Comments by "Greg Wayne" (@friguy4444) on "Engineering Explained" channel.

Our host is a very good host of these videos and I really like him and his channel. This video mind you he seems to only be looking at things from a perspective of the Southern USA and warmer climates. I live in Chinada.... Oops I mean Canada (It's very difficult to not think about our beloved Tyrant and fearless Fascist leader, Turdeau sorry) and we too like Norway have more winter than summer and the winters use Huge amounts of energy. Both electric and gas when heating our homes. Then there's the energy it takes to charge and run a vehicle in -25C (or -15 F or so). These things are huge in the problems of energy use and production as well as capabilities.
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So can you do a clutch kick with it? That's one of the reasons to do it. I drive cars in different ways in different situations. So it could come in as necessary if you want to drift. But I haven't yet seen an electric car that is good at drifting. At all. Lol.
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18:20 Honestly I would have considered buying this little pocket rocket if they hadn't changed that very important feature. Especially because I live in Canada and it snows a LOT here so I want to be able to utilize the all wheel drive system to have fun not just get around. So the 30/70 split drive system is something I really have loved in my 2008 BMW 335XI after I got the X Drive App for it. and I NEVER want to go back to crappy stuff like no choice on the drive balance again.
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I don't know......Seems like you're asking people to think rationally about ...Things. That's Unpossible.
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Back in the early 1930's people said that the Automatic transmission wouldn't be reliable as well. Sort of like when the horseless carriage was first out on the muddy streets. People couldn't imagine that this noisy contraption would hold together for much more than a short run. As well it wouldn't ever be able to go as fast as or keep up with a horse. It wasn't a locomotive for Pete's sake with tons of cast iron and a smooth track to run on. But here we are.
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After reading the comments it seems there are a few people that don't quite understand what OD really means. An OD is nothing more than a higher gear. They call it OD because it used to be (most likely before you were born) something extra that they put into manual cars when they only had three or four gears (Later five) to help the car or truck save gas and to make it a bit easier on the engine as well as it would quiet the car on long trips. (But not for passing) the OD was usually a button or switch but not always sometimes it was just another gear marked OD. It was also kind of a marketing thing to sell cars but it was beneficial. Later they just called it fifth (then added the over drive for the same reasons) and then just a 6 speed manual etc. So now days when people talk about the cruising gear of fifth or sixth they often call it an over drive gear. But it's nothing more then a tall or high gear. So when you want to pick up speed quickly you are supposed to drop a gear or two in order to get the acceleration required. Automatics do this when you put your foot down when your on the highway. They automatically drop down a gear and the car accelerates better. If in a Mustang you are in fifth gear and going 150mph and you change to 6th you will have the car wound up to a fast enough speed (RPM) so that you will (If you have the HP) accelerate as you had been up to that point. If you change to 6th at 65mph then 6th is merely for cruzing and saving gas at low RPM.
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Then there's the study that says GREEN THINGS EAT (Live off of) CARBON DIOXIDE AND LIVE FROM IT! SO NONE OF IT IS BAD!!!!
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Pretty cool stuff. All of you "people" with your "Money" in your "Bank accounts" buying "Things" and having "Fun" with lots of "Friends" and your "Spouses" and your "Families" having lots "Hope" for the "Future.". LOL. I have No "CLUE" why I did all those "Quotes" and made it seem like I'm "Jealous" of "People" and their "Money" in their "Lives" with "Purpose" and "Dignity" "Class" and "Character".
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Yea and a Supercharger.
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I'm pretty sure he's only including Japanese cars in his "Choices of Hot hatches comparable to this one. Because I THINK (I'm not 100% sure of this.). BUT I think Both Mercedes and BMW offer a hot hatch 4X4 Turbo power etc.
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The battery of the electric car will need to be replaced by the time the fifth year is on the way or maybe the sixth or so. That s a cost of $20,000 according to Tesla. Oh and not all place that produce Lithium are remote places. That's just not true and will not always be no matter what. What the heck makes "The oil Sands" in Canada an "Ecological environment??" That's just crazy talk. It's a waste land!! How would your swap be if it was filled with Billions of tons of oil?? Ask me I'm Canadian!
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Math? Math good?? Math.
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$175 an HOUR!!?? $285 for an alignment!??! Wow I'm from Canada where everything is more expensive than the USA. I got an alignment done on my E46 M3 last year (All four wheels) for $89.00. Even if I were to take my car to the BMW Stealer to get work done it's $145.00 an hour and That's expensive. But wait. Rich Rebuilds is about to or has just opened the "Electric Garage". I don't know what their rates will be but from the stories I've heard it has to be some what better than dealing with Tesla. Especially once the warranty is over. What then? I guess go get a new Tesla or if you happen to be near Richs "Electric Garage" you can utilize them. I'll have to look into that place.
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You do awesome work! But. Why can't anyone answer THE question that I've been trying to find out but seems like it's just too simple for everyone. "Can octane boosters (In a bottle) actually boost the octane of pump gas". I have a turbo car I want to tune using 95 octane fuel. In my area I can only get 94 octane (10% Ethanol added) and want to make it into 95 octane. Can an octane booster off the shelf actually do this? Or is it just pipe dreams in a can? Do I have to get a hold of actual xylene to do that? How much would I need to use to go up one octane point. Or could I actually use the 95 tune (it's a tune you get from a tuning company that is pre made) with 94 and not have to worry really?? Sorry for the complex questions but maybe you might see this and it could give you a topic for your videos? And help me LOL. Thank you for your great hard work over the years!
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I'm surprised you did mention the dangers of a money shift. But I guess most people wouldn't run into a scenario like that during day to day driving. I've seen it happen though. You can find examples on youtube.
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4:10 If only we could get Tyrants of Climate Cults to hear what he says right here for that 13 minute section. We might have a chance to not go down in poverty and starvation. But that will NEVER happen because facts and caring about the people is something "Justine Turdeau" and those like him will NEVER care or listen.
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You do awesome work! You have every right to be proud of your achievements! Thank you for all you do and have done! However I have a question that no one seems to be able or willing or something, to answer..... THE question that I've been trying to find out but seems like it's just too simple for everyone. "Can octane boosters (In a bottle) actually boost the octane of pump gas". I have a turbo car I want to tune using 95 octane fuel. In my area I can only get 94 octane (10% Ethanol added) and want to make it into 95 octane. Can an octane booster off the shelf actually do this? Or is it just pipe dreams in a can? Do I have to get a hold of actual xylene to do that? How much would I need to use to go up one octane point? Or could I actually use the 95 tune (it's a tune you get from a tuning company that is pre made) with 94 and not have to worry really?? Sorry for the silly I'm sure to a genius like you questions but maybe you might see this and it could give you a topic for your videos? And help me LOL. Thank you again for your great hard work over the years!
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IMHO. All manual cars should be powerful enough and the gearing should be set up so that any manual should be able to reach 60 MPH while still using 2nd gear. It doesn't matter to me if it requires it to hit the red line or even max out the red line as long as it hits the mark before you have to shift to third gear. It drives me Nuts when I have to shift when I'm Trying to make a timed run and right before I can hit said 60 MPH I have to shift and lose all that time and momentum!! IMHO. LOL.
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Oh buddy. You don't know car guys and gals very well do you LOL. I would rip that environmental piece of crap out so fast it would make the ozone deplete.
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