2008 Audi S5 Coupe
February 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
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The all new 2008 Audi S5 Coupe is getting a more aggressive look especially with the bumper, a more pronounced grille with more pronounced vertical chrome grilles. The Audi S5 Coupe will likely come with Audi’s 4.2 liter that would include FSI and possibly the new Valvelift technology in order to bump power to match it’s aggressive looks. Read more
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2008 Audi A5
February 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment
At the upcoming 2007 Geneva Motor Show, Audi will unveil the all-new two-door coupe 2008 Audi A5 . It will compete with the BMW 3-series coupe and the upcoming Infiniti G35 Sport Coupe. It is s expected that the power train will be a 3.2-liter FSI V6 variant and the transmission will be six-speed manual, CVT, and DSG gearboxes. Read more
Tag:2008 audi a5, a5, audi, Auto Show, automobile, automotive, cars, coupe, motor show, motorshow, News update, sports carPopularity: 14% [?]
Video: Skyline R33 Vs R34
February 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Cool video of 2 Nissan Skylines racing against each other. Enjoy….
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Light Blue Smoke from the Exhaust Tailpipe
February 12, 2007 | 3 Comments
If you notice a light blue smoke from the exhaust tailpipe when you first start the car. The smoke might dies out after a few minutes and will be back only after you restart the car. The blue smoke might also appear when you accelerates the car and also whenever the engine is running.
What happened here is the engine oil is getting into the air and fuel mixture. The engine might need major repair and this problem is caused by few factors. I’ll explain later how you could fix this problem. So basically it’s better if you could make it a habit or routine to check the tailpipe once in a while to observe the colour of the smoke.
First of all, if your car have a transmission which is equipped with a vacuum-operated modulator, the fluid from the transmission modulator maybe leak and being drawn up through the transmission modulator vacuum hose into the engine. Thus the transmission will eventually become low on fluid. It only takes a slight leak to create blue smoke.
Second possibility is that the engine oil return holes in the cylinder head are clogged and this will cause the blue smoke to occur only for a few moments when you initially start the engine. The clogged holes will cause the oil to pool and be drawn around the valve stems. What the mechanic will do is he/she will remove the valve rocker arm cover or covers and check the oil returns.
Another possiblity is the worn valve seals could cause blue smoke too. Valve seals are made of little rubber seals and their function is to keep engine oil from being drawn down between the engine valve and the hole in the cylinder head into which the valves is fitted. Oil can be drawn into the engine intake manifold when the valve seals wear out.
The mechanic still need to remove the rocker arm cover to be able to reach the valve seals. In a worse case scenario the valve guide or hole in the cylinder head might be worn out, allowing too much space between the valve stem and the valve guide hole. This will cause oil to leak into the air-fuel mixture and be burned together in the cylinders.
If the problem with the valve seals is not tackled, the presence of oil in the cylinder will cause fouling of one or more spark plugs. You’ll notice that the spark plugs need to be cleaned frequently as they become wet with engine oil.
Lastly, worn piston rings also could allow engine oil to be drawn into the combustion chamber and burnt together with air and fuel. We could assume that generally, but not always, worn piston rings will cause lowered compression. This could be analyzed during engine tuning and it’s best to discover a low compression cylinder before it becomes a major problem.
Source: What’s Wrong with My Car?: A Quick and Easy Guide to Most Common Symptoms of Car Trouble (Plume)
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2007 Toyota FT-HS Concept
February 8, 2007 | 2 Comments
The FT-HS is a hybrid sports car, stands for Future Toyota Hybrid Sports. It comes with a 3.5-liter V-6 with a new-generation hybrid system to provide a combined output of some 400 hp driving the rear wheels. The transmission would be an evolution of Toyota’s current planetary CVT with discrete ratios selected via paddles. Read more
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LSD Audi TT 8J
February 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Audi TT Type 8J LSD version now comes with spectacular wing door hinges. LSD door fittings come with a German TÜV certificate certifying that the LSD wing doors meet all safety standards.
Tag:audi, automobile, automotive, cars, coupe, lsd audi tt 8j, Modification, sports carPopularity: 10% [?]
2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR 722 Edition
February 3, 2007 | 1 Comment
The new Mercedes-Benz SLR 722 Edition is supercharged by a 5.5-liter V8 engine which is hand-built in the AMG engine shop in Affalterbach, generates 650 bhp. Immediate response to movements of the accelerator, highly emphatic torque build-up and an unmistakable V8 sound are the particular strengths of this high-performance engine . The 722 Edition accelerates from standstill to 62 mph in only 3.6 seconds, and 124 mph is reached in just 10.2 seconds. The top speed (209 mph) is above the 207 mph previously achieved by the SLR.
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Ford’s Hydrogen Plug-In Hybrid
February 1, 2007 | 4 Comments
Ford Motor Co. revealed its own version of a plug-in hybrid — with a twist called the Flexible Series Hybrid Edge at the Washington Auto Show. It combines the convenience of plugging in your car with a hydrogen fuel cell.
The concept car represents the latest offering from automakers hoping to stake a claim to the next generation of highly efficient, alternative automobiles.
Gerhard Schmidt, Ford’s vice president of research and advanced engineering, said the vehicle, based on the Ford Edge crossover platform, gives the company “the ultimate in flexibility in researching advanced propulsion technology.”
“We could take the fuel cell power system out and replace it with a downsized diesel, gasoline engine or any other powertrain connected to a small electric generator to make electricity like the fuel cell does now,” Schmidt said.
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