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Re: engine change out
Originally Posted by chef2sail View Post
The yanmar 3ym30 is the direct replacement for your 3qm30 as well as our 3gm20 on our C&C 35 MKIII 1983. Since the engine compartments are so small and almost custom on our boats I would say its best to go through with the Yanmar.
The Beta is a great engine too and has been getting good reviews.
Beta's, great reviews but it is a kubota motor that has been marinized.
I have nothing bad to say about kabota engines, had one in a firewood processor that we beat the snot out it & it keep runnning day & day out. For the record I wouldn't buy one of their tractors, John Deere fan...
For me, if you look at many of the 70 era motors, many of them where tractor
motors that were marinized & that's the issue I have with Beta. It's not a boat motor.
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Thanks everyone. All very interesting responses. Didn't know I'd get such a great group listening. I'm going to ask a lot of questions and get a lot of measurements between now and the time I get the old bohemith out of its cave to make room for the newer, hopefully slimmer model.
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The OP has a C&C very similar to ours. Since the exhaust is basically centerline and in the back of the enginethe difference of the hose from the manifold to the water muffler is minimal that it would require no modification in our boat and propably not for his. We have plenty of room behind the engine on the C&Cs. Its the width where they have shoehorned the engine in.
I just checked the dealers spec which the engine installer at Haven Harbor supplied me when he worked up a proposal, with the website for accuracy
Beta 30 Hp-747mm X 451mm X 551mm (L X W X H)
Yanmar 29Hp- 714mm X 462mm X 545mm (L X W X H)
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Beta Marine | Marine Diesel Propulsion Engines and Generating Sets | Beta 30 Engine
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We replaced our old 3GM30 with a new 3YM30 three years ago. It purrs like a kitten!
The only problem is that the engine is reversed, and the oil filter is on the wrong side for my boat. Just makes it a little more difficult to replace, but otherwise no big deal.
Go for it!
Re: engine change out
Originally Posted by chef2sail View Post
Footprint for the newer Yanmar is slightly smaller. The mounts were in the same positions so no new reconfig are necessary,
I agree the Beta may have been a better choice..
Re: engine change out
Originally Posted by Richard Donovan View Post
Hello. I'm new to sailnet and have a project to share. I'm going to replace my old yanmar 3qm30 (32 years old) with a new yanmar 3ym30 in my 1979 C&C 36. Anybody out there done it or similar and have wisdom for me? I began trying to fix my old motor when it suddenly wouldn't crank after I replaced the motor mounts due to excessive vibration only in forward gear. Also ran rydlyme throuogh engine for 3 hours with a transfer pump. Mechanic says exhaust was plugged and raw water has been getting in cylinders for some time. After exhaust manifold was remachined for almost what a new one would cost, I got news that complete valve job would be next to the tune of another $1400. Then we'd be able to see if cylinders would make enough compression to get me by for a while. I pulled the plug and said enough. Thanks for any help.
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Footprint for the newer Yanmar is slightly smaller. The mounts were in the same positions so no new reconfig are necessary,
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I don't know enough about Yanmar models to comment specifically but, whatever you consider, make sure you have accessibility for the things that you need to get to - oil filter(unless you remote mount), oil drain, impeller (and where the bits go if one breaks up), can you bleed the fuel lines? (unless self bleeding), etc. Think of routine maintenance and also things that are prone to give problems.
Most newer diesels are more compact so make sure you can connect everything - for example, will you need a longer drive shaft? Issues with running the exhaust?
Beta makes nice stuff, the key things are easy to reach from the front of the engine and they will supply custom mounts which MIGHT simplify installation.
If all the important stuff is the same on the new Yanmar, that is probably the easiest route. If not start talking to the other manufacturers and ask a lot of questions.
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No question the re&re will go much more smoothly with an engine with the same mount patterns, footprint, overall size, and mounting angle. Also you're more likely to maintain your gear ratios by sticking with yanmar. Unless there's a significant price difference that makes it worthwhile I'd probably stick with the direct replacement.
I've 'been there', hacking out motor beds to adapt a Volvo into a boat that started out with an Atomic.. it worked in the end, but was a lot of work and bother.
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The yanmar 3ym30 is the direct replacement for your 3qm30 as well as our 3gm20 on our C&C 35 MKIII 1983. Since the engine compartments are so small and almost custom on our boats I would say its best to go through with the Yanmar. It will involve very little modification on your engine bed. We have looked at replacing our also in the future. I would get an upgrade on the alternator if possible and get an Electromaxx.
The Beta is a great engine too and has been getting good reviews.
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Does anybody know what exactly the ESB sidearm looks like? I'm getting ready to modify a Nintendo zapper, and would like to be able to make my sidearm as close to the real deal as I can.
I know Mojo has a kit that looks really good, but I also found this pic at Wookiepedia:
It looks similar, but not the same as Mojo's. So does anybody know what the gun from the movie actually looks like?
Also, does anybody know what the source of the Wookiepedia pic is? Is that someone's homemade gun?
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I have a similar one - a Buckmark Camper with the same size barrel. Mine has rubber type grips - I like the feel a lot. Very easy to clean. Good gun!
I replaced the front sight with a fiber optic for about $25-$30. Just use the right size allen wrench to unscrew the old one and replace it (U will have to adjust the height on the rear sight after U swop out the sight in the front to a fiber optic).


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Obama's "Romney Playbook" Refutiated
posted at 4:56 am on February 22, 2012 by Dafydd ab Hugh
Many election analysts have noted that President Barack H. Obama, who appears to want another term, has worked with his grand viziers, his mullahs, his Council of Experts, and assorted hatchet peeps to develop two distinct election playbooks, one for each of the two most likely nominees:
For Rick Santorum, the Obamunists plot to smear him as a religious fanatic who wants to erect a theocracy on American soil, and as an ultra-social-conservative lunatic who wants to disenfranchise the entire female sex, burn gays at the stake, and reinstate official government racism, if not the return of slavery itself.
Alas, Santorum plays right into this strategy by his increasingly hysterical denunciations of Obama as "not a Christian;" he may well not be a Christian — I think his religion is Progressivism; but as electoral strategy, attacking your opponent as irreligious is not calculated to reassure the mushy middle that you're fit to serve as POTUS.
For Mitt Romney, their scheme is both simpler and more complex: The Kingpin of gangster government intends to "smear" Romney for being a wealthy man.
