Joshua Ho

[Joshua Ho @JoshuaHo96]

@Alex_Danco @TheStalwart Have you looked at the valuation of condos in Toronto? Not long after people believe house prices can never fall is usually when they do. The important part is for government to step in and ensure construction work continues even in downturns.

[Joshua Ho @JoshuaHo96]

@dieworkwear @AndreDeToth @MattBMartin Please understand that while 3k a year is probably a fair average depending on the car you buy there is a lot of variance hiding in that number and even the same car year to year can have dramatically varying maintenance costs

[Joshua Ho @JoshuaHo96]

@offgridPorter @CohenSite Achates opposed piston is able to meet the standard with conventional aftertreatment. Alternatively close coupled SCR. The opposed piston engine is likely cheaper, not more expensive and gets better fuel efficiency too.

[Joshua Ho @JoshuaHo96]

@Neondancer Agedashi tofu or something similar is great. It can be a meal if you want it to be.

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@OGsimulant @suchnerve @Junelikesrobots @guywhoiswoke This is easily tested. Dishwashers are not running at constant power the entire time. Most energy consumed is from heating water. Unless you are measuring out exactly 4 gallons of water and making do with that amount you are likely using more energy and water handwashing.

[Joshua Ho @JoshuaHo96]

@OGsimulant @suchnerve @Junelikesrobots @guywhoiswoke Heating up water takes energy. Often in the form of electricity.

[Joshua Ho @JoshuaHo96]

@OGsimulant @suchnerve @guywhoiswoke A lot, because washing anything that justifies a dishwasher also should be washed in warm or hot water.

[Joshua Ho @JoshuaHo96]

@ChronicChron @guywhoiswoke It uses less water than washing by hand and the maintenance boils down to not buying a terrible one to begin with and cleaning the filters and nozzles of debris.

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@senorguar @FlourrisPr00t @AleksKalashnkov It’s not, it’s just that small cars aren’t seen as valuable. Why deal with a tiny Yaris or Fiesta when a Civic gets the same fuel economy and has far more space? Or why not get the CRV instead?

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[Joshua Ho @JoshuaHo96]

@AnnatarTheMaia @yousirname1338 Modern automatics can leave the lockup clutch engaged for engine braking in gear. Part of how they achieve better fuel economy. Even without lockup backfeeding power in the torque converter will cause light engine braking depending on vehicle speed.

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@patinaresearch Why bother when the R-chassis GTR exists and is almost the same car but with more room in the engine bay, more stable under power, and has comparable weight distribution?

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@fgx195 @pmtiegs Not really. It’s a pentroof usually. Modern “hemis” are also pentroof.

[Joshua Ho @JoshuaHo96]

@parring_bad @poppy_haze It has been cracked for a long time. Cobb, ecutek, etc are all options.

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@poppy_haze Only in Japan which has a mandated 180 kph limiter. 110 mph is crazy fast on Japanese roads.

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@youdontpost @poppy_haze Pretty much yes. Priuses survive taxi duty just fine which is also high intensity fleet use.

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@mccue @SwiftOnSecurity https://t.co/RcsfqbaHfh

They load the car as specified on the payload weight sticker and let it coast in real world conditions down from a specified speed on flat ground. From there they can derive the road load that the dyno needs to provide.

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@mccue @SwiftOnSecurity EPA dyno testing requires road load setting which is experimentally determined and factors in aerodynamic resistance.

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@SwiftOnSecurity @GFSAR16 They know about how many ccs of fuel is injected for each pulse of the injectors. Integrate over distance to get mpg. The main challenge is all the unknowns like fuel system aging.

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@trashjuicebox @MintySnep What Honda Civic is running 16:1 compression on 87 octane? Even Toyota’s 14:1 compression hybrid engines only get there by substantially reducing cylinder filling and thus power.