[s-cars] Blown Hoses, MPG's & Cloaking Device Failure

[Harold McComas]

I was curious about the ENRADD too so I did a quick search, looks like you 
got nabbed by a fancy stopwatch.    : (
http://www.yisinc.com/police/RF_ENRADD.htm

Harold
85 GTI
96 S6

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> S-heads,
>
> Topic 2
> Seems the blowing of the hoses is running rampant, as I've
> blown (no nasty comments pleeze)  both sides of the x-over
> pipe several times over the last few days.  Its been a long
> time since High School, question I have has to do with my
> boost gauge which has untits which i interpret to be different
> depending on whether the car is under boost or vacuum.
>
> The boost side is marked in psi, I seem to understand that
> one.  The vacuum side is measured in "in of Hg".  So is 20 "in
> of Hg" the exact opposite of 20 psi, or are they completely
> different scales?  In other words if I had the palm of my hand
> in the flow of the haidryer under boost, would the back of my
> hand feel the same rush of air whe under vacuum?
>
> Another oddity is that on the vacuum side my VDO gauge marks
> 30 in of HG while the boost side only reaches 25 psi.
>
> Topic 2
> After a pure highway run this weekend I can report 22 MPG (383
> miles).  My daily commute of 3 miles per day returns a dismal
> 12 mpg.  I know the short trips are killers, but I was hoping
> for something better than 12.
>
> Recent O2 sensor, RS2 less MAF and cams, Mihnea "crackchip".
>
> Topic 3
> I am pissed off @ Mr.Spock.  I thought I could trust the
> pointy eared bastard when he said that the "Avant" cloaking
> device he lifted off the Klingons was going to keep ol' smokey
> from detecting the "black wagon".  Well Pennsylvania finest
> bagged me on saturday and i will be paying a tax of $171
> shortly.  I was admittedly, overdue, but I'm still pissed at
> Mr. Spock.
>
> Here's the question, the citation says that I was bagged via a
>
> "ENRADD" which the trooper described as an "electronic timing
> device".  He and his buddy were in the median and he did not
> have line of sight with me until we were about side by side,
> i.e. perpendicular to my line of travel.  I didn't see any of
> those white strips on the pavement, and even if there were any
> there was no way he could have seen me, the tricky bastard was
> very well hidden.  So what is "ENRADD"?  Aside from slowing
> down, how can I defend against it in the future.
>
> FYI, the other options on the take down list were
>
> Radar
> Clocked
> A.O.V. (What's this also?)
> ESP (ditto?)
> Vascar
> Other (I got bagged by that damn "other").
>
>
> -manny "spocks fired, I can't wait for Mr.Scott to get back
> from vacation" sanchez