This is simpler, in that nobody can deny that Mitt Romney would be the richest GOP presidential nominee of all time (that is, since the Republican Party was founded in 1854); he's worth between $190 and $250 million. (JFK — Kerry, not Kennedy — is probably the richest nominee ever; but he doesn't count as a counterexample, since he's a Progressivist Democrat, hence by definition busy saving the world, man!)
But the strategy is also more complex, in that Obama must show not only that Romney is rich, but that there is something disreputable about this; and he must convince tens of millions of voters who are not already "Occupiers" and "99 percenters."
I don't really care about Santorum's response to the inevitable Obamic attacks; I doubt he'll be the nominee; and if he is, having seen him in action now, I believe he'll win only if the economic climate is such that any Republican would win… a pious hope, but unlikely.
Thus, Obama will be forced to pivot his slanderous traducements from "evil conservative!" to "one percenter!", and he's stuck with trying to explain to the American people why multi-millionaire Republicans like Romney are inherently unfit to command, while multi-millionaire Democrats like Al Gore and John Kerry (and Barack Obama) are inevitably great leaders.
And that last is the chink in Obama's playbook, meaning no disrespect to Jeremy Lin; it lies within Romney's power, if not within his will, to utterly destroy that meme of attack — or better, to drive it right back into Obama's court with an overhead smash. He can! But will he?
Will a Capitalist nation (sort of) implicitly reject anybody who's rich? Egad, I hope not; I can only hope that America has not sunk so low that it treats wealth itself as suspect, and sees liberal Fascism as its cure. Rather, I believe Americans admire achievement; and I believe they understand that wealth "inequality" is precisely what drives the economy, while enforced income equality would kill it… just as water that is all at the same level can do no work: Hydraulics requires some of the water to be higher than the rest; that's what makes the waterwheel, or the turbine, go round and round.
Romney need never apologize for his wealth; instead, he needs to say something along these lines:
My opponent accuses me of being successful and wealthy — "rich" is the term he uses, I believe. All right, I confess; I am wealthy; I am rich. And you now how I got to be that way? By following the American dream.
My friends, I inherited a lot of money from my dad, George Romney, who worked for decades in the automobile industry in Detroit, Michigan. I also inherited a first-rate education. I kept the education, but I gave my entire inheritance to my alma mater… not because there's anything wrong with money or with parents passing along the fruits of their labors to their kids, but because I wanted to be my own man, to see what I could accomplish on my own. So I can honestly say I've earned every dollar I have.
Unlike my opponent, nobody gave me a suspiciously huge book contract when I was an obscure law student at Harvard; when I was an obscure law student at Harvard, I was simultaneously an obscure business student at Harvard; and I didn't have time to write a dream book about my father, anyway… or put my name on some radical professor's book, as the case may be.
I also never got a sweetheard land deal from a lobbyist and campaign fundraiser who was later convicted of fraud, bribery, and money laundering. So you see, I didn't have the advantages growing up that my opponent did.
Instead, I worked hard, played by the rules, and kept faith with my family, my friends, my competitors, and my God. And I succeeded, as so many others have done before and after, some more, some less. I thank God everyday for the United States of America, for liberty, and for the Capitalism that allows not only the privileged but the downtrodden to rise to heights limited only by their own talent, drive, persistence, and their refusal to accept artificial limits on achievement. Just ask Justice Clarence Thomas.
My opponent is a great believer in limiting achievements. Four years ago, all he could talk about was vague "hope and change," and how his presidency would heal the Earth, calm the oceans, and how the lamb would lie down with the lion. A pocketful of stimuluses, ObamaCares, and trillions of wasted spending later, not too many folks think they're better off now than four years ago. Except the lion, who got a nice rack of lamb on the deal.
This time, all my opponent can talk about are the few minor things he did that more or less worked, tiny islands in a vast sea of failure, diminished expectations, and a long, steady collapse of the American dream and of America itself… if we let him.
Let's not.
Yeah, I'm rich. And I want all of you here, everyone hearing these words, to become rich too — or to write the great American novel (without a ghostwriter), or invent a molecule-sized computer, or design the most beautiful shopping mall ever built, or become a Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Whatever your dream happens to be, never be ashamed or apologetic about succeeding. Be joyous! Be proud! I'm proud of the companies I helped save when I worked at Bain Capital and made a pile of money; and I kick myself for the companies that we couldn't save.
But that's Capitalism: In order to earn the right to succeed, you must accept the right to fail. Failure can be painful, but it teaches us to do it better next time.
There have been times I've failed, and times I've succeeded. On the whole, I like winning better than losing, not just for me but for everybody.
I guess that makes me both a Republican and an American!
All right, all right, I got a little carried away; but I was having fun cheering and defending achievement, wealth, and Capitalism with joyous abandon; I never apologize for anything but not doing my best.
Barack Obama is my political antiparticle, forever begging forgiveness for the achievements of his betters.
I reckon that makes him a liberal.
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The National Institutes of Health NIDCD has awarded Shri Narayanan (PI) (EE, Ling, CS), Dani Byrd (Co-lead Investigator) (Ling), Krishna Nayak (EE), Sungbok Lee (Ling & EE), and Richard Leahy (EE) an award of $1,767,992 (May 2005-April 2009) for their research project entitled Dynamics of Vocal Tract Shaping. This is a brand new grant taking advantage of the real-time MRI techniques to advance research in speech production.
The Office of Naval Research has awarded its 5-year 5 million dollar Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grant to a collaboration among USC (Shri Narayanan [EE] & Dani Byrd [LAS]), Stanford (D. Jurafsky, C. Manning), and University of Washington (J. Bilmes, K. Kirchoff) for a project entitled Human-like Speech Processing, in response to its call for radically new approaches to speech-to-text conversion. This was the only award made for this announced MURI topic. The project will last May 2005-April 2010.


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'But a night after former teammate Martin Biron made 40 saves in a shutout, the Sabres again ran into a hot goalie. MacDonald, making his 10th straight start in place of the injured Rick DiPietro, avenged an earlier start this season in which he allowed all seven goals in a 7-1 loss to the Sabres on Long Island. He made 30 saves over the first two periods.'
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Feminism, Pop-Culture | Posted by Paulina P on 02/24/2014
Body Positivity Looks Different For Each Person
I clearly did not wake up like this. There is liquid eyeliner on my eyes to create this cat eye, there is bronzer on my cheekbones to create the illusion that I have been in the sunlight, and there is fire-engine red lipstick on my lips to make me feel like Marilyn Monroe. But let me tell you, I feel fierce. I feel sexy. I feel unstoppable.
