IRC log for ##kierra on 20121205

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01:33.43gn00biendim: so here is my theory, the default ESP calibration is very "safe" calibration, that really keeps wheel slip and side slip under check
01:34.22gn00bieThe first level off calibration is quite a bit more permissive, and lets more wheel/tire slip and side slip happen
01:36.15gn00biein the idealized tire behavior curve you find at http://www.racer.nl/reference/pacejka.htm  (green line labeled Mz), the Mz decides what surface "feedback" you get
01:36.56gn00biethe default calibration is keeping you in the linear region of Mz (i.e. no difference in feedback on wet or snowy roads). The linear region is entirely a property of the tire and not the tire/road interface
01:37.14gn00biethis is basically the linear stiffness of the tire
01:37.40gn00biethe nonlinear region moves down when road is slippery but ESP keeps you away from nonlinearity
01:38.16gn00biein the ESP off mode, you are at the peak of Mz and as Mz starts to reduce, you get "feedback" of the road surface condition
01:39.08gn00bieAll this assumes that your complaints about steering feedback are at 7/10th to 10/10th lateral accelration, if not it is a bunch of hooey
01:39.39gn00biebut I have never had a 2WD car with ESP, the GTO is RWD with basic traction control (as James May pointed out)
01:40.21gn00biethe 4WD Jeep has ESP, but I have not seen any snow in it yet, so I guess I have to wait till it snows to find out
01:42.39gn00biethe graphs at the racer website are only for pure side slip and pure slip, the behavior of Mz gets a lot more complex with combined cornering, driving or braking torque, and steering input
01:51.50gn00bieIf you are interested ndim, I have the codes written in matlab (should work with octave) to generate these charts. The Pacejka book has coefficients for a small tire, you can have some fun with these things ;)
01:52.18gn00bieI have done combined operation only for Fx, Fy though, over the xmas break I can look into extending the Mz as well
01:52.39gn00bieTheRedBaron: no stealing the ~shake!
05:03.45TheRedBarongn00bie: is there ESP on the mark 4 jetta?
05:23.13gn00bieTheRedBaron: I am not a VW specialist TBH
05:25.18gn00bieTheRedBaron: ndim said Golf Mark IV, which was produced from 99 to 06, at least the later ones had to have ESP
05:25.28TheRedBaronI have an 02 jetta
05:27.23TheRedBaronthe biggest thing I'm surprised by, is the 5th gear in it
05:27.41TheRedBaron70-75mph ~ 3600rpm
05:28.03TheRedBarongn00bie: You're a transmission engineer, doesn't that seem a wee bit high?
05:28.22gn00bienope
05:28.27gn00bieVWs are all geared funny
05:28.32TheRedBaronwhy?
05:28.39gn00biewell, here is the thing
05:28.46gn00bieour customers are idiots
05:28.57TheRedBaronmy honda @ 1.6L wasn't gear similarly
05:28.59gn00biethey think people with 5 speed sticks do not want to kick down to 4th to pass
05:29.01TheRedBaronand it was a 4 door
05:29.07TheRedBaronthis is a 2.0L
05:29.20TheRedBarongn00bie: no, your managers are idiots
05:29.40gn00bieTheRedBaron: believe me, my managers have told our customers (one of the big 3) many many times, increase the spread
05:29.43TheRedBaronin the US market, anyone with a quarter brain, driving a manual, knows to kick down to 4th
05:29.50gn00biemake the overdrive numerically lower
05:30.00gn00biewell, but I am told that people do not want to do it
05:30.17gn00bieevery 5 speed MTX sold from 95 to 2005 is geared funny
05:30.23TheRedBaronthe market must not be comprised of my demographic.....
05:30.32gn00bieeven Audi A4 from that generation with the 1.8T, engine spins 3500 rpm in 5th
05:30.35TheRedBaronbecause I enjoyed kicking down to 4th for the passing boost
05:30.46TheRedBaronaudi = vw
05:31.00gn00bieyeah, 3 different coworkers have the 1.8T Audi
05:31.03TheRedBaronthe jetta did come with the 1.8T
05:31.06gn00bie1 has the 2.7 non T
05:31.27gn00biebut really, you are not hurting the 2.0 at 3600 rpm, it is quite undersquare
05:31.40TheRedBaronit seems easy enough to mod the transmission, replacing 5th gear with a 6th.
