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First of all, you want to make sure you find a head unit that is going to match your car. You don’t want a pink head unit going into a car with a brown interior, it will just look out of place. If all else fails, just use a silver head unit. Now, the head unit is going to replace the previous stereo you had. You can remove your previous stereo one of two ways, by either opening the spring clips, or undoing the bolts that hold it in place. Either way, you will probably have to remove the dash board around it.

When you are done with your head unit installation, which is generally the easiest part of the entire task, you need to think about three components in the car; the amplifier, the speakers and the subwoofer.

The amplifier, which many people forget about, is what will give the head unit’s signal an added bit of power so that it can feed to the speakers, tweeter and subwoofer. You will need an amplifier that is going to be powerful enough to handle going to all your speakers and your subwoofer. If you fail in this task, then you will find the signal quality is quite poor. Typically, people will put the amplifier under a seat if they can to keep it out of the way.

Next, you need to deal with the speakers. This can be very easy or very hard. You may want to have a five-way amp that goes to five speakers. You can connect it to the two in side doors, and then depending on your car’s model and year, you may have to add speakers in the dash, on the kick-panel and on the back side doors. Generally, most will choose to have the speakers in the kick-panel and the rear doors. This will involve wiring, changing the structure of the doors interior and more. It may be easier to not have the speakers in the back side doors, and instead have too small speakers on the dash in the corners.

Now we move on to the subwoofer. There are plenty of considerations here. First of which is the enclosure. You can have a sealed enclosure that will give you very precise bass, but not very deep bass. Another option is a ported subwoofer because it allows for much deeper bass due to a small hold that shoots the bass sound out. Both of these are best put under the seats for the top effect. The other option is a free-air subwoofer. This can sit on a board on the kick-panel, or in the trunk. As long as you have the back secured to a surface so that the back sound is not cancelling out the front sound, you should be fine.

When you buy your subwoofer, make sure that it is meant to be a sealed subwoofer, ported subwoofer or free-air subwoofer. Buying the wrong type means your subwoofer sound will suffer.

The most important things to consider when you are putting your car stereo system together is that you take the time to do it right, have the money for what you want and know what you are doing.

You want to turn heads for the right reason (a great system), and not for the wrong systems (a poorly sounding car stereo system).

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By now you know how I am going to start off this article. Gas prices cost way to much, we have to change our lifestyles, our finances, and even our jobs. Most bosses do not care to understand the fact that it costs gas to come to work, and back. Most bosses are not going to give you a raise, and most are in the same boat as you. However there is still something you can do about this. You can fight back if you really want to.

All over the world people have been converting their cars so they can run on water. In fact I am starting to not only see cars that have been converted to running h2o, but am also seeing many hybrid vehicles. These cars are winning the fight against high gas prices. Converting your car to run on HHO is a smart move in todays world.

The fact is, is that anyone can do it from their own home. Yes, anyone can convert their car to run on HHO gas if they have the right guide and materials to do so. If you are good at following directions, and implementing them; you will have no problem at all getting it installed within a few hours of time. If you don’t feel like it, you can always take your guide to the nearest mechanic. However I would not recommend it because the directions are pretty easy to follow and understand.

I spent no more than $150, and a little bit of my time and effort. In return I should end up saving about $1000 – $1500 on gas a year (I have currently been saving 40 – 50 percent on my gas bill). They are also saying that gas is going to be somewhere around $6 by the end of the year. I will tell you one thing, I am not paying for gas at $6 a gallon!

Stop procrastinating, and start saving today!

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US energy reserves in the form of natural gas are about 80% larger than its petroleum reserves. Future drilling will add modestly to either reserve with the likelihood that new natural gas reserves will be more significant.

T. Boone Pickens is proposing to use more natural gas as fuel for automobiles. His ads are gaining traction and many people are beginning to ask themselves if a Compressed Natural Gas or CNG powered car is in their future.

The answer depends on knowing three simple facts; is CNG really much less expensive than gasoline, is CNG readily available, and are commercial cars with bi-fuel capability available for sale? The answers are yes, no, yes.

Natural gas can be offered at a significantly lower price than gasoline. In a recent ad by a large gas company a price of $2.04 per GGE was offered for CNG while the comparable price for regular gasoline was shown at $3.46 per gallon. The energy content of compressed natural gas is quoted in “Gallon of Gas Equivalent” or GGE. This is a new measuring unit, which is based on the energy content of the dispensed gas. By basing the price of CNG on its energy content, one can compare energy prices of CNG and gasoline directly. This is by far the best approach for the customer who can compare prices for two equal amounts of energy, one for a gas, the other one for gasoline. Measuring the dispensed amount of CNG is more difficult than measuring an equivalent amount of gasoline. However, a precise measurement can be made. Installing a CNG measuring device is just more expensive than its gasoline counterpart.