My friend and I recently held a Body Positive photo shoot campaign as a publicity event for the Eating Disorders Awareness and Body Positive Week we are organizing at Columbia University. Since the week is Feb. 24 to 27, we wanted to get people excited and involved before our week of events. We asked students to come in their most confident form and …


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Such a good look, they look like complete fire in person
BEAUTIFUL. they're just so good looking, but comfortable too, just not to comfortable when you grow out of them lol. i had these but i gave them to my mom and whenever my feet feel small i just steal them and wear them again, small or not i just love them.


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Great Britain's business secretary announced that his nation is poised to make a major investment in offshore wind farms. Hundreds of new turbines would generate over 30 megawatts of clean electricity annually— enough to light every home in Britain. John Hutton expressed the vision of a new approach to global warming by stating that given the decline in oil production from North Sea rigs, 'it's time we sourced more energy from our other abundant natural resources — sea and wind." his nation has given a commitment to the European Union that by 2020, at least 20% of energy would come from renewable sources. At present these sources only account for about 2% of Britain's energy so moving to 20% will require enormous expenditures on the part of the government.
Hutton gave his talk in Germany, a nation whose Chancellor, Angela Merkel, announced a plan to spend $4.9 billion in an effort to move her nation from having 14% of energy come from renewable sources to about 30% by 2020. One can only wonder when an American president is going to assume leadership in the fight to make renewable energy a major factor in this nation's energy program.


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After more than a year of fiddlin' around with my present hose set-up or lack there of. . .I've come for advice. Right now, I just have standard braided 5/8" hose runnin' off and tucked into the shoulders of my jumpsuit (just 2 though like ya see in the ROTJ vis. dic. pix).
No problem. . .but wait . . .there is. . .the stock I cut my hoses from is from a local farm supply store (that's right . . .yeehaw I live in the 'zarks of AR). Anyhow this hose's primary fuction is as a pesticide applicator (pretty sweet) and is very stiff (especially at the short length I have it cut at)which more often than not leads to the hoses controlling my arms/hands rather than vice versa.
In short. . .just wondered what type and where folks procurred their hose which hopefully is lighter and more flexible. Yer advice is and always has been most appreciated. Take it easy.
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Newly elelcted president of Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou, whose confrontational pro-independence polcies have angered China has made clear he wants to find a way in which the rights of Taiwan can be protected without angering China. His Nationalist Party has never renounced a desire for an eventual unification with China, but that goal is hardly one which raises enthusiasm on Taiwan. Ma seeks to emphasize economic relations and push political issues to the backburner. He wants a huge expansion in tourists from China and would like to integrate Taiwan even more closely with the expanding Chinese economy.
Ma is being very careful to emphasize Taiwan's link to Chinese history and will even refer to Taiwan as the Republic of China. He wants detente with China, he wants close economic ties, but he also wants Taiwan to control its own destiny as an independent democratic nation. Perhaps, in twenty years mainland China will have become a democratic society which would end any problems in bringing together these two historic Chinese entities.


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Im about to get stationed in okinawa for 2+years. I arrive in september and i would like to know how active the paintball community is, and if theres alot of speedball out there. I shoot a bob long vice and getting a G6r soon and wanna know if there are any teams out recruiting someone whos never played on a team before, or if theres any people who want another guy to play with them. Also if anyones a marine if they know barracks rules for paintball guns because in Miramar im allowed my guns in my room not sure how it is over there.
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Three women presumed dead after being abducted separately 10 years ago have been found in a house close to where they were last seen.
Police in the city of Cleveland, Ohio said they had arrested three brothers as suspects in the triple disappearance, after a neighbour heard a woman screaming inside the house and came to her rescue.
Once the woman had been let out the house, she made a frantic phone call to police, identifying herself as Amanda Berry – the victim of a high-profile suspected abduction a decade ago
In a recording of the emergency call, which has since been released by police, the 26-year-old can be heard screaming: "Help me! I'm Amanda Berry... I've been kidnapped and I've been missing for 10 years and I'm here. I'm free now".
The two women found with Berry were identified by authorities as Gina DeJesus, 23, who vanished in 2004 at age 14, and Michelle Knight, who was reported to have been 20 when she disappeared more than a decade ago.
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2012+ Performance Thread For LFX 3.6L V6 Engine - Discussion & Resources
Hello Fellow LFX Running CTS Owners!
Since you are reading this, you have probably figured out there are limited resources as yet, for the new LFX revision of our 3.6 V6 Engines. This thread will be our resource for sharing all available parts & modifications. I will edit my original posting as things become available to us and hope LFX owners will help in this thread.
What are my qualifications? I have built and raced more vehicles than I can easily recount, and I have no problem admitting when I do not know something, but in that case I will research it! My CTS is fun to drive, but I would like to see an intake, throttle body mod, exhaust, PCM tune and catch can on my car. That simple recipe provides a nice bump in power to many modern vehicles. Remember to always think Combination, not single mods.
All vendors, I invite you to post the availability of your parts for our LFX engines here With Part Numbers please, as well as your contact information. I for one am ready to spend some money. Do you like money? Mine is on the table!
All members, please post links to parts you find that fit the LFX, and be sure to check with the vendors; I have found several already claiming they fit 2012 cars and after inquiring they back pedal admitting they don't know if they fit the LFX!
To start, let's hear from GM on what exactly the variable valved timed LFX engine IS. Some curious changes have been made that hint at where GM is heading with all engines. The following comes direct from the GM powertrain website found here: http://www.gmpowertrain.com/VehicleE...nProducts.aspx (there is some great info there as well about your transmission)
A new, more powerful and more efficient version of the 3.6L direct-injected V-6 known by its LFX engine code.
Compared to the engine it replaces, the new LFX 3.6L V-6 features:
- New cylinder head design with integrated exhaust manifold
- Improved intake port design and larger intake valves within the cylinder heads
- Longer-duration intake camshafts
- Composite intake manifold
- New fuel pump and isolated fuel rail
- New, optimized-flow fuel injectors
- Structural front cover and cylinder block enhancements
- Stronger and lighter-weight connecting rods
- Camshaft cap and throttle body design enhancements
- E85 ethanol capability
"The changes to the 3.6L V-6 represent greater refinements to an already well-balanced package, including the use of new, lighter-weight components and enhancements designed to improve performance, efficiency and durability." GM (I have underlined some interesting pieces of information!)
