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General Motors Plans New Indian Engine Plant
Date: Nov 4th, 2007 7:59:00 pm - Subscribe
Mood: ungrounded


GM plans to build a new engine plant in India. The news was seen on the net when I was looking for Dodge Durango parts. "We are going to set up a power train facility in India and are evaluating locations," said Karl Slym, the head of GM India.

The engine will be placed on GM models made in India. GM also sells many badges in India and building a plant in India would cut the cost of GM in terms of shipping engines for the Indian car market. This is according to the Chennai-based analyst on the condition of anonymity. They are going to allot a huge budget on the new plant made for these GM car engines. GM has also built plants in India particularly in Halol, Gujarat, where its Tavera, Optra, Aveo and Spark cars are assembled.

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When The Old Engine Functions
Date: Oct 30th, 2007 1:01:18 am - Subscribe
Mood: panicked


According to Keith Diehl, "At my age, I wanted more horsepower," he joked. He was the one adding up more horses on his 1957 Chevy’s engine. From 270 horsepower, he gave it a few more and then the 425 horsepower was produced.

The Chevy owner was a 65 year old car enthusiast and also a collector of different memorabilia. The owner of the Nitro restaurant is also very much interested in engine. The engine is now parked at the Diehl's Restaurant on Main Street. And the table is tagged at the value of $4,500. He said, "I got an engine stand, cut it down 3 inches and had a welder make the frame.”

The collection was established in 1960 by Keith's parents, Jack and Hazel Diehl. In 2000, his father dies but his mother is on her 85 but still do silverware wrapping.

"Those are my cap buster’s guns from when I was little. You’ll shoot your eye out" BB gun,” he said pointing to a display that also includes cowboy pictures and a genuine Red Rider.

Including on the memorabilia is the NASCAR wall, and pictures plus the pieces of cars driven by the favorite NACAR drivers.

"Here's the rock roll corner. My favorite bands are the Rolling Stones and James Brown, the godfather of soul," he said as he continued the tour."

Keith was seen several time s driving his red 1957 Chevy to work. His home is only a stone throw away from where he works so he doesn’t have to buy much of the gas. Aaron’s idea was actually turning the table. And he likes the result.

"I wish every table was like this," his son Aaron said

"You could put this right back in the car and start it," Diehl said.

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From The Engine To The Tailpipe
Date: Oct 26th, 2007 10:05:34 pm - Subscribe
Mood: active

We all know what an internal combustion engine does right? Simply put, it burns fuel in a closed chamber to generate the power needed to either drive a vehicle or just to make a lot of noise. But what happens to the fuel when it is burned. Of course, combustion involves chemical change and that means a new substance is formed from the liquid fuel. That is what we call the engine's emission right? Now, what happens to that gas on its journey from the combustion chamber to the tailpipe where it is expelled to the atmosphere?

Let us take a tour inside a vehicle's exhaust system shall we? Typically, the emission of the engine will pass through a catalytic converter, a muffler, yeah, like your Mercedes-Benz muffler dude, and if you own a turbocharged vehicle, emission will also pass through the turbocharger.

From the engine, the exhaust gases will be collected by the exhaust manifold or called the header. An exhaust manifold is connected to the engine with a pipe fused to different cylinders, the gases from all cylinders are then passed through a single pipe connecting all the other entry pipes of the manifold.

The turbochargers on vehicles are powered by the onrushing exhaust gas. The exhaust gas powers a turbine which generates pressurized air which will be fed to the engine for better performance. Turbochargers are found in the exhaust system because it drew power from exhaust gas, that is definitely clear.

Catalytic converters meanwhile are placed in the exhausts system to clean out the engine's exhaust. The cat con does this by forcing exhaust gases to react with elements embedded on the device. Once the exhaust gas reacted with the elements of the catalytic converter, it becomes cleaner. The gas then passes through to the muffler.

The muffler's job is to reduce the noise of the escaping exhaust gas. it is designed to make sure that the sound made by the onrushing exhaust gas will be cancelled out.

When Your Engine Is About To Overheat
Date: Oct 19th, 2007 1:55:54 am - Subscribe
Mood: clumsy

A car can overheat in the most unexpected moments. A leaking radiator can be a cause of this. In general, a vehicle's engine can overheat if its cooling system malfunctions. In order to combat the occurrence of such problems, it is recommended that one should use the proper coolant and not just water in a car's cooling system. There's a reason why companies specially formulated coolants for automotive cooling systems. Compared to pure water, a coolant has a lower boiling point. That means the risk of your engine overheating is stronger if you are only using water on your radiator.

Here are some tips to remember when your engine overheats courtesy of Wikihow.