05:31.50TheRedBarongn00bie: thats the only thing I worry about
05:32.08TheRedBaronI know RPM (other then lugging) is one of the quickest way's to kill an engine
05:32.30TheRedBaronand considering my 1.6L honda turned 75mph at 3000rpm....
05:32.49gn00bieyou have the EA287?
05:33.10gn00bieoh it is quite undersquare if it is the EA287
05:33.39TheRedBaronthat's not an engine code I"m familiar with
05:34.00gn00bieit sounds like VW uses 3.65 inch bore and 3.2 inch stroke
05:34.29gn00biethe the only other reason I can think of for the 5th being such a short gear is the autobahn speed requirements
05:34.42TheRedBaronI"d disagree
05:34.50gn00biethey need this thing to be able to do 120 odd, the little engine needs all the hp it got to 120 mph
05:34.59TheRedBarongoing 80 = 4000+ rpm
05:35.10gn00bieredline?
05:35.17TheRedBaron6k
05:35.27gn00bieGTO bore is 4 inches, stroke 3.62
05:35.30TheRedBaronbut peak is near 4200-4500
05:35.37gn00biehumm, so top speed is 120 mph
05:35.43gn00biethat sounds about right for the VW
05:36.05gn00biewell, 4000 rpm is where I would start worrying about an engine, 3600 rpm is kind of on the high side
05:36.06TheRedBaronthe 2.0 is a nice motor, but the transmission is so short.....
05:36.10TheRedBaron3rd is about the longest you get
05:36.39gn00bieyou do what 37 mph tops in 1st at fuel cutoff?
05:36.53gn00bieor maybe even 30, they must have a deep first gear
05:37.23gn00biesounds like they were just lazy in speccing out the transmission
05:37.33TheRedBaronI'll double check, but I doubt I can reach 30 in 1st, without redlining
05:37.46gn00bieso that is just a spread of 4:1
05:38.03gn00bieout of 5 speeds, that sounds like they could have done better on the overdrive
05:38.16TheRedBaronits quick shifts at 4k in 1st and 2nd.  3rd winds nicely up, but its within the torque range, so its ok
05:38.27gn00bie3rd goes to 80?
05:38.37TheRedBaronno
05:38.47TheRedBaronlord knows i've pegged it on accel ramps
05:39.00TheRedBarononce you reach 5k rpm, you're no longer in peak hp/tq
05:39.14TheRedBaronI only redline in 1st/2nd
05:39.21TheRedBaronbecause they are so short
05:39.22gn00bieyeah, but you still might have more hp/tq than you would if you upshifted
05:39.44gn00bieso it is geared pretty much like my corolla, except the corolla had a good overdrive
05:39.45TheRedBaronno
05:39.51gn00bie80 in 5th was 3300 rpm
05:39.54TheRedBaronsorry
05:40.12gn00biewell, you typically want a 5:1 gear spread, we provide 4.8 to 1 with our 5 speeds
05:40.12TheRedBaronyes, It sounds like its geared like your corolla except overdrive
05:40.24TheRedBaron4th and 5th are so close
05:41.05TheRedBaronjust for a daily commuter who travels 10 miles of interstate, I'd like to do 75-80 without thinking "wow, these RPM's are excessive"
05:41.25TheRedBaron3000rpm is almost near peak hp/tq on the 2.0.
05:41.49TheRedBaronand anyone who's driven a 4 cylinder would never be worried about 3k rpm
05:42.05gn00bie4th is probably around 1:1, 5th sounds like they just put in a 0.85:1 overdrive
05:42.28TheRedBaronk
05:42.57gn00bieThe gear ratios in the SRT-4 Neon that we did were 3.65, 2.05, 1.37, 0.95, 0.76
05:43.06TheRedBaronNow to diverge, you mentioned the term "undersquare".