Aluminum Engine Block and Integral Oil Pan
The 3.6L V-6 VVT's engine block is cast from A319 aluminum alloy. This aluminum-intensive construction means less weight and greater efficiency than conventional cast-iron engines and less weight translates to improved vehicle fuel economy. The sand-mold-cast block features strong cast-in iron bore liners, six-bolt main caps, and inter-bay breather vents. A cast aluminum oil pan is stiffened to improve powertrain rigidity and reduce vehicle vibration.
Rotating Assembly with Oil-Spray Cooled Pistons
The crankshaft is manufactured from forged steel, while the connecting rods are made of powdered metal that features a higher ratio of copper, which makes them stronger and enables them to be lighter. The V-6 VVT engine family was developed with pressure-actuated oil squirters in all applications. The jets reduce piston temperature, which in turn allows the engine to produce more power without reducing long-term durability.
Integrated Cylinder Heads/Exhaust Manifolds
The LFX's new cylinder head design has a revised intake port design that enhances airflow to the combustion chambers. Larger-diameter intake valves are used in the heads and work in conjunction with new, longer-duration intake camshafts to provide the engine's boost in horsepower. By using larger valves and holding them open longer, more of the air is pulled into the combustion chamber, for a more powerful combustion. The exhaust manifold is incorporated with the cylinder head, which saves weight, reduces complexity and helps promote a quicker light off of the catalytic converter, which further helps reduce emissions.
Direct Injection
Direct injection moves the point where fuel feeds into an engine closer to the point where it ignites, enabling greater combustion efficiency. It fosters a more complete burn of the fuel in the air-fuel mixture, and it operates at a lower temperature than conventional port injection. That allows the mixture to be leaner (less fuel and more air), so less fuel is required to produce the equivalent horsepower of a conventional, port injection fuel system. Direct injection also delivers reduced emissions, particularly cold-start emissions, which are cut by about 25 percent.
E85 Flex-Fuel Capability
E85 is a clean-burning, domestically produced alternative fuel composed of 85 percent ethanol alcohol and 15 percent gasoline. Ethanol is renewable and produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions in the combustion process. It can be produced from various feed stocks, including corn and wheat stalks, forestry and agricultural waste and even municipal waste. (I have seen 85 octane at the pump in Utah - it's coming...)
Dual Overhead Cams with Four Valves per Cylinder and Silent Cam Drive
Four-valves-per-cylinder with inverted-tooth chain cam drive contributes to the smoothness and high output of the LFX. The engine incorporates a timing chain with an inverted tooth design. These smaller links engage at a lower impact speed, which decreases the noise generated. In conjunction with the smaller pitch chain, the number of teeth on the sprockets are increased, which increases the meshing frequency and further reduces noise and vibration. Four valves per cylinder and a silent chain valvetrain contribute to both smoothness and high output. Four-cam phasing changes the timing of valve operation as operating conditions such as rpm and engine load vary.
Variable Valve Timing
Variable valve timing (VVT), or cam phasing, helps the LFX deliver optimal performance and efficiency, and reduced emissions. It allows linear delivery of torque, with near-peak levels over a broad rpm range, and high specific output (horsepower per liter of displacement) without sacrificing overall engine response, or driveability. The system changes valve timing on the fly, maximizing engine performance for a variety of operating conditions. At idle, for example, the cam is at the full advanced position, enabling exceptionally smooth idle quality. Under other operating demands, cam phasing adjusts to deliver optimal valve timing for performance, driveability and fuel economy. At high rpm it might retard timing to maximize airflow through the engine and increase horsepower. At low rpm it can advance timing to increase torque. Under light-load driving it can retard timing at all engine speeds to improve fuel economy.
Composite Intake Manifold and Fully Isolated Composite Camshaft Covers
The upper intake manifold for the LFX is made from composite material and provides mass savings over an aluminum manifold, with a carefully designed structure that helps ensure quiet engine operation. The surfaces on the cam covers are shaped to limit the broadcasting of undesirable noise, and the covers use isolating perimeter gaskets, as well as isolating radial lips around the tubes that accommodate the spark plugs. These effectively de-couple the covers from vibration generated in the block and engine during combustion. Acoustic dampening has also been added for additional NVH improvements.
Refinement, Durability and Maintenance
Additional changes incorporated in the LFX deliver greater refinement, quietness and durability, starting with revisions to the front cover. It was redesigned with additional support ribs on the backside and an additional fastener to improve noise and vibration characteristics. The cylinder block is modified slightly to accommodate the front cover's additional fastener. Also, the camshafts feature new saddle-type caps for improved durability. Finally, the throttle body is updated with a new, digital throttle position feature that eliminates a previous mechanical contact for more trouble-free operation.
The fun part is going to be how we improve on this engine without compromise!
XE's 2012 CTS Coupe Prem, Touring - Mods
Well I suppose it is only fair I post what I am planning to do with my Coupe.
If I could "buy it today" here is where I would start on my car.
Cold Air Intake - Airaid - looks like a good product but not available yet - increasing the total surface area of your intake filter always helps!
TB Mod - I think there might actually be an available mod for the Throttle Body now - Vendors speak up!
Catch Can - So many modern engines need these! I think the auto manufacturers decided the only way to keep the EPA off their back was to dump all oil vapor into the combustion chamber (intake) which results in freaking Pools of oil slopping around - GROSS! Tracy I'm still waiting for a part number so I can buy this from you!
Cat back exhaust - Magnaflow maybe - not available for LFX yet - might go with cutouts instead as they worked great on my last build - I hate the factory "suitcase" mufflers though.
PCM Tune - I think Vince can do an LFX tune but I need to speak with him about this, hit me up Vince!
Re: 2012+ Performance Thread For LFX 3.6L V6 Engine - Discussion & Resources
I believe there is only one catch can for our engines. I could be wrong, but I just ordered mine a couple of weeks ago. Granted, I have a '10 3.6, but the can can't be any different (I believe).
Re: 2012+ Performance Thread For LFX 3.6L V6 Engine - Discussion & Resources
D3 CAI is available now. RX isolator, it is amazing, RX ported and polished TB also amazing, Trifecta tune. I have not done the tune yet but that is next after the D3 CAI. Those are the items I am or have done. I don't want to go with the exhaust, maybe later but I don't want my car to be louder when I am driving it on a regular bases. I use my car all day and I love the quiet cockpit. It's great for business.
