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MotorTrend errors revealed!

MotorTrend figured out why they dyno numbers were high, the dyno operator had two settings wrong.

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/chevrolet/corvette/2020/2020-chevrolet-c8-corvette-dyno-results-followup/

Hammoud (D-Dearborn) is the same idiot who two years ago introduced legislation that would outright ban guns in a large list of far reaching places, including any establishment licensed to sell liquor. This means most grocery stores, gas stations, and ...

That would be about as constitutional as banning firearms made on lathes and milling machines.

https://www.wnmufm.org/post/state-lawmaker-wants-ban-3d-printed-firearms

A state lawmaker says he wants to get ahead of technological improvements in 3D prin...

Headline edited because of title length limits.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/29/detroit-legally-armed-tucker-carlson-tonight

Tucker’s crew interviewed concealed carry holder Alaina Gonville, whose weapon helped save her life during an armed carjacki...

https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/post/red-flag-laws-could-get-senate-hearing

Senators Bayer and McMorrow say Majority Leader Mike Shirkey has promised the bills will get a hearing.

The Majority Leader could not be reached for comment.

Todd Mutc...

I think so.  Looks like the new site is still a ways off.

Since the early 70s, I believe all claimed HP is SAE net at the crank with full exhaust and all accessories. (previous SAE gross could have open exhaust and no belt driven stuff).

Also, ref our previous messages, I mistakenly thought GM was claiming 495 RWHP, but they are saying it's at the crank I guess.  So that makes the difference even more because the dyno testing shows 561 RWHP so they figure 660 at the crank.  But that is...

Ha! I just saw that and was going to post it here for you.   

Quote from: gryphon on September 20, 2019, 01:57:09 AMI can't find that thread.

It's back, new and improved...
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Will we have to sign up all over again?

DXL replied to me and said they were sorry I was offended, they were just trying to promote a sale.  Here's my reply.

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No, you don’t get it.  Can you even comprehend what estimations took back then?  Measuring the height of your mast against the h...

I think the batteries on his HP48GX were low.

Quote from: TucTom on March 21, 2016, 02:53:49 PMDan, look up Australian Pink Floyd and if you are ever in a town they are playing I recommend it. I have seen them a couple of times and the first time I saw them I was more impres...

This is from trying to measure how far away a ship's mast becomes visible, and calculating the radius of the surface that's blocking your view?

Was it his math or his data that was off by a fourth?

I like DXL and shop there sometimes.  Here is a tl;dr version of what happened a few minutes ago:

DXL: "Columbus Was Not Great at Math. We Are."

gryphon: Are you kidding me?  Do you actually think you are smarter than Columbus because you can do simple...

Cutaway car:

https://www.theepochtimes.com/michigan-lawmaker-hold-gun-free-zones-liable-for-shooting-injuries_3101691.html

A Michigan state lawmaker’s newly introduced legislation to hold government agencies and private businesses liable for civil damages if anyone...