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Old 03-12-2004, 08:39 PM   #1
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Default good site on automotive technology

http://autozine.kyul.net/technical_s...tech_index.htm
here it is, i found it very informative
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Old 03-13-2004, 08:37 AM   #2
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Very informative website, thankyou very much for the link.
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Old 03-13-2004, 09:10 AM   #3
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yes!! pretty usefull thanks a lot!
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Old 03-13-2004, 09:15 AM   #4
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Thanks, really good site
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Old 03-13-2004, 11:26 AM   #5
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Yeah thats a really good web site. loads on there about all of the engine technology that the manufacturers go on about!
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Old 03-13-2004, 05:26 PM   #6
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i'm glad you like it, i'll be spending a lot of time on it
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Old 03-13-2004, 06:31 PM   #7
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WOW! Excellent link, So far I've been reading about variations of valve timing as its absolutely wonderful reading. Gotta love the internet gold mine we have these days.
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Old 03-13-2004, 06:34 PM   #8
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Nice site. I already knew this site, but I lost the link... Thanks for giving my link back!!
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Old 03-13-2004, 07:16 PM   #9
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Excellent site indeed!
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Old 03-13-2004, 07:34 PM   #10
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Very good site, thanks.

Now I finally know how those VW engines work
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Old 03-14-2004, 01:02 AM   #11
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An old favourite, thanks for reminding me about it.
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Old 03-14-2004, 10:43 AM   #12
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good find thanks
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Old 03-19-2004, 05:38 AM   #13
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http://www.howstuffworks.com/ is also good, e.g. turbochargers:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm

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Old 03-19-2004, 08:30 AM   #14
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all great sites!
makes killing time a beneficial experience 8)
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Old 03-19-2004, 01:37 PM   #15
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Thanks for these great sites, they will keep me busy for a while!
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