Re: [FWDLK] Cruizin 4-A Bruzin

[Garrett <TheBulkster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Knowing the Discovery channel, they'll only replay the episode a couple 
dozen times between now and next week.  You could probably check their 
website and find out when it will be played next (if it's not on right now).

They actually did two sets of tests on two different cars.  One on a fuel 
injected car (didn't really pay attention to what type, but maybe an Acura 
or something of the sort) and one on a carbureted car (I think the 
carbureted car was a mid 80s Oldsmobile of some type, but I don't remember 
for sure...that might be on the website too).  They tested each one at a 
speed of 35mph and 55mph.

They didn't get too specific about either car as far as what they did to it 
before hand, but it seems they more or less just fired up the cars and did 
the tests (I've never known them to do more than the bare minimum needed to 
get something up and running).  They also rigged up a dyno of some sort to 
use so they could remain stationary (as their fuel delivery set-up was 
stationary outside the car so they could accurately measure the fuel and 
such).

That's about all I remember from the show.  I figured I'd just throw that 
out there since I know we recently had a very similar discussion.  It will 
be interesting to see if other people come up with other results.


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From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 12:06 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Cruizin 4-A Bruzin


> Hey, Garrett; missed that show; darn it!
>
> Saw part of the episode on "Killer Quick Sand"; tho--I'd LIKE to see
> this episode!
>
> What kind of car/fuel system did they test-bet it wasn't a carbureted
> "antique" car.
>
> A MODERN fuel-injected car-system is so sophisticated, that the engine's
> timing and
> fuel delivery should fine-tune itself,  on-the-run, so, my question is:
> how many different kinds of cars, & in what state-of-tune, did they
> test?
>
> I'm not the author of the internet article, on Acetone, so my ego's not
> bruised, but, I wish that Myth Busters (Or Dream Car Garage, or
> some other Olde Car Show) would test acetone's effect on less than
> perfectly efficiently tuned, well-used,  carbureted engines.
>
> Neil Vedder
>
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