Daily Archives: June 3, 2013

hmm, interesting read 1

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hmm, interesting read

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Self-driving cars, standardized tests, and gaming the EPA mileage system. It's all interconnected. http://Roadandtra.ac/6267kwNz

Self-driving tech, standardized tests, and gaming the EPA mileage system
The technology that will eventually deliver driverless cars has also helped engineers program vehicles to ace standardized tests and game the EPA’s mileage system for years.

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Did you know that between 1965 and 1969, Pontiac produced an OHC inline six-cylinder… 1

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Did you know that between 1965 and 1969, Pontiac produced an OHC inline six-cylinder engine?

I've only ever seen one of these, and that was way back in the 1980s when I was in auto shop and someone brought in a first-gen Firebird powered by one. 

John Z. DeLorean’s high-performance, high-tech inline six
Back when the pushrod V8 ruled American highways, the unconventially-minded John Z. DeLorean championed a high-performance overhead cam inline six patterned after the Mercedes 300SL motor. This is the story of the Pontiac “Cammer.”

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