Remember, the 2012 and up now have the LFX engine. Not the LLT. so I'm not sure all of those items are available at this point. I know the iceolator is NOT available. Unless it changed in the past 24 hours.
Re: 2012+ Performance Thread For LFX 3.6L V6 Engine - Discussion & Resources
Ah. I did not read that this was for the 2012.
D3 Cadillac Offering THREE Cat-back Exhaust System Options for 2012+ 3.6!
Well I am pleased to say D3 is offering 3 options for Cat-back exhaust on the 3.6di for us 2012+ folks! When you call D3 ask for "Ro" and he can help set you up with any of the following options! The rundown is as follows:
- Install a Stock CTS-V exhaust system with light modding, more power, a bit more volume.
- The Corsa CTS-V exhaust system is quiet until you stand on it, modded to fit, more power.
- For an aggressive "note" to your exhaust the Borla CTS kit is now listed compatible with 2012 models!
(for reference, there is NO intake kit available and due to the "married" design of the new MAP sensor, attempts to "saw it off" the box and attach to aftermarket piping have thrown trouble codes and been unsuccessful at this time. Yes D3 tried it.)
HP Tuners 6011 VCM Suite MPVI Standard Packages
For those well versed in creating your own tunes and using A/F monitors, Summit is showing the following tuner available now for 2012+ CTS V6 models! You can adjust anything you want with this system. For those unfamiliar with custom tuning a late model engine, try a Trifecta tune.
K&N Drop In Air Filter # 33-2411 Available for 2012+
It was nice to see that K&N has now extended the part listing for their drop in high performance Air Filter up to 2013! All 2012+ LFX engine owners know the MAP sensor is part of the airbox now, so we cannot run the cold ait intake of the 2011- models.
I suppose for now this is our only intake option, I will let you know how it works out!
Since the App guide at K&N shows this filter used for the 6.2L V model also, it MUST flow very well on our 3.6L Engines!
The Truth About Air - Oil Separators (also called "Catch Cans")
Let's take a moment to discuss Air - Oil Separators, commonly called "Catch Cans". Since when do we need one and why?
Pollution. The short version is, as we tried to get more responsible towards the environment, auto manufacturers were faced with a troubling issue: Escaping oil vapors. Compared to exhaust, oil vapors are many times more harmful, because they retain both hydrocarbons and other unburnt pollutants. Allowing them to escape in the atmosphere was not an option, so what to do? Use a vacuum line and suck them back into the engines intake tract, so the motor can burn the oil, and the catalytic converter can hopefully bake off what is left. Does it work? Mostly... for awhile.
If you spend some time with your right foot buried down the top of the engine, you are producing a lot more of this unwanted by-product than an average casual driver. The reason is that our engines are just air pumps, and the back of the piston is not burning, but moving just as much air around. Your hot engine has oil splashing all over inside the motor, and the vapors get picked up by this moving air, often called "windage". Over time you are going to move enough vapor that it will begin to condense and coat various parts of the intake tract. The oil vapors burning also leave deposits behind on your valves, combustion chamber, and inside the converters. All in all not a good thing for longevity of that performance we love.
For hard drivers like us, an Air - Oil Separator can allow the Air to pass by, and the Oil vapor to accumulate into oil we can later drain off. Why don't manufacturers put these on our engines from the factory? That is up for discussion - my belief is it would stand as a billboard for the auto manufacturers, admitting they have a long way to go to make engines environmentally friendly. So for now it is our dirty little secret (literally). The PCV system and line name, literally stands for Positive Crankcase Ventilation.
So how does it work? There is a ball type check valve on the valve cover, with a 3/8" to 1/2" hose going directly back to the intake manifold. When your engine is running, vacuum pulls on this hose, allowing any blown-by vapors or windage to escape into the intake for burning in the combustion chamber. Some fresh air is allowed to enter via a breather line from the Airbox. We cut into the PCV hose to install the Air - Oil Separator and stop the oil from ever getting back to the intake.
Watch how fast oil collects under hard driving on this CTS-V with a special Clear separator can:
Looks like a tablespoon of oil in ONE (admittedly hard) driving session.
Do I need one? Go pull the PCV line where it connects to your intake manifold. If you can get a partial drop of oil on your finger here, there is likely quite a bit more accumulated inside your intake (you should pull the Throttle Body and clean out the plenum with a long reaching rod and rag). This would indicate you Can benfit from the simple install of a separator. If you are clean as a whistle, you are probably ok.
What makes a good Air - Oil Separator? Designs vary, but the bottom line is this: If you can pull the hose at the intake and you do not have oil residue any longer, your Catch Can is doing its job. I prefer the type that have a metal substrate mesh inside, this forces the vapors to touch and wrap around countless curves and smaller air paths. As the vapors twist and turn about the mesh, they cool and the oil condenses and builds up on the mesh, then dripping into the lower part of the can for disposal later (instead of going into your engine, fouling things up).
Does this change my required maintenance? Not really. After you install an Air - Oil Separator, you should drive about 1500 miles and then take a look - you may have a few tablespoons in the can. If there is plenty of room still in the can, you are likely good to just empty it at your 3000 mile oil change - you can recyle that oil with your used oil. If you use the Oil Life system, then keep an eye on it until you know how fast you build oil up.
My engine is gunked up inside! Now what? Buy some SeaFoam, it eats and breaks down carbon. Dump a full can into 1/4 tank of gas and run it low. Get a second can and follow the directions for fuel injected engine cleaning, you can draw it from your catch can hose that goes into the intake. Don't let the engine "drink" it in too fast! Get a friend to help by barely touching the accelerator enough to keep it from dying while you draw in the cleaner. A MotorVac service would be an Excellent option also, if you know a shop doing them.
This is the Moroso #85602 Separator kit for CTS-V (I used black #85603)
Here is the RevExtreme Catch Can for CTS - Available in many colors.
Another offering from Billet Technology - Different colors.
2012+ CTS 3.6DI Spiral Port Throttle Body (LFX) From Bad New Racing
If you want to add a little power, there is a claimed gain of 5rwhp and 5rwtq from this Spiral Ported Throttle Body job done by Bad News Racing.
You have to send them your TB and they mod it. Pay $365, but get $200 back as a core charge.
End cost $165
Honestly I'm on the fence with this one because the TB bore diameter in MM is not changed and the butterfly is not replaced.
2012+ Trifecta Tune from Bad News Racing
For the 2012+ PCM tunes we currently have the Trifecta tune available from Bad News Racing also.