05:43.32TheRedBaronbut when it comes to RPM's, I thought rod ratios was where it mattered
05:43.35TheRedBarondue to dwell
05:44.04TheRedBarongiven the old adage: stroke for tq. bore for HP
05:44.07gn00bieundersquare is bore to stroke ratio
05:44.25TheRedBaroncorrect
05:44.26gn00bie1:1 is square, oversquare revs, undersquare makes torque
05:44.47gn00bieoversquare engines are your F1 and Nascar engines
05:45.05gn00bieundersquare is pick up trucks and little cars
05:45.19TheRedBaronbut in a high-revving engine....
05:45.38gn00bieour last transmission is 3.77, 2.16, 1.41, 1.03, 0.72
05:47.35gn00bieso you would get 2900 rpm at 80 with our tranny
05:47.56gn00biewell, these days VW gives you a 6 speed I think, so it takes care of your concern
05:49.14gn00biewell, to be honest I would not be crazy about 3600 rpm at 3.65 inch stroke, that is pretty high piston speeds
05:49.38gn00biehopefully they have their piston ring design down
05:49.38TheRedBaronpiston speeds I'm not worried about
05:49.44TheRedBarondwell speeds I am
05:50.07TheRedBaronshorter rod ratios increase side thrust/load
05:50.09gn00biewhich year is this VW?
05:50.14TheRedBaron2002
05:50.27gn00bieand I take it you plan on keeping it a while
05:50.37TheRedBaronjust turned 120k miles
05:51.01TheRedBaronGuy ran a redlight and totalled my 97civic which had 198k miles ( I wanted to pass 200k)
05:51.16TheRedBaronso this car needs to take me to 200k :P
05:51.44gn00bieoh no, sorry to hear about your civic
05:51.50gn00bieyou did not get much damage I hope
05:52.04TheRedBaronmy body? no
05:52.10gn00biegood
05:52.18gn00bieeverything else is just money or ego
05:52.42TheRedBaronbut it was a 75+ year old gentleman driving a lincoln towncar
05:53.00TheRedBaronhit just in front of the front tire, so it tweaked the frame
05:53.07gn00bieumm, Panther platform car
05:53.24gn00biehumm, are you sure your useless brother was not involved? he totalled another good car previously?
05:53.42TheRedBaronthat was the humor in the .5sec of the accident
05:54.19TheRedBaronI recognized it as being a lincoln towncar, and it being an intersection my brother frequented on his way to work
05:54.40gn00bieSince his first name starts with a T, I tried to come up with a TeeTotaller or something like that for him
05:54.42TheRedBaronFirst thought in my mind as the inevitable played out "Oh dear god, please don't be my brother, because I might beat him"
05:54.45gn00bienever got anywhere with it
05:55.42gn00biehumm, so in all seriousness 2 buddies of mine have the 3 speed auto corolla (01 and 99), their engines turn 4000 rpm at 80 mph
05:55.54gn00bieand since they don't even have a tach, they happily drive around at 80-85
05:56.00TheRedBaronwow
05:56.13TheRedBaronspiking 4-5k rpm, no worries
05:56.34TheRedBaronchurning that rpm for any sort of 15min commute (mine) = worrisome
05:56.35gn00bie1.8L, 3.35 inch stroke
05:56.49gn00bieoh this one guy drove it from Syracuse to Folsom, CA
05:56.51gn00bieand back
05:57.04gn00biehe was down on oil a bit after he got back, but other than that, nothing really
05:57.13gn00biehe did 90 through Nebraska
05:58.30gn00biemy calcs say he had the engine at 4600 rpm or thereabouts for a whole tank of gas
05:58.49gn00biehis fuel economy dropped to 25 mpg though, so he stopped after 1 tank
06:01.10gn00biebut I guess if your car has made it to 120k with the low gearing, it can probably make 200k
06:01.27TheRedBaronand I only know about all this, because I plan on taking the 1.6L engine in my beetle, and making it a 2.1L
06:02.07TheRedBaron3" stroke X 3.7" bore
06:02.28TheRedBaronwith a 5.5" rod
06:03.07TheRedBaronits a bit of non standard build
06:03.12gn00biewell, may god grant you a diesel pick-up truck
06:03.29gn00biea proper american one, so that you can be a proper redneck :P
06:03.55TheRedBaronwell, with the heads+cam combo, I hope to redline at 6500
06:04.30TheRedBarongn00bie: I'd have to import or steal from mexico to get a 4cyl diesel pick-up :(
06:05.18gn00bieI would advise you to get the cummins
06:05.30TheRedBarondo tell
06:05.33gn00bieget an 03, with the NV5600 and a 271
06:05.43gn00biethe 5.9 Cummins 6BT goes forever
06:06.00gn00bieand when people ask you what you got, you can say Cummins
06:06.11TheRedBaronthat usually helps :)
06:06.18gn00biehelps with what?
