Learning about cars :)

[Kaliber]

Hi, I am just getting into this. I was wondering if you boys could suggest me some resources in which I would learn from. I want to be able to look at an engine and go "oh, thats a bleh linked to a blah" if you know what I mean.

Thanks for helping a newbie

[G0DF4Th3R]

www.howstuffworks.com

[Kaliber]

Thanks man, I was wondering. Im thinking seriously about a sequential shift transmition. How much are these second hand (and new) and also what does a blow off valve do? I heard they are associated with seq trans.

[G0DF4Th3R]

sequential shift transmission is not cheap..basically allows u to shift up and down through the gears doing away with the current H pattern all manuals have.. i think cheap ones would be under 10k and these can go up until 20k or more. brands such as Holinger, HKS, Trust and a few more..im not sure coz i cant afford it anyway

a blow off valve is just a noise maker that has no function lol it goes pssh... nah just joking well a blow off valve has nothing to do with sequential transmissions other than the fact that they both belong in cars... a blow off valve is a valve with a moving piston in it that is located just before your inlet manifold and what it does is that it plumps back the air back into the cycle or just vents it to atmosphere when you release throttle. the objective is to prevent compressor surge whereby the air is trapped and has no where to go but the way it came from and that basically causes the compressor wheel to spin backwards...long term damage to turbo

i know im bad at explaining and im prolly not 100 percent spot on but i gave it a shot

[Kaliber]

no man, thanks Damn, didn't know sst was so much

[Kaliber]

One more question, what exactly is stroking?

[ix9]

:whackit: is stroking...

then again, the other term stroking is referring to making the engine bigger than it's original displacement.

ie. a 2.5 becomes a 2.6, a 3.0 becomes a 3.3 etc

[Kaliber]

rofl, your smart plus you have a sense of humor. Could this be better lol.

Thanks.

[ix9]

many women have said that to me!

no worries mate, if you need some local advice, be sure to check out the WA forums too!

[Kaliber]

righty Thanks once again.

[Kaliber]

Hi, two more questions.

What does psi stand for and what is a plenum?

[Mini Me]

psi = pound per square inch. an imperial uni for measuring pressure

[G0DF4Th3R]

psi = pounds per square inch

used to measure pressure, when we talk abt it on these forums usually refer to boost, also tyres

[Kaliber]

thanks, what about a plenum

[Parag0n]

could you be thinking of a plenum intake ?

[Kaliber]

probably ^^

[JimX]

A plenum is just the chamber before the intake manifold to hold a reserve of air for the engine.