Archive for 'Automotive technology' Category
Gibbs Technologies High Speed Amphibians
3 April 2007One old cliché, “Jack of all trades, master of none” is a bit wobbly these days thanks to Gibbs Technologies. Amphibians, those multi purpose land/water vehicles that promise great things but too often perform poorly in both environments, have finally come of age. Gibbs created HSA (High Speed Amphibian) Technology, that enables high speed performance [...]
W9 Nine Cylinder E85 Engine Project
17 January 2007Thomas Johansson has been working toward a Master of Science degree in Engineering at the Lulea University of Technology in Sweden. Looking for an appropriate project for his thesis he decided to design and build a complete internal combustion engine from scratch to run on E85. Of course, he didn’t just build an inline 4 [...]
Hotseat Racer GT Racing Simulator
3 January 2007The Hotseat Racer GT brings state-of-the-art racing simulation to your computer racing games by putting you in a realistic racing cockpit. No more looking for tables and chairs to set up your steering wheel and pedals, with the Hotseat Racer GT you have everything properly placed and ready to go.
Welded steel tubing and aluminum construction [...]
Barry Grant BadMan Inline 4 Barrel Carburetor
13 December 2006Barry Grant, the company behind the famous Demon carburetor line has introduced a new inline 4 barrel carburetor and matching manifold. Called the BadMan, it offers a lot of advantages over the standard 4 barrel configuration.
The look is what catches your eye but having an inline 4 barrel carb gives you better fuel distribution across [...]
OnCamber Variable Camber Steering System
7 December 2006OnCamber, LLC, has developed a system of on the fly mechanical camber adjustment so the camber angle set on your suspension is correct for whatever direction the car is traveling, in effect, leaning the tires into the turn, in somewhat the same fashion as a motorcycle. The system was shown for the first time at [...]
Fuel Vapor Technology - 3 Wheels - 180hp - 92mpg
4 December 2006Fuel Vapor Technologies was at the SEMA show in Las Vegas with the Ale, their Honda powered 3 wheeler. It has two tandem seats, a 180 horsepower 1500cc turbocharged Honda engine operating a “fuel vapor” system that allows it to run at an incredibly lean 20:1 air fuel ratio. According to the company, the car’s [...]