QuoteDave_G Are you certain about that? I could be mistaken, but I seem to recall reading something that suggested the opposite. Certainly energy is lost during the transmission from power plant to the user, but energy is also lost in internal combustion engines. In fact, IIRC most of the energy in our current fuels is not ever transmitted to the wheels. I am pretty sure, considering current teby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteJUMPNYC The Bloom Box "servers" make me think of the old computers that would take up rooms of years past. Eventually if this tech follows the rules according to Moores Law it will get smaller quite quickly. Hopefully in the next 10 years! I have plenty of room at home, price is what concerns me!by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Now you can build an igloo around it, and have it in shelter until spring or the next rain, whatever comes first! I hate the cold...by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
This discussion is biased perhaps, we area group of people who love to drive cars! EV are no long-term solution, simply because electricity is not a primary energy. It is stupid to produce electricity out of natural gas or oil and use it on EV by means of large pouting battery packs, it will always be more efficient end cheap to burn the oil or gas directly on your car! Nevertheless, energy wilby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteEarendil I understand that there is no need for a clutch, but wouldn't a few gears allow the electric motor to operate within a more suitable range? I would assume that it would be able to generate a higher torque at a lower RPM... but perhaps the decrease in torque has more to do with load caused by wind resistance than it does the RPM? If there were gears, one would need a clutchby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteEarendil Okay, I retract some, but not ALL of what I said I went looking for a few dyno charts of EV cars. I could only find one for the Tesla Roadster. Surprise surprise, no one dynos their Chevy Volt ;-) So Ferd, can we call it a draw? My ever so slightly better than uneducated guess, is that before the torque drop is what would be considered the operating range. Tesla, acby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Ferdinand and Earendil, You are both right, and both incomplete. There are deferent types of motors. the DC series motor has maximum Torque at zero rpm, decreasing when rpm increase to give a somewhat flat Power output, it is widely used in vehicles like trains, trams, cars, etc... The DC parallel motor has less starting Torque, increasing Power. The AC 3 phase motor has fixed rotation speedby Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteEarendil Quoterkj You might want to seal the taillights so the trunk will dry out and stay dry. Keeping the trunk from ever leaking is on the to-do list, because if BMW didn't believe in cup holders, I doubt they believe in fish ponds. But I'm not so sure it isn't the antenna seal. Since I plan to removethe antenna and seal the hole, I'll way until that is done toby Jose Pinto - Technical Forum
There is one such passage in portugal, in a highway built across a Alvão natural park. There are endangered wolves, that can cross the highway freely, without danger. The wolf population is said to be declining, is estimated in 90 individuals now.by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteEarendil What I wouldn't give for a garage, even if it was an open garage, as long as it had a roof to keep me and my workspace dry. As it stands, I have one side of a 40 foot evergreen tree, and that has it's own sets of cons That sounds pleasant, as long as there's no rain or snow... I know a person who builds cabinets, he may give you an estimate of something simple,by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Never mind, I had mine associated to an ebay and paypal account.by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
IGNITION TIMING FOR IDIOTS HERE:by Jose Pinto - Technical Forum
Not working. The service was hosted by everyone net or something, can't find it anymore.by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteArcheo-peteriX Gasoline is has different formulations in different parts of the world. In Canada and the US, the government mandates what goes into the fuels so there is little difference from one brand to the next. There is a noticeable difference in the Canadian fuel vs the US fuel; something to do with sulphur content or so I was lead to believe. There are also differences in the E30 mby Jose Pinto - Technical Forum
QuoteFlyboy I am surprised that the mechanic told you to run unleaded, I have always run my e30 on super, or leaded petrol, after all, when these motors were designed and built, unleaded didn't exist yet, unless you guys in Europe don't get leaded fuel any more, in which case +1 on what Dave said. I ran my e30 on unleaded once, and I can tell you, I am sure it did not like it, it did aby Jose Pinto - Technical Forum
QuoteDave_G The octane (i.e. RON) rating is a measure of how resistant a fuel is to pre-igniting, i.e. knocking. The higher the octane rating, the more resistant the fuel is to knocking. Cars that require higher octane fuel generally have high compression ratios, advanced timing, or both. For example, lots of people put aftermarket chips in their BMWs for more power. These chips work by partly adby Jose Pinto - Technical Forum
This is not e30 particular, but technical nevertheless. I've been advised by the mechanic to always use unleaded98 on my car, which is a bit more expensive than the regular unleaded95. On my carburated car, does it makes a real difference? Any major disadvantages?by Jose Pinto - Technical Forum
They did right, unfortunately not everybody is as honest as they should anymore...by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Good afternoon! I once had an e-mail account @bmwe30.net, and I lost the link of the page where one could log in to it. Is the service still active? Does anyone have the link? Thanks!by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
Nothing compares to a clean 02. Good job! Shouldn't you get your cars under shelter, with all that snow?by Jose Pinto - Community Forum
QuoteEarendil My educated guess using a very tiny bit of information? The DNS server you use is not updating quickly/at all. Further Explanation: All servers really use an IP address for a destination and routing. A DNS server translates "www.google.com" to an IP address. If your local DNS server is down, or does not have a reference for that name, there is no IP address and thus yby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
QuoteMichiel 318iS I'm currently paying 1.22 € for a liter of diesel (and that's a cheaper pump, 1.358 € according to a petrol station site), petrol prices are 1.50-1.60 €/l for 95-98 RON. Going 1100 kms/week, it costs quite a bit! About the same prices we have here, and i must drive about 300km/week. Las year I spent about 4000€ in gasoline, and prices went up some 20%.by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
QuoteMichiel 318iS I often have to reload the page once, at first attempts I get a blank screen, after an F5 I'm usually in. What browser are you using? I use Firefox, and MS IE. When it doesn't work, it's the same for both browsers and at home or work.by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Quoterkj Nice to see you back Jose, what do you mean locked out. We would never do such a thing yes, the new smiles are fun! I had a 323 back in 1983, it was a grey market Baur. That car was the fastest little thing, faster then any of the 325's that I've driven Cheers, Rick Hi Rick! Someday I tried to open the forum and it keeps reloading the page and nothing shows on theby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
QuoteMichiel 318iS QuoteJose Pinto the "rain roof" leaked You mean sun was coming through your rain roof? The odd thing was it only happened when it was raining... PS: I love the new smileys!by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
for a moment I though you were refering to some e30 M3... Then I remembered you drive a truck now. OTH, your current ride can carry much more tools and wood than the iX could!by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
I refuel 20€ at a time, unless i am going for a long drive. It often runs for some time with the low fuel light on... I write down the km on the odometer, so I can keep track of average consumption. In 2010 i covered about 15000 km with the old Citroen, and didn't got around to add up how much gas and € it used, but will do it soon.by Jose Pinto - Car Talk
QuoteEarendil I only vaguely know what you are talking about, but only because I spent a month in England and Ireland. Was the 323i your last E30? The one you were trying to restore? The BX: The 323i was driving good, it needed some "touch up" at the rear and right quarter, the "rain roof" leaked, the interior was a bit used, plus a quantity of small things...Smallby Jose Pinto - Car Talk
Please don't leave, some may need your help with fixing the e30 or building some custom cabinet or anything...by Jose Pinto - Community Forum