
Cambridge every day are nuts.  Realistically, it's not that far- only
about an hour away at speed.

- Peter
From: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Passing cars on the right...why?
Date: 10 Apr 92 23:48:42 GMT
Reply-To: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA

In article <1992Apr10.170843.12410@cbnewsi.cb.att.com> acura@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (james.r.feeney) writes:
>I travel the major highways here in N.J. (Gareden State Pkwy, Turnpike, I-287)
>quite often and I've noticed that on 3-lane roads, people seem to prefer 
>passing on the right instead of the left. 

   They do the same out here in CA.  Dunno why, it doesn't fool the
   CHP's.

>
>Has anyone else noticed this? Any suggestions as to why? The only thing I
>could think of was a perception that you are more likely to be stopped by
>the police if you're in the left lane? Just an observation.
>
     Out here the CHP's tend to "hunt" in the right lanes...and I've
     noticed that they usually bag more victims from the right lane
     "stealth" speeders compared to cars moving equally fast in the
     left lane or so.  

     So if motorists (out here at least) think they are fooling the
     fuzz, they are sadly mistaken.
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: snoelc@condor.unx.sas.com (Eric L. Coates)
Subject: Re: Ford Explorer
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 13:34:43 GMT
Originator: snoelc@condor.unx.sas.com
X-Bytes: 1269

In article <167C4B4BD.D1SAR@AKRONVM.UAKRON.EDU>, you write:
|> If anyone has an Explorer please let me know how you like it and if you have
|> had any problems.
|>
|> Steve Rimar
|> D1SAR@VM1.CC.UAKRON.EDU


We have a '92 2wd.  We traded my wife's car on it and my wife was not
extremely crazy about it.  She said she did not want to drive a truck
everyday.  It has almost 3K miles on it, and the only time I get to
drive it is when we go somewhere together.  We love it.

We did have a problem with the cassette player.  It would eat tapes.
We dropped it off for service, and they replaced the radio.  However,
they put a different radio in it.  So, they replaced it again.
However, they put another different radio in it (3 different radios).

Thus, I took it instead of dropping it off.  This is the service
manager's explanation.  Ford authorizes independent radio shops as
official shops for Ford radio repair/replacement and tells the dealers
who to take it to.  The dealer was just taking it to the radio shop
and the radio shop was putting the wrong radio in.  I told him that
was not my concern; I was dealing with his service dept. to get my
radio fixed and they did not provide satisfactory service.  He
offered to give us our first oil change for free.




Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: hacker@cco.caltech.edu (Jonathan Bruce Hacker)
Subject: Re: End of Golden Era at Honda
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 07:11:45 GMT

jondu@microsoft.com (Jonathan Dubman) writes:

>Maybe I should look closer at Saturn.  They modeled
>their transmission after Honda's when Honda knew what it was doing.

Too bad Saturn didn't model the engine after Honda's!

-- 
Jon Hacker
Caltech, Pasadena CA
hacker@tumbler-ridge.caltech.edu
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: matt@world.std.com (Matt Saucier)
Subject: Re: photo radar
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 18:37:41 GMT

In article <CARL.92Apr10114949@atlantis.Cayman.COM> carl@Cayman.COM (Carl Heinzl) writes:

>Here in MA, the tickets (at least used to) state something to the
                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>effect that if you contest it, you're contesting it in *criminal*
>court and as such you can demand a jury trial.  Kind of the, if you
>question us we'll slap you down big time mentality.  Don't you just
>love it when gov't acts like that...
>
>-Carl-

The back of the ticket *I* got in MA recently said the following:

"All the violations with which you are charged are civil motor vehicle
infractions."

"I REQUEST A COURT HEARING.  I deny that I am responsible for the
infraction(s) charged on this citation, and I request a civil hearing
before a court magistrate."

I don't know what happens if you request a jury trial, or even if
that's an option in MA, but you can contest the ticket without it
becoming criminal...

Matt

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Newsgroups: rec.autos

 jchen@flash.bellcore.com (Jason Chen) writes:

>Castrol was the best in PETROLIUM-based oil. Mobil 1 was the best of all.
>
----------
We're talkin' _AWL_ here, not synthetic polymers!

Mike Drayton
mdrayton@sr.hp.com
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From: ericy@crchh435.bnr.ca (Eric Youngblood)
Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.driving,rec.autos.tech
Subject: Re: Remote/Battery Operated Detectors? (was Re: Choosing a radar
Keywords: 41592
Date: 15 Apr 92 19:09:08 GMT
Reply-To: ericy@crchh435.bnr.ca (Eric Youngblood)
Followup-To: rec.autos

In article <1992Apr8.200604.24512@eff.org>, peterco@eff.org (Peter A. Cohen) writes:
|> Does anyone have experience with battery operated radar detectors or
|> radar detectors that use a sensing unit that's installed in the grille of
|> the car?
|> 
|> - Peter

Well lemme see....

