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LeMansX5 · #1 04-30-2007, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by vinuneuro

Don't mean to come off as arrogant, but you guys brought it up. It's probably the truth when I say that I have more practical and theoretical experience, than all of you arguing against me combined.

Can you elaborate what exactly are you trying to say here?

vinuneuro · #2 04-30-2007, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by LeMansX5

Can you elaborate what exactly are you trying to say here?

Josh made a comment about me being inexperienced, and you followed up. I was just pointing out that it's quite possible that I have more automotive experience than you. I'm arguing a position. Some of you are arguing the counter-. We're having a healthy debate...don't read into it too much.

LeMansX5 · #3 04-30-2007, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by vinuneuro

Josh made a comment about me being inexperienced, and you followed up. I was just pointing out that it's quite possible that I have more automotive experience than you. I'm arguing a position. Some of you are arguing the counter-. We're having a healthy debate...don't read into it too much.

What makes you think that you have more automotive experience than all of us here combined? We were having healthy debate before you started.

vinuneuro · #4 04-30-2007, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by LeMansX5

What makes you think that you have more automotive experience than all of us here combined? We were having healthy debate before you started.

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Originally Posted by vinuneuro

Have already spent more than two sems working for a Fortune 500 company that produces engines you see on the road every day. Experience in competitive intelligence and product dev. Yes, I have first hand experience with the LS_ engine assembled/disassembled. Same goes for other Domestic, Japanese and German engines (yes BMW too) diesel and petrol, some of which aren't even available in the North American market..ie MB, BMW, Audi diesels. Have done engine builds. Go through a systematic and analytical method in disassembling an American v. Import engine, then analyzing specific components, and you'll appreciate my arguements.

Beyond that I also have a decent amount of experience in engine manufacturing.

And btw, one of the guys I worked with was a lead engineer in the development of the last gen Viper. Among the other notable coleagues I was privelaged to learn from: engineers from Garrett, Borg Warner, Mahle, etc.

As far as transmissions go, unless we're talking about the actual mechanics of modern automatics, they're very simple. Dealing with gear ratios is almost completely theoretical.

That's pretty concentrated experience, and doesn't even include my non-work related reading on engine theory. It'd be a similar, but the opposite scenario if we were having a debate on something related to IT.

LeMansX5 · #5 04-30-2007, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by vinuneuro

That's pretty concentrated experience, and doesn't even include my non-work related reading on engine theory. It'd be a similar, but the opposite scenario if we were having a debate on something related to IT.

I am not talking of myself. You said "all of us combined". That also includes SANguru and JV. What you had is therotical experience and associated practical experience. Real world experience is totally different. I am sure several here will agree with me. How many years of real world experience you had at age 20?

vinuneuro · #6 04-30-2007, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by LeMansX5

I am not talking of myself. You said "all of us combined". That also includes SANguru and JV. What you had is therotical experience and associated practical experience. Real world experience is totally different. I am sure several here will agree with me. How many years of real world experience you had at age 20?

If we were talking about almost any other subject, I'd be in total agreement with you. However..for the topic at hand, I do have more practical, objective, industry experience, as real as it gets. I constitute that as very real- world experience. By real-world experience related to the automotive field if you mean an upbringing on muscle cars and the associated bias, then yea you've got me there.

Thunder22 · #7 04-30-2007, 10:46 AM

disregarding most of this thread, can't we just once have a healthy DISCUSSION about non-BMW products without it getting out of hand...?

This is an X5 site in name, but an automotive site in general, we should all keep that in mind. If all we have to tlak about is the current and future X5 models, we're going to run out of topics very quickly.

just my .02 ....

Technomage · #8 04-30-2007, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by gresch

disregarding most of this thread, can't we just once have a healthy DISCUSSION about non-BMW products without it getting out of hand...?

This is an X5 site in name, but an automotive site in general, we should all keep that in mind. If all we have to tlak about is the current and future X5 models, we're going to run out of topics very quickly.

just my .02 ....

quite a heated topic I'm really following.

vinuneuro · #9 04-30-2007, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gresch

disregarding most of this thread, can't we just once have a healthy DISCUSSION about non-BMW products without it getting out of hand...?

This is an X5 site in name, but an automotive site in general, we should all keep that in mind. If all we have to tlak about is the current and future X5 models, we're going to run out of topics very quickly.

just my .02 ....

Imo, we're doin good in diversifying away from just X5s. And compared to some threads in the Lounge, or not, our automotive discussions are generally very tame.

SANguru · #10 04-30-2007, 04:56 PM

let's see.. was on the formula SAE team and came in 3rd when you were 6 years old. Built and raced rotory 13B's and 12A, honda B18C's, 4G63's and a grand national motor all during that time.

You still haven't answer the question, have you driven a vette? Also, how do you define efficiency?? HP per liter as in volumetric efficiency? The debate could go quite a few ways. MPG efficiency? If your motor makes any torque, drivetrain loss and diff ratios etc will play less into but you CANNOT take that out of the equation.

Ever heard of the term sum of parts is greater than the whole? If you are only considering motor, then you have completely missed the boat on a great design.

V, you killing me buddy.. 2 semesters only and you consider yourself an expert?? That's like watching 2 hours of porn and saying you now know everything about women....

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Originally Posted by vinuneuro

Josh made a comment about me being inexperienced, and you followed up. I was just pointing out that it's quite possible that I have more automotive experience than you. I'm arguing a position. Some of you are arguing the counter-. We're having a healthy debate...don't read into it too much.

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