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

[Serge Filanovsky]

Manny, 

My deepest sympathy for a fellow avant cloakster. Just out of curiosity, and
for the general well being of those that prefer to drive at year-of-car
speeds, where did you get nabbed in PA (highway and mile marker, if you
recall. If not it should be described in items 35-44 on the yellow carbon
slip, in the lower left corner). I drive through PA on a regular basis (for
@ 12 years or so), and I have recently noticed a disturbing trend in the
increase of enforcement. For many years, I seldom saw a cop cruiser at all.
In the last year I've paid the tax twice (SR 70 mile post 45.6, SR 80 mile
post 284), around two bills a pop. Instant on both times.

V1 is great, but if you're out there by yourself, it serves only as a
confirmation that you'll soon be seeing a light show in your rear view. I am
considering getting something with a countermeasure, anyone out there using
such a device/s?

WRT your dismal MPG's My suspicion is if you are able to get 22 MPG on the
highway, its gotta be the lead bricks in your sneakers that are causing the
12 MPGs. You have to occasionally let the needle come off the 25 psi mark,
and your MPGs should improve. But what fun would that be?


Serge Filanovsky

95.5 S6 Avant





> 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
> 
> the wallet is 171 ounces lighter, but still should be buried
> in the back yard
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