07.20.2008 | 5:56 am | Car Accessories
Intelligent speed adaptation (commonly known as ISA) continuously monitors the speed limits during driving and if the car’s speed exceeds the speed limit takes action so that it slows down. This can be achieved by simply warning the driver through several methods (including audio) or through an active system which automatically controls the driving systems of the vehicle, making it reduce its speed. The ISA system uses various information about the zone through which the vehicle is going and takes some decisions about what the maximum speed should be. The system knows when the car has entered a new speed zone. It even knows when variable speed zones are in force (for example school zones). ISA can work with temporary speed zones like accident scenes or other special conditions. The Intelligent speed adaptation device is made to help the drivers be on the safe side of the law regarding speed. The system greatly helps the driver when driving through unknown zones or in zones with variable speed limitations.
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06.29.2008 | 8:07 am | Car Modifications
ABS, also known as Anti-lock Braking System, is a system that prevents the wheels from locking while braking. Even if the driver heavily brakes, he can still maintain steering control of his car. The ingenious system prevents skids and keeps the wheel’s forward roll. It also allows the driver to maintain the lateral control of his car. Studies show that by using an ABS, the braking distance is shorter. However, drivers that have ABS on their cars must not feel over-secured because this system has his limitations.
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06.18.2008 | 6:34 am | Car Accessories, Car Modifications
An intercooler (commonly known as charge air cooler) is a heat exchange device used to increase the intake air charge density of supercharged or turbocharged engines. The intercooler can be air-to-air or air-to-liquid. Intercoolers increase the output of the engine by decreasing the air intake temperature. This decrease in temperature provides denser intake charge for the engine and allows a bigger quantity of air and fuel mixture to be combusted on every engine cycle. Intercoolers come in various sizes, shapes, and designs, depending on the supercharger system they are attached to.
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05.26.2008 | 7:53 am | Car Accessories
A traction control system (also known as TC) is a system designed to prevent the loss of traction due to excessive throttle or steering. The traction control system is typically an electro-hydraulic system and is somewhat similar with the electronic stability control. However, these two systems do not have the same goal. To prevent the loss of traction, the TC can shut down one or more cylinders or reduce the fuel supply to them. It can also brake one or more wheels and can even close the throttle (in drive by wire cars). The traction control system commonly shares the brake actuator and the wheel speed sensors with the anti-lock braking (ABS) system.
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05.14.2008 | 6:42 am | Car Accessories, Car Modifications
A turbocharger is a forced induction compressor. The turbocharger is in fact driven by a turbine powered by the pressure of the engine exhaust gas. All turbochargers are made out of a compressor and a turbine. The turbine’s wheels rotate because of the pressure of the exhaust gases via the turbine’s inlet. The resulted rotation of the wheel drives the compressor which starts to compress air. Optionally, the compressed air can be delivered through an intercooler system to cool it down because hot air degrades the performance of the engine resulting in a loss of power. The air is pumped through the air intake of the engine and because of the high pressure, the cylinder receives more air. So the objective of the turbocharger is to increase the performance of the engine by increasing the quantity of air the cylinders receive. All this additional air that the cylinders receive requires an increase in the amount of fuel being pumped. This means that a turbocharged system will output from 15 to 40 percent more power at high rotations, but at the cost of fuel. The turbocharger has some security features like the wastegate. This wastegate protects the engine from receiving too much at air at high pressure preventing preignition or engine damages. This system works by sending some of the air away from the exhaust turbine and controls the shaft speed.
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05.7.2008 | 12:52 am | Car audio
Car audio refers to the audio system fitted on a car. This can be stock audio or custom audio. The stock audio is the audio system specified by the manufacturer when the car was produced. The custom car audio can mean anything from changing the radio to installing state of the art audio systems.
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04.28.2008 | 8:39 pm | Manufacturers and models
The 2008 Nissan 350Z is the fifth generation of the Z car line, a powerful sport car produced by Nissan Co, Ltd. The 350Z has entered the market in 2002 and comes as a two doors coupe or roadster. It features a 3.5 liter V6 front engine and rear wheel drive. The Nissan 350Z is a truly beautiful sports car, with a long hood short deck design. The car has a sloping fastback style roofline and features unique brushed aluminum door handles. 350Z’s high waistline complements its beauty. The interior is brushed with aluminum accents and looks quite impressive for a sports car.
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04.22.2008 | 6:38 am | General cars and vehicles info
A concept car, also known as a show car is a prototype car made to showcase a concept. A concept car illustrates what a company is going to do, want to do or just might one day do. This car shows off new styling or technology. The concept cars are often presented at motor shows to boost customer’s interest for new and radical concepts that will maybe one day be produced. Concept cars do not go into production immediately and have to be redesigned in order to make the car more practical, safer and cheaper.
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04.18.2008 | 7:51 pm | Car Modifications, Car repairs and manuals
By respraying your car, you give it a fantastic new appearance, and after a nice respray your car will look like new. Once in a while, all those scrapes and scratches that build up must be dealt with. The only way you can do this is by respraying you car.
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04.8.2008 | 6:18 am | Car Modifications
In this day and age we all like a little extra bang for our buck, especially when it comes to our beloved cars. It’s a surprising fact that some modern high performance production cars are now as quick as some of the professional rally cars of the 70’s and 80’s! (Take a spin in a Subaru Impreza WRX or a Mitsubishi Evo X if you don’t believe it!)
The motoring public’s ‘need for speed’ has created a demand for these kinds of cars that doesn’t look like fading any time soon. The good news is, we don’t have to trade in our trusty family motors quite yet to enjoy modern performance; we just need some electronic wizardry!
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