This will allow you to state what mods you have and get a tune tailored to your mods.
If it is not just so, you can work with BNR and get it right.
Not sure if these tunes leave artifacts in the PCM the dealership can see or not - I need to ask about that.
If you pop your motor and the dealership discovers the PCM has been flashed you could be in hot water, for those in warranty.
2012 LFX Borla 11824 Exhaust System
2012 LFX Borla 11824 Exhaust System
Well I put this on today and let me tell you I am SO HAPPY with it!
Zero Drone, Little to NO change in Cabin volume. My cruising is unaffected volume wise.
When you step on it though, WOW sounds really good!
What is kind of funny is, listen how similar it sounds to This....
To be honest I prefer my CTS - Much more versatile!
I'm assuming you have a Coupe...do you know if they have this same exhaust for the sedan, rwd?
2012 CTS Sedan 3.6 V6 Exhaust System


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Limbaugh advances numerous falsehoods while discussing Hurricane Katrina
Research ››› ››› JEREMY SCHULMAN & JOE BROWN
Since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast August 29, the storm and its aftermath have been frequent topics of discussion on Rush Limbaugh's nationally syndicated radio show. In the days since the storm struck, Limbaugh has advanced several falsehoods related to the storm and official efforts to bring aid to its victims. Media Matters for America has identified the following Katrina-related falsehoods spread by Limbaugh on his radio show.
Falsehood #1: When Bush said nobody "anticipated the breach of the levees" in New Orleans, he meant that nobody anticipated they would break after the hurricane had passed
On the September 8 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show, Limbaugh claimed that President Bush's discredited assertion that no one had anticipated the breach of the New Orleans levees was intended to mean that no one anticipated the levees would break "after the storm had passed," echoing Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's failed attempt to spin the president's remarks during an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press.
At the time, Chertoff argued that Bush was referring to news accounts that claimed New Orleans had survived the worst of the storm. In fact, several news sources reported flooding in New Orleans on August 29, the day the storm hit the city, including a post on the weblog of the New Orleans Times-Picayune -- dated 2 p.m. CT on August 29 -- reporting that "City Hall confirmed a breach of the levee along the 17th Street Canal at Bellaire Drive, allowing water to spill into Lakeview." This initial report on the Times-Picayune weblog was followed throughout the afternoon and evening of August 29 by reports of other levee breaks and massive flooding. Also, according to a September 11 Washington Post article, on August 29 "[a]t 11 a.m., ABC News reported that some New Orleans levees had been breached."
Furthermore, just hours after the storm passed on August 29, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director Michael D. Brown confirmed that the potential for catastrophic flooding remained. In an interview with Brown, NBC Today co-host Matt Lauer noted, "In New Orleans, in particular, they're worried about the levees giving way or the canals not holding, and they're worried about toxic runoff." Brown responded that even though the storm had weakened, there was still a 15- to 20-foot storm surge causing "the water out of Lake Pontchartrain and the Gulf and the Mississippi continue to converge upon Louisiana." Brown added, "So we're still ready for a major disaster."
From the September 8 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: I read the other day -- yesterday -- that there are two options with the Superdome. By the way, one more thing. About this [Sen.] Mary Landrieu [D-LA] business -- Bush did not say nobody anticipated the levees would fail before the hurricane. This is a key thing that you people must know. She took the president's quote out of context. He was talking after the storm had passed and the levees, at that point, held. The city was dry the second day. Nobody anticipated then that the levees would break. That's what he was talking about. If they had survived the storm, then nobody expected them to break after that. And that's probably true, you know, on the part of a lot of people.
Falsehood #2: Local and state officials failed to provide necessities for those trapped in the Superdome because they expected to send people home after a few hours
On September 6, Limbaugh claimed that people "had to bring their own food and water to the Superdome. Why? Because even the local experts thought it was gonna be just a period of hours that they will spend shielded and protected from wind and rain and they'd come out and go home."
But this statement is flatly contradicted by New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin's August 28 press conference announcing a mandatory evacuation of the city and warning those unable to evacuate to come to the Superdome "with enough food, perishable items to last for three to five days. Come with blankets, with pillows. ... It's not going to be the best environment, but at least you will be safe."
From the September 6 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: I know they were told to go to the Superdome, but even then they had to walk to the Superdome. And they had to bring their own food and water to the Superdome. Why? Because even the local experts thought it was gonna be just a period of hours that they will spend shielded and protected from wind and rain and they'd come out and go home. We also know that when any level of bureaucracy fails, the first order of business is to point blame at some other bureaucracy. To try to take the heat off of the people who are directly responsible for the failure to enact already written, documented, and even tested evacuation plans.
Falsehood #3: New Orleans residents were forced to walk to the Superdome because officials failed to provide buses to transport them
On September 6, Limbaugh also claimed that "people who have no transportation ... were told to walk to the Superdome or to get there on their own, however they could get there. ... 'Bring your own food. Use the hoof express. Get yourself to the Superdome.' "
In fact, several articles from the Times-Picayune made clear that public buses were used to transport people to the Superdome:
- August 28: "Regional Transit Authority [RTA] buses were scheduled to ferry people to the dome from 12 locations around the city beginning at noon today."
- August 28: "The Regional Transit Authority will deploy 10 buses equipped with a special lift to help handicapped residents get to the Superdome this morning, RTA spokeswoman Rosalind Blanco Cook said."
- August 29: "Geraldine Johnson, 67, has no car. So she and her 41-year-old daughter and three grandchildren, ages 8, 10 and 12, caught the bus from [the] Algiers [neighborhood of New Orleans] early Sunday and landed at the Dome after 11 a.m."
- August 29: "As an RTA bus prepared to take another load of residents to the Dome, a family of nine pulled up in a faded blue Ford pickup, with Eddie Mason driving. The back was packed with children along with clothes, blankets and other essentials."
From the September 6 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: Now by the way, it [New Orleans' plan for emergency evacuation] also stipulates that for people who have no transportation, that city municipal transportation, school buses, public buses will be used to get them out of the city. Remember, these people were told to walk to the Superdome or to get their on their own, however they could get there, to bring their own food. This is their local government that was promising them all these years to take care of them. "Bring your own food; use the hoof express, get yourself to the Superdome. By the way, we don't expect the electricity to last all night 'cause this is a bad storm." So we know the bathrooms aren't gonna work.
