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Re: My Si has a DX motor!
Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
> > > Michael Pardee wrote: >> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in message >> news:LMPuh.474974$Fi1.65926@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >>> >>> >>> OTOH, how can someone have a car for that long and not be aware of >>> what exactly is in it??? >>> >>> JT >>> >>> >> >> And does it matter now, if it wasn't a problem all those years? >> >> > > > If it were me... I wouldn't even admit it! > > <G> > > JT > > the thing i find interesting is the fact that it's clearly not been an issue all this time. i've just got myself another crx, 1990 dx, and it absolutely flies. i'm sure that upgrading from 2pfi to 4pfi would improve performance further, but i wonder how much difference there is between a "good" d15 and a "not so good" d16. since there's always variance in output from engine to engine - speculating, you could therefore argue that the difference could be approaching that of the variance "noise". |
Re: My Si has a DX motor!
Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
> > > Michael Pardee wrote: >> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in message >> news:LMPuh.474974$Fi1.65926@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >>> >>> >>> OTOH, how can someone have a car for that long and not be aware of >>> what exactly is in it??? >>> >>> JT >>> >>> >> >> And does it matter now, if it wasn't a problem all those years? >> >> > > > If it were me... I wouldn't even admit it! > > <G> > > JT > > the thing i find interesting is the fact that it's clearly not been an issue all this time. i've just got myself another crx, 1990 dx, and it absolutely flies. i'm sure that upgrading from 2pfi to 4pfi would improve performance further, but i wonder how much difference there is between a "good" d15 and a "not so good" d16. since there's always variance in output from engine to engine - speculating, you could therefore argue that the difference could be approaching that of the variance "noise". |
Re: My Si has a DX motor!
Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
> > > Michael Pardee wrote: >> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in message >> news:LMPuh.474974$Fi1.65926@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >>> >>> >>> OTOH, how can someone have a car for that long and not be aware of >>> what exactly is in it??? >>> >>> JT >>> >>> >> >> And does it matter now, if it wasn't a problem all those years? >> >> > > > If it were me... I wouldn't even admit it! > > <G> > > JT > > the thing i find interesting is the fact that it's clearly not been an issue all this time. i've just got myself another crx, 1990 dx, and it absolutely flies. i'm sure that upgrading from 2pfi to 4pfi would improve performance further, but i wonder how much difference there is between a "good" d15 and a "not so good" d16. since there's always variance in output from engine to engine - speculating, you could therefore argue that the difference could be approaching that of the variance "noise". |
Re: My Si has a DX motor!
Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
> > > Michael Pardee wrote: >> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in message >> news:LMPuh.474974$Fi1.65926@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >>> >>> >>> OTOH, how can someone have a car for that long and not be aware of >>> what exactly is in it??? >>> >>> JT >>> >>> >> >> And does it matter now, if it wasn't a problem all those years? >> >> > > > If it were me... I wouldn't even admit it! > > <G> > > JT > > the thing i find interesting is the fact that it's clearly not been an issue all this time. i've just got myself another crx, 1990 dx, and it absolutely flies. i'm sure that upgrading from 2pfi to 4pfi would improve performance further, but i wonder how much difference there is between a "good" d15 and a "not so good" d16. since there's always variance in output from engine to engine - speculating, you could therefore argue that the difference could be approaching that of the variance "noise". |
Re: My Si has a DX motor!
jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:xaOdnZQaOJz_TiHYnZ2dnUVZ_sKunZ2d@speakeasy.ne t: > Grumpy AuContraire wrote: >> >> >> Michael Pardee wrote: >>> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in message >>> news:LMPuh.474974$Fi1.65926@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >>>> >>>> >>>> OTOH, how can someone have a car for that long and not be aware of >>>> what exactly is in it??? >>>> >>>> JT >>>> >>>> >>> >>> And does it matter now, if it wasn't a problem all those years? >>> >>> >> >> >> If it were me... I wouldn't even admit it! >> >> <G> >> >> JT >> >> > the thing i find interesting is the fact that it's clearly not been an > issue all this time. i've just got myself another crx, 1990 dx, and it > absolutely flies. Didya check first to see what motor was in it? ;-) > i'm sure that upgrading from 2pfi to 4pfi would > improve performance further, but i wonder how much difference there is > between a "good" d15 and a "not so good" d16. since there's always > variance in output from engine to engine - speculating, you could > therefore argue that the difference could be approaching that of the > variance "noise". > Wasn't it Smokey Yunick who said "there's no substitute for cubic inches"? you will get more torque from more displacement. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
Re: My Si has a DX motor!
jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:xaOdnZQaOJz_TiHYnZ2dnUVZ_sKunZ2d@speakeasy.ne t: > Grumpy AuContraire wrote: >> >> >> Michael Pardee wrote: >>> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in message >>> news:LMPuh.474974$Fi1.65926@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >>>> >>>> >>>> OTOH, how can someone have a car for that long and not be aware of >>>> what exactly is in it??? >>>> >>>> JT >>>> >>>> >>> >>> And does it matter now, if it wasn't a problem all those years? >>> >>> >> >> >> If it were me... I wouldn't even admit it! >> >> <G> >> >> JT >> >> > the thing i find interesting is the fact that it's clearly not been an > issue all this time. i've just got myself another crx, 1990 dx, and it > absolutely flies. Didya check first to see what motor was in it? ;-) > i'm sure that upgrading from 2pfi to 4pfi would > improve performance further, but i wonder how much difference there is > between a "good" d15 and a "not so good" d16. since there's always > variance in output from engine to engine - speculating, you could > therefore argue that the difference could be approaching that of the > variance "noise". > Wasn't it Smokey Yunick who said "there's no substitute for cubic inches"? you will get more torque from more displacement. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
Re: My Si has a DX motor!
jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:xaOdnZQaOJz_TiHYnZ2dnUVZ_sKunZ2d@speakeasy.ne t: > Grumpy AuContraire wrote: >> >> >> Michael Pardee wrote: >>> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in message >>> news:LMPuh.474974$Fi1.65926@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >>>> >>>> >>>> OTOH, how can someone have a car for that long and not be aware of >>>> what exactly is in it??? >>>> >>>> JT >>>> >>>> >>> >>> And does it matter now, if it wasn't a problem all those years? >>> >>> >> >> >> If it were me... I wouldn't even admit it! >> >> <G> >> >> JT >> >> > the thing i find interesting is the fact that it's clearly not been an > issue all this time. i've just got myself another crx, 1990 dx, and it > absolutely flies. Didya check first to see what motor was in it? ;-) > i'm sure that upgrading from 2pfi to 4pfi would > improve performance further, but i wonder how much difference there is > between a "good" d15 and a "not so good" d16. since there's always > variance in output from engine to engine - speculating, you could > therefore argue that the difference could be approaching that of the > variance "noise". > Wasn't it Smokey Yunick who said "there's no substitute for cubic inches"? you will get more torque from more displacement. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
Re: My Si has a DX motor!
jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:xaOdnZQaOJz_TiHYnZ2dnUVZ_sKunZ2d@speakeasy.ne t: > Grumpy AuContraire wrote: >> >> >> Michael Pardee wrote: >>> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in message >>> news:LMPuh.474974$Fi1.65926@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >>>> >>>> >>>> OTOH, how can someone have a car for that long and not be aware of >>>> what exactly is in it??? >>>> >>>> JT >>>> >>>> >>> >>> And does it matter now, if it wasn't a problem all those years? >>> >>> >> >> >> If it were me... I wouldn't even admit it! >> >> <G> >> >> JT >> >> > the thing i find interesting is the fact that it's clearly not been an > issue all this time. i've just got myself another crx, 1990 dx, and it > absolutely flies. Didya check first to see what motor was in it? ;-) > i'm sure that upgrading from 2pfi to 4pfi would > improve performance further, but i wonder how much difference there is > between a "good" d15 and a "not so good" d16. since there's always > variance in output from engine to engine - speculating, you could > therefore argue that the difference could be approaching that of the > variance "noise". > Wasn't it Smokey Yunick who said "there's no substitute for cubic inches"? you will get more torque from more displacement. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
Re: My Si has a DX motor!
Jim Yanik wrote: > jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in > news:xaOdnZQaOJz_TiHYnZ2dnUVZ_sKunZ2d@speakeasy.ne t: > >> Grumpy AuContraire wrote: >>> >>> Michael Pardee wrote: >>>> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in message >>>> news:LMPuh.474974$Fi1.65926@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >>>>> >>>>> OTOH, how can someone have a car for that long and not be aware of >>>>> what exactly is in it??? >>>>> >>>>> JT >>>>> >>>>> >>>> And does it matter now, if it wasn't a problem all those years? >>>> >>>> >>> >>> If it were me... I wouldn't even admit it! >>> >>> <G> >>> >>> JT >>> >>> >> the thing i find interesting is the fact that it's clearly not been an >> issue all this time. i've just got myself another crx, 1990 dx, and it >> absolutely flies. > > Didya check first to see what motor was in it? ;-) > >> i'm sure that upgrading from 2pfi to 4pfi would >> improve performance further, but i wonder how much difference there is >> between a "good" d15 and a "not so good" d16. since there's always >> variance in output from engine to engine - speculating, you could >> therefore argue that the difference could be approaching that of the >> variance "noise". >> > > Wasn't it Smokey Yunick who said "there's no substitute for cubic inches"? > > you will get more torque from more displacement. > Maybe but torque is a direct result of stroke whereas a short stroker will enjoy a faster windup... How's dat fer a daffynishun? JT |
Re: My Si has a DX motor!