06:06.26TheRedBaronwell, with brag factor
06:06.42TheRedBaronmost people here know that cummins = bulldozers
06:07.01gn00bieford used to be navistar, but now they do their own thing
06:07.05gn00bieGM has the Duramax
06:07.24gn00bieworking on 2014 MY updates, the torque figures on Ford/GM pickups are going to need 4 figures
06:07.26TheRedBarontbh, my father owns the 7.3L power stroke
06:07.36TheRedBaronfrom ford
06:08.05gn00bieyourdad++
06:08.22TheRedBaronfrom 97.  Never had to touch the engine.  Its mostly the sliding door on the 15 passenger van, that's given him trouble
06:08.23gn00bieif he has 4x4, he drives our transfer case
06:08.34gn00bieno, well 97 was not us
06:08.41gn00biewe started in 98 I think
06:09.19TheRedBaronthe way kierra drives (lord bless that turbo+engine) You can feel the down-shift + turbo spool
06:09.31TheRedBaronand by bless, I mean preserve
06:09.47gn00biewell, kierra could probably out race Danica Patrick
06:09.55gn00biekierra must be a retired F1 driver
06:10.12TheRedBaronwell, someone should inform Kierra she's retired
06:10.34gn00bieok my bad
06:10.41gn00biekierra must be an F1 driver
06:11.13TheRedBaronShe does her best to qualify
06:11.15gn00bieI found the dogfishhead 90 minute IPA on sale today, 9.99 for a 4 pack
06:11.26gn00biewell, I was going to say something about a pole position
06:11.39gn00biebut given my history with the ~shake and stuff, I better keep that to myself :P
06:11.57TheRedBaronthe dogfishhead 90min IPA is exquisite.  And at $10, quite the deal
06:12.04TheRedBaron~gn00bie++
06:12.28gn00bieit is quite possibly the best IPA I have ever had
06:12.47TheRedBaronall the complex of a malt, but the pure essence of an IPA
06:13.25TheRedBaronIf you can find the Flying Dog brewery there, they too, have good IPA's
06:13.32TheRedBaronSnake Dog IPA.
06:13.38TheRedBaronDouble Dog IPA (11%)
06:13.48gn00bie11%, me likey
06:13.53TheRedBaronand the Raging Bitch (Belgian Style - american IPA)
06:14.05gn00bieI have had the flying dog IPA in Memphis (downtown, the flying saucer)
06:14.14gn00bienot sure exactly which one it was
06:14.39gn00bieoh well TheRedBaron, bed time
06:14.42gn00biegn00bie needs his sleep
06:14.52TheRedBaronWas about to say the same
06:15.13TheRedBaronTake care gn00bie, and dont' take so long to log back in next time :P
06:15.16gn00bieotherwise I get cranky :P
06:15.28gn00bieoh I am here now, you guys will want to get rid of me :P
06:15.30TheRedBaronand you must visit soon
06:15.40TheRedBaronVal and I bought a house
06:15.43gn00bieI will try and see what is possible
06:16.03gn00biecongratulations! so new address for my next trip?
