They are a compromise, using what is available off the shelf. Well, not exactly, as Garrett designed a couple of T3/T4 hybrids for GM back in the 80s, but in both cases, the turbine was a dedicated design for the respective applications.
The turbine should be designed to work well with a...
Sounds pragmatic to me. You might as a precaution check codes with a scanner periodically just to make sure nothing is being missed.
rant/ My late model Grand Marquis defaults to use overdrive at speeds above 35 or so, which is way too low for overdrive, so it is always downshifting or coming...
Along with all the obvious flaws and shortcomings I see the potential for the machine getting jammed or the horizontal slider reversing inadvertently when the crank is at BDC (horizontal slider at mid stroke).
My best recollection is the former. It was definitely a standalone, non-modular system.
I remember making several designs with it, under client or government supported projects: A composite LD45 cargo pod, a square steel tubing space frame for a prototype wrapped belt conveyor system, and high...
Interesting. I remember when the small consulting company I worked for at the time purchased several obsolescent Computervision workstations at a good price from Boeing, back around 1989.
"Schiefgehen wird, was schiefgehen kann" - das Murphygesetz
Well, the idea about returning the blowby gas, mainly air, after the MAF is that it's already been metered, so you don't want to meter it again.
After the throttle body is not an issue from a metering aspect, but is useful to give a helpful delta P to ensure the flow goes in the desired...