Me and Automotive World

My first semester in my college dint really teach me about car. Ive learn Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and the other boring subject that may disappoint everyone who really curious about cars. Nobody tells me that those subject are really useful for tomorrow, I think the lecturer never figure it out that those subject for my future. They just teach me because they have to. And they get paid by teaching us. And we never realize we really need to understand the boring subject before we take a step into more complicated world.

Until the next semester, the semester 2 begin. Still got boring subject such as math, physics, and chemistry. Engineering drawing is fun. Giving me idea how to draw better perspective. But I cant wait to attend an Automotive Engines class. There i met someone who i can really discuss about cars. His name is Mr. Thomas.

An old and fun guy, what he do is making people laugh, but he is better in making people understand. As the subject called Automotive engine, we learn a basic about cars engine. Every time we talk about engine, there are some imagination will pop out, and it was piston and valve. But what do we know about engine? If you used to V8 engine, you probably imagine a big engine with 8 piston and V block. If you driving a Japanese car, an image of Turbine, or maybe v-tec engine will pop-up. and definitely a 2.0 liter or 1.6 liter engine. In Malaysia, student like us can only afford small car or national car which most of them are below 1.6 liter. So we only imagine an inline 4 engine with a displacement of 1.3 or 1.5 engine because it the only engine we can afford to touch and look at it.

But this old guy keep telling us about the old day vehicle. The 1982 Toyota corolla, or the old mini. Most of them are carburetor, Single Overhead engine, below 1.5 engine and very little horsepower and ugly looks. Our first impression is.... Yes! its boring. but until he tell us about how he race the car, how he modified the boring car so it can go faster. Webber? what is webber? have u ever heard about it? Its the old day story, your grandfather story I guess. No turbocharge? no supercharge? a drum brake? wheres the hell is Brembo 6 pad calipers? The old days really weird but the fun has just started.

Dont act like you know everything and dont always think you always right. Some people might know better than you, but he just keep it in mind and share it with someone who really can take it. So be humble and always pretend like you know nothing at all.