At present, there are almost no fueling stations equipped to dispense CNG. The natural gas industry will have to make considerable investments before a sufficient number of fueling stations will be locally available. If you are the lucky one who lives close to such a new station, you should seriously consider buying a new car with bi-fuel capability. For local driving one uses CNG, for long distance traveling one continues to depend on gasoline. By having two fuel tanks on board, one for CNG, the other for gasoline, the driver can select the fuel he wants to use.

Existing cars can also be converted. Cars burning compressed natural gas will perform flawlessly without any performance handicap. However, the conversion of a gasoline powered car is expensive and the large, high pressure cylinders for storing CNG must be installed in the car’s trunk when retrofitting.

A few car manufacturers are already offering vehicles equipped to use both fuels, CNG and gasoline. One can either use the one or the other fuel. An immediate changeover can be made by toggling a simple switch. In the US Honda is already offering its Civic GX model. Volkswagen, Opel, Mercedes, and Fiat are selling bi-fuel models in Europe. Other Europeans are making CNG powered models, too. American carmakers are sure to follow.

There are two remaining questions. How much natural gas reserves does the US possess and how reliable are early price signals? After all, imported natural gas is sold mostly by OPEC countries and the US is already importing small amounts of natural gas.

Available data puts US natural gas reserves at 230 tcf (trillion cubic feet). Present consumption is about 2 tcf annually. Consumption of natural gas will obviously sharply increase once CNG is used widely in automobiles and will also continue its annual rise as overall US energy consumption continues to grow. Annual natural gas consumption may soon grow close to 4 tcf. With this rate of consumption known natural gas reserves will last for more than fifty years.

When buying a bi-fuel car, we need to convince ourselves that CNG prices will stay stable and competitive in order to recover the higher purchase price of the bi-fuel equipped car. The natural gas industry has been using recent increases in the price of heating oil to significantly increase the price of natural gas. How can we make a realistic estimate about future price stability of CNG? Past history shows that the pipeline companies that sell natural gas to local distribution utilities were setting prices based on the same cut-throat practices used by OPEC.

Realistically, we do not have any effective protection from similar pricing policies in the future. We can therefore, expect that the advertised lower CNG energy prices will not last forever.

Only US Congress can step in and protect the consumer from exploitation. After all, gas companies are positioning themselves to ask US Congress to make CNG available as transportation fuel. We already know that the national oil industry is closely adhering to the OPEC lead when pricing domestically produced gasoline and diesel. US Congress must find the backbone and prohibit collusive price manipulation on the national level. The US administration must be especially careful with providing tax incentives or any other incentives for natural gas powered cars. Such incentives should only be considered if commensurate consumer protection provisions are part of the deal.

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In 1908 Henry Ford began production of the Model T automobile. Based on his original Model A design first manufactured in 1903, the Model T took five years to develop. Its creation inaugurated what we know today as the mass production assembly line. This revolutionary idea was based on the concept of simply assembling interchangeable component parts. Prior to this time, coaches and buggies had been hand-built in small numbers by specialized craftspeople who rarely duplicated any particular unit. Ford’s innovative design reduced the number of parts needed as well as the number of skilled fitters who had always formed the bulk of the assembly operation, giving Ford a tremendous advantage over his competition.

By the time the Model T was being developed Ford had decided to use multiple assembly stands with assemblers moving from stand to stand, each performing a specific function. This process reduced the assembly time for each fitter from 8.5 hours to a mere 2.5 minutes by rendering each worker completely familiar with a specific task.

Ford soon recognized that walking from stand to stand wasted time and created jam-ups in the production process as faster workers overtook slower ones. In Detroit in 1913, he solved this problem by introducing the first moving assembly line, a conveyor that moved the vehicle past a stationary assembler. By eliminating the need for workers to move between stations, Ford cut the assembly task for each worker from 2.5 minutes to just under 2 minutes; the moving assembly conveyor could now pace the stationary worker. Ford’s mass production drove the automobile industry for nearly five decades and was eventually adopted by almost every other industrial manufacturer. Although technological advancements have enabled many improvements to modern day automobile assembly operations, the basic concept of stationary workers installing parts on a vehicle as it passes their work stations has not changed drastically over the years.

Introducing a new model of automobile generally takes three to five years from inception to assembly. Ideas for new models are developed to respond to unmet pubic needs and preferences. Trying to predict what the public will want to drive in five years is no small feat, yet automobile companies have successfully designed automobiles that fit public tastes. With the help of computer-aided design equipment, designers develop basic concept drawings that help them visualize the proposed vehicle’s appearance. Based on this simulation, they then construct clay models that can be studied by styling experts familiar with what the public is likely to accept. Aerodynamic engineers also review the models, studying air-flow parameters and doing feasibility studies on crash tests. Only after all models have been reviewed and accepted are tool designers permitted to begin building the tools that will manufacture the component parts of the new model.

