Recent content by mahoutekiyo

Apologies to everyone for being so much an asker an so little a responder, though I would like it noted that I do attempt to answer my questions prior to bothering someone with them. I do a lot of automotive study but as I get deeper and deeper into the subject, the questions just don't seem...

I knew this, however, I thought it would be easier to calculate it this way because people can get those number right off the tire rather than have to measure the tire, which would be less accurate because the tire is curved unless you had a T-square. I thought it would be better using tire...

I think I have devised a formula to depict the correlation between engine speed and tire speed. Can anyone confirm or correct this? [ 1 mile / ( diameter of rim + profile thickness of tire ) * pi ] * ( x / 60 ) * ( gear ratio ) * ( final gear ) I used this in a function to graph the 5...

Lmao, masaka. I appreciate your input about traction, but I gather that your initial response is "what you said is true, but in addition..." ? but let me observe your statement for a minute. You say that if the force in the direction of the rear tires exceeds that of the traction of the front...

I think I understand the answer to my question, and it is more easily seen when we look at a bicycle, but I would appreciate it if someone could confirm my belief. Okay, so if we look at a bicycle and turn the front wheel perpendicular to the frame and apply force to the front tire in the...

Hi everyone ^ ^ I was recently looking into the calculation to discover the turning radius of a vehicle and something peaked my interest about the way rear tires turn. I know it is common sense to just take for granted that in most FR cars these days, power is delivered to a differential...

well, that's what I meant. Aren't they both rather natural but just in different contexts. I dunno. I think it would be important to see both the physical sense of pi and the abstract sense of pi as very important to learning the answer to the question, "what is pi"... :: shrug :: and now I...

can't both Werg and Robert be correct in this case? I mean... isn't the integral formula for pi just a proof of its abstract physical measure? ='\

it is very difficult to understand what you are saying. But I think the answer to your car question is, "no". If they could continuously accelerate, then it might be true assuming the drag forces are equal, but it takes more power to sustain velocity of a vehicle with more mass than it does a...