Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Top 5 Reasons an MBA is a Bad Investment | BNET
Top 5 Reasons an MBA is a Bad Investment | BNET
For years, an MBA degree has been seen as a first-class ticket to the management fast track. People spend $100,000 (or more!) to earn the degree, confident that it will propel their career into overdrive.
Even so, the once-golden MBA is quickly losing its luster. Let’s face it: the degree has been WAY over-hyped, MBA curricula are out of touch with real-world demands, and many programs have a culture that fosters some awful management habits.
With that in mind, here are the top five reasons your MBA may not be worth the money you’ll pay for it.
For years, an MBA degree has been seen as a first-class ticket to the management fast track. People spend $100,000 (or more!) to earn the degree, confident that it will propel their career into overdrive.
Even so, the once-golden MBA is quickly losing its luster. Let’s face it: the degree has been WAY over-hyped, MBA curricula are out of touch with real-world demands, and many programs have a culture that fosters some awful management habits.
With that in mind, here are the top five reasons your MBA may not be worth the money you’ll pay for it.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Main Oil Gallery
In the picture above, we've enlarged and polished the oil feed passage (A) by .250" from the front of the block all the way to the oil filter housing. The main oil galley (B) has also been polished internally, and the water pump housing (C) has been thoroughly deburred
Monday, December 27, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Exhaust Gas Analysis
CO2 - Carbon dioxide: This is the relative efficiency of the burn from complete combustion of the fuel. At all engine speeds, the best power will generally be found within less than a 0.3% change.
O2 - Oxygen: If the percentage is high, it indicates that more ignition advance can likely be used, or that the different cylinder offsets/staggers need correction due to a lean condition in one cylinder.
CO - Carbon monoxide: Mixture strength from partially burned fuel. If a given throttle position makes best power at a given percentage. All other throttle positions will be very close to this reading at best power.
HC - Total hydrocarbons in parts per million: Unburned fuel - Shows general state of engine health with lower readings for good large bore engines, and higher readings for good small bore engines.
NOx - Nitrogen Oxides in parts per million: High readings indicate high combustion temperatures and can be a precursor to detonation. Among many things, this hydrocarbon count indicates compression and squish/quench conditions, as well as spark strength and combustion dynamics
O2 - Oxygen: If the percentage is high, it indicates that more ignition advance can likely be used, or that the different cylinder offsets/staggers need correction due to a lean condition in one cylinder.
CO - Carbon monoxide: Mixture strength from partially burned fuel. If a given throttle position makes best power at a given percentage. All other throttle positions will be very close to this reading at best power.
HC - Total hydrocarbons in parts per million: Unburned fuel - Shows general state of engine health with lower readings for good large bore engines, and higher readings for good small bore engines.
NOx - Nitrogen Oxides in parts per million: High readings indicate high combustion temperatures and can be a precursor to detonation. Among many things, this hydrocarbon count indicates compression and squish/quench conditions, as well as spark strength and combustion dynamics
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