I currently own and operate two radar units. One is an Escort mounted above
the rear view mirror and the other is a grill mounted detector with a remote
unit inside the car. Basically they both work very well. They will both give
false alert signals occasionally, but years of use has tuned my ear to 
interprate the beeps. 

Observations:
	1. Escort picks up radar first (probably due to higher mount location)
        2. False alarms are picked at different times by each unit
        3. Legit alarms are indicated when both units "sing" together.  
        4. Escort picks up radar from the rear better (again high mounting)

After using multiple radar detection (Red Trans Am : can you blame me?) I would
never think of only using just one unit. The addition data allows the driver to
more accurately asses the situation.

$0.02
Ericy
From: J. R. Pych
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: why buy japanese?
Date: 10 Apr 92 16:47:28 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.
Originator: jrp7260@hertz.njit.edu

In article <p+4tb8k@rpi.edu> borres@aix.rpi.edu (Steven D. Borrelli) writes:
>
>If you look at the back of your Japanese TV, you'll probably find that it
>was built in the USA. In fact, many Japanese electronics companies have
     ^^^^^
[...]

	I think a distinction should be made here that "made in US"
doesn't necessarily mean manufactured in the US.  From what I've
heard/read the major systems of a television are manufactured outside
the US and then are "assembled" in the US.  I realize that there may
be a gray area seperating "manufacturing" from "assembling".  I
recently bought a desk that came unassembled and had no trouble putting
it together (it was designed to be put together easily).  However, I
lack the carpentry skills necessary to build one from the raw
materials.  What I'm getting at here is that when something is
stamped "made in US" it doesn't necessarily mean that the equipment
and technical skills that went into the manufacturing of the guts
are US.  It is good that at least some part of the building process
takes place in this country.

	Apologies for getting off the subject of automobiles and
pointing out what is probably obvious to many of you.

Jeff
From: grant981@Armstrong.EDU (Brad Grant)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: ForSale DTX-10 Car DAT
Date: 17 Apr 92 20:02:29 GMT
Article-I.D.: Armstron.1992Apr17.200229.21091
Distribution: usa
Organization: Armstrong State College, Savannah, GA


  I have a Sony DTX-10 (car DAT) that I bought from Crutchfield for $399.
I have never used the DAT section as I don't presently have any recorded tapes.
I really don't need it and would be willing to sell it for $349 (remember, this
is a new deck with a $1200 list) or best offer.  If you havent seen one of 
these before, it is a really neat unit. Send any and all inquires to 
   grant981@armstrong.EDU
From: Brian.E.Hannon@dartmouth.edu (Brian E. Hannon)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: My 2 cents
Date: 13 Apr 92 06:53:45 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

In article <1992Apr6.232552.6276@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
barr@tramp.Colorado.EDU (BARR DOUG) writes:

> Premium Gas: Usually, if a car is manufactured and tuned for regular gas,
> premium will not help it (it won't hurt it, but why throw away $)

Not always true.  Fuel injectors will be much happier if you buy a
gasoline with detergent additives.  Mobil puts these in all levels of
gas, but many companies don't.  Also, as cars get older, they aren't as
highly tuned and can get better performance with higher octane
gasolines.  Finally, although in newer cars higher octane has an
unnoticeable impact on performance, it usually leads to increased gas
mileage which pays for the price difference.

bri
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: jondu@microsoft.com (Jonathan Dubman)
Subject: End of Golden Era at Honda
Date: 07 Apr 92 08:32:11 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA
Reply-To: jondu@microsoft.UUCP (Jonathan Dubman)

IMHO, the '92 Quaalude marks the end of a golden era at Honda, an era that
peaked with the '84-'87 Civic hatchback and '86-'89 Integra, the Accord and
CRX, and continued even through the new Accord design.  The new Integras
are good but there is a subtle decline, again IMHO, in the ergonomics of
the dash, the moving seatbelts, the rear windows that don't go down all
the way and the elimination of hatchback version.  Still, though a good
design.  The Civics seem to be getting slushier with time -- I test drove
some these recently and I was underwhelmed.  Heftier price, more room
but more of what I have traditionally disliked about many American cars.
And the new Legend coupe is also an Oldsmobile in disguise.  Haven't
tried the NSX, though that is probably a big exception to this claim.

And that new Prelude is the UGLIEST car I have seen a long time, with a
dash that in my mind rivals old AMC cars in its lack of aesthetics.
For the same money I'd rather have an old Civic.

