Blog 22

1.) I was most proud of the fact that the students enjoyed  the music I was playing while they cam into the classroom. Students felt that it fit the theme very well, that mad me feel more confident in myself. 

2.)

a.)  I think I deserved a P i made time and had a lot to say about my topic. 

b.) I felt that my presentation was very informative and is P worthy I made talking time and felt that my activities were enjoyable for the class. 

3.) What worked was the music and my 2nd answer. I felt that it was going to be hard to explain certain concept but it felt as if they were easy. 

4.) What I would do next time is have less slides on horse power, it did not ruin my presentation in anyway but it would leave more room for other slides. 

5.) Now that i have successfully completed the senior course I no longer doubt myself from anything that seems to hard. 9 moths ago i would have never even tried to do this senior presentation. I now feel that i could accomplish my goals like in being a line man or air frame and power plant technician.

    Interpretive

What I gained was experience from the things I read. I have helped my mentor Paul take out the engine out of his car at least 4 times, something new was always learned from doing so. 

     

   Applied

     He has a vtech head installed in his car. In order to let the engine handle the extra oil pressure we had to modify the fuel pump equipped with a gage. We also took out many old run down parts and replaced them with new or high performance parts. For example we installed high performance disk breaks and are thinking of installing new break calipers. 

Paul Munoz :  1 626 404 3306 

Exit interview

1. What is the best way to refurbish a vehicle in order to get its optimal performance? my best answer is "adding modifications can increase a vehicle performance" I like this answer the best because you can do little things to get a cars "optimal performance". But modification is the bulk of it all without modification you would be unable to get dramatic results that modification offers.

2. Research led me to this answer, because during my research checks I found some interesting data that described certain modifications that truly do increase a vehicles performance. For example state d by "pro chargers F.AQ"  a super charger can give you a 35 to 40% increase in horse power which I find very interesting. Learning exactly how it worked was far more interesting the looking at the numbers alone.

3. A problem I faced was how to deal with work and mentorship. Because I work 8:00 to 5:00 I couldn't find time to work with my mentor. We resolved this issue, my mentor would pick me up from work and take me to his house were the Honda Civic was stationed. It was cool because we would work long hours together doing what ever was needed to be done; but also talking about the senior project or interesting facts that came up. Mentor ship never felt like work it just seemed like another day enjoying the hobby with a friend.

4. One of them was data from "Smokey Dynos" a car tuning company, I liked that they put there data online to show how certain modification would affect the car's after installation. From high flowing exhaust system to piggy back ECU'S. Another source is my mentor's Alex and Paul they really done well at showing me the many parts that needed clarification from my research.  

April blog post

Earlier this month I had the chance to completely take apart one of the engines laying around, for parts. This time we would not put the engine back together because we are selling its parts. Also because of the fact that a crank shaft actually has to be installed with the type of precision that we are incapable of. It was interesting to remove and a lot heavier than I had ever expected. The cars is finally working though, its reliability we are still unsure of. I will try and post a video to finally see the engine come to life. 

Independent component 2

a. I Junior Rico, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

b. Dyno statistics I found for Pitman's was great they had solid proof that modification did increase engine performance with replacing certain parts. My neighbor Alex was also great, when I talked to him I could tell he was very experienced I learned so many little things also because of the fact he worked for triple A t one point.

c. done

d. My mentor and I continued to work on the car because of its multiple engine problems. It was quite simple of what happened when we looked back at it. My mentor might have bitten of more that he could chew. Because he wanted the car to be compatible with a v-tech, so many things were going wrong. It was not as simple as replacing the top portion of the engine block. A new oil system was installed in order to handle the extra pressure. But when we blew a piston we were sure it was over. We were ready to switch yet another engine block but it seems that the engine is good and running.
This independent component has helped me because it shows what parts have to be replaced in order to have a engine with the best performance. A piston had to be replaced because it was pretty much useless. Also the oil pump was modified in order to handle the extra pressure. it was also interesting to see the components of an engine block. when we took out the piston of one of the old engine we decided to take apart the entire thing, to possibly sell part.

This is a crank shaft from a old engine (right under it) we decided to remove it just so I can see how you remove it and the components of an engine. It a lot heavier than it looks, its probably the second heaviest thing after the engine block itself.

 

 

This was the old engine prepped to take out its piston that we needed. It was actually interesting to install on the amount because the crane was occupied. We actually lifted it on the mount, it wasn't to heavy because we already took the top portion off, which is why the pistons are showing.

 

 

its supposed to look like oil but antifreeze got mixed with it. this engine was a mess.

 

 

 

As stated many times my mentor and I have had problems with the engine. Every time we turn it on a new problem is reviled. This time a piston was burnt out. Instead of combusting the fuel, like it should, it would leak threw its sides. We have a total of three engines so it was just a matter of swapping the faulty piston and switching it with its replacement. I don't really mined having to take apart the engine multiple times, only because there is always something new to work with.

1. What is the best way to refurbish a vehicle in order to get its optimal performance?

2. Having the right canvas, vehicle, is critical before any refurbishing should take place.

detail 1- Some luxury vehicles like BMW and Lexus are not worth touching because they are to expensive or are already equipped with modification.

Detail 2- Cars like Hondas Toyotas and Subaru's are "project friendly" these cars are easy and cheap to refurbish compared to other vehicles.

detail 3-  Most importantly the vehicle must be able to have it performance "upgradeable" as for luxury vehicles it is best that they stay the way they are and only certified mechanics can work on them to avoid damage.


Sources:

ʺBest 8 Tuneable Sleeper Cars.ʺ Fast Car Magazine RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2014. http://www.fastcar.co.uk/2012/01/12/best-8-tuneable-sleepers-cars/.

Chevrolet Cobalt SS." AskMen. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Mar. 2014. http://www.askmen.com/top_10/cars/top-10-cars-to-modify_9.html.

along with my mentor- Paul Munoz Mechanic

Choosing the right car in order to increase performance is critical because some cars would be impossible due to the fact that certified mechanics can only work on them; and some cars are to expensive to even start and try to increase there performance because of the price of the regular parts.