All of the components that go into the automobile are produced at other sites. This means the thousands of component pieces that comprise the car must be manufactured, tested, packaged, and shipped to the assembly plants, often on the same day they will be used. This requires no small amount of planning. To accomplish it, most automobile manufacturers require outside parts vendors to subject their component parts to rigorous testing and inspection audits similar to those used by the assembly plants. In this way the assembly plants can anticipate that the products arriving at their receiving docks are Statistical Process Control (SPC) approved and free from defects.

The development of the electric automobile will owe more to innovative solar and aeronautical engineering and advanced satellite and radar technology than to traditional automotive design and construction. The electric car has no engine, exhaust system, transmission, muffler, radiator, or spark plugs. It will require neither tune-ups nor-truly revolutionary-gasoline. Instead, its power will come from alternating current (AC) electric motors with a brushless design capable of spinning up to 20,000 revolutions/minute. Batteries to power these motors will come from high performance cells capable of generating more than 100 kilowatts of power. And, unlike the lead-acid batteries of the past and present, future batteries will be environmentally safe and recyclable. Integral to the braking system of the vehicle will be a power inverter that converts direct current electricity back into the battery pack system once the accelerator is let off, thus acting as a generator to the battery system even as the car is driven long into the future.

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Buying a used car is a great way to score a deal, but it can also be a high risk of getting stuck with a lemon. If you’re planning to save money and purchase a used vehicle, keep reading for key 4 pitfalls to avoid when venturing onto your auto search.

1. Stay Away from Curbsiders

Curbsiders are cars that are stolen and then re-sold to unsuspecting private buyers with fake documentation and fraudulent Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN).

If a seller refuses to meet you at their home, is not conducting the sale in their own name, the VIN looks as though it’s been tampered with, or the car has been freshly painted, you may be dealing with a curbsider sale. If you purchase a stolen car, the vehicle can be repossessed and you will have no course of action, other than a civil lawsuit, over your lost funds.

2. Avoid Anything that’s Too Good to Be True

If it’s too good to be true, well, you know the rest. No one, even the most motivated seller, is going to take a huge loss on a used car sale. Keep your eyes open for good deals, but avoid any sales that seem too heavenly.

If you suspect tampering with the vehicle, check the odometer reading from past sales. Remember, the typical car owner drives their vehicle about 12,000 to 18,000 miles per year.

3. Car without a Full Title Search Done Before you Pay

Before you hand over money for your purchase, have a full title search and vehicle history report done on the auto. You can have the title checked through government files and then a vehicle history report completed through a service like CARFAX.

If the seller presents a title search to you but you don’t feel comfortable or suspect it may be fraudulent, do your own independent title search on the VIN.

4. An “As Is” Vehicle

If you plan to purchase an “as is” vehicle as part of a fixer upper project, that’s fine. But, if you buy an “as is” vehicle for driving, understand that you’ll need to have the car safety certified and brought up to standard before you can get it on the road.

Before you buy any used vehicle, have it inspected by a certified, independent mechanic who can provide you an objective third-party opinion about the value of the car and how much it will cost to bring the car up to drivable standard.

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For many years now individuals all over the world have been enjoying RC off road electric cars. If you are not one of the ones that are into those RC electric cars then we highly recommend you getting into them. You should know that RC electric cars really are fun. You should also know that you will find a lot of people who have hobbies that involve RC electric cars.

When it comes to RC off road electric cars, you are going to find individuals all over the world from all walks of life, young and old messing with them. If you are into putting RC electric cars together then you can find those kits where you can put them together yourself. If you do not want to put the RC car together yourself then you can always just go to a store and purchase the car.

We would like for you to know that RC off road electric cars can be categorizes in two different classes and that is a toy or a hobby grade. Many times when it comes to RC cars many individuals take both categories. When we talk about electric cars you should know that electric means that the cars will be powered by small electric motors. Don’t let that full you because those small electric motors are actually pretty powerful. If you have ever been around an electric car then you know just what we are speaking about.

RC off road electric cars have rechargeable nickel – cadmium, lithium polymer cells or nickel metal hydride. If you are just starting out and getting into RC car (radio controlled cars) then we highly recommend you going into the electric car category. Yes, there are other categories for cars such as nitro (fuel powered cars) but we should leave that to the experts. RC electric cars are very fun to work with and are considered to be really easy when it comes to working on them.

If you have been searching for a RC car then you may want to take the time to do your research before you make your purchase. You should know that there are many different brands of RC off road electric cars. If you are looking for a car that is a bit more complex then you should expect to pay a little bit more money on it but you should know it is well worth it. When you are in the hobby shop you can ask the employers what the best car is and see if they can point you in the right direction.

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