Jim Yanik wrote: > jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in > news:xaOdnZQaOJz_TiHYnZ2dnUVZ_sKunZ2d@speakeasy.ne t: > >> Grumpy AuContraire wrote: >>> >>> Michael Pardee wrote: >>>> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in message >>>> news:LMPuh.474974$Fi1.65926@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >>>>> >>>>> OTOH, how can someone have a car for that long and not be aware of >>>>> what exactly is in it??? >>>>> >>>>> JT >>>>> >>>>> >>>> And does it matter now, if it wasn't a problem all those years? >>>> >>>> >>> >>> If it were me... I wouldn't even admit it! >>> >>> <G> >>> >>> JT >>> >>> >> the thing i find interesting is the fact that it's clearly not been an >> issue all this time. i've just got myself another crx, 1990 dx, and it >> absolutely flies. > > Didya check first to see what motor was in it? ;-) > >> i'm sure that upgrading from 2pfi to 4pfi would >> improve performance further, but i wonder how much difference there is >> between a "good" d15 and a "not so good" d16. since there's always >> variance in output from engine to engine - speculating, you could >> therefore argue that the difference could be approaching that of the >> variance "noise". >> > > Wasn't it Smokey Yunick who said "there's no substitute for cubic inches"? > > you will get more torque from more displacement. > Maybe but torque is a direct result of stroke whereas a short stroker will enjoy a faster windup... How's dat fer a daffynishun? JT |
Re: My Si has a DX motor!
Jim Yanik wrote: > jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in > news:xaOdnZQaOJz_TiHYnZ2dnUVZ_sKunZ2d@speakeasy.ne t: > >> Grumpy AuContraire wrote: >>> >>> Michael Pardee wrote: >>>> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in message >>>> news:LMPuh.474974$Fi1.65926@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >>>>> >>>>> OTOH, how can someone have a car for that long and not be aware of >>>>> what exactly is in it??? >>>>> >>>>> JT >>>>> >>>>> >>>> And does it matter now, if it wasn't a problem all those years? >>>> >>>> >>> >>> If it were me... I wouldn't even admit it! >>> >>> <G> >>> >>> JT >>> >>> >> the thing i find interesting is the fact that it's clearly not been an >> issue all this time. i've just got myself another crx, 1990 dx, and it >> absolutely flies. > > Didya check first to see what motor was in it? ;-) > >> i'm sure that upgrading from 2pfi to 4pfi would >> improve performance further, but i wonder how much difference there is >> between a "good" d15 and a "not so good" d16. since there's always >> variance in output from engine to engine - speculating, you could >> therefore argue that the difference could be approaching that of the >> variance "noise". >> > > Wasn't it Smokey Yunick who said "there's no substitute for cubic inches"? > > you will get more torque from more displacement. > Maybe but torque is a direct result of stroke whereas a short stroker will enjoy a faster windup... How's dat fer a daffynishun? JT |
Re: My Si has a DX motor!
Jim Yanik wrote: > jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in > news:xaOdnZQaOJz_TiHYnZ2dnUVZ_sKunZ2d@speakeasy.ne t: > >> Grumpy AuContraire wrote: >>> >>> Michael Pardee wrote: >>>> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in message >>>> news:LMPuh.474974$Fi1.65926@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... >>>>> >>>>> OTOH, how can someone have a car for that long and not be aware of >>>>> what exactly is in it??? >>>>> >>>>> JT >>>>> >>>>> >>>> And does it matter now, if it wasn't a problem all those years? >>>> >>>> >>> >>> If it were me... I wouldn't even admit it! >>> >>> <G> >>> >>> JT >>> >>> >> the thing i find interesting is the fact that it's clearly not been an >> issue all this time. i've just got myself another crx, 1990 dx, and it >> absolutely flies. > > Didya check first to see what motor was in it? ;-) > >> i'm sure that upgrading from 2pfi to 4pfi would >> improve performance further, but i wonder how much difference there is >> between a "good" d15 and a "not so good" d16. since there's always >> variance in output from engine to engine - speculating, you could >> therefore argue that the difference could be approaching that of the >> variance "noise". >> > > Wasn't it Smokey Yunick who said "there's no substitute for cubic inches"? > > you will get more torque from more displacement. > Maybe but torque is a direct result of stroke whereas a short stroker will enjoy a faster windup... How's dat fer a daffynishun? JT |
Re: My Si has a DX motor!
In article <Xns98C695078BB76jyanikkuanet@64.209.0.86>,
Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote: > Wasn't it Smokey Yunick who said "there's no substitute for cubic inches"? Absolutely! |
Re: My Si has a DX motor!
In article <Xns98C695078BB76jyanikkuanet@64.209.0.86>,
Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote: > Wasn't it Smokey Yunick who said "there's no substitute for cubic inches"? Absolutely! |
Re: My Si has a DX motor!
In article <Xns98C695078BB76jyanikkuanet@64.209.0.86>,
Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote: > Wasn't it Smokey Yunick who said "there's no substitute for cubic inches"? Absolutely! |
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