weight distribution on the F-bodies?

[ridge_runner]

wait a minute.. whats the white of a spark plug?? whats the materil called

[DaMoNe6969]

That white on a spark plug.. thatd be porcelien.. Yeah, a lot of theives use it to break into cars because its completly silent..

Anyways, I would imagine they would be using a more pure porcelain, not the kind used in the clown on your grandma's TV! I just heard that it was porcelain, and it'l last a million plus miles... And that A lot of people dont want them to be put in production because they're virtually maintainance free.. no maintainance = less money for dealers and mechanics..

[Joseph1082]

Just to note, I doubt a porcelain engine would need a coolant system.

[Chevyracincamaro]

hell yeah that understandable..but have you guys ever tried to lift a toilet? same shit, heavy as hell, and thats just a toilet not an engine block!!!

[Joseph1082]

Hmmmmm, what about if they put air pockets through-out????

[Chevyracincamaro]

good idea, but again i have to use my same example: a toilet is hollow, still heavy as crap. of course i will conceade that in using porcelain its possible to design a block that is different from what we are used to. here's an idea though: how about ceramic?

[Joseph1082]

Porcelain is a type of ceramic, so is concrete and cement (not the same thing) and glass.
A lot of air pockets, I mean A LOT!!!

[DiabloGT]

uhmmm... how did this conversation lead to hollow toilets...?

[DaMoNe6969]

ahem.. thatd be my doing
best not to question it though...
A toilet, although hollow, still contains A lot of porcelain and isnt as heavy as everyones makin it out to sound.. I'll bet that if you had two identical toilets, one Iron, and one porcelain, the iron toilet would be a lot heavier would it not??? therefor, a porcelain v6 engine should weigh similar or less than an iron engine block

[Chevyracincamaro]

good call out on retardedness on the ceramic thing. equally good point on the weight comparison of porcelain to cast iron. i ask you this: how about aluminum? more than likely could weigh more than porcelain but the resiliency of the aluminum might be a worth-while compromise.

[ridge_runner]

haha im the 100th reply... score!!

[Joseph1082]

But at this rate, y not just make the engine out of super lightweight aircraft aluminum, Steel, or Titanium, it would cost a bundle, but isn't that what we are addressing, the porcelain was gonna cost a bundle too. And an engine like that should last as long as the car itself, I mean, how many miles are on airplanes?

[Genopsyde]

the engine in my Aurora is aluminum

[HotBoys09]

Originally Posted by Genopsyde

the engine in my Aurora is aluminum

Does it got a blower??

[Joseph1082]

well I mean high quality aircraft space-age aluminun