06:16.15TheRedBaronI tried to get orange to help me put a new roof on it 3 weeks ago
06:16.21TheRedBaronI shall PM
06:16.42gn00bieorange does not stop in Tally
06:16.58TheRedBaronI still keep my hopes up
06:17.16gn00bieorange is too posh for tally
06:18.19TheRedBaronSilly orange, he doesn't know what he's missing
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11:21.20kierraomw, throw me under the bus why don't you!!!!!
11:22.08kierraI have you know I drive very well!.....but with vim and vigor.  I think I may have been a race car driver in another life...idk
11:22.51kierraI like to keep traffic flowing. It annoys me to no end ppl who have no clue to traffic flow and how to keep it moving.
13:03.01ndim~coffee kierra
13:03.01purlACTION steals some of catay's special coffee and gives it to kierra on a silver platter.
13:49.15Flash70% of all American drivers think they are above average
13:49.30Flashlooks meaningfully at kierra
13:52.35TheRedBaronkierra: pushing the other cars isn't considered "establishing traffic flow"
13:53.46TheRedBaronputs Flash in a pan
14:08.21orangeI'm the most polite driver around... I believe in traffic flow, and keep right except to pass (although I usually end up having to pass on the right because everyone else thinks the left lane is for cruising)...
14:08.25orangebut don't tailgate me
14:08.30orangeI don't get mad, I just get slow
14:08.42orangeuntil the distance you are behind me is approximately 2 seconds :-)
14:17.53kierraoh, orange...tsk tsk
14:18.09kierrai stay in rt lane mostly and pass on left
14:18.18kierraand I am polite :)
14:18.31orangeI pass on the left when possible, on the right if forced
14:18.36kierraI dont flip birds when ppl do stupid stuff
14:18.43orangeI like to set my cruise and keep a nice steady speed
14:18.48orangeusually about +7
14:18.58kierrai love cruise control, +5 for me
14:19.19orangeand I don't mind if someone cozies up coming up to a passing zone
14:19.31orangebut if they tailgate me to try to 'push' me to go faster, it usually backfires on them
14:19.37kierramhmm
14:19.38orangeas I say, I don't get mad, I just make it safe
14:19.52orangeas a bonus, if I'm going slower, they can pass more easily
14:20.51orangeto be honest, most people figure it out pretty quickly... it's usually more carelessness than anything
14:27.52TheRedBaronI usually driver +5 or +10 on the interstate.  Mostly to get away from all the other drivers, and when I find a gap inbetween traffic pockets, I go back to +5
14:27.57TheRedBaronI don't like other cars
14:28.25orangeagree with that 100%
14:28.33orangewhen I was younger and drove +15, that's why I got so many tickets
14:28.40orangebecause I wouldn't travel in packs
14:48.46Constitutionwonders how many corners kierra can take at high speed and still say she "drives well"
14:48.53gn00bieorange: you are a fruit, not a pack animal
14:51.43kierraomw, never had an accident, always aware of who's around me
14:51.50kierrai drive very defensively
14:52.02kierraconsti, are you admin on apoc?
14:52.10Constitutionno
14:52.29kierrabummer, someone is there as kierrrra the geno baiter
14:52.39Constitutiongo shoot him with geno
14:52.50kierraeasier said than done
14:53.56Constitutionthen you could join as kierrrra the geno baiter the geno baiter
15:49.42gn00bie~shake
15:49.42purlACTION shakes his booty all over town
16:01.44ndim~orange++
16:04.46ndimFor the usual late night tailgaters, I like traffic circles. The tailgater behind me usually doesn't know a good line to take through traffic circles, so after the traffic circle suddenly they have a 200+ meter gap to catch up.
16:05.53ndim[ I drive the (legal limit +5) or (visibility limit-margin) or (physical limit-margin), whatever is the lowest. ]
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17:26.17kierraConstitution: ping
17:38.33kierra~I_Died_Once++
17:38.51*** topic/##kierra by kierra -> Welcome: || They have called for Tash. And Tash has come. C.S. Lewis|| channel logs: ibot.rikers.org || 20 days till Christmas!!!!
17:38.54I_Died_Onceyay!
17:39.00I_Died_OnceI've been plussed!
17:39.05kierrayou are rather awesome!
17:39.55I_Died_OnceA legend in my spare time
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