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| XR-7:
Did I say something? |
| $trinick:
--- Quote from: Foxscotch on August 08, 2015, 11:55:27 PM ---someone explain radar detectors to me how can they help? they only work when there's actually one of the things being pointed at you car right? and it'll be too late then... --- End quote --- Well, three things. The radar signal travels much farther than it's effective measuring distance, so if the radar gun can pick up a vehicle from a quarter mile away, your radar detector will probably go off at more like a half mile away. Second, while a radar gun only measures the speed of an object in front of it, radar waves will pan out away from dead center where it can be picked up. Imagine taking a picture through a slot with your camera flash on inside a dark room: the entire room beyond the slot will be illuminated by the light, but you will only capture in the image stuff directly in front of the slot. So the radar gun doesn't have to technically be pointed at you for the signal to be picked up, just in your general direction. Third, radar guns are pretty ineffective at measuring the speed of an object that is accelerating or decelerating. So if the cop flicked the gun on at you within effective range and you were to hit your brakes instantly when your detector went off, there is a chance that it wouldn't be able to read your speed because of your deceleration until you'd hit a "safe" speed. --- Quote from: Foxscotch on August 10, 2015, 10:24:04 PM ---I guess I can kinda understand how that can happen with the radar stuff, maybe, but what about the lasers? --- End quote --- LIDAR is much more effective than radar and a LIDAR detector is more of a "you're forgeted" warning than anything. LIDAR measures speeds instantly regardless of acceleration or deceleration and can't easily be detected outside of its effective range. The only (semi) effective prophylactic measure against LIDAR is a jammer. |
| Dionysusan:
http://horsepowerkings.com/reports-are-coming-in-saying-supercharged-v10s-have-been-delivered-to-chrysler-viper-update-coming/ also trinick where can i get a jammer that sounds like cod stuff i want it lol |
| XR-7:
--- Quote from: Dionysusan on August 12, 2015, 08:51:30 AM ---http://horsepowerkings.com/reports-are-coming-in-saying-supercharged-v10s-have-been-delivered-to-chrysler-viper-update-coming/ also trinick where can i get a jammer that sounds like cod stuff i want it lol --- End quote --- Jammers are currently illegal in many states. Do you mean a detector? |
| XR-7:
Totally fingers crossed here, but hopefully the problem with my car has been found. After getting the used EGR valve and getting no change whatsoever, it came right down to my dad and I troubleshooting ourselves. My dad and I both did our own research and came down to these possibilities: - faulty Idle Air Control (IAC) sensor - faulty Crankshaft Position sensor - faulty camshaft sensor - faulty Mass Airflow (MAF) sensor - faulty Throttle Body sensor - malfunctioning ignition coil - malfunctioning fuel pump - disconnected/ruptured vacuum hose(s) This afternoon, we went out to investigate the quality of everything under the hood. Other than a few exposed wires however, all we found was a damaged vacuum hose that connected to a fuel line. My dad picked up some new hose and a universal tee hose connector to fix the issue. It still had problems though, so we tested all the sensors by disconnecting them one by one restarting the car each time to see if there was any change. When we got to the MAF sensor, my dad disconnected it and I started the car. Lo and behold, it idled almost perfectly. He plugged it back in and the car died about three seconds later. MAF sensors cost around $100 brand new from most big retail stores (Advanced, AutoZone, etc). I was going to get a used one from a junkyard for $27 when my dad randomly stumbled across one brand new on Amazon for $33. I have it ordered and shipping now, so here's hoping that it makes my car driveable again. |
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