Tag: explained
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Engineering Explained shares its plans for its Honda S2000 project car
Our friend Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained has been teaching us all about the engineering behind cars. His lessons range from maintenance considerations like how to change your oil to describing automotive systems like how rotary engines work to the physics of speed, best exemplified by his explanation of how the Viper ACR broke 13…
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How winter tires differ from summer tires
Winter has begun to embrace the country in its icy grasp, and that means it’s past time you started thinking about winter tires. But are they really worth it and what do they actually do? Our friend Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained is here to help us understand the massive difference winter tires make versus…
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Lucid Motors unveils 1,000-hp Air electric sedan
The Silicon Valley-based Lucid Motors, formerly Atieva, revealed what appears to be the production version of its electric sedan today, and our suspicions have been confirmed. The standard battery pack will have 100 kilowatt-hours of power and offer more than 300 miles of range. An optional pack will come later with 130 kwh and 400…
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How the elusive 4-rotor rotary engine works
As the old saying goes, there is no replacement for displacement. That’s not the case when it comes to rotary engines, which typically have very small displacement. Instead of cubes, if you want a rotary to make more power you do two things: add more rotors and/or slap on a turbocharger or two. Noted rotary…
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‘Engineering Explained’ is already fixing its Honda S2000
Remember that 2002 Honda S2000 that Jason from Engineering Explained recently acquired? Well, he’s already set to wrenching on it because, well, that’s what he does. In this video, Jason is installing a fresh timing chain tensioner, as it seems this is a potential failure area for the Honda S2000. The engine in the S2000…
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Let’s figure out who makes the best engine
Congratulations to Jason on his 500th Engineering Explained video. The series has been wonderful in the way it presents technical concepts and brings them down to a language that most of us can comprehend and understand. For his 500th video, Jason is trying to figure out which automaker makes the best engine. He says this…
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Clive Owen returns as The Driver for BMW Films
If you’ve never heard of the the BMW Films series, you need to get off the computer and go ask your parents to revoke your Internet privileges. The series ran under the theme The Hire. It brought Clive Owen to the world. He plays a character named The Driver, and each episode of the original…
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What’s the difference between steel and rubber brake lines?
Your car’s brakes are pretty darn important. If you have lousy pedal feel, you should do something about that, right? Stopping is at least as important as going. So when you’re looking to fix or upgrade your brake system, should you go with rubber lines or jump up to steel brake lines? Engineering Explained is…
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Street FX swaps a monster GT-R engine into a Toyota 86
The Toyota 86 is a wonderful little machine. It’s a rear-wheel-drive sports car that’s affordable, approachable, and a ton of fun. Still, it could use a bit more power. When I say a bit, I mean another 50 horsepower and it would be perfect. When Street FX Motorsports of Australia says a bit, its goal…
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5 things you should never do with a dual-clutch transmission
Dual-clutch gearboxes are becoming increasingly common, and today’s versions of these fast-shifting automatic gearboxes are far better than they were just a few years ago when they first hit the consumer market. Our friend Jason Fenske at Engineering Explained takes a look at these transmissions in this simple, highly informative video, and he…