Mike you pose a valid point that I hadn't fully considered. Although I was also trying to get away from the heat and exhaust noise generated by a gasoline engine it seems like these would be small disadvantages compared to the trouble it would cause me to fully engineer a solar powered setup to be i...

thanks expresso dude. sounds to me like it would be much wiser and cheaper to just use the 8hp small engine that I already have and maybe contribute a donation to cooling man in the order of however much carbon emissions I plan on producing

I plan on using a solar setup primarily with a supplemental generator charging at night/when not in use if neccesary. since this is a budget/recycled material where possible type project I was planning on using a donut style spare tire from a car. measuring my roomates donut I found the OD to be app...

So I'm in the process of planning my mutant vehicle for 2008. in the better interest of reducing BM carbon emissions as well as the amount of petrol I have to haul out to BRC I'm trying to determine how powerful of an electric motor I will need to propel a 1700lb (fully loaded) art car from 0-7.5 or...

WOW. after coming back to the default world from my virgin burn (and what a burn it was) i have had nothing on my mind except how much I can't wait to go back next year. The unbelieveably fantastic experiences I had would continue next year right? well untill I saw the theme of next year only a few ...

WOW. after coming back to the default world from my virgin burn (and what a burn it was) i have had nothing on my mind except how much I can't wait to go back next year. The unbelieveably fantastic experiences I had would continue next year right? well untill I saw the theme of next year only a few ...