There was a time I would consider nothing but a Honda, but I felt the
same betrayal upon seeing the new Prelude as I do when a favorite musical
group of mine puts out a bad album or a computer company I admire puts out
a weak new design.  Maybe I should look closer at Saturn.  They modeled
their transmission after Honda's when Honda knew what it was doing.

Jonathan
From: alan@lancaster.nsc.com (The Hepburn)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Engine Braking - what causes it?
Date: 9 Apr 92 16:24:46 GMT
Organization: National Semiconductor Corporation

In article <1992Apr8.110956@yogi.axion.bt.co.uk>, phil@yogi.axion.bt.co.uk (Phil DNM44) writes:
|> 
|> Ever tried turning a petrol or diesel engine by hand?? compression strokes are hard work!!

Let's go through this slowly.  What happens during the compression stroke?  Last I
checked all valves were closed and the piston was rising up in the cylinder compressing
the air-fuel charge in said cylinder.  Now tell me,  what is the difference between
the compression stroke during acceleration and decceleration?  In both cases all the
valves are closed and the piston is rising in the cylinder.  IT IS NOT THE COMPRESSION
STROKE THAT CAUSES ENGINE BRAKING!

|> 
|> diesels don't give a lot of braking because of the gearing, they rev much slower.

They don't rev slower because of the gearing; they rev slower because of the
inherent design of the engine.  I've owned both a gas engine and a diesel engine
of the same size (well 7.4 l gas vs 7.3 l diesel) with the SAME final drive ratio
and the diesel still produced max torque at a lower rpm.  Gearing had nothing to do
with it.

Gas engines brake because when the throttle plate is closed the INTAKE stroke tries
to pull a vaccuum.  Diesel engines don't brake because on the INTAKE stroke there is
still a wide open path to the outside atmosphere.  Diesel engine can have exhaust brakes
installed to aid in braking, but they are an option, not standard equipment.

-- 
Alan Hepburn           "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain
National Semiconductor       a little temporary safety deserve neither
Santa Clara, Ca              liberty nor safety."
alan@berlioz.nsc.com                              Benjamin Franklin
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From: jchen@acsu.buffalo.edu (Jonathan Chen)
Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.driving,rec.autos.tech
Subject: Info's and Comments on 86 Toyota MR2 needed
Date: 11 Apr 92 15:08:15 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: State University of New York at Buffalo / CEDAR Research Group


  I am considering a 86 Toyota MR2.  
	
	Does anyone out there know the engine spec for it?  
	How small is the trunk space?
	Any comments on its handling, visibility and etc?
	Does anyone experience some problem with it, what problem?
	and the maintenance cost, anyone experienced the clutch
	change, how many miles was it when you do the change?
	
I appreciate your response(s) and in addition, please tell me anything
that you think I shall know about this car.   Thanks.

-Jonathan
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Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: wwein@scott.skidmore.edu (warren wein)
Subject: Notouch
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 23:49:14 GMT

	I just bought a can of Notouch to treat the tires on my
Eclipse.  The stuff goes on nicely but I can't get it to look evenly
treated all around the side wall.  I sprayed it on last week and the
side walls still look great.  Has anyone else tried it?

					- Phantom
From: peterco@eff.org (Peter A. Cohen)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Stuff...
Date: 9 Apr 92 16:37:03 GMT
     <1992Apr8.195122.24155@eff.org> <johnson.702777305@wrs.com>
Organization: ON Technology, Inc.
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In article  David Johnson, johnson@wrs.com writes:

>from critisism. Except from us,which are so relatively few, that we 
>don't really matter. Pretty sad eh.

Another example of how mediocrity will win out over originality every
day.  Well, not everyone feels the same way about cars that we do,
either...just the fact tha we subscribe to rec.autos shows that, to one
degree or another, we're enthusiasts.

I can't see purchasing a car that I'm totally happy with straight from
the showroom floor.  For many people, a car is just a tool, a machine
built to transport them from place to place.  For others, a car is an
extension of the body and the mind.  Somehow, somewhere along the line, I
subscribe to the latter philosophy.  I've never found a showroom car that
suited me perfectly- I doubt I ever will.  Auto manufacturers build cars
to be bought in relatively huge quantity.  As a result, cars from large
auto manufacturers rarely, if ever, have a clearly identifiable
personality.  Sure, an automobile can be labeled as a sports car or a
family sedan, etc.

A car's personality, the impression that it leaves on a viewer or on a
passenger, has more to do with the driver than anything.  And that goes
far beyond the way the car looks, the shininess of the rims, or the
volume of the stereo.

