Weekly Digest - 17 July 2010
A quick note that one of our traders Infinity Industries have now become an authorised AMSOIL distributor. Infinity Industries specialises in Automotive Lighting and Lubrication Products. Distributing Internationally. We also sell direct to the public. This includes AMSOIL Synthetic Oils, HID Kits, Replacement Bulbs, Projector Retrofit Kits etc.
I didn't know about it until now but Honda have announced the winners of their iDream Student challenge. This year's competition included 19 teams of Ohio State University science and engineering students, whose projects offered creative engineering solutions and innovative technologies in one of three categories: Electronics, Mobility, and Materials.
A total of $60,000 was awarded to the top three teams in each category, as well as the viewer's choice winner who was chosen by online voting. This year's winners are:Since 1997, Honda has also awarded grants to academic professors to further their research in a variety of areas including automotive, materials, computer and robotics, safety, intelligent vehicle, and environmental technologies.
Interesting to see Honda using a turbo on for their RDX. Could this be the start of something else?
The unique positioning of this new Entry Premium SUV within the Acura product line guided the development of a special powertrain for the RDX. On one hand, a conventional 4-cylinder engine would lack the horsepower and torque needed to make the RDX a strong performer. On the other hand, a 6-cylinder would add extra weight. A solution comes in the form of a turbocharger - a first-ever application for an Acura production vehicle. The RDX has an innovative variable flow turbocharger that overcomes the shortcomings of conventional turbo designs and delivers an unusually broad powerband with almost no lag in throttle response. Acura's turbocharger differs from other variable flow turbo designs in that airflow is controlled before it enters the turbocharger, rather than within the turbocharger which is common with traditional variable-flow designs. Acura's variable flow turbo design thus eliminates moving components that work directly in the stream of hot exhaust gases.
If you're into DIYing and build threads (of K series in particular), make sure you check out Dr. Honda's EP3R build thread. Plenty of subscriptions to it already. Should be an interesting thread to follow.