Falsehood #4: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) demanded $300 cash for each of her constituents as part of a 1993 Mississippi River flood relief bill
On September 7, Limbaugh claimed that during debate over a 1993 Mississippi River flood relief bill in the House of Representatives, a bill he erroneously suggested was drafted in 1996, "Maxine Waters said, 'I'm not gonna vote for this until, uh, every one of my citizens, every one of my constituents in my district gets 300 bucks cash.' ... They had a flood relief package for Mississippi River flood victims and ... Maxine Waters's constituents in South Central [Los Angeles] ... They got 300 bucks."
In fact, far from demanding "300 bucks cash" for each of her constituents as Limbaugh asserted, Waters added an amendment to the flood relief bill authorizing the release of funds appropriated for a job training program already approved in earlier legislation. On July 28, 1993, The Washington Post reported that the amendment "authoriz[ed] $100 weekly stipends to unemployed adults 30 and under while they receive job training. The language was attached at the behest of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), who won approval of the $50 million training program with earlier supplemental appropriations."
From the September 7 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: When was the -- when was, uh, the bad Mississippi River flood? It was back in the '90s sometime. Was it '96 [sic: 1993]? Talked about this last week, 'cause I remember some people called here. "We shouldn't bail out people who lived in the flood plain. They know they shouldn't live there. They should have their own insurance. Why should we bail 'em out?" Remember those calls?
Well, during the debates in Washington on relief efforts for those lives damaged and destroyed by the, uh, or livelihoods I should say, damaged and destroyed by the, uh, the -- those floods. Maxine Waters rode in. She's the, uh, congressperson from South Central Los Angeles, and Maxine Waters said, "I'm not gonna vote for this until every one of my citizens, every one of my constituents in my district gets 300 bucks cash." And, of course, everybody said, "What? You've gotta be kidding." So she stomped her foot and said, "No, I'm not." And she ended up getting it. They had a flood relief package for Mississippi River flood victims and, uh, uh, related, uh, related damage. Maxine Waters's constituents in South Central [Los Angeles] -- I think the -- isn't this, it's -- it's the same thing. They got 300 bucks.
Falsehood #5: Humans can't stop global warming; therefore, humans can't be causing it
On August 31, Limbaugh used a discussion of whether global warming contributed to the strength of Hurricane Katrina as a segue into his frequently asserted claim -- previously debunked by Media Matters for America -- that humans are not contributing to global warming. Limbaugh argued, "Nobody can prove that man's causing [climate change]. To me, the proof that man is not causing this is that there's nothing we can do to stop it."
Limbaugh's claim rests on the logical fallacy that humans are incapable of causing a process that they cannot stop. By this logic, one could similarly assert that since a single person cannot stop a forest fire, a single person could not possibly cause a forest fire. As convicted arsonists can attest, any person with a can of gasoline and a match can easily prove this wrong.
Limbaugh's claim is also circular: He argues, in essence, that we shouldn't do anything to try to stop global warming because we didn't create it, and we know we didn't create it because we can't stop it.
From the August 31 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: Where I part ways from you is that man is causing it. There is no evidence of that. Zilch. Zero. Nada. There's nothing more than a 25-year, shrill campaign to create subconsciously the idea in everybody's mind that when it gets hot in July and hot in August, it must be global warming. When it gets cold and a snowstorm happens in January, and it happens a little bit -- be more intense than it was last year, must be global warming. Nobody can prove it. Nobody can prove that man's causing this. To me, the proof that man is not causing this is that there's nothing we can do to stop it. This hurricane was said to be caused by global warming. Well, this hurricane weakened right before it hit, and it had nothing to do with the ocean temperature. It had to do with some dry air that it encountered and pushed it further east.
Falsehood #6: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) "probably voted" to place FEMA under authority of Department of Homeland Security
On September 6, Limbaugh claimed, "Nancy Pelosi probably voted to put FEMA in Homeland Security." In fact, during the House consideration of, HR 5005, the bill establishing the Department of Homeland Security, Pelosi was among 165 members who voted for a failed amendment to preserve FEMA's status as an independent, cabinet-level agency.
From the September 8 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: So it [the Red Cross] was there [in New Orleans after the hurricane]. It was ready to go. FEMA is not a first-response agency. FEMA's got 2,500 employees. Nancy Pelosi probably voted to put FEMA in Homeland Security. This is my point. These people get around, ah, get to run around acting like spectators and bystanders. They are the ones that create this red tape. They are the ones that create bureaucracy upon bureaucracy upon bureaucracy.
Falsehood #7: President Bush called Blanco, asking her to declare a state of emergency and evacuate New Orleans, but she refused
On September 6, Limbaugh offered a revised version of the dubious claim by other conservatives that it took an August 28 phone call from President Bush to convince Blanco to order the mandatory evacuation of New Orleans. Limbaugh stated, "President Bush on Sunday [August 28] begged the governor to get everybody out of [New Orleans]; declare an emergency. She said, 'No, I need 24 hours to decide.' "
In fact, as Media Matters has previously documented (here and here), an August 28 statement by Blanco and a September 7 statement by White House press secretary Scott McClellan make it clear that the president called the governor shortly before the start of the August 28 press conference at which Nagin called for the evacuation of the city, casting serious doubt on the claim that Bush's phone call was a factor in the decision to evacuate.
Additionally, Limbaugh conflated Blanco's decision to "declare an emergency" with the decision "to get everybody out of [New Orleans]." Media Matters has previously documented that these were separate events: Blanco declared a state of emergency for Louisiana on August 26 and Nagin declared the mandatory evacuation of New Orleans two days later, on August 28. Moreover, it was Blanco who asked President Bush to declare a federal state of emergency in Louisiana on August 27, not the other way around, as Limbaugh claimed.
Limbaugh also conflated the president's telephoned request for Blanco to push for a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans with a separate request the president made to deploy active-duty and National Guard troops to the relief effort under joint federal and state command. "Under the White House plan, Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré would oversee both the National Guard and the active duty federal troops, reporting jointly to the president and Ms. Blanco," The New York Times reported on September 5. In an interview that aired on the September 5 edition of CNN Live at Daybreak, Nagin told CNN's Soledad O'Brien that Bush made this request during a meeting aboard Air Force One on September 2, and that Blanco told the president she "needed 24 hours to make a decision." Blanco refused, fearing she would "lose control when she had been in control from the very beginning," according to the governor's press secretary, Denise Bottcher, who was quoted by the Times.