- Peter

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In reality, 92% of the population should have their license to drive
taken away...
From: wesf@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Wes Fujii)
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 18:33:27 GMT
Subject: Re: AI program for automotive diagnosis
Organization: Hewlett Packard - Boise, ID
Newsgroups: rec.autos

Troubleshooting for what kind of vehicle?

Actually, most of the major car lines have troubleshooting guides which are
pretty straight forward and take you through the test-this, test-that logic.
When you get to the end of the chart, you usually end up with a replace-this,
or adjust-that.  Plus, you don't even need a computer to do it!

GM covers all of their vehicle lines in one generic manual for those "common
and usual" problems.  This manual plus the service manual can nail most
problems or get you going on the right track.  It can be ordered direct from
Helm, Inc.

Although not as high tech as a computer system, I like the manual method
because I can see all of the other possibilities that the computer would have
discarded.

Wes Fujii

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From: jialin@dogwood.botany.uga.edu (Jialin)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Replacement Wheel recomendations
Date: 10 Apr 92 14:29:16 GMT
Organization: Botany Department - U of Georgia, Athens

In article <1992Apr8.002645.19031@socrates.umd.edu> nick@socrates.umd.edu (Nick Lemberos (staff)) writes:
>Anyone like to comment/recommend any aftermarket alloys?  The brands
>I have seen (BBS, Fitti, MSW, ARE) all vary in price and im not sure
>what to look for in a 14" wheel.  
>
>I would like something strong, non-flashy, good looking and around 
>$100-150.

No recommendation, just a question. 

I often saw some nice wheels in junk yards. Does anybody know if
it is a bad/good idea to buy from there? Last time I was there,
I saw a set(4) new 300zx wheels for $300. I guess it came from
a newly crashed car. There is no testing equipment in the junk yards,
so how do I find out if they are round, no crack and all that.

Thanks for any info. 

Jialin
From: jniewiad@csws7.ic.sunysb.edu (Jan Jozef Niewiadomski)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Engine Braking - what causes it?
Date: 8 Apr 92 00:40:20 GMT
Organization: State University of New York at Stony Brook

In article <5313@nosc.NOSC.MIL> koziarz@halibut.nosc.mil (Walter A. Koziarz) writes:
>In article <1992Apr6.210956.19514@qualcomm.com> ganapath@tahoe.qualcomm.com (Chinnappa Ganapathy) writes:
>>What causes engine braking?  I'm sure there are a number of factors
>>including friction and de-compression.  What else?  Also, to what extent
>>do the different factors affect engine braking?  e.g. Will better
>>lubrication decrease engine braking?  How much?
>
>predominantly, the action of trying to pull intake air past a closed throttle
>plate is the source of 'engine-braking'...  don't believe someone saying
>'compression' because *that* is *not* true -- Diesels essentially freewheel,
>i.e. there is far *less* engine braking with a Diesel than with a gasoline
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>engine (all other factors equal).
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

NOT TRUE

Ever take your foot off the diesel-pedal ( :-) ) while driving ?  The front
of the car literally DIVES....  Pulling a vaccuum in a gasoline engine results
in about 1 atmosphere of resistive pressure due to crankcase pressure.  The 
"freewheeling" diesel is compressing whatever it takes in at that particular
RPM into 1/23 its original volume which gives an average resistive pressure
of about 11.5 to 9.5 atmospheres depending on how high the revs are.

My explanation may not be complete but a diesel rabbit slows down a hell of a 
lot faster than a gasoline-engined rabbit when engine braking.

JJ
From: "tom neumann" <tom.neumann@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: dealer-brand car audi
Date: 14 Apr 92 22:44:47 EST
Reply-To: "tom neumann" <tom.neumann@canrem.com>
Distribution: rec
Organization: Canada Remote Systems


in: Message-ID: <1992Apr5.104857.12157@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>
    ac579@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (G.C.J. Timm) writes:

GC>Let's Face Facts Tom:

GC>The essence of your career is to maximize the rip off of the
GC>customer.

If making a profit is a rip off, then you are right, I guess.

GC>The more junk you put on a car, the higher you jack the price,
GC>with "Protection Packages" "Add on Dealer Options" the more
GC>money you put in your pocket.

Sorry, I DON'T sell any "Dealer Protection Packages", nor do I sell
"Add On Dealer Options" (Unless you call a set of four floor mats for
$85.00 [Canadian] an add on dealer option [which most people get for
free anyway.])

GC>That's why the newest thing in car sales is a fixed price
GC>car store!

It's not new at all by any means. It's something that I HOPE becomes
MUCH more widespread.

I'd be extremely happy if the dickering nonsense is removed from car
purchasing so that the CAR is sold and marketed rather than some
stupid "deal".

Tom Neumann
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