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"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer) 01/26/2018 at 12:10 • Filed to: None

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My University has this beautiful place to work on cars.

Apparently I can go in any time and do... Well... Anything. I’ll be coming and changing my oil here someday.

I signed up to work on both the electric and the 2 stroke tubulars seen there.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > Spanfeller is a twat 01/26/2018 at 12:20

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I believe the correct grammar is: “Is of to have been being clean.”

kanadanmajava1 > Spanfeller is a twat 01/26/2018 at 12:22

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What’s a “2 stroke tubular”? A tube framed thing with a 2-stroke engine? And what are they used for?

Spanfeller is a twat > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username 01/26/2018 at 12:23

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I wrote it wrong on purpose

Spanfeller is a twat > kanadanmajava1 01/26/2018 at 12:24

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Its a racing concept for the college SAE races

MonkeePuzzle > Spanfeller is a twat 01/26/2018 at 12:27

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I appreciate the general design of the space. very 70s/80s.

Spanfeller is a twat > MonkeePuzzle 01/26/2018 at 12:31

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Yes, quaint.

I like it toi

Chariotoflove > Spanfeller is a twat 01/26/2018 at 12:33

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What is that floor made of? It doesn’t look like a shop floor.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Spanfeller is a twat 01/26/2018 at 12:35

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FSAE Mexico lets you run 2 strokes? The US rules explicitly state gas engines must be 4 stroke.

Svend > Spanfeller is a twat 01/26/2018 at 12:39

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I want a garage so bad.

When I did a car at a police garage, it was great having somewhere to work.

Spanfeller is a twat > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/26/2018 at 12:47

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Its a four year old car.

It runs an Husqvarna engine.

I was also confused because the baja sae buggy uses a Briggs and Stratton engine.

Spanfeller is a twat > Chariotoflove 01/26/2018 at 12:49

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Seems like some sort of vinil made to look like wood.

Spanfeller is a twat > Svend 01/26/2018 at 12:49

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Yeah, I can’t wait to torque my wheels and the various engine components to their actual rating

Spanfeller is a twat > Svend 01/26/2018 at 12:49

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Instead of the mechanic using an air gun and fucking everything up

Chariotoflove > Spanfeller is a twat 01/26/2018 at 12:54

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That doesn’t look like a floor that would be friendly to changing auto fluids, etc.

Spanfeller is a twat > Chariotoflove 01/26/2018 at 12:56

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I agree with you, but it probably was a gym and then was converted. They do have a lot of extraction tools so that it doesn’t get dirty

Chariotoflove > Spanfeller is a twat 01/26/2018 at 12:58

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Yeah. I’d still put down mats.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Spanfeller is a twat 01/26/2018 at 13:04

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Being a Husqvarna engine I would bet its a 450cc or a 700 4 stroke from a dirt bike. The FSAE rules allow engines up to 710cc. There is some debate between teams using the higher revving 500 or 650cc engines from sport bikes or the higher torque engines from dirt bikes.

I’m part of my school’s Formula Hybrid team and we are limited to a 250cc engine in the hybrid class. Every team wishes we could run a 2 stroke because they make almost twice the power of a 250 4 stroke.

The mini Baja engines are a spec part that all teams use. Their rules are super simple compared to the FSAE rules and the only thing they really have to design is the frame.

Spanfeller is a twat > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/26/2018 at 13:21

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I’ll check the details once I have a chance to go again.

Spanfeller is a twat > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/26/2018 at 13:27

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It sounds like fun! I’d certainly want to be in the formula hybrid once I’m more familiarized with engineering

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Spanfeller is a twat 01/26/2018 at 13:38

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It’s a great thing to get involved in if you can. In my team we always say that you will learn 10% of what you need to know in class you will figure out the other 90% through first hand experience with the team. It’s also a great way to to get the 2-4 years of experience they want for those entry level engineering jobs.

Spanfeller is a twat > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/26/2018 at 14:03

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Yeah, It’s just that I’m still in mechatronics so I’m still with another career coordinator that doesn’t do SAE events.

I’m joining as an extra for graphic design but I’m not sure if I’ll be allowed to join the baja SAE team. I read the rules and indeed you only really get to play with chasis length.

nafsucof > Chariotoflove 01/26/2018 at 14:51

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they probably have a bunch of collection tubs and what not.

Chariotoflove > nafsucof 01/26/2018 at 15:02

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Hope so.

Spanfeller is a twat > Chariotoflove 01/26/2018 at 15:42

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Sensible, reasonable advice right there.

Spanfeller is a twat > nafsucof 01/26/2018 at 15:44

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They have three, in the corner near the office.

They have a volvo gearbox for tests and a vw 5cyl crankshaft and gearbox that for the love of god I cannot fathom what car it came out of.

Its a longitudinally mounted front wheel drive box... It is fascinating

His Stigness > Spanfeller is a twat 01/26/2018 at 15:52

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As an engineering student you’ll probably cringe at this: a “supervisor” at America’s Tire will use a torque stick with a torque wrench...

Spanfeller is a twat > His Stigness 01/26/2018 at 15:57

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I felt chills going down my spine as I read this.

Look, i feel like torque is like where you tighten your belt:

You want a sung fit, sure, but if its too tight it hurts and eventually it causes some maladies, and if it’s too loose, it doesn’t work.

His Stigness > Spanfeller is a twat 01/26/2018 at 16:43

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That’s very good analogy. But, you have to remember, a lot of people are really dumb and think tighter is better, for some twisted ass reason.

When I saw the torque stick/torque wrench combo I just started laughing. I also laughed because I used to work with the guy and I knew he was a massive idiot. Yet, they promoted him.

Spanfeller is a twat > His Stigness 01/26/2018 at 17:03

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Some say I’m as good with analogies as Jeremy Clarkson.

Some is quite wrong.

But it seems so obvious you know?

His Stigness > Spanfeller is a twat 01/26/2018 at 19:35

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It does seem very obvious, even to the crappiest repair tech. But the guy started out as a tire tech, and is now a salesman. And I’m telling you, he is quite dumb. I guess I should have asked him why he was doing that, though.

But it really doesn’t matter at America’s Tire, though, because they have the air pressure cranked up, and they go to town with the air guns. Never, not once, when I* used a torque wrench did it ever actually tighten the nuts any farther, they were always already way over torqued.

*I did work at America’s Tire for a time but is when I was just starting out as a tech. I am long gone from that place and now held in high esteem by other technicians in the industry.

Spanfeller is a twat > His Stigness 01/26/2018 at 20:02

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Good. Evolution is goid.

Wheelerguy > Spanfeller is a twat 01/27/2018 at 01:09

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The Polandball system.

Spanfeller is a twat > Wheelerguy 01/27/2018 at 12:35

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Giv me plox!