From the September 6 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: We also know that President Bush on Sunday [August 28] begged the governor to get everybody out of there, declare an emergency. She said, "No, I need 24 hours to decide." We now have the mayor, Ray Nagin -- and we have the audio of this, it happened on CNN today. The mayor is now trying to pass the buck to the governor, claiming that the governor was the one that was holding up the decision-making process. We also know that the governors, governors are in charge of the National Guard. Everybody wants to know: Why didn't Bush send the Guard? Well, the governors have to do this, and that's why Bush wanted her to declare an emergency, so that he could get a foot in the door.
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Dangit, lol! Just found this thread this morning- Add another couple boxes to the lid checklist!
Amazing bit of inguenity there TD2253! I love that level of detail!
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Dangit, lol! Just found this thread this morning- Add another couple boxes to the lid checklist!
Amazing bit of inguenity there TD2253! I love that level of detail!
This is absolutely brilliant!
I have a small suggestion to make soldering the pads a bit easier - you won't have to be nearly as careful to avoid a short, and it won't make any functional difference to the unit.
The cheeseball diagram below pretty much shows it all. If you take a sharp X-acto or utility knife and carefully (CAREFULLY!) score the board where my red line is, you will effectively separate the pad in half. Don't cut too hard or deep; you should only have to make one or two fairly light passes to cut through the thin plating that comprises the pad.
From there, just solder your wires as usual. If your cut is correct, you can actually blob on as much solder as you want (not recommended, sloppy solder jobs make me angry LOL) as long as you don't bridge the cut you made.
If anyone ever wants/needs any soldering advise or tips, just say the word. I used to teach a wire and connector repair course for the US Navy and I'm still miniature/micro-miniature circuit repair certified. :)
So I say... start a new thread and teach away.
Thanks for the welcome, Gene! I've been around these parts before, but apparently too long ago and got purged at some point. :lol
I'm not much of an actual circuitry design guy, but I can build or repair a board if the parts are in front of me and I have a schematic to work from. I tend to do more hacking and cobbling - often with dubious results, and I've got plenty of experience with Magic Blue Smoke. An electrical engineer, I am not.
But I'll tell ya what - my solder joints don't break. :D
I've been meaning to put a soldering tutorial together for a couple of years now, sort of a boiled-down version of that course I taught. Since Darth_Nickel asked, I suppose I should actually get to writing!
I'll see about getting something coherent together over the next few days, with some pictures and such. I know I can't be the only military-trained tech here, so maybe some of the other folks can jump in and keep me honest in case I forget something. :)
Back on-topic...I think I have some R/C airplane guts in a box somewhere, and I know I have two or ten of those little cars (11 year old son - yeah, that's my excuse!) laying around. I'm very curious now to see if I can make a similar gadget with what I have on hand. We'll know before the weekend is out! :)
Ah, a fellow squid! I got out as an AE1...put in a little under 13 years, and just got fed up with it and left last year. I'm much happier now! :)
After looking through all my spare parts boxes, I found my airplane innards but not any of the Zip-Zaps. I'm going to make a RatShack run tomorrow and see if they still have any, by chance. (edit: being the lazy bum that I am, I just snagged two real cheap on eBay LOL) I'm not sure the servos I have will support the weight of a stalk, but it's worth a try!
I've also started writing up (what I believe is going to be) a very comprehensive soldering guide. It'll be some days or more before it's ready to be released into wild, but progress is being made. :)
Oh man, I hate posting after myself.... :)
Good news: I have a Bumblebee Zip-Zap and an airplane servo in the same room with me right now.
Bad news: It's a digital servo and won't work right without the receiver board out of the plane. Bah.
Good news: The soldering tutorial is still progressing!
Bad news: Not nearly as fast as I'd hoped, so it'll still be a while yet before I'm ready to post it.
Good news: By the time I get an analog servo, I should have a helmet nearly ready to install it in.
Bad news: Bumblebee must die. :(
Hey man, Thanks for the tutorial, Muito bom mesmo!!!
I'm having a little problem. I have everything wired up but only one monterary switch works and when I press the switch it moves the servo when I let go of the switch the servo returns back to the starting point. Any thoughts on what I did wrong?
Hmmm...looks like you might've short circuited the control pads. My advice is to follow what Pilot posted on post #52 and make a cut in the middle of the control pad to disconnect the contacts and avoid short circuiting the pad itself. Good luck and I hope this helps!:)
Brilliant tutorial! Is there a specific RC you suggest, or will most work? How loud is the servo when in the helmet?
Again, nice job ;)
EDIT: Sorry, it seems I have another question. The picture in which the ensamble is completed: what is the red wire on the remote circuit board for, the one to the right of the wires leading to the AAA box?
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Hi TheGhraveArtist,
Thanks for the compliment! Most RC car sets should work as they all have the same concept. But since the ZipZap cars are micro in size, they work the best when space in your helmet and gauntlet is prime real estate.
As far as the noise coming from the servo, it isn't that loud and you only have to activate it once in a great while anyway.
For the red wire that you pointed out, that is the antenna wire coming from the transmitter board. I had to solder a longer one so I can get more range with it.
I hope this helps and good luck!
Great tutorial!!!!!!
Thanx for all of your hard work.....
This is a cool tutorial. I cant find the same kind of zip zaps here in NZ, but i have just picked up a cheap micro racer. Its only 27mhz, compared to the one you used. this Im guessing shouldn't matter to much:confused IM still on the hunt for the slim servo's. Hopefully I wont have to hunt to far... But this is a definate mod for my helmet:rolleyes
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Awesome tutorial mate, I want to do something along these lines when I receive my helmet. But was thinking about a non radio version.
Possibly activating the servo by wire up the sleeve to guantlet, direct battery to motor drive via switch. Or switch monted in the helmet itself activating the servo just to simplify things.
Could this work:confused
Thanks for the compliment! Yes, you can do something along the lines of hard wiring the entire system or connect the switch directly to your helmet. I actually have a dual servo driver that I was tinkering with and I believe that attaching your RF servo will work great with it. The best thing about it is that you don't have to modify the servo, all you have to do is connect it to the board and give it a power supply and your done! Here is a pic of it. It has two potentiometer knobs, one for each servo and the servo will actuate as fast or as slow as you can turn the knobs. This is available HERE. Hope this helps a bit!
Thats the kiddy, quite big at 2.5" square. They must do a single controller version which would come in abit smaller though. I havent got my Boba yet so dont know what the inside on the guantlets look like. Would something like that mount in